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Workers board up the entrance to the Powell emergency room on Saturday morning, hours after a truck crashed through the doors.

Driver arrested after crashing into emergency room entrance

A driver crashed through Powell Valley Healthcare’s emergency room entrance early Saturday morning, damaging the building but resulting in no injuries. Police arrested a 43-year-old … more

By CJ Baker | 1/28/24

NWC increases money for scholarships

Northwest College is upping scholarship amounts and adding new scholarships as it seeks to increase low enrollment and retain existing students, a key part of the new strategic plan recently … more

By Zac Taylor | 11/8/22

Delegation offers tepid response to Trump

CASPER — Support for former president Donald Trump’s presidential bid is tepid at best in Wyoming’s Washington delegation following a midterm election that ended up being pretty … more

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

In Park County School District 1 a total of 23 students won an award at the district level for their literary works. A total of five students won an award at the state level. The full list of student names can be found in the accompanying story.

Powell celebrates over 20 young authors

Following a short break, the return of the Young Authors contest has concluded and 28 Powell students across a wide age range walked away with awards including five state winners and eight honorable … more

5/18/23

In search for missing Cody woman, authorities find blood in ex’s vehicle

Authorities investigating the disappearance of a Cody woman found dried blood and an apparent bullet hole in the vehicle she was last seen traveling in, court records say. The SUV is owned by … more

By CJ Baker | 11/14/23

Powell Senior Center director Linda Dalton serves food Friday during the center’s annual Thanksgiving dinner at the Powell Senior Center.

Powell Senior Center feeds hundreds a Thanksgiving meal

The Powell Senior Center fed 266 local residents Thanksgiving meals last Friday, thanks in part to a $500 donation from the Wyoming Hunger Initiative and the Wyoming Governor’s Residence … more

11/21/23

Murder suspect’s competency hearing delayed until March

A competency hearing for a former Cody resident who allegedly murdered his ex-girlfriend has been pushed to early spring. Joseph C. Underwood’s competency has been in question since … more

By CJ Baker | 11/24/23

Kailyn Jones (standing) and her fellow Powell Middle School students celebrate Chanler Buck who was named the 2023 Wyoming Assistant Principal of the Year.

Powell Middle School has the best assistant principal in the state

On Nov. 17, Chanler Buck, the assistant principal at Powell Middle School, ran to the gymnasium. He was expecting to address an emergency, but when he got there students and staff were cheering and … more

By Braden Schiller | 11/28/23

Yellowstone Park attendance down significantly in August

Yellowstone National Park reported Wednesday it hosted 582,211 recreation visits in August, a 37% decrease from August last year, which had 921,844 recreational visits — a record for the month. … more

By Mark Davis | 9/15/22

City to remind residents to store trailers off the street

The city of Powell will soon have its community service officer out putting reminders on trailers and campers parked on streets to store them somewhere else. At last Monday’s city council … more

By Zac Taylor | 9/27/22

Wooden faces additional charges after leaving the scene

Joseph Wooden, a local man with several pending charges, pleaded not guilty to a few new ones Friday, including misdemeanor charges of leaving the scene of an accident and careless … more

By Braden Schiller | 10/11/22

Foot found in Yellowstone National Park identified

Yellowstone National Park announced Thursday that the human foot found in Abyss Pool, located in the West Thumb Geyser Basin, belonged to a 70-year-old man from Los Angeles, California. Yellowstone … more

11/22/22

Outdoor LED lights can be used to highlight a home’s architecture and can be customized in a variety of ways, even down to an individual section of lights.

Outdoor LEDs offer range of lighting options

It’s usually right around Christmas time, as homeowners prepare to scale their frozen ladders and string colorful bulbs along their eaves, that the calls start flooding into Legacy Lighting. … more

By CJ Baker | 4/28/23

Kane bus tour is June 3

The annual Kane bus tour, put on by the Lovell-Kane Area Museum, is June 3 at 9 a.m. Participants will meet at the museum, then travel down to old Kane town site, the MA Ranch, John Blue cabin, then … more

5/18/23

Dori Trustem (center) stands with Southside Elementary School and Park County School District 1 staff to celebrate the school’s designation as the National Title 1 Distinguished School in 2014, the same year the school was chosen as a Blue Ribbon school.

After 40 years local educator says goodbye

Dori Trustem graduated 40 years ago from the University of Wyoming and quickly signed with Park County School District 1. Since then she’s worn many hats during her time in the district, which … more

By Braden Schiller | 7/11/23

The Pig Slayers team of Stella Leighton, Hayden Serr, Noel Leighton and Sofia Catone wait on the sidelines for their chance to wrestle a pig in the bentonite slurry during the 2021 event. The event is back this year after not occurring in 2022 due to a lack of swine. This year the fair has 45 pigs on hand.

Pig wrestling returns to fair

Pig wrestling is returning to the Park County Fair this year after not being a part of the festivities in 2022. The event, which includes dozens of teams of various age groups, involves them … more

By Zac Taylor | 7/25/23

Volunteers Howard Thompson (left) and Gina Luttenegger carry an oil painting by Powell artist Mark McKenna during a previous Buffalo Bill Art Show & Sale.

Buffalo Bill Art Show & Sale totals more than $1.3 million in sales

CODY — At the close of the 42nd Annual Buffalo Bill Art Show & Sale (BBAS), bidders raised their paddles for more than $1.3 million in artwork between the weekend’s Live Auction, … more

10/5/23

Aidan Gallagher rides a section of the Outlaw Trails, which has just been approved by the Bureau of Land Management for improvements and additions with a designation as a Special Recreational Management Area. Organizers hope future improvements will help make it a world-class destination for hikers, bikers, horseback riders and motorized off-road vehicle fans.

Outlaw Trails approved

A plan championed by the Park County Outdoor Recreation Collaborative for an official trail system at the Outlaw Trails area north of Cody was approved Friday by the Bureau of Land Management. The … more

By Mark Davis | 11/21/23

Allegations of abuse at Cody elementary school continue to be investigated

C ody police and school officials say they’re continuing to investigate a late October report that a student at Livingston Elementary School was physically and sexually abused by other … more

By Zac Taylor | 11/24/23

Pit Stop convenience store to begin selling alcohol

Customers will soon be able to buy alcohol at both of Powell’s Pit Stop convenience stores. The chain’s West Coulter Avenue location, Pit Stop Travel Center #12, expects to begin … more

By CJ Baker | 11/28/23