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Powell businesses refuse to serve underage buyer

Staff at Powell’s bars and liquor stores aced a police test last week: Employees at 11 establishments all refused to sell alcohol to an underage customer dispatched by police. In accordance … more

By CJ Baker | 1/3/23

Powell High School senior receives all three nominations for military academy

Powell High School senior Stetson Davis, son of Paul and Candace Davis, is on the path to a military career after receiving all three nominations from Wyoming’s U.S. delegation, a rare … more

By Braden Schiller | 1/3/23

Brock Ninker and his family of four pose in an old family photo. From left: Thomas Ninker, Sasha Ninker, Drake Heintz, Brock Ninker and Robin Ninker.

Ninker asks for community’s help, will host fundraising dinner

After a motorcycle accident and the passing of seven years, Brock Ninker, former owner of Hansel and Gretel’s, hopes he has had his last surgery. Ninker sold Hansel and Gretel’s … more

By Braden Schiller | 1/3/23

Local veterans honored at wreath laying event

Imagine having to spend Christmas facing the German army in 1944, away from family and a new baby boy and two other young children. That is the story Powell veteran Rodger Carter related about his … more

1/3/23

Front row: Cadet Airman Henry White, Cadet Airman First Class Abigail LaFrentz and Cadet Airman Austin Fenwick. Back row: Cadet Staff Sergeant Tony Salgado, Cadet Airman Christopher Blutt, Cadet Technical Sergeant Adam Swaney, Cadet Technical Sergeant Wyatt Houchin and Cadet Second Lt. Jay Swaney.

Civil Air Patrol cadets promoted

With parents and siblings watching, seven cadets from the Yellowstone Regional Composite Squadron of Civil Air Patrol received promotions at the end of the year Promotion and Family Night on Dec. … more

1/3/23

County may cancel thousands of voter registrations

The Park County Elections Office is preparing to cancel the registrations of thousands of voters who missed November’s General Election. However, voters can keep their registration active if … more

1/3/23

Supply chain woes slow plans for convenience store expansion

A convenience store on West Coulter Avenue was supposed to have undergone a substantial remodel by now, but supply chain problems have delayed those plans. The project will convert some former … more

By CJ Baker | 1/3/23

Commissioners make notes on internal land use plan draft

Park County commissioners gathered with members of the Land Use Plan Advisory Committee on Dec. 19 to look over details of the first draft of the county’s new land use plan. On Dec. 20, … more

By Zac Taylor | 1/3/23

Safe2Tell gives students a place to turn when they need help

Imagine you’re a teenager worried about a friend, someone who’s been distant or has even hinted that he’s thought about hurting himself or someone else. What do you do? … more

By Sarah Elmquist Squires, The Ranger Via Wyoming News Exchange | 1/3/23

Blue Cross Blue Shield of Wyoming partners with TriWest Healthcare Alliance

CHEYENNE — Blue Cross Blue Shield of Wyoming last month announced that it will be supporting the contract awarded to TriWest Healthcare Alliance to administer the U.S. Department of … more

1/3/23

Plane slides off runway during landing

ROCK SPRINGS (WNE) — A flight into Rock Springs had an unusual — but safe — landing on Tuesday, Dec. 27. A Skywest commercial passenger airplane, arriving in Rock Springs … more

1/3/23

Kevin Lundahl, left, sits with Karen Lundahl, who cuddles a foster baby with special medical needs, and a girl now in Karen’s day care, with the family cat, SWAT.

Foster care is a partnership for the Lundahls

LARAMIE — A child needing care was brought to the Lundahl home after being found through a two-state Amber Alert. Foster parents Karen and Kevin Lundahl were ready for her, providing both a bed … more

By Carol Ryczek, Laramie Boomerang Via Wyoming News Exchange | 1/3/23

Tyler Kerr, newly hired Wyoming crew leader for the Wyoming Bird Conservancy, searches for birds at Yellowtail Wildlife Habitat Management Area near Lovell during the 2022 Kane Christmas Bird Count. The event has been running for 32 years and is part of the international Audubon Christmas Bird Count.

Birding volunteers face the storm

A lmost every year around the middle of December you can count on northwest Wyoming weather rearing its ugly head just as area birding volunteers are heading out to assist in the Audubon Christmas … more

By Mark Davis | 12/29/22

Brochu receives Academic All American award

The Powell High School speech and debate team chatted excitedly ahead of their Christmas party on Dec. 19, but there was another reason for their excitement. Powell’s second ever … more

By Braden Schiller | 12/29/22

Patra Lindenthal spent two terms as the clerk of district court to cap more than 30 years in the office.

Clerk of district court retiring after 30 years of service

S hortly after she moved back to Wyoming, Patra Lindenthal’s children told her to go get a job, and her sister suggested the Park County Courthouse might be a good place to work. Lindenthal … more

By CJ Baker | 12/29/22

Man spends three weeks in jail for profane outbursts, threats

A man who spewed obscenities, racial slurs and death threats at passersby and police spent three weeks in jail for his outbursts. Joseph E. Rauchwater, 47, was arrested the night of Dec. 1, … more

By CJ Baker | 12/29/22

Hunting applications open on Jan. 3

CHEYENNE — The ringing in of the new year signals the opening of hunting applications for many hunters. At 8 a.m. on Jan. 3 the Wyoming Game and Fish Department will open applications for six … more

12/29/22

Powell school board receives a clean audit

P ark County School District 1 has received a clean audit for the 2021-2022 school year and is prepared for a new calendar year. During its meeting Dec. 13, all board officers were … more

By Braden Schiller | 12/29/22

Joe Tilden served three terms as a Park County Commissioner.

Tilden makes final motion to adjourn as commissioner

P ark County Commissioner Joe Tilden had made what he thought was his final motion after 12 years of service as a county commissioner. His fellow commissioners wouldn’t let him go … more

By Zac Taylor | 12/29/22

State Sen.-elect Laursen has lengthy to-do list

S tate Sen.-elect Dan Laursen, R-Powell, may be new to the upper house of the Wyoming Legislature, but the preparation work he’s been doing ahead of the Jan. 10 start of the General Session … more

By Zac Taylor | 12/29/22