Articles from the March 24, 2022 edition
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2020 Audit Nearly Finished
As the end of Fiscal Year 2022 draws ever closer for the Town of Saratoga, the governing body has finally received the results regarding the audit of Fiscal Year 2020. On March 15, the Saratoga Town...
Green hydrogen?
As renewable energy continues to flock Wyoming—and Carbon County—another potential energy project could be coming to Elk Mountain. Nicholas Bair, CEO and COO of Bair Energy, appeared before the...
Water and Fire
The Carbon County Council of Governments discussed a variety of topics during their March 18 meeting in Hanna. Chief among those was the recent catastrophic water break in Rawlins. The member...
Death Notice: Martha G. 'Marty' Perue
February 22, 1933 - March 20, 2022 Funeral service are pending for Carbon County native and long-time Saratoga resident Marty Perue, 89, who passed away Sunday night, March 20, 2022 in the...
Vaughn Ray Howe
Vaughn Ray Howe passed away on March 12, 2022 in Casper, Wyoming. Vaughn was born on July 7, 1950 in Wheatland, Wyoming to Edmond and Shirley I. Howe, the second of 13 children. Vaughns hobbies included hunting, fishing, gardening, reading and... Full story
Dennis Healey
On March 16th, my husband, Dennis Healey's soul was released from his cancer riddled bodied to join his parents, Sherman and Jeanne Healey, brother Steve and a host of friends and four-legged fur... Full story
All joking aside
A matter of miscommunication. That’s what appears to have led to what Saratoga/Platte Chamber of Commerce board members Amanda Shahadey and Cheena Parsons have described as a “deer in...
Local artist John Perue creating public art display for Platte Valley Arts Council
Staff Report Pairing art and repurposed materials is not foreign to Rawlins–born artist John Perue. The Platte Valley Arts Council (PVAC) chose the Saratoga resident to create one of seven new public art displays. Despite no formal art training,...
Do we have a 'Free Speech Problem'?
Does America have a “Free Speech Problem”? It probably depends on who you ask. If you ask the New York Times’ editorial board, it certainly does. In a March 18, 2022 column (“America Has a Fre...
Wyo Laffs Apologizes
Dear Saratoga Chamber of Commerce and citizens of Saratoga, Wyo Laffs was hired to be the entertainment at your annual banquet on Thursday March 10th. During Don’s performance many of your members were offended by his jokes. This was your...
The Lazy River eddies back to Saratoga
Scott and Michelle McIlvaine love Wyoming, Carbon County and especially the town of Saratoga, where Scott was raised. Scott, along with his father Bob, founded the Lazy River Cantina (Cantina) in 1996...
Hoof it to the basket!
Saratoga is no stranger to sports involving four-legged mammals, considering the popular rise of Skijoring over the past few years and the popularity of chariot racing the decades before. On March...
HEM does well in Green River
“It went really well,” said Jackie Jones, head coach for Hanna, Elk Mountain, Medicine Bow (HEM) track and field. “Especially since we had very little practice time before it.” She said it was a first for a lot of the kids. “It was the...
Rattlers see early success
The Little Snake River Valley Rattlers attend their first meet of the season at the Rifle Bear track meet. The Rattlers sank their teeth into the competition and set many personal records as well....
Saratoga prequals early
The Saratoga Track and Field team ran off to Pavillion over the weekend to compete in the Wind River High School Invitation on March 19. While there, the girls team would place 2nd out of 14 teams...