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Cody man gets 25 years for sexual abuse
In the face of what prosecutors described as “overwhelming” evidence of his guilt, a Cody man has accepted 25 to 30 years of prison time for sexually abusing a preteen last year. …
Skylar Peterson (left) poses for a photo with fiancee Sydnie Stambaugh. The couple enjoy the outdoors and are always together, Stambaugh’s father Scot said.
Cody couple injured in South Fork UTV crash
A Cody man was seriously injured and his fiancee ejected in a Saturday UTV crash, just minutes after the couple finished taking engagement photos on a South Fork mountainside. Sydnie Stambaugh …
Kik Hayano, a Powell High School senior, decided she wanted to go to MIT when she was 12 years old, so she sat down and made a plan with her parents. In March of this year she made her dream come true.
Powell student to attend MIT after six years of hard work
Six years ago Kik Hayano, now a Powell High School senior, had a meeting with her parents. The ambitious preteen had decided she wanted to go to the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. …
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Hospital works to recover from billing company hack
Powell Valley Healthcare is still working its way back to normal operations after a cyberattack against a company that handles billing services for hospitals across the county — including …
City sticks with longtime auditor at higher cost
Getting its mandatory, annual audit will cost the City of Powell a bit more money in the coming years. At an April 1 meeting, the Powell City Council approved a new, three-year agreement with …
Sam Mihara (left), who was incarcerated as a child in Heart Mountain during World War II, and Heart Mountain Wyoming Foundation Executive Director Aura Sunada Newlin gave two presentations last week at the George H.W. Bush Presidential Library & Museum in College Station, Texas.
Heart Mountain pair spoke at George H.W. Bush Presidential Library
Sam Mihara, who was incarcerated as a child in Heart Mountain during World War II, joined Heart Mountain Wyoming Foundation Executive Director Aura Sunada Newlin for two presentations Friday, May 3, …
Spots available for summer music camp
Spots are still available for the 31st annual Yellowstone Summer Music Camp, scheduled for June 16-21 at Northwest College. Students from around the region will have the opportunity to …
Poll workers sift through forms during the 2022 primary election at Homesteader Hall. People wanting to vote in the upcoming primary need to ensure their voter registration is still valid after the state’s February voter purge.
Wyoming voids 28% of its voter registrations in mandatory purge
Thousands of Wyoming residents could be surprised on Election Day when they show up to cast a ballot only to discover they’re no longer registered to vote.  There are currently about …
Thousands of Wyoming enrollees lost Medicaid or Kids Care CHIP coverage
More than 17,500 Wyoming enrollees lost Medicaid or Kids Care CHIP coverage over the previous 12 months ending March. That’s because the Wyoming Department of Health is performing its …
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Isaiah Woyak claimed victory in the high jump Thursday in Cody despite blustery conditions. He then won the triple jump in Thermopolis on Friday to close out the regular season at the Bobcat T&F Invitational.
Powell boys’ track adds 4x100 to its list
The Powell Panther boys’ track and field team added a new automatic qualifying event for state in the final weekend of the regular season. Powell battled tough wind on Thursday in Cody at the …
Ivy Agee finished with seven combined goals for the Panthers against Mountain View and Lyman on Friday and Saturday, helping set up a battle for a top spot in the final regular season game Friday.
Five in a row: PHS girls roll into final week
Two dominant home wins extended the winning streak to five for the Powell Panther girls’ soccer team, after defeating Mountain View 6-0 on Friday and Lyman 6-2 on Saturday to set up a thrilling …
Cub girls dominate Saturday PAR Invite
The Powell Middle School girls’ track and field teams were dominant at the Powell Athletic Roundtable Middle School Invitational on Saturday, where the seventh grade girls broke a record and …
Keaton Bennett leads a group of hurdlers during the PAR Middle School Invitational on Saturday, as the eighth grade Cubs ran away with the team title at their home meet.
Cub boys win home meet
The Powell Middle School Cub boys’ track and field teams claimed resounding victories in their lone home meet, defeating Cody and Thermopolis at the Powell Athletic Roundtable Middle School …
Jhett Schwahn and the Pioneers fell on the road to the Billings Cardinals on Sunday, snapping a five-game winning streak after a doubleheader loss.
Pioneers fall in Billings doubleheader
A difficult Sunday in Billings brought the Powell Pioneers win streak to an end at five, with the Pioneers falling 13-9 and 4-3 to the Billings Cardinals on the road.     BILLINGS …
Danen Oram shoots a free throw in the Dean Morgan gymnasium in Casper in February. He claimed the 10-11 year-old boys’ division of the Elks State Hoop Shoot before heading to the regional competition in Colorado.
Free throw phenom
Powell youth Danen Oram proved he was the best free throw shooter for his age in Wyoming this past winter. That led to him having the experience of a lifetime, winning the 10-11-year-old division …
Obituaries
Melvin “LeRoy” Davey passed away on May 1, 2024, at his home in Powell. Cremation has taken place and no services are planned at this time. Thompson Funeral Home and Cremation Services is …
After a five-year battle with cancer, Shirley Louise Ross Norris earned her wings and is soaring with the eagles. On Jan. 20, 2024, Shirley was able to finally be with her dogs, Sadie and Fred, …
Brandon Leovardo Cossitt passed away on April 20, 2024 in Gillette, Wyoming.  He was the son of Jamie Cossitt and Leovardo Villarreal, Jr. of Powell and was born in Cody, Wyoming on May 4, 2004. …
James Edward Melton, 85, of Clark, Wyoming passed away April 24, 2024. James was born Feb. 16, 1939 in Oklahoma City to James Ewell Melton and Mamie Ethel (Cullers) Melton. He was the fifth of eight …
Teresa Stroschein Wagner unexpectedly departed this world for heaven on April 17, to be with her Lord and Savior Jesus Christ, and to be reunited with her brother Kirk Stroschein, her sisters Monica …
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