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The cost of repairs and maintenance for proposed walking paths seems to be an ongoing debate since the January 17 meeting for the Transportation Alternative Master Plan. OV Consulting and the Town of Saratoga’s Department of Public Works have heard these concerns from residents. The next step is trying to figure out how they can balance the budget without overspeeding and using grants that are available for the project. Saratoga residents appear to be divided on this issue. Residents who support...
The Saratoga Town Council voted to move forward on two public works projects at its February 6 meeting. One of the projects is the River Street Project, which will “roughly start at Elm Street and head south just across the Hugus Ditch,” said Public Works Director and Zoning Administrator Emery Penner in a later interview. “It will also include a section that will loop Walnut and Maple streets to the east of River Street as well as a new piece of pipe to the swimming pool.” In his report to the council, Penner said the River Street Project...
Is it time to hit the reset button on your health and wellness? Not sure where to start? Doctors say you can make the biggest impact with small, incremental tweaks to your routine. “It is quite common to set big-picture, ambitious health goals,” says Jesse M. Ehrenfeld, M.D., MPH, president of the American Medical Association (AMA). “But the good news is you don’t have to make major changes in one fell swoop; small, positive health choices made right now can have long-lasting effects.” Want to get started today? Here are the 10 goals the AMA r...
SHERIDAN — A recent report showed Sheridan County held the highest percentage of self-employed jobs in Wyoming in 2022, and the state led the U.S. in self-employment. Just over one-third of Wyoming’s 436,564 full-time and part-time jobs in 2022 were self-employed, according to the Wyoming Department of Administration and Information (WDAI) report. The data in the report came from the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis. Wyoming was the state with the most self-employed jobs, and Sheridan County had the highest percentage — 50.4% — of self-em...
CHEYENNE — Several lawmakers agreed with Gov. Mark Gordon’s assessment that Wyoming’s economy is as “strong as ever” following his State of the State address Monday. Sen. Wendy Schuler, R-Evanston, said she will support his biennium budget heading into the legislative session. “I think the governor has been conservative in his budget, but I think it is a budget that is adequate,” Schuler said. “After looking at it under a microscope and watching the (Joint Appropriations Committee), I r...
Dr. Gene Bolles, a retired neurosurgeon from Boulder, Colorado, was the first guest of the 2024 Tuesday Talks at the Platte Valley Community Center. Bolles is a graduate of the University of Michigan School of Medicine and completed his residency in neurosurgery at the University of Colorado. He has been practicing medicine for over 60 years, with 32 years of those in private practice in Boulder, Colorado. He has traveled around the world doing volunteer humanitarian work in countries such as Al...
With the 2024 Budget Session convening February 12, a number of bills are aimed at providing property tax relief to Wyoming residents. House District 47 Representative Bob Davis (R - Baggs) said the ramifications of some of the residential property tax relief bills being proposed for the upcoming legislative session need to be weighed against a loss in funding for essential government-funded services. For example, counties get 17.23 percent of property tax revenues, which they use to provide essential services. Some legislators are talking...
The Town of Saratoga may be considering switching contracting with the Carbon County Sheriff’s Office for dispatch services following the January 16 meeting of the Saratoga Town Council. Currently, the Town operates its own dispatch services and contracts for the Town of Encampment. The City of Rawlins and the Carbon County Sheriff’s Office also have their own dispatch. All other municipalities such as Hanna, Medicine Bow and Baggs contract with the sheriff’s office. Some other parts of Wyoming have made the change to a joint dispatch syste...
In January, Discover Carbon County Wyoming—formerly Carbon County Visitors Council—unveiled their Tourism Master Plan. According to a press release from Leslie Jefferson, CEO of Discover Carbon County Wyoming, the tourism master plan is “ambitious” and will chart “a course for a vibrant and sustainable future for this captivating piece of the West.” The press release went on to call the master plan a data-driven roadmap which outlines a strategic approach to attract new visitors, extend stays and generate economic growth. The master plan...
Setting a goal that will improve your life is simple, but holding yourself accountable and tracking progress can make it difficult to stick with your objectives. Make your new attempts at reaching your goals different by utilizing apps to stay on track. - Stay Connected with Loved Ones. With busy schedules and loved ones living near and far, it can be hard to keep track of life’s special moments. Luckily, the American Greetings ecards app makes celebrations easy and affordable. With more than 1,000 highly personalized digital greetings i...
GILLETTE (WNE) — A 31-year-old man was ticketed for drug use after a 65-year-old woman found him in her home Friday night. The woman called police after finding the man in her apartment in the 600 block of Tyler Avenue. She had not given him permission to be there, but she was able to get him out of her apartment and into the hallway. He appeared to be under the influence of a controlled substance, and EMTs were called. The woman showed police a syringe that she found in her apartment, in the place where the man was lying, said Police Deputy C...
JACKSON (WNE) — Five skiers triggered an avalanche in Grand Teton National Park on Sunday afternoon. The Teton County Search and Rescue team was contacted at 2:11 p.m. after park rangers requested helicopter assistance to respond to an injured 29-year-old skier on Prospectors Mountain inside the park. The skier, a local woman, and four men were near the top of the Banana Couloir at 10,800 feet when they triggered and were caught by an avalanche. “Three in the group were able to self-arrest, while one of the men was carried 500 feet and the wom...
CASPER — The Joint Minerals, Business & Economic Development Committee on Monday advanced a stimulus bill that could boost Wyoming’s enhanced oil recovery (EOR), a production method in which carbon dioxide is injected underground to help pressure up latent oil reserves in older fields. The legislation would pay carbon dioxide suppliers an extra $10 per tonne for CO2 for use in EOR, building on a federal tax policy known as 45Q, which pays producers $65 per tonne of carbon that’s captured and supplied for enhanced oil projects. By sweet...
Photo by Joshua Wood Connor Tolle and Beau McKinney collide in the snow following their run in the sled races held Saturday morning in Encampment. While there may have been a few bruises, both particpants were eager to return up the hill for another run....
Child care, like many other things in the Valley, has been limited or scarce. That changed in December 2020 when Valley Village Childcare first opened its doors. It didn’t take long, however, for the facility on West Bridge Avenue to quickly fill to capacity. The Valley Village Childcare Board of Directors tasked themselves with finding a new location, then construction began on the North Platte Valley Medical Center. With the medical center housing both the clinic and the skilled nursing f...
Residents of Saratoga agree that pedestrian safety is an important issue. Where they are divided, however, is whether it is truly worth the financial cost. Chris Vogelsang, traffic and transportation engineer for OV Consulting, spoke with community members at the Platte Valley Community Center on January 17 about the Transportation Alternative Master Plan. In the proposed master plan, the goal is to create a “roadmap for mobility” with the support of the community and to investigate the cur...
The 76th annual ‘National Make It With Wool Contest’ was held in Denver CO in mid-January. Contestants from 25 states competed in creating wearable garments using fabric or yarn that is at least 60% wolf fiber. They can sew, knit, crochet or felt the clothing that is then judged for construction quality and fashion. Madi, competing in the Junior division, representing ages 13-16, was selected as the National Junior Winner. She also won the Top Junior Construction Award, and second place in the M...
Sixth grade student Levi Goodwin became the last bee standing as he won 1st place in the Saratoga Elementary School Spelling Bee competition on January 19. Goodwin competed against 45 other students. Each spelled words which were not easy but only the top five students were rewarded in the competition. “I think I did pretty good, I practiced a little bit at home,” Goodwin said. “I would practice at home and practice when I was told to or just did it on my own when I was not told to pract...
The Saratoga Town Council has some tough decisions ahead of them regarding the Saratoga Police Department’s communication center. For years, decades even, Saratoga has maintained its own dispatch center. Not only has it dispatched for its own police department, but for the Encampment Police Department and the volunteer fire departments in Saratoga and Encampment. In the past, any suggestion of communications operating elsewhere was almost immediately rejected. Yet, what’s long felt like a necessity seems to have turned into a luxury, esp...
“If Candlemas Day be fair and bright, Winter will take another flight; If Candlemas Day be foul and rain, Winter is gone and won’t come again.” This saying, dating back hundreds of years, refers to Candlemas, a religious celebration held on February 2nd. But wait, isn’t February 2nd Groundhog Day? Yes, Groundhog Day does occur on February 2nd; it is an ages-old tradition that was brought to America by early European immigrants. The superstition, at least in the United States, is if the groundhog sees his shadow on a sunny February 2nd, winter...
The Good Lord willing, and barring another emergency, everyone is urged to “Gather at the Table” to enjoy a free meal of fried chicken, potato salad, cooked greens, buttermilk cornbread, hot fudge cake and drinks on Monday, Feb. 5th from 5:00 to 6:30 p.m. in the Saratoga Presbyterian Church Fellowship Hall at corner of Third & Bridge Streets. This is the same menu which was planned for the January gathering, which had to be postponed due to a family emergency experienced by the cooks. Join your friends and family for a delicious, free mea...
Bridge Street Bargains invite the public to celebrate this Leap Year with a challenge – to raise money for Never Forget Park. “Leap Year allows an extra day to do something extra special,” Committee member of Never Forget Park Stacy Crimmins said. The ladies at Bridge Street Bargains believe in this project and they are offering a match to every dollar donated up to $10,000, Crimmins said. “I think this a great way to celebrate the Leap Year,” Crimmins said, and she hopes the community rises to the challenge. The checks would be made out to Br...
Local real estate pro Drue Meyer is a die-hard sportsman and blends his passion for land and wildlife with a career in land sales. Mr. Meyer specializes in hunting and farmland and says that landowners sometimes don’t understand the outdoor opportunities that add value to a property. “Southeast Wyoming has many opportunities for hunters and anglers,” said Mr. Meyer. “Many landowners don’t realize the true market value of their property when outdoor recreational opportunities are involved.” Tracts with wooded acreage, CRP, pasture, tillable ac...
The weather was just right this year for the 37th Annual Sierra Madre Winter Carnival. From human saucer bowling to the annual baking and cooking contest Encampment residents appeared to have fun. On Friday afternoon, the Winter Carnival kicked off with human saucer bowling on McCaffrey Avenue. “We have ages from preschool all the way through to adults that put themselves on a sled and run into sand filled two liter bottles,” said Alyx Munson, event chairman. “It is the beginning event, besid...
Copper France, President & CEO of the Bank of Commerce, has been part of a family banking tradition in Wyoming dating back to 1873 when his great-great-great uncle, James France, built a building in 1873 on the North East Corner of Front and 5th Street in Rawlins. France ran a grocery store and dry goods business out of one side of the building while the other side is where France opened the first banking house in Rawlins, the James France House of Banking. In 1884 J.W. Hugus & Co. purchased...