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Lead contractor Mountain Construction updated the community Monday of the work being done along U.S. Highway 14A this spring and summer along the west side of town to Ralston. S&L Industrial will set a one lane closure today (Tuesday) from Cheyenne to Division streets on the north side of the roadway for removal and replacement of broken curb and gutter, double gutter, and sidewalk and for ADA upgrades. The east approach at Blair's Super Market will be closed during this work.

Contractor promises access to all businesses during construction

Lead contractor Mountain Construction is promising to maintain access to all businesses during the construction work set to start today (Tuesday) along U.S. Highway 14A between Blair’s Super Market … more

By Zac Taylor | 4/14/26

The Wyoming State Shooting Complex is taking shape south of Cody with the interior road layout now allowing construction crews to work on just about any part of the large complex as the traditional construction season heats up.

Groundbreaking nears: Shooting complex to bid for pistol bay section

The Wyoming State Shooting Complex is moving forward with a high expense, high potential revenue portion of the complex as the official groundbreaking approaches. Board members approved a design … more

By Zac Taylor | 4/14/26

Conviction affirmed in Cody resident’s drug overdose death

The Wyoming Supreme Court has ruled that a Greybull man must continue serving 15 to 20 years in prison for selling deadly fentanyl-laced pills to a Cody resident in 2023. Anthony M. Fuentes, 39, … more

By CJ Baker | 4/14/26

A Smith Aviation kit plane flying out of Cody crashed on Sheep Mountain on Friday, although the pilot was able to walk away from the crash and was reportedly fine. He told authorities he would get the plane removed from the BLM land it’s on west of Cody.

Private airplane crashes west of Cody, pilot OK

The pilot is OK after his plane crashed on a mountain west of Cody on Friday morning. At approximately 9:30 a.m., the Park County Communications Center was notified about an activated Emergency … more

4/14/26

From the newspaper files of 100 years ago: ‘P.E.O. Sisterhood is New Fraternity Organized Here’

The announcement was front page news in the May 27, 1926 issue of the Powell Tribune. A new organization was coming to Powell just 17 years after the town was officially founded on the Shoshone … more

By Dave Bonner | 4/14/26

The Cody Police Department released this poster as part of its efforts to locate Shawn Hughes.

Man missing from Cody, public help sought

The Cody Police Department is asking for the public’s help in locating a 36-year-old man who’s been missing since early last week. Shawn Ezekiel Hughes was last seen around 10 a.m. on … more

4/14/26

Former deputy running for clerk of district court

Lynell Preston has known for a while she wanted to become Park County Clerk of District Court. Now, with current clerk Debra Carroll not running again, the former second deputy clerk has announced … more

By Zac Taylor | 4/14/26

During a routine Wyoming Game and Fish Department monitoring flight, crews captured a photo of a female grizzly bear that had been translocated two years ago from Montana to the Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem in Wyoming. She was seen at her den with cubs.

Translocated grizzly bear documented with cubs in the Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem

CHEYENNE — A female grizzly bear that was translocated two years ago from the Northern Continental Divide Ecosystem (NCDE) in Montana to the Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem (GYE) in Wyoming was … more

4/14/26

State gets $5,000 from bail jumper’s bond

More than eight years after he jumped bail, a former Cody man remains at large on a felony drug charge. And while authorities don’t know Michael J. Owens’ current whereabouts, they are getting … more

By CJ Baker | 4/14/26

Clark emergency prep seminar slated for April 18

A free, public seminar, “Practical Emergency Preparedness,” will be held on Saturday, April 18 beginning at 1 p.m. in the Bennett Creek Church Fellowship Hall in Clark. Refreshments will be … more

By Bob Rodriguez, Special to the Tribune | 4/14/26

Tractors featured in the 2023 Cody Stampede Parade along Sheridan Avenue in the heart of Cody, which recently received yet another honor as one of the top ‘Small Towns in the American West’ as determined by USA Today readers.

Cody named one of the ‘Best Small Towns in the West’

CODY — For the third consecutive year, Cody has been named one of the “Best Small Towns in the West” by readers of USA Today. This latest accolade is one of many that the tourist town … more

4/14/26

Woman dies in Beck Lake

The body of an older Cody woman was found in Beck Lake on Monday morning, April 6. All evidence indicates that the woman died by suicide, the Park County Sheriff’s Office said in a Thursday … more

4/14/26

Game and Fish continues brucellosis surveillance

SHERIDAN (WNE) — The Wyoming Game and Fish Department mailed or handed out about 8,500 blood collection kits to elk hunters in 2025 to test for brucellosis. The Game and Fish’s Wildlife Health … more

4/14/26

Buckboard Marina owner Tony Valdez observes toxic cyanobacteria blooms at Flaming Gorge Reservoir on Sept. 26, 2022.

‘It’s incredibly bad’: No end in sight to Colorado River water crisis

The outlook for the Colorado River, and Lake Powell in particular, continues to worsen due to a historically warm winter and dismal snowpack. Projections show that Lake Powell on the … more

By Dustin Bleizeffer, WyoFile.com | 4/14/26

Public asked to help find missing Cody man

The Cody Police Department is asking for the public’s help in locating a 36-year-old man who’s been missing all week. Shawn Ezekiel Hughes was last seen around 10 a.m. Sunday, walking … more

4/9/26

Wednesday lunch traffic flows past and in and out of the Powell Albertsons, an area of traffic concern in the city.

U.S. Highway 14A improvements scheduled to begin April 13 between Powell and Ralston

A large Wyoming Department of Transportation roadwork project on U.S. Highway 14A between Powell and Ralston is set to start Monday, and with it will be a solution to ease some of the Albertsons … more

By Zac Taylor | 4/9/26

Volunteers meet at the Belfry Bridge access area in Cody to organize their assault on litter at Shoshone River fishing access areas between Powell and Cody. They were led by Dave Sweet of the East Yellowstone Chapter of Trout Unlimited with team leaders taking volunteers to areas of need.

Legacy of service: Trout Unlimited volunteers take pride in spring cleaning

After years of floating the Shoshone River as it flows through Park County and gathering a diverse range of garbage, from appliances to furnishings, tires and trampolines, volunteers with the East … more

By Mark Davis | 4/9/26

County plans next round of public regulation meetings in June

Another phase of the county’s lengthy development standards and regulations process is wrapping up. Park County Commissioner Dossie Overfield, in her regular update on the process, said … more

By Zac Taylor | 4/9/26

The City of Powell is hoping to land an $80,000 state grant to help pave a portion of this pathway along Lane 8, between North Gilbert Street and the Park County Annex (Absaroka Street).

City hopes to extend paved path on north side

The City of Powell recently installed a paved walking and biking path on the northern end of town, and city officials are hoping the state will help extend it. At their Monday night meeting, the … more

By CJ Baker | 4/9/26

County to again use voting machines, but with hand count audit

Park County commissioners reaffirmed on Tuesday that this year’s election results will again be tabulated by machine. While a local group has lobbied for hand counting over the past several … more

By CJ Baker | 4/9/26