Powell Tribune

At its regular meeting Monday, the Powell City Council approved a budget amendment, received an update on the Clocktower Inn project and approved a new agreement with the City of Billings landfill. … more

By Kevin Killough | 6/20/19

Vehicles traveling south on Bent Street find the roads flooded near the tracks after a heavy downpour in downtown Powell on Friday. The Powell area weather station, located north of town and on the edge of Friday’s gully-washer, recorded only 0.7 of an inch of precipitation for the entire weekend.

Big Horn Basin spring ending on a wet note

If you’re tired of the wet, gloomy nature of spring, you probably won’t like the forecast for the official start of summer. Rain is once again forecasted for every day through the middle … more

By Mark Davis | 6/20/19

A grizzly bear — one of more than 700 in the Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem — forages for a meal in Grand Teton National Park. The current method of estimating the number of grizzly bears was designed to be conservative. The Wyoming Game and Fish Department is in the process of conducting its own count.

Grizzlies are ranging further afield and conflicts are rising, but sides disagree on why

It’s undisputed that the number of conflicts between grizzly bears and people are on the rise in northwest Wyoming, with bears roaming further and further from their core habitat in and around … more

By Mark Davis | 6/20/19

From left, retiring Powell school employees Jocelyn Frame, Gloria Randall, Laurie Smith, Deb Eckhardt and Laurie Zwemer pose for a photograph at a school board meeting last month. The board and school administrators presented the retirees with bells and thanked them for their many years of service.

School board recognizes six retiring employees

The summer season marks a new chapter for several Powell school employees as they begin retirement. The Park County School District No. 1 Board of Trustees recognized six retiring employees who … more

By Tessa Baker | 6/20/19

The Black Canyon area is pictured earlier this month, before Bighorn Lake hit flood pool levels. The Black Canyon Campground may go under water.

Water levels rising at Bighorn Canyon

Water levels are high at Bighorn Canyon National Recreation Area and park officials are urging visitors to be aware of the conditions. “Bighorn Lake is in flood stage and will affect the … more

6/20/19

A May 17 fire gutted this vacant home on Lane 13, south of Powell. Authorities say it appears to have been an act of arson and are asking anyone with information about the fire to come forward.

House fire believed to be arson, information sought

Authorities are seeking information about a fire that claimed an abandoned Powell area home last month, saying they suspect the building was intentionally set ablaze. The Powell Volunteer Fire … more

6/20/19

Close to 100 people came together June 1 to fish, paddle, and celebrate veterans and public lands at the Veterans Family Fishing Classic.

Veterans, families connect with public lands at fishing event

Veterans, their family members, volunteers and the Bureau of Land Management came together this month to fish, paddle and celebrate veterans and public lands. Close to 100 people enjoyed the … more

6/20/19

Juror faces jail

LARAMIE (WNE) — Albany County District Court Judge Tori Kricken ruled that a juror in a Laramie civil case will be jailed indefinitely, starting June 28, unless she completes community service … more

6/20/19

Veteran newsman Tom Brokaw (center) interviews former longtime senator Al Simpson during a visit to the Heart Mountain Pilgrimage in 2017. Brokaw will receive the LaDonna Zall Compassionate Witness Award at this year’s Pilgrimage, scheduled for July 27 at the Heart Mountain Interpretive Center.

Tom Brokaw to receive LaDonna Zall Compassionate Witness Award

Legendary newscaster and author Tom Brokaw will receive the third LaDonna Zall Compassionate Witness Award during the Heart Mountain Wyoming Foundation’s annual Pilgrimage. The event will be … more

6/20/19

Chip sealing scheduled for Wyo. Highway 30

A $1.5 million pavement improvement project continues this week with chip sealing between Otto and Basin on Wyo. Highway 30. “Travelers should expect 20-minute traffic delays during chip … more

6/20/19

Nominations sought for Farm Service Agency

USDA’s Farm Service Agency (FSA) is accepting nominations for county committee members. Agricultural producers who participate or cooperate in an FSA program may be nominated and people may … more

6/20/19

Tri-State seeking to add more renewable energy projects

Tri-State Generation and Transmission Association — which supplies electricity to Garland Light & Power — has issued its sixth request for proposals (RFP) for renewable energy … more

6/20/19

Quilt guild hosts program Monday

The Paintbrush Piecers Quilt Guild will meet at 6 p.m. Monday at the Cody Senior Center. “The program this month will be a few demonstrations by guild members, making a bag out of two … more

6/20/19

Black Hills Energy rate hikes reviewed

CHEYENNE (WNE) — Consumer advocates with the Wyoming Public Service Commission are investigating a Black Hills Energy proposal to consolidate and raise natural gas rates. The Office of … more

6/20/19

Riverton to offer Arapaho language classes

RIVERTON (WNE) — Two classes on the Northern Arapaho language are coming to Riverton High School. The Fremont County School District 25 Board of Trustees approved the course offerings in … more

6/20/19

Council approves alcohol permits for UW

LARAMIE (WNE) — Beer and other malt alcoholic beverages will again be available at War Memorial Stadium and the University of Wyoming Arena-Auditorium for the 2019-2020 seasons, but not all … more

6/20/19

Vice President Mike Pence delivers a speech next to his wife, Karen (left), Secretary of Interior David Bernhardt (right) and Yellowstone National Park Superintendent Cameron Sholly (far right) while Old Faithful steams up before erupting.

In Yellowstone, Vice President Pence says administration is ‘committed to conservation’

Vice President Mike Pence visited Yellowstone National Park on Thursday to discuss plans for fighting the Park Service’s $12 billion national maintenance backlog and tout their proposed … more

By Mark Davis | 6/18/19

A helicopter from Sky Aviation in Worland flies over a Powell area field earlier this month to deploy herbicides. While working in the Willwood area, the company accidentally deployed herbicides on properties surrounding the fields the helicopter was targeting, causing damage.

Errant herbicide damages trees, Willwood crops

A long corridor of trees and a couple fields of crops in the Willwood area were damaged this month, when they were accidentally sprayed with herbicides by an aerial crop duster. Up and down Lane … more

By Kevin Killough | 6/18/19

Extra dollars come in on county sales tax

The $13.68 million sales tax approved by Park County voters has turned out to be a more than $14.69 million tax — and counting. The extra $1 million that had come into county coffers through … more

By CJ Baker | 6/18/19

Trucker arrested in Powell pleads guilty to attempted murder

An Arizona truck driver has admitted that he attacked a female passenger and then left her bleeding in a ditch outside Thermopolis in April 2018. At a hearing in Hot Springs County District Court … more

By CJ Baker | 6/18/19