With the sound of gunfire, smoke pouring through the halls and victims of an active shooter screaming and spilling blood, Northwest College Emergency Medical Service (EMS) students worked feverishly …
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By Mark Davis
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4/24/25
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For the first time in nearly a decade, the city is preparing to raise rates at the Powell Aquatic Center.
At a Monday meeting, the Powell City Council endorsed the idea of increasing the cost of …
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By CJ Baker
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4/24/25
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At various points on Monday, Park County District Court Judge Bill Simpson expressed frustration with the plea deal he was being asked to approve.
The agreement called for Julia …
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By CJ Baker
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4/24/25
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With a new law enforcing same sex restroom use in place, Park County School District 1 will soon have a written policy on bathroom use in Powell schools.
The legislation and policy come after …
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By Braden Schiller
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4/24/25
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The Interior Department is planning significant reductions to its administrative and support workforce, with Interior Secretary Doug Burgum signing away the process to the Department of Government …
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By Mark Davis
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4/24/25
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What was supposed to be a straightforward sentencing hearing was scrapped last week after the defendant objected to the plea deal he had previously accepted. The case against Jose N. Gonzalez Ayala, …
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By CJ Baker
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4/24/25
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CODY — The Cody Country Chamber of Commerce, in partnership with the Park County Travel Council, will celebrate the 73rd Annual National Parks Day with events on May 4 and 5. This …
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4/24/25
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The Park County Animal Shelter is now open to the public every day thanks to a recent change in staff schedules.
At the April 17 monthly board meeting, Operations Director Ryan Johnson …
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By Zac Taylor
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4/24/25
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CHEYENNE — Gov. Mark Gordon recently visited with more than 400 members of the Wyoming Army National Guard deployed across the Middle East. These Wyoming soldiers are deployed with the 115th …
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4/24/25
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As 4-year-old Stella Alberta peered out into a field of thousands of Easter surprises Saturday, she fixed her eye on a large pink bunny. Waiting for the start of the annual Powell egg hunt tested her …
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By Mark Davis
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4/22/25
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After 11 years, Westside Elementary School Principal Angie Woyak is bidding Powell farewell and returning to Wisconsin.
“Serving as principal of the incredible Westside learning …
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By Braden Schiller
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4/22/25
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A local woman suffered fatal injuries after being struck by her vehicle on Friday afternoon.
Celia Solis, a longtime Powell resident, died Saturday at the age of 66.
“This was a very …
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By CJ Baker
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4/22/25
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The leaders of the Park County Animal Shelter stood by their policies, including on spay abortions, and their new organizational structure at a sometimes contentious meeting Thursday night.
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By Zac Taylor
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4/22/25
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Thousands of Rocky Mountain Power residential customers will see their monthly electric bills jump by about $14 beginning in June.
The Wyoming Public Service Commission approved the rate …
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By Dustin Bleizeffer, WyoFile.com
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4/22/25
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Special Olympics Wyoming has put the 2025 Jackalope Jump season on ice after holding 13 jumps throughout Wyoming.
During the season, participants raised funds to jump into icy cold-water and …
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4/22/25
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CHEYENNE — Ernie Marsh, a bit and spur maker from Big Horn County, has been awarded a National Heritage Fellowship, the nation’s highest honor in the folk and traditional arts.
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4/22/25
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CHEYENNE — Gov. Mark Gordon is joining key state and University of Wyoming officials, as well as energy sector leaders in a trade mission to Taiwan and Japan.
The trade mission is part of …
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4/22/25
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JACKSON (WNE) — Jackson Hole Airport has been certified by DarkSky International for its efforts to reduce light pollution.
The airport, now designated an “Urban Night Sky …
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4/22/25
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LAKEWOOD, Colo. — The Rocky Mountain Region of the USDA Forest Service is hiring permanent wildland firefighters for the 2025 fire year across national forests and grasslands in Colorado, …
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4/22/25
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A southwestern Wyoming big game hunting advocate who spent the past 13 years safeguarding beleaguered mule deer has been appointed to a high position in the Trump administration’s U.S. Fish and …
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By Mike Koshmrl, WyoFile.com
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4/22/25
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