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Wes Mangus, founder of K9 Elite, speaks to a sold-out crowd of supporters at Heart Mountain Hall. The organization gave two service dogs to recipients this year and many recipients come back for the banquet year after year. Mark Davis/Powell Tribune

Thu, 11/12/2026 - 8:00am

‘Just do it’ K9 Elite saving lives one dog at a time

Devan Curtis needed help to stand after posing for a group picture with Raeya, her silky-soft golden retriever service dog. A kindly man reached down to lend a hand. What he didn’t know is Raeya is...

Joseph Barnett - Crystal Creek Cemetery

Thu, 11/12/2026 - 8:00am

Civil War veterans found their final resting place in Big Horn County

During the week when Americans celebrate Veterans Day, it is fitting to remember even those who served long before the Big Horn Basin’s towns existed. At least 25 Civil War veterans are buried in Big...

A headline from the October 6, 1932, Powell Tribune asked the question on the minds of Big Horn Basin residents that year.

Thu, 11/12/2026 - 8:00am

Booze, Bullets and the Big Horn Basin Part III: The long road back to legal liquor

In Thermopolis, the return of legal beer was an occasion worth staying up for. As Wyoming prepared to allow low-alcohol beer in May 1933, local sellers readied their businesses for midnight customers...

The 2026 Lovell Lady Bulldogs celebrate their back-to-back 3A State Championship win Saturday evening in Casper. Sherry Snell

Thu, 11/12/2026 - 8:00am

Back to Back! Lady Bulldogs win second straight state championship

Fire trucks blared down Main Street on Saturday night to celebrate the Lovell volleyball team’s second straight state championship. The Lady Bulldogs dropped just one set during the tournament on...

Thu, 11/12/2026 - 8:00am

Grizz fall just short of state title game, drop heartbreaker to Sundance

Rocky Mountain coaches have been replaying Friday’s semifinal playoff game against Sundance over and over in their heads and through watching video, and the outcome is still the same – a 27-21 win...

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Back to Back! Lady Bulldogs win second straight state championship

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Grizz fall just short of state title game, drop heartbreaker to Sundance

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LMS cagers split opening games

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MS Bulldog wrestlers earn seven top-four finishes at Spartan Invite

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Lady Grizz win two of three at Greybull

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RMMS Grizz show growth at Riverton Spartan wrestling invite

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Big Horn Basin home to many state football champs

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56-21 rout: Grizzlies crush Upton to earn home semifinal against Sundance

11/05/2026 - 8:32am
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Lady Bulldogs win Class 3A West Regionals

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Bulldogs drop playoff game to powerhouse Big Horn

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One foot in front of the other leads to State for Lady Grizz

11/05/2026 - 8:25am
Lovell Middle School wrestlers take third at Powell

11/05/2026 - 8:24am
RMMS basketball team starts season strong

11/05/2026 - 8:23am

News

11/12/2026 - 8:00am

Lovell students shine in testing: Kyle Fluty resigns as District #2 maintenance director

Strong academic test scores, new efforts to improve student achievement and a successful fall sports season highlighted the November meeting of the Big Horn County School District No. 2 Board of Trustees Monday evening. Administrators shared...

Bernhisel wins write-in nod for hospital board seat

‘Just do it’ K9 Elite saving lives one dog at a time

Wyoming’s average gas prices drop 5.6 cents a gallon

Plans set for annual Main Street Mingle

Sheriff report: Were cows looking for a game of tennis in Deaver?

Community / People

02/03/2026 - 10:57am

Local charities we can help

Lovell Food Pantry – P.O. Box 324, Lovell, WY 82431 Located in the Lovell United Methodist Church, the pantry provides year-round food assistance. Donations of canned goods, basic staples or monetary contributions help keep shelves stocked for local...

Celebrating 50 years of Wyoming high school girls basketball

26 years of impact: Rocky Mountain celebrates Coach Tim Jones

From our files: Cowley grade school starts lunch program in 1926

Grammy nominated Michael Mayo to headline NWC Jazz Festival

From our files: Glass plant sale to add 100 families

Obituaries

11/11/2026 - 3:45pm

Norwin Wayne Harms

Dec. 15, 1952 – Nov. 4, 2026 Norwin Wayne Harms, 73, passed away on November 4, 2026, at North Big Horn Hospital in Lovell. Norwin was born on December 15, 1952, in Little Falls, Minnesota, to Harm Harms and Annabelle Meinerts. Originally from...

Brett Alan Mayes

Sharon Godfrey Blackburn

Steven Allen Tilley

Jane D. Schneider

Photo Galleries

We all scream for ice cream

Not an unusual sight in Wyoming, Tenaya Welsh (left) and Andy Wurz enjoy a beverage while riding on Nevada Avenue in Lovell just south of Main Street on a recent Saturday morning. The pair were in town for the Ken McNabb Horsemanship course. Photo by David Peck

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