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Shannah and Wendy Nelson’s family attended a benefit in their honor on Saturday. Proceeds from the event went to the Nelson family. From left, Alyssa Lewis, Shannah’s son Jesse, Shannah and Wendy’s mother Brenda and their sister Eliza.

The sweet smell of roses traveled through Powell’s Eagles club on Saturday as it filled with people coming to support the Nelson family and remember Shannah and Wendy Nelson who died in a car … more

By Braden Schiller | 3/23/23

With traffic increasing on Powell’s western end, the city council wants the Wyoming Department of Transportation to lower the speed limit on Coulter Avenue from 45 to 35 mph near Mountain View Street. WYDOT plans to study the issue, but is making no promises.

Time to slow down traffic near Albertsons?

With the new Albertsons drawing more traffic to Powell’s west side, city leaders say it may be time to lower the speed limit on the highway near the store. “I’m not a big fan of … more

By CJ Baker | 3/23/23

A young mule deer buck chases a doe last November near Heart Mountain. The species has a chronic wasting disease prevalence of 45% in male mule deer in hunt areas around Powell including 121 and 122.

CWD: State biologists warn of high prevalence in Park County to the fatal ungulate disease

Hunting areas around Powell are being hit hard by Chronic Wasting Disease, with prevalence for the disease hitting nearly half of all bucks. CWD is fatal to wildlife; infected animals usually succumb … more

By Mark Davis | 3/23/23

Powell Senior Center Director Linda Dalton looks over the plans for the new senior center. The project got a $1 million boost from Park County commissioners on Tuesday.

Commission pledges $1 million toward new senior center

The effort to build a new, expanded Powell Senior Center got a substantial boost on Tuesday, as Park County commissioners pledged $1 million toward the project. The nonprofit organization has now … more

By CJ Baker | 3/23/23

County’s deal to buy land in Clark officially canceled

In February 2021, Park County commissioners announced they would be purchasing a roughly 59-acre parcel of land near the Clark landfill. The site off Journey and Windsor roads would serve as a source … more

By CJ Baker | 3/23/23

County declines funds for problem gambling

With no signs that it’s a significant problem in the area, Park County commissioners turned down tens of thousands of dollars offered by the Wyoming Department of Health to address problem … more

By CJ Baker | 3/23/23

Western states agree; save our environment

The 13th annual State of the Rockies poll shows increasing support for conservation policies among western states residents. This comes despite major issues like inflation, drought, water shortages … more

By Mark Davis | 3/23/23

Veterans ‘Welcome Home’ Day celebrated Saturday in Powell

Veterans of all eras, military, surviving spouses, family members and all other area residents are welcome to attend the Veterans “Welcome Home” Day celebrations this weekend in Powell … more

3/23/23

Heart Mountain foundation names Newlin as executive director

The Heart Mountain Wyoming Foundation launched a nationwide search for a new executive director, but the Park County-based organization ultimately didn’t have to look far to find the right … more

3/23/23

New legislation allows excused absences for 4-H in Wyoming

CHEYENNE (WNE) — In Wyoming, 4-H is now considered a co-curricular activity, allowing members to obtain excused absences for participation in 4-H. Wyoming House Bill 175 states that … more

3/23/23

Ayres Natural Bridge looms over LaPrele Creek.

Ayres Park shut to overnight camping due to fear of flooding

Ayres Natural Bridge Park is closed to overnight camping again this spring, according to Converse County Commission Chair Jim Willox. The closure is for safety precautions, as the LaPrele … more

By Cinthia Stimson, Douglas Budget Via Wyoming News Exchange | 3/23/23

Campers at Buffalo Bill State Park enjoy a meal before heading out for the day’s entertainment. The Wyoming State Park’s Management Plan is intended to be a 20-year plan for the park, providing the foundation for decision-making to accommodate recreation and visitor amenities in balance with the preservation of recreation, setting, and natural and cultural resources.

State Parks launches Buffalo Bill update amid process concerns

Buffalo Bill State Park west of Cody is getting a management planning makeover. The park, which encircles the 8,000-acre reservoir of the same name, is dotted with campgrounds and boat … more

By Katie Klingsporn, WyoFile.com | 3/23/23

Michigan State University’s 2018-2019 STARR Scholars pose together. Four of these students were from Park County. In the back row, Dan Beaudrie (center) is from Cody, while in the front row, Rhett Pimentel (left), Maddy Hanks (center) and Hattie Pimentel (right) are all Powell High School graduates.

Leaving a legacy: STARR Scholarship to end

After helping more than 150 of Wyoming’s top students attend Michigan State University over the past two-and-a-half decades, the STARR Scholarship is coming to an end. MSU officials … more

By Braden Schiller | 3/21/23

Powell resident Jeremy Johnston and Mike Creamer, a family member of Powell Volunteer Fire Department captain Pete DiPilla, are honored on the helmets of volunteers who traveled to Seattle for the 2023 Lymphoma and Leukemia Society Stair Climb Challenge earlier this month.

Climbing to the top to fight cancer

At every turn in the stairwell — two per floor in the tallest building west of the Mississippi River — posters dedicated to those fighting, suffering or claimed by lymphoma and leukemia … more

By Mark Davis | 3/21/23

Woman alleged to have drunkenly crashed into Cody restaurant

Prosecutors say a drunk driver crashed through the wall of a Cody restaurant on Sunday night, temporarily trapping a man under her truck. Heather L. Johnson, 58, is facing a felony count of … more

By CJ Baker | 3/21/23

Changes in the way grizzly bears are counted in the Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem raised estimates from about 750 to more than 1,000 individuals inside suitable habitat. If the state of Wyoming hosts a hunt in the future, Game and Fish could offer far more licenses to harvest the predator, not including permits to hunt the species outside the boundaries of what has been determined to be suitable habitat, called the demographic monitoring area.

Wyoming’s grizzly hunt could theoretically target up to 39 bears

Future Wyoming grizzly bear hunts — a near certainty if federal authorities approve the state’s petition to again remove the animals’ Endangered Species Act protections — … more

By Mike Koshmrl, WyoFile.com | 3/21/23

Moving the herd

With a herd of 400 elk wandering through the vast fields and hobby farms near Heart Mountain, Wyoming Game and Fish Department game wardens and wildlife technicians have the important job of ensuring … more

By Mark Davis | 3/21/23

State’s newest crypto venture could be cowboy coin

Wyoming still has a chance to be the first state to have an official stablecoin in the cryptocurrency financial sector. On Friday, Gov. Mark Gordon allowed the Wyoming Stable Token Act to become … more

By Mark Davis | 3/21/23

Newcastle schools locked down after high-schooler brings gun

NEWCASTLE (WNE) — Newcastle High School was in an extended lockdown on March 15 after the school was informed that a student had brought a gun to school. There have been no injuries … more

3/21/23

A Wyoming Highway Patrol K-9 poses for a photograph with the fentanyl pills, methamphetamine and pistol that were discovered in a suspect’s vehicle outside of Evanston earlier this month. The patrol’s K-9s were recently trained to detect fentanyl.

More than 1,300 fentanyl pills, nearly 4 pounds of meth seized near Evanston

EVANSTON (WNE) — A Wyoming Highway Patrol K-9 helped seize 1,349 M30 fentanyl pills and 3.89 pounds of methamphetamine on March 9 at a gas station just outside Evanston. According to a WHP … more

3/21/23