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Is it just me, or have there been a lot of stories about bear attacks in the region, mostly involving grizzly bears?
There are a lot of grizzlies in the region, which the Wyoming Game and Fish …
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By Zac Taylor
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9/19/23
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There are 240 residents of Ralston if we’re to take the word of the sign on the edge of town.
If so, nearly 15% of those residents showed up to a meeting last Tuesday night to hear some …
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By Zac Taylor
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9/12/23
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When I was growing up in the 1990s, I remember people marking the anniversary of “The date which will live in infamy,” Dec. 7, 1941, with a pause, maybe a moment of silence.
The …
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By Zac Taylor
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9/7/23
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Interested in having your work, your design become a fixture of your town?
Here’s your chance.
The City of Powell has been musing about what to do about the aging mural of the …
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By Zac Taylor
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9/5/23
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As another hunting season nears and I await eagerly the chance to take my Lab out for her first waterfowl hunts, and to take my son out for his first deer hunt, there are some worrying signs around …
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By Zac Taylor
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8/31/23
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If the state is already committed to building a massive state shooting complex, why not the Big Horn Basin?
In the last legislative session, a bill was overwhelmingly passed to fund the first …
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By Zac Taylor
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8/29/23
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By the time you read this, it’s likely that the schools of Park County School District 1 are filled with students, many full of first-day jitters.
Yes, the 2023-2024 school year has …
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By Zac Taylor
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8/22/23
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There’s still a long way to go, but it was nice to drive by the Northwest College campus recently and see the structure of the new student center emerge high above the ground.
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By Zac Taylor
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8/15/23
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I don’t know about you, but I sure had fun following the Powell Pioneers American Legion A baseball team this season.
This scrappy bunch, with usually great defense, timely hitting …
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By Zac Taylor
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8/10/23
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There are two main varieties of boards amongst our local governments: Elected and appointed.
The former, obviously, are the ones we know most about, because they are made up of people we …
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By Zac Taylor
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8/8/23
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Why?
Really, why are people stealing road signs?
Recently, following reporting from this paper that highlighted mistakes on some of Wyoming Department of Transportation’s signs, a few …
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By Zac Taylor
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8/1/23
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If you haven’t yet gone over to the Park County Fairgrounds, why not?
We’re in the midst of the county fair here in Powell and I dare you to name something dripping with more good, …
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By Zac Taylor
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7/27/23
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Does Park County need a convention center?
A lot of primarily Cody leaders certainly think so and have roped in the support of Park County Commissioners to at least study the Park County …
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By Zac Taylor
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7/25/23
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If the land use plan has determined anything about people in Park County, it’s that there are a lot of different views on a lot of topics.
There are, however, a few things the vast …
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By Zac Taylor
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7/20/23
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A couple weeks ago my mom texted me old two pictures of me, amongst a crowd of other kids, watching a magician perform during my sixth birthday party at our home at the time in Fort Collins, …
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By Zac Taylor
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7/18/23
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That small town with long streets phrase? It resonated July 3 at the Wyoming Veterans Memorial Park in Cody, as everyone there was able to walk right up to their state’s top leadership, …
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By Zac Taylor
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7/11/23
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Let’s be honest — while election security has been an issue across the country and even in Wyoming, in Park County it seems at least most people can agree that our local elections are run …
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By Zac Taylor
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7/3/23
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It’s a good time to be looking for money in the Park County or area municipal governments, because it hasn’t been hard to find the extra funds for raises for employees.
While …
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By Zac Taylor
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6/27/23
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In today’s world, with social media firestorms, a widening partisan divide and a worrying breakdown in civility infecting some of the populace (thankfully not too much here), who would …
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By Zac Taylor
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6/22/23
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I recently heard from a newly elected member of a public board in the area who said the experience so far had been “disheartening.”
Now I don’t want to out this person, but …
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By Zac Taylor
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6/20/23
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