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Freshman attendant Averie Warner (from left) will be escorted by Korbyn Warren (escorts not pictured), junior attendant Bella Bertagnole will be escorted by Joe Bucher, sophomore attendant Maggie Atkinson will be escorted by Paul Cox, senior attendant Abby Wambeke will be escorted by Yared Robirds, and senior attendant Sydney Hull will be escorted by David Polson. All five girls will be honored at Friday’s football game against Star Valley. A queen will be decided between Wambeke and Hull.

Homecoming Parade Friday in downtown Powell

On Friday, Powell High School will have its 2022 Homecoming Parade. The parade will start at 1:15 p.m. and will commence at Bent and Third streets. The parade will proceed south down Bent … more

9/29/22

American Legion fundraiser to help 12-year-old on dialysis

The American Legion is hosting a fundraiser Saturday to help a Lovell 12-year-old with ties to Powell who is on dialysis awaiting a kidney transplant. Organizer Patty Paulsen said Nevaeh Reynosa … more

By Zac Taylor | 9/29/22

Two youth organizations to hold first pumpkin patch fundraiser

As Halloween festivities begin to blow in with the fall breeze, a pumpkin patch will appear at the lot next to Yellowstone Motors. Starting Oct. 5 and ending on Halloween, the Powell Pumpkin Patch … more

By Braden Schiller | 9/29/22

Two more wild birds found dead with avian flu

Avian influenza has once again been discovered in Wyoming. The Wyoming Game and Fish Department’s Wildlife Health Laboratory, in cooperation with UW’s Wyoming State Veterinary Laboratory, … more

By Mark Davis | 9/29/22

Three dead after crash outside of Thermopolis

Three people were killed in a fatal crash Sept. 24 at milepost 121.4 on U.S. Highway 20 in the Wind River Canyon. There were no survivors. Around 10 a.m., Wyoming Highway Patrol troopers … more

9/29/22

The latest data by Northwest College shows high school graduates from the Big Horn Basin who attend the college graduated at higher than average levels.

Big Horn Basin students perform better than most at NWC

High school graduates from the Big Horn Basin do better than the average in completing their studies at Northwest College and those who started college classes while in high school were even better. … more

By Zac Taylor | 9/29/22

Coffee with a cop

Local law enforcement officers will be at the Pardner’s Café on Wednesday, Oct. 5 from 11 a.m- noon in the Park County Library in Cody in recognition of National Coffee with a Cop … more

9/29/22

Northwest College student Jose Atilano has been a part of the GEAR UP program through Northwest College and has found success with it.

Northwest College celebrates National GEAR UP Week 2022

The Northwest College GEAR UP program is participating in National GEAR UP Week 2022. The week commemorates the continuing success of Gaining Early Awareness and Readiness for Undergraduate Programs … more

9/29/22

Brady Thomas celebrates with his cousin Dylan Lassleyoung after Lessleyoung was able to make a perfect shot on a pronghorn while guided by volunteers with Wyoming Disabled Hunters. Volunteers Marvin Blakesly and Del Ray ‘Paco’ Jones celebrate in the background.

Wyoming Disabled Hunters host outdoor sports enthusiasts from around the country

After waiting years for a chance to harvest a big game animal, Dylan Lessleyoung was stunned by how quickly his pronghorn hunt progressed from saddling up to harvesting a beautiful buck. … more

By Mark Davis | 9/27/22

The school resource officer’s vehicle is often parked at Powell High School. The district currently has two officers.

Park County School District 1 focused on safety

School shootings have become increasingly prevalent in the United States. According to the Washington Post, 311,000 children have been involved in a school shooting since the 1999 Columbine High … more

By Braden Schiller | 9/27/22

Kain Baxter takes the stage at Billings Pub Station earlier this month to open for B.o.B. Baxter was among several up-and-coming artists to open for the grammy nominated rapper and has music available on Spotify, Apple and YouTube, among other platforms.

Powell local opens for grammy nominated rapper as his career continues to grow

For Powell local Kain Baxter, son of Meredith and Josh Baxter, some might say that “if airplanes in the night sky were shooting stars,” he wished right. But Baxter, who recently opened … more

By Braden Schiller | 9/27/22

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

Powell Economic Partnership put out a table at Homesteader Days to get feedback from Powell residents on what they’d like to see. Some of that information, executive director Rebekah Burns said, will also be provided to the county as part of the Land Use Plan process, which Burns is also a part of.

County’s future: Burns works to gather input from residents in and outside Powell to help land use plan

Rebekah Burns is collecting as much data as she can to find out what people in Park County want to see in the future. The Powell Economic Partnership Executive Director does this for Powell … more

By Zac Taylor | 9/27/22

Eric Hagmann, the vocal music instructor at Northwest College, sings during last year’s POP concert. This year Hagmann is helping host Powell’s first Vocal Jazz Academy, a day long workshop that can be attended by both high school and college students.

Northwest College to host Vocal Jazz Academy

Two Powell music teachers and a vocal jazz director from California will be hosting Powell’s first Vocal Jazz Academy starting at 9 a.m. Saturday in the Nelson Performing Arts Building. … more

By Braden Schiller | 9/27/22

County commissioners last week approved a bid for four new Park County Sheriff's Office pickup trucks, which are estimated to take eight months to arrive. The county has yet to receive four trucks it ordered the year before.

County approves bid for four new deputy vehicles

Park County policy dictates that emergency vehicles be traded in at 85,000 miles. “We can’t do that,” sheriff Scott Steward told county commissioners last Tuesday. … more

By Zac Taylor | 9/27/22

Utility scam circulating through Powell

There is a scam going around Powell and the city is warning residents to be aware. Recently the city has been receiving complaints that customers are getting phone calls stating that … more

9/27/22

Badia agrees to plea deal after facing four charges

Cody resident Christopher Badia pleaded no contest to three misdemeanor charges on Friday. Following his plea deal, he will still have 92 days to serve in the Park County Detention Center. Badia … more

By Braden Schiller | 9/27/22

The Big Horn Basin Cancer Center team works through the new electronic records system Epic ahead of the Oct. 1 launch.

Cody Regional Health introduces new Electronic Health Record system

CODY — Cody Regional Health, a health care system serving Northwest Wyoming, is completing a system-wide launch of its new Electronic Health Record system called EPIC starting on October 1. The … more

9/27/22

Outlaw Trails community roundtable discussion

Join the Bureau of Land Management’s Cody Field Office and Wyoming Outdoor Recreation for a community roundtable discussion on the Outlaw Trails system in Cody. This co-hosted event will be an … more

9/27/22

A view from the southeast corner of the property off Wyo. Highway 294, facing west, shows part of the area at the edge of a massive tract of BLM land where an events center will be built after being approved by Park County commissioners.

County approves permit for small event space

A new event space is set to be built off Wyo. Highway 294 on the edge of Badger Basin. Park County commissioners Tuesday unanimously approved a special use permit for the minor commercial … more

By Zac Taylor | 9/27/22