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Matt Koritnik, Powell school resource officer, participates in the 2019 Jackalope Jump sporting a beard. Officers are again growing beards as a fundraiser for Special Olympics.

Police growing beards to boost Special Olympics

The Powell Police Department is again participating in the “Donate to Insulate” fundraiser to support Special Olympics Wyoming and the Wyoming Law Enforcement Torch Run. Powell … more

1/5/23

Students and teachers pitch in to sort and organize over 1,400 pounds of food following a food drive organized by the Powell High School student council and National Honor Society. Pictured are Joshua Varian (left) and PHS junior Kik Hayano.

Powell High School raises 1,400 pounds of food for Loaves and Fishes

After joining forces for the first time, Powell High School’s student council and National Honor Society chapter raised more than 1,400 pounds of food for Loaves and Fishes during a month-long … more

By Braden Schiller | 1/5/23

Powell hospital gets funds for new ambulance bay

With funding and a contractor in place, a new five-bay ambulance facility is scheduled to break ground in the spring on the Powell Valley Healthcare campus. At a December meeting, Powell Hospital … more

By Zac Taylor | 1/5/23

The City of Powell has hired Point Architects of Cody to design a new 9,800 square foot shop, as the current facility on East Fourth Street (pictured above) is aging and has various problems.

City hires firm to design new shop

With the City of Powell’s current shop being old, cramped, leaky and smelly, the city has hired an architect to design a new one. In November, the city council agreed to hire Point … more

By CJ Baker | 1/5/23

BSF starts in Powell and Cody

Bible Study Fellowship is doing an all-new study titled “People of the Promise: Kingdom Divided.” Groups are available for men, women, and children, with in-person and virtual options … more

1/5/23

Wyoming sailor’s remains identified

Experts have identified the remains of a Sheridan sailor who died in the attack on Pearl Harbor during World War II. Herman Schmidt, 28, was a Navy Gunner’s Mate Third Class aboard the USS … more

By Mary Steurer, Casper Star-Tribune Via Wyoming News Exchange | 1/5/23

Man with 26 sex assault charges reaches plea deal

GILLETTE (WNE) — A Campbell County man charged with 26 counts related to allegedly sexually assaulting multiple young women and giving them marijuana and alcohol has reached a plea deal that if … more

1/5/23

At a meeting last month, the Powell City Council voted to sell the two highlighted lots to private buyers for $32,000 apiece, plus costs. Yellowstone Motors is purchasing the lot at right, with Zane and Joni Bennett purchasing the lot at left.

City sells two lots for EV-related businesses

After months of discussion, the City of Powell officially decided to sell a pair of vacant lots to local businesses looking to capitalize on the growing number of electric vehicles. At its Dec. … more

By CJ Baker | 1/3/23

Family celebrates completed resolution, starts anew at First Day Hike

Resolutions are easy to conceive. Making them stick is the hard part, according to Jared Brinkerhoff, assistant superintendent at Buffalo Bill State Park. His family decided to issue a challenge for … more

By Mark Davis | 1/3/23

Powell-based Park County Sheriff’s Deputy Chris Ivanoff responded to calls in just about every part of the county during his two-and-a-half decades in law enforcement, but he really enjoyed serving in rural Powell.

Longtime Powell deputy heads into retirement

Over the past two-and-a-half decades, Park County Sheriff’s Deputy Chris Ivanoff experienced some of the area’s worst moments, including heinous crimes and tragic deaths. But as he begins … more

By CJ Baker | 1/3/23

A lion wraps its tail around its cub while relaxing in the Lake Nakuru National Park in Kenya. The image by a Park County resident was awarded the Grand Prize in Outdoor Photographer Magazine’s annual photo contest.

Former magistrate gets grand prize verdict

Meg Sommers was sitting on a rock overlooking one of the settings for the star-studded movie “Out of Africa.” She was soaking in the majestic view while living out a dream to see the … more

By Mark Davis | 1/3/23

Powell businesses refuse to serve underage buyer

Staff at Powell’s bars and liquor stores aced a police test last week: Employees at 11 establishments all refused to sell alcohol to an underage customer dispatched by police. In accordance … more

By CJ Baker | 1/3/23

Powell High School senior receives all three nominations for military academy

Powell High School senior Stetson Davis, son of Paul and Candace Davis, is on the path to a military career after receiving all three nominations from Wyoming’s U.S. delegation, a rare … more

By Braden Schiller | 1/3/23

Brock Ninker and his family of four pose in an old family photo. From left: Thomas Ninker, Sasha Ninker, Drake Heintz, Brock Ninker and Robin Ninker.

Ninker asks for community’s help, will host fundraising dinner

After a motorcycle accident and the passing of seven years, Brock Ninker, former owner of Hansel and Gretel’s, hopes he has had his last surgery. Ninker sold Hansel and Gretel’s … more

By Braden Schiller | 1/3/23

Local veterans honored at wreath laying event

Imagine having to spend Christmas facing the German army in 1944, away from family and a new baby boy and two other young children. That is the story Powell veteran Rodger Carter related about his … more

1/3/23

Front row: Cadet Airman Henry White, Cadet Airman First Class Abigail LaFrentz and Cadet Airman Austin Fenwick. Back row: Cadet Staff Sergeant Tony Salgado, Cadet Airman Christopher Blutt, Cadet Technical Sergeant Adam Swaney, Cadet Technical Sergeant Wyatt Houchin and Cadet Second Lt. Jay Swaney.

Civil Air Patrol cadets promoted

With parents and siblings watching, seven cadets from the Yellowstone Regional Composite Squadron of Civil Air Patrol received promotions at the end of the year Promotion and Family Night on Dec. … more

1/3/23

County may cancel thousands of voter registrations

The Park County Elections Office is preparing to cancel the registrations of thousands of voters who missed November’s General Election. However, voters can keep their registration active if … more

1/3/23

Supply chain woes slow plans for convenience store expansion

A convenience store on West Coulter Avenue was supposed to have undergone a substantial remodel by now, but supply chain problems have delayed those plans. The project will convert some former … more

By CJ Baker | 1/3/23

Commissioners make notes on internal land use plan draft

Park County commissioners gathered with members of the Land Use Plan Advisory Committee on Dec. 19 to look over details of the first draft of the county’s new land use plan. On Dec. 20, … more

By Zac Taylor | 1/3/23

Safe2Tell gives students a place to turn when they need help

Imagine you’re a teenager worried about a friend, someone who’s been distant or has even hinted that he’s thought about hurting himself or someone else. What do you do? … more

By Sarah Elmquist Squires, The Ranger Via Wyoming News Exchange | 1/3/23