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Growing up Catholic, I experienced Midnight Mass many times on Christmas Eve.
It was usually something of a challenge for me, because I’ve always been horrible about staying up late, …
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By Zac Taylor
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11/28/23
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For years, the Powell Ministerial Association sponsored a community Thanksgiving dinner in Powell, regularly serving more than 600 meals each year to all those who wanted it.
For the last …
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By Zac Taylor
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11/21/23
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Ever since moving to Park County in 2017, I have been impressed by the support veterans receive here.
I’ve covered Veterans Day events around the county, and I love that my sons have …
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By Zac Taylor
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11/16/23
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As my dad and I walked through the woods with my son a couple of weeks ago trying to get my son his first deer, we reminisced as to when I started hunting.
My dad had stopped big game hunting …
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By Zac Taylor
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11/7/23
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When I was growing up in Colorado, trick or treating was a purely neighborhood affair.
I’d run around with my parents, then my friends, dressed as a Ninja Turtle or the bad guy from …
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By Zac Taylor
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10/31/23
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Congrats to the Powell High School girls’ cross country team, 3A state champions after knocking off the four-time reigning champs in Cody.
As someone who formerly covered the Cody girls …
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By Zac Taylor
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10/26/23
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The City of Powell is finally moving forward on a splash pad on the site of the old frog pond.
A federal grant received a month ago will pay half the cost — the city is footing the other …
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By Zac Taylor
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10/24/23
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Our job is to report the news, but that doesn’t mean we enjoy reporting all of it.
So, we had a story in last Thursday’s paper on some Northwest College men’s basketball …
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By Zac Taylor
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10/17/23
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People want our ag lands, the large fields of barley and beets and corn, to stay that way.
People also don’t want to be told what they can and can’t do with their own land.
The …
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By Zac Taylor
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10/10/23
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I’m aware I’m speaking to the choir, but isn’t it just aggravating to see people in Washington, D.C. think they know what’s best for Northwest Wyoming, a region they’ve …
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By Zac Taylor
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10/3/23
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My son wants to be a game warden. Granted, he’s 8. When I was 8, I wanted to be a veterinarian.
There’s plenty of time for him to change his mind, but even if he does, hopefully …
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By Zac Taylor
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9/28/23
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Park County is taking its time before distributing funds given via the state as part of a massive, multi-billion-dollar national opioid settlement.
These discussions with community members, …
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By Zac Taylor
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9/26/23
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Recently, a number of city institutions have been struggling in their attempts to secure funding to get a new building or expand on the current one.
The Powell Senior Center is scrambling to …
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By Zac Taylor
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9/21/23
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Is it just me, or have there been a lot of stories about bear attacks in the region, mostly involving grizzly bears?
There are a lot of grizzlies in the region, which the Wyoming Game and Fish …
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By Zac Taylor
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9/19/23
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There are 240 residents of Ralston if we’re to take the word of the sign on the edge of town.
If so, nearly 15% of those residents showed up to a meeting last Tuesday night to hear some …
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By Zac Taylor
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9/12/23
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When I was growing up in the 1990s, I remember people marking the anniversary of “The date which will live in infamy,” Dec. 7, 1941, with a pause, maybe a moment of silence.
The …
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By Zac Taylor
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9/7/23
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Interested in having your work, your design become a fixture of your town?
Here’s your chance.
The City of Powell has been musing about what to do about the aging mural of the …
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By Zac Taylor
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9/5/23
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As another hunting season nears and I await eagerly the chance to take my Lab out for her first waterfowl hunts, and to take my son out for his first deer hunt, there are some worrying signs around …
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By Zac Taylor
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8/31/23
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If the state is already committed to building a massive state shooting complex, why not the Big Horn Basin?
In the last legislative session, a bill was overwhelmingly passed to fund the first …
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By Zac Taylor
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8/29/23
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By the time you read this, it’s likely that the schools of Park County School District 1 are filled with students, many full of first-day jitters.
Yes, the 2023-2024 school year has …
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By Zac Taylor
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8/22/23
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