TUESDAY, AUGUST 14, 2018 108TH YEAR/ISSUE 65 SUSPECTCOUNTY COMMISSION IN WAPITI MURDER HELD WITHOUT BAIL BY CJ BAKER planned to “put an end” to a long-run- covering at West Park Hospital in Cody cedure allow judges to deny bail in first- ties a conviction could bring. Tribune Editor ning dispute with Donna Klingbeil over before being released and arrested on degree murder cases, when the death However, one of Klingbeil’s defense their assets on the night of Sunday, Aug. Thursday. Klingbeil has been charged penalty is a possibility and “the proof is attorneys, Anna Olson of Casper, dis- prosecutor argued in court on 5. Hours later, Dennis Klingbeil alleg- with first-degree murder, alleging he evident or the presumption great.” puted the prosecution’s description of Monday that authorities have edly called another family member and killed Donna Klingbeil “purposely and “The statement, ‘I shot my wife in the the case and of her client. Astrong evidence that Dennis reported that he’d shot Donna Klingbeil with premeditated malice.” head,’ that’s pretty good proof,” Skoric “The proof is not great. We have hear- Klingbeil murdered his wife, Donna in the head. Circuit Court Judge Bruce Waters argued, calling Klingbeil “an extreme say statements,” Olson argued. “This Klingbeil, at their Wapiti home. Donna Klingbeil, 75, later died of her sided with Skoric on Monday and or- danger to the community.” is a one-sided story of what happened. Park County Attorney Bryan Skoric injuries; meanwhile, Dennis Klingbeil, dered Dennis Klingbeil to be held in the He also argued that Klingbeil, who We don’t know what happened in that noted that one family member has told 76, reportedly overdosed on various Cody jail without bond pending further has “significant assets,” is a flight risk authorities that Dennis Klingbeil said he medications and spent several days re- proceedings. State rules of criminal pro- — particularly given the potential penal- See Wapiti, Page 2 Heritage Health Center scores an ‘A’ on federal report card BY DAVE BONNER June 1, 2017, through May 31, Tribune Publisher 2020. In the site visit examination, f it were a test score in “We have to meet 93 elements school, Heritage Health Cen- in three areas: financial, clini- Iter would have earned an cal and government,” Mild said. “A.” “We missed six, but they’re very Powell’s downtown commu- minor.” nity health center came through She said the six elements will a site visit examination by fed- be easy to correct — “chang- eral officials last ing the wording week with flying in a policy or a colors. ‘We’re doing well contract, for in- Heritage stance.” Health CEO from a financial HRSA gives Colette Mild situation ...’ the health center used the grad- 90 days after ing analogy to Colette Mild receipt of the describe a site Heritage Health Center final report (ex- visit by a Health pected in about Resources and Services Admin- 45 days) to create a corrective istration (HRSA) team, which action plan. Heritage Health she said “went great.” won’t need the allotted time, “A few minor adjustments, Mild said. but overall it was fantastic,” she “We can have the corrections enthused. made before the final report is The HRSA site visit amounts even received,” she said. to an in-depth review of the op- The HRSA examining team Sean McAlpin and Pete Feck fill custom-made tanks with trout prior to launch during an alpine stocking operation in the Bighorn Mountains erations of the Federally Quali- included Scott Graf from South last week. Tribune photo by Mark Davis fied Health Center. Site visits Dakota, Jonathan Goh from San from a HRSA examining team Diego, California, and Roberta occur once in each three-year Kaplan from Portland, Oregon. HIKE-IN FISHING UNIQUE federal grant cycle. Heritage The outcome of the site visit Health receives base federal examination was not the only OPPORTUNITY FOR funding for operations of about good news for Heritage Health $850,000 a year. The current ALPINE AIRDROP BIGHORN ADVENTURE three-year grant extends from See Heritage, Page 2 BY MARK DAVIS The alpine stocking window is small. Interest in alpine lake fishing is grow- Tribune Staff Writer Many of the lakes have a short period of ing, partially due to the fast growth rate time they can be stocked due to ice and of fish, which provides anglers with a n continued efforts to support alpine snow cover. Late July and early August are chance to catch trophy fish at many of the lake fishing, state officials take to the ideal: It’s late enough to avoid ice and too lakes, Holmes said. The number of anglers Isky each summer in a unique restocking early to interfere with hunting seasons. heading to the Bighorn Mountains lakes program. “There’s a lot of anglers is high — partially due to the lack of griz- For decades, the alpine that go backpacking here zlies to consider when striking out into the lake stocking program has ‘There’s a lot and the fish grow really well wilderness, said Sam Hochhalter, Cody used helicopters to deliver of anglers that in these lakes. It’s a unique region fisheries supervisor for the Game tens of thousands of trout opportunity for fishing,” and Fish. to picturesque lakes — go backpacking said Kris Holmes, statewide “The Bighorns are user-friendly moun- many only accessible by here and the fish spawning coordinator for tains. We don’t have any big toothy crit- foot or horseback — across the Wyoming Game and Fish ters that are overly intimidating,” he said. Wyoming. The Bighorn and grow really well in Department. “You’re at one “People just want to have the peace of mind Beartooth mountain ranges these lakes.’ with nature, enjoying the knowing there’s no grizzly bears around. It are stocked on alternating wide open spaces without a makes for a little more of a relaxing trip.” years. On even years, it’s the Kris Holmes lot of people around. And it’s Bighorns’ turn. Game and Fish always fun to catch a fish.” See Stocking, Page 8 MAKING A SPLASH Yellowstone Superintendent Dan Wenk talks with a park visitor at Mammoth Hot Springs last month. Wenk is retiring from the National Park Service at the end of September. Photo courtesy Jacob W. Frank, National Park Service Wenk says goodbye OUTGOING YELLOWSTONE LEADER SEES RISING SUMMER VISITS AS PARK’S NEXT BIG CHALLENGE BY MARK DAVIS important business before Tribune Staff Writer signing out. But earlier this year, Department of Inte- oming to the end of his rior officials ordered him to career in the National transfer to a different post at CPark Service, Yellow- Park Service headquarters stone Superintendent Dan in Washington, D.C. Wenk Wenk said the reality of instead chose to retire next retirement is increasingly month. difficult. Wenk denied he was being “It gets harder to face ev- forced out over a disagree- ery day,” he said last week, ment with DOI secretary searching for the appropriate Ryan Zinke. He singled out words. Daniel Smith, currently the As the questions from service’s top official, for not media members persisted at allowing him to finish out his a Thursday teleconference, career at the park. Wenk attempted to express “I had told [Smith] I his feelings. planned to retire. And so “It’s not raw anymore. I’ve the fact the [transfer] ac- accepted that I will be de- tion continued to go forward parting Yellowstone in Sep- even though I had announced tember,” he said. “However, my retirement made it feel I would tell you it still feels a punitive,” Wenk said. “But little punitive.” having it feel punitive and Wenk alerted his bosses being punitive are two dif- The Park County Fairgrounds turned into a water balloon war zone on Saturday afternoon, as local youth beat the heat with a water fight that late last year of his intentions ferent things. But it certainly featured tens of thousands of balloons. The Last Splash of Summer/Powell Valley Kids’ Day event drew many kids on a hot day. For more to retire in the first quarter photos, see Page 16. Tribune photo by Carla Wensky of 2019, wanting to finish See Wenk, Page 2 LAST WEEK’S LOTTA NUMBER BELONGED TO LOTTA NUMBER - 3142 03/30/2019 KRISTIN GREENWALD OF POWELL WHO RECEIVED $20. PAGE 2 • POWELL TRIBUNE TUESDAY, AUGUST 14, 2018 Wapiti: Preliminary hearing Friday Wenk: ‘There’s never a dull moment in Yellowstone National Park ...’ Continued from Page 1 greatly favor [Dennis Klingbeil] Continued from Page 1 is yet. Maybe shuttle systems byist or board member of a up with a more realistic popu- as opposed to dividing assets in certain parts of the park conservation or foundation lation estimate. Wenk has pro- house.” evenly between their two trusts,” felt punitive. I’m not saying it will help alleviate some of the dealing with national parks. tested the move, along with Further, “There is that pre- Johnson wrote of Lanken’s ac- was.” problems. If the winter use “I certainly intend to be conservation organizations. sumption of innocence that we count. Before retiring to the Black debate taught me anything is engaged in environmental If more bears are accounted cannot forget,” Olson added. Lanken reportedly spoke with Hills of South Dakota, Wenk that we can’t propose a solu- or conservation issues and I for, the reasoning goes, more She said holding Klingbeil in his mother around 6 p.m. on hopes to be able to finish busi- tion until we understand both hope to be engaged some way bears will be available for dis- jail is “unwarranted,” saying he’s Aug.