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RV parks ordinance passes second reading
Before the Saratoga Town Council met at their regularly scheduled time of 6 p.m. on Dec. 4 at the Saratoga Town Hall, a public meeting on the second reading of Ordinance No. 848 was held. During the...
HEM grapples at Tiger Invite
Hanna, Elk Mountain, Medicine Bow (HEM) High School Wrestling team sent five grapplers to the Tiger Invitational on Friday in Lusk. A total of 14 teams attended. “They ran the invite round robin sty...
Two Players of the Year, 12 All-Conference picks
At 6:15 p.m on Dec. 3 at Hanna, Elk Mountain, Medicine Bow (HEM) High School's gym, the HEM football team and HEM volleyball team were honored by students, faculty, parents and fans. Russ Wiggam,...
Panther wrestlers take team 3rd at Soroco
The Saratoga High School wrestling team went to Soroco Invitational in Oak Creek, Colo. on Friday and Saturday and came out with a team 3rd place. "The kids were a little disappointed they didn't...
Lady Miners go 3-1 at CC Invite
Hanna, Elk Mountain, Medicine Bow (HEM) High School girls basketball team had a good weekend hosting the Carbon County Invite on Friday and Saturday. They won three out of four games. "I think...
Miners not happy with 3-1
“Going three and one isn’t bad,” Cliff Jones, head coach for Hanna, Elk Mountain, Medicine Bow (HEM) High School basketball said of the varsity team. “Of course a coach likes to win every...
Lady Miners net awards
"Having five girls named to the All-Conference team was an honor to what they did for the season," Hanna, Elk Mountain, Medicine Bow (HEM) High School head volleyball coach Jackie Jones said. "It is...
Cut, cut, cut
The Carbon County Council of Governments (CCCOG) gathered at 5:30 p.m. on Wednesday in a special meeting at the Jeffrey Center in Rawlins and all municipalities that had projects to be funded by the...
Fishing with donuts
Hanna Agricultural Resource Team (HART) met at 5:30 p.m. on Nov. 27 at the Hanna Market to discuss the Christmas party the group will be sponsoring from 2-4 p.m. on Dec. 22. The event will happen at...
Nickels and dimes in the sky
It is the start of the holiday season and for many that means traveling by air to get to a desired destination. I don’t know about you, but I used to love to have the adventure of going on an...
Strong in spirit
Jackie Jones, head coach for Hanna, Elk Mountain, Medicine Bow (HEM) High School ladies basketball team, said she knows her team is full of tremendous potential to do well this year. She tempered her...
Building on success
"We are looking forward to the season," Hanna, Elk Mountain, Medicine Bow (HEM) High School Head coach Cliff Jones said. "Last year we had a great season and we need to build on it this year." He said...
Learning, but ready to wrestle
"Its a new season and we have 10 kids signed up to wrestle," Lyle Richardson, Hanna, Elk Mountain, Medicine Bow (HEM) High School head wrestling coach said, "We have a fairly fresh and young team." He...
Talent on the mat
Saratoga High School (SHS) head wrestling coach Zach Schmidt is excited with the wrestling team that is getting ready to hit the mats this year. "This group has the most talent I have seen in about...
Saratoga Council hears a wide range of topics
All current members of the Saratoga Town Council were present at 6 p.m on Nov. 20 at the Saratoga Town Hall for the regularly scheduled meeting. The agenda and minutes for the Nov. 6 meeting were...
Six men for Six Man
Six man football coaches have voted on which players they believe are the best in the East and West for the 2018 season. Hanna, Elk Mountain, Medicine Bow (HEM) High School football team had several...
A Hanna holiday
The community of Hanna got together from 1-4 p.m. at St. Joseph's Catholic church to celebrate Thanksgiving on Thursday. There were 16 volunteers on hand to cook, serve and clean up for the attendees...
Bazaar, parade, lights and more
Thanksgiving is over and the Hanna Recreation Center is jumping into the Christmas holiday spirit as December begins. Starting at 4 p.m and going until 7 p.m. on Dec. 1 the annual Christmas Bazaar...
Gallons gained, lethality lessened
The Hanna Town Council met at 6 p.m. on Nov. 13 at the Hanna Town Hall and, with the exception of amending the agenda under new business, the beginning of the meeting was routine. The financials, the...
CCCOG gets project bids for tax
The Carbon County Council of Governments (CCCOG) met at 6:30 p.m. on Nov. 14 at the Jeffery Center in Rawlins. Steve Nicholson, the chairman, Kenda Colman, vice chairman and Morgan Irene, secretary/tr...
A difference in dollars
"The biggest difference between a bank and a credit union is we are member owned," Jeanne Stapleton, vice president branch manager for Meridian Trust Federal Credit Union said. She has been at this...
Amps and bean bags
Alan Youngberg, from Prairie Dog Electric, was on hand to set up the new backup generator for the Hanna Marshall building. The generator was purchased through a Homeland Security grant of $14,500....
Hurrahs from Hanna honors
Hanna, Elk Mountain, Medicine Bow (HEM) High School was the site for the Eighth Annual National Honor Society (NHS) Veterans Celebration that started at 8 a.m. on Friday morning. The celebration...
Capturing wildlife
Kyle Warren said it was his journalism class at Hanna, Elk Mountain, Medicine Bow (HEM) High School, taught by Sarah Jones, that got him interested in photography. "We went to a journalism camp when...
Projects, police & physicians
The Saratoga Town Council met at 6 p.m. on Tues. at the Saratoga Town Hall in a fairly fast meeting. In attendance on the council were mayor Ed Glode and council members Will Faust, Richard Raymer...
