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Yellowstone National Park trapped and killed a boar grizzly that had repeatedly sought out human food sources, including in these overturned bear-resistant dumpsters in the Nez Perce Picnic Area.

Food-conditioned grizzly trapped and killed in Yellowstone

Yellowstone National Park staff trapped and killed an 11-year-old male grizzly bear on May 14 after the bear repeatedly sought out human food sources in developed areas of the park. Between April 3 … more

5/20/25

Wyoming’s housing market stabilizes with a statewide average price of $400,000

Realtors say the housing market in Wyoming is stabilizing, although no longer can most buyers find a home, shop and an acre of land for a few hundred thousand dollars. During the COVID-19 … more

By Carrie Haderlie, The Sheridan Press Via Wyoming News Exchange | 5/20/25

Paternity, pain and peer pressure

After finishing her first marathon, Nancy West pulled off her shoes and socks and realized the rigors of the race cost her a toenail. When West crossed the line in the Mountains 2 Beach marathon … more

By Mark Davis | 5/16/25

Powell Swim Club member Tristan Timmons rests at the wall during a late April practice. Timmons is a part of the 61st year of the Powell Swim Club.

61 years of Powell Swim Club

In 1964 the Powell High School swim team was a force, and with a new community pool, swimming was popular — so naturally, that year the Powell Swim Club was born. Just over six decades … more

By Braden Schiller | 5/16/25

Powell youth enjoy the warm weather as they tube down the hill at Homesteader Park during Water Fun, part of Powell Rec’s Summer Academy classes. From left, Ethan Welch, Aria McLeod and Madi Baker (in the inner tube), Bodi Cooley, Savanna Spomer, Dorian Barker and Reagan Haag-Saucido.

Powell Recreation District offers summer fun

Kids looking for something fun to do this summer have plenty of options, as the Powell Recreation District is again offering a wide variety of programs, camps, classes and more. The schedule … more

By CJ Baker | 5/16/25

The Cody Dauntless location, the fourth such gym operated by the Bair family out of Lovell, is expected to open late summer and will be the biggest of any of the gyms in the Big Horn Basin.

Club Dauntless Cody location slated for late summer opening

For Stacy Bair, who owns Club Dauntless with her husband Devin, the size and appearance of the gyms are part of the design. “We knew that we wanted to do something for the community … more

By Zac Taylor | 5/16/25

Dr. Mike Tracy, a Powell resident is fundraising alongside the Continental Divide Trail Coalition for the Two Ocean Trail Project. In August, Tracy and a small team will hike 18 miles into a remote stretch of trail where they will clear out fallen trees and undergrowth, returning it to its original path. Pictured are Colin Harnish (left), Mike’s daughter Anya Tracy, and Gary Harnish.

Leave it better than you found it

In August, a remote 12-mile portion of the Continental Divide Trail —the Parting of the Waters over the Two Ocean Plateau to Fox Park in Yellowstone — will receive a facelift with … more

By Braden Schiller | 5/16/25

High rates of long COVID reported around the globe

A new study across 13 middle- and high-income countries reveals that 25% of patients reported symptoms of long Covid after symptomatic COVID-19. Among the 25.1% of participants who said they … more

By Mark Davis | 5/16/25

Wisdom Health plans to open its doors mid-May

Over 90% of serotonin, a hormone that regulates mood and contentment, is produced in the gut, not the brain, says Dr. Lynn Horton, a family practitioner with nearly 40 years of experience. … more

By Katie Morrison, Tribune intern | 5/16/25

A group of local residents led a $120,000 fundraising campaign last year that enabled the purchase of a new glass pulverizer for Powell Valley Recycling. It turns bottles and other glass objects into sand and cullet.

Glass now recycled in Powell

After a long hiatus, glass is again being recycled in Powell. It was over a decade ago that the Powell Valley Recycling Center stopped accepting glass, but “people have still been … more

By CJ Baker | 5/15/25

Cultural exchange: Children’s Day at Heart Mountain features art

As kids streamed into the Mineta-Simpson Institute, Heart Mountain Foundation Wyoming employees and volunteers prepared to share Japanese culture. Organizers passed on a lecture. Instead, they taught … more

By Mark Davis | 5/15/25

NWC board: Concealed carry policy advances

Starting July 1, anyone with a concealed carry permit will be legally able to carry a concealed firearm throughout most areas of the Northwest College campus. In order to provide guidance to … more

By Zac Taylor | 5/15/25

County regulations: First phase amendments close to being finalized

After numerous meetings between Park County commissioners and planning and zoning members, phase one of the amended development standards and regulations are close to being finalized. … more

By Zac Taylor | 5/15/25

Powell Middle School student Noah MacDonald (in yellow) helps release the fish he and his class have cared for over the past five months into Homesteader Pond on May 5 while Patrick Croft (left) films the event and members of Powell Middle School’s seventh and eighth grade classes watch carefully.

El fin: Powell Middle School class finishes Trout in Classroom project

Powell Middle School’s Life Skills Lite and Life Skills students dumped five months of hard work out of several coolers and into Homesteader Pond on May 5. The students helped tip the … more

By Braden Schiller | 5/15/25

NWC summer hours in effect

Northwest College begins its summer schedule on Monday, May 12, with modified hours for administrative offices, Hinckley Library and the Johnson Fitness Center. College offices are open 8 a.m.-5 … more

5/15/25

WYDOT workers perform highway centerline striping.

WYDOT crews painting stripes on highways

Wyoming Department of Transportation striping crews are painting stripes on highways in central and northwest Wyoming, and crews are asking for help from drivers this spring and … more

5/15/25

Gov. Mark Gordon's visit to Powell on May 5 included stops at various schools and the Northwest College, which included a trip to the Center for Training and Development, which boasts a thriving CDL program.

Gov. Gordon visits Powell schools, NWC to see education and innovations

CHEYENNE — Gov. Mark Gordon visited schools and Northwest College in Park County and Moorcroft schools in northeast Wyoming last week to observe the results of several key education and … more

5/15/25

Drug enforcement agents conducting welfare checks on Jackson’s immigrant children

The federal Drug Enforcement Agency has begun conducting welfare checks on certain immigrant children in Jackson, raising alarm among immigration advocates who say law enforcement is stepping on work … more

By Jeannette Boner, Jackson Hole News&Guide Via Wyoming News Exchange | 5/15/25

Park County School District 6 School Resource Officer Justin Dollard (left) looks on while Sarah Magargal, the school’s computer science teacher, cuts the ribbon on the school’s new Career Connections Lab in April while Principal Joseff Smith (right) looks on.

Eastside Elementary expands Classroom 2 Careers initiative

Park County School District 6 recently opened a groundbreaking Classroom 2 Careers initiative and active learning space at Eastside Elementary School called Career Connections. This real world … more

5/15/25

Frequent East Newton Lake fly fisherman Dan Cossaboon casts from his inflatable boat Thursday. Even on a weekday morning, several anglers were at the lake hoping to reel in one of the trophy trout in the catch-and-release lake near Cody.

‘Carpet of goldfish’ — Invasive fish to take a decade to fix at Cody’s Newton Lakes

The consequences of releasing fish tank pets into West Newton Lake will significantly change fishing for about a decade at both the "put-and-take" lake as well as East Newton, a popular … more

By Mark Davis | 5/13/25