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While I've always had quite the sweet tooth — it's hard to resist a Reese's cup — Halloween has always been one of my least favorite holidays. Especially after early years spent running …
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By Zac Taylor
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11/6/25
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The Powell Valley Hospital has had to make some hard decisions recently to ensure financial stability, most notably with its closure of the oncology department and the Cody Clinic.
Losing …
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By Zac Taylor
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11/4/25
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The Powell Tribune takes special sections pretty darn seriously.
They’re a chance to highlight what makes our community so great, whether it’s businesses, organizations, …
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By Zac Taylor
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10/28/25
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The Wyoming State Shooting Complex south of Cody has the potential to be a special place that serves both area communities and brings everyone from professional shooters to families from all over the …
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By Zac Taylor
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10/21/25
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Starting at their Oct. 21 meeting, the Park County commissioners are adding a new item to their agenda. It will most likely be early, after approving the consent agenda and the small update on the …
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By Zac Taylor
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10/14/25
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I’ve strived throughout my journalism career to be something of an impartial observer, but of course I’m human.
I’m partial to Powell, to its schools, and to Wyoming in …
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By Zac Taylor
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10/7/25
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The Park County School District 1 Board of Trustees has begun an important process that will hopefully lead to more transparency.
Following a contentious meeting where parents were denied …
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By Zac Taylor
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9/30/25
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While an early homecoming week is now fading into the distance, I’m still feeling the incredible community spirit that coursed through the week.
As Paint the Town Red does for the …
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By Zac Taylor
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9/25/25
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There’s what’s legal, there’s what’s illegal, and in between are ethics.
As a watchdog of the public, it’s our job to ensure public boards are acting legally. …
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By Zac Taylor
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9/23/25
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Wednesday afternoons are a busy time here in the newsroom, as we work to put together the Thursday paper in time to get on the press by the end of the day.
But the reports on the tragic …
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By Zac Taylor
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9/16/25
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This is the library Powell deserves.
As I was walking through the tall ceilings in the under-construction building last week alongside Park County Library District Director Karen Horner …
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By Zac Taylor
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9/9/25
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I do not like taxes.
I’ve mentioned in multiple editorials my dislike of property taxes period, and was in favor of the property tax cuts made last year by the Legislature, even …
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By Zac Taylor
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9/2/25
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School has begun in Powell, and I’m reminded once again of the stellar educational opportunities we have in town.
I spent last week running around Northwest College and various Park …
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By Zac Taylor
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8/26/25
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Things sure have changed.
It was only a couple of years ago the commissioners were being pressured in some quarters, and somewhat considered themselves, taking less than the allowed 12 …
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By Zac Taylor
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8/19/25
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There were five Wyoming counties last week that no longer had a newspaper of record. Eight communities had lost a news source and roughly 30 industry professionals were suddenly out of work, without …
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By Zac Taylor
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8/12/25
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Let’s allow the investigation to take its course before we decide what happened in what appears to be a tragic situation all around.
The Cody Police Department has done a very good …
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By Zac Taylor
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8/5/25
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As I stood under the poultry and rabbit barn last Thursday morning at the Park County Fairgrounds, well before the big crowds, before many of the food trucks had started selling, I had a thought I …
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By Zac Taylor
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7/29/25
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The western edge of Powell is getting some more focus from the Wyoming Department of Transportation between now and next year.
Here’s to hoping the department capitalizes well during …
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By Zac Taylor
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7/22/25
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Is it time to re-evaluate how many, and what kind, of animals can be allowed in Powell city limits?
That’s the question at least one councilman is thinking about after councilors …
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By Zac Taylor
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7/15/25
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Texas is the place to be or be from in the rodeo world. Just look at a daysheet from the Cody Stampede and you’ll see how many of the cowboys and cowgirls hail from Texas.
A bunch …
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By Zac Taylor
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7/8/25
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