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Barrie Lynn Bryant, a documentary photographer, was awarded more than $24,000 for a teaching grant from the Wyoming Arts Council. A sample of his recent work of a horse wandering on the Absaroka Range was taken at Owl Creek in Hot Springs County.

Local communities to benefit from expert photography classes

A renowned photographer will teach four separate documentary photography courses at the Meeteetse Museums and the libraries in Worland, Thermopolis and Greybull. Finding solutions to improving Big … more

6/23/22

Wyoming Gov. Mark Gordon tours damage in the Lamar Valley with Yellowstone National Park Superintendent Cam Sholly last Friday. U.S. Sens. Cynthia Lummis and John Barrasso also attended the tour.

More of Yellowstone National Park now available

After Yellowstone National Park closed following the unprecedented flood event in June, they have announced the reopening of access to backcountry areas and limited access to the North and Northeast … more

7/14/22

Cecil Lewis will be performing his magic act at the Park County Fair this year. This is the first year Lewis has performed in Wyoming.

Cecil’s Magic ‘makes the impossible possible’ at the Park County Fair

Cecil Lewis is ready to wow the audience and leave them with the burning question of ‘how?’ when he performs his magic show at the Park County Fair this year. Lewis’ shows … more

By Lucy Jane Crimm | 7/26/22

From left: Troy Bray, Chris Good, David Northrup and Rex Rich

Open seat in HD 25 spurs four-way primary contest

Without an incumbent in the race, four Republican candidates stepped forward in a bid to fill the vacancy in Powell House District 25 in the Wyoming Legislature. No Democrats filed for the … more

By Dave Bonner | 8/9/22

Park County gets new ag extension educator

People in Park County can now turn to Makayla Getz for advice as she was recently selected to fill the vacant post of Park County Extension’s agriculture and natural resources educator. … more

By Abigail LeBlanc | 3/15/24

Bobbie Colvin (at right) wipes away a tear as fellow City of Powell employee Ed Bears and others applaud during her March 8 retirement ceremony. Colvin served as a Powell Police Department dispatcher for 32 years.

After 32 years on the line, longtime police dispatcher retires

Dispatchers are often tasked with helping people in crisis — from fires to heart attacks to acts of violence. But longtime Powell Police Department dispatcher Bobbie Colvin says the hardest … more

By CJ Baker | 3/21/24

Greybull man charged in connection with fentanyl overdose

Hours after a 25-year-old Cody man was found dead of an apparent fentanyl overdose, authorities arrested the man they believe supplied the illicit drugs. Anthony M. Fuentes of Greybull is … more

By CJ Baker | 1/10/23

Bruce and Cecilia Moats listen to a ceremony honoring the late Jim Angell, a former Wyoming Press Association executive director, during the association's January 2023 convention.

Moats goes out fighting for the right to know

Bruce Moats has been accused of never having met a document that shouldn’t be public or a meeting that shouldn’t be open. “Largely I plead guilty to that, though not … more

By Mike Koshmrl, WyoFile.com | 2/2/23

Annual backcountry film festival comes to Cody

People who enjoy outdoor movies and want to protect backcountry spaces will have a chance to do both Feb. 26 in Cody at a film festival fundraiser. The 18th annual Winter Wildlands Alliance … more

2/23/23

Gordon vetoes some portions of prescription drug bill

CHEYENNE (WNE) — Gov. Mark Gordon exercised his line item veto authority on portions of Senate File 151/ SEA No. 90, “Wyoming prescription drug transparency act,” before signing it … more

3/21/23

A ROPA beet harvester dumps beets from one of local beet grower and Western Sugar Cooperative board member Ric Rodriguez’s fields along Lane 9 on Thursday.

Beet trucks rolling

Beet trucks are back on the road in Western Sugar Cooperative’s Lovell factory district, and growers have reason to be optimistic about the crop they’re harvesting. The early … more

By Dave Bonner | 9/22/23

Treasurer and elected officials discuss programs to help with property taxes

Park County property tax increases are hitting a lot of people hard, especially those on fixed or low incomes. County treasurer Barb Poley was in Powell Wednesday to give a presentation on … more

By Kevin Killough | 5/24/22

Aiden Chandler (left) and Dacovney Brochu attended the 2022 National Speech and Debate Tournament in Louisville, Kentucky June 13-17.

Debaters finish excellent season at nationals

Two Powell High School students wrapped up a strong season of debate by competing alongside thousands of students at the National Speech and Debate Tournament in Louisville, Kentucky. At … more

By Braden Schiller | 6/23/22

Matt Sweet gets sideways in his ATV while demonstrating barrel racing for the upcoming Outlaw Rodeo at the Park County Fair.

Outlaws invade fair Wednesday night

In a rare second appearance by organizers in the Park County Fairgrounds arena, Josh Ashcraft, Talan Hooper and Michael Hooper, of Race 4 Recovery, will offer a new competition for area … more

By Mark Davis | 7/26/22

Wyoming community colleges partnering with CCsmart

Wyoming’s Community Colleges have partnered with CCsmart, a student-led initiative to support community college education, to tackle head-on the issue of declining enrollment at two- and … more

8/9/22

Man alleged to have threatened Cody officer with bear spray

When a Cody man was pulled over for speeding last month, he reportedly responded by threatening police with a can of bear spray and his dog. Cody police didn’t confront Chad W. Garaas at … more

By CJ Baker | 3/21/24

T.J. Edgell and his daughter Samantha hunt elk near Heart Mountain this past season. Though she hunted the species hard, Samantha will have to wait until next year to harvest an elk.

Filling the ‘Brag Board’

When Samantha Edgell raised her gun and harvested her first wild turkey at the age of 8, the pride her father felt was overwhelming. Tears streamed down his cheeks and in a flash, the man most know … more

By Mark Davis | 1/10/23

Glenrock man faces felony harassment charge after violating protection order

DOUGLAS (WNE) — Everett L. Bray of Glenrock was bound over to state district court Jan. 19 on a single felony charge of harassment after he allegedly violated a woman’s protection order … more

2/2/23

Two king’s gambits pay off

Even after sweeping a recent chess tournament at Worland Middle School, kings, queens, bishops, knights, castles and pawns occupy the thoughts of two Powell Middle School students. Sixth grade … more

By Braden Schiller | 2/23/23

Sen. Lynn Hutchings (R-Cheyenne) brought a bill that would prevent candidates and others from sending absentee ballot request forms to voters unless the voters specifically ask to receive one. The bill, which came in response to a controversial mailer sent by then-U.S. Rep. Liz Cheney’s campaign last summer, easily passed the Legislature, but was vetoed by Gov. Mark Gordon on Friday.

Gordon vetoes absentee ballot bill aimed at Cheney campaign

CASPER — Gov. Mark Gordon on Friday vetoed legislation designed to prevent people from sending misleading absentee ballot request forms, saying late changes to the bill could produce unintended … more

By Joshua Wolfson, Casper Star-Tribune Via Wyoming News Exchange | 3/21/23