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At an afternoon work session Jan. 7 to prepare a questionnaire for Park County residents on their thoughts on potential regulations, new Commissioner Kelly Simone was understandably shocked at the …
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By Zac Taylor
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1/14/25
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It’s almost shocking how few qualifications there are to become the assessor for Park County.
To fill retired assessor Pat Meyer’s post, one need only be a Republican, a …
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By Zac Taylor
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1/7/25
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For this first edition of 2025, I wanted to thank all those who have read the Powell Tribune in 2024.
Thanks for not only reading, but supporting this publication. It enables us to …
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By Zac Taylor
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1/3/25
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Unintended consequences.
Commissioner Scott Mangold brought up that phrase at the last Park County Commission meeting of the year after voting to approve a settlement with a company to build a …
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By Zac Taylor
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12/31/24
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Hopefully by the time you read this you’ve had some eggnog or at least Christmas cookies, are preparing for a Christmas Eve service or to read “The Night Before Christmas” to the …
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By Zac Taylor
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12/24/24
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Two summers ago at the Cody Stampede I had a nice chat with a roughstock rider from Powell who had just been bucked off his saddle bronc horse less than a second before hitting the timer.
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By Zac Taylor
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12/17/24
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If you’ve attended the Vespers Concert, the ChristmasFest events last weekend or are planning to attend a school concert or the Nutcracker in the next week or so, then you’ve surely already felt …
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By Zac Taylor
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12/10/24
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For a journalist, the word transparency, especially when connected to government institutions, is one of the best words to hear.
We need transparency in government to be able to accurately do …
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By Zac Taylor
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12/3/24
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It’s the beginning of a season of change for our elected boards around the county.
Earlier this month I had the pleasure of listening to NWC trustee Larry Todd during his final meeting on …
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By Zac Taylor
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11/26/24
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It was interesting that, after trustee John Housel made a motion to table his resolution to change the name of Northwest College to Yellowstone College, those at the Nov. 11 meeting heard some of the …
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By Zac Taylor
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11/19/24
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Amendment A can only be one piece of a much bigger puzzle if we want to really solve the issue with property taxes across the state.
The Constitutional Amendment, which passed with 54% of the …
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By Zac Taylor
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11/12/24
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Nice work, Park County voters.
If the Election Day voting matches the huge surge in early and absentee voting, this could be a record year for voter turnout.
Roughly 6,800 …
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By Zac Taylor
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11/5/24
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Park County School District 1 administrators are being proactive, or at least quick to react, to parents’ concerns regarding some of the most controversial issues being raised across the nation …
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By Zac Taylor
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10/31/24
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Revised regulations that build on the new Park County Land Use Plan can’t come soon enough.
At last Tuesday’s Park County Commission meeting, as the commissioners discussed whether …
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By Zac Taylor
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10/22/24
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The elephant in the room in the stir surrounding a proposed change in the name of Northwest College is declining enrollments of recent years.
It’s true NWC enrollment has fallen off. In …
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By Dave Bonner
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10/17/24
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Voting is one of the most important tasks a citizen of this country can perform, and because of that I was heartened to see how many people had voted Oct. 8, the first day of early voting in Park …
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By Zac Taylor
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10/15/24
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Can seniors really apply to basically cut their property taxes in half on Park County homes next year?
It sounds too good to be true. But under a law passed by the last Legislature, it is …
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By Dave Bonner
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10/10/24
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The Northwest College Board of Trustees will be discussing the possibility of changing the name to Yellowstone College at the Oct. 14 meeting.
One thing the trustees will be looking at as …
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By Zac Taylor
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10/8/24
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Inside the heavy wire construction fence, the sparkle is starting to show at the entryway to the nearly complete student center on the Northwest College campus.
It is an inviting tease of coming …
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By Dave Bonner
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10/3/24
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I have the Powell Middle School and Parkside Elementary School phone numbers saved on my phone.
It’s a good way to give myself a split second to remember one of my children is sick at home …
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By Zac Taylor
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10/1/24
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