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Man charged with sexually abusing child

A 22-year-old man has been charged with having sexual contact with a 12-year-old child. Randon T. Gresham faces a count of sexual abuse of a minor in the first degree. Gresham was arrested … more

By CJ Baker | 10/26/23

Park County commissioner candidates Ken Montgomery, Dossie Overfield, Lloyd Thiel and Matthew Scott answer questions at the Powell Economic Partnership (PEP) candidates event in Washington Park last week.

Heavy turnout forecast in today’s primary vote

A primary election voting record may be in the offing today (Tuesday) as Park County voters and voters across the state go to the polls for the 2022 Wyoming Primary Election. Polls are open from 7 … more

By Tribune Staff | 8/16/22

American Legion fundraiser to help 12-year-old on dialysis

The American Legion is hosting a fundraiser Saturday to help a Lovell 12-year-old with ties to Powell who is on dialysis awaiting a kidney transplant. Organizer Patty Paulsen said Nevaeh Reynosa … more

By Zac Taylor | 9/29/22

A dump truck progresses down County Road 7RP in Clark in late November early in the project to widen a section of the road to increase safety and visibility, while building up the road base on another section.

County finally gets green light to fix issues with Clark road

Clark resident Lloyd Thiel had known the issues with County Road 7RP for years. He recalled times when he’d be driving a full dump truck down a winding, one-car-length stretch of road — … more

By Zac Taylor | 1/9/24

When the Powell Aquatic Center was constructed using 1 cent sales tax funds, the city set up a $2 million endowment to fund maintenance. Mayor John Wetzel said had the city been able to invest the same way the state does, that money could have grown far more than it has.

Cities, counties want more flexibility to invest reserves

Mayor John Wetzel thinks of all of the money the city has lost by not being able to more properly invest the $2 million endowment approved as part of the 1 cent special option sales tax in 2006 and … more

By Zac Taylor | 11/1/22

Gov. Mark Gordon listens during a ceremony March 2 in the Capitol Building. The governor did not sign the crossover voting ban bill but instead allowed it to become law without his signature.

State bans crossover voting

CASPER — Gov. Mark Gordon allowed House Bill 103 — legislation that bans crossover voting in Wyoming — to quietly become law without his signature on Thursday. He … more

By Maya Shimizu Harris, Casper Star-Tribune Via Wyoming News Exchange | 3/7/23

Yellowstone investigating harassment of wildlife

Yellowstone and Grand Teton national parks are on the lookout for visitors alleged to have harassed animals recently. In Yellowstone, a spokesperson confirmed to Cowboy State Daily that staff … more

6/13/23

Pictured from left, Morgan Noel, loan officer of First Bank of Wyoming-Powell and Habitat board member; Kaci Sessions, Habitat board member; Kody Schlauch, Habitat executive director; Trace Paul, branch president of First Bank of Wyoming-Powell; Andy Nelson, commercial lender of First Bank of Wyoming-Powell; Amy Wells, Habitat board vice president; Paulette Bagnell, Habitat board president.

Mountain Spirit Habitat for Humanity receives new grant and new director

First Bank of Wyoming recently partnered with Federal Home Loan Bank of Des Moines to award a grant to Habitat for Humanity from the FHLB Des Moines Member Impact Fund. The goal of this fund is to … more

7/27/23

High-speed chase in Cody ends with arrest, injury to officer

Prosecutors have filed a half-dozen charges against a Cody man alleged to have driven drunk, fled from police at high speeds and injured an officer as he resisted arrest. Aaron L. Driesel, 25, … more

By CJ Baker | 8/24/23

Class action suit over TCT sale tossed out by Supreme Court

The Wyoming Supreme Court says a judge was right to throw out a lawsuit that challenged the 2014 sale of a Big Horn Basin telecommunications company. A pair of former Tri-County Telephone … more

By CJ Baker | 10/26/23

Kost attends Education Commission of the States

Sen. R.J. Kost, R-Powell, attended a meeting of the Education Commission of the States in Washington, D.C., the week of July 12. As a result of COVID-19 restrictions this was the first time that a … more

By Braden Schiller | 8/16/22

Two more wild birds found dead with avian flu

Avian influenza has once again been discovered in Wyoming. The Wyoming Game and Fish Department’s Wildlife Health Laboratory, in cooperation with UW’s Wyoming State Veterinary Laboratory, … more

By Mark Davis | 9/29/22

Elfriede Milburn, who founded the Moyer Animal Shelter 27 years ago, helps feed the dozens of cats available at the shelter for adoption. The shelter is running out of space to take new animals and few families are coming in to adopt, Milburn said.

‘Petflation’ — Food cost increases hitting shelters hard

With her big brown eyes, Athena stares through the fence of her kennel with hope at every person who walks into Powell’s Moyer Animal Shelter. But few people are looking to adopt a dog these … more

By Mark Davis | 1/9/24

Constitutional Amendment B would retire judges at age 75

Wyoming voters will be asked to weigh in on raising the mandatory retirement age of Supreme Court and District Court judges as they vote on proposed Amendment B in the Nov. 8 general election. … more

By Dave Bonner | 11/1/22

WSBA conference discussed at school board meeting

The Park County School District 1 board will be supporting a number of issues at the Wyoming School Boards Association conference this week in Casper, including one to provide an alternative diploma … more

By Braden Schiller | 11/15/22

Wendy Nelson (at left) and her sister Shannah Nelson (pictured at right with her husband John and son Jesse) died in a Friday afternoon crash on U.S. Highway 14A between Powell and Cody. Wendy was 20 years old and Shannah 22.

Friday crash claims lives of Powell sisters

A Friday afternoon crash on U.S. Highway 14A claimed the lives of two young Powell women. Shannah Nelson was 22. Wendy Nelson, her sister, was 20. The two-vehicle crash occurred shortly before 1 … more

By CJ Baker | 2/28/23

Pipe work kicks off project near Ralston

A $5.6 million pavement improvement project has started on Wyo. Highway 294 (Badger Basin Road) near Ralston. The project includes rotomilling of existing pavement surfacing, a 2-inch asphalt … more

3/7/23

Meeteetse Museums hosts tour of Pitchfork Ranch

The Meeteetse Museums invites the public for a tour of the historic Pitchfork Ranch on Saturday, July 29. The Pitchfork Ranch was founded by Otto Franc in 1878 and is one of the oldest ranches in the … more

7/18/23

Visitors to the Heart Mountain Pilgrimage will be able to see progress made in the restoration of the root cellar built in 1943 to hold produce grown in the incarceration site’s farm.

Pilgrimage will feature new awards, highlight key speakers

Three Japanese Americans who help build the Heart Mountain Wyoming Foundation will receive the organization’s first lifetime achievement awards during its annual Pilgrimage that runs … more

7/27/23

Kylar Miears (left) shares a hug with his mom, Roxanne Alcorn, before his first day of kindergarten at Parkside Elementary School on Tuesday while his brother Kaycen Miears looks on.

Back to the books

At five different schools students walked towards the building that signaled the end of summer. Some were excited, some were just a little nervous and some cried while they clung to their parents. … more

By Braden Schiller | 8/24/23