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Following a lengthy review, a prosecutor has concluded that a Park County Sheriff’s deputy acted lawfully when he shot and killed a man in rural Powell last summer.
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By CJ Baker
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6/8/23
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Powell shooting competitors won 47 of 53 categories in the Park County 4-H Shooting Sports competition last weekend at the Cody Shooting Complex and the Heart Mountain Rod and Gun Club.
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By Mark Davis
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6/8/23
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A brand new Powell event featuring live music, games, food and drinks debuts Friday night.
Hosted by the Powell Medical Foundation, the Downtown Boot Scoot begins at 6 p.m.
Bozeman, …
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By CJ Baker and Zac Taylor
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6/8/23
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When does a rental become a business? If a single family home is the primary use allowed, can that home be an AirBnB?
The Park County Planning Department has settled on a short term rental being …
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By Zac Taylor
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6/8/23
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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 …
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By Zac Taylor
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6/8/23
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After seven years leading the Cody Police Department and 43 years in law enforcement, Police Chief Chuck Baker will retire at the end of the month.
“It’s been a pleasure, it’s …
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By CJ Baker
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6/8/23
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An assembly was called May 22 at Powell Middle School to celebrate WY-TOPP scores; it was an odd idea since the scores had not been released in their entirety. Math teacher Dale Estes was sitting at …
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By Braden Schiller
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6/8/23
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Absaroka Mountain Thunder (AMT), under the direction of mother and daughter, Cindy Bjornestad and Tara Shorb, recently wrapped up what has proven to be one of their highest achieving competition …
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6/8/23
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A Wyoming Department of Transportation chip sealing crew is scheduled to begin its summer work on Wyo. Highway 37 northeast of Lovell beginning June 12, according to a department press release.
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6/8/23
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Wyoming will spend more than $4 million to kill coyotes, wolves, ravens, skunks and other “nuisance animals” in 2023-’24 — more than any previous fiscal year.
Federal …
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By Mike Koshmrl, WyoFile.com
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6/8/23
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A Powell couple charged with exposing their child to fentanyl in April were rearrested last week, after they allegedly used drugs while out on bond.
Makala A. Butz, 25, and Ashton L. Wollam, 26, …
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By CJ Baker
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6/6/23
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A slight variation to the old saying about worms and early birds: The early worm gets the fish.
Hundreds of anglers enjoyed Wyoming’s Free Fishing Day on Saturday. Those in Powell — …
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By Mark Davis
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6/6/23
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The Park County Sheriff’s Office is trying to hold on to experienced employees, from detention deputies to communications officers, by raising pay for some key, more experienced positions in …
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By Zac Taylor
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6/6/23
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One in six students ages 6-17 experienced a mental health crisis each year, according to statistics from the National Alliance on Mental Health. In Powell, mental health is a concern for the student …
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By Braden Schiller
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6/6/23
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A Minnesota woman who pulled out in front of a 24-year-old motorcyclist and caused his death in Cody last summer has been acquitted of vehicular homicide.
Following a bench trial last month, a …
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By CJ Baker
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6/6/23
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Three Powell High School students out of four who qualified for the National SkillsUSA Competition will be competing against student representatives from each state and surrounding territory.
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By Braden Schiller
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6/6/23
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A number of Powell organizations requested county funding in May as the Park County commissioners begin working on the next fiscal year’s budget and determine how to disburse federal funds.
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By Zac Taylor
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6/6/23
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The Mineta-Simpson Institute at Heart Mountain has taken another step closer to completion with the awarding of a $149,646 grant from the National Park Service to help fund an exhibit dedicated to …
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6/6/23
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Park 1 Virtual Academy’s spring honor roll for the 2022-2023 school year consists of 19 students. Of these, 16 are in grades six to 12, and three are in kindergarten to fifth grade. The honor …
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6/6/23
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A company working with area law enforcement and first response agencies is looking for role players to assume the role of casualties during the response to this mass casualty training event.
The …
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6/6/23
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