Category: Press Opinion

Thanks for giving to pie fundraiser

To the community, The Power County Hospital Pink Ladies Auxiliary thanks the community for their support in the annual pie fundraiser. We greatly appreciate the continued support throughout the years. We also thank St. John’s Lutheran Church for allowing us…

Letter of thanks

A truly heartfelt thank you for all the thoughts, prayers, well wishes and deeds which Phyllis and I have received during this past summer of surgeries and recovery. The generosities of so many people are both very humbling and inspiring.…

Every job matters

by State Senator Jim Gurthrie I was a short scrawny kid in my early teens and it would be a couple more years before I hit 100 pounds. I couldn’t dribble all that well and as for the term jump-shot,…

Governor’s Stage 1 for Rebound Idaho

Our city by A.F. Mayor Marc Beitia I don’t think the intended subtext of Governor Brad Little’s Stage I for Rebound Idaho accurately translated to, “Open the floodgates.” It looked like Black Friday at many of the parking lots I…

With COVID-19 present changes are made in A.F.

Our City by A.F. Mayor Marc Beitia Last Monday COVID-19 made its presence known in Power County. With its presence I modified and restricted all work and personnel within the city. Those restrictions can be found on the city’s website.…

Avoid being consumed by fears of COVID-19

Our City by A.F. Mayor Marc Beitia Those who know me well or have fished with me will tell you I have a tendency to become very focused to the point of having tunnel-vision. It seems that the last month…

Press, Times welcome letters to the editor

Candidate endorsements must be paid The Power County Press and The Aberdeen Times welcome original letters and guest opinions with ideas, viewpoints, criticism and news analysis that encourage discussion of issues with an impact on the community, according to Publisher…

The week that was, was a pretty good one

Our City Written By: American Falls Mayor, Marc Beitia With the exception of last Monday I have to say the week that was was a good one for our community. Monday may turn out okay in the end, but it…