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A group of residents are banding together to clean up trash in the Garland Canal Saturday morning and are inviting anyone who is willing to join in by meeting at Homesteader Park at 9 a.m.

Powell’s irrigation garbage pickup day Saturday

This winter’s windy weather has caused a lot of accumulation of trash in the Garland Canal. With the permission from the Shoshone Irrigation District and cooperation with the City of Powell, a … more

4/9/26

Cody seeks $500K for boat launch

The City of Powell isn’t the only local governmental entity vying for dollars from Wyoming Outdoor Recreation & Tourism Trust Fund: At their Tuesday night meeting, the Cody City Council … more

By CJ Baker | 4/9/26

Campaign signs, ads not allowed in state rural rights-of-way

The Wyoming Department of Transportation this week reminded citizens that advertising signs cannot be placed in the state rights-of-way. “With the upcoming election season, … more

4/9/26

Commissioners appoint longtime member to return to travel council

A familiar face will return to the Park County Travel Council as five-year member Quintin Blair was appointed to fill the final year in former chair John Parsons’ term, after the longtime member … more

By Zac Taylor | 4/9/26

Cody Roberts exits his change of plea hearing at the Sublette County Courthouse on March 5, 2026 in Pinedale. Roberts pleaded guilty to felony animal cruelty.

Judge sentences Cody Roberts to 18-month probation for ‘disturbing’ wolf cruelty case

Calling Cody Roberts’ maiming and capturing of a wolf “cruel,” a judge on Wednesday sentenced him to 18 months of probation as part of a plea deal that will keep the western Wyoming man out of … more

By Angus Thuermer, WyoFile.com | 4/9/26

Researchers Todd Surovell and Juan-Luis García examine the bank of the Chinchihuapi Creek near the Monte Verde archaeological site in southern Peru. Their research found that the site is only 4,200-8,200 years old, not 14,500 years old as posited by researchers who worked on the site from the 1970s through the 1990s.

UW-led research resets age of famous South American archaeological site

New research led by a University of Wyoming archaeologist near an ancient encampment in South America challenges a relatively new but widely accepted theory that the people who made and used Clovis … more

4/9/26

Park County Republican Party precinct committeeman Tim Lasseter of Cody speaks at the party’s late February convention at the Park County Fairgrounds. The party debated various resolutions and the Republican platform at the event.

GOP backs election of judges, hand-counting

Leaders of the Park County Republican Party recently put together something of a political wish list, calling for a host of changes to state and local government. At their biennial convention in … more

By CJ Baker | 4/7/26 | 1 comment

Powell’s Dereck and Nikki Hutzenbieler help their daughters Kimber, 1, and Hayven, 4, find Easter treats in the grass at the Park County Fairgrounds Saturday during the Gary Sweet Memorial Easter Egg Hunt. Not in the picture is their 3-year-old son Jameson.

In a blink: Powell Easter egg hunt brings generations together

As his youngest daughter, Kimber, grabbed his giant index finger with her sweet, tiny hand while waiting for the start of the Saturday before Easter festivities at the Park County Fairgrounds, Dereck … more

By Mark Davis | 4/7/26

Homesteader Park to remain a park in ‘perpetuity’

Lest there be any doubt, the City of Powell affirmed last week that Homesteader Park will always be a park. At a March 16 meeting, the council agreed to file a document with the Park County … more

By CJ Baker | 4/7/26

Recalibration bill leaves school funding questions

It’s not clear what the full impact of the state Legislature’s massive recalibration bill for school funding will be as it’s the first major school funding for many years and, Park County … more

By Zac Taylor | 4/7/26

People flock to see the work-in-progress root cellar at the Heart Mountain Interpretive Center during last summer's Heart Mountain Pilgrimage. Work to restore the root cellar and make it an exhibit was funded through the Japanese American Confinement Sites program, which is in jeopardy in the next federal budget.

Funding jeopardy

As the long process to restore and create an exhibit to display the historic root cellar at the Heart Mountain Interpretive Center continues, the funding that made that and other projects possible is … more

By Zac Taylor | 4/7/26

Powell brothers succeeding with WWAMI

Two brothers from Powell are finding success at the University of Wyoming’s College of Health Sciences thanks to the Wyoming WWAMI Medical Education Program. “The Wyoming WWAMI program … more

4/7/26

Vehicular homicide case paused for mental evaluation

Citing concerns about the defendant’s competency, a judge has paused a vehicular homicide case until the man can undergo a mental evaluation. Craig R. Spandl, a 47-year-old Arizona resident, … more

By CJ Baker | 4/7/26

Skier ‘caught, carried, buried’ as avalanche cycle hits the Tetons

JACKSON (WNE) — A skier was caught and buried in an avalanche Saturday on Teton Pass as people flocked to the backcountry after the first major storm in over a month. The skier, who survived … more

4/7/26

Shoshone Rock Club celebrates 75 years

A 75th birthday is an occasion to celebrate, and that just what members of the Shoshone Rock Club of Powell are going to do. The club was founded in Powell on April 6, 1951 and named for … more

4/7/26

A CWD-infected whitetail deer found dead during research on the Project Mule Deer Herd.

Hunting to target CWD-infected mule deer

One doe mule deer took off from the Pilot Butte area in the middle of the Wind River Indian Reservation and trekked roughly 90 miles northwest bound. She ascended the foothills, then high country, … more

By Mike Koshmrl, WyoFile.com | 4/7/26

Merida Inglis, 2, and Michael Mizell, 7, were among those at Saturday's Clark Spring Ding who visited with the Easter Bunny, who was invited by Raquel Canny.

Clark holds annual Spring Ding

Clark’s annual Spring Ding on Saturday, April 4 was a colorful event with plenty of Easter egg prizes, games and refreshments in the Clark Pioneer Recreation Center. Event overseer Shirley … more

By Bob Rodriguez, Special to the Tribune | 4/7/26

Wyoming WIC income eligibility guidelines updated

The Wyoming Department of Health (WDH) has announced updated income eligibility guidelines for the Women, Infants, and Children (WIC) Program, effective April 1. Thousands of Wyoming families … more

4/7/26

Two bighorn sheep rams greet each other while in a bachelor group on the North Fork of the Shoshone River. A bighorn sheep conservation presentation will be April 23 from 5:30 to 8 p.m. at the Buffalo Bill Center of the West in Cody.

Bighorn sheep film and community forum in Cody

The public is invited to a free community event focused on the conservation and management of local bighorn sheep herds. The Wyoming Game and Fish Department, the Draper Museum of Natural History and … more

4/7/26

Blown away: Panther trap and skeet team open spring season with a blast

The Big Horn Basin weather Monday evening challenged the resolve of student athletes on opening day of practice for the Powell Panther Clay Target Team. Gusts were blowing so hard that machine-thrown … more

By Mark Davis | 4/2/26