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Backpack Blessings feeds 144 kids weekend meals

Food for a hungry tummy is as “Sweet as Pie” to elementary school age children. That’s the theme of the 2023 Backpack Blessings virtual fundraising appeal by Backpack Blessings … more

11/30/23

Bighorn Canyon announces winter season park operations

Bighorn Canyon is nearing the end of a busy summer season and looking toward the winter. There will be some minor changes to park operations during the winter season. The South District Visitor … more

10/11/22

Hayabusa, a peregrine falcon with the Draper Museum Raptor Experience, enjoys a cold winter day.

Center of the West holds winter celebration

The Buffalo Bill Center of the West invites families to awaken from the winter doldrums with a “Winterfest” Family Fun Day on Friday, Jan. 19 from 3-7 p.m. Participants can drop in … more

1/16/24

It’s flu season and there’s still time to get a vaccine locally

It’s flu season in Park County, which is why Park County Public Health, Powell Valley Healthcare and Cody Regional Health have all been holding clinics, some even drive-thru, to allow people to … more

By Zac Taylor | 12/2/22

Bighorn Canyon road work set to begin

Starting earlier this month, Bighorn Canyon roads and parking areas on both ends of the park will be under construction. There are three stages of the project that will last from April into August. … more

4/4/24

Park County Republican Party Precinct Committeeman Larry French explains his proposal to send Senate President Ogden Driskill a letter and ask him to seat Sen. Dan Laursen, R-Powell, on a committee. A clear majority of the party’s central committee voted to send a letter.

Sen. Laursen to receive committee seat after session

Though he’ll need to wait several more weeks, freshman Sen. Dan Laursen, R-Powell, will be seated on a state Senate committee. “My intent — and it can go in print — is that … more

By CJ Baker | 1/12/23

Tanya Bonner, co-director of the Powell Aquatic Center, moves a hose into position to fill the lap pool after it was painted for the first time since being installed in 2010.

Pool gets much needed paint job

The lap pool at the Powell Aquatic Center is currently being filled — the final task necessary before the facility reopens next week. You won’t be able to jump in until Monday at 5:30 … more

By Mark Davis andCJ Baker | 4/6/23

Where to turn? Long-term care of the elderly challenging in rural areas

At the Powell Valley Healthcare emergency department, it’s not uncommon to have fatigued caregivers bring their elderly loved ones in late in the evening, hoping to get them into the Powell … more

By Kevin Killough | 6/30/22

Powell purchases truck for garbage transport to Park County Landfill

The Powell City Council this month approved the purchase of a $109,000 used truck from Casper-basedPeterbilt of Wyoming. The truck will be used to transport municipal solid waste from the … more

By Kevin Killough | 8/11/22

Lily Trandahl, senior at Upton High School, is entering the Wyoming Army National Guard, pursuing a lifelong dream to follow in her father’s footsteps as a soldier. A young Trandahl is pictured with her father, Nick Trandahl, when he was on leave during his deployment in 2009.

Following in Dad’s footsteps

NEWCASTLE — Lily Trandahl’s admiration for her father, Nicholas Trandahl, for his military service began when she was very young. Since she was a toddler, she’s dreamed of likewise … more

By KateLynn Slaamot, Newcastle News Letter Journal Via Wyoming News Exchange | 11/14/23

Dining in the street made for an enjoyable evening in 2019, the last year of the Farm to Table Dinner. Weather cooperating, the Homesteader Days weekend will lead off with another street-side outing Friday. In the event of inclement weather, the Farm to Table Dinner will move inside at the fairgrounds.

Homesteader Days events kick off with Farm to Table Dinner

With an eye to the weather, Homesteader Museum officials are ready to be nimble as they prepare for their signature events, Homesteader Days and the companion Farm to Table Dinner. Some 150 … more

By Dave Bonner | 9/8/22

Free clinical breast exams available in October

The women’s health providers at Powell Valley Clinic are offering free clinical breast exams in October in recognition of breast cancer awareness month. The free exams are … more

10/11/22

Powell student makes Southern New Hampshire University President's List

Powell local Benjamin Tatnall has been named to the Southern New Hampshire University’s summer 2023 President’s List. To earn a spot on the list students must earn 12 credits over the … more

1/16/24

Chief Financial Officer Colette Mild stands in front of One Health’s administrative office on Bent Street in Powell. One Health is currently in the design stages of its soon to be office at the Fitch Building.

One Health enters design stage for Fitch Building

With a recent merger, a new building currently under remodel and new positions available, One Health’s Powell branch has been busy. One Health’s planned move to the Fitch Building is … more

By Braden Schiller | 12/2/22

Money for recovery: Commissioners send out first batch of opioid funds

The Park County Commissioners have begun sending out some of its Opioid Settlement funds into the community with the hope of stemming the tide of the crisis. At Tuesday's meeting, commissioners … more

By Zac Taylor | 3/7/24

From left, WYDOT Director Darin Westby, Craig Brown, Fred Sherburne, Catarino Zapata, Logan Whipple and WYDOT Transportation Commissioner Mike Baker were recently honored for their life-saving heroism.

Basin maintenance workers honored for life-saving heroism

Four Wyoming Department of Transportation maintenance workers saved the life of a man Jan. 3 on U.S. Highway 14 east of Greybull in the Bighorn Mountains. Fred Sherburne, Craig Brown, … more

4/4/24

A black-footed ferret briefly peers from a prairie dog burrow before disappearing underground after being released on the Hogg ranch in one of several reintroduction attempts.

Wild Kingdom comes to Park County

Mutual of Omaha’s Wild Kingdom has been resurrected and the show’s producers have picked two area ranches’ black-footed ferret conservation efforts to highlight in the first … more

By Mark Davis | 1/12/23

‘UW in Your Community’ Event April 18 in Park County

Students will learn more about the University of Wyoming, UW alumni will connect with their alma mater, and members of the public will find out more about UW’s presence in Park County during a … more

4/6/23

Nov. 16 meeting for comments on water rights issue

Three stream segments with crucial native trout habitat are proposed for streamflow protection in Wyoming. The Wyoming Game and Fish Department is seeking instream flow water rights for segments of … more

11/14/23

Deputy shoots, kills armed suspect

Powell — A Park County Sheriff’s Office deputy shot and killed a suspect who had charged the deputy with a gun Tuesday afternoon after fleeing down a canal road, according to a … more

8/31/22