Articles from the May 12, 2021 edition
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Working towards Tyler Pickett Park
For more than a decade, Tyler Pickett Memorial Park has been a “someday” project for the Town of Saratoga. Despite assurances over the years that the project was nearly shovel ready, it has...
Know your boundaries
As the 2022 election cycle seems to be heating up early, election precincts and municipal boundaries were a point of discussion during the May 4 meeting of the Board of Carbon County Commissioners....
Lummis visits Valley
The Valley hosted U.S. Senator Cynthia Lummis (R - Wyoming) on Thursday as the junior senator toured restoration projects on the North Platte and Encampment Rivers and later spoke at the...
Brick buy brick
A commemorative paving brick can be a meaningful way to provide a lasting legacy, honor a special person or occasion, or even do a little discrete advertising in support of a popular healthcare initiative. Counter displays are now up at several...
Saratoga treasurer resigns
Nearly two months after appointing a new town clerk, the Town of Saratoga will begin the search for a new town treasurer. The resignation of the current treasurer, Sammy Flohr, was announced by Mayor...
Zoned out in MedBow
Council President Lucinda Schofield called the Medicine Bow Town Council to order on April 12 at the Medicine Bow Community Hall. Those present were Schofield and Councilmembers Cindy Chace, Sharon...
Funny how we change
Columns sometimes come easy and sometimes they are a struggle. So I was pleased to be about three quarters into a column on “Spring” that was coming out pretty well a few weeks back. Then I got... Full story
Today's grads face both head wind and a tail wind
Today’s grads face one of the most uncertain times in history. I call it a merging of two seemingly mutually-exclusive ideas – they have a tail wind behind them PLUS a head wind facing them. The tail wind is the fact that there just are not...
More wind energy talk
Dear Editor, Our county is 20 years late to address some basic issues affecting quality of life for our citizens and visitors alike. We are about to get run-over by the big Green New Deal Electric Microbus. The lemmings following politically correct...
Fire season starting early
Though Carbon County has received some much needed moisture in the past few days, fire departments throughout the county have been dealing with an increasing number of wildland fires due to a...
Increasing police presence?
The combination of visitors to the Valley and contractors for the ongoing wind energy projects in northeastern Carbon County is, apparently, leading to extra work for the Saratoga Police Department...
Special rifle takes aim at raising funds
The World War I monument in Hanna is close to being repaired entirely and should be ready for its unveiling on July 4. The monument was originally dedicated on July 4, 1920. The Hanna Basin citizens...
Hanna heads to Thermopolis
“The weather was great,” Hanna. Elk Mountain, Medicine Bow (HEM) High School head track coach Jackie Jones said. “It was nice that in the 80 degree weather that we had a little cloud cover and...
Tigers take to Torrington
Encampment's track and field athletes finished out their regular season with a trip to Torrington on Friday to compete in the Wiseman Invite, giving them a confidence boost before the 1A West...
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