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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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In the late 1800s, before he began his meteoric rise to the presidency, Theodore Roosevelt served as a police commissioner in New York City. Being a progressive Republican, he managed to ruffle …
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By Zac Taylor
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6/13/23
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We like it here, and I think most of us are ready to welcome newcomers. Personally, I’ve seen a couple of new residents come into my neighborhood in rural Park County in the last few years, and …
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By Zac Taylor
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6/8/23
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No need to be alarmed, but in the next two weeks a host of law enforcement agencies and emergency services will be swooping in on Northwest College.
Cody physician Elise Lowe, the Big Horn Basin …
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By Zac Taylor
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6/6/23
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On Monday morning, a group of people from Powell and the surrounding area (as well as an American Legion member from Elko, Nevada) gathered at Crown Hill Cemetery to honor the men and women who …
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By Zac Taylor
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6/1/23
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There seems to be much general agreement amongst most residents who have spoken up about the new land use plan from the Powell portion of Park County that prime ag land, and the farms that occupy …
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By Zac Taylor
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5/30/23
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It’s been years since my beat included coverage of K-12 education and, until moving to the Powell Tribune, I hadn’t really covered a college aside from collegiate sports since I was a …
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By Zac Taylor
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5/23/23
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Stop me if you’ve heard this before: The State Legislature really needs to do something to rein in skyrocketing property taxes.
Unfortunately, this was the sentiment about this time …
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By Zac Taylor
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5/16/23
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The Powell City Council should be open to more cackling about hens.
Last week, all but one councilor opposed a proposal to allow more than four birds on city lots. A common refrain for not doing …
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By Zac Taylor
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5/9/23
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As a history buff and newspaper journalist, I love looking at old newspapers. And having grown up in the West, I love looking at the early days of newspapers that often opened in communities before …
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By Zac Taylor
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5/2/23
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