Taxi service begins operating in Powell

POWELL, Wyo. (AP) – A new taxi service is debuting in Powell just in time for the holidays.

The Powell City Council this week approved a license for Park County Cab Co. to begin operating locally.

The company will provide rides 24 hours per day, seven days a week at a flat rate of $10.

Mayor Scott Mangold said he doesn't know of any taxi business in Powell's history. Others heard a taxi service operated in Powell during the 1940s.

Mangold said he hopes the taxi service will cut down on drunken driver cases, especially during the holidays.

Powell's only other public transportation service for in-town travel is operated by the Powell Senior Center and caters to residents over 60.