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 …
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Submitted by Wes Vining
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7/17/25
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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 …
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Submitted by Rob Stevens
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7/15/25
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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 …
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Submitted by Margaret Lohman
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7/15/25
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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 …
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Submitted by Bob and Linda Graff
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7/10/25
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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 …
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Submitted by Dossie Overfield
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7/10/25
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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 …
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Submitted by Rob Stevens
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7/8/25
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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 …
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Submitted by Marynell Oechsner
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7/8/25
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( 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 …
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Submitted by Charlie Larsen
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7/8/25
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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 …
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Submitted by Phil Campbell
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7/3/25
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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 …
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Submitted by Brian Duyck
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7/1/25
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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 …
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Submitted by Pat Winlow
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6/24/25
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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 …
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Submitted by Stephen E. Mainini
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6/24/25
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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) …
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Submitted by Rob Stevens
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6/20/25
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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 …
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Submitted by John M. Bernhisel
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6/20/25
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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 …
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Submitted by William Flittie
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6/17/25
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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 …
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Submitted by Janet Franson
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6/17/25
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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 …
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Submitted by Kay Anderson
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6/17/25
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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 …
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Submitted by Steve Torrey
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6/12/25
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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 …
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Submitted by the Wyoming Freedom Caucus
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6/12/25
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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 …
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Submitted by Rob Stevens
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6/12/25
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