News | Powell Tribune

One of 18 black-footed ferrets released Wednesday at the Pitchfork Ranch near Meeteetse checks out his new home before disappearing underground. Officials hope the species will fair better in the habitat after getting control of a recent sylvatic plague outbreak in their food supply.

Panel discusses history of black-footed ferret rescue

For the same reason you probably shouldn’t marry your cousin if you want healthy kids, nearly four decades after the last remaining black-footed ferrets were rescued from a Park County ranch, … more

By Mark Davis | 10/4/22

Powell artists do well during Buffalo Bill Art Show & Sale’s record-breaking auctions

A week later, Powell artist Mark McKenna said he and his wife will still look at each other, thinking the same thing, confirming that his weekend of incredible success at Cody’s premier art … more

By Zac Taylor | 10/4/22

Powell’s eighth-grade class is the TOPPs

Powell Middle School’s eighth grade composition/literature teachers and principal Kyle Rohrer credit an excellent class and teacher collaboration for creating conditions that led to the best … more

By Braden Schiller | 10/4/22

CASA to hold eighth annual Taste of Park County Friday

For eight years Court Appointed Special Advocates of the Fifth Judicial District has been hosting the Taste of Park County, and after nearly a decade a multitude of local businesses and restaurants … more

By Braden Schiller | 10/4/22

New Powell NAPA Auto Parts store owner Matthew Sweet (left) stands with cousins Jeff (right) and Leah Cooley, who owned the store for 20 years before selling it to Sweet, who took over ownership Oct. 1.

NAPA Auto Parts store changes hands, stays in family

NAPA Auto Parts is changing hands but staying in the family. Longtime owners Jeff and Leah Cooley celebrated their retirement and final day of ownership with morning cake and friends in the … more

By Zac Taylor | 10/4/22

Cody woman charged in September hit and run

A Cody woman has been arrested and charged in the Sept. 20 hit and run of 11-year-old Cody boy Parker DeFord. Jeniffer Phillips is currently out on a $6,000 PR signature bond on … more

By Braden Schiller | 10/4/22

NWC alumna Calli Nissen is a printmaking artist who focuses on woodcut relief, and her prints in Time-Lapse use color, texture, and composition to evoke a feeling of place and the passage of time, especially within the Northern Rocky Mountain West in which she was raised.

Northwest College Art Department hosting new exhibit by NWC alum Calli Nissen

The Northwest College Art Department invites the community to an exhibit of artwork by NWC alumna Calli Nissen. The exhibition, titled Time-Lapse, opened Monday at the Northwest Gallery in the NWC … more

10/4/22

Park County Search and Rescue volunteers assisted a climber who got stranded at a popular spot near Buffalo Bill State Park.

Park County Search and Rescue help stranded climber

Park County Search and Rescue helped a stranded climber get down from a spot 300 feet off the ground near Buffalo Bill Reservoir at a popular climbing area. On Monday, Sept. 26, at 8:46 p.m. the … more

10/4/22

Park County Democrats to host forum in Cody

After a handful of early school board forums in Cody and Powell, people will get a chance to see and hear from some of the general election candidates for state and U.S. House seats. The … more

By Zac Taylor | 10/4/22

Land use survey underway in Bighorns

Bighorn National Forest officials will be conducting a land use survey next month as part of the National Visitor Use Monitoring program and help determine estimates of recreation use volume on all … more

10/4/22

Man sentenced for aggravated assault

GREYBULL (WNE) — A Basin man was sentenced to four to eight years in prison last month after pleading no contest to felony charges stemming from a confrontation with a man he suspected of … more

10/4/22

Library debate rages on, 15 months later

Nearly 15 months have passed since a group of Campbell County residents voiced their concerns about books with sexual content that were readily available to kids and teens in the Campbell County … more

By Jonathan Gallardo, Gillette News Record Via Wyoming News Exchange | 10/4/22

Feds approve Wyoming’s National Electric Vehicle Infrastructure Plan

LYMAN (WNE) — The Federal Highway Administration announced Tuesday that Wyoming’s National Electric Vehicle Infrastructure plan has been approved and Fiscal Year 2022 funding has been … more

10/4/22

Educators, leaders invited to natural science workshop

A natural science educator workshop featuring the award-winning curricula of Project Learning Tree, Project WILD & Project WET, will be Oct. 8-9 at the Park County Complex in Cody. … more

10/4/22

Assessor pushes for cap on rising property taxes

Park County Assessor Pat Meyer and his office feel the pain of taxpayers in a year when property tax bills were mailed with increases as high as 25% to 45%. He doesn’t want to send those … more

By Dave Bonner | 9/29/22

A Rocky Mountain red fox, a subspecies of the common predator found only in the Beartooth Mountains, carries a fresh rodent meal to a safe place to eat along the Beartooth Highway. The subspecies have a variation of coloration, larger paws and smaller ears than the typical red fox. There are 45 variations of red fox around the world, some that are endangered.

The perfect fox

In the drainages, plateaus and enclaves of the Beartooth Mountains, a relic of two ice ages ago is thriving despite being isolated for hundreds of thousands of years. The Rocky Mountain subspecies of … more

By Mark Davis | 9/29/22

New PMF director plans more outreach, events

The new executive director of the Powell Medical Foundation has a lot of plans and a lot to do. She couldn’t be more excited. Amy Wells, a Cowley resident, is just a few weeks into her new … more

By Zac Taylor | 9/29/22

Powell schools exceed targets according to accountability reports

Powell schools excelled in many categories based on newly released state data, but Powell Middle School’s 2021-2022 eighth grade class was at the front of the pack. On the state level, … more

By Braden Schiller | 9/29/22

During the community showcase Tuesday evening, Miles McNair (from left), learns about the Powell Middle School Fly Fishing Club with his daughter Fae and wife Heather from Physical Education Teacher Eric Oram.

Powell Middle School hosts first community showcase

Dozens of students and family members showed up within an hour when Powell Middle School held its first community showcase event on Tuesday. The event aimed to show students and parents what clubs … more

By Braden Schiller | 9/29/22

Freshman attendant Averie Warner (from left) will be escorted by Korbyn Warren (escorts not pictured), junior attendant Bella Bertagnole will be escorted by Joe Bucher, sophomore attendant Maggie Atkinson will be escorted by Paul Cox, senior attendant Abby Wambeke will be escorted by Yared Robirds, and senior attendant Sydney Hull will be escorted by David Polson. All five girls will be honored at Friday’s football game against Star Valley. A queen will be decided between Wambeke and Hull.

Homecoming Parade Friday in downtown Powell

On Friday, Powell High School will have its 2022 Homecoming Parade. The parade will start at 1:15 p.m. and will commence at Bent and Third streets. The parade will proceed south down Bent … more

9/29/22