Articles from the October 14, 2020 edition
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Mullen Fire slows growth
While the Mullen Fire continued to see an increase in size within the past week, the arrival of cooler temperatures and some moisture have aided in both containment and limited growth in the past few...
Active cases in Valley
As cold and flu season begin to reach Wyoming and Carbon County, the grip of the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) can still be felt. With over 1,000 active cases in the state and 27 active cases in...
Adjacent and abutting
The vague and ambiguous language of Title 18 of the Saratoga Municipal Code took center stage during the October 6 meeting of the Saratoga Town Council. The definition of “adjacent” was also...
Jane Gale Huntley
Jane Gale Huntley was born May 29, 1958. She was born to Paul and Barbara Slater. Jane grew up mostly in Mound City, Kansas until she moved to Saratoga, Wyoming during her high school years where she graduated. There is where she met the love of her... Full story
Jonathan C. Schnal
Jonathan C. Schnal, 52, resident of Encampment, Wyoming, died at Memorial Hospital in Rawlins on October 7, 2020. Jonathan was born and raised on the Monterey Peninsula in northern California where...
Barney teacher of the year
Alexis Barney, a fourth- and fifth-grade teacher at Evansville Elementary School in Natrona County School District No. 1, was named Wyoming's 2021 Teacher of the Year September 22, during the Wyoming...
Tourism still strong
The Carbon County Visitor Council (CCVC) met at 10 a.m. on Saturday at the Cotton Tree Inn in Rawlins. The approval of the agenda and the minutes from the regular meeting September 16 were done...
What a nickname can mean
About three weeks ago, I was at the Hanna, Elk Mountain, Medicine Bow High School football field. It was the second game at home and I was walking by the EMT crew that was nearby the ambulance to...
Changes to Hannaween
The Hanna Parks and Recreation Center had a meeting at 4:30 p.m. on October 7 at the Hanna Recreation Center. The Hanna mayor, Lois Buchanan, was in attendance along with two board members. Because th...
Saratoga finishes regular season
*Editor's Note: This article includes both the Wheatland Invitational and Rock Springs Invitational*. The Saratoga Cross Country runners appear to have ended their regular season on a decent note as t...
Slowing down the Cyclones
The Southeast Cyclones are not used to being scored on much this season, much less minutes into a game. That is exactly hat happened when they faced the Saratoga Panthers in the game on October 9....
HEM shuts out Lady Rams
The Dubois Lady Rams came to Hanna, Elk Mountain, Medicine Bow (HEM) High School to face the Lady Miners at 2 p.m. on October 10, only to lose three sets in an extremely fast manner. The first set...
Lady Panthers dispatch Lady Doggers
The Saratoga Lady Panthers went 1-1 this weekend as they hosted two non-conference foes; the Southeast Lady Cyclones and the Lingle-Fort Laramie Lady Doggers. While Southeast took out the Lady...
Encampment plays three, wins one
Coming off an unexpected win against their Valley and conference rivals the week before, the Encampment Lady Tigers had a busy week as they were hosted by the No. 1 Cokeville Lady Panthers on Friday a...
HEM buries wolves
The Hanna, Elk Mountain, Medicine Bow (HEM) High School, Miners went to Sheridan on October 10 to face the Normative Services Institute Academy (NSI) Wolves in a conference game. The Miners were the f...
Protecting the season
While it had been unclear at the beginning of the school year if fall sports would get the green light, the past several weeks have proven that athletics can be conducted in the era of the novel...
Disposal district discusses billing
The Upper Platte River Solid Waste District board met on October 7, 2020 at 7:00 pm to discuss several matters involving the landfill. The meeting opened and the minutes and bills were quickly approved. This was followed with correspondence from RNB...
A plan for Pickett
The perennial discussion of Tyler Pickett Park was brought before the Saratoga Town Council during their October 6 meeting. The issue of the park, which has been discussed since 2009, was raised in a...
Classic contract expired
Yvonne Johnson, Carbon County Economic Development Corporation Director, was present at the October 8 Riverside Town Council meeting to introduce herself to the council and touch on topics on which...