A nice mule deer buck relaxes in a field in Yellowstone National Park. The species migrates from the park into northwest Wyoming to winter at lower elevation, but as the climate changes, at times the migration doesn’t correspond with seasons set down by the Wyoming Game and Fish Department.
The fine line
When Cody District Senior Wildlife Biologist Tony Mong arrived in Cody in 2017, area deer herds were suffering significant losses due to harsh winter weather. About eight years later, herds in the …
Park County Travel Council to determine demand for conference center in county
Once again, Park County is looking into the possibility of a conference center. This time, the Park County Travel Council has taken the lead on proposing a demand study to determine if there is …
Two more implicated in drug distribution ring
In September, state agents caught two local residents with what appeared to be 7,000 fentanyl pills and a pound of meth outside Meeteetse. The pair was arrested and charged, but the investigation …
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Museum to host free open house
The Buffalo Bill Center of the West welcomes the community and surrounding region to its annual Holiday Open House on Saturday and Sunday, Dec. 7-8 from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. both days. The event is …
This is an aerial view of the LaPrele archaeological site near Douglas.
UW-based research shows early North Americans made needles from fur-bearers
A Wyoming archaeological site where people killed or scavenged a Columbian mammoth nearly 13,000 years ago has produced yet another discovery that sheds light on the life of these early inhabitants …
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Registration open for UW Extension’s online 2025 Master Gardener training
CASPER — The University of Wyoming Extension has opened registration for its 2025 Master Gardener training, an online program for Wyoming residents interested in expanding their gardening …
U.S. Sen. John Barrasso (R-Wyo.) visits with Wyoming National Guard troops in Kuwait.
Barrasso spends Thanksgiving with Wyoming troops in Middle East
KUWAIT — This Thanksgiving, U.S. Sen. John Barrasso (R-Wyo.) traveled to the Middle East to celebrate the holiday with Wyoming National Guard troops serving in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) …
Bills would end all transgender access to female sports, spaces
CHEYENNE — Two bills headed to the Wyoming Legislature’s 2025 general session, sponsored by a Republican legislator, aim to restrict transgender people’s access to female-only …
Feds bar new Powder River coal leasing
CASPER — The Bureau of Land Management on Tuesday passed final rules for the Powder River Basin stating that more than 413,000 acres of land are to be blocked off from new federal coal …
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Jesi Agee took over the kicking duties for the lower level football teams at Powell High School this season, as the Panthers finished undefeated this year combining for a 7-0 record.
Young Panther football teams finish 2024 season undefeated
The freshman and junior varsity Powell football squads had seasons to remember, as both finished undefeated. The freshmen finished the year with a 3-0 record while the junior varsity squad ended …
Stella Leighton finished as one of the top seven runners for the Cub girls, as they raced their way to a conference championship this season.
Middle school girls’ XC wins conference title
A strong contingent of Powell Middle School girls’ cross country runners helped the Cubs race past the competition to a conference title while the boys finished fifth at the conference meet in …
The 2024 Powell Middle School eighth grade girls volleyball team. Back row from left: Madalyn Agee, Reagan Clifford, Taylor Sweet, Breiyah Bonander, Meredyth Giltner and Stella Schmidtberger. Middle row: Darby McKee, Addison Gillett, Avery Love, Anh Trinh, Raegan Carter and Keylyn Knuth. Front row: Elora Joy, Lucy Ostermiller, McKenzie Moger, Aubrey Blount, Cassidi VanLake and Celeste Perez-Magana.
Eighth grade volleyball shows improvement
A season that started out difficult for the eighth grade Powell Middle School volleyball team finished stronger as the Cubs showed signs of improvement by seasons’ end in 2024. “This …
Carter Clark goes up for a contested layup late in the game on Friday night. The Trappers held off Bismarck State 83-69 before a difficult overtime loss to Dawson on Saturday.
Trapper men go 1-1 at annual Coach Collins Classic
H osting the Coach Collins Heart of a Champion Classic, the Northwest College men’s basketball team was on opposite sides of a pair of late runs, defeating Bismarck State College 83-69 on …
Bianca Silva (right) tries to wrestle the ball away from a Dawson guard on Saturday. The Trappers finished the weekend 1-1 after a difficult loss Friday night.
NWC women split at home
A late run on Friday night led to a weekend split for the Northwest College women’s basketball team at the Coach Collins Heart of a Champion Classic, losing to Bismarck State College 88-85 on …
Two Trappers were honored with the Heart of a Champion award on Friday night as Jai’La Porter was named the women’s winner and Preston Condie was named the men’s winner. From left: women’s coach Cody Helenbolt, Porter, Condie and men’s coach Andy Ward.
Condie, Porter named Heart of a Champion winners
I n between the Northwest College men’s and women’s basketball games on Friday night the Trappers honored the memory of the late Jay Collins who passed away suddenly in July 2022. The …
Obituaries
Our beloved mother, grandmother, great- and great-great-grandmother, Martha Lea (Weathered) Christiansen, died peacefully on Nov. 27, 2024 at the age of 93. She was born on Nov. 28, 1930, to Charles …
Elizabeth (Betty) Jundt Asay, 92, passed away at the Powell Long Term Care Center on Wednesday, Nov. 27, 2024. She was born on Feb. 25, 1932 in Marsh, Montana, to John and Katie Jundt. Betty married …
Robert Hatcher passed away at his home on Monday, Dec. 2, 2024. Funeral services will be held on Saturday, Dec. 7, 2024, at 2 p.m. at Hope Lutheran Church in Powell. Thompson Funeral Home and …
Michael Marion Pease passed away at home on Nov. 23, 2024 of cancer. He was born on Feb. 8, 1948 in Billings, Montana, to Fellows (F.D.) Pease and Beatrice Lillian Pease (nee Ockert). He …
Donald Sam Faxon passed away in his home surrounded by loved ones on Nov. 15, 2024. He was born July 20, 1933 in Powell, Wyoming, to Cheney and Hazel Faxon. He married Janie Anderson on June 12, …
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