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County approves trimmed budget, warns of effect of further cuts

Park County commissioners approved the budget for the 2025-2026 fiscal year on Tuesday morning, authorizing up to $37.6 million in expenditures. Despite receiving roughly $2.2 million less in … more

By Zac Taylor | 7/17/25

Powell Middle School announces spring honor roll

Powell Middle School has released the spring honor roll roster for the 2024-2025 academic year. To qualify for the honor roll students must fit into one of three GPA ranges 4.0, 3.5-3.99 or 3.0-3.49. … more

7/17/25

Powell High School’s Skills USA team performed well at the national competition in Atlanta in late June. Meisja McCrary (left) is the second person in school history to bring home a medal while Curtis Muecke and LeeAnne Phillips both placed eighth in the nation in their events.

Skills USA gets second ever national medal winner

When the Powell Skills USA competitors left to compete in the national competition in Atlanta, they left as contenders. When they returned to Powell, among them was one of only two national medal … more

By Braden Schiller | 7/17/25

Chip seal crews repair a section of U.S. Highway 14/16/20E during a previous year of chip sealing around Park County. Wyoming Department of Transportation crews and contractors are back out this summer in various areas of the county.

WYDOT PSA: Don’t replace windshield during chip seal season

If you need a new windshield, wait until the fall to replace it. That’s the message from Wyoming Department of Transportation District Engineer Pete Hallsten, who spoke to the Park … more

By Zac Taylor | 7/17/25

Cats are a constant presence at both animal shelters in Park County, especially following ‘kitten season’ in the spring. Due mostly to an influx of cats, the Park County Animal Shelter received its largest influx of animals in June.

Cody shelter, vet offer low-cost spay, neuter clinics

The Park County Animal Shelter has been struggling with the issue of feral cats, most notably in certain Cody neighborhoods, for years now. Now the Cody shelter is partnering with a local … more

By Zac Taylor | 7/17/25

Jim, Dan and Ben Murphy pose for a family picture with former Heart Mountain Relocation Camp military police buildings in the background.

Author to present ‘Heart Mountain Chronicles’ at Cody Library

The Cody Library welcomes author Ben Murphy for a book talk on “Heart Mountain Chronicles: The History of a Japanese Relocation Center” on Wednesday, July 23 at 4 p.m. in Grizzly Hall. … more

7/17/25

Man arrested after allegedly pointing gun at door-to-door salesman

GILLETTE (WNE) — A Gillette man was arrested for aggravated assault Saturday afternoon after allegedly brandishing a gun when a door-to-door alarm salesman showed up at his home. … more

7/17/25

Average gas prices drop less than a penny in the past week in Wyoming

CHEYENNE (WNE) — Average gasoline prices in Wyoming have fallen 0.8 cents per gallon in the last week, averaging $3.07 per gallon Monday, according to GasBuddy.com’s survey of 494 … more

7/17/25

The Cent$ible Nutrition Program (CNP) team gathered in Laramie for training in June.

Federal budget bill eliminates significant funding for state nutrition program

LARAMIE — Recent federal legislation has eliminated funding for Wyoming’s SNAP-Ed program, which currently provides nutrition education for families and individuals across the state, … more

7/17/25

Court blocks Wyoming wild horse roundup, cites ‘ecological balance’ questions

A federal court on Tuesday stopped the Bureau of Land Management from capturing thousands of wild horses, saying the agency failed to explain whether the roundup would maintain a “thriving … more

By Angus M. Thuermer Jr., WyoFile.com | 7/17/25

If at first you don’t succeed ... Runner makes good on his goal after valiant effort fails

Though weak and retching, Powell resident Garrett Burbank had refused to give up for about 40 miles despite being extremely sick a week prior to his first attempt to run 100 miles last year during … more

By Mark Davis | 7/15/25

A skier flies down a run at Sleeping Giant in a past year. Northwest College is starting a program in the fall through which grads will be trained to go into operations at a ski hill.

Northwest College ski area management program approved

Northwest College students will have the opportunity to learn how to be much more than ski bums starting this fall. Following its recent approval by the Higher Learning Commission (HLC), … more

By Zac Taylor | 7/15/25

Cody, NWC grad learns rural medicine at Powell hospital

Caden Crooks wouldn’t be alive today without the quick thinking of a physician who, he said, saved the life of his mother two years before he was born. She had gone in for a surgery … more

By Zac Taylor | 7/15/25

Man receives prison time in Lovell, Cody drug cases

Over nearly a decade of sobriety, Marc Cantrell said he had a good life: The 45-year-old was raising a family, driving a commercial truck and running a mechanic shop in Powell. But Cantrell said … more

By CJ Baker | 7/15/25

Fundraisers underway to support Powell dispatcher and family

In her prior role as an EMT and current one as a dispatcher, Kaitlyn Lechner has helped many Powell area residents navigate some tough medical situations. Her friends and colleagues are now hoping … more

By CJ Baker | 7/15/25

Missionary Grayce McEarl (right) runs alongside local youth during the volleyball portion of a skills camp hosted by Victory Baptist Church and overseen by missionaries from First Baptist Lexington out of Lexington, Tennessee.

Good game: Tennessee missionaries provide sports and skills camp for kids, service for community

Last week, the south side of Powell had a little extra going on. Missionaries from First Baptist Lexington out of Lexington, Tennessee, could be seen around town leading kids’ camps … more

By Braden Schiller | 7/15/25

The community gathers for last August’s Paint The Town Red, Northwest College’s annual downtown event. This year’s Paint The Town Red will kick off at 4 p.m. on Aug. 22.

Paint the Town Red returns Aug. 22 featuring The Jared Stout Band

Downtown Powell will once again be the site for Paint the Town Red, hosted by Northwest College on Friday, Aug. 22 from 4-10 p.m. The eighth annual event includes live music, food trucks, games, and … more

7/15/25

Visitors at Yellowstone National Park line up to view and photograph wildlife, home to many of Wyoming’s charismatic critters. June visitation saw a slight drop over June of 2024, but still more than 2021, the park's record visitation year.

June Yellowstone visitation drops slightly

Despite hosting more than 925,000 visits in June and being up 1% over last year in June, attendance was down 1% from 2021, the record year for Yellowstone National Park. Yellowstone officials … more

7/15/25

Ralston lot rezoned commercial for dog groomer

While county residents and officials are debating future land uses and zoning issues as part of amended development standards and regulations, one property in Ralston with a few businesses on it just … more

By Zac Taylor | 7/15/25

Second case of measles confirmed in Niobrara County

CHEYENNE (WNE) — The Wyoming Department of Health has confirmed a second case of measles in an unvaccinated child from Niobrara County. The source of the child’s exposure is not … more

7/15/25