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BLM invests additional funds for orphaned well cleanup in Wyoming

CHEYENNE — The Bureau of Land Management in Wyoming has received a $2.9 million investment from the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law to clean up nine orphaned well sites in the Casper, … more

3/7/24

Northwest College nursing student Loui McKinney (right) loads NWC wrestler Josh Womack into the back of a Cody Regional Health ambulance during a mock mass casualty training event at school while Powell Valley Healthcare EMS manager Scott Bagnell and Cody Regional Health EMS Director Phillip Franklin offer instruction. Nursing, Emergency Medical Services and Outdoor Education students dealt with fake injuries to 32 student athletes Tuesday on campus.

Distress rehearsal: Northwest College students learn through mock school shooting

Members of the Northwest College Outdoor Education and Recreational Leadership program rushed to set up a twin-tension rope system in an attempt to save several shooting victims trapped on the roof … more

By Mark Davis | 4/11/24

Moisture, snowpack up due to heavy snowfall

With road closings being the norm Tuesday due to heavy snowfall in the Cowboy State, the Natural Resources Conservation Service reports a good amount of moisture locked in the snowpack going into the … more

4/6/23

Another defendant charged in drug distribution case

Federal prosecutors have charged another suspect in connection with a drug distribution scheme that allegedly brought fentanyl to Park County. Jonathan Castillo faces two felony counts of aiding … more

By CJ Baker | 4/27/23

Cody to test emergency sirens on Wednesday

The emergency alert siren system in Cody will be tested on Wednesday, beginning around noon. “The test will begin with an audible voice tone announcing the test and conclude with a message … more

9/5/23

‘Fish geeks’ battle invasive species

Native fish populations in Yellowstone Lake have been jeopardized since fisheries biologists found lake trout illegally introduced in 1994. The process of removing the invasive species has cost tens … more

By Mark Davis | 5/26/22

Noah MacDonald rides in his third parade in Powell. This year’s float was a pool party populated by MacDonald’s stuffed animals.

For the love of parades

As Noah MacDonald pedaled down Bent Street in the Park County Fair parade with stuffed animals in tow, one thing was abundantly clear: this kid loves parades. Macdonald, who is about to start … more

By Braden Schiller | 8/2/22

Troop 26 Boy Scouts Drew Valdez and Eddie Walsch battle for the ball in the debut of Gaga Ball in Powell Saturday. The new arena at Homesteader Park was built by the troop under the leadership of Valdez as his Eagle Scout community project.

Gaga Ball trending in Powell

There have been many obstacles that Drew Valdez has faced on the way to advancement to Eagle Scout. COVID-19, supply chain issues, inflation and a little self-doubt all stood between him and his … more

By Mark Davis | 8/23/22

Clark’s In Their Shoes event Sept. 10 to honor vets, first responders

In Their Shoes, a multifaceted public event to honor military veterans and first responders, will be held Saturday at the Clark Pioneer Recreation Center. Events will include a 17-mile Clark … more

9/8/22

Ruby Hopkin-Gilbert, great granddaughter of former Powell resident and famed pie-maker Ruby Hopkin, shows off a lemon meringue pie made by her mother, Tori Hopkin-Gilbert, during the Homesteader Museum’s annual pie auction Saturday. The young salesperson’s grandfather, Fred Hopkin, made the winning bid of $360 for the pie — the most a pie sold for during the fundraising event.

Homesteader Museum raises thousands from generous pie auction bidders

When little Ruby Hopkin-Gilbert carefully walked through the crowd with a lemon meringue pie in her tiny hands, it brought a flurry of bids and a collective smile to the faces of those in attendance … more

By Mark Davis | 9/13/22

Average Wyoming gas prices unchanged in past week

CHEYENNE (WNE) — Average gasoline prices in Wyoming were unchanged in the last week, averaging $3.77 per gallon on Monday, according to GasBuddy.com’s survey of 494 stations in … more

9/22/22

WYDOT uses liquid de-icers and anti-icers to battle ice on roads

In the course of winter maintenance, Wyoming Department of Transportation treats roads with liquid de-icers and anti-icers to keep ice bonding to our roadways, or to remove the ice if it has already … more

11/4/22

This recent controlled burn was planned and carried out by Bureau of Land Management Fire Program. The BLM, a leader in wildland fire management, conducts a broad range of actions to protect the public, natural landscapes, wildlife habitat, recreational areas and other values and resources.

BLM to conduct spring prescribed fire projects

The Bureau of Land Management Wind River/Bighorn Basin District tentatively plans to conduct six prescribed fire projects within the Cody and Worland field office areas this spring as part of the … more

3/7/24

Weekend windstorm rattles Laramie County

CHEYENNE (WNE) — Wind gusts reached 91 mph in Cheyenne last weekend in one of the longest sustained windstorms in the area in recent memory. Emergency response teams kept busy on Saturday … more

4/11/24

Yellowstone National Park visitors look out from a historic yellow bus at bison during a previous summer in the park.

A visit to Yellowstone National Park can help us re-connect to others without digital devices

OLD FAITHFUL — The downsides of digital life are well known, especially for young people: lack of interpersonal communication, social isolation, and obsession with digital devices. Indeed, … more

By Veronica Stoddart, Special to the Tribune | 4/6/23

Gabrielle Saveri, an artist and journalist from California, visits the Buffalo Bill Center of the West’s John Bunker Sands Photography Gallery on Tuesday. Her show ‘Italy’s Legendary Cowboys of the Maremma’ is on display at the Center through Aug. 6.

An artist’s fight to save the culture of the Italian cowboy

For centuries, Italian cowboys — i butteri as they are called — have raised horses and herded cattle through regions of the southern European nation. There are many parallels one can draw … more

By Mark Davis | 4/27/23

Nethercott to run for Wyoming secretary of state

State Sen. Tara Nethercott, R-Cheyenne, has become the third state lawmaker to announce their candidacy to be Wyoming’s next secretary of state. A fifth-generation Wyoming native, … more

By Wyoming Tribune Eagle, Via Wyoming News Exchange | 5/26/22

Living history: Powell resident transfers to Little Bighorn for temporary assignment as superintendent

Waking up early, Christy Fleming puts on her running shoes and heads out for her daily exercise. She starts by passing Custer National Cemetery with its more than 5,000 modest white markers and heads … more

By Mark Davis | 8/23/22

NWC students named Coca-Cola Leaders of Promise Scholars

Northwest College students Bailee Moore and Lexi Wagner are two of the 207 Phi Theta Kappa members nationwide who have been selected as 2022 Coca-Cola Leaders of Promise Scholars. The award brings … more

9/8/22

Food Bank of Wyoming prepares for Hunger Action Month

September is Hunger Action Month and this year’s campaign presents the impossible choices that millions of people in America are often forced to make between food and other basic … more

9/13/22