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Serving the Platte Valley since 1888
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POWELL - Shortly after being sworn in as the country's 47th president on Monday, Donald Trump declared that "the golden age of America begins right now." Gov. Mark Gordon is equally optimistic that it will be an especially good time for the state of Wyoming. Speaking to representatives of the state's newspapers on Thursday, Gordon said the departure of the Biden administration and arrival of Trump's team means "we're going to be paid attention to." Under the Trump...
POWELL - The wrong "claws" got stuck in a Powell chimney this Christmas season, requiring police to come to the rescue. While it took some doing, a pair of officers managed to free a cat that had apparently fallen into the chimney of Northwest College Foundation's Nelson House on Thursday evening. "It was kind of a challenge to get it out," Powell Police Sgt. Dustin DelBiaggio acknowledged, but the efforts were greatly appreciated by NWC Foundation staff, who had been at a...
POWELL — As the State of Wyoming moves forward with plans to build a world-class shooting facility, a panel is recommending that the complex be built in Cody. Following months of proposals, pitches and site visits, a task force voted 8-4 to favor a chunk of state land south of Cody over a competing spot near the Campbell County Cam-plex in Gillette. Campbell County put together an appealing proposal that included millions of dollars of funding and property that’s easily accessible and all but shovel ready. In contrast, Cod...
A Cody businesswoman recently pleaded guilty to filing a false tax return, admitting she withheld and then manipulated several years of returns in an attempt to avoid paying more than $2.5 million in taxes. As part of a plea deal with federal prosecutors, Susan K. Patrick acknowledged that she’d hidden $10 million of business income — and, in turn, $9.5 million of personal income — between 2012 and 2014. Patrick is scheduled to be sentenced on Dec. 19 in U.S. District Court in Baltimore. Although she now makes her home on the...
