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Chart-topping band to headline Park County Fair
It’s a journey that’s spanned a quarter-century, from cutting their teeth in Texas honky tonks in the early years to headlining sold-out arenas around the globe, playing just about every venue in between.
Firefighters plan to spend today (Friday) continuing to work to protect structures from the June Fire. An infrared flight pegged the North Fork blaze at an estimated 1,983 acres on Thursday night, after rain slowed its growth during the day.
Drone shuts down firefighting aircraft during critical operations
A wildfire on the North Fork grew to 2,000 acres by Wednesday night.
Researchers wrap up work in Natural Trap Cave
The final specimens have been removed and the huge iron gate on Wyoming’s nationally renowned Natural Trap Cave will be securely locked on Saturday — possibly for decades.
WYDOT to close bridge for repairs beginning July 31
The bridge that spans Garland Canal on Bent Street, just south of Coulter Avenue, will be closed for repairs beginning July 31 and running into mid-September. That’s so the Wyoming Department of Transportation’s Bridge Department can rehabilitate the deck of the bridge, said City of Powell Streets Superintendent Gary Butts.
Crews are working to put out a wildfire that, after starting small on Tuesday, grew quickly on Wednesday in the North Fork area of the Shoshone National Forest.
Places 13th in South Regional crossfit competition
Powell High School alum Cooper Wise went into the South Regional competition in San Antonio, Texas, for the Crossfit Games ranked 47th out of 50 competitors hailing from across the country and Latin America. He wound up finishing 13th.
Summer State swim competition slated this weekend in Gillette
Six swimmers from the Powell Swim Club competed in Buffalo at the Kate Holt Memorial Swim Meet July 8-9. It was the last meet before the Summer State competition, which starts on Friday in Gillette. As a team, Powell finished eighth out of 16 teams with 176 points.
Former pro’s passion shifts from playing to coaching
Since the age of 4, Powell Pioneer assistant coach Joe Cates knew baseball was his passion. Before his life journey landed him in Powell, Cates’ pursuit of that passion took him from playing high school baseball and college to being drafted by a major league team, playing on a professional team in Canada and serving as a college pitching coach.
The Powell Pioneers baseball season concluded last week with losses in doubleheaders against Green River and Cody.
Smartt hired as head coach for lady panther swim team
Bob Smartt has been coaching high school swimming for more than two decades, but he’ll soon be adding a new challenge: serving as the head coach of the Powell High School girls swim team while continuing to hold his head coaching position at Fairview High School in Boulder, Colorado.
More kids at Powell Middle School want to run.
Rather than signing up for volleyball, football or simply sitting on the couch after school, more middle-schoolers have signed up for cross country in recent years.
For seven years, Republican politicians — including our own Congressional delegation — talked about the urgent need to scrap Obamacare and come up with something better.
It wasn’t very long ago that we were all tired of the cold winter and waiting for the snow to melt. But here we are in mid-July, with temperatures soaring in the 90s and no cool days in the forecast.
When money for new books takes a backseat to money for the Biblio Bistro at the Park County Library in Cody, it’s time for a change.
It’s no secret that it’s been a rough several years for Powell Valley Healthcare, but we believe the organization’s leaders recently made a wise choice — and an important one — in choosing to retain Terry Odom as their chief executive officer.
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