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When the Powell Skills USA competitors left to compete in the national competition in Atlanta, they left as contenders. ...
07/18/2025

When the Powell Skills USA competitors left to compete in the national competition in Atlanta, they left as contenders. When they returned to Powell, among them was one of only two national medal winners in Powell High School history.

Meisja McCrary, who had just finished her first year in Skills USA, took silver in the job interview event. Curtis Muecke and LeeAnne Phillips also put on a show at nationals, returning with eighth place finishes in basic health care skills and prepared speech.

When the Powell Skills USA competitors left to compete in the national competition in Atlanta, they left as contenders. When they returned to Powell, among them was one of only two national medal …

Four local residents are in the running for an open seat on the Powell City Council.A seat representing Ward 2 became va...
07/17/2025

Four local residents are in the running for an open seat on the Powell City Council.

A seat representing Ward 2 became vacant in June with the passing of longtime Councilman Floyd Young. Voters will choose a replacement in next year’s general election, but in the meantime, the remaining council members need to decide who will fill the seat through 2026.

Four local residents are in the running for an open seat on the Powell City Council. A seat representing Ward 2 became vacant in June with the passing of longtime Councilman Floyd Young. Voters …

Park County commissioners approved the budget for the 2025-2026 fiscal year on Tuesday morning, authorizing up to $37.6 ...
07/17/2025

Park County commissioners approved the budget for the 2025-2026 fiscal year on Tuesday morning, authorizing up to $37.6 million in expenditures. To make up the loss of property tax dollars, the county slashed most special funding requests by at least 25% — some organizations were cut entirely while the county’s three senior centers were spared.

Park County commissioners approved the budget for the 2025-2026 fiscal year on Tuesday morning, authorizing up to $37.6 million in expenditures. Despite receiving roughly $2.2 million less in …

The 114th Park County Fair is nearly here and when gates open Tuesday morning things will largely be the same with the e...
07/17/2025

The 114th Park County Fair is nearly here and when gates open Tuesday morning things will largely be the same with the exception of a shift in music genres.

The 114th Park County Fair is nearly here and when gates open Tuesday morning things will largely be the same with the exception of a shift in music genres. The grandstand concert will be …

Northwest College soccer coach Rob Hill was in action with Park County youth in June, hosting two different Elite Soccer...
07/16/2025

Northwest College soccer coach Rob Hill was in action with Park County youth in June, hosting two different Elite Soccer Camps in Powell and Cody.

Northwest College soccer coach Rob Hill was in action with Park County youth in June, hosting two different Elite Soccer Camps in Powell and Cody. Athletes ages 9-16 attended the camps, with …

Last week, the south side of Powell had a little extra going on. Missionaries from First Baptist Lexington out of Lexing...
07/16/2025

Last week, the south side of Powell had a little extra going on.

Missionaries from First Baptist Lexington out of Lexington, Tennessee, could be seen around town leading kids’ camps and sprucing up the neighborhood through community service.

Last week, the south side of Powell had a little extra going on. Missionaries from First Baptist Lexington out of Lexington, Tennessee, could be seen around town leading kids’ camps …

The Powell High School girls’ and Northwest College women’s basketball camp saw a huge increase in participation this su...
07/16/2025

The Powell High School girls’ and Northwest College women’s basketball camp saw a huge increase in participation this summer, drawing in more than 100 athletes from around the area in June to compete over several days.

The Powell High School girls’ and Northwest College women’s basketball camp saw a huge increase in participation this summer, drawing in more than 100 athletes from around the area in …

Northwest College grad Caden Crooks is preparing for his second year of medical school in the University of Washington S...
07/16/2025

Northwest College grad Caden Crooks is preparing for his second year of medical school in the University of Washington School of Medicine’s Wyoming WWAMI program, where he's learning the ins and outs of rural primary care at Powell Valley Healthcare as part of the school’s Rural Underserved Opportunities Program.

Caden Crooks wouldn’t be alive today without the quick thinking of a physician who, he said, saved the life of his mother two years before he was born. She had gone in for a surgery …

Northwest College students will have the opportunity to learn how to be much more than ski bums starting this fall. Foll...
07/15/2025

Northwest College students will have the opportunity to learn how to be much more than ski bums starting this fall.

Following its recent approval by the Higher Learning Commission, Northwest College can now add a Ski Area Operations Certificate in the fall of 2025, the first college in the state to add such a program.

Northwest College students will have the opportunity to learn how to be much more than ski bums starting this fall. Following its recent approval by the Higher Learning Commission (HLC), …

The Powell Pioneers capped off a busy end to the season with five games over four days to secure another state tournamen...
07/15/2025

The Powell Pioneers capped off a busy end to the season with five games over four days to secure another state tournament berth after a sweep of Evanston on Thursday. The Pioneers defeated Douglas 20-10 in a nine inning game Wednesday, won against Evanston 10-0 and 5-4 on Thursday before splitting with the Billings Blue Jays Saturday with a 9-5 win and a 15-4 loss.

The Powell Pioneers capped off a busy end to the season with five games over four days to secure another state tournament berth after a sweep of Evanston on Thursday. The Pioneers defeated Douglas …

In her prior role as an EMT and current one as a dispatcher, Kaitlyn Lechner has helped many Powell area residents navig...
07/15/2025

In her prior role as an EMT and current one as a dispatcher, Kaitlyn Lechner has helped many Powell area residents navigate some tough medical situations. Her friends and colleagues are now hoping the community can assist Lechner, as one of her sons is facing a serious medical condition and long stay at a Denver hospital.

In her prior role as an EMT and current one as a dispatcher, Kaitlyn Lechner has helped many Powell area residents navigate some tough medical situations. Her friends and colleagues are now hoping …

We’re still missing a number of photos of kids in the 2025 Park County Junior Livestock Sale. Deadline for photos is tom...
07/15/2025

We’re still missing a number of photos of kids in the 2025 Park County Junior Livestock Sale. Deadline for photos is tomorrow (Wednesday) at 5 p.m. Photos can be emailed to [email protected], or left as a comment on this post. We appreciate the help!

We are currently working on this year’s Fair Edition. We're still missing photos of the following kids taking part in the 2025 Park County Junior Livestock Sale. If you can help us with photos (portraits preferred) it would be greatly appreciated! Photos can be left as a comment on this post, or emailed to [email protected] (please be sure to include their name when you do).

Alexis Gartman
Caleb George
Jace George
Wade Hill
Trenton Lawrence
Abigail Leach
Elias Nelson
Joscelyn Nelson
Wesley Nunn
Megan Pederson
Aspen Schultz
Megan Smith
Killian Wenck
Cohen Wientz
Gracen Wood

(We'll remove names from the list when we've received their photo)

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