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Voters renew local lodging tax by wide margin
Despite a sharper backlash against it than in recent years, voters still overwhelmingly approved the additional 2% lodging tax, which largely funds advertising campaigns, events and other avenues to … more
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Yellowstone cutthroat trout spawn in their annual spring ritual in northwest Wyoming. Conservation efforts for the species include safe handling while catching and releasing the trout.
Hook injuries play a big part in healthy fisheries
As Wyoming Game and Fish Department’s Cody Region fisheries biologists are looking into changing regulations to allow anglers more spring fishing time in the North Fork of the Shoshone River … more
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Ace takes over The Market’s liquor license
Ace Hardware’s plans to move into The Market’s former grocery store and take over the adjoining liquor store cleared a procedural hurdle on Monday. In a unanimous vote, the Powell … more
Judges receive strong support from voters
Voters in Park County and across the state voted overwhelmingly to keep their current judges. Every judge up for a retention vote this year received strong support, according to unofficial … more
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Willwood Irrigation District pursuing funds for project
The Willwood Irrigation District’s Willwood Chute, a three-sided concrete chute installed more than 50 years ago, is failing. “Over the last handful of years we have seen drastic … more
The Shoshone National Forest is scheduling controlled burns of wood and debris in several locations to reduce fuels in the forest and to get rid of the leftovers from recent timber sales.
Shoshone National Forest continues burn piles
As winter settles over the area, the Shoshone National Forest plans to conduct pile burning operations as weather conditions allow. These piles are the result of completed timber sales and fuels … more
Doug McMillan
CEO to retire from Cody Regional Health
Doug McMillan, longtime CEO of Cody Regional Health, is retiring later this month. The Cody Regional Health Board of Trustees announced the retirement Monday. McMillan, who has 40 years of … more
Tara Kuipers
NWC board incumbents retain seats
The makeup of the Northwest College Board of Trustees looks to remain the same for at least the next two years. Incumbent Cody subdistrict trustees Bob Newsome and Tara Kuipers held onto their … more
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Freedom Caucus wins control of Wyoming House
When the Wyoming Legislature convenes in January, a new group of Republicans will be in charge.  The hard-line Wyoming Freedom Caucus racked up enough wins in Tuesday’s general … more
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Hospital board to see new face
While there wasn’t a contested Powell Valley Hospital Board race this fall, there will be a new face on the board. Tracy Morris, a longtime Park 1 School District Board member, is … more
Powell Fire District 2 gets new director
Matt McCaslin is joining the board of Park County Fire District 1, which serves the Powell area.In district 2, McCaslin picked up 2,796 votes (62%) to best longtime incumbent Roger Easum, who … more
New trustee for Crown Hill Cemetery
Jennifer Lohrenz is joining the Crown Hill Cemetery District Board alongside a pair of incumbents, Bill Metzler and Syd Thompson. Thompson received 3,206 votes (30.8%) and Metzler got 3,139 … more
Long lines formed at the Powell polling place, from the entrance at Heart Mountain Hall to the fairgrounds bath house, with some voters claiming it took 90 minutes to vote. Meanwhile, election staff surveyed the crowd, looking for ways to move the line faster.
Barrasso and Hageman win reelection; Trump takes Wyoming
Ballots were still being tallied for the national presidential race late Tuesday night, but Wyoming Sen. John Barrasso and Rep. Harriet Hageman can rest easy knowing they won their reelection … more
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Voters approve property-tax amendment
Wyoming voters on Tuesday approved a constitutional amendment to segregate residential real estate from other forms of property for taxation purposes.  Set into motion by lawmakers in 2023, … more
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The Powell American Legion Hall (Homesteader Museum) was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on Dec. 11, 2023.
Homesteader Museum, Sage Creek clubhouse receive National Register designations
The Powell American Legion Hall, which now houses the Homesteader Museum, was one of two Park County properties listed within the last year on the National Register of Historic Places. The Sage Creek … more
CWD confirmed in more hunt areas
The Wyoming Game and Fish Department has confirmed the presence of chronic wasting disease in deer hunt areas 31 and 94 and Elk Hunt Area 126 through hunter-harvested surveillance.  Deer … more
Pack Trail Fire closure lifted
DUBOIS — All area, Road, and Trail Closures associated with the Pack Trail Fire have been lifted, according to a release from the Forest Service. This does not mean the area is safe, but rather … more
Cody chamber to host community calendar collaboration event
CODY — The Cody Country Chamber of Commerce invites all Cody and Park County organizations to join the "Community Calendar Collaboration" event on Wednesday, Nov. 13, from 10-11:30 a.m. in the … more
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America’s growing political divide reaches Wyoming school boards, city councils
In the spring of 2022 — months before most people even started thinking about that year’s school board elections — billboards began appearing around Park County promoting a slate of … more
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Voters to decide fate of property tax measure
Property tax relief is on the ballot this year — kind of. Wyoming voters are being asked to consider proposed Constitutional Amendment A, which would allow state lawmakers to tax … more
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