Powell Tribune

Ex-WYDOT employee jailed for thefts from department

A former Wyoming Department of Transportation supervisor will serve 10 days in jail and four years of supervised probation for stealing more than $3,000 worth of items from the department between … more

By CJ Baker | 11/20/18

Beartooth Ranch advisory committee leaders Len Fortunato (foreground) and Ken Lichtendahl (center) give a presentation to Park County commissioners on Nov. 7 while commissioner-elect and advisory committee member Lloyd Thiel (at left) watches from the front row of the gallery.

Debate over Beartooth Ranch rekindled

Local residents and Park County commissioners have been debating the future of the infamous “drug ranch” in Clark for the better part of a year. Now, state lawmakers are jumping into the … more

By CJ Baker and Mark Davis | 11/15/18

Addison Thorington picks up a heart to dissect at Powell Middle School. Roger’s Meat Processing donated pig and sheep hearts for the hands-on science class project.

Lessons from the heart

Powell Middle School students recently took science lessons to heart. After studying the heart and its intricacies in textbooks, seventh-graders got a firsthand look at the vital organ as they … more

By Tessa Baker | 11/15/18

Powell resident Lanny Heaney — pictured at Powell Valley Hospital on the night of Oct. 28 — suffered serious injuries to his head after falling into the Garland Canal east of town that afternoon.

Powell man recovering after near-fatal fall in canal

For more than six hours, Lanny Heaney laid at the bottom of the Garland Canal, bleeding and half-submerged in water. As the 80-year-old man’s calls for help went unanswered, day turned to … more

By CJ Baker | 11/15/18

Fitness center and hotel vying for liquor license

Could a Lovell-based fitness center be expanding into Powell? It may depend on what the Powell City Council decides to do with its last available retail liquor license. Stacy Bair, who co-owns … more

By Mike Buhler | 11/13/18

Veterans Jerry Clark (front), Tom Bibbey (back left) and John Bustos (back right) salute the flag during the playing of the National Anthem during a celebration of Veterans Day at Powell High School Monday. The local American Legion post is embarking on a new project to honor all of the Powell area’s veterans from the past 100 years.

Planned ‘Wall of Honor’ to recognize every Powell veteran

As Powell’s American Legion post prepares to celebrate its 100th anniversary in 2019, post leaders are planning a new monument to honor every single Powell area veteran who served over the last … more

By CJ Baker | 11/13/18

All black-footed ferrets in the wild today can trace their genes back to the National Black-Footed Ferret Conservation Center, pictured here. Private industry researchers would like to one day make the species disease-resistant and more genetically diverse.

Disease-resistant ferrets?

Through genetic alterations, a California conservation organization hopes to one day create disease-resistant black-footed ferrets. Revive & Restore, of Sausalito, California, has been issued … more

By Mark Davis | 11/13/18

Powell Valley Healthcare Board President R.J. Kost signs a letter of intent to explore an affiliation with Billings Clinic during a Monday meeting at Powell Valley Hospital. Fellow trustees Deb Kleinfeldt and Jim Carlson are pictured to Kost’s right.

PVHC takes step toward affiliation with Billings Clinic

Powell Valley Healthcare has taken a preliminary step toward becoming an affiliate of Billings Clinic. At a brief, special meeting Monday night, the Powell Valley Healthcare Board of Trustees … more

By CJ Baker | 11/8/18

Heart Mountain Hall on the Park County Fairgrounds was bustling with voters on Tuesday morning. Across Park County, more than 11,900 voters participated in this year’s general election.

High voter turnout for Park County’s midterms

Undeterred by blowing snow and icy roads, nearly 12,000 Park County residents participated in Tuesday’s general election. “I would say voter turnout was good — and especially for … more

By CJ Baker | 11/8/18

Kalin (left) and Keegan Hicswa (right) wait for sunrise to begin their opening day pheasant hunt with their father, Scott Hicswa, and chocolate lab Meg. The family made sure to get some time in afield before continuing with their busy weekend of sports and special events.

Pheasant opener helps define family priorities

Saturday morning, Scott and Stefani Hicswa were planning trips in the opposite direction. Their sports-playing sons, Kalin and Keegan, had two separate events at two different venues: one in Cody and … more

By Mark Davis | 11/8/18

A sign directs voters to the polls at the Garland Community Church of God on Tuesday morning.

Live Park County general election results

Join us for live updates on Park County's 2018 general election results. We'll be stationed at the courthouse delivering results, updates and analysis as the ballots are tabulated. more

By Tribune Staff | 11/6/18

University of Wyoming archaeology students Morgan Robins and Ashley Harris painstakingly clean bone fragments from a mammoth found near Cody at the Buffalo Bill State Park and Reservoir.

Cody mammoth: Ongoing research in young hands

Like a huge puzzle, young scientists at the University of Wyoming are attempting to piece together how a mammoth died outside of Cody centuries ago. They’re recording as much information as … more

By Mark Davis | 11/6/18

Investigators have been probing why a Cody construction worker was unable to stop his haul truck before it went over a cliff. It crashed through a series of trees after going off a haul road.

Authorities had been seeking man who died on Chief Joseph Highway job

A Cody construction worker who died in an Oct. 12 crash along the Chief Joseph Highway wasn’t supposed to be at the work site that night: According to court records, he was supposed to have … more

By CJ Baker | 11/6/18

Election Day to settle many races

Joining fellow voters across the country, Park County residents will head to the polls today (Tuesday) to help decide many national, state and local races. Beyond weighing in on Wyoming’s … more

By CJ Baker | 11/6/18

Cody Labs up for sale

Philadelphia-based pharmaceutical manufacturer Lannett Company has approved a plan to sell Cody Laboratories, a wholly-owned subsidiary that produces active pharmaceutical ingredients used in … more

By Ruffin Prevost, Yellowstone Gate | 11/1/18

After ongoing issues, Powell school district bans pets from playgrounds

Powell schools don’t want their playgrounds to go to the dogs. After multiple incidents of pet owners not picking up after their animals and letting dogs run free, Park County School … more

By Tessa Baker | 11/1/18

Ben Larsen, Heart Mountain Academy science teacher, brought 12 student volunteers to help with the rescue, but he didn’t hesitate to get in on the action, releasing a nice trout at the Corbett Bridge.

High water, students assist in trout rescue

Higher than average snow pack comes with at least one benefit for area anglers; fewer trout and other fish species will die in irrigation canals this fall across the Big Horn Basin. The East … more

By Mark Davis | 11/1/18

Personnel from Park County Search and Rescue and the Wyoming Army National Guard prepare to evacuate Scott Vaughn from some rugged backcountry on the North Fork Sunday morning.

Search and rescue, National Guard evacuate horseman from North Fork

Park County Search and Rescue members spent their Saturday night with an injured Cody man on the North Fork of the Shoshone River and a helicopter from the Wyoming Army National Guard brought him to … more

10/30/18

Area sugar beets lead four states in sugar content

Sugar beet growers in northwest Wyoming not only produced a crop with the highest percentage sugar content in the history of the Lovell Factory District, but the sugar in their 2018 beets topped the … more

By Dave Bonner | 10/30/18

A sow grizzly bear peers out of a Wyoming Game and Fish Department trap on Thursday, south of Byron. The bear and its two cubs were later euthanized.

Grizzlies captured, euthanized south of Byron

A sow grizzly bear and her two cubs were trapped and euthanized south of Byron on Wednesday and Thursday. Wyoming Game and Fish Department officials believe it’s the first time the agency has … more

By Mark Davis | 10/26/18