PHS senior Maddy Jones heads for the finish and a state qualifying time in the individual medley at the Powell Aquatic Center last week. The Lady Panthers dual with Buffalo was the first varsity competition in the new pool, which will host the annual Gene Dozah Invitational on Sept. 11. Tribune photo by Don Amend
City signs agreements with school district, swim club
The community-shared water of the Powell Aquatic Center takes in a variety of swimmers — from competitive teens to exercising adults to playful toddlers. To accommodate the needs of swimmers sharing the facility, the city of Powell recently signed agreements with Park County School District No. 1 and the Powell Swim Club.
Both groups need lanes for team practices and, several times a year, will host swim meets at the aquatic center.
The three residents at the rural Powell home where 157 cats were seized last week were charged Wednesday with a combined 35 misdemeanor counts of animal cruelty.
Homeowner Clifton Taylor, 79, and his wife, Maurielena “Mimi” Nesbit, 63, each face 17 counts of cruelty for 17 of the cats found in poor physical condition. Each count carries a maximum penalty of up to six months in jail and a $750 fine.
A Minneapolis-based company has purchased the Busch Agricultural Resources barley processing facilities at Ralston and Powell.
Barley growers across the Powell growing area received letters Wednesday advising them that Riverland Ag had bought the facilities. The letters state that Riverland Ag “expects to keep the current staff at the Ralston and Powell facilities.”
Sophomore Corianne McKearney reaches to deliver a kill as setter Kadi Cooley, who set up the attack, watches during the Powell Lady Panthers’ four-set win over Lovell Tuesday. The non-conference match was the home opener for the team, which travels to Billings this weekend for the Montana-Wyoming Challenge at Billings Central High School. Tribune photo by Don Amend
Panthers roar back after early game one stumble
The Powell Lady Panthers got off to a shaky start in their volleyball home opener, but recovered to knock off Lovell Tuesday night.
While they struggled at times, the Lady Panthers came back from an opening game loss to score two solid wins, and held off a late Lovell rally to defeat the Lady Bulldogs 23-25, 25-14, 25-14, 25-21.
Volleyball season got off to a rocky start for the defending Region IX North champions as Northwest College was denied victory at the season-opening College of Southern Idaho tournament over the weekend. Northwest lost all five of its tournament games.
The Trappers entered the event ranked No. 25 nationally in the NJCAA’s preseason poll, but encountered three of the top 11 teams ranked in that balloting. Northwest fell 21-25, 22-25, 21-25 to No. 3 Salt Lake. The Trappers were denied 22-25, 17-25, 16-25 by No. 4 Miami Dade and came out on the short side against No. 11 North Idaho by a 20-25, 29-27, 17-25, 21-25 final count.
One of the 157 cats captured at a rural Powell home stares into the camera, as dozens of others mill about in the Lane 11 residents’ basement. Workers with the Humane Society of the United States, Park County Sheriff’s Office, Powell veterinarian Teri Oursler and others worked all day Thursday removing cats from the home. Courtesy photo/Bradly J. Boner
A total of 157 cats were seized from a rural Powell home Thursday by workers with the Humane Society of the United States, called in to assist by the Park County Attorney’s and Sheriff’s Office.
Officials described the conditions at the Lane 11 home south of Powell as filthy, and said many of the cats were in poor health, some requiring euthanization. Most of the cats have since been transported elsewhere for adoption.
Despite problems with Wyoming’s statewide school testing last spring, an outside study of the test has concluded the test results were valid and could be used to measure school progress.
Wyoming legislators were also recently advised to keep using the Proficiency Assessment for Wyoming Students (PAWS) test to measure student achievement.
