Powell Tribune

Money from the Land and Water Conservation Fund has helped fund many parks, including Little League diamonds, in Powell and around the state. Millions of dollars in matching funds have come to Wyoming with tens of millions more for national park properties in the state. Congress is fighting now whether to permanently appropriate money to the 63-year-old law.

Federal outdoor recreation funding at risk

A source of funding for outdoor recreation and wildlife habitat projects that’s brought more than $132 million to local Wyoming communities could dry up by the end of the month. The problem … more

By Mark Davis | 9/11/18

Hiker attacked by bear in Beartooths

A hiker was attacked and injured by a bear in the Beartooth Mountains on Sunday afternoon. The 48-year-old man, Bradley D. Johnson of Plymouth, Minnesota, received "severe injuries to his arm, shoulder and back." more

9/10/18

Game and Fish personnel are currently working to trap a grizzly bear that's been spotted in the western part of Cody.

Grizzly spotted in Cody; managers seeking to trap it

Wildlife managers are currently trying to trap a "large male grizzly" that's reportedly been roaming the western part of the City of Cody. more

By Tribune Staff | 9/8/18

Kevin Lineback poses with a mountain lion he found and killed in his backyard on Tuesday, just south of Powell.

Mountain lion shot south of Powell

Kevin Lineback was supposed to be in his Ford, heading north to Billings for a golf date at sunrise, but this is Wyoming. Having chores, Lineback headed out his back door at 6:30 a.m Tuesday to … more

By Mark Davis | 9/6/18

The first Powell Tribune building, located at the current location of the Red Zone Sports Bar and Grill, burned to the ground in an early morning fire 100 years ago today, on Sept. 6, 1918. Mrs. S.A. Nelson, wife of the first Tribune publisher, is seen standing in the doorway in 1909.

100 years ago: Fire destroys Powell Tribune

Early on the morning of Sept. 6, 1918, the original frame home of the Powell Tribune burned to the ground — a fire completely destroying the contents of the building and the newspaper’s … more

By Dave Bonner | 9/6/18

Bank of the West stance on fossil fuels draws local ire

Bank of the West’s decision to cut ties with certain fossil fuels has government agencies across Wyoming cutting ties with the bank. State Treasurer Mark Gordon and Gov. Matt Mead have … more

By CJ Baker | 9/6/18

A juvenile bald eagle watches as photographer Peter Mangolds takes its picture earlier this year at Yellowstone National Park. Mangolds is a ranger at the park, but takes wildlife photos when he is not working.

Best of both worlds

Peter Mangolds just might be proof that you can have your cake and eat it, too. Mangolds works as a ranger at Yellowstone National Park — but once the work day is done, he trades his ranger … more

By Mike Buhler | 9/4/18

Sunny Thomas, a first-grader at Westside Elementary School, takes aim at a dunk tank on Thursday afternoon. All students who logged their summer reading minutes got an opportunity to dunk Principal Angela Woyak. Enrollment is up in the Powell school district, including at Westside Elementary, where 312 students are enrolled — seven more than a year ago at this time.

Enrollment up again in Powell schools

Powell schools are packed. “We have a whole bunch more kids this year than we did last year,” said Jay Curtis, superintendent of Park County School District No. 1. The district … more

By Tessa Baker | 9/4/18

U.S. District Court Judge Dana Christensen

Judge halts grizzly hunts

Thirty-six hours before hunters were to set their sights on grizzlies in Idaho and Wyoming, a federal judge issued a temporary restraining order that delayed trophy hunts of Greater Yellowstone … more

By Mark Davis | 8/31/18

A juvenile grizzly forages for a meal earlier this spring outside of the East Gate of Yellowstone National Park. A judge may rule as soon as Thursday on whether the region’s grizzlies should be placed back on the endangered list.

Federal judge to rule on grizzly delisting: Will hunt go ahead?

While Wyoming officials continue to work toward the start of the state’s first grizzly hunt in more than 40 years, a federal judge in Montana could theoretically halt the hunt in its tracks … more

By Mark Davis | 8/30/18

Commissioners Grosskopf and French visiting White House

This (Thursday) afternoon at the White House, Park County commissioners Tim French and Loren Grosskopf will be among a handful of Wyoming and North Dakota officials getting the undivided attention of … more

By CJ Baker | 8/30/18

The Smith Mansion, built by the late Francis Lee Smith, is now up for sale, with a listed price of $750,000.

The Smith Mansion, a Wapiti Valley icon, up for sale

The Smith Mansion — that “crazy house” near Wapiti — is for sale. And new owners could easily erase the structure from the North Fork landscape. For $750,000, the house and … more

By Mark Davis | 8/30/18

Marcia Peterson (left), assistant Wyoming State Archaeologist, and Brigid Grund, a Powell resident with a doctorate in archaeology, work to preserve a section of Columbian mammoth skeletal remains in a salvage operation at Buffalo Bill Reservoir in April. Four Ice Age era species were found alongside the mammoth remains, identified after scientists took the artifacts back to the lab in Cheyenne.

More species found at mammoth site

Scientists rushed to the Buffalo Bill Reservoir this spring to recover the remains of a Columbian mammoth, but they wound up also finding evidence of four other species from the Ice Age. Bones and … more

By Mark Davis | 8/28/18

County Sheriff again considers accepting inmates from Montana

With the Park County Detention Center no longer packed with inmates, county officials are again entertaining the idea of possibly housing inmates from Carbon County, Montana. “It’s … more

By CJ Baker | 8/28/18

Ava Gilliat, Allie Gilliat, Emma Brence, Kathryn Brence and Bella Bertangole ham it up for the camera at Friday’s Paint the Town Red event in downtown Powell.

Enrollment, cybersecurity highlight State of the College address

Boosting enrollment and enhancing cybersecurity were two of Northwest College President Stefani Hicswa’s major points of focus in her State of the College address to NWC employees and trustees … more

By Mike Buhler | 8/28/18

Boy attacked by grizzly bear in Yellowstone

A 10-year-old boy from Washington state was reportedly attacked and injured by a grizzly bear in Yellowstone National Park on Thursday morning. Park officials say the boy and his family were a half-mile … more

8/23/18

In Senate race, voters pick Kost over Peterson

Buoyed by overwhelming support in Park County, longtime Powell educator R.J. Kost defeated incumbent state Sen. Ray Peterson, R-Cowley, in Tuesday’s Republican primary election. Peterson … more

By CJ Baker | 8/23/18

Tilden, Overfield and Thiel win county commission race

Among 10 choices for the Park County Commission, Republican voters picked incumbent Joe Tilden of Cody, Dossie Overfield of Cody and Lloyd Thiel of Clark in Tuesday’s primary … more

By CJ Baker | 8/23/18

Lady Panther swimmer Addison Moretti works on her backstroke Tuesday during practice at the Powell Aquatic Center. The PHS girls’ swimming and diving team opens the 2018 season Saturday at the Lander Invitational.

Lady Panthers’ swim team numbers increase

After a successful first season with the Powell High School girls’ swim team, Lady Panthers head coach Bob Smartt is relying on a youth movement to duplicate that team’s success. Last … more

By Don Cogger | 8/23/18

Incumbents do well in city races

Election night was a good night to be an incumbent in Powell. In the city’s four primary races for mayor and three city council seats, the three incumbents — Mayor John Wetzel, Ward II … more

By Mike Buhler | 8/23/18