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Park County School District 1 Board Chair Kim Dillivan (left) gets ready to shake Kinley Cooley’s hand while Keegan Hicswa stands behind her during a May board meeting where the two SkillsUSA members were recognized for their first place wins at the state level. Both Cooley and Hicswa will compete at SkillsUSA’s National Leadership and Skills Conference in Atlanta the week of June 24.

Powell students to attend national SkillsUSA conference

Powell High School students will be showing off their skills in the Peach State when they compete at SkillsUSA’s National Leadership and Skills Conference competition in Atlanta. Incoming … more

By Braden Schiller | 6/18/24

Two pups play at the Moyer Animal Shelter in May after the shelter was overwhelmed with 15 dogs. Since then people have stepped up and adopted a number of those dogs — volunteer Kim Curtis said three puppies were adopted within a week by three different people.

People sweep in to adopt dogs after animal shelter overloaded

In early May, the Moyer Animal Shelter in Powell was overrun with dogs after many were captured and taken to the shelter in a short period. Since then, the community has stepped up to help by … more

By Zac Taylor | 6/18/24

Tori Black (center) shows off Sunny the kitten at the Powell High School Ag Barn in May. It just so happened that was also FFA Petting Zoo day. From left, Parkside Elementary School student Jace Saravia, Black, Dakota Kryger and Levi Burke.

Sunny, the friendly feline of Powell FFA

When Powell kindergartners and first graders ran through Powell High School’s Ag Barn last month, they eagerly petted and went face to face with every animal they could find. When they made it … more

By Braden Schiller | 6/18/24

Black-footed ferrets in northwest South Dakota are under threat from an outbreak of plague amongst the animal’s main source of food, prairie dogs. The region houses the largest collection of the endangered species in the world.

Plague confirmed in South Dakota

Testing from a northwest South Dakota prairie dog confirms plague as the cause of a late May prairie dog die off, according to the National Park Service and the U.S. Forest Service. At stake is the … more

By Mark Davis | 6/18/24

Legislative committee begins interim work on mental health services

The Wyoming Legislature’s Joint Education Committee began its interim work this week with an eye toward implementing and offering additional mental health services in Wyoming schools. The … more

By Joseph Beaudet, The Sheridan Press Via Wyoming News Exchange | 6/18/24

Wyoming Humanities takes part in 2024 road trip playlist

It’s an annual tradition: Each summer, the Wyoming Arts Council releases its annual road trip playlist. Now that June is here, the talents across the Cowboy State provide the perfect soundtrack … more

6/18/24

Bison Birthday Party

June is Bison Birthday Month at Yellowstone Wildlife Sanctuary in Red Lodge. The Bison Birthday Party is Saturday, June 29 at 10 a.m. People are invited to come and celebrate Speedy’s 23rd … more

6/18/24

Preschooler Madilyn Liechty shows off her hands to teacher Dolores Synegard while doing an art project at the Evanston Child Development Center in 2023.

As education savings accounts roll out, school-choice advocates push again for expanded eligibility

As the Wyoming Department of Education prepares to roll out a new education savings account program, school-choice advocates are again asking lawmakers to expand the non-public-school assistance … more

By Katie Klingsporn, WyoFile.com | 6/18/24

Nathan Tedjeske, Cody High School’s principal and a 2023-2024 Milken Educator, receives his $25,000 prize from Lowell Milken (left), Milken Educator Awards founder and Milken Family Foundation chairman and co-founder, and Mike Milken, president and co-founder of the Milken Family Foundation.

Wyoming Milken Educator Award recipients walk the red carpet in Los Angeles

The 2023-2024 class of Milken Educator Award recipients were greeted by public fanfare as they touched down in Southern California last week for a national forum held at the University of California … more

6/18/24

Forest projects include trails, facilities in the Bighorns

The USDA Forest Service Rocky Mountain Region recently announced an investment of over $27.5 million in funding from the Great American Outdoors Act (GAOA) to support 59 individual projects across … more

6/18/24

Dog grooming advice to keep pets clean and healthy

(Family Features) Regular grooming can keep your dog looking and smelling his or her best, but it's also important for maintaining health. If you choose to groom at home rather than opting for (often … more

6/18/24

How to support your pet's health during summer

(Family Features) As a pet parent, you know your pet's needs are continually evolving. That's true during different stages of growth and even as the seasons change. Part of supporting your pet … more

6/18/24

A spring visitor to Yellowstone National Park was recently fined, kicked out of the park and sentenced to jail time for getting too close to Steamboat Geyser.

Man to be jailed for approaching Yellowstone’s Steamboat Geyser

Looking to send a message to Yellowstone National Park visitors, a federal judge has levied some relatively stiff penalties on a young man who walked across one of the park’s thermal areas this … more

By CJ Baker | 6/13/24

Wendy Smith, a science teacher at Powell High School, retired after three decades. In this photo Smith helps a student with an owl pellet dissection in 2018. That same year Smith won an award, the DuPont Pioneer Excellence in Agriculture Science Education Award, from the National Science Teachers Association.

Longtime teachers Smith and Heny retire after 67 years

At the end of the school year, two Powell High School teachers turned in the keys to their classrooms after a combined 67 years teaching students. Wendy Smith worked at Powell High School for 35 … more

By Braden Schiller | 6/13/24

Return of the dinosaurs: Proposed museum will celebrate Wyoming’s Jurassic history

As large crowds of onlookers toured the Wyoming State Mineral and Gem Show in Powell, many were thrilled to be greeted by a life-size cast of an impressive camarasaurus head, once common to the … more

By Mark Davis | 6/13/24

Josh Pomeroy (front left) and Trey Peterson (front right) finish planting a bur oak alongside (from left, in back) Cobee Cozzens, Eddie Walsh, Gabriel Villalobos, Zac Peterson and Wesson Warren. It was Saturday’s seventh and final planting through the Homesteader Roots program.

Volunteers plant seven new trees

Powell’s urban forest got a boost on Saturday, as a group of Boy Scouts and other volunteers with the Homesteader Roots program planted seven new trees. The dozen or so volunteers split … more

By CJ Baker | 6/13/24

Authorities suspect a woman drunkenly crashed her SUV in this rugged area east of Cody, despite her claims that it was the work of an unknown assailant.

Driver alleged to have drunkenly crashed vehicle off cliff outside Cody

A Cody woman told authorities a wild story on Saturday morning — reporting that an unknown assailant had knocked her unconscious the previous night and then pushed her vehicle off a cliff with … more

By CJ Baker | 6/13/24

From left, Anna Smith, Anne Aguirre, Justyce Engesser, Cayleigh Douzenis, Emma Christopherson, Kinsley Braten, Caitlin Belmont and Brittney Wambeke perform during Upstage Dance Academy’s fifth annual spring recital shows May 31 and June 1 at Powell High School.

‘Unstoppable,’ Upstage Academy holds its fifth annual spring recital

Upstage Dance Academy recently held its fifth annual spring recital with the theme “unstoppable.” “We were very excited to celebrate our fifth year together as a studio. We … more

6/13/24

Mangold runs for one more commission term

A longtime voice of Powell wants four more years to finish off what he started on the Park County Commission. Scott Mangold has been the voice of Powell for decades, from his work as a part … more

By Zac Taylor | 6/13/24

Simone eyes county as next step in public service to area

Kelly Simone has long been drawn to public service. The South Fork resident and Wyoming native has served on the Park County School District 6 board and is on the West Park Hospital board. Now, … more

By Zac Taylor | 6/13/24