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Vicki Chavarria watches her son Ernie Chavarria while he sits on the second level of a caboose on display at Homesteader Museum.

When settlers originally came to the Powell area, they would draw plots of land; then they had five years to start living on and developing that land, Brandi Wright, the director and curator of … more

By Braden Schiller | 3/19/24

Nearly 50 Park County students make University honor roll

At the University of Wyoming, 48 Park County students made the President’s Honor Roll for the 2022 fall semester. To make the President’s Honor Roll undergraduates must earn a 4.0 in that … more

2/2/23

Simone Brien hangs up beads after the Mardi Gras celebration in Powell in 2019. Brien is a former respiratory therapist at Powell Valley Healthcare.

Powell Medical Foundation’s Mardi Gras fundraiser returns in-person

For the first time since 2020, people will be able to celebrate Mardi Gras and support the Powell Medical Foundation at an in-person event. It’s fitting that the dinner, music, live and … more

By Zac Taylor | 2/14/23

After ‘large meth transaction,’ an arrest and few details

State agents say they covertly observed a “large methamphetamine transaction” this month and have made one arrest, but they’re keeping the details close to the vest amid an ongoing … more

By CJ Baker | 2/23/23

Powell High School robotics teams Squiggle Splat Bang and Rapid Unscheduled Disassembly stand together following the state competition in Casper. From left, Isaac Stensing, Daniel Merritt, Kalin Hicswa, David Polson, Luke Legler, Elias Brower, Mason Coombs, Dallin Waite, Brighton Streeter, Alan Crawford, Dexter Opps, Keenan Lind and Jacob Harms pose together following Rapid Unscheduled Disassembly’s first place win.

Robotics team earns spot at Worlds

Following a more competitive season a Powell High School robotics team is going to the Worlds robotic tournament in Houston, Texas this April. Powell High School’s Team 3189, also known as … more

By Braden Schiller | 2/28/23

Newcastle schools locked down after high-schooler brings gun

NEWCASTLE (WNE) — Newcastle High School was in an extended lockdown on March 15 after the school was informed that a student had brought a gun to school. There have been no injuries … more

3/21/23

Early deadlines for May 30 edition of the Powell Tribune

Due to the Memorial Day holiday on Monday, May 29, we will have early deadlines for the Tuesday, May 30 edition of the Powell Tribune. Deadlines for news, display advertising, legal advertising … more

5/23/23

Whereabouts of Worland resident remain unknown following extensive search

The Washakie County Sheriff's Office is no longer searching for missing Worland resident Breanna Mitchell in the large area around where she was last seen, according to a Tuesday release on the … more

8/17/23

Janci Baxter poses for a picture with her cow bison taken in Hunt Area 2 and her father’s vintage Husqvarna 30.06 — used to take the bison with one shot.

Honoring dad: First time hunter uses vintage weapon to fell bison

With her father’s vintage rifle in her hands, Janci Baxter’s heart was racing as she looked through the scope on a large bison cow. It was the first and possibly the last time she has or … more

By Mark Davis | 8/31/23

From the left in the front row are, Jean Baldwin (owner of FourJay Farms), McKensie Phillips, Basil Baldwin (owner of FourJay Farms). From the left in the back row are, Jake Gillespie, Kylie Strauch, Rachel Broyles, Madeline Holmes, Ashlyn Manuel, Joseph Kennah, Haley Rutsch, Abby Vogl, Casey Spencer, Tessa Maurer, Kara Reynolds, Kyle Phillips.

UW meat judging team competes in international conference

This summer, University of Wyoming’s meat judging team had the opportunity of a lifetime — the chance to attend Australia’s Intercollegiate Meat Judging Association (ICMJ) Wagga … more

By Maya Kate Gilmore, University of Wyoming Extension | 9/22/23

A grizzly bear guards a bison carcass in April while a coyote and a few ravens hope for a portion in Yellowstone National Park. Recent precipitation has greened up the landscape and helped to provide an abundance of food for hungry bears coming out of a late season snow event. Conflicts are currently down compared to past years, partially due to weather keeping humans out of their habitat.

Expert: Bear conflicts minimal so far this year — but that could change

While spring weather patterns proved to be positive for northwest Wyoming grizzly bears, it also challenged the Wyoming Game and Fish Department’s large carnivore biologists. The … more

By Mark Davis | 6/23/22

Assistant principal Chanler Buck joins in on lunchtime conversations at Powell Middle School.

Free and reduced lunch applications a must this year

Now that universal free and reduced meals are no longer in effect, parents and guardians whose households meet the criteria should be careful to make sure they have filled out their applications … more

By Braden Schiller | 8/16/22

Cody artist M.C. Poulsen, shown here painting one of the works in his Yellowstone waterfalls series, leads ‘Painting with Poulsen’ Date Night at the Center of the West on Dec. 1.

Local artist will teach during museum date night

Renowned western American artist M.C. “Mike” Poulsen, one of the Buffalo Bill Art Show & Sale’s perennial artists and twice the event’s Honored Artist, is also a great art … more

11/29/22

City writes off bad debt

The city has officially given up on trying to collect more than $15,000 worth of unpaid utility bills. All of the bills dated back to 2013 and could no longer be pursued, as state law generally … more

3/19/24

Wilderness group: Public wants Shoshone motorized plan trimmed

A plan to govern motorized travel on the Shoshone National Forest falls short of laws protecting a wilderness study area, a conservation group said after reviewing public comments. The Wyoming … more

By Angus M. Thuermer Jr., WyoFile.com | 2/2/23

Museum’s Local Lore series starts with Simpsons

For the first “Local Lore with Bob Richard” program of the 2023 season, Bob Richard welcomes back special guests Al and Pete Simpson for the continuation of their lively conversation … more

2/14/23

From left, community liaison RoxAnne Arnett, executive director Gerri Ackley, office manager Teecee Barrett and nurse case manager Robbin Pollock staff the new Stillwater Hospice office in downtown Powell.

Stillwater Hospice moves office to downtown Powell

Stillwater Hospice is establishing itself in downtown Powell after moving from Lovell late last year. Last week the staff of the local office welcomed in the community for an open house at 210 N. … more

By Zac Taylor | 2/23/23

Free bear spray

In partnership with the Safari Club International Foundation, Campfire Conservation Fund and American Bear Foundation, the Wyoming Game and Fish Department and Shoshone National Forest will … more

2/28/23

Leaders sprout from a sagebrush plant on the flats east of Washakie Reservoir.

Feds pledge $10.5M to conserve declining sagebrush ecosystem

Washakie Reservoir — Siva Sundaresan chose a landscape where mule deer, bighorn sheep and myriad other species pour out of the mountains each fall to wait out winter amid the sage to introduce … more

By Mike Koshmrl, Wyofile.com | 9/22/23

Education advisory group seeks input from community

A regional survey in which the majority of 7,000 respondents said the state’s education system needs improvement prompted a meeting of a special advisory group with members of the Park … more

By Braden Schiller | 6/23/22