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 By Dallas Fields    Sports    May 25, 2023 

Tigers Finish Season Strong

The Encampment Tigers finished their boys and girls season at state in Casper, Wyoming from Thursday May 18 to Saturday May 20.  All the teams from around the state came to compete and the tigers...

 
 By Dallas Fields    Sports    May 18, 2023

Saratoga Lady Panthers take Regionals forging their path to State

With their impressive performance at Regionals, the Lady Panthers Track Team solidified many individual’s positions in various events to have an opportunity to repeat as state champs.  The 4x100,...

 
 By Dallas Fields    Sports    May 18, 2023

Tigers impress fans in throwing events at Regionals

The Encampment Tigers High School boys and girls track teams competed in Regionals held in Shoshoni on May 12 and May 13.  The meet was hosted by Shoshoni High School.  For team points, the girls...

 
 By Dallas Fields    News    May 11, 2023

Saratoga Town Council Addresses Flood Concerns 

Living within the North Platte River floodplain can be concerning with the coming spring rains and snow melt, and the possibility of flooding. In the May 2 town council meeting, many of these...

 
 By Dallas Fields    Sports    May 11, 2023

EHS Tigers Track Team Pounces 

Tigers boys and girls place 2nd in Rawlins and teams get in some events in Torrington before Mother Nature throws a bolt from the blue and cancels the meet. The EHS Tigers track team competed in...

 
 By Dallas Fields    Sports    May 11, 2023

SMHS Panthers Track Team travels to Thermopolis and Lander

The SMHS Panthers track team competed at the Bobcat T&F Invitational in Thermopolis on May 5.  It was at the Thermopolis High School and twenty three teams competed at the meet.  Saratoga’s girls...

 
 By Dallas Fields    Opinion    May 11, 2023

What it's like Living in Wyoming as a French Native?

People are always curious what the rest of the world thinks of Americans and our way of life. Here are my wife’s thoughts on the subject.  “Both places have their positives when it comes to the d...

 
 By Dallas Fields    News    May 4, 2023

Gaspari appointed by Governor Mark Gordon to State Board of Education

(This is a corrected article that ran in April 27 issue of the Saratoga Sun.) Joe Gaspari knows the importance of taking care of our children and raising them up “in the way that they should go”....

 

Charlie and the Chocolate Factory 

The Platte Valley Drama Club performed Charlie and the Chocolate Factory four times from Friday April 28 to Sunday April 30.  There was a strong turnout from the Valley that came to support the...

 
 By Dallas Fields    News    May 4, 2023

Life and Experience of Pioneer Women in Wyoming

The world doesn’t see many women like Gay Day Alcorn. A very well known lady in the Valley, she was larger than life with a personality like no other. Her daughter, Libbi Alcorn Nauta shared her...

 
 By Dallas Fields    Sports    May 4, 2023

SMHS Panther high school track team makes the cut

The Panthers gave it their all at Natrona County Invitational.  The girls placed fifth with 55 team points and the boys placed 8th with 9 team points. State Qualifiers included Whitney Bennett with...

 
 By Dallas Fields    Sports    May 4, 2023

Encampment Tigers Track Team at the Classic at Kelly Walsh High School

Friday Quade Jordan hit the ground running at the Kelly Walsh High School competition on Friday. The boys placed 27th with one team point. Quade Jordan place 8th in the Shot Put with 49.2 feet. Head...

 

Joe Gaspari, local Business owner, appointed to Wyoming State Board of Education

Joe Gaspari knows the importance of taking care of our children and raising them up "in the way that they should go". "I consider it an honor to be chosen. I'm here to help the people's voices...

 
 By Dallas Fields    News    April 27, 2023

Saratoga Town Council talks parks

With the green grass, and the meadowlark song our thoughts turn to landscaping. First on the April 18 town council agenda was the Saratoga Museum Director Dana Davis addressed the town council...

 

The Saratoga Elementary School Music concert was a huge success.

From Kindergarten to fifth grade the Country music entertained and the attendees. The Second graders provided "Honky Tonk Man"-in the style of Johnny Horner. Third graders sang their rendition of the...

 
 By Dallas Fields    Sports    April 27, 2023

Tigers claw down the hornets nest competition in Pine Bluffs

The Tigers traveled over 2 hours to challenge several teams from around the State of Wyoming. Encampment Head Coach Kegan Willford said, "It was a cold and windy day at the meet, but we still had many...

 
 By Dallas Fields    Sports    April 20, 2023

Saratoga Panthers Track Team adapt to changes

Despite the threat of bad weather, the Panthers headed northeast to  compete at the Tony Lehner/Al Finch Invitation on Friday, April 14 in Glenrock.  Saratoga Head Track Coach Rex Hohnholt said,...

 
 By Dallas Fields    Sports    April 20, 2023

Tiger Nation Pounces on the Competition in Rock Springs

The track meet that was scheduled for Wheatland on April 14 was canceled due to weather, and so next day, the Encampment High School (EHS)  track and field team went to Rock Springs High School to...

 
 By Dallas Fields    News    April 20, 2023

Carbon County Commissioners prepare for Spring melt off

Road and Bridge Road and Bridge Manager Kandis Fritz gave the commissioners a breakdown of the the winter costs accrued by Carbon County Road and Bridge including fuel from December of 2022, through...

 
 By Dallas Fields    News    April 13, 2023

TacOne Training comes to the valley

The sound of gunshots echoing off of lockers and traveling down the hallways of the Saratoga Middle High School, dropped a veil of reality over the participants. Given the realism of the scenario as...

 
 By Dallas Fields    News    April 13, 2023

Flooding concerns addressed by Town Council

Resolution 2023-11-Flood Declaration was approved by the Saratoga Town Council at the April 4 regular meeting.  The resolution states that the Mayor of the Town of Saratoga has declared a state of...

 
 By Dallas Fields    Sports    April 13, 2023

Saratoga Girls Track Team Already Pre-Qualified for State

The athletes who prequalified for state at the Okie Blanchard Meet at Cheyenne East Friday April 7 meet were Josie Little in the 400 Meter Dash with a time of 1:04.41, Whitney Bennett 100 Meter...

 
 By Dallas Fields    Sports    April 13, 2023

Encampment Tiger Tracksters are on the move

The Encampment Tigers Track team prequalified for events at state at the Okie Blanchard Meet at Cheyenne East on Friday, April 7.  Prequalifying for state at the meet were Quade Jordan in the shot pu...

 

A Victory spelled C-O-O-P-E-R

Saturday, April 1st, the Wyoming State Spelling Bee took place in Rock Springs at Western Wyoming Community College.  Cooper Smith, a sixth grader from Saratoga won the competition and will...

 

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