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Powell schools will not adopt Park County GOP resolution

The Park County School District 1 board will not be acting on a resolution passed by the Park County GOP that asks for the adoption of their April 13 Parents Rights resolution as school policy. … more

By Braden Schiller | 6/29/23

‘Graveyard Gallop’ goes ahead Oct. 28 on Cemetery Road

It will be close, but not inside Crown Hill Cemetery this year. But the second annual Jim Beavers Memorial Graveyard Gallop run/walk, sponsored by Homesteader Museum, will take place. It is … more

8/29/23

State Rep. Rachel Rodriguez-Williams, R-Cody, left, and Pat Meyer, Park County assessor, at the Park County Commission meeting on May 17.

Park County Commission considers shocking property tax assessments

After Park County Assessor Pat Meyer explained the scope of increasing 2022 taxes on home-property values, commissioners discussed alternatives to the high assessments at their Tuesday, May 17, … more

By Eric Gill | 5/19/22

The Irrigation and Agriculture map is one of 12 GIS interactive maps available for viewing at the Park County Archives website.

County Archives add GIS maps

For Park County Archives Curator Brian Beauvais, a digital, interactive map is one of the best ways to share the vast stores of local history that surrounds him at the archives. “People … more

By Zac Taylor | 11/2/23

Powell Valley Healthcare CEO to retire next year

The Powell Valley Healthcare Board of Directors announced Monday that CEO Terry Odom will be retiring in the first quarter of 2023. “Terry [Odom] is difficult to replace … … more

By Kevin Killough | 8/25/22

Patton Veterans Project to host free film workshops

LARAMIE (WNE) — Understanding veterans and their experiences can be tough to comprehend for most who have not served in the military. The Patton Veterans Project has been helping veterans, … more

11/28/23

‘By Brush and By Paw,’ Brown’s art on display through late October

Local artist Bobbie Brown’s show “By Brush and By Paw” will be at the Plaza Diane Sept. 22-Oct. 22, with the opening reception taking place Sept. 22 from 7-8:30 p.m. The … more

9/15/22

The 2022 University of Wyoming Wool Judging Team poses for a picture with coach Whit Stewart (blue coat, left), assistant coach Courtney Newman (yellow jacket, left) and Amy Newman (red jacket and glasses, left).

UW Wool Judging Team finishes 2021-2022 season in strong fashion

The University of Wyoming Wool Judging Team wrapped up a successful 2021-2022 season with a fourth-place finish at the San Antonio Livestock Show and Rodeo wool judging competition on Feb. 11. It was … more

By Brooke Ortel, Writer/Editor University of Wyoming Extension | 9/23/22

Public silent auction hosted by Powell Library

Residents of Powell and surrounding areas are invited to participate in a public silent auction featuring shelving, furniture and miscellaneous items from the Powell Library. The auction will … more

5/2/24

Heart Mountain Wyoming Foundation challenges proposed fee increase for immigration files

The Heart Mountain Wyoming Foundation has filed a public comment with the U.S. Customs and Immigration Service protesting a near quadrupling of the fee to process and copy the immigration files of … more

1/19/23

American Legion Auxiliary seeking girls state applicants

The American Legion Auxiliary provides scholarships for girls who will be completing their junior year of high school (including home school students) to attend the Wyoming Girls State program each … more

2/7/23

Monte Nickles (left) sings ‘Something Tells Me’ with J5 and the Montes, including Jessica Fiveland (second from left) and Erik Olson (on the keyboard) and Josey Nickles from Josey and the Whalers while serenading his new wife, Devin Matthews (not pictured) at Plaza Diane on Monday night.

Notes of love: Couple brings concert to Powell to celebrate nuptials

Devin Matthews knew her beau of nearly a decade was planning to propose. She just didn’t know when. Monte Nickles decided their new kitchen was the best place to spring a ring on her. … more

By Mark Davis | 6/29/23

Northwest College enrollment remains steady in fall 2021

The enrollment at Northwest College held steady in the fall 2021 semester. Lisa Smith, NWC institutional research manager, gave a presentation this month on the fall … more

By Kevin Killough | 5/19/22

Scotty Rae Hettinger prepares to line up a shot from his wheelchair while on a guided trip with the Wyoming Disabled Hunters as volunteer Myles Haines helps to decide on a target. Hettinger was one of 20 hunters with disabilities to be included in the group’s 2023 season.

In their father’s footsteps

Father and son Charlie and Brodie Ziska were preparing for the Saturday morning hunt well before sunup. It snowed the night before — the first real blast of winter. Their push down Southfork … more

By Mark Davis | 11/2/23

Officials from across the state watch a demonstration of the Powell solid waste transfer station Tuesday while touring the plant. More than 115 attendees came to Powell as part of the Wyoming Solid Waste and Recycling Association.

Powell’s sanitation transfer facility is a rockstar in Wyoming’s solid waste industry

More than 115 officials from across the state came to Powell Tuesday for a tour of one of the city’s pride and joy, the sanitation transfer station. Like teens at a Justin Bieber concert, the … more

By Mark Davis | 8/25/22

At 712 pounds and 41% body fat, Grizzly 566 was in extraordinary condition when Yellowstone National Park biologists handled the male bruin in October 2023.

A lot of bear: Yellowstone grizzly weighs in at near-record 712 pounds

Rotund, plump, hefty — go ahead and pick the fat synonym and it’ll likely aptly describe Grizzly 566, the second-heaviest grizzly bear ever documented in the Greater Yellowstone … more

My Mike Koshmrl, WyoFile.com | 11/28/23

Four special district candidates have withdrawn from race

A handful of special district races are getting smaller as candidates drop out of the race. Last week three more departed following Kelly Spiering, who had earlier dropped out of the Powell Fire … more

9/15/22

How American farmers are helping solve critical global issues

(StatePoint) With the Russian invasion of Ukraine, supply chain problems stemming from the global pandemic, and the world struggling under escalating inflation and a rapidly changing climate, the … more

9/23/22

The Northwest College student center is taking form as crews work on the exterior, having recently finished installing all the windows on both levels. The building is tentatively scheduled to open in late fall of 2024.

Foundation preps for big student center fundraising push

The Northwest College Foundation is $725,000 from meeting its goal to help fund the new student center and working on the annual Giving Day fundraiser with the goal of putting a big dent in that … more

By Zac Taylor | 3/12/24

Literacy kits for young readers

Thanks to a grant from The Dorothy Louise Kyler Fund and The John Henry Eldred Jr. Foundation, the Park County libraries are rolling out Little Elk’s Literacy Kits. The Powell Library will … more

5/2/24