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The Cody splash pad has become very popular since it opened, Powell City Administrator Zack Thorington said, and a future one in Powell could benefit by having a community group to help raise funds to match the grant award as happened in Cody.

City agrees to apply for grant to fund new splash pad

A new, bigger splash pad could be in Powell’s future. At a Tuesday night city council meeting Powell City Council members voted to pursue a federal grant for up to $250,000 to help construct … more

By Zac Taylor | 9/8/22

Assistant Principal Chanler Buck (left) strategizes with Principal Kyle Rohrer during Powell Middle School’s annual Turkey hunt on Nov. 21. This year the administrators costumes and accessories, which included feathers and ‘turkey poop,’ were given an upgrade thanks to IMC clerk Jill Morrow.

Turkey hunt: Powell Middle School students give back to the community

A Facebook livestream on Nov. 21 showed two eager hunters, Alex Rodriguez and Autumn Weckler and their guides, teacher Bryan Bonander and School Resource Officer Paul Sapp, hunting the most dangerous … more

By Braden Schiller | 11/30/23

Hospital retention looks positive early in the new fiscal year

More Powell Valley Healthcare staff are sticking around than in the last year. At a recent board of directors meeting, CEO Terry Odom announced that in July and especially August, staff turnover … more

By Zac Taylor | 10/11/22

Wonders of the Big Horn Basin

Wyoming’s Big Horn Basin is over 14,000 acres of arid desert, sagebrush steppes and mountain valleys. It is a vast area steeped in historical, geological and archaeological wonders. At 1 p.m. … more

1/16/24

2023 Powell High School fall semester honor roll

The fall semester honor roll for Powell High School’s 2023-2024 school year has been released. In order to make the honor roll, students must have achieved a minimum GPA of 3.0 with no grade … more

2/6/24

COVID cases, deaths rise in Wyoming nursing homes

CASPER (WNE) — More of Wyoming’s nursing home residents are getting sick and dying from COVID-19, new figures released Wednesday by the AARP show. COVID cases occurred in state … more

12/2/22

Wyoming Game and Fish Department wildlife biologist Sam Stephens collars a moose during a study of the species in the Bighorn Mountains while University of Wyoming graduate and National Forest Service wildlife biologist Lindsay Martinez, former seasonal technician Travis Coats, Greybull area game warden Rob Hipp, and former seasonal technician Josie Kerrigan work with the cow moose at a high altitude lake in the Bighorn National Forest near the Cloud Peak Wilderness. The department budget includes conservation studies on large game animals as well as non-game species.

Game and Fish budget tightens

For the years since being cut off from the Legislature’s general fund, the Wyoming Game and Fish Department has been running relatively flat budgets, growing only slightly since 2017 at a time … more

By Mark Davis | 4/25/24

Homeland Security Director: Focus on smaller group in case of food emergency

Park County Homeland Security Director Jeff Martin said there may be a better way to address food insecurity in case of an emergency as opposed to a large storage facility for all 30,000 county … more

By Zac Taylor | 1/12/23

County sees influx

What most everyone in the area already knows after seeing moving vans, sold signs and postings from new people on area classifieds sites has been confirmed. Park County recorded a higher net … more

By Zac Taylor | 4/6/23

Briess Malt and Ingredients Company’s first loads of Wyoming barley were added to the Ralston Elevator stockpile on July 31.

Big Horn Basin a barley grower’s paradise

Barley has it good in the Big Horn Basin. So good that Briess Malt and Ingredients Company, which provides malt for food products all over and for many craft breweries (including local breweries … more

By Zac Taylor | 8/10/23

Brother of sheriff running for office

Former Wyoming Special Agent Darrell Steward has announced that he will be running for Park County sheriff. Darrell is the brother of current Park County Sheriff Scott Steward, who announced in … more

By Braden Schiller | 5/5/22

A grizzly sow and her cub of the year move through the brush at Yellowstone National Park. Several cubs were victims of infanticide — killed by other bears — in view of visitors this year, including one that forced park officials to euthanize the cub.

Study team begins trapping in Yellowstone ecosystem

Biologists with the Interagency Grizzly Bear Study Team began field captures of grizzly bears Tuesday and plan to continue through the end of October. Officials with the U.S. Geological Survey, in … more

By Mark Davis | 8/11/22

The American Legion Hughes-Pittinger Post 26 honor guard performed a three-volley salute following the Powell High School Veterans Day assembly. From left, Ernest (Bud) Schrickling, Jim Bruno, James Thomas, John Fraser and Steve Bustos.

Powell Schools honor veterans during assemblies

Not all veterans fly planes or fight overseas, “but those people are veterans too, so whether you were in the military … whether you were in the war or not, whether you fueled planes or … more

By Braden Schiller | 11/14/23

Smoke from the Ross Fork Fire, a 28,874-acre wildland blaze in central Idaho, obscures the mountain view looking west on Avenue E from Powell. A cold front is forecast to roll in late Thursday, blowing the smoke south to Nevada.

Idaho smoke blanketing area

Smoke blanketing the Big Horn Basin for the last few days during the late summer season is largely due to the 28,874-acre Ross Fork Fire in central Idaho, according to the National Weather Service in … more

By Mark Davis | 9/8/22

Northwest Civic Orchestra to perform on Dec. 2

After a one-year hiatus, the Northwest Civic Orchestra will again mark the holiday season with an evening of slides, decorations, treats and Christmas music. “Making Spirits Bright” will … more

11/30/23

Wyoming looks to grow its manufacturing sector

Wyoming leaders are effectively laying the groundwork for manufacturing sector growth, but the state’s new industries and shifting workforce will need continued support in the years ahead, … more

By Nicole Pollack, Casper Star-Tribune Via Wyoming News Exchange | 10/11/22

Andrew Laszlo, Jr. to present at Northwest College in honor of National Holocaust Remembrance Day

Northwest College is hosting Andrew Laszlo, Jr. for a special presentation on Thursday, Feb. 1, in honor of National Holocaust Remembrance Day. This free event, sponsored by the NWC History … more

1/16/24

Yellowstone Behavioral Health: Yellowstone Behavioral Health Clinical Director Dr. Janet Rosenberg recommends weekly family activities to combat seasonal affective disorder.

Take care of mental health this winter season

With depression diagnoses increasing in children of all ages, the clinical director of Yellowstone Behavioral Health recommends adults and families know the signs of depression and Seasonal Affective … more

By Braden Schiller | 12/2/22

BLM kicks off spring with two wild horse and burro adoption events in April

CHEYENNE — The Bureau of Land Management will hold two separate wild horse and burro adoption events in April. The first event will have approximately 30 untrained horses up for adoption … more

4/4/24

Yellowstone Lake has gone against the trend of high altitude lakes around the world, which have been warming.

Yellowstone Lake defies warming temperatures. What’s its secret?

Along the rim of an ancient volcanic caldera, flanked by lodgepole pine and Engelmann spruce standing 7,733 feet above sea level, Yellowstone Lake sits at the heart of Yellowstone National Park. It … more

By Zakary Sonntag, Casper Star-Tribune Via Wyoming News Exchange | 4/25/24