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Soon-to-be Powell Valley Healthcare CEO Joy Coulston (left) smiles after hugging CEO Terry Odom, who Coulston has worked with for 10 years and who will be retiring in July after Coulston was unanimously approved as her replacement at the end of a third round of interviews for the position.

After a lengthy process and interviews with candidates from all over, it took just a few minutes to approve the new Powell Valley Healthcare CEO, who has been working just one office away from the … more

By Zac Taylor | 6/13/23

Lummis-led legislation to improve housing on tribal lands passes Senate unanimously

WASHINGTON, D.C. — Last week the Senate unanimously passed the Tribal Trust Land Homeownership Act, legislation sponsored and championed by U.S. Sen. Cynthia Lummis (R-Wyo.). … more

7/27/23

Volunteer Bruce Fauskee, of Powell, works on a previous project for the Absaroka Fence Initiative. The group aims to ensure fences are functional for livestock management and wildlife movement across the landscape through on the ground projects, public workdays and outreach to the community.

Public Lands Day event slated for Sept. 16

The Bureau of Land Management Cody Field Office and the Absaroka Fence Initiative will partner with the community along the Clark’s Fork of the Yellowstone River on Saturday, Sept. 16, to … more

8/31/23

BSF starts this week in Powell and Cody

Do you feel bombarded by half-truths, misinformation or downright propaganda? The world says find and follow your own truth. In this interdenominational Bible study, people around the world … more

9/14/23

Powell Police Department Chief Roy Eckerdt, flanked on the left by Sgt. Dustin DelBiaggio and officer Trevor Carpenter, and on the right by officer Matt Koritnik and Lt. Matt McCaslin, pose with their custom-fit body armor and accessories during a ceremony at New Life Church. The event celebrated community donations that helped Shield 616 provide the equipment to the entire force free of charge. Shield 616 is a Colorado-based non-profit organization that helps properly equip police forces.

Powell Police receive new body armor

City of Powell law enforcement officers received all new body armor capable of withstanding rifle fire. The armor was presented on Tuesday from a charity organization. The organization, … more

By Mark Davis | 6/7/22

Sara Wood (left), owner of Wyoming Heritage Grains, discusses agriculture with Rebekah Burns, executive director of the Powell Economic Partnership, during the Field Days event in July, at the Powell Research and Extension Center. Wood offered samples of cookies and biscuits made from the heritage grains grown and stone milled on her Heart Mountain farm.

Collaborating with nature

It’s not been an easy year for farmers. Fuel prices are soaring. Fertilizer prices are, in some cases, triple what they were a year ago, and inflation is driving up the cost of all the … more

By Kevin Killough | 8/12/22

Christmas Eve services

The season of holiday cheer and Christmas Eve services is here. Many local churches will be holding services. Union Presbyterian and First United Methodist Church of Powell will have a combined … more

12/19/23

Tribune to have one edition each of next two weeks

As a way to give the Powell Tribune staff time with their families over the holiday season, there will only be one issue of the paper in each of the next two weeks. There will be no issues published … more

12/21/23

New PMF director plans more outreach, events

The new executive director of the Powell Medical Foundation has a lot of plans and a lot to do. She couldn’t be more excited. Amy Wells, a Cowley resident, is just a few weeks into her new … more

By Zac Taylor | 9/29/22

Carolyn Danko, Emily Hart, Denise Laursen, Mallory Riley and Dusty Spomer

Five running for Northwest College board

There are five candidates, including both incumbents, running for the two Powell subdistrict seats for Northwest College Board. The Powell Tribune asked each candidate four questions about the … more

By Zac Taylor | 11/3/22

GOP resolutions show rightward drift

What first emerged years ago as an unusual practice by the Wyoming GOP State Central Committee now illustrates the extent to which some members of the Republican Party have moved the post defining … more

By Maya Shimizu Harris, Casper Star-Tribune Via Wyoming News Exchange | 11/17/22

The snow-covered peaks of the Absaroka Range are a major source of water in Wyoming. A majority of Wyoming residents are worried about environmental conservation in the state, viewing issues like low levels in rivers, the loss of pollinators and the loss of natural spaces as serious problems in the state.

State of the Rockies: Conservation top

A majority of Wyoming residents are worried about environmental conservation in the state, viewing issues like low levels in rivers, the loss of pollinators, and the loss of natural spaces as serious … more

3/14/24

Land use plan: Goal in region to allow for smaller lots near cities, require larger average lots in rural areas

The finalizing of a new land use plan is in many ways, just the end of the beginning. Park County Planning Director Joy Hill reiterated to a group of people who filed into chairs at the Heart … more

By Zac Taylor | 3/7/23

School staff members retire

Ten employees with a combined 280.5 years of educational experience retired this year from Park County School District 1. “So there is a list of people who are certainly important people. … more

By Braden Schiller | 6/13/23

Lovell man charged with exposing self in Powell, Cody

A Lovell man is facing two counts of public indecency for allegedly performing sexual acts inside his vehicle last month while within the view of other drivers. Dennis L. Thompson, 53, pleaded … more

6/22/23

Free Draper Museum Lunchtime Expedition talk focuses on dinosaur paleontology in the Big Horn Basin

“Everyone knows there are fossils to be found in the West — especially Wyoming — but what sets the Big Horn Basin apart?” asks Paleontologist Jason Schein. “What is it … more

7/27/23

Ana Carsey, the new owner of the downtown Powell boutique The Rusty Skunk, wants her store to be a place for people to gather and be inspired.

New owner of The Rusty Skunk wants the boutique to be a gathering place

The idea of the store she’s now working to create has been in Ana Carsey’s head and heart for awhile. “I had this idea of bringing the church to main street, meeting people … more

9/14/23

Cody Country Art League releases fall schedule

The Cody Country Art League has released its fall schedule. The league is open 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Monday-Friday, 9 a.m.-4 p.m. Saturday and 11 a.m.-4 p.m. Sunday. There is no Open Studio at this time. … more

9/21/23

Candidates for county offices congregate in lead-off event

More than a dozen candidates for countywide elected positions participated in the Park County Republican Women forum on Wednesday in Powell. It was the lead-off event in the 2022 election year, … more

By Eric Gill | 6/7/22

Amber waves of grain

As it comes time to harvest barley, four local breweries continue to craft their concoctions knowing that the barley they need to produce their signature beers is being diligently taken care … more

By Braden Schiller | 8/12/22