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From left, Austin Sears, Hannah Sears and Katie Sears pose for a photo at Hastings College in Hastings, Nebraska. Hannah signed with the Hastings shooting team on Feb. 18.

Hannah Sears’ slick shooting has paid off. The Powell High School senior recently signed with Hastings College for shooting. She will have the opportunity to shoot every discipline at the … more

By Gabby Paterson | 3/2/23

From left, freshman Curtis Muecke stands with senior Gabby Paterson and juniors Kik Hayano and Breckin Streeter at All Northwest in Bellevue, Washington. All Northwest is a prestigious event featuring the best high school musicians from the northwestern region of the country.

Four PHS students perform at All Northwest

Four Powell High School students performed with the best high school musicians in the northwestern region of the United States Feb. 16-19 in Bellevue, Washington. Freshman Curtis Muecke, juniors … more

By Braden Schiller | 3/2/23

‘Dear Sirs’ documentary screening March 8 in Powell

The Park County Library Foundation is selling tickets for a documentary film screening at 7 p.m. in Vali Twin Cinema in Powell, on Wednesday, March 8, to help raise funds for the Powell Library … more

3/2/23

Of 9 new candidates, hospital prepares to select CEO finalists

Powell Valley Healthcare’s new CEO selection committee had the last two scheduled virtual interviews Tuesday, and now they plan to select the finalists who they’ll invite out to the … more

By Zac Taylor | 3/2/23

Lisa Bellmyer (left) and her husband Jerry took over home health business Hands 2 Help, based in Cody, in February from founder Coralie Herrick.

Longtime RN, administrator takes over Hands 2 Help

A home health business operating throughout the Big Horn Basin is under new, but familiar, ownership. Lisa Bellmyer and her husband Jerry took over Hands 2 Help, based in Cody, in February from … more

By Zac Taylor | 3/2/23

Powell scores well at annual Showalter Festival

Following Northwest College’s 48th annual Showalter Festival on Feb. 4, three students from Powell Middle School and three other students in the Big Horn Basin were graded as outstanding … more

3/2/23

Senate File 120 sponsor Sen. Eric Barlow (R-Gillette) has shepherded his bill nearly to passage in the final days of the session.

Guns, juries and public offices: Some with felonies could regain rights

Wyoming residents with a first-time, nonviolent felony conviction can see their voting rights restored upon completion of their sentence. Lawmakers are now considering expanding the … more

By Maggie Mullen, WyoFile.com | 3/2/23

Bills perish after House adjourned Monday

CASPER — House Democrats and members of the Wyoming Freedom Caucus voted to cut off discussion of bills Monday evening, killing “Chloe’s law,” a bill championed by the State … more

By Maya Shimizu Harris, Casper Star-Tribune Via Wyoming News Exchange | 3/2/23

Wendy Nelson (at left) and her sister Shannah Nelson (pictured at right with her husband John and son Jesse) died in a Friday afternoon crash on U.S. Highway 14A between Powell and Cody. Wendy was 20 years old and Shannah 22.

Friday crash claims lives of Powell sisters

A Friday afternoon crash on U.S. Highway 14A claimed the lives of two young Powell women. Shannah Nelson was 22. Wendy Nelson, her sister, was 20. The two-vehicle crash occurred shortly before 1 … more

By CJ Baker | 2/28/23

Albertsons opens to fanfare

Albertsons, finally, is open. The store officially opened to the public Saturday — alongside a soft opening the day before — completing a journey more than two years in the making. … more

By Zac Taylor | 2/28/23

Authorities say they caught Cody man selling meth

Before they found meth in a Cody man’s garage this month, authorities say they’d covertly caught him selling the drug three separate times and had evidence he’d been involved in a … more

By CJ Baker | 2/28/23

Powell resident Alex Few works with a group while working for the Western Landowners Alliance in October. Few now leads Park County Open Lands, which hopes to protect farms and ranches from being developed outside of agriculture.

Powell resident now leads open lands organization

Alex Few found herself staring out the window of her Washington laboratory longing for fresh air and open spaces. She was supposed to be looking through a microscope for research. Instead she stared … more

By Mark Davis | 2/28/23

Powell High School robotics teams Squiggle Splat Bang and Rapid Unscheduled Disassembly stand together following the state competition in Casper. From left, Isaac Stensing, Daniel Merritt, Kalin Hicswa, David Polson, Luke Legler, Elias Brower, Mason Coombs, Dallin Waite, Brighton Streeter, Alan Crawford, Dexter Opps, Keenan Lind and Jacob Harms pose together following Rapid Unscheduled Disassembly’s first place win.

Robotics team earns spot at Worlds

Following a more competitive season a Powell High School robotics team is going to the Worlds robotic tournament in Houston, Texas this April. Powell High School’s Team 3189, also known as … more

By Braden Schiller | 2/28/23

Zebra mussels are an immediate threat to Wyoming waterways after they were discovered less than 30 miles from Wyoming at Pactola Reservoir in the Black Hills of South Dakota.

Game and Fish plan set for aquatic invasive species threat

Reacting to the discovery of invasive zebra mussels in the Black Hills, plans have been finalized for the operation of watercraft check stations in northeast Wyoming. Wyoming Game and Fish … more

By Mark Davis | 2/28/23

More housing coming to East Adams Street

The development of East Adams Street continues, with a pair of new houses planned for this spring or summer. The Powell City Council cleared the way for the construction at its Feb. 21 … more

By CJ Baker | 2/28/23

City may launch citizen academy

Hoping to inspire more people to serve and learn about the City of Powell, Mayor John Wetzel wants to launch a citizen academy. The academy would allow Powell area residents to get a closer look … more

By CJ Baker | 2/28/23

County to look at all requests for ARPA funds

So many groups and county departments have requested pieces of the new round of ARPA funding coming from the state, that the Park County government is preparing a list of all requests for … more

By Zac Taylor | 2/28/23

Free bear spray

In partnership with the Safari Club International Foundation, Campfire Conservation Fund and American Bear Foundation, the Wyoming Game and Fish Department and Shoshone National Forest will … more

2/28/23

Bipartisan Barrasso bill would boost U.S. uranium production

CHEYENNE (WNE) — U.S. Sen. John Barrasso (R-Wyo.), ranking member of the Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources, has joined ENR Chairman Joe Manchin, (D-West Va.), and Sen. Jim Risch, … more

2/28/23

New wolf-kill compensation fund advances

Wyoming stockgrowers welcome relief for livestock killed by wolves in Wyoming’s unregulated “predator zone,” despite contradictions with the industry’s long-held … more

By Mike Koshmrl, WyoFile.com | 2/28/23