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Sugar Beet Rebound: No Labor Day knockout from quick freeze

Businessman proposes Powell slaughterhouse

Crash on canal road leads to serious injuries

Growing feed business gets a permanent home

Even when you have a catchy name like Funny Farm Feeds, it’s hard to get your name out there in the feed business, says Ronnie …
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Farming with precision

The technology is decades old, but it’s hard not to marvel at some of the ways GPS is being used today. Besides giving people …
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Unraveling the mystery of a pestilence affecting cattle

Two cows. Same University of Wyoming McGuire Ranch pasture northeast of Laramie near Sybille Canyon. One cow has 383 horn flies …
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Applications accepted for Wyoming meat processing expansion grant

The Wyoming Department of Agriculture is now accepting applications for the Wyoming Meat Processing Expansion Grant Program. Gov. …
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Labor Day storm: Snow, cold effects on plants will also be seen next spring, says horticulture specialist

This month’s dramatic polar plunge not only pummeled plants now, but residents can expect damage and dieback next spring, …
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UW Extension publication offers Big Horn Basin crop budgets

Big Horn Basin crop budgets for irrigated alfalfa, barley, corn and sugar beets are now available in a publication from the University …
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Insurance team investigating cause of school bus barn fire

An insurance team is investigating the cause of a fire that destroyed five school buses and significantly damaged the Powell school …
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Powell schools see surge in students with special needs

Powell’s new school year brought a wave of new students, especially those needing special education services. The district …
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State biologists, working group attack problems at Newton Lakes

Stress levels over East and West Newton lakes have fallen with each inch that the water has receded. Fingers are crossed the soggy …
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Local Sports

At Homecoming game, Panthers fall in low-scoring battle to Cody

In the Panthers’ first three games, their defensive prowess stood out; the Powell High School football team entered Homecoming …
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PHS Social distancing: Cross country smokes competition in Lovell

In a time where standing 6 feet from others is widely encouraged, the Powell High School cross country team is doing its part in …
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Panther swim wins again at Cody Dual

Powell girls’ swimming extended its undefeated season on Tuesday, winning a varsity dual held at the Cody Rec Center. The …
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Panther tennis teams compete at regionals

The Powell High School tennis team played its first postseason event over the weekend, with north regional matches held in Cody and …
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Tournament raises more than $10,000 for police

The first-ever Back the Blue golf tournament raised a hefty sum for local police officers, troopers and deputies. “Thanks to …
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PHS volleyball falls to Cody

After weekend matches against Lander and Worland, the Powell High School volleyball team returned to the court on Tuesday evening for …
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Obituaries

Lottie Nicholson It is with deep sorrow that we announce the death of Lottie Nicholson, of Casper, Wyoming. She was born in Kelheim, Germany, and passed away on Sept. 19, 2020, at the age of 89. She is survived by …

F ‘Jerry’ Keller F “Jerry” Keller passed on Aug. 28, 2020, at age 85. He was born on June 19, 1935, in Powell, to Fred and Blanche Keller. Jerry was the youngest of four children, Beverly (Gibson), …

Calvin William Jewell On Sept. 9, 1937, Calvin William Jewell was the second of three sons born to Fleeta Hatch and James William Jewell in Colonia Dublan, Chihuahua, Mexico. He spent his childhood in the Mormon colonies …

Lynn Marie Paulsen Lynn Marie Glover Paulsen, of Powell, passed away at Spirit Mountain Hospice on Sept. 21, 2020. Lynn was born on Jan. 29, 1948, in Lead, South Dakota, to Lowell and Bonnie Glover. After graduating …

Anna E. Nielsen Anna E. Nielsen, 95, died peacefully at the Powell Valley Care Center on Sept. 15, 2020. Anna was born in Humansville, Missouri, on July 10, 1925, to Mary (Pennington) Oldham and Norm Oldham. …

Daniel Tod Autio Daniel Tod Autio, 41, of Powell, Wyoming passed away on Thursday, Sept. 17, 2020, ending his private battle with depression and PTSD. Danny was born on Nov. 23, 1978, Thanksgiving morning, in …

Robert F. Murphy Robert F. Murphy left this world to be with his Lord and Savior on Sept. 14, 2020. Robert was born in Brighton, Massachusettes, in August 1937. He served in the United States Air Force from 1958 to …

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Editorials

- Wyoming senators should hold true to 2016 statements
  
  Along with Americans around the country, we mourn the loss of U.S. Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, the second woman to ever serve in …
- Sensationalizing research findings undermines rational thinking
  
  Recently, a research paper concluded that the motorcycle rally in Sturgis, South Dakota, in August, caused the spread of 260,000 new cases of …
- Don’t take a risk with CWD
  
  While humans have been dealing with the spread of a disruptive disease in 2020, the region’s deer populations continue to be hammered by a …
- Facing ‘unprecedented challenges,’ NWC needs the community’s help
  
  When Northwest College planned for the future in the 2015-16 school year, leaders adopted a new strategic plan, christened Vision 2020. At the …

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Columnists

- Minimizing damage to plants in freezing temperatures
  
  When you live in Wyoming, you become accustomed to swings in temperature. However, our plants do not adjust as well. A drop in temperature will …
- Recounting a biblical story amid the pandemic
  
  I have been praying that the 2020 harvest will be successful for everyone, especially American farmers. The new coronavirus has changed our …
- A deadly shooting, and a reminder to hold loved ones close
  
  I vividly remember watching news accounts of the Columbine shootings in 1999. As a middle school student at the time, it felt too close to home, …
- Trump administration policies have benefited Wyoming
  
  America’s economy has been hamstrung by COVID-19 and revitalizing it must be the essential mission of the next administration. Key to that …

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