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Snowmobilers gather for an avalanche training in the Beartooth Mountains on Saturday.

Avalanche training: Event ends in excitement, provides valuable education to community

When Cody Country Snowmobile Association hosted its annual avalanche training clinic Friday and Saturday the participants saw Park County search and rescue in action following the outdoor portion of … more

By Braden Schiller | 1/12/23

Hospital restarts CEO search

The Powell Valley Hospital is going back to the beginning with its CEO search after the candidate they chose to offer the job to could not come to an agreement on the offer. “We offered the … more

By Zac Taylor | 1/12/23

Deandra Mohr’s son takes part in her pinning ceremony in December to celebrate Mohr’s graduation from Northwest College’s nursing program.

NWC nursing school students graduate

Northwest College celebrated 16 nursing school graduates with a traditional pinning ceremony on the afternoon of Dec. 16 in front of family, friends and faculty. “This will tell the world … more

By Zac Taylor | 1/12/23

Buffalo Bill Center of the West to host NWC Day next week

On Tuesday, Jan. 17, the Buffalo Bill Center of the West will host the first “Northwest College Day at the Center of the West.” Current Northwest College students and staff, as well … more

1/12/23

The Cody Bureau of Land Management office is asking for input from citizens on future wild horse management in the McCullough Peaks.

Input sought on future wild horses in the McCullough Peaks

The Bureau of Land Management Cody Field Office is requesting public input as it begins to analyze future wild horse fertility control and bait trap gathers in the McCullough Peaks Herd Management … more

1/12/23

Powell City Council members (from left) Tim Sapp, Zane Logan and Steve Lensegrav recite their oaths of office on Jan. 3, with the oaths administered by Mayor John Wetzel (at left). The three council members were reelected last year.

City council, attorney and judge to stay the same in 2023

A trio of familiar faces were sworn in as Powell City Council members last week, as incumbent councilors Steve Lensegrav, Zane Logan and Tim Sapp began new terms. Sapp — the council’s … more

By CJ Baker | 1/12/23

Read to win prizes at the libraries

Track your reading from Jan. 17-Feb. 28 to win fun prizes. The Park County libraries are holding their third annual Winter Reading Challenge for community members of all ages. The challenge is … more

1/12/23

The opening session of the 67th Legislature gets underway in the House Chambers on Wednesday in Cheyenne.

Website provides information on 2023 General Session

Cheyenne — Wyoming residents are encouraged to use the Wyoming Legislature’s website to track legislation and participate in policymaking during the 2023 General Session. The web address … more

1/12/23

Teen girl dies, two teen boys arrested in Cheyenne shooting

CHEYENNE (WNE) — The victim in Monday night’s shooting near Frontier Mall has been identified as a 17-year-old female Triumph High School student, and two local teens have been arrested … more

1/12/23

Greybull man charged in connection with fentanyl overdose

Hours after a 25-year-old Cody man was found dead of an apparent fentanyl overdose, authorities arrested the man they believe supplied the illicit drugs. Anthony M. Fuentes of Greybull is … more

By CJ Baker | 1/10/23

T.J. Edgell and his daughter Samantha hunt elk near Heart Mountain this past season. Though she hunted the species hard, Samantha will have to wait until next year to harvest an elk.

Filling the ‘Brag Board’

When Samantha Edgell raised her gun and harvested her first wild turkey at the age of 8, the pride her father felt was overwhelming. Tears streamed down his cheeks and in a flash, the man most know … more

By Mark Davis | 1/10/23

Powell pickleball player Jim Tobin speaks last week to county commissioners on behalf of his Powell pickleball group, which is trying to get an agreement to play at Homesteader Hall.

County trying to work with Powell pickleball players on winter venue

Park County is working with a group of Powell pickleball players on a plan to rent the Heart Mountain Hall twice-weekly during the winter months. On Jan. 3, Powell resident Jim Tobin and other … more

By Zac Taylor | 1/10/23

Northrup hopes to be ‘calm, cool, collected’ in session

Having previously served eight years in the Wyoming House, Rep. David Northrup, R-Powell, is far from a newbie. But since leaving the Legislature in 2021, the House has seen substantial turnover … more

By CJ Baker | 1/10/23

Webber pleads not guilty to reckless endangerment charge

A prominent Wapiti resident who stands accused of recklessly firing a rifle during a November elk hunt has formally denied the allegation. Through her attorney, Nina Webber pleaded not guilty to a … more

By CJ Baker | 1/10/23

From the left, Powell Middle School Science Teacher Necole Hanks introduces student Eli Bear who played President John F. Kennedy during the Dec. 20 presentation on their Artemis 1 project at the Nelson Performing Arts Center. Also pictured are Hayden Peters, Parker Clark, Addisyn-Louise Clarke, Taylor Cheney, Lexi McKenna, Cassidi VanLake, Weston Loeper and Morgan Rodriguez.

Sixth graders learn what it means to go to space

Powell Middle School’s sixth grade students let their imaginations go sky high in the week before Christmas break when they learned about and then presented on the history of American space … more

By Braden Schiller | 1/10/23

District Court Judge Bill Simpson, first row at right, swore in the county elected officials, both new and incumbent, who started new terms in January, including: First row, from left, county clerk Colleen Renner, treasurer Barb Poley, commissioner Dossie Overfield, Clerk of District Court Debra Carroll; second row, attorney Bryan Skoric, commissioner Lloyd Thiel, coroner Cody Gortmaker, commissioner Scott Steward, assessor Pat Meyer and sheriff Darrell Steward.

Judge Simpson swears in county’s elected officials

Park County’s new contingent of elected officials was sworn in the morning of Jan. 3 in front of family, friends and colleagues, some to positions they’ve served in for many years, some … more

By Zac Taylor | 1/10/23

Quirky comedy ‘Almost, Maine’ coming to Studio Theatre at CCPA

Studio Theatre at Cody Center of Performing Arts will present John Cariani’s quirky and romantic comedy “Almost, Maine,” Jan. 20-22 at the Cody Center for the Performing Arts. The … more

1/10/23

Emilie Hawley (left) stands next to her son Ben Hawley after he graduated in the top 3% of his class in December.

Hawley graduates Navy basic training in top 3% of class

Ben Hawley, a Powell High School graduate and son of Hans and Emilie Hawley, graduated Navy basic training in the top 3% of his class. Apart from an uncle on his mother’s side Ben does … more

By Braden Schiller | 1/10/23

The Caroline Lockhart house, built in the 1950s for the Cody pioneer and moved from the downtown area to Yellowstone Avenue, was torn down last week.

Historic Lockhart Inn demolished last week

Pioneering Cody journalist Caroline Lockhart’s own Lockhart Inn was demolished last week in the early afternoon hours. The Inn was built in the early 1900’s. It was once used … more

By J.T. Currie, Special to the Tribune | 1/10/23

This candy box was used for storage of alphabet blocks circa 1920. It was donated in memory of Louise Snedden by Anne Isenhower.

Homesteader Museum holding scavenger hunt

The Homesteader Museum has a new activity for its young guests — a scavenger hunt. Staff recently challenged them via its Facebook site to find items within the museum that begin with the … more

1/10/23