Articles from the November 3, 2021 edition
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CRT 'not promoted' by district
The teaching of Critical Race Theory (CRT) hasn’t been outright banned by Carbon County School District No. 2 (CCSD2). Instead, a resolution passed by the CCSD2 Board of Trustees on October 18 sta...
Allen Wayne Scott, Jr.
Allen Wayne Scott, Jr., 63, passed away on October 13, 2021 in Cheyenne. He was born on July 6, 1958 in Madison, WI to Allen Wayne Scott, Sr. and Kathleen Beck. He was interred at Cheyenne National...
John William Huntley
John William Huntley, 67 of Saratoga Wyoming, passed away October 17, 2021, at the Salt Lake Regional Hospital in Salt Lake City Utah. John was born on February 18, 1954, in Rawlins Wyoming. He...
Terry Lee Hall
Terry Lee Hall, a resident of Saratoga, Wyoming, passed away on October 25, 2021 at his home at the age of 77 years. Terry was born on January 29, 1944 to Roland Dean Hall and Hazel Roberta Hall....
Thanksgiving delivered
Platte Valley Helping Hands (PVHH) will continue to provide their Annual Free Community Thanksgiving Day Dinner, but with the same limitations as last year, due to the continued spread of Covid-19 in the area. All meals will be delivered to homes by...
Against Critical Race Theory
Editor, I commend the Carbon County School District No. 2 Board of Trustees for unanimously adopting a resolution addressing the teaching of Critical Race Theory. Your resolution takes aggressive pro-active action against a divisive, destructive...
For Critical Race Theory
Dear Editor, As long as I can remember, truth has been feared.. But, our educational system is the cornerstone of our country and it is important that we teach our children the facts. With few exceptions teachers have been very diligent about doing...
Copeland to retire
Carbon County School District No. 2 (CCSD2) Superintendent Jim Copeland will retire effective June 30, 2022. “It is with mixed feelings I submit my resignation,” wrote Copeland in a letter...
Kicking the can
Though the Town of Saratoga is well into the Fiscal Year 2021/2022, work is continuing on the audit for Fiscal Year 2019/2020. During the October 19 meeting of the Saratoga Town Council, Mayor Creed J...
The counsel of women
Wyoming is known as the Equality State as it was the first in the United States to give women the right to vote. There may have been some self-serving reasons by men in power during that time but, fro...
Tigers plunder Guernsey-Sunrise
With the regular season over, eight teams in 1A Six-Man Football sought to punch their ticket to the semi-final playoff rounds on October 29. All four of those spots are now held by the four teams...
Rattlers continue striking
The Little Snake River Valley (LSRV) Rattlers are closer to the state championship after they took the Kaycee Buckaroos out of contention on October 29, racking up a score of 62-8. The 8 points scored...
Lady Panthers head to State
The Saratoga Lady Panthers clawed into the 1A West Regional Volleyball Tournament over the weekend. Traveling north to Lander, the Lady Panthers faced four separate teams and were able to advance to t...
LSRV rattles their way to State
The Little Snake River Valley (LSRV) Lady Rattlers have officially punched their ticket to the 1A State Volleyball Championship. Entering as the No. 2 West Seed, the Lady Rattlers went 2-1 over the...
Good to be together again
The Wyoming Hospitality and Tourism Fall Summit was held in Sheridan on October 20 and 21. The common statement made by leaders and attendees was how good it was to have the conference in person...
Getting gardens ready for winter
Garden boxes are at the new community garden site and the Hanna Agricultural Resource Committee (HART) is working hard to get them ready before winter sets in. There are 31 boxes in total, which had...