Dave Bonner

We love our Powell Tribune subscribers — all 3,739 of them.

That circulation of our semi-weekly newspaper means the Powell Tribune has the sixth largest subscriber base in Wyoming — topped only by two daily newspapers in the state (the Casper Star-Tribune and Cheyenne's Wyoming Tribune-Eagle) and three weekly publications (the Jackson Hole News & Guide, the Riverton Ranger and the Buffalo Bulletin).

We say it again. We love our Powell Tribune subscribers, both print and electronic delivery.

You get our best. It’s what our skilled newspaper force has been doing for this community for 117 years.

Along the way, we’ve eaten a lot of the rising costs of newsprint, printing plates and ink ... and the cost of getting the newspaper delivered to you. Cost of newspaper printing plates alone has risen 75% since December of 2024. That’s what this newspaper has absorbed to keep our single copy price and our subscription rates down.

But there is a limit. With a recently announced second-class postal rate increase by the U.S. Postal Service, we must respond.

The National Newspaper Association says one of the largest impacts of the July second class postal rate increase falls on community newspapers. Without getting into the weeds, in-county mailing costs for most local papers will jump as much as 11.7%.

Rising costs in the marketplace are virtually everywhere. But we don’t shrink from our mission to serve our readers. That is an unwavering commitment.

At the same time, some rate adjustment is unavoidable. 

Effective  Aug. 3, 2026,  these rates will be applied for new and renewal subscriptions. Even if your subscription isn’t up for renewal yet, you can add an additional year now to lock in your local news at current rates.

1-year annual subscription $65, up from $55.

1-year senior rate $55, up from $45.

1-year Press Club $120, up from $110.

6-month subscription $40, up from $30.

10-month student subscription $55, up from $45.

1-month subscription $10, up from $5.

Newsstand and over the counter prices cannot be spared.   

The Powell Tribune has long fought to keep single copy prices on the newsstand at $1 per issue. Sadly, no longer. Rising newsstand prices are simply an economic reality. There are now more Wyoming newspapers (16) with a newsstand price of $3 per issue than any other single copy price. Another eight Wyoming papers charge $2 per issue. 

Effective Aug. 3, the newsstand price of the Powell Tribune will be $1.50 per issue.