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Wyoming embraces AI in the classroom
CASPER (WNE) — The Wyoming Deparment of Education is embracing artificial intelligence. Local school districts must still create their own artificial intelligence policies, but the state is … more
Be sure to stay safe amid high temps
Amidst all of the fair food, grandstand events, carnival rides and livestock shows, it’s important to stay safe, as temperatures are expected to rise into the high 90s during Park County Fair … more
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Jhett Schwahn (center) celebrates senior night with the Powell Pioneers on Thursday, accompanied by his parents Lisa and Russ.
Young Powell man recovering from rattlesnake bite on Heart Mountain
A Heart Mountain hike turned into a near-tragedy for a recent Powell High School graduate last week, as Jhett Schwahn was bitten by a rattlesnake near the mountain’s summit. It became a roughly … more
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Park County Fair: What to look for when 113th annual event kicks off
The 113th Park County Fair will arrive next week and with it will come carnival rides, fair food, a demolition derby and more. This year’s fair will be similar to years past with a few … more
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Several candidates will skip upcoming debates in Powell
A local conservative group is hosting a pair of candidate debates over the next two weeks, but a number of candidates won’t be participating. Greg Buchel of Park County Patriots — … more
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Powell Economic Partnership Executive Director Rebekah Burns speaks at Northwest College on Tuesday about outdoor recreation infrastructure.
Building Park County’s outdoor recreation industry
Even as the COVID-induced explosion in outdoor recreation has slowed, exploring opportunities in the great outdoors remains a growing sector. The question Rebekah Burns posed to local business … more
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Grand Prismatic Spring and other geothermal features in Yellowstone National Park draw in millions of visits a year. The park is on track to possibly have more than 5 million visits for the first time in the park’s 152-year history.
Yellowstone still on pace to break attendance record
Yellowstone National Park continues on its way to breaking the annual attendance record, based on preliminary data and breaking down monthly recreational attendance through June. The park hosted … more
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Northwest College employees Kendle Jeffs and Jacob Price distribute balloons during a past Paint the Town Red. The activity-packed event, which is intended to strengthen ties between the community and college, will once again flood downtown Powell with red hues on Aug. 23.
Paint the Town Red slated for Aug. 23
Northwest College’s annual Paint the Town Red returns to downtown Powell on Friday, Aug. 23, from 4-10 p.m. Now in its seventh year, the event is free and open to everyone, with live music, … more
Powell Library to partially close during fair week
The Powell Library is in temporary quarters at the Park County Fairgrounds while work gets underway to build a new facility. And that will bring some disruptions to the library’s operations … more
Crews work to fish an SUV out of the Semi-Centennial Geyser in Yellowstone National Park on Friday. An investigation is underway into what caused the visitor to crash into the thermal feature.
Tourist crashes vehicle into thermal pool
A tourist sunk their SUV into one of Yellowstone National Park’s thermal features last week. The incident occurred around 10:40 a.m. on July 11, when the driver “inadvertently” … more
Steep drop in donations results in emergency shortage of Type O blood
Although the lab at Powell Valley Healthcare is currently stocked with Type O blood, the concern for a shrinking supply of the most in-demand blood type for patients is shared by local hospital … more
In merger, Albertsons would keep Powell, Cody stores
Neither the Powell nor the Cody Albertsons stores would be sold as part of a planned divestiture related to the proposed Kroger-Albertsons merger, the companies announced last week. If the … more
Guided kayak program dates announced
Bighorn Canyon is again offering guided kayak programs on Bighorn Lake. Programs will be held on the south district of the lake, near Lovell. The programs cover proper paddling techniques, … more
Powell Senior Center gets boost from Wyoming Hunger Initiative
Thanks to a grant from the Wyoming Hunger Initiative, local residents are staying cooler this summer at the Powell Senior Center. The Wyoming Hunger Initiative awarded the nonprofit a $5,000 … more
Tamlyn Tomita
Actress to present play at Heart Mountain Pilgrimage
Actress Tamlyn Tomita, a descendant of Heart Mountain incarcerees, will lead a presentation of Chey Yew’s play, “Question 27, Question 28,” about the experiences of the … more
Gas prices on the rise again in Wyoming
CHEYENNE (WNE) — Average gasoline prices in Wyoming have risen 2.4 cents per gallon in the last week, averaging $3.31 per gallon Monday, according to GasBuddy.com’s survey of 494 stations … more
Wildlife advocates say they were muzzled at Wyoming wolf meeting
Two wildlife advocacy groups say they were muzzled last week when Wyoming officials talked, briefly, about reforms state officials have mulled after a case of wolf torment spurred international … more
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Game and Fish invests millions in habitat projects
In collaboration with many partners, the Wyoming Game and Fish Department invested more than $13 million in aquatic and terrestrial habitat projects in 2023. The projects are crucial for conserving … more
A BNSF train (formerly the Burlington Northern/Santa Fe Railroad) passes through the Wind River Canyon. The Wyoming Department of Transportation was recently awarded a $1.62 million federal Rebuilding American Infrastructure with Sustainability and Equity grant for the Wind River Canyon Corridor Resilience and Feasibility Study for travelers on U.S. Highway 20.
WYDOT receives funds for Wind River study
The Wyoming Department of Transportation was recently awarded a $1.62 million federal Rebuilding American Infrastructure with Sustainability and Equity grant for the Wind River Canyon Corridor … more
In 2018, work to conduct a detailed assessment of the surviving cellar and preliminary restoration continued, exploring the challenges and needs of working on such a unique structure. But in 2020 the worked stopped due to the pandemic. When the work resumed in 2023, labor and material costs went up significantly. Japanese Americans of the Heart Mountain camp were the first to farm this area of the Big Horn Basin.
Restoring the root cellar
The National Park Service has awarded an $851,826 grant to the Heart Mountain Wyoming Foundation to continue restoring the historic root cellar built to store produce grown by incarcerated Japanese … more
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