Powell Tribune

My reading interests took an uncharacteristic turn last week. For most of my adult life, I have preferred to read non-fiction — especially history and current events — to reading … more

By Don Amend | 12/6/18

Holding on to what is familiar

When I first started working at the Tribune, most of the people I interviewed did not know me. I would introduce myself — Tessa Schweigert, as my name was then. To help people get to know me, I … more

By Tessa Baker | 12/6/18

The doe that got away

While hunting alone on the last day of antlered deer season, I sat hidden — haunted by memories of words best left unsaid. It took nearly an hour before I managed to get the thoughts out of … more

By Mark Davis | 12/4/18

Men, women and the amazing wage gap

This year, Wyoming women earned 68 percent of men’s salaries on average. That’s according to a just released (October) study by the Wyoming Department of Workforce Services, writing for … more

By Pat Stuart | 12/4/18

A self-timed iPhone photo captured much of the cast and crew of The Counterfeit Kid (though missing some key members!) at a shooting location near Rattlesnake Mountain. This shot was taken Oct. 10 — Virginia Schmidt’s last day on set. Pictured from left in the back row are Brando White, Matthew Griffith, Stacy Taggart, director Matthew Taggart, Bob Sagers, Cameron Babcock, Thomas Stoddard, Ian Hawkes, Tyson Haslam (in very back), Schmidt and Ollie Rodden. In the front row are Aaron Carling, Ben Haskin and Bryce Fernelius.

A Wyoming dramedy, (actually) filmed in Wyoming

At 3:30 a.m. on Sept. 12, wide awake in the international wing of the London Gatwick airport, I received a message from Matthew Taggart. “I’m coming up to Cody at the end of the month … more

By Virginia Schmidt | 11/27/18

Flying solo on Thanksgiving? It’s not the worst thing

When I left southeast Missouri three years ago — first to move to Nebraska and later here to Powell — I had a feeling I wasn’t going to be getting home for Thanksgiving that … more

By Mike Buhler | 11/27/18

Thankful once again

Thanksgiving is a little early this year. In fact, Nov. 22 is the earliest date Thanksgiving can ever fall on. It can only happen when Nov. 1 falls on Thursday and November has five Thursdays. … more

By Don Amend | 11/20/18

Time to get serious about our library

Kids. Thirty to 40 of them flood through the Powell library doors on any given school day after the last bell rings. Some of them have nowhere else to go until their folks get off work. Others may … more

By Pat Stuart | 11/15/18

Going nuts for nut butters

When a person needs to lose a few pounds, it’s only natural to spend an above-average amount of time looking for foods to eat that are not only healthy, but also tasty. Recently, that quest … more

By Mike Buhler | 11/13/18

What exactly is a Republican Rustler?

About an hour down the road from Powell, I officially became a news writer, joining the small staff of the local paper. It is actually among the oldest newspapers in Wyoming, and it has a rather … more

By Don Amend | 11/8/18

It’s not bulimia if you keep it down

Did you know 2018 is the “Year of the Chinese Buffet?” Maybe it’s not noted on your calendar, but in my belly it’s perfectly clear. If I might say a couple words about Chinese … more

By Doug Blough | 11/6/18

Park County then and now

Running for a seat on the county commission gave me not just permission but an obligation to ring doorbells. To do so entailed a lot of driving along the roads of our ag lands. Sometimes as I … more

By Pat Stuart | 11/1/18

Is Trump the worst of all time? History says otherwise

It has become commonplace to hear people, chiefly those on the left, saying that Donald Trump is the worst United States president ever. According to a recent The Economist/YouGov poll, 41 percent … more

By Mike Buhler | 10/30/18

Being mindful of the midterms

When it comes to voting, I sometimes feel like an explorer, hacking my way through a Central American jungle in hopes of finding the ruin of a Mayan temple. Please understand, this feeling … more

By Don Amend | 10/25/18

Choose your candidates wisely

It’s election time again. Once again, we face the task of choosing the leaders of our local and state governments, as well as our representatives in Washington. That’s a tough job, … more

By Don Amend | 10/16/18

The brain drain

One of the Park County Commission candidates, speaking at the first campaign forum, said something to the effect that you can’t do anything about kids leaving the county and the state. … more

By Pat Stuart | 10/16/18

Taylor Swift and the madness of politics

If you haven’t heard, Taylor Swift abandoned her neutrality on politics over the weekend and announced to the world on Instagram that she was an ultra-liberal, left-wing, Hillary Clinton-loving … more

By Mike Buhler | 10/11/18

Around the county

We live in the best place on earth.” Or is it, “… the last best place on earth?” Either way, I’m betting we all feel it’s true. A lot of our reasons for saying … more

By Pat Stuart | 10/2/18

The side of policing the public never sees

A few weeks ago, I was off duty at home in my backyard and was talking to a officer who was working his shift. The officer got a call of a welfare check on one of our senior citizens who had not been … more

By Matthew Brilakis | 9/27/18

Becoming street legal

My wife and I were shocked one day last week when we opened our mail. Well, maybe shocked is too strong. It was more like we were a little surprised, but the surprise was a bit magnified because … more

By Don Amend | 9/27/18