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Kailyn Jones (standing) and her fellow Powell Middle School students celebrate Chanler Buck who was named the 2023 Wyoming Assistant Principal of the Year.
Powell Middle School has the best assistant principal in the state
On Nov. 17, Chanler Buck, the assistant principal at Powell Middle School, ran to the gymnasium. He was expecting to address an emergency, but when he got there students and staff were cheering and … more
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From left, Lexi, Mark, Macie, Jamie (on couch) and Sheena McKenna look over the family’s new card game, Royal Turmoil, at their Willwood home. Not pictured are Natalie, Grant and Hailey.
Powell family’s new card game now on store shelves
Turning Mark McKenna’s idea for a new card game into an actual product took the aid of an illustrator, a manufacturer, consultants — and a whole lot of patience from his family. … more
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Game and Fish report highlights recruitment and retention challenges
Wyoming game wardens patrolled more than 600,000 miles in 2022, according to the annual Wyoming Game and Fish Department Law Enforcement Report, but the report also reveals the department had fewer … more
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City reports ‘another really good year’ for Powell’s bars
There was little trouble at Powell’s bars and other liquor-serving establishments over the past year. “No complaints,” Powell Police Chief Roy Eckerdt reported to the Powell … more
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Powell High School junior Ava Stearns (left) enjoys a chat with Sophia Holland in October during Fun Friday Child Care. The program takes in elementary school aged children for two Fridays each month. It was organized by Stearns and classmates Sophie Czirr and Kendal Eden as a SkillsUSA community service project.
Not ‘kid’ding around: SkillsUSA members provide child care for teachers
Personal, technical and workplace skills — the three components that uphold the SkillsUSA framework and have become integrated into a community service project making a difference in the lives … more
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Pit Stop convenience store to begin selling alcohol
Customers will soon be able to buy alcohol at both of Powell’s Pit Stop convenience stores. The chain’s West Coulter Avenue location, Pit Stop Travel Center #12, expects to begin … more
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Library launches new StoryWalk with Winter Tea Party
Powell community members are invited to revel in the warmth of tea, hot cocoa, snacks, and the joy of reading on Friday, Dec. 1, as Park County Libraries unveils its new StoryWalk at Homesteader … more
A bell choir performs during a previous Christmas Tree of Lovelights Lighting Ceremony at Spirit Mountain Hospice in Cody.
Christmas Tree of Lovelights Ceremony on Sunday
CODY — Spirit Mountain Hospice, a Cody Regional Health service, dedicated to providing compassionate end-of-life care, invites the community to join in the heartwarming tradition of the … more
Mihara receives human rights award

Sam Mihara, who was incarcerated at Heart Mountain as a child, received the Salem Award for Human Rights and Justice from the House of Seven Gables Settlement House in Salem, Massachusetts, on Nov. … more
Icy road conditions, fog cause 19-car pileup on I-80
CHEYENNE (WNE)   — A crash on Interstate 80 between Cheyenne and Laramie on Thanksgiving afternoon resulted in a 19-car pileup that sent two drivers to the hospital with … more
Sen. John Barrasso (R-Wyo.) has made a tradition out of spending Thanksgiving with Wyoming troops overseas. This year he visited with troops and families stationed at USAG Camp Huntington in South Korea.
Barrasso shares Thanksgiving dinner with Wyoming troops in South Korea
PYEONGTAEK, SOUTH KOREA — On Thanksgiving Day, U.S. Sen. John Barrasso (R-Wyo.) shared a Thanksgiving meal with Wyoming service members and their families stationed at USAG Camp Humphreys in … more
Patton Veterans Project to host free film workshops
LARAMIE (WNE) — Understanding veterans and their experiences can be tough to comprehend for most who have not served in the military. The Patton Veterans Project has been helping veterans, … more
At 712 pounds and 41% body fat, Grizzly 566 was in extraordinary condition when Yellowstone National Park biologists handled the male bruin in October 2023.
A lot of bear: Yellowstone grizzly weighs in at near-record 712 pounds
Rotund, plump, hefty — go ahead and pick the fat synonym and it’ll likely aptly describe Grizzly 566, the second-heaviest grizzly bear ever documented in the Greater Yellowstone … more
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Veterans assistance in Big Horn, Hot Springs, Park and Washakie counties
CHEYENNE — A state veterans service officer from the Wyoming Veterans Commission will conduct community outreach services around Wyoming cities throughout December. Brad Cline is available … more
Jan and Terry Cronin organize a recent Christmas basket distribution in the Cabre Gym, making sure the more than 100 gifts from Toys for Tots and the Christmas Basket program were accurate. The couple, along with Howard and Ann Sanders, coordinate Powell’s annual charitable Christmas program.
Community puts love in Christmas baskets
C hristmas basket program coordinators Terry and Jan Cronin and Howard and Ann Sanders have been working hard behind the scenes to make the annual assistance program special. They credit … more
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Gov. Mark Gordon
Governor recommends $20 million expansion of property tax relief program
A lthough Gov. Mark Gordon cautioned lawmakers to remain conservative in their approach to spending money, issues such as rising property taxes, a severe lack of workforce and the need to address … more
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Allegations of abuse at Cody elementary school continue to be investigated
C ody police and school officials say they’re continuing to investigate a late October report that a student at Livingston Elementary School was physically and sexually abused by other … more
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Joseph Underwood
Murder suspect’s competency hearing delayed until March
A competency hearing for a former Cody resident who allegedly murdered his ex-girlfriend has been pushed to early spring. Joseph C. Underwood’s competency has been in question since … more
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Mechanic’s wage improves in school district
P owell’s school district is in need of a fleet mechanic, and they’re using the vacancy as an opportunity to make it more attractive. Park County School District 1’s mechanic … more
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Pizza on the Run co-founder Harold Kaiser (left) recently sold the final location to longtime employee and manager Brenda Mattson, who said she was thrilled to be able to buy her hometown pizza joint.
Powell’s Pizza on the Run sold, but quality will live on
B renda and Steve Mattson had just closed up their food truck and Brenda was looking for a quick job to get her through until she could find a more stable situation. She dropped off an … more
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