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Powell Middle School’s Mathcounts students have had a successful season. From left, David Stensing, Calvin Opps, Memphis Solberg, Hunter Taylor, Gianreye D’Alessandro, Landon Petersen and Mackenzie Legler (not pictured) swept the Northwest Chapter contest in February. On Wednesday, the students received news that the team of Stensing, Opps, Solberg and Taylor placed first at the state competition.

Powell Middle School Mathcounts team places first at state competition

Powell Middle School’s Mathcounts team has had a successful year. Their team placed first at state in March despite the competition being split in half and they enjoyed overwhelming success at … more

By Braden Schiller | 4/4/23

Joe Skorupski, in his element, posing with a sturgeon. Skorupski discusses Yellowstone cutthroat trout conservation at the April 6 Draper Museum Lunchtime Expedition at the Buffalo Bill Center of the West.

Museum presents talk on Yellowstone cutthroat trout

The Yellowstone cutthroat trout is the only native trout species in the Big Horn Basin, but habitat loss and activities such as the introduction of nonnative species have resulted in decreases from … more

4/4/23

Resolution proposes to redefine ‘habitat’

Wyoming Sen. Cynthia Lummis has proposed to set aside a Biden administration revision of a Trump-era definition of “habitat” as defined under the Endangered Species Act, one of several … more

By Mark Davis | 4/4/23

Many Civil Air Patrol members earned promotions this year. From the left are, C/Amn Troy Hoover, C/A1C Christopher Blutt, C/MSgt Adam Swaney and C/Amn Phu Nguyen. Not pictured is C/A1C Austin Fenwick.

Yellowstone Regional Squadron Civil Air Patrol promotions

Springtime saw more promotions for the Yellowstone Regional Composite Squadron of Civil Air Patrol. Two of the newest members, Cadet Troy Hoover of Cody and Cadet Phu Nguyen of Powell, … more

4/4/23

Northwest College hosts Career Fair on campus Wednesday

Northwest College is bringing back its Career Fair Wednesday, April 5, in Cabre Gym. From 9 a.m.-noon, area high school students will attend the Career Fair, and then the … more

4/4/23

Barrasso, Lummis introduce legislation to improve rural airports

WASHINGTON, D.C. — U.S. Sens. John Barrasso and Cynthia Lummis, both R-Wyo., recently introduced legislation aimed to ensure small, rural airports, including Yellowstone Regional Airport in … more

4/4/23

Cheyenne woman pleads guilty to stealing over $200K

CHEYENNE (WNE) — A Cheyenne woman pleaded guilty Friday morning in federal court to stealing more than $200,000 from a local theater company over the span of two years. Late last … more

4/4/23

Paul Utzman sprinkles sugar and cinnamon onto a tray of doughnuts fresh from the fryer in the kitchen of the YES House on March 17 in Gillette.

Doughnut stop believing

GILLETTE —A classic favorite, this beloved breakfast pastry comes in all shapes and sizes. Covered in sugar, glazed, filled or frosted, its history is based in Dutch, Russian and French … more

By Cassia Catterall, Gillette News Record Via Wyoming News Exchange | 4/4/23

Powell, Cody schools among those targeted by hoax calls

Thanks to advance planning by the Powell Police Department and Park County School District 1, officials were able to quickly debunk a hoax that falsely claimed there had been a shooting at Powell … more

By CJ Baker | 4/3/23

City may revamp iconic mural of Powell’s namesake

For decades, John Wesley Powell has watched over the city that bears his name, gazing out across Powell’s rooftops from a towering mural along Coulter Avenue. But with the picture of the famed … more

By CJ Baker | 3/30/23

A bull elk makes his way through the snow near Obsidian Creek in Yellowstone National Park. It is illegal to collect antlers in the park, but just outside the boundaries, antler hunting rages at a fevered pitch. Soon, antler hunting in much of western Wyoming will be regulated by seasons and a conservation stamp will be required to be purchased by nonresidents seeking to collect them in the state.

Hunters heading to Big Horn Basin

Seated in the comfort of the confines of the Yellowstone building on the Northwest College Campus, hunters from across the Wyoming Game and Fish Department’s Cody Region were pretty calm as … more

By Mark Davis | 3/30/23

Clark Elementary School students pose in front of a Clark fire truck while on a field trip. Clark’s student population doubled this year. Last year’s total enrollment for kindergarten through fifth grade was just 10 students.

Clark Elementary School’s growth means another teacher

Park County School District 1’s smallest and most remote school has experienced a population boom, so next year the school will have not one fully licensed teacher but two. This year is … more

By Braden Schiller | 3/30/23

State awards funding for Park County’s septic project, Powell’s HVAC upgrades

Another $3.1 million in federal aid will soon flow to Park County to help improve some HVAC systems in Powell, a septage facility in Cody for rural residents and a water treatment plant in Meeteetse. … more

By CJ Baker | 3/30/23

Special education students can receive certificate of completion

Under a newly passed Wyoming law, special education students who would normally not meet the requirements of a diploma but do complete their education, will now receive a certificate of completion … more

By Braden Schiller | 3/30/23

Northwest college boasts highest completion rate on record

Northwest College’s efforts to help students finish the goal of completing their studies is coming to fruition. In nine years, the college has brought completion rates from a decade low of … more

By Zac Taylor | 3/30/23

Northwest College to host UW seminar on revenue diversification in agriculture

From alpaca ranching to conservation easements, Wyoming residents will present innovative approaches to revenue diversification in a seminar facilitated by the University of Wyoming and hosted by … more

3/30/23

Multimedia presentation on Timor-Leste set for April 4 at Northwest College Intercultural House

Explore the little-known Southeast Asian country of Timor-Leste with a multimedia presentation at the NWC Intercultural House on Tuesday, April 4 at noon. The presentation features an overview of the … more

3/30/23

An artist’s rendering of the Cody Wyoming Temple.

Rendering released of planned Cody temple

The planned Cody temple will be a roughly 9,950-square-foot, one-story building with a central tower, a look familiar to those who have been to other locations in the region. The Church of Jesus … more

3/30/23

Jehovah’s Witnesses hold events

A special global program put on by Jehovah’s Witnesses to counteract the pessimism throughout the world will be held on Sunday, April 2. The program, “You Can Face the Future With … more

3/30/23

School bus stops and sex offenders: Should they be at the same address?

After learning her children’s bus stop is directly in front of a registered sex offender’s house, Evanston resident Danielle White contacted law enforcement, Uinta County School District … more

By Hayden Godfrey and Bryon Glathar, Uinta County Herald Via Wyoming News Exchange | 3/30/23