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Garland voters may need to vote in Powell

For decades, the Garland Community Church of God has served as the polling place for Park County residents in or around Garland, Deaver and Frannie. But with the church building now up for sale, … more

By CJ Baker | 5/21/24

Garland church prepares to move to Powell

The Garland Community Church of God will soon be leaving Garland. After meeting at the former Garland school house for nearly 70 years, the congregation recently purchased the former First … more

By CJ Baker | 5/21/24

Park County budget season funding requests begin

It's budget season in Park County, the months-long stretch that began with county departments hashing out a tentative budget, and continued May 7 with the start of a series of organizations across … more

5/21/24

Last year the Cody Country Art League’s annual Community Art Show accepted 368 entries, with a similar total expected this year.

Community Art Show in Cody opens May 22

Once again, artists are putting their best foot forward for the 59th annual Community Art Show at Cody Country Art League. Adults and area youth, amateur to professional artists alike, … more

5/21/24

A Burgess Junction Wyoming Department of Transportation crew member uses a rotary snowblower to remove snow near Dayton Gulch Road 15 on U.S. Highway 14A .

U.S. Highway 14A opens early for the summer east of Lovell

The annual spring opening of U.S. Highway 14A between Burgess Junction and Lovell opened at noon Friday, May 17. The opening of the road is dependent upon favorable … more

5/21/24

Last week’s rain triggered a slide on the Carter Mountain Access Road west of Cody. The road remains open, but significant work will likely be needed to fix it.

Rains wash out portion of Carter Mountain road

Park County’s roads and bridges generally emerged unscathed from last week’s heavy rains and the flash flooding scene north of Powell. However, the Carter Mountain Access Road west of … more

5/21/24

Selections announced for 2024 National Book Festival

Following an extensive review process, Wyoming Humanities has announced its choices for the 2024 National Book Festival: “The Wolves of Yellowstone” by Catherine Barr and … more

5/21/24

Wyoming State Parks, Latino Outdoors partner for campout at Hot Springs State Park

For the third consecutive year, Wyoming State Parks is thrilled to be collaborating with Latino Outdoors to provide another amazing summer campout! This year, the event will take place at Hot … more

5/21/24

The moon rises over a coal silo at the Dry Fork Mine just north of Gillette. The Dry Fork Mine feeds the Dry Fork Power Station.

Coal producers plead for state tax breaks

With the state’s coal industry facing increasing federal regulations and a declining market, lawmakers are considering whether state subsidies, in the form of tax breaks, might mitigate the … more

By Dustin Bleizeffer, WyoFile.com | 5/21/24

Wyoming Veterans Commission seeks member from Big Horn Basin

As of July 1, the Wyoming Veterans Commission will have four vacancies — including for the commissioner position that serves the Big Horn Basin. The commissioner will be selected from within … more

5/21/24

Fake Tribune site attempts to scam pet owners

Following reports from readers Friday morning the Tribune discovered that a website imitating the newspaper was naming winners for the annual pet contest and requesting credit card information. … more

Staff report | 5/17/24

Powell Police Lt. Matt McCaslin listens during a May 6 budget session between the Powell City Council and city staff. McCaslin said a proposed pay hike would help the short-handed department with retention and recruitment.

With police short-staffed, city seeks to boost pay

With one out of every four positions at the Powell Police Department currently vacant, City Administrator Zack Thorington says it’s time to significantly raise pay. “It’s not … more

By CJ Baker | 5/16/24

Molly Sparrow waits on Rooster, a horse she sold for $15,000 at Saturday’s sale.

High dollars at Cody Horse Sale

Jake and Kay Clark’s Ralston property was filled with horses last Friday and many of the people who would, after seeing them perform, turn around and pay top dollar the next day. When the … more

5/16/24

Hoeft runs for House District 25

As Paul Hoeft was encouraged to run for the Wyoming Legislature, he initially protested that he was “just an everyday guy.” “And then I realized, well, that’s exactly how … more

By CJ Baker | 5/16/24

Drilling Rig 41 is located in the DJ Basin oil patch in Weld County, Colorado, where Cody man Luis Martinez works and lives for two weeks at a time.

Cody man part of new record-setting drilling rig

Luis Martinez has been working in the oil fields since he graduated from high school, first following his uncle to the North Dakota boom. His mother, Delia Diaz Santos, thinks she knows why he … more

By Zac Taylor | 5/16/24

Divers to clean city water tank

A crew of professional divers will descend into the City of Powell’s million gallon water tank this summer to perform a routine cleaning and inspection. Located near the city’s water … more

By CJ Baker | 5/16/24

Cody tattoo shop owner announces commissioner run

As primary and municipal elections start Thursday (today), there are already more candidates announced for Park County commissioners than there are available seats. Cody tattoo shop owner, … more

By Zac Taylor | 5/16/24

Flood waters overflow the drain ditch on hole 9 across Road 5 and into the fairway on hole 10. A walking bridge from the fairway across the ditch was carried away by the flood waters.

Powell golf course reopens after flash flood

Mother Nature added some new water hazards and disrupted the Powell Golf Club on Monday afternoon, as a flash flood dumped a “pretty extreme” amount of water on the course. The deluge … more

5/16/24

Kenneth Bettger (right) shows off his check during the Senior Recognition Ceremony on Monday night. Bettger has enlisted in the U.S. Army and is a recipient of the Post 9/11 GI Bill valued at $100,000. This year’s graduating class was offered over $8 million in scholarships.

High achieving class of 2024 graduates Sunday

Powell High School’s class of 2024 will be graduating Sunday, with those walking sporting an average GPA of 3.38 and a total of $8,189,690.96 in scholarships offered. “Eight million … more

By Braden Schiller | 5/16/24

Directional drilling under Lane 9 east of Powell precedes the placing of conduit for installation of fiber to the home by TCT crews.

TCT has $17.6 million fiber build-out underway

With five projects approved in Park and Big Horn counties, Tri-County Telephone (TCT) is a big player in a statewide effort to extend broadband services to rural areas. The company has lead-off … more

By Dave Bonner | 5/16/24