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Freedom Fitness on North Clark Street offers clients a variety of services and ways to train.

Gyms regaining popularity as COVID-19 restrictions lifted

COVID-19 restrictions have been drawn back in recent months, and negatively affected businesses are starting to bounce back – this includes local gyms. “When COVID hit we had … more

By Lucy Jane Crimm | 5/27/22

Advantage Rehab’s Powell office gains new specialist

Jerod Sharp followed the yellow brick road from Wichita, Kansas, to Advantage Rehab’s Powell office. “My wife is from Washington, I’m from Kansas and since we got married five … more

By Braden Schiller | 5/27/22

Hand 2 Foot helps relieve tension, pain and stress through reflexology

Deborah Slaughter has a zeal to heal and is finally living her long-term dream of helping others with her reflexology business Hand 2 Foot, which opened on May 1. It is the only reflexology business … more

By Lucy Jane Crimm | 5/27/22

Five steps to detoxify your body naturally

(Family Features) — As you prepare your mind and body for the warmer months, you may be interested in detoxification as a way of cleansing and eliminating toxins. A typical detoxification … more

5/27/22

New self-monitoring blood pressure program available in Wyoming

The Wyoming Department of Health (WDH) is targeting high blood pressure with a new, free program that includes blood pressure self-monitoring, education and other support. Known as the Healthy … more

5/27/22

Salaries increase for some County elected officials

Salaries went up for some Park County employees but not as much as requested for certain elected officials — and not for everyone. Pat Meyer, county assessor, requested the salary … more

By Eric Gill | 5/26/22

‘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

Senate District 19: Candidates differ on what it means to be conservative

Sen. R.J. Kost, R-Powell, is facing two challengers in the Senate District 19 primary. Ray Peterson, who held the seat until Kost won the 2018 primary, is hoping to regain the position, and Rep. Dan … more

By Kevin Killough | 5/26/22

A heavy crane was brought into the county landfill site southeast of Powell to lift existing scales off the old foundation and place them on a new one. The landfill is located on Road 5.

Big crane lifts scales at Park County landfill

The Park County landfill in Powell will be back in full swing soon. The county engineering department hired a contracting firm to replace the foundation under existing scales with an entirely new … more

By Eric Gill | 5/26/22

From left: Katie Morrison, Allison Morrison and Rachel Kuntz

Three Powell students finish academic year with a Congressional Award

Sisters Allison and Katie Morrison as well as Powell High School alumni Rachel Kuntz have earned Congressional awards during the 2021-2022 school year. The Congressional Award has existed since … more

By Braden Schiller | 5/26/22

Rex Rich files for HD25

Rex Rich filed Wednesday for House District 25, adding a fourth candidate to the race. Rich previously applied for an open position on the PVHC Board, a position that ultimately went to … more

By Kevin Killough | 5/26/22

Nina Webber comes out swinging in Cody HD 24 entry to primary

Nina Webber, candidate for the House District 24 Cody seat in the Legislature to represent west Cody, the North Fork and South Fork area, is hot after her opponent already. Without calling … more

By Dave Bonner | 5/26/22

TRW and education key assignments for Newsome

Running for a third term in House District 24, State Rep. Sandy Newsome, R-Cody, feels she has a voice in areas most important to Wyoming. She is a member of the House Travel, Recreation and … more

By Dave Bonner | 5/26/22

Lovell heavy equipment operator Rick Gurney operates a snow blower on top of the Bighorn Mountains during the annual opening work of U.S. Highway 14A east of Lovell in early May.

U.S. Highway 14A opens for the summer

The annual spring opening of U.S. Highway 14A between Burgess Junction and Lovell will occur prior to Memorial Day weekend at noon this Friday, May 27. The opening of U.S. Highway 14A is … more

5/26/22

Powell American Legion: Taps Across America

Powell American Legion Post 26 is participating in the National Moment of Remembrance event on Memorial Day, Monday, May 30, at 3 p.m. The annual National Moment of Remembrance event asks … more

5/26/22

UW Extension releases new thistle field guide

This month, the Wyoming Natural Diversity Database released a new field guide on Wyoming thistles, designed to assist those who work or recreate outdoors in identifying native and non-native … more

5/26/22

Bighorn Canyon prepares for the holiday weekend

Horseshoe Bend and Ok-A-Beh Marina at Bighorn Canyon National Recreation Area will be open for business Memorial Day weekend. Ok-A-Beh Marina has a variety of services for visitors, including pontoon … more

5/26/22

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

State parks to recognize ‘Every Kid in a Park’ program

SHERIDAN (WNE) — For the seventh year, Wyoming State Parks is partnering with state and federal partners in celebration of a program instituted in 2016 during the National Park Service’s … more

5/26/22

Free fishing day is near

Feisty trout have been stocked in the Powell pond at Homesteader Park and the gates will swing open at 6 a.m. Saturday, June 4. But if youth anglers want a chance to pull in a lunker and … more

By Mark Davis | 5/24/22