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Holy Week services

Heading into Easter weekend, Powell’s churches will be holding services and activities April 1-5. Below is service information provided to the Tribune by press time: New Life Church will hold … more

3/31/26

AAUW program features student from Honduras

On Thursday, April 2 at 5 p.m., Johanna Ramos from Tegucigalpa, Honduras will be the featured speaker at the program of American Association of University Women at Northwest College Science Hall. … more

3/31/26

Wyoming Game and Fish Department Bear Wise Coordinator Mark Aughton (right) conducts training with a simulated bear charge and inert bear spray. He preaches practice with safety tools as a way of being ready if a large carnivore or angry ungulate attacks.

The Bear Wise guy: Game and Fish intensifies messaging to public

In an effort to multiply the number of people reached by the Wyoming Game and Fish Department's Bear Wise program, Coordinator Mark Aughton came up with an inexpensive plan to dramatically increase … more

By Mark Davis | 3/26/26

New Powell Library set to open April 24

The new Powell Library is not meant to look like just any library. Many of the interior walls throughout the 14,000 square foot space feature reclaimed wood from wind fences. Windows … more

By Zac Taylor | 3/26/26

New subdivision won’t have its own park

Although one city councilman believes a new subdivision on Powell’s south side should have its own park, the rest of his colleagues aren’t so sure. At a March 2 meeting, the Powell City … more

By CJ Baker | 3/26/26

In addition to daily flights to Denver, Yellowstone Regional Airport in Cody will be served by a weekly flight from Chicago this summer. The hope is to eventually add daily service to Salt Lake or another hub.

Chicago flight coming to Cody this summer

For the first time in five years, the Cody airport will be served by a weekly flight from Chicago through the summer season. Between mid-May and mid-September, an E175 jet from Chicago O’Hare will … more

By CJ Baker | 3/26/26

Scorched ground at Yellowtail Wildlife Habitat Management Area smolders after flames rushed through nearly 2,000 of the area’s more than 19,000 acres. Firefighters from the BLM, National Park Service and Lovell Fire Department have the blaze 30% contained as of Wednesday morning.

Cooler weather will mean improved Kane Fire conditions

Fire crews made significant progress on the Kane Fire on Tuesday, increasing containment to 30%. Due to their efforts, firefighters are in a strong position moving forward and will continue working … more

3/26/26

Cody man imprisoned for sexual abuse

A Cody man has been ordered to serve three to five years in prison for sexually abusing a child in the spring of 2025. Jared M. Griffin, 35, received the sentence earlier this month after being … more

By CJ Baker | 3/26/26

Request to take lots out of subdivision denied

Park County Commissioner Scott Mangold reiterated what many of those opposed had previously intimated — they were concerned not with what was actually being asked, but as to what might result from … more

By Zac Taylor | 3/26/26

Emily Thomas (left) works with Beth Antal during a Rock Steady Boxing Class at Cody Regional Health, a program that assists Parkinson's disease patients maintain their movement, balance and coordination.

Parkinson’s rehab events successful

CODY — Cody Regional Health’s Rehabilitation Services is celebrating two milestones in support of individuals living with Parkinson’s disease in the Big Horn Basin — one year of Rock Steady … more

3/26/26

The Multicultural Showcase is 1-3 p.m. Saturday and will for the first time take place in the new NWC Student Center. Admission is free and an all-you-can-eat wristband is $25.

Multicultural Showcase returns March 28

After a three-year hiatus, the Northwest College Multicultural Showcase returns with an afternoon of food, games, activities, and student performances on Saturday from 1-3 p.m. The day also includes … more

3/26/26

Boone and Crockett Club partners with UW

The University of Wyoming has partnered with the Boone and Crockett Club to establish the Boone and Crockett Working Lands Wildlife Conservation Professorship in UW’s College of Agriculture, Life … more

3/26/26

Probst Electric linemen work with de-energized power lines following a lightning-sparked wildfire July 28, 2015, in Bar Nunn. The fire scorched several hundred acres and forced evacuations before being contained.

High temps, winds may bring precautionary power outages

As hurricane-force winds ripped across Wyoming in recent months, uprooting trees in Cheyenne and tipping semitrucks along Interstate 80, electric utilities scrambled line crews and warned customers … more

By Dustin Bleizeffer, WyoFile.com | 3/26/26

The new Les Schwab Tires location in Cody celebrates its grand opening with events Friday and Saturday.

Les Schwab donates tires to search and rescue as part of grand opening

The Park County Search and Rescue Foundation is getting some new tires on its Chevrolet Silverado 3500 4x4 Diesel at the grand opening celebration of the new Les Schwab Tires store in Cody. Les … more

3/26/26

CIS announces re-opening of Cody office

CODY — Crisis Intervention Services (CIS) will host a Grand Re-Opening open house for its renovated Cody office on April 1 from 4-6 p.m. at 1220 13th Street. Community members, partners, and local … more

3/26/26

Clark Spring Ding returns

A free gala Easter egg hunt plus games, prizes and hunting tips for youth are on the slate for the annual Clark Spring Ding on Saturday, April 4 from 2-4 p.m. at the Clark Pioneer Recreation Center. … more

By Bob Rodriguez, Special to the Tribune | 3/26/26

A painting at the Sage Creek Clubhouse depicts an early scene at the more than 100-year-old building, which will be hosting family dancing Saturday night.

Sage Creek Club continues 102-year-old tradition

Family dancing, a tradition which started 102 years ago at the Sage Creek Community Clubhouse east of Cody, returns 7-10 p.m. Saturday. The club is in the process of repairing and … more

3/26/26

Cody Optimist Club President Ron Reel holds the plaque and is wearing the medal for the Governor's Spirit of Service Award for 2026, given to the Cody Optimist Club. Pictured from left: Vice President Robert Bole, Vice President Roger Nevrel, President Ron Reel and Secretary-Treasurer Stephen Olenick.

Cody Optimist Club honored for service

The Cody Optimist Club was recently honored for its extensive service in the community with the Governor's Spirit of Service Award for 2026. The club is a voluntary group of people working in … more

3/26/26

University of Wyoming President Ed Seidel makes his formal recommendation on what to do with the Office of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion on May 10, 2024.

After budget battle, Seidel looks optimistically to University of Wyoming’s future

University of Wyoming President Ed Seidel was at a gas station filling his car some days ago when a stranger approached him. “Wow, you guys really did it,” Seidel recalled the person saying to … more

By Maya Shimizu Harris, WyoFile.com | 3/26/26

$A male cougar peers out from a tree in a previous year in Yellowstone National Park. Mountain lions and wolves together account for only a fraction of the number of conflict reports as do bears, both grizzly and black bears, in Wyoming.$

Carnivore conflicts: 2025 report explores challenges for special team

Bears continue to dominate Wyoming large carnivore conflict reports in 2025, accounting for nearly six times more warden-confirmed conflicts than wolves and mountain lions combined. Bears were … more

By Mark Davis | 3/24/26