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Powell City Council selects firm for airport master plan

The Powell City Council voted Monday to hire Kansas-based Coffman Associates to help develop an FAA-required master plan, following the recommendation of the airport board. The … more

By Kevin Killough | 7/21/22

Something is stirring rare candidate interest at county precinct level

Expanded openings — and expanded interest — tell a tale of active politics at the local level with heavy filings for positions on the Park County Republican Party Central Committee in … more

By Dave Bonner | 7/21/22

A scene from the song film Omoiyari featuring Kishi Bashi.

Heart Mountain Interpretive Center Pilgrimage opening ceremony July 29

After the challenges presented by the pandemic, the Heart Mountain Interpretive Center is again hosting its first full in-person pilgrimage in two years. While most of the events are by registration … more

7/21/22

Carrie Satterwhite wears her red vest which signifies foster grandparents and serves lunch to children at Westside Elementary School.

Foster grandparents make a difference

A program that provides mentors to children is often as beneficial for older, wiser adults as it is for the kids they help. Carrie and Hoyt Satterwhite, both active in the Wyoming Senior … more

By Braden Schiller | 7/21/22

Yellowstone Quilt Festival returns

It’ll be quilt appraisals, scissors sharpening, leather thimbles and more when the Yellowstone Quilt Festival (YQF) returns to the Riley Arena in Cody on July 29 and 30. Fesitval … more

7/21/22

Verizon-Cellular Plus to give away free backpacks

Verizon-Cellular Plus in Powell will be giving away free backpacks filled with school supplies on Saturday, July 30, from 10 a.m. to noon. “We are honored to give back to our local … more

7/21/22

A Clark’s nutcracker forages for whitebark pine cone seeds in the Shoshone National Forest. The species is credited for replanting the forest with the important tree species as they collect and hide the seeds across the landscape.

Interpretive whitebark pine sign installed

The Beartooth Highway has a new interpretive sign. In late June, members of the Society of American foresters and employees of the Wapiti Ranger District of the Shoshone National Forest … more

7/21/22

Governor’s fuel prices group focuses on refinery capacity

The best way to bring down high gas costs in Wyoming would be to secure a long-term fuel supply within the state, one industry insider told stakeholders Friday. No new refinery has been … more

By Carrie Haderlie, Wyoming Tribune Eagle Via Wyoming News Exchange | 7/21/22

The Wyoming Legislature House Chambers was abuzz with activity during the 66th Wyoming Legislature in February in Cheyenne.

As legislative workload balloons, lawmakers examine compensation

Lawmakers have asked the Legislative Service Office to draft a bill that would increase their daily reimbursements. The Subcommittee on Legislator Compensation met Friday to discuss changing … more

By Maggie Mullen, WyoFile.com | 7/21/22

Plane crash kills two

A plane went down in the Bighorn Mountains Thursday afternoon, reportedly killing a Georgia couple traveling through the West, igniting a fire in a hard-to-access area of the Bighorn National … more

By Mark Davis | 7/19/22

NWC temporary facilities to become permanent building

Northwest College is gearing up for the first phase of the new student center construction, which will be to create a space for students to eat. In order to make way for the new building, … more

By Kevin Killough | 7/19/22

A new rock garden at the main entrance to Northwest College’s Orendorff Building will give the building a new look and less maintenance than the previous flower garden. The cut stones are from a quarry in southcentral Montana.

Northwest College rocks

For the past three years Northwest College has been undergoing major landscaping improvements necessary to protect infrastructure and to beautify the campus. Now, as the projects near … more

By Mark Davis | 7/19/22

Colleen Renner said she’ll bring experience, knowledge to Park County clerk office

Colleen Renner has a career in public service spanning over 40 years. In 2014, she ran for the position of Park County clerk and won. Her campaign was successful again in 2018. Now, she’s … more

By Kevin Killough | 7/19/22

Alum sends $1,000 memorial gift to PHS basketball

Inspired by the memory of former Powell High School basketball standout Jerry Nielsen, Larry J. Hart, a 1964 graduate of PHS, has donated $1,000 for the benefit of the Panther basketball program. … more

7/19/22

Best of Show recipient Elizabeth LaRowe (left) stands next to her water color painting ‘Kersey Falls’ with judge Tim Newton.

Cody Country Art League's 57th annual Art Show and Sale

The Cody Country Art League has decided on the winners for the 57th annual Art Show and Sale which began on June 29, 2022, and will conclude July 31, 2022. The public can view the show at 836 … more

7/19/22

Redistricting can get messy. Two residents in Precinct 10-1-2 were sent incorrect ballots after those residents were included in House District 50, when they are actually in HD 26, having moved from HD25 as a result of redistricting. Fortunately, the ballots were not cast and so the mistake will not impact the election.

Ballot error in rural Powell caught and fixed

The Park County Elections Office has corrected a small number of primary election ballots in rural Powell that initially included the wrong legislative race. Because only a handful of voters live in … more

7/19/22

Cheney, Hageman will miss Aug. 11 bandshell forum

Headline opponents for the Republican nomination for U.S. Congress will not attend the Aug. 11 Meet the Candidates forum in Washington Park hosted by Powell Economic Partnership. U.S. Rep. Liz … more

7/19/22

Grizzly relocated to Fox Creek

After consultation with the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, the Wyoming Game and Fish Department relocated a sub adult male grizzly bear Saturday after it was captured for attraction to human … more

7/19/22

One of Grizzly 399’s subadult male offspring follows its mother through Grand Teton National Park in May, the day after the famed grizzly matriarch cast away her litter of four. Two of 399’s litter were collared and ended up traveling to Sublette County later that month. One was euthanized this week, though it’s not clear whether it was the bear pictured in this file photograph.

Wildlife officials kill one of 399’s offspring

The Wyoming Game and Fish Department, acting with authorization from the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, has killed one of Grizzly 399’s offspring that was frequenting human-occupied areas in … more

By Billy Arnold, Jackson Hole Daily Via Wyoming News Exchange | 7/19/22

Dozens of oil refinery workers laid off

More than 30 workers at the local HF Sinclair Oil refinery are out of work and 55 more have been put on notice in what the company calls a realignment “to reflect best practices for operational … more

By Greg Johnson, Rawlins Times Via Wyoming News Exchange | 7/19/22