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Murder suspect discussing plea deal

A man suspected of murdering a Cheyenne woman in 2019 could soon strike some kind of plea deal with Park County prosecutors, one of the suspect’s court-appointed attorneys said last week. … more

By CJ Baker | 5/13/25

Members of the Powell High School robotics club posed with Gov. Mark Gordon during his visit to Powell schools on May 5. Back row, from left: Brighton Streeter, Isabelle Lobingier, Kate Miller, Alan Crawford, Gov. Gordon, Dallin Waite, Dexter Opps, Isaac Stensing, Jacob Harms, Ethan Cartier and Lukas Legler. Front row: JJ Gardner, Robert Gonzales, Martin Stensing, Mason Coombs, Calvin Opps, Zach Peterson and Elias Brower.

Robotics teams see success, start nonprofit

Between attending an international competition, starting a nonprofit and meeting with Gov. Mark Gordon, Powell High School robotics has been busy. In mid-April teams 3189 (Rapid Unscheduled … more

By Braden Schiller | 5/13/25

Homesteader roots looks for more yards to plant trees

Josh Pomeroy of the Homesteader Roots program has helped plant 39 trees in Powell yards in the first four or so years of the program, but he’s not looking to give up any time soon. … more

By Zac Taylor | 5/13/25

Retired Park County Public Health Nurse Bill Crampton (from left) speaks to a crowd of coworkers and others after being thanked for his service by Park County commissioners Scott Mangold, Kelly Simone, Dossie Overfield and Lloyd Thiel.

Crampton retires after 13 years as Park County Public Health nurse

Bill Crampton spent 13 years as the Park County Public Health nurse, but it was the years of the Covid pandemic that were most clearly implanted on the memories of the county commissioners who … more

By Zac Taylor | 5/13/25

Crews perform maintenance hot-mix patching in the Wind River Canyon.

Paving crew scheduled for Big Horn Basin hot-mix patching

A Wyoming Department of Transportation asphalt paving crew is scheduled for hot-mix patching work beginning May 19 in the Big Horn Basin. All work is dependent upon favorable … more

5/13/25

Park County Clerk Colleen Renner performs a test of elections equipment ahead of the 2024 primary election. Secretary of State Chuck Gray is supporting bills for the next legislative session that would require a hand count audit or even ban electronic voting altogether.

Secretary of state says Wyoming needs to move toward banning electronic voting equipment

After walking into a room filled with Lander and Riverton residents wearing “HANDS OFF MY VOTE” and “We trust our election machines” stickers on Thursday, Wyoming Secretary of … more

By Jasmine Hall, Jackson Hole News&Guide Via Wyoming News Exchange | 5/13/25

Wyoming Arts Council launches youth council for high school students

CHEYENNE — The Wyoming Arts Council is hoping to empower high school students through the arts through the new Wyoming Youth Arts Council, a new statewide leadership initiative. Open … more

5/13/25

Yankees catcher Paxton Herd catches the first pitch from Powell sports celebrity Dave Fink to kick off the 2025 Powell Little League season. The season runs through June for most of the players in the league with Majors All-Stars playing into July.

Let’s play ball: Little League runs on generous volunteers

As the American flag gently waved from home plate against a pale blue sky on a warm spring day, 22 teams of Little League players wearing custom made T-shirts with names like the Yard Goats, … more

By Mark Davis | 5/8/25

While the plans remain in the preliminary stages, a developer is preparing to build a new subdivision south of Monroe Street. The first phase would include 25 lots between Road 8H and South Day Street.

Large new subdivision planned on Powell’s southern edge

Over the past two decades, Erik Petersen has built around 90 homes on Powell’s south end. Over the coming decades, Peterson is envisioning the construction of another 200 houses that would … more

By CJ Baker | 5/8/25

Preliminary county budget leaner than recent years

It’s budget time again in Park County, and this year both the county and many organizations it supports are looking at less revenue. On Tuesday the commissioners approved the county … more

By Zac Taylor | 5/8/25

Northwest College sophomore McCayde Brown's internship at the Homesteader Museum resulted in a summer exhibition focusing on the experience of one Civilian Conservation Corps member from Massachusetts who worked out of a camp on the Willwood in the late 1930s.

NWC student creates exhibit on CCC member’s letters

Northwest College sophomore McCayde Brown has had a busy last couple weeks of school, preparing for various finals and graduation. But what’s occupied the Worland High School grad’s mind … more

By Zac Taylor | 5/8/25

Kidnapping case results in 15-year prison term

The call to the Park County Sheriff’s Office came from a bar bathroom on an August night in 2023. The Montana woman on the phone reported that her boyfriend had threatened to kill her and was … more

By CJ Baker | 5/8/25

This is the 18th year that an eighth grade team from Powell Middle School has taken first at the Wyoming State Math Contest. From left, Lydia Waite, Cody Bozell, Huston Dearcorn, Gabe Leighton, Brady Kuenn and Hayden Peters.

Eighth grade state math team continues winning streak

For the 18th year in a row Powell Middle School’s eighth grade team placed first overall at the Wyoming State Math Contest. This year the sixth and seventh grade teams also took the top … more

By Braden Schiller | 5/8/25

110th PHS class reunion coming up on June 27-28

The first graduating class of Powell High School was entered into the books in 1915 in the small farming community of Powell born on the Shoshone Reclamation Project in 1909. That’s 110 … more

By Dave Bonner | 5/8/25

Cody man allegedly caught burglarizing storage unit

Cody police say they caught a burglar red-handed last week. They believe Joseph R. Blevins Jr., 44, snuck into a storage unit and tried breaking into an adjoining unit in the wee hours of Friday … more

By CJ Baker | 5/8/25

4-H foundation awards $69,000 in scholarships

Laramie — The Wyoming State 4-H Foundation awarded more than $69,000 in scholarships to Wyoming 4-H’ers attending the University of Wyoming or a Wyoming community college in the 2025-2026 … more

5/8/25

From left: Collin Kifer, Jay Dickerson, Dean Woyak and Ritchie Whaley take time to commemorate the first hole-in-one scored at Dee Havig Disc Golf Course on the Northwest College campus, scored by Jay Dickerson on hole 10 of the 18-hole course. Dickerson is an associate professor of biology at the college and spent several years lobbying college leadership to develop a course for the fast growing sport. It was his first ever hole-in-one.

Dickerson scores first hole-in-one in Powell

It took about seven years to get permission to build the Dee Havig Disc Golf Course and another four years of play for a frolfer to score a hole-in-one. On Sunday afternoon Jay Dickerson, the man … more

By Mark Davis | 5/8/25

Wyoming Department of Health urges people to watch for ticks

The Wyoming Department of Health reminds Wyoming residents to take simple steps to protect themselves, loved ones and pets from ticks when heading outdoors this spring. Courtney Tillman, an … more

5/8/25

The ‘Americans and the Holocaust’ traveling exhibition will be coming to the Cody Library where it will be on display, from May 21-July 1. The display looks at what shaped American responses to Nazism in the 1930s and 1940s.

Americans and the Holocaust traveling exhibition coming to Cody Library

The Cody Library is one of 50 U.S. libraries newly selected to host Americans and the Holocaust, a traveling exhibition from the U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum and the American Library Association … more

5/8/25

Grizzly 1058 on Easter Sunday 2022, the day Grizzly 399 and her four quads emerged from the den together for the last time. The five-year-old grizzly boar was apparently hit and killed by a car in Grand Teton National Park within the past week.

One of Grizzly 399’s quad cubs killed by vehicle in Grand Teton

JACKSON — The news hit Jackson wildlife watchers like a ton of bricks. Grizzly 1058, a member of Grizzly 399’s iconic four-cub litter, is dead. The 5-year-old boar apparently was … more

By Billy Arnold, Jackson Hole News&Guide Via Wyoming News Exchange | 5/8/25