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The city is turning its custodial work over to a private company. On Monday, the Powell City Council hired Roselli Cleaning Services to take over the cleaning responsibilities for city hall, the … more

By CJ Baker | 1/18/24

Levi Rogers, of Powell, receives feedback from adjunct music professor Morgan Grover during the 49th annual Showalter Festival at Northwest College. This year’s festival featured 276 students.

Eight area middle school students named outstanding performers at festival

At Northwest College’s 49th annual Showalter Festival on Feb. 3, eight students earned the title of outstanding performer, including two from Powell. Outstanding performers Hayden Peters … more

2/13/24

$5.3 million refunded to producer

One of Wyoming’s larger oil and gas producers scored a $5.3 million tax refund last spring, requiring the state and local governments across five counties to repay the money in the fall. … more

By CJ Baker | 2/20/24

Cody man charged with repeated drunk driving

After being arrested this month on allegations that he’d driven drunk for a fourth time in four years, a Cody man was ordered not to drive for any reason. But last week, just days after … more

By CJ Baker | 3/26/24

One Health’s Powell staff stands in front of the building. Renovations have helped the downtown storefronts work but credit also goes to the staff said Colette Mild, chief financial officer, and Clinical Operations Director Ashley Jarrett. Back row, from left: Trenity Hackney, Kaylee Stewart, Stacie McClain, Angela Redder, Joseph Davidson, Kelsey Sagrilla, Heather Christensen and Kaylee Putzke. Front row: Ronni Kyniston, Tanya Florence, Lydia Hernandez, Lisa Christen, Glenda Spencer, Heather Dillon, Julia Carrasco and Rayven Moore.

Adapting to change

Three former storefronts and office spaces have gone from seeing customers and clients to patients; their floor plans have changed and shifted, an HVAC system has been added and rooms have been … more

By Braden Schiller | 4/26/24

Subzero temperatures could scrap school in Powell, Clark Wednesday

With subzero temperatures in the forecast, Park County School District 1 is planning to either delay or cancel school on Wednesday. The National Weather Service is predicting a low of minus 10 … more

12/20/22

Northwest College approved for new four-year criminal justice degree

A program championed by local law enforcement leaders, pushed for by professors and staff, and desired by many students, is coming to Northwest College in the fall semester. Northwest College … more

By Zac Taylor | 3/9/23

Northwest College hosts Career Fair on campus Wednesday

Northwest College is bringing back its Career Fair Wednesday, April 5, in Cabre Gym. From 9 a.m.-noon, area high school students will attend the Career Fair, and then the … more

4/4/23

Harry Luge performs for children attending David and Jennie Rael’s Fourth of July Celebration in Cowley on Tuesday. Hundreds enjoyed the party before being joined by even more people traveling to see the fireworks show.

Rael family party returns with picnic for hundreds, fireworks

Last year David and Jennie Rael’s home was all but deserted on July 4; an unusual site for the past three decades. The family typically invites hundreds to enjoy a Fourth of July picnic … more

By Mark Davis | 7/6/23

Park County homeowners take advantage of property tax refunds

Park County officials worked hard to get out the word about the state’s newly expanded property tax refund program, and the effort appears to have paid off for taxpayers. State data shows … more

By CJ Baker | 10/26/23

Thompson third candidate to run for County Coroner

Powell resident Zack Thompson is the third person to announce their candidacy for the position of Park County coroner. Tim Powers, the current Park County coroner, who has held the position for … more

By Braden Schiller | 5/24/22

Early voting on a record pace for county

More voters in Park County are choosing to cast their ballots early with in-person voting at the Park County courthouse. Three weeks ahead of the Aug. 16 primary election in Wyoming, 387 voters … more

7/28/22

Powell Mayor John Wetzel congratulates Jeff Ditzler on completing the city’s inaugural Citizen Academy at the council’s Nov. 8 meeting. A total of 11 local residents participated in the program.

City’s inaugural Citizen Academy dubbed a success

Getting people interested in the inner workings of city government can be a challenge, but the City of Powell recently found about a dozen local residents who were eager to learn. The … more

By CJ Baker | 11/16/23

Northwest College President Lisa Watson speaks to faculty, staff and community members Jan. 11 during her State of the College address.

College looks to add two new programs

Northwest College students will soon be able to further their goals of becoming a paramedic or going on to a bachelor’s degree in software development thanks to two new programs approved by the … more

By Zac Taylor | 1/18/24

UW launches eight fully online bachelor’s degree programs

Opportunities to earn fully online degrees from the University of Wyoming will increase significantly starting this fall. UW online bachelor’s degrees are now available to first-time … more

2/13/24

Avalanche of last-minute bills introduced in Senate

On the final day to introduce bills for the 2024 budget session, an avalanche of last-minute proposed legislation successfully received the two-thirds vote to advance in the Wyoming Senate. The … more

By Hannah Shields, Wyoming Tribune Eagle Via Wyoming News Exchange | 2/20/24

Ed Morrow (right), of Powell, speaks with Wyoming Gov. Mark Gordon on Saturday afternoon at the Hughes-Pittinger American Legion Post 26. Gordon was in town for Wyoming Veterans Welcome Home Day.

Local veterans given a belated ‘welcome home’

Nearly 60,000 American soldiers were killed or went missing during the Vietnam War, over 300,000 were wounded, while hundreds of thousands more suffered post-traumatic stress disorder or the effects … more

By CJ Baker | 3/26/24

Tom and Liza Kuntz’s home in the Beartooth Mountains is nearly complete.

Little house in the Beartooths

When Liza Kuntz was a teenager she’d spend her summers working in the Sunlight Basin. This time in the Wyoming wilderness made a deep impact on her. Liza is from Maine but when it came … more

By Braden Schiller | 4/26/24

Hailee Gorsuch, a mentor in the Fly Fishing Club, shows intense focus while she assists with building rods on Friday.

Mentoring students one fly fishing rod at a time

At Powell Middle School on Friday and Saturday students had to be careful and pay attention to detail. They were building fly fishing rods with the help of a Wyoming-based fly fishing … more

By Braden Schiller | 3/9/23

Many Civil Air Patrol members earned promotions this year. From the left are, C/Amn Troy Hoover, C/A1C Christopher Blutt, C/MSgt Adam Swaney and C/Amn Phu Nguyen. Not pictured is C/A1C Austin Fenwick.

Yellowstone Regional Squadron Civil Air Patrol promotions

Springtime saw more promotions for the Yellowstone Regional Composite Squadron of Civil Air Patrol. Two of the newest members, Cadet Troy Hoover of Cody and Cadet Phu Nguyen of Powell, … more

4/4/23