Columns | Powell Tribune

How to break a hip … twice … in two days

Though I cannot in good conscience recommend it, I find myself keenly qualified to help you break the same hip twice should that be your goal. How I began what has become a bizarre experience was … more

By Steve Moseley | 7/21/22

Smoke obscures the sun as it shines on the Absaroka Mountain Range in 2018, one of the worst fire seasons in the past five years. Smoke from fires in the West this year has now made it to the Big Horn Basin.

First signs of fire season have arrived

It finally happened. Our skyline of surrounding mountain ranges are now obscured by smoke from fires across the West. And I’m not happy. Forget the fact that my eyes are burning and my … more

By Mark Davis | 7/21/22

On God’s correction

Ben Franklin, arguably one of the least religious of America’s founders, once remarked that “the longer I live, the more convincing proofs I see of this truth: that God governs in the … more

By Shane Legler | 7/21/22

Paradise lost? Weeping for Yellowstone from afar

Please let me join the legion of Yellowstone disciples to chime in on what has happened there. This brokenhearted old man must purge if he’s to recover emotionally. I wonder if it’s … more

By Steve Moseley | 6/30/22

Coffee cup verses

Growing up in church all my life, I heard certain scripture verses regularly. These are scriptures that some of you would also find familiar. You know the ones we often quote, read at … more

By Tim Morrow | 6/30/22

September happenings at the library

September is National Library Card Sign Up Month. This is the time of year when the Park County Libraries like to remind everyone if they don’t have a library card to make sure to stop by and … more

By Karen Horner | 9/1/22

Neurons and math but you lost me at math

I recently read an in-depth study by the Universities of Tubingen and Bonn, both in Germany, showing for the first time, how the brain calculates mathematical operations. The researchers fed the … more

By Trena Eiden | 4/13/23

Determine what’s important and pursue that

Good afternoon Class of 2022! I would like to thank all the family and friends here to support us and celebrate with us as we close out the last four years of our lives. I would also like to … more

By Jace Bohlman | 5/26/22

Everybody lies: big data, little data and the internet

"Everybody Lies." The book title almost jumped out at me from a library shelf. It’s subtitle was less titillating but provided a hint at an explanation for the claim: Big Data. New Data. … more

By Pat Stuart | 9/1/22

Let’s stop the small-town gossip

Having been born and raised in the Big Horn Basin, and calling Powell home for the past 14 years, I often reflect on the many blessings and opportunities that I appreciate about living in small-town … more

By Steven Hultgren | 4/11/24

Jesus Christ is our example

Each year, during Easter weekend, Christians around the world celebrate what we consider to be the most significant event in human history — the atonement and resurrection of our savior, Jesus … more

By Steven Hultgren | 4/13/23

Where is God?

Have you ever reached a point in your life when you seriously doubted God — his plan or reasons for allowing suffering and heartache? Trying to make sense of the “why?” question has … more

By Steve Nelson | 5/26/22

‘Be still and know that I am God’

As we draw near, ever so near, to the end of summer (deep saddened sigh), I sit and ruminate on numerous conversations I’ve had with folks around town. They inevitably start something like … more

By Jon Allen | 9/1/22

Listen to your gut — Prairie Doc perspectives

People often talk about having a “gut feeling” when they know something is wrong. What feelings come when there is something wrong with the digestive system itself and how do you … more

By Jill Kruse | 9/13/22

Hacker’s Brief

A Virus Filled Attachment: If you receive an email from “Accounts” using a servtronics.com email address saying “Please find enclosed attached credit note for your … more

By CyberWeekly | 9/22/22

More government transparency coming from your newspaper

Your newspaper and newspapers across Wyoming are advocating in the state Legislature to make government information more accessible to you. In Wyoming; state, county, city, school … more

By Jim Wood, Wyoming Press Association | 1/31/23

A letter to Wyoming workers on Labor Day

There’s a common belief that the Department of Workforce Services (DWS) is just the unemployment office. But did you know that here at DWS, we manage more than 55 programs that help the people … more

By Robin Sessions Cooley | 9/5/23

Do we look like our dogs or not?

Years and years ago, my then husband and I became interested in showing dogs ... specifically, Norwegian elkhounds. The choice happened almost randomly, there being two Elkhounds at the local … more

By Pat Stuart | 9/13/22

Pursuit

As defined by Webster’s Dictionary, pursuit is to find or employ measures to obtain or accomplish. There is a resolve in the word pursuit. It is the determined quest for a desired outcome … more

By Jon Allen | 9/22/22

Life is better than ever if work is not your forte

I recently overheard two women talking. One said she wished she could go back to the “old” days and the other gal agreed, saying, “Life had to have been simpler … more

By Trena Eiden | 1/31/23