Powell Tribune

Take-back effort nets 87 moss balls

Aquarium owners stepped up this spring to help protect Wyoming’s waters from invasive zebra mussels, the Wyoming Game and Fish Department says. The hobbyists returned 87 moss balls during the … more

5/27/21

John Wesley Powell Days celebrate town’s namesake

Community events are returning to Powell after the COVID-19 pandemic canceled so many in 2020. Last weekend, the Powell Economic Partnership hosted two days of events in celebration of the … more

By Kevin Killough | 5/25/21

Dumping a load of construction and demolition waste at the Clark landfill will become more expensive on July 1, especially for nonresidents. However, the rate for household trash is remaining the same.

Park County raising rates at Clark landfill

Park County commissioners are more than doubling the rate that local residents pay to dump construction and demolition waste at the Clark landfill, while more than quadrupling the charge for … more

By CJ Baker | 5/25/21

Group complains about gifts to Game and Fish

A Jackson-based nonprofit has sent a formal complaint to Gov. Mark Gordon about gifts that an outfitting group presented to two Game and Fish Commissioners at the end of their terms — and has … more

By Mark Davis | 5/25/21

Powell MakerSpace to move, as school district needs the extra space

The Powell school district is moving back into the former Home Ec Cottage. After allowing the Powell MakerSpace to use the building for more than five years, Park County School District No. 1 now … more

By Connie Burcham | 5/25/21

Garrett Jolley’s entry won the poster contest.

Hundreds of students participate in ag book contests

Each year, the Park County Farm Bureau Federation hosts a series of coloring, poster and marketing contests for area elementary school students, usually drawing about 20 entries. But participation … more

By CJ Baker | 5/25/21

City to begin annual mosquito spraying

It’s that time of year, when the City of Powell begins spraying for mosquitoes. Spraying days will only be announced on the city’s website by 2 p.m. on the day crews will be spraying. … more

By Kevin Killough | 5/25/21

Thanks to local donors and the Colorado nonprofit SHIELD616, a total of 19 patrol deputies with the Park County Sheriff’s Office received new rifle-rated vests and helmets last week. The deputies were presented with the body armor during a May 16 ceremony at Cody Bible Church.

Nonprofit, local residents donate new body armor to sheriff’s office

Patrol deputies with the Park County Sheriff’s Office are receiving 21 brand new sets of body armor — gifts from a Colorado nonprofit and local donors. Thanks to a fundraising effort … more

By CJ Baker | 5/25/21

Crews will be working Friday to clear snow from U.S. Highway 14-A from Lovell to Burgess Junction. Plans are to have the road cleared before Memorial Day, weather permitting.

Spring opening on U.S. 14-A scheduled for Friday

U.S. Highway 14-A between Burgess Junction and Lovell will reopen for the summer ahead of Memorial Day weekend. “We’re ready to open Friday at noon,” said Wyoming Department of … more

5/25/21

In the Big Horn Basin the turtles have been found in the Bighorn River between Thermopolis and Bighorn Lake as well as in the Nowood River.

See a spiny softshell turtle? Report it

If you spot an Eastern spiny softshell turtle in the Big Horn Basin, the Wyoming Game and Fish Department wants to know. Spiny softshell turtles are a species of greatest conservation need in … more

5/25/21

Legacy Financial Partners honored by Barron’s

John Shaw and David Leighton were recently named to “Barron’s Top 100 Private Wealth Management Teams” published by Barron’s Magazine, a publication covering business and … more

5/25/21

Space still available in computer science endorsement cohort for K-12 educators

K-12 educators still have time to sign up for the computer science endorsement cohort at Northwest College. This endorsement, which can be earned throughout the course of the summer, is … more

5/25/21

Legion invites public to commemorate Memorial Day

Powell’s American Legion post is inviting the community to honor and remember the country’s fallen veterans with a series of Memorial Day events. On Monday, May 31, members of … more

5/25/21

Sleeping Giant opts to close zipline for summer season

Sleeping Giant has decided not to open the zipline this summer, according to a Tuesday letter sent out by owner Nick Piazza. “Our promise to Park County was always centered on the ski season … more

5/25/21

State names new records ‘ombudsman’

CASPER (WNE) — Gov. Mark Gordon has tapped his constituent liaison to serve as Wyoming’s next public records ombudsman, his office announced last week. Darlena Potter had served … more

5/25/21

Beavers receives Farm Bureau scholarship

Powell High School senior Andy Beavers is the recipient of this year’s scholarship from the Park County Farm Bureau Federation. Beavers will receive $650 for his freshman year at Northwest … more

5/25/21

Dry numbers shown in last snow water update

The last snow water equivalent update for the year was released this week and shows the statewide snowpack at 58% of median, down 4 percentage points from one week ago. One year ago the state … more

5/25/21

T-O Engineers opening new office in Cheyenne

On June 7, T-O Engineers plans to open a new office in Cheyenne to better serve existing and future clients in the region. The office will be located in the Jonah Bank Building, 205 Storey Blvd., … more

5/25/21

As mental health issues rise, nonprofit seeks more county support

Amid the COVID-19 pandemic, therapists at Yellowstone Behavioral Health Center have seen more people in crisis. “I think it’s not a surprise to anybody that the past year has been hard … more

By CJ Baker | 5/20/21

Diamond Wings Upland Game Birds manager Karl Bear transfers greater sage grouse chicks from the hatchery to the brooder barn after the first seven sage grouse chicks hatched at the Powell bird farm. The chicks were the first ever to be hatched at a commercial venture in the U.S.

Powell game bird farm makes U.S. history with successful hatching

Locked away in a small, isolated room in the back of a shop at Diamond Wings Upland Game Birds, a sleep-deprived Karl Bear watched history being made. At 3:30 p.m. Monday, wild greater sage grouse … more

By Mark Davis | 5/20/21