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Fiber network expected by Dec. 20
Written by Tessa Schweigert   
Tuesday, 16 December 2008

Powellink manager: 'We want it done well’

If everything proceeds as planned, Powell may have a welcome Christmas present this year — a completed citywide fiber optic network.

Mid-State Consultants, the engineering firm managing the overall project, plans to finish by Dec. 20, according to Powellink Project Manager Ernie Bray.

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Cold, wind and snow move in on Powell
Written by Ilene Olson   
Tuesday, 16 December 2008

After a weekend of chilling temperatures and gnarly weather, a sundog appeared around the late afternoon sun, visible from the top of the Big Horn Mountains on U.S. 14 as well as from the Big Horn Basin. Tribune photo by Kara Bacon

And there’s more to come

A powerful cold front moved through Wyoming on Saturday, bringing strong winds and snow flurries to Powell and Cody and dropping the temperature by more than 20 degrees in three hours.

Meteorologist Paul Skrbac of the National Weather Service in Riverton said the front began blowing arctic air into the Powell area at about 9 a.m. At that time, the temperature stood at 28 degrees. By noon, the mercury had dropped to 5 degrees, and it continued dropping until it hit the sub-zero range that evening.

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Powell man sentenced for killing grizzly
Written by CJ Baker   
Tuesday, 16 December 2008

A Powell man was ordered to pay more than $13,000 in fines and restitution after illegally killing a grizzly bear this spring.

Last Wednesday, Marlin “Bret” Hatch, 50, pleaded no contest to a charge of taking a grizzly bear without a license May 27 in Sunlight. Hatch said that when he took the shot, he believed it was a black bear — which he was licensed to hunt.

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Asay sixth at WNFR
Written by David Dickey   
Tuesday, 16 December 2008

Powell’s Kanin Asay, shown during the seventh round of the Wrangler National Finals Rodeo in Las Vegas, finished the event sixth in bull riding average. As for the Professional Rodeo Cowboys Association world standings, Asay finished ninth. PRCA photo by Dan Hubbell

Local bull rider ninth in world standings

Bull riding action at the 50th annual Wrangler National Finals Rodeo came to a close Saturday night at the Thomas and Mack Center in Las Vegas with Powell’s Kanin Asay in sixth place in the average and J.W. Harris of May, Texas, as the event and world champion.

Asay wrapped up his series of performances Wednesday through Saturday with just one scoring ride in four attempts. His scoring effort came during round eight Thursday when he notched a score of 79 points on Corey and Horst Rodeo’s Rez Boy.

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Asay makes move at WNFR
Written by Powell Tribune   
Thursday, 11 December 2008

Powell bull rider Kanin Asay continued to climb in the standings at the 50th annual Wrangler National Finals Rodeo with a fourth-place ride Tuesday night. Asay entered Wednesday night’s seventh round ranked fourth in the bull riding average with three rides for a combined 245.5 points. For more about Asay’s recent performances at the WNFR, see below . PRCA photo by Dan Hubbell

 
Neighbor charged in Nickles' garage fire
Written by CJ Baker   
Thursday, 11 December 2008

Police say the fire that claimed a North Douglas Street garage last month was started by a man living across the alleyway.

On Tuesday, charges of burglary and arson were filed against Joseph D. Ohrmund, 23. Those counts carry up to 15 years in prison and $15,000 in fines.

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Local woman makes case for smoke-free Wyoming
Written by Yancy Bonner   
Thursday, 11 December 2008

Secondhand smoke caused her cancer

Katherine Hooper of Powell has never smoked a cigarette in her life — yet in early 1990, she was diagnosed with cancer of the voice box, a “smoker’s cancer.”

She believes she got this type of cancer from spending years working with smokers — and inhaling the resulting secondhand smoke. Her doctors agree that secondhand smoke is the most likely cause.

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