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David R. Johnson, born April 26, 1929 in Kansas City, Missouri, passed away Sunday. He is survived by his wife, Barbara Johnson, and several children and grandchildren. Dave came to the Platte Valley in the 70s and quickly made Saratoga his permanent home, running his construction management company well into the 80s, building homes around the valley and buildings for the coal mines in the Hanna area. He also managed numerous businesses in Saratoga including the Saratoga Inn for a time and a stint with Louisiana Pacific, as well as building... Full story
Carbon County Road 401 and Forest Road 801, also known as Sage Creek Road, will be undergoing repairs from mile post 10 to 62 starting June 1. The improvements are funded by the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) and Central Federal Lands Highway Division in cooperation with the U.S. Department of Agriculture Forest Service and Carbon County. Improvements will include asphalt paving and placement of aggregate surfacing course. According to Bill Nation, of Carbon County Road and Bridge, the construction will last from June 1 to October 31....
The Wyoming Department of Transportation (WYDOT) recently announced in a press release that Wyoming Highway 130, over Snowy Range, and Wyoming Highway 70, over the Sierra Madre, were open as of May 21. WYO 130 has a target opening date of Memorial Day weekend and WYO 70 has a target opening date of early June, according to the press release. Both crews from Saratoga and Laramie had been working for several weeks to clear the Snowy Range pass with ice being one of the biggest issues for the...
Many longtime residents of the Platte Valley have fond memories of the community picnics that had been organized by Kendall McBride for several years. John Zeiger, one of those residents, is hoping to bring the community picnic back, beginning this year. According to Zeiger, he and a handful of other people began talking on Facebook after friends and former classmates passed away about how unfortunate it was they had lost contact with each other. As the discussion evolved, the group decided...
The ladies of the Valley Service Organization (VSO) gathered at the historic Hotel Wolf at noon on Thursday, May 24 to honor one of their own. Before doing so, Carol Beach announced Saratoga Middle High School senior Gage Bartlett was the winner of the VSO Scholarship for 2018. In a prepared speech for the 2018 Woman of Distinction, VSO member Carol Sherrod informed the gathered members of the numerous contributions Elva Evans had made to the Valley over the years. These included heading the...
When writing a column, way too often, I start on a topic and as I put the idea in words, I find myself waylaid by another theme. Then I realize I want to do a column on the new concept. So the other day I was talking about the column I was writing and the person I was in conversation said, “You are becoming a bit of a celebrity.” “Huh?” Truthfully, I get why, in context, the statement was made, but it started that train of thought that produces columns. So goodbye column on what I was writing...
Since 1993, the Platte Valley Arts Council has had the goal of enriching the quality of life in the area and expanding educational opportunities for all forms of the arts, whether it is music, literature, dance, visual arts or theater. Its mission is “to foster awareness of and participation in any form of the arts, with the aim of developing vibrant and cohesive communities.” In the year 2000, the arts council began awarding scholarships to high school seniors who demonstrated that art currently is, and will continue to be, an important par...
Saratoga resident Mark Shipp has been making his work commute to the north Carbon County towns of Hanna, Elk Mountain and Medicine Bow for seven years. Is he a traveling salesman of some sort? No. He is the elementary school principal for all three towns–and after this May his commute to the schools will be over. He is retiring. "Mark has been principal since I have been here," Jim Copeland, Carbon County School District No. 2 (CCSD2) superintendent said. "Mark is a great individual to work w...
Lorin Young is a self described retired coal miner. He is originally from Utah, but came to Wyoming when he was nine. He met his wife, Cheryl, in Rawlins and they came to Hanna to work for the mines. Young worked in mines around Hanna in the 1970s and then Steamboat, Colo. for 33 years. He said Peabody was his last coal mining employer after it bought out RAG Shoshone Coal Corporation. "Peabody was a good company to work for," Young said. "You hear about big companies not caring, but with...
Wyoming Ranks No. 5 on ‘Best States for Higher Education’ List The low cost of higher education in Wyoming, combined with low student debt and a relatively high community college graduation rate, have placed the state No. 5 on U.S. News & World Report’s new “Best States for Higher Education” list. Wyoming trails only Florida, Utah, Washington and California in the rankings, which are part of the magazine’s annual “Best States” report. In the area of tuition and fees, Wyoming ranks No. 1 because of its low cost for University of Wyoming (UW) an...
In a recent press release from the Research and Planning section of the Wyoming Department of Workforce Services, it was reported that the state’s seasonally adjusted unemployment rate fell from 3.9 percent in March to 3.8 percent in April. This is the lowest level reached since November 2008. Compared to a year before, unemployment fell in 14 counties, rose slightly in eight counties and remained unchanged in Laramie County at 3.4 percent. The largest decreases occurred in energy producing a...
The Saratoga Council of Catholic Women will soon host Tim Francis, with You Shall Believe Ministries, for the first time ever in the state of Wyoming. According to the organization, Francis has presented over 500 missions and will be coming to Saratoga to present “Do You Believe in Miracles? Seeing is Believing!” The presentation will include film clips from a Fox News special that aired in 1999 with testimony and reports from professionionals who have examined certain mystical phenomena currently occurring in the Catholic church. The Sar...
The Wyoming Cowboy Hall of Fame has announced the newly-selected Class of 2018 by geographic regions. These men and women will be inducted during ceremonies at the Casper Events Center on Sunday, September 23, 2018. Those selected from Region 7 in Carbon County: Leland Ward “Buck” Alameda, Eldon “Pete” McKee and Raymond “Ray” Waliser. Sweetwater County: Mary A. “Mickey” Thoman. The 501(c)(3) WCHF was formed for exclusively historical, cultural, literary and educational purposes. Their chief goal is: “To preserve, promote, perpetuate, publi...