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Mule deer tests positive for chronic wasting disease in Yellowstone

MAMMOTH HOT SPRINGS — Yellowstone National Park and the Wyoming Game and Fish Department (WGFD) recently confirmed the presence of chronic wasting disease (CWD) in the carcass of an adult mule … more

11/16/23

Ice skater Dylan Bear shaves some ‘wildice’ at Fremont Lake.

Skating on wild ice

There’s nothing quite like gliding over a massive sheet of clear ice while listening to the slicing of blades and the other-worldly “laser cracking and whumpfing” sounds of a frozen … more

By Dustin Bleizeffer, WyoFile.com | 1/18/24

Sage Creek Community Club, pictured in 1926 when it was known as the Country Club, was constructed through a community effort.

How the Sage Creek Community Club came to be

In 1923, after 1 acre had been donated by Scotty McWilliams, a board of directors formed consisting of Albert Schultz, Fred McNeil, E.E. Newton, Henry Dahlem and Arthur L. Pearson. A legal filing was … more

By Cheryl Darling, Club historian | 2/20/24

This preliminary concept presented to the Powell City Council last week shows what the new splash pad at Homesteader Park may look like when complete.

New splash pad to have froggy theme

Plans for Powell’s new splash pad are starting to take shape — and they look a bit froggy. With the design about 60% complete, the Powell City Council got a sneak peek last week at … more

By CJ Baker | 2/27/24

Powell High School robotics visited the Park County School District 1 Board of Trustees on March 19 to show off what they have accomplished. Team 3188 (Squiggle Splat Bang) will be heading to the FIRST Tech World Championship in Houston, Texas this spring. From left, Kim Dillivan, board chair, Superintendent Jay Curtis, trustee Dusty Paul, robotics coach Joel Hayano, trustee Beau Fulton, Support Services Coordinator Rob McCray and Powell High School robotics students Kate Miller, Kik Hayano, Philip Ellis, Nolan Reitz, Josh Waite, Zac Peterson, Dallin Waite, Alan Crawford and Jacob Harms.

Robotics to compete at World Championships

Nearly 1,000 colorful rubber ducks took over the Powell Aquatic Center on March 7. The floating fowl, which were sold by robotics student in the community for a fundraising “race,” earned … more

By Braden Schiller | 3/26/24

Wyoming sailor’s remains identified

Experts have identified the remains of a Sheridan sailor who died in the attack on Pearl Harbor during World War II. Herman Schmidt, 28, was a Navy Gunner’s Mate Third Class aboard the USS … more

By Mary Steurer, Casper Star-Tribune Via Wyoming News Exchange | 1/5/23

Wyoming Highway Patrol reports 2022 fatality statistics

SHERIDAN (WNE) — The lack of use of vehicle restraints contributed heavily to the number of road fatalities in Wyoming in 2022. Fatal crash statistics through November 2022 showed out of … more

1/24/23

Hospital prepares program to help patients pay bills

Powell Valley Healthcare is preparing for the roll out of a program that staff hope will bring relief to many self-pay and high deductible patients working to pay medical bills. The CarePayment … more

By Zac Taylor | 4/11/23

Second student arrested for threats

GILLETTE (WNE) — A student was arrested last Wednesday for making terroristic threats following an alleged and unspecified threat involving Twin Spruce Junior High. The incident follows the … more

4/18/23

Bond set at $250,000 in Cody sex crime case

If a Cody man wants to be released on bond while facing a felony sex crime, he’ll need to post $250,000 in cash, a judge ruled Friday. Richard M. Perkins, 59, was arrested in Oregon last … more

By CJ Baker | 7/25/23

University of Wyoming to offer inmate degrees

In 1994, former President Bill Clinton passed the Violent Crime Control and Law Enforcement Act, often considered the most far-reaching crime law in U.S. history. The act ended Pell Grants … more

By Maya Shimizu Harris, Casper Star-Tribune Via Wyoming News Exchange | 5/3/22

Intertwined Histories: Setsuko’s Secret and Light One Candle

Join us on Sunday, July 31 at 12:30 p.m. at the Powell United Methodist Church for a thought provoking conversation about “Setsuko’s Secret: Heart Mountain and the Legacy of the Japanese … more

7/28/22

The Bureau of Land Management has started a bait trap gather program intending to capture 80 horses in the McCullough Peaks Wild Horses Management Area and remove 41 of those for adoption.

Bait trap gather to begin in McCullough Peaks Wild Horse Herd Management Area

CODY — The Bureau of Land Management Cody Field Office will begin a wild horse bait trap gather operation on or about Nov. 27 in the McCullough Peaks Wild Horse Herd Management Area east of … more

11/16/23

Winter author festival Jan. 20 at Cody Library

The Park County Library Foundation is holding the Third Annual Winter Author Festival on Saturday, Jan. 20 at the Cody Library. Attendees can anticipate a day adorned with the magic of winter, … more

1/18/24

Funding and concealed carry bills could have an impact on schools

Two bills that would further the cause of eliminating schools as gun free zones, Senate File 86 and House Bill 125, passed their respective committees of the whole Friday to stay alive in the quick … more

By Braden Schiller | 2/27/24

Grant helps PVHC purchase state-of-the-art ultrasound equipment

The Leona M. and Harry B. Helmsley Charitable Trust has granted $349,300 to Powell Valley Healthcare to purchase four ultrasound imaging units and a bladder scan ultrasound system as part of a … more

3/26/24

Powell City Council’s grant application for seed elevator mural upgrade advances

The Powell City Council’s bid to revamp the city’s mural of John Wesley Powell cleared its first hurdle last week: A Park County Travel Council subcommittee decided that the city’s … more

By CJ Baker | 4/11/23

Assistant Superintendent of Teaching and Learning Jason Sleep (left) laughs as middle school teacher Brian Bonander smashes a raw egg down on Superintendent Jay Curtis’s head.

Return of the cackleberries

Cackling preteens gleefully smashed a mix of brightly colored raw and hard boiled eggs onto the heads of Park County School District 1 staff on April 6, all for the sake of providing support to a … more

By Braden Schiller | 4/18/23

Climbing death on the Grand Teton follows wet, icy alpine summer

JACKSON (WNE) — Braydan Paul DuRee, 40, of Kuna, Idaho, died in a climbing accident Thursday in Grand Teton National Park. DuRee’s death occurred on the Owen-Spalding route, the most … more

7/25/23

Powell student recovering steadily from crash

High school student Nora Hart was taking a scenic detour home on April 23 — as she often enjoyed doing — when she became distracted by something and rolled her vehicle multiple times at … more

By Braden Schiller | 5/3/22