Benefit for JW Heny overflowing with community love
By the time the doors at Heart Mountain Hall swung open for the JW Heny benefit, there was already a long line forming. Generous donors poured in so fast that organizers ran out of dinner menu items, …
From left: James Rhea, Greg Tuliszewski, Tom Herion and Cory Williams
Four finalists for police chief
The City of Powell’s search for a new police chief has been narrowed to four finalists. They include current chiefs in suburban Chicago and rural Kansas, a lieutenant from the Western Slope of …
The Powell Library building is closing Tuesday, April 23 to allow staff time to pack items and then have them moved to Homesteader Hall, which will be the library’s temporary location opening on May 6 while the current library building is demolished and a new building constructed.
Powell Library to close April 23 to prep for new building
Monday, April 22 will mark the final day the Powell Library is open for business in its current building downtown. Park County Libraries Director Karen Horner announced last week the upcoming …
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Mike Specht chairs Park County Democratic caucus and convention inside Northwest College’s Fagerberg Building. The Saturday morning event drew 21 local Democrats.
Park County Democrats stick with Biden
When it came time to formally nominate a candidate for president at Saturday’s Park County Democratic Party caucus, Kelly Tamblyn kept her remarks brief. “I think we should vote for …
NWC approves acceptance of $1 million grant
Northwest College board trustees approved last week the college accepting a $1 million grant from the state for the Northwest College Foundation as a matching fund for donations raised. …
A mourner looks at photos of Bobby Maher prior to a vigil in his memory Thursday in Casper.
Casper community comes together in grief to mourn Bobby Maher
He was known by friends and neighbors as Bobby, a familiar face on the basketball court and recognized by his dashing mop of curly brown hair and boyishly charming smirk. He’s described by his …
HMWF/JANM panel to honor Takashi Hoshizaki
The remarkable life and career of Takashi Hoshizaki will be the focus of “The Importance of Telling the Japanese American Resisters’ Story,” an April 27 panel at the Japanese …
Game and Fish responds to public concerns about Sublette County wolf cruelty case
Prior to Tuesday morning, the Wyoming Game and Fish Department was tight-lipped about a Sublette County man’s alleged abusive treatment of a gray wolf after he intentionally hit it with a …
Northwest College is closing in on a final agreement with the City of Powell to allow the city to build a retention basin on campus to assist with stormwater drainage. The basin will be designed not to retain water except during heavy storm events.
NWC, city still negotiating over stormwater basin
After roughly a year-and-a-half of negotiations, Northwest College may be close to finalizing an agreement that would allow the City of Powell to build a stormwater retention basin on the north side …
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Kinley Cooley set another school record in the distance races, clocking a 5:26.39 and breaking the previous 1600 record by .02 seconds on Saturday.
Home victory: Panther girls win L.A. Kohnke
Home field advantage paid off for the Powell Panther girls’ track team, as the Panthers pushed ahead of the field at the L.A. Kohnke Invite on Saturday in Powell with 183.5 points, which …
Runners up: PHS boys second at L.A. Kohnke Invite
A strong all-around performance saw the Powell Panther boys’ track and field team earn a runner-up finish at the L.A. Kohnke at home Saturday in Powell, finishing with 148 points and earning …
PHS girls fall short in road contests
Two high scoring second halves on the road saw the Powell Panther girls’ soccer team fall short, losing to Green River 4-3 in a shootout following a 3-3 regular time scoreline on Friday and …
Panther boys drop two road contests
The final long road trip of the year resulted in a pair of difficult losses for the Powell Panther boys’ soccer team, dropping a contest to Green River 3-0 on Friday before Lander used a second …
Pioneers split season openers
Opening weekend saw the Powell Pioneers on the road, splitting with the ‘AA’ Sheridan Troopers on Friday night, dropping the first game on a walk-off bunt 3-2 before delivering a dominant …
Cub girls dominate in first meet
The Powell Middle School girls’ track and field team dominated its opening meet, as the eighth grade Cubs broke a school record en route to a 149.5 point victory while the seventh grade team …
Obituaries
A very special lady has left us to be reunited with loved ones and her Lord Jesus. After celebrating her 99th birthday recently, Dorothy Virginia (Beeman) Fuller passed away peacefully on …
Marie Grant Best died after her lung collapsed while in the Corvalis, Oregon Hospital on Dec. 10, 2023 — exactly three years after her brother Ted Grant. Her sister, Dianne Miller and …
Patricia Cheryl Rogers (Schill) passed away at home surrounded by her loved ones shortly after her beloved husband of 63 years, on March 31, 2024. Patricia was born in Vancouver, Washington and went …
Donald Lee Christensen, 92, passed away peacefully on March 26, 2024. Don was born Sept. 7, 1931 in Powell, Wyoming, as the eldest son to Arthur (Art) and Audrey (Rimbey) Christensen. He …
Kay Lorene (Ealy) Lynn was born Aug. 21, 1936 to Russell and Eva Krinning in Edgerton, Wyoming. Her biological mother passed away when she was 8 days old, from “septic sore throat” …
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