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From left, volunteers and veterans Stephen Burtoft, Bud Schrickling and John Frasier work to cut and install hand-finished trim for the hall. It is one of the final touches in the newly renovated hall.

American Legion works for better community

Last year the Hughes-Pittinger American Legion Post 26, thanks to the creative minds of Northwest College art students, brightened downtown Powell with a massive patriotic mural. You can’t miss … more

By Mark Davis | 2/14/23

Woman alleged to have drunkenly crashed into Cody restaurant

Prosecutors say a drunk driver crashed through the wall of a Cody restaurant on Sunday night, temporarily trapping a man under her truck. Heather L. Johnson, 58, is facing a felony count of … more

By CJ Baker | 3/21/23

Hunter pleads not guilty in North Fork grizzly case

A Wapiti man alleged to have mistakenly killed a grizzly bear on the North Fork this month has been temporarily barred from hunting. Patrick M. Gogerty faces a misdemeanor count of taking a … more

By CJ Baker | 5/23/23

Danny Pomeroy captures a butterfly in a meadow in the foothills of the Beartooth Mountain Range. Volunteers captured, identified and released butterflies Friday as part of a citizen science project for the North America Butterfly Association.

On the wings of mountain butterflies

Vehicles slowed as they came upon a couple dozen people in meadows dappled in vibrant wildflowers on either side of the Chief Joseph Highway. “What do you see,” asked one … more

By Mark Davis | 8/17/23

Fulbright Scholar in Residence to Speak at NWC

Peter Sabella, a Fulbright Scholar in Residence (S-I-R) will be visiting Northwest College for a pair of presentations on Wednesday, Aug. 30. The first will be held at the Bloom-Wilson Intercultural … more

8/24/23

U.S. corn production up, soybean and cotton production down from 2022

Corn production is up, while soybean and cotton production is down from 2022, according to the Crop Production report issued Sept. 12 by the United States Department of Agriculture’s National … more

9/22/23

The most important game

On Thursday, Powell’s little league football players were going against the one and only Powell Panthers, and it was important to work as a team. Ethan Asher, a volunteer coach for the … more

By Braden Schiller | 10/17/23

One of the bedrooms in the house has recently been remodeled with a new ceiling and refinished original hardwood floors. Finishing and painting as well as decorations were done by Erin Curtis who holds a degree in interior design. The support beam in the upper left of the photo is an early example of a suspension system widely used at the Seattle-Tacoma International Airport. This system uses a smaller beam along the ceiling that’s bolstered by a steel wire.

Powellite renovates homestead in the Wind River Canyon

In 1919 Jay Curtis’ great-grandfather Jay Bob White quickly exited a train and swam the Wind River in order to get to a plot of land where his home would stand for generations. Not only is … more

By Braden Schiller | 4/29/22

Team ropers Easton Bowers and Nathan Ruth earned a check for second place on this run at Jake Clark’s Mule Days rodeo Saturday. The team were on The Wild Bunch Mule Company’s mules Daphne and Radar.

Top mules bring more than $50k

High gas prices and recent floods may have affected attendance at the annual Jake Clark’s Mule Days celebration last weekend, according to organizer Kay Clark, but it didn’t affect prices … more

By Mark Davis | 6/23/22

Pinedale woman charged in decades-old murder of newborn

PINEDALE (WNE) — A Pinedale woman remains in custody at the Sublette County Jail following her July 12, 2022, arrest for a felony homicide charge stemming from a 25-year-old cold case out of … more

7/26/22

A female wolf, of the Canyon Pack, moves through Yellowstone National Park. A consortium of conservation groups filed suit last week to force a decision on whether wolves should regain Endangered Species Act protections in Wyoming.

Groups sue feds for inaction on wolf protection

Saying that the federal government missed a mandatory deadline, a consortium of conservation groups filed suit last week to force a decision on whether wolves should regain Endangered Species Act … more

By Angus M. Thuermer Jr., WyoFile.com | 8/16/22

Powell High School students attended the Laramie County Community College and Puma Steel welding competition Oct. 20 and 21. Three students placed within the top 10 and brought home $3,000 in scholarships. Back row: Trey Peterson (left), Garrett Tharp, George Estes, Logan Petersen, Adam Williams, Josh Ashcraft, Stockton Buck, Andrew Valdez, Jack Van Norman and instructor Bryce Meyer. Front row: Tyler Wood, Dalton Worstell and Carson Lawrence all received scholarships and welding gear for their performance.

Students excel at welding competition

Three Powell High School welding students brought home nearly $3,000 in scholarships and welding equipment, and also met U.S. Sen. Cynthia Lummis (R-Wyo.) after their first welding competition Oct. … more

By Braden Schiller | 11/1/22

Write-in votes more common in 2022 general election

CASPER — A record number of voters wrote in candidates for the secretary of state general election this year, records from the Secretary of State’s Office show. Trump-backed … more

By Maya Shimizu Harris, Casper Star-Tribune Via Wyoming News Exchange | 11/15/22

Denise Laursen (far right) gives her oath of office as she starts her first meeting on the Northwest College Board of Trustees on Dec. 12 as fellow board members and staff look on.

NWC Foundation expands its ability to assist college programs

The Northwest College Foundation has been working to fill some of the gaps left by budget cuts required of the college in the last decade. At the Dec. 12 NWC Board of Trustees meeting — … more

By Zac Taylor | 12/22/22

AAUW scholarship worth $1,000 available

The Cody Branch of the American Association of University Women will be awarding a $1,000 scholarship on May 1, 2023. Deadline for the application is April 1, 2023. Preference for this … more

2/14/23

Employee suing school district over 2020 fall

A staffer at Westside Elementary School is suing Park County School District 1 over injuries she suffered in a fall more than two years ago, with a trial set for January 2024. Paraeducator Katie … more

By CJ Baker | 2/23/23

Changes in the way grizzly bears are counted in the Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem raised estimates from about 750 to more than 1,000 individuals inside suitable habitat. If the state of Wyoming hosts a hunt in the future, Game and Fish could offer far more licenses to harvest the predator, not including permits to hunt the species outside the boundaries of what has been determined to be suitable habitat, called the demographic monitoring area.

Wyoming’s grizzly hunt could theoretically target up to 39 bears

Future Wyoming grizzly bear hunts — a near certainty if federal authorities approve the state’s petition to again remove the animals’ Endangered Species Act protections — … more

By Mike Koshmrl, WyoFile.com | 3/21/23

Land Use Plan closes in on final draft

As work on a new Park County Land Use Plan document closes in on a final document to be voted on, the county is preparing for its next steps, which could be the hardest. “There’s … more

By Zac Taylor | 5/23/23

Chip sealing continues near Meeteetse, Lovell and Powell

A Wyoming Department of Transportation chip sealing crew resumed its summer work Monday, Aug. 14, on 6 miles of Wyo. Highway 290 west of Meeteetse. Meeteetse chip sealing will take place … more

8/17/23

Park County Commissioners Scott Mangold (from left), Dossie Overfield, Lee Livingston, Lloyd Thiel and Scott Steward listen to county planners Kim Dillivan and Jennifer Cramer speak about the River Ridge subdivision during an earlier meeting on a road administrative relief request.

Subdivision sketch plan approved after discussion

After a sometimes heated series of discussions regarding maintenance of a private road off Bartlett Lane outside Cody ended with Park County Commissioners upholding a decision by public works to … more

By Zac Taylor | 8/24/23