New clubs likely coming to Powell High School
In the near future it might not be uncommon to see Powell High School students working together to win video games during their lunch hour while others prepare for a military career. After …
ChristmasFest takes over downtown Friday and Saturday
This weekend happens to be the first of December, which in Powell signals the big kickoff to the Christmas season. The annual ChristmasFest weekend of events takes over downtown Powell on Friday …
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Cody man imprisoned for role in fentanyl trafficking ring
A Cody man who was caught with 120 fentanyl pills last year — and suspected of possessing and distributing hundreds more — has been ordered to serve more than seven-and-a-half years in …
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Hospital IT team works to stay ahead
In the last week, Powell Valley Healthcare staff received roughly 3,000 emails in work accounts. Information Security Officer Dustin Cole said at Monday night's hospital board meeting that the …
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 …
Powell Valley Healthcare staff, first responders and community members gathered in the hospital’s new ambulance garage earlier this month to celebrate the building’s opening and try various chilis competing in the chili cookoff.
Powell Hospital shows off new ambulance garage at open house
With ambulances parked just outside the bays and balloons fluttering in the wind, Powell Valley Healthcare showed off its new ambulance garage last week with an open house for members of the public, …
4x4 Art Exhibit and Sale opens Dec. 5 at Northwest College
The 42nd annual 4x4 Art Exhibit and Sale opens at Northwest College on Tuesday, Dec. 5, at 7 p.m., providing visitors an opportunity to purchase gifts or stocking stuffers in time for the holidays. …
Damage was done to a traffic signal control box in Lander after record-setting snows were piled on it last January.
Moving snow? Don’t pile snow near traffic signals or on roadways
People moving snow in parking lots and on streets are being reminded by the Wyoming Department of Transportation to avoid piling snow near traffic signals on street corners or in parking lots. …
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Woman accused of groping teen at Cody store
A Lander woman is facing a felony charge in connection with allegations that she groped a teen at a Cody store. Charging documents allege 36-year-old Brittainey M. McGhee inappropriately touched …
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Hoopsters split road trip
The Northwest College men’s basketball team split a pair of road games in Montana on Nov. 21 and 22. A difficult game in Glendive resulted in a 91-67 loss to Dawson Community College before the …
Abigail Visocky (right) helped lead a strong defense for the eighth grade Powell volleyball team, as the Cubs battled to a fourth place finish this season.
Eighth grade volleyball finishes fourth
In a season where any of the top teams in the conference could have won the championship, the Powell Middle School eighth grade volleyball team finished fourth — concluding with a difficult …
Trapper wrestling heads to Montana
After the short Thanksgiving break the Northwest College wrestling team is set to head into Montana for one final first semester weekend of competition. The whole weekend will take place in …
Four runners represented Powell High School at the Nike Cross Regionals Northwest in Boise, Idaho, earlier this month. The runners posing for a photo at the meet, are from left: Karee Cooley, Kinley Cooley, Kenna Jacobsen and Ashlee Jacobsen.
Four Panthers race at Nike Cross Regionals
Four Powell Panther distance runners got a unique opportunity to compete at the Nike Cross Regionals Northwest on Nov. 11 in Boise, Idaho. The quartet included juniors Kinley Cooley and Kenna …
Broc Frank (left) and James Emmett (middle) tackle a Cody runner during the final froshmore game of the season in October. The younger Panthers finished with a 5-4 record in 2023.
Younger Panther football teams developing
Lower level football at Powell High School enjoyed a season of growth at both the junior varsity and freshman/sophomore (froshmore) levels — with the teams combining for a 5-4 record while …
Melanie Garcia (center) and Sharae Shoopman (right) rise up to block a ball for the Panther JV team. The team learned throughout the season, finishing 6-19.
Young JV volleyball team shows growth
A young junior varsity volleyball team showed growth in the 2023 season, with a team composed of mostly sophomores finishing with an overall record of 6-19. The team was made up of three …
Obituaries
Mary Gwynn Keller, 92, of Donnellson, Iowa, went home to Heaven at 5:13 p.m. on Friday, Nov. 24, 2023, at the Southeast Iowa Regional Medical Center in Ft. Madison, Iowa. She was born on March …
Ronald was born Jan. 4, 1943 in Saratoga, Wyoming, to Iva Belle Kanavel and Marion Gene Ellis. He was raised in Thermopolis, Wyoming at Owl Creek and attended school in Thermopolis.  When …
Michael Dean Tyree, 80, passed away at his home in Scottsdale, Arizona on Sept. 29, 2023. Mike was born the youngest of three boys in Worland, Wyoming on June 4, 1943 and spent most of his …
Joyce (Joy) Atkinson was known for her love of fishing, outdoors and her family. Her happiest moments were on the water with her husband, children and dog. She loved to travel and experience new …
Graveside funeral services for Rodney Wirth, an 81-year-old Buffalo resident who passed away suddenly Wednesday at his home in Buffalo, will be held Friday, Nov. 24 at 11 a.m. in the Byron, Wyoming, …
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    • All about the legs

      My fondest memories of Thanksgiving and Christmas holidays with family always include turkey legs. I often flash back to my adolescent pre-meal …

    • Will the shot clock make a difference?

      At the second meeting of the year for the Wyoming High School Activities Association, on Halloween, the board approved a measure that will see …

    • December happenings at the library

      The Powell Library is launching a Storywalk at Homesteader Park. Join us Friday, Dec. 1 from 1-3 p.m., as we hold a ribbon cutting and unveil …

    • Christmas is not the time to diet 

      I texted my kids yesterday, “I don’t try to be annoying, it’s just a gift from God. I’m thinking I’ll bestow my talent on you this …