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PHS all-class reunion is possibly one of the longest running

The Powell High School Alumni Association has existed for 107 years. Even more impressively, the association has held an all-class reunion every year for 107 years. Several years ago, it occurred to … more

By Braden Schiller | 6/28/22

A crew of volunteers from HistoriCorps works on the old district ranger residence at the Crandall Ranger Station. The cabin was built more than 80 years ago and was in desperate need of updating as it now serves to house seasonal workers in the Shoshone National Forest. The project is being funded by the 2020 Great American Outdoors Act.

Federal funds to help save forest infrastructure

For years, maintenance to historic buildings at the Sunlight and Crandall ranger stations have been put off due to the lack of funding. Now, with the funds in hand, Shoshone National Forest crews and … more

By Mark Davis | 8/30/22

Bighorn sheep lambs move across the landscape as fall moves into the region. Ewes and lambs, which usually move in herds, are more susceptible to disease due to their social nature than rams. But the rams will soon join the herds during breeding season.

Disease hits Devil Canyon bighorn sheep herd

After landowners near Bighorn Canyon National Recreation Area sounded the alarm of a die-off of bighorn sheep, Wyoming Game and Fish officials rushing to the scene found more than three dozen of the … more

By Mark Davis | 10/25/22

County accepts sewage project bid

The Park County government is moving closer toward getting out of the sewage business. On Tuesday, Park County Commissioners agreed to accept a bid from Engineering Associates in Cody — … more

By Zac Taylor | 2/22/24

Family celebrates completed resolution, starts anew at First Day Hike

Resolutions are easy to conceive. Making them stick is the hard part, according to Jared Brinkerhoff, assistant superintendent at Buffalo Bill State Park. His family decided to issue a challenge for … more

By Mark Davis | 1/3/23

Matt Koritnik, Powell school resource officer, participates in the 2019 Jackalope Jump sporting a beard. Officers are again growing beards as a fundraiser for Special Olympics.

Police growing beards to boost Special Olympics

The Powell Police Department is again participating in the “Donate to Insulate” fundraiser to support Special Olympics Wyoming and the Wyoming Law Enforcement Torch Run. Powell … more

1/5/23

Representative Sandy Newsome, R-Cody, listens during discussion at the 67th Legislature in the House Chambers January 12, in Cheyenne.

Newsome delayed in return to Cheyenne after leg injury

Rep. Sandy Newsome, R-Cody, isn’t letting a leg injury keep her from Cheyenne for too long. Newsome broke both bones in her lower leg when she said she stepped awkwardly as she dismounted … more

1/24/23

PHS alumni association readies 109th reunion

The tradition continues in Powell this summer. For the 109th consecutive year, Powell High School alums will gather June 30-July 1 to celebrate a weekend of class reunions. Individual anniversary … more

4/11/23

A photograph purporting to show the corner in question.

Hunters, landowner, pilot all on corner-crossing trial witness list

Elk Mountain Ranch owner Fred Eshelman and four Missouri hunters he is suing for some $9.4 million are listed as potential witnesses in a federal corner-crossing trespass trial scheduled for June 26. … more

By Angus Thuermer, WyoFile.com | 4/18/23

Powell Boy Scout Ryder Deboer (from left) gauges the straightness of a tree being planted outside the Homesteader Museum on June 3 as Homesteader Roots founder Josh Pomeroy holds the tree and fellow scouts Gabriel Villalobos, Wyatt Hill, Wessley Nunn and Ayden Heine look on after digging a large hole for the tree.

Homesteader Roots plants record 10 trees in town

Josh Pomeroy crouched in the dirt Saturday morning with a group of Powell Boy Scouts, telling them the best method to get a roughly 12 foot tall boulevard linden shade tree into the ground outside … more

By Zac Taylor | 6/8/23

Yellowstone National Park requires people to stay 25 yards away from bison.

Woman gored by bison in Yellowstone

A 47-year-old female from Phoenix was gored by a bison near the Lake Lodge Cabins on the north shore of Lake Yellowstone the morning of July 17, according to a Yellowstone National Park release. … more

7/20/23

Mudpots in the Mud Volcano area of Yellowstone National Park bubble away, one of 660 locations where a team of scientists researched the magma chamber of the Yellowstone caldera for a recent study.

Is Yellowstone eruption closer than thought? Scientists say not necessarily

In the same way digital photography has evolved from 3 megapixel state-of-the-art professional DSLR cameras in the late 90s to folks now carrying 15 megapixel cameras in their cellphones, scientists … more

By Mark Davis | 8/1/23

Kayla Gahagan, formerly of Powell and now of Rapid City, South Dakota, says she hopes to encourage and challenge Christian women to experience true joy in motherhood, without being overwhelmed by the hustle and bustle of life.

Powell native’s debut book highlights the joy of motherhood

Journalists are taught to begin their stories with attention-grabbing leads, and veteran reporter Kayla Gahagan follows that formula in her debut book. “The minutes before my daughter … more

By CJ Baker | 9/26/23

Emergency responders wheel an accident victim into an ambulance on Coulter Avenue in Powell in December. Medical transport services in the Big Horn Basin struggle to find enough staff and volunteers, and funding for training is limited. With ambulances costing up to $1 million to operate annually, it’s hard to cover costs for the small population of the Big Horn Basin, which is spread out over miles of gas-guzzling highways.

Running on empty: Sustaining rural ambulance services are becoming increasingly difficult

Crisscrossing the open spaces between Cody, Powell, Lovell, Basin, Greybull, Worland — and everything in between — are miles of highways. To get to anything — whether it’s … more

By Kevin Killough | 6/28/22

Case alleging abuse of a vulnerable adult bound to district court

The trial of former Powell High School teaching assistant Brandy Wetherbee, who is charged with abuse of a vulnerable adult, will be moving foward following a preliminary hearing on Aug. … more

By Braden Schiller | 8/30/22

Northwest College is in talks with the city regarding a proposal to build a retention pond opposite the parking lot north of Ashley Hall, near 10th Street and North Absaroka.

City proposes retention pond project to Northwest College

The City of Powell is proposing a partnership with Northwest College to construct a stormwater retention pond and pipe system on college land that would address a stormwater drainage issue in the … more

By Zac Taylor | 10/25/22

Powell man sentenced for felony possession

A Powell resident has been sentenced to three years of supervised probation for a third or subsequent possession of methamphetamine, a felony, and interference with a peace officer, a misdemeanor. … more

By Braden Schiller | 10/27/22

EPA announces over $42M in funding for Wyoming water infrastructure upgrades

CHEYENNE — The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) on Wednesday announced $42,956,000 from President Joe Biden’s Investing in America agenda for Wyoming drinking water and … more

2/22/24

Powell businesses refuse to serve underage buyer

Staff at Powell’s bars and liquor stores aced a police test last week: Employees at 11 establishments all refused to sell alcohol to an underage customer dispatched by police. In accordance … more

By CJ Baker | 1/3/23

Students and teachers pitch in to sort and organize over 1,400 pounds of food following a food drive organized by the Powell High School student council and National Honor Society. Pictured are Joshua Varian (left) and PHS junior Kik Hayano.

Powell High School raises 1,400 pounds of food for Loaves and Fishes

After joining forces for the first time, Powell High School’s student council and National Honor Society chapter raised more than 1,400 pounds of food for Loaves and Fishes during a month-long … more

By Braden Schiller | 1/5/23