News | Powell Tribune

During the lead-up to the 2026 Budget Session, from left, Rep. Trey Sherwood, D-Laramie, and Sens. Mike Gierau, D-Jackson and Ogden Driskill, R-Devils Tower, voted against efforts to defund and dismantle the Wyoming Business Council. Reps. John Bear, R-Gillette, Ken Pendergraft, R-Sheridan, and Jeremy Haroldson, R-Wheatland, argued in favor of the measures.

Committee debates role in business growth, infrastructure

CHEYENNE — On Friday, state lawmakers discussed whether the government’s role in economic development should focus primarily on water, sewer and road infrastructure, or on broader business … more

By Carrie Haderlie, Wyoming Tribune Eagle Via Wyoming News Exchange | 5/5/26

A delegation of JACSC leaders meets in a congressional office.

Japanese American confinement organizations grateful for release of funding opportunities

Members of the Japanese American Confinement Sites Consortium (JACSC), which includes Heart Mountain Wyoming Foundation, are grateful for the National Park Service’s release last week of … more

5/5/26

Casey Rislov, Professional Development/Career Advancement Grant recipient, hosts a literary reading and actor performance of one of her books to a school in Cheyenne.

Wyoming Arts Council now accepting grant applications

CHEYENNE — The Wyoming Arts Council is now accepting applications for the Professional Development/Career Advancement Grant and the Arts Access Project Grant. Beginning in May 2026, both … more

5/5/26

Possible measles exposure reported in Powell

The Wyoming Department of Health says those who visited Powell’s Maverik store around midday on Saturday, April 25, may have been exposed to measles. In a Friday news release, the department … more

5/1/26

A deer skull lies in the ashes after a large wildfire burned more than 2,000 acres of wildlife habitat at Bighorn Canyon National Recreation Area and Yellowtail Wildlife Habitat Management Area, near Lovell. Low snowpack and snow/water equivalent from this past mild winter is concerning state officials about the possibility of larger and more frequent fires this year. Wyoming has already seen 160 blazes as of the end of March; the Bighorn Canyon fire was the largest.

The price of a mild winter

Wyoming's Deputy Chief of Wildlife Martin Hicks wanted to do everything he could to help create some precipitation before presenting some bad news to the Game and Fish Commission. "I even washed … more

By Mark Davis | 4/30/26

Park County to be promoted on TV show ‘Yellowstone’

Ahead of the launch of a new marketing campaign, the Park County Travel Council is finding some creative ways to spend the last funds in a state grant program to entice more people to come … more

By Zac Taylor | 4/30/26

From left, Sen. Dan Laursen, R-Powell, Nina Webber, R-Cody, Rep. Rachel Rodriguez-Williams, R-Cody, Sen. Tim French, R-Heart Mountain and Rep. Paul Hoeft, R-Powell spoke to constituents April 20 during a town hall at the Northwest College Yellowstone Building.

Legislators talk budget, future at town hall

At the end of a two-hour town hall, a man asked Park County legislators a question: Will it ever be possible to reduce the state budget? The conservative legislators present who represent most … more

By Zac Taylor | 4/30/26

City of Powell Planning and Zoning Commission member David Bryan (at desk at right) studies the city’s pet ordinances alongside City Building Official Ben Hubbard (looking at camera) during a Monday night meeting. The commission is recommending the city let residents keep more pets.

Panel recommends looser pet rules, but can’t agree on dogs

The Powell Planning and Zoning Commission effectively came to a stalemate on Monday night as it considered how many dogs the city should allow residents to keep. That puts the decision squarely back … more

By CJ Baker | 4/30/26

City councilman raises prospect of ‘hanging bad judges’

After a Casper judge blocked the Legislature’s latest attempt to prohibit abortions in the state, a Powell city councilman raised the prospect of “hanging bad judges.” Councilman Troy Bray … more

By CJ Baker | 4/30/26 | 1 comment

Construction along U.S. Highway 14A through Powell has slowed traffic through the heart of town. The project is along the north side of the roadway and is being done by Mountain Construction out of Lovell, with traffic control being done by S&L Industrial out of Cowley.

Construction work moves west on Coulter

Construction work is moving forward on the west side of Powell along Coulter Avenue/U.S. Highway 14A as crews complete concrete work on the north side of the roadway from Cheyenne Street to Division … more

4/30/26

Pictured from left: Sydney Simone, Amelia Solberg, Hadley Cooper and Mersades Jackson all received scholarships.

Park County Republican Women award seniors at Leadership Tea

The Park County Republican Women hosted their 19th annual Leadership Tea on Sunday, April 12, at the Buffalo Bill Center of the West. This event honors the 2026 high school girl graduates of … more

4/30/26

Powell Creative Corner open mic Friday at Gestalt Studios

Powell residents are invited to attend the first-ever Powell Creative Corner, a community open mic event taking place Friday beginning at 5 p.m. at Gestalt Studios in Powell. Created by local artist … more

4/30/26

Fly Fishing Fair slated for May 9 in Cody

Fishing season has arrived and if you are interested in learning the basics of fly fishing, East Yellowstone Trout Unlimited, Wyoming Outdoorsmen and North Fork Anglers are hosting a Fly Fishing … more

4/30/26

Bill Kearney with an elk he shot in 1977 in the Laramie Mountains.

Before Elk Mountain: The forgotten corner-crossing case that set the stage for public land access across the West

Many public land advocates credit four Missouri hunters — who spent five years fighting corner-crossing trespassing charges and a civil lawsuit — with opening millions of acres of public land in … more

By Angus M. Thuermer Jr., WyoFile.com | 4/30/26

Meeteetse photo exhibit is Friday

Wyoming Public Media is hosting an opening reception in Meeteetse for a photo exhibit celebrating the winning entries from its photo contest, Wyoming’s History Through Listeners’ Eyes. … more

4/30/26

The presentation will focus on more than 35 years of field research on snowy owls in Utqiaġvik, Alaska.

‘Snowy Owls on the Edge of Survival’ presentation Monday

CODY — The Park County Library will host wildlife researcher Denver Holt for a public presentation on Monday, May 4, from 5:30-7 p.m. in Grizzly Hall. The event is free and open to the public. … more

4/30/26

Shoshone Back Country Horsemen Service Coordinator Howard Sanders disassembles a gate on the historic Shoshone National Forest Sunlight District Ranger Station in the Absaroka Mountain Range. The horsemen volunteered to rebuild the equine corrals and gates at the station, including paying for materials and supplying the labor. The organization cleans at least 100 miles of trails in the forest, but also offers to work on other projects, from education for horse owners and young riders to building and installing fire rings at equine campsites.

Horsemen with a hammer

Often camping at the historic Sunlight Ranger Station, taking advantage of their equine infrastructure and nearby mountain trails, Powell resident Frank Fagan and his family struck up a friendship … more

By Mark Davis | 4/28/26

From left, Park County Travel Council Board Chair Quinton Blair, Park County Commission Chair Scott Steward, Buffalo Bill Center of the West CEO Rebecca West, Wyoming Shooting Complex Board Member James Klessens, Shooting Complex CEO Patrick Giles, Gov. Mark Gordon, U.S. Sen. John Barrasso, Cody Mayor and complex board member Lee Ann Reiter, Groathouse Construction CEO Fred Bonnenberg, Forward Cody CEO Jake Hogan and Civilian Marksmanship Program Board Member Ed Newell toss ceremonial shovels of dirt at a Saturday groundbreaking. Off camera are Wyoming Shooting Complex Board Chair Glenn Ross and Cody Country Chamber of Commerce Executive Director Jennifer Thoma.

Shooting complex gets $10 million grant match

As dignitaries gathered at a remote area south of Cody to mark the official groundbreaking of the Wyoming Shooting Complex, they were confident they had picked the right spot. “When you look … more

By CJ Baker | 4/28/26

Amara Linton and Hayden Tietema enjoy books and treats while sitting at a long table that looks out over Third Street.

New library opens to fanfare

Park County Commissioner Dossie Overfield, coming to the end of her second term in office, said when she was first elected, the late Park County Library District board member and supporter, Pat … more

By Zac Taylor | 4/28/26

Navy contractor running for state House

Matt Legler has a long record of public service — serving in and with the Navy for decades and working with Congress and the White House. But it was only recently that he decided to run for the … more

By CJ Baker | 4/28/26