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Private pesticide applicator programming offered in the Big Horn Basin

The University of Wyoming Extension will offer six private pesticide applicator education programs at various locations in the Big Horn Basin Feb. 5-March 20. Private applicator licenses are … more

2/1/24

A winter sunset over a snowless prairie at Laramie River Greenbelt Park in Albany County.

Fire prone and fat animals: What this whimpering winter might mean for Wyoming

Thousands of deer and pronghorn toppled over next to fences and along roadways, unable to find food as snow piled day after day across Wyoming last year. Herd numbers dropped. The Wyoming Game and … more

By Christine Peterson, WyoFile.com | 2/1/24

A woman ran her car into the ER entrance at Powell Valley Hospital on Saturday, causing significant damage. Patients and visitors are being asked to use the cafe entrance to the west.

Woman allegedly crashed into ER entrance amid ‘mental episode’

A Powell woman is facing multiple charges after she allegedly drove her car through the front entrance of the Powell Valley Healthcare emergency department early Saturday morning. Charging documents … more

By CJ Baker | 1/30/24

Southside Elementary School Principal Scott Schiller was named a National Distinguished Principal on Monday in front of an assembly of his students, peers and family. Schiller is among 50 principals, one for each state, who will travel to Washington, D.C., in October.

‘Gentle Authority’ — Powell principal receives award during Southside glow party

Southside Elementary School Principal Scott Schiller was presented the state’s top principal award Monday during an emotional celebration with students, staff, teachers and administrators. … more

By Mark Davis | 1/30/24

School district receives clean audit

Following a week-long in person auditing process Park County School District 1 has once again received a clean audit. This is one of the goals of the district’s business department, … more

By Braden Schiller | 1/30/24

Powell schools experience dip in graduation rate

In 2020 Powell students faced COVID-19 and the school closures and quarantine requirements that came with it. During the pandemic “kids started dropping out at an alarming rate,” … more

By Braden Schiller | 1/30/24

Courage is saddling up anyway

“Courage is being scared to death but saddling up anyway.” Pazlee Sheeley, a Powell High School freshman, is following that advice while she battles a rare form of cancer that’s … more

By Braden Schiller | 1/30/24

Park 1 Virtual Academy fall 2023-2024 honor roll

Park 1 Virtual Academy’s fall honor roll for the 2023-2024 school year consists of 16 students. Of these, 12 are in grades six to 12, and four are in kindergarten to fifth grade. The honor roll … more

1/30/24

Lummis, Barrasso fight to overturn ban on bump stocks

U.S. Sens. Cynthia Lummis (R-Wyo.) and John Barrasso (R-Wyo.), along with seven other Republican senators, filed a brief in a U.S. Supreme Court case asserting the Bureau of Alcohol Tobacco and … more

By Mark Davis | 1/30/24

UW and Wyoming SBDC Network to host business loan workshop in Powell on Feb. 1

Small-business owners will have the opportunity to learn how to get a first small-business loan request approved Thursday, Feb. 1. Devin Costa-Cargill, Kristin Fong and Amy Lea will lead a … more

1/30/24

Lynn and Maas to marry in February

Molly and Scott Lynn of Powell would like to announce the engagement and approaching marriage of their daughter Cassidy Lynn, formerly of Powell, and her fiancé Nicolas Maas of Cheyenne. … more

1/30/24

Public Hearing set for March 19 on land use plan

After more than two years of work, of revisions, public meetings and comments, the Park County Commissioners will have a chance to certify and finalize a new land use plan at their second meeting in … more

1/30/24

Draper Curator Corey Anco taking a break while exploring the high country. Anco talks about the pinyon jay at the Feb. 1 Lunchtime Expedition lecture.

Pinyon jay subject of free lunchtime talk

We’re all familiar with the expression “bird brain,” generally intended as an insult meaning a person of limited intelligence. At the next Draper Natural History Museum Lunchtime … more

1/30/24

Wyoming unemployment unchanged at 3.0% in December

CHEYENNE (WNE) — The Research and Planning Section of the Wyoming Department of Workforce Services reported Wednesday that the state’s seasonally adjusted unemployment rate remained … more

1/30/24

Gov. Gordon proclaims Feb. 1 ‘Unclaimed Property Day’

CHEYENNE — Wyoming Gov. Mark Gordon is encouraging all residents of the state to take two minutes of their time to search www.mycash.wyo.gov and see if they are entitled to any of the $110 … more

1/30/24

Vaccine exemptions surge in Wyoming

More and more Wyoming students aren’t getting vaccines. These aren’t the much-maligned and distrusted COVID-19 vaccines, though. They’re long-utilized inoculations against … more

By Madelyn Beck, WyoFile.com | 1/30/24

Workers board up the entrance to the Powell emergency room on Saturday morning, hours after a truck crashed through the doors.

Driver arrested after crashing into emergency room entrance

A driver crashed through Powell Valley Healthcare’s emergency room entrance early Saturday morning, damaging the building but resulting in no injuries. Police arrested a 43-year-old … more

By CJ Baker | 1/28/24

Powell man loses hunting privileges for possessing grizzly claws, eagle talons

Last summer, Park County prosecutors charged a Powell man with 18 misdemeanor crimes, alleging he’d committed multiple wildlife violations over the past two decades. On Monday, they agreed to … more

By CJ Baker | 1/25/24

‘As the Sound of Many Waters’

If you listen long enough in the isolation of Wyoming’s great outdoors, away from the chaos of civilization and the constant hum of tires on pavement, you can hear the Shoshone River’s … more

By Mark Davis | 1/25/24

State Superintendent of Public Instruction Megan Degenfelder announced the Wyoming Department of Education’s new curriculum transparency resources and guidelines when she visited Park County on Tuesday. During the event she said that she hopes the state’s 48 districts implement the transparency guidelines in some form, ‘so that parents can not only access curriculum, but be empowered to make decisions about their child’s education, and to foster a relationship between parents and teachers.’

Wyoming Department of Education releases transparency resources

Wyoming schools now have a clear path to curriculum transparency thanks to a collaborative effort between participating school districts, stakeholders and the Wyoming Department of Education. … more

By Braden Schiller | 1/25/24