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Kayla Peterson has been drag racing since she was 15 years old. She’s racked up a variety of trophies and awards and was last year’s High School Champion as a senior.

Kayla Peterson finished her high school career as a drag racing champion. Now, with some upgraded parts in her car she’s working on her reaction time as she prepares to compete in a new, more … more

By Braden Schiller | 4/8/25

National parks dealing with diminished staffs

Park rangers have banded together to crowdsource terminations and catalog the number of National Park Service employees who have been fired across the nation since what is being called the … more

By Mark Davis | 4/8/25

Parkside Elementary School students gather around each other to run lines during drama club practice. Back row, from left: Akira Dawe, Mavis Wilhite, Angie Carrasco-Medina, Kaci Richmond and Skyler Lester. Front row: Maliah Cornett, Lila Strauch and Alaya Brown.

Parkside to stage Stone Soup play

Three years ago Parkside Elementary School had the opportunity to add an after-school program. This spring, the club that sprang forth thanks to building and district funding is preparing to put on … more

By Katie Morrison, Tribune intern | 4/8/25

First Press Club Monthly Mingle is Thursday

The inaugural Press Club Monthly Mingle is 5:30-7:30 p.m. Thursday at the Powell Tribune at 128 S. Bent St. It's the first event of the new Press Club social group, created by the Powell … more

4/8/25

Cody man imprisoned after fleeing vehicle with drugs

While driving his child to school in the fall of 2023, a Cody man spotted a police officer following him, quickly parked and took off running. The officer suspected a driving violation, but Levi … more

By CJ Baker | 4/8/25

Middle school drama class helps students

For middle school student Hanna Erikkila, drama class is all about self improvement. “I joined drama because I wanted to improve my self-esteem and my ability to speak in public … more

By Katie Morrison , Tribune intern | 4/8/25

Park County Planning and Zoning Chairman Duncan Bonine works in late March alongside members of his board.

Addressing issues in reg amendments leads to more board, staff work

When commissioners decided not to approve the first round of development standards and regulation amendments at the end of a January meeting filled with people hostile to them, they set off a chain … more

By Zac Taylor | 4/8/25

Hannah McRae, who became the CFO at Cody Regional Health in 2020, was named the new CEO last week. She stands with the West Park Hospital District Board of Trustees, including Dr. Peter Sidor, Angie Johnson, Ty Nelson, McRae, Dr. Travis Graham, Jen Talich, Howard Thompson and Richard Petersen.

New CEO named at Cody Regional Health

Cody Regional Health has a familiar face as the new CEO. Management company Ovation Healthcare, in partnership with Cody Regional, last week announced the appointment of Hannah McRae, the … more

4/8/25

Northwest College presents ‘An Evening in Turkmenistan’

On Wednesday, April 16, Northwest College will present an opportunity for students and community members to explore a nation that several of its students call home with “An Evening in … more

4/8/25

NWC welcomes first secretary and consul of Turkmen Embassy

Northwest College will host Shohrat Pirmuhammedov, first secretary and consul at the Embassy of Turkmenistan in Washington, D.C., for a presentation on Tuesday, April 29. The event will take place in … more

4/8/25

Bomb squad called in after teen finds live grenades

RIVERTON (WNE) — The Riverton Police Department brought in the bomb squad Wednesday after a local teen brought home mud-slicked grenades that he thought were toys, but turned out to be live … more

4/8/25

Aquatic invasive species private inspector training in Cody

The Wyoming Game and Fish Department is offering an aquatic invasive species watercraft inspection training course for members of the public April 26 in Cody. The training will provide the … more

4/8/25

Aldrich’s to be acquired by Illinois-based chain

Aldrich Home Center in Powell is changing hands, as the hardware store and lumber yard is being acquired by the Illinois-based R.P. Lumber Co. Aldrich’s will become the midwestern chain’s … more

4/3/25

A beaver crosses an isolated river while foraging in the daylight. Beavers slap their tails on the water to warn predators and people when they get too close. As the largest rodent in North America, the species typically weighs between 35 and 65 pounds and are 3 to 4 feet long, including their tail.

Leave it to beavers

If you think the Wyoming Game and Fish Department's beaver translocation work has been all about conserving the species, you are only half right. There was a time when there were beavers everywhere, … more

By Mark Davis | 4/3/25

One of the projects identified on the 2008 Northwest College master plan was to build a new student center. While that project was accomplished late last year — and celebrated in January during an open house — a number of projects are still under consideration as the college starts work on a new facilities master plan.

Northwest College gathers input for new master plan

Northwest College is gathering input as it prepares to update its master plan more than 10 years after the last full refresh and amid uncertainty regarding future funding. The morning of … more

By Zac Taylor | 4/3/25

Searchers find missing Powell man deceased

A search for a missing Powell man ended in tragedy on Tuesday afternoon, with the discovery of his body north of town. Clint P. White had last been seen on the night of March 25. The longtime … more

By CJ Baker | 4/3/25

With precinct committeeman Tim Lasseter (at left) standing in support of the new chairman, (from left) Park County Republican Party Treasurer Renee Alphin, Chairman Vince Vanata, Vice Chairman Bob Ferguson, State Committeewoman Nicole Forsberg, Secretary Lia Tracy and State Committeeman Martin Kimmet pose for a photo following their Monday election.

New GOP chair hopes to continue party’s ‘bold’ approach

Park County Republicans elected a new slate of party leaders this week, who called for moving beyond internal squabbles and focusing on growing the party. New Chairman Vince Vanata of Cody said … more

By CJ Baker | 4/3/25

Dean Pickar looks with awe at a tank of young rainbow trout alongside his father Dan during Powell Middle School’s Science Carnival on Friday. The trout were being displayed by Powell Middle School’s Life Skills Lite class that has been raising the fish since January as part of Trout in the Classroom. In early May the fish will be released into Homesteader Pond by Wyoming Game and Fish.

Just keep swimming

Powell Middle School’s Life Skills Lite class had the chance to show off months of hard work on Friday as students presented their Trout in the Classroom project. The small tank of rainbow … more

By Braden Schiller | 4/3/25

Consultant Melissa Ruth (from left) talks about a land use map of the Local Powell planning area with area residents Maria Berchtold, Jeff Michels and Julie Thompson at a March 26 planning area workshop at Heart Mountain Hall.

Acceptable land uses in certain areas becoming more defined

As a group of neighbors huddled around a map of Powell and the rural areas circling the town, one drew a line from where AGRICULTURE was written in big letters south of town around Powell and to the … more

By Zac Taylor | 4/3/25

Volunteers clean up along U.S. Highway 14A during a 2024 clean up event.

Adopt-A-Highway volunteers head outdoors in the spring to clean up along Wyoming highways

The view from Wyoming’s highways will improve this spring as hundreds of Adopt-A-Highway volunteers head outside to clean their 2-mile highway sections. In its 36th year, … more

4/3/25