CASPER (WNE) — The Wyoming Deparment of Education is embracing artificial intelligence. Local school districts must still create their own artificial intelligence policies, but the state is …
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7/23/24
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Amidst all of the fair food, grandstand events, carnival rides and livestock shows, it’s important to stay safe, as temperatures are expected to rise into the high 90s during Park County Fair …
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By Braden Schiller
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7/23/24
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A Heart Mountain hike turned into a near-tragedy for a recent Powell High School graduate last week, as Jhett Schwahn was bitten by a rattlesnake near the mountain’s summit. It became a roughly …
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By Seth Romsa
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7/18/24
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The 113th Park County Fair will arrive next week and with it will come carnival rides, fair food, a demolition derby and more.
This year’s fair will be similar to years past with a few …
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By Braden Schiller
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7/18/24
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A local conservative group is hosting a pair of candidate debates over the next two weeks, but a number of candidates won’t be participating.
Greg Buchel of Park County Patriots — …
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By Zac Taylor
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7/18/24
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Even as the COVID-induced explosion in outdoor recreation has slowed, exploring opportunities in the great outdoors remains a growing sector.
The question Rebekah Burns posed to local business …
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By Mark Davis
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7/18/24
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Yellowstone National Park continues on its way to breaking the annual attendance record, based on preliminary data and breaking down monthly recreational attendance through June.
The park hosted …
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By Mark Davis
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7/18/24
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Northwest College’s annual Paint the Town Red returns to downtown Powell on Friday, Aug. 23, from 4-10 p.m. Now in its seventh year, the event is free and open to everyone, with live music, …
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7/18/24
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The Powell Library is in temporary quarters at the Park County Fairgrounds while work gets underway to build a new facility. And that will bring some disruptions to the library’s operations …
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7/18/24
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A tourist sunk their SUV into one of Yellowstone National Park’s thermal features last week.
The incident occurred around 10:40 a.m. on July 11, when the driver “inadvertently” …
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7/18/24
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Although the lab at Powell Valley Healthcare is currently stocked with Type O blood, the concern for a shrinking supply of the most in-demand blood type for patients is shared by local hospital …
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7/18/24
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Neither the Powell nor the Cody Albertsons stores would be sold as part of a planned divestiture related to the proposed Kroger-Albertsons merger, the companies announced last week.
If the …
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7/18/24
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Bighorn Canyon is again offering guided kayak programs on Bighorn Lake. Programs will be held on the south district of the lake, near Lovell.
The programs cover proper paddling techniques, …
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7/18/24
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Thanks to a grant from the Wyoming Hunger Initiative, local residents are staying cooler this summer at the Powell Senior Center.
The Wyoming Hunger Initiative awarded the nonprofit a $5,000 …
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7/18/24
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Actress Tamlyn Tomita, a descendant of Heart Mountain incarcerees, will lead a presentation of Chey Yew’s play, “Question 27, Question 28,” about the experiences of the …
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7/18/24
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CHEYENNE (WNE) — Average gasoline prices in Wyoming have risen 2.4 cents per gallon in the last week, averaging $3.31 per gallon Monday, according to GasBuddy.com’s survey of 494 stations …
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7/18/24
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Two wildlife advocacy groups say they were muzzled last week when Wyoming officials talked, briefly, about reforms state officials have mulled after a case of wolf torment spurred international …
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By Billy Arnold, Jackson Hole News&Guide Via Wyoming News Exchange
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7/18/24
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In collaboration with many partners, the Wyoming Game and Fish Department invested more than $13 million in aquatic and terrestrial habitat projects in 2023. The projects are crucial for conserving …
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7/18/24
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The Wyoming Department of Transportation was recently awarded a $1.62 million federal Rebuilding American Infrastructure with Sustainability and Equity grant for the Wind River Canyon Corridor …
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7/18/24
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The National Park Service has awarded an $851,826 grant to the Heart Mountain Wyoming Foundation to continue restoring the historic root cellar built to store produce grown by incarcerated Japanese …
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By Mark Davis
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7/16/24
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