AMERICAN FALLS — While many small-town newspapers across the country have stopped publishing in the past decade due to low advertising revenue and the boom in digital news, The Power County Press continues to thrive with a hands-on paper — celebrating 123 years of continuous publication.

East Idaho newspapers, such as the Blackfoot Morning News and Shelley Pioneer, have closed their doors. Others, including the Idaho State Journal, Post Register, Rexburg Standard Journal, Teton Valley News, Preston Citizen, and Montpelier News Examiner, have been consolidated under Adams Publishing Group.

However, The Power County Press remains independently owned and locally focused. Now operated by Brett and Debbie Crompton, the paper continues to publish weekly, delivering local news and advertisement

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