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Mia McMinn (left) sits at Cody High School’s CHS Wired news desk alongside Eliza Spencer and Kinsley Merritt. Alongside their peers, the students worked on two short films that tackled international and local issues. Both films were shown at the All American High School Film Festival in New York.

Student films make an impact, earn national and international recognition

Students at Cody High School have learned how to use their voice, some microphones and a couple cameras to make a difference both internationally and in their community. “Be grateful for … more

By Braden Schiller | 10/31/23

Beets are not yet frozen in the ground

Can mostly sunny days and rising temperatures save the remainder of the area sugar beet crop caught by last week’s freeze? Western Sugar Cooperative officials in the Lovell factory … more

11/2/23

Northwest College welcomes two Fulbright Language Teaching Assistants for 2022-23

Northwest College is welcoming two Fulbright Language Teaching Assistants for the 2022-23 academic year. Joining NWC are Naoko Ohno from Japan, and Alejandra De la Rocha from Mexico. Ohno will be … more

8/25/22

Sen. John Barrasso (R-Wyo.) has made a tradition out of spending Thanksgiving with Wyoming troops overseas. This year he visited with troops and families stationed at USAG Camp Huntington in South Korea.

Barrasso shares Thanksgiving dinner with Wyoming troops in South Korea

PYEONGTAEK, SOUTH KOREA — On Thanksgiving Day, U.S. Sen. John Barrasso (R-Wyo.) shared a Thanksgiving meal with Wyoming service members and their families stationed at USAG Camp Humphreys in … more

11/28/23

Wyoming Democratic Party at risk of losing major party status

The Wyoming Democratic Party is at risk of losing major party status if Democrats in the state don’t register and vote in the general election. The Wyoming Secretary of State’s … more

By Jasmine Hall, Wyoming Tribune Eagle Via Wyoming News Exchange | 9/15/22

Heart Mountain releases new edition of incarceration history

The Heart Mountain Wyoming Foundation is proud to announce the publication of an updated edition of Douglas Nelson’s “Heart Mountain: The History of an American Concentration Camp.” … more

11/25/22

Mexican citizen imprisoned for ‘huge amounts of drugs’

After illegally entering the United States, authorities say a Mexican man became one of Park County’s larger drug dealers. Jose De La Cruz Guerra Torres is now set to be deported from the … more

By CJ Baker | 3/12/24

Powell Volunteer Fire Department officers chosen

Dustin Dicks has begun his second two-year term as Powell’s fire chief after being elected to once again lead the Powell Volunteer Fire Department. Jason Fields was elected assistant chief, … more

By Mark Davis | 1/19/23

NWC hosts Secret Service, officers for specialized training

Nearly three dozen law enforcement officers from around the state and region received specialized training from the U.S. Secret Service at Northwest College earlier this month. While the Secret … more

By CJ Baker | 6/20/23

Though it wasn’t as large as the crowd that attended an earlier meeting on the subject, many attended Tuesday’s planning and zoning meeting about the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints’ proposed temple in Cody.

City of Cody to negotiate with LDS church on temple height, lighting

The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints’ plans to build a temple in Cody remain in limbo, as city planning and zoning officials want changes to the building’s height and lighting. … more

By CJ Baker | 6/29/23

In cost-saving move, city buys trucks in ‘bulk’

In a welcome break from the soaring prices and limited inventory that have followed the COVID-19 pandemic, the City of Powell is getting four pickup trucks under budget. On Monday, the council … more

By CJ Baker | 8/29/23

High school class of 2022 will graduate Sunday

Just over 100 eager students make up the graduating class of 2022. They will receive their diplomas on Sunday. The Shoshone Learning Center (SLC) graduation will take place at noon in the … more

By Braden Schiller | 5/19/22

Sunday fire left family without a home

In the wake of a Sunday fire, a Powell family is without a home. The fire broke out around 1:45 p.m., about a mile south of town off Wyo. Highway 295. Although members of the Powell Volunteer … more

By CJ Baker | 11/2/23

Gunfighter ballads coming to Powell

Country and western musician Chris Guenther is on his way to Powell to perform an intimate solo concert at American Legion Post 26 Friday night. For many, it will be an introduction to his new album, … more

By Mark Davis | 8/25/22

Library launches new StoryWalk with Winter Tea Party

Powell community members are invited to revel in the warmth of tea, hot cocoa, snacks, and the joy of reading on Friday, Dec. 1, as Park County Libraries unveils its new StoryWalk at Homesteader … more

11/28/23

FOAL’s annual Mustang Rendezvous set for this weekend

Maintaining and building reservoirs for the mustangs, wildlife and stock that roam the McCullough Peaks remain a fundamental goal of Friends of a Legacy, the grassroots, nonprofit group founded to … more

9/15/22

UW’s Koprowski to receive Aldo Leopold Memorial Award

The dean of the University of Wyoming’s Haub School of Environment and Natural Resources, John Koprowski, has been named the 2022 recipient of The Wildlife Society’s Aldo Leopold Memorial … more

9/23/22

The Park County Commissioners line up for a picture Jan. 10 after their first staff meetings of the new year. This year’s group includes, from left, Lee Livingston, Dossie Overfield, Scott Mangold, Lloyd Thiel and Scott Steward.

Overfield retains chair, Thiel vice chair for county commission

Park County Commission Chair Dossie Overfield will handle the gavel for another year. At the first meeting of the year, commissioners unanimously voted to keep Overfield as the chair as she … more

By Zac Taylor | 1/19/23

Yellowstone National Park’s May visitation down 13% from year before

Yellowstone National Park hosted 454,929 recreation visits in May, a 13% decrease from the year before (523,680 recreation visits), which was Yellowstone National Park’s busiest May on record. … more

6/20/23

A Park County Elections Office map of the school districts on the border of Park and Big Horn Counties shows how the three Big Horn Counties cross over into Park County.

NWC fixes policy that disenfranchised Frannie area voters

Wording in a Northwest College policy prevented nearly 100 people in the Frannie area from voting for, or running as, a college trustee for decades. But starting in 2024, those Park County residents … more

By Zac Taylor | 6/29/23