Roughly 30 people packed into the community room at the Park County Animal Shelter on Thursday — a room occasionally used to host birthday parties — to ask questions of the shelter board following the resignation of the previous executive director, who said she was frustrated by the shelter’s new policies since the arrival of a new operations director.
Park County Animal Shelter board stands behind new policies, director
The leaders of the Park County Animal Shelter stood by their policies, including on spay abortions, and their new organizational structure at a sometimes contentious meeting Thursday night.  …
Emergency responders work to bring an injured woman to a waiting ambulance following a Friday afternoon accident along the Garland Canal. Multiple agencies responded to the scene.
Vehicle accident results in death
A local woman suffered fatal injuries after being struck by her vehicle on Friday afternoon. Celia Solis, a longtime Powell resident, died Saturday at the age of 66. “This was a very …
Angie Woyak
Woyak to leave Westside after more than a decade
After 11 years, Westside Elementary School Principal Angie Woyak is bidding Powell farewell and returning to Wisconsin.  “Serving as principal of the incredible Westside learning …
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Ernie Marsh is the 2025 NEA National Heritage Fellowship recipient.
Wyoming artist awarded fellowship
CHEYENNE — Ernie Marsh, a bit and spur maker from Big Horn County, has been awarded a National Heritage Fellowship, the nation’s highest honor in the folk and traditional arts. …
Hartly Washington, a Powell Middle School special education teacher, takes the plunge during this year’s Jackalope Jump in late March. From left, Maggie Purdum and Bennett Purdum, Rick Mertz of Big Horn Enterpises, and Washington. In front is Powell Police Officer Matt Koritnik.
Special Olympics Wyoming raises over $125,000 during Jackalope Jump season
Special Olympics Wyoming has put the 2025 Jackalope Jump season on ice after holding 13 jumps throughout Wyoming. During the season, participants raised funds to jump into icy cold-water and …
Wyoming OKs Rocky Mountain Power rate hike, tapping customers for another $85.5 million
Thousands of Rocky Mountain Power residential customers will see their monthly electric bills jump by about $14 beginning in June.  The Wyoming Public Service Commission approved the rate …
Josh Coursey
Muley Fanatics founder tapped for Fish and Wildlife Service post
A southwestern Wyoming big game hunting advocate who spent the past 13 years safeguarding beleaguered mule deer has been appointed to a high position in the Trump administration’s U.S. Fish and …
Forest Service announces hiring of firefighters
LAKEWOOD, Colo. — The Rocky Mountain Region of the USDA Forest Service is hiring permanent wildland firefighters for the 2025 fire year across national forests and grasslands in Colorado, …
Jackson Hole Airport recognized as an ‘urban’ DarkSky
JACKSON (WNE) — Jackson Hole Airport has been certified by DarkSky International for its efforts to reduce light pollution. The airport, now designated an “Urban Night Sky …
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Panther boys add new qualifier in Worland
The Powell Panther boys’ track and field team finished third and added a new individual qualifier at the D&D Invitational in Worland on April 15, which was moved up due to projected …
JV boys’ basketball finishes 11-8
A relatively young Powell Panther boys’ junior varsity basketball team finished with an 11-8 record despite some cancellations throughout the season. This year’s team included a …
PHS soccer back in action
The Powell High School Panther boys’ and girls’ soccer teams will be in action once again this week following a weekend off from competition. It will be a clash between the top two …
Pioneers 3-1 to open home campaign
After starting the season on the road the Powell Pioneers opened their home campaign with a 3-1 record, sweeping Lockwood 16-2 and 16-1 on Saturday before splitting with Riverton on Sunday with an …
Anyston Keller won the 1600 meters in Laurel and took second place in the 1600 meters in Shoshoni as the Cub girls continued their strong performances on the track. Keller is pictured here running the 1600 in Burlington to start the season.
Cub girls sweep two meets
Two vastly different meets garnered the same results for the Powell Middle School girls’ track and field teams, as the Cubs performed strong in Laurel, Montana, and Shoshoni, earning plenty of …
Mason Cheatham keeps his focus during the 1600 meters at the Burlington Invite earlier this season. The Cubs will host their own invitational at Powell High School on Saturday, April 26.
Middle school boys compete hard in Laurel, Shoshoni
The Powell Middle School boys’ track and field teams earned strong results from two meets in three days, as the seventh and eighth graders put on good performances in Laurel and Shoshoni. …
Obituaries
With heavy hearts, we announce the passing of Herbert Ray Demoney, a man of unwavering strength, deep kindness and a cowboy spirit that never faded. He passed away peacefully on March 16, 2025, …
Terry Sears Hoyt, a beloved husband, father, grandfather, brother, uncle and friend, died on April 10, 2025. He was 89 years old. He was born March 16, 1936, in Dickinson, North Dakota, to Myron …
Celia C. Solis was born in Powell, Wyoming, on July 16, 1958 to Eligio C. & Maurilia C. Solis. She died unexpectedly but peacefully April 19, 2025, surrounded by her family at the age of 66 …
Carla C. Spinks, age 71, passed away at her home in Powell on April 14, 2025. Cremation has taken place. Arrangements are entrusted to Thompson Funeral Home of Powell.
Carlus passed away peacefully at home, surrounded by family on March 21, 2025, at age 88. Carlus, or Cork, as his friends and family called him, was a true patriarch, cherishing family above all …
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