Letters to the Editor | Powell Tribune

‘Dilemma’ exposes opportunities for Powell Senior Center

Dear editor: As chair of the Powell Senior Citizens Center Building Committee, I would like to take the opportunity to thank the Graff’s for their past service and participation in many … more

Submitted by Wes Vining | 7/17/25

Shoshone Irrigation District update on issues

Dear editor: I would like to update everyone on my research on various issues concerning the Shoshoni Irrigation District (SID) over the past week. In regard to the statement by Mr. Duyck where … more

Submitted by Rob Stevens | 7/15/25

Large landowners don’t need more regulations

Dear editor: I’ve written several letters to the editor trying to alert landowners to what is happening with the new land use regulations coming our way. Now I believe I need to address … more

Submitted by Margaret Lohman | 7/15/25

Powell Senior Center funding dilemma

Dear editor: The Powell Senior Center seeks, and has sought, millions of taxpayer dollars for a new building for nearly five years. The senior center dilemma began with the opportunity of … more

Submitted by Bob and Linda Graff | 7/10/25

Subdivision regulations are needed, not excessive

Dear editor: In response to the July 5 letter to the editor and the July 7 Cody Enterprise editorial concerning Park County’s subdivision process, I appreciate the opportunity to … more

Submitted by Dossie Overfield | 7/10/25

Shoshone Irrigation District landowner fee upheld by court

Dear editor: On June 26, 2025, several others and I attended the hearing being held regarding the Fiscal Year (FY) 2026 Budget for the Shoshone Irrigation District (SID). Also in attendance … more

Submitted by Rob Stevens | 7/8/25

Big Beautiful Bill is bad for deficit

Dear editor: The last year the federal budget was balanced was in 2001. That means to me that any politician, Democrat or Republician, who was in Washington, D.C., representing us PEOPLE … more

Submitted by Marynell Oechsner | 7/8/25

Big Beautiful Bill could turn ugly

( Editor's note: Since this letter was written, the Senate and House did indeed pass the Big Beautiful Bill, but without the proposal pushed by Utah Sen. Mike Lee to sell off a portion of federal … more

Submitted by Charlie Larsen | 7/8/25

Selling land harder than it should be

Dear editor: In the June 5, 2025, edition of the Powell Tribune is a quote from Park County Commission Chair Dossie Overfield that should be clarified by someone who has experience with the … more

Submitted by Phil Campbell | 7/3/25

Response to nonfarmers in irrigation districts

Dear editor: Mr. Stevens, I am a farmer in the Powell area, also on the Heart Mt. Irrigation board, and on the board of the Wyoming Association of Irrigation Districts. Maybe you are not … more

Submitted by Brian Duyck | 7/1/25

Hageman blew off constituents’ concerns

Dear editor: I attended the very disappointing so-called town hall where Rep. Harriet Hageman gave her prepared speech on Tuesday morning. After her speech, Rep. Hageman answered questions that … more

Submitted by Pat Winlow | 6/24/25

Attacks on an Article V — convention for proposing amendments

Dear editor: Several organizations in Wyoming rank state legislators as to their respective conservative credentials, based on how each voted on a small number of bills during the session. These … more

Submitted by Stephen E. Mainini | 6/24/25

Shoshone Irrigation District plans to raise landowner fee

Dear editor: I have been able to locate the proposed Fiscal Year 2026 (FY26) assessment rates that have been prepared by Mr. Trent Reed, general manager of the Shoshone Irrigation District (SID) … more

Submitted by Rob Stevens | 6/20/25

My reflections on the Juneteenth holiday

Dear editor: Growing up in a middle-class white neighborhood in the 1960s and ’70s, I thought I had a decent handle on African American history. I learned about the Civil War, that … more

Submitted by John M. Bernhisel | 6/20/25

Thank you to new county assessor

Dear editor: I would like to take a moment to endorse our new county tax assessor, Terry Call. Our previous experience with the assessor’s office was predominantly negative. They … more

Submitted by William Flittie | 6/17/25

New county land use plan, regs not needed

Editor’s note: The new Park County Land Use Plan was approved in 2024. Work is now underway on amended development standards and regulations to align with state and federal laws as well as the … more

Submitted by Janet Franson | 6/17/25

Commissioners radio interview not helpful

Dear editor: I listened to the radio broadcast at 7:50 a.m. on Friday, June 6 between County Commissioners Dossie Overfield and Scott Mangold pertaining to the “Stop the Land … more

Submitted by Kay Anderson | 6/17/25

Yellowstone issues continue

Dear editor: Update: Still no rain gutters on Tenement Row (formerly Officers Row), the employee housing south of the Visitor Center at Yellowstone Park headquarters in Mammoth. This … more

Submitted by Steve Torrey | 6/12/25

School districts must uphold Homeschool Freedom Act

Dear editor: We have received disturbing reports that multiple Wyoming school districts have sought to undermine the Homeschool Freedom Act by demanding that homeschool parents provide a … more

Submitted by the Wyoming Freedom Caucus | 6/12/25

Shoshone Irrigation District budget approval hearing set

Dear editor: The Shoshone Irrigation District (SID) budget approval date by Park County District Court has been set for June 26 at 10 a.m. You may attend via conference call by calling … more

Submitted by Rob Stevens | 6/12/25