Articles from the November 25, 2020 edition
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No quorum, no appointment
Saratoga’s mayoral vacancy is no closer to being filled, despite council members-elect Ben Spaulding and Creed James being given two weeks to meet with sitting members of Saratoga Town Council....
All the dents we can get
“I understand people have expressed concerns about their civil liberties. I get that, I understand that. On the other hand, this is a public health emergency. The last one of these major pandemics...
LeRoy Bush
LeRoy Bush, born in Hulett, Wyoming on the 5th day of November in the year of our Lord 1937, left this world to be with his maker two days after his 83rd birthday. Best known as Lee of Lee's Texaco,... Full story
Carolyn Adams
Carolyn Lynn Adams was born on October 21, 1950 in Craig, Colorado. She passed away on November 13, 2020 at the Sandrock Ridge Care Center in Craig, Colorado. Carolyn grew up on a ranch in the... Full story
Assessing Platte Valley Deer
The Wyoming Game and Fish Department has released the Platte Valley Mule Deer Migration Corridor Draft Biological Risk and Opportunity Assessment. The document provides an overview of the...
Change is tough but worth facing
You would never know it- given that I have changed jobs, homes and residences in countries like some people change jeans but I really don’t like change. I am a guy that gets set in his ways and...
Wind taxes eddie back
The Carbon County Council of Governments (CCCOG) met at 6:30 p.m by Zoom on November 18. The municipalities represented were Baggs, Dixon, Elk Mountain, Rawlins, Riverside and Saratoga. Chairman...
County approves Brush Creek road agreement
During the November 17 meeting of the Board of Carbon County Commissioners (BOCCC), the commissioners approved a road use agreement between Carbon County and Brush Creek Ranch for a section of Carbon...
Y2 to host virtual meeting
The Board of Carbon County Commissioners (BOCCC) is in the process of developing a draft Natural Resource Management Plan (NRMP) for the county. The County has hired Y2 Consultants and Falen Law Offices to work with a County appointed steering...
Governor Gordon updates orders
In response to rising cases of COVID-19 and increasing strains on medical facilities, Governor Mark Gordon announced additional statewide measures to help slow the spread of COVID-19, ease the pressure on Wyoming’s healthcare system and preserve...
Questioning the Quarantines
Parents and staff members alike were in attendance at the November 16 meeting of the Carbon County School District No. 2 (CCSD2) Board of Trustees to express their concern and frustrations over a “b...
Visitors Council meets virtually again
The Carbon County Visitors Council had to change their meeting from Sinclair Town Hall to meet virtually due to concerns of COVID-19. The meeting started at 10:31 on November 18. The agenda and minute...
From bus drivers to students
As classes in Carbon County School District No. 2 (CCSD2) enter their third month of being in session, there have been changes to every aspect of how school is conducted. During their November 16...
Skating into Saratoga
For some time, downtown Saratoga has had a number of amenities to offer both locals and visitors. If people fancy a warm drink, they can get coffee at one of two locations on Bridge Avenue. That pang...
COVID still grips county
As millions of Americans travel for the Thanksgiving holiday, the number of active cases of coronavirus (COVID-19) across the state and within Carbon County continue to move upward. Following Governor... Full story
Energizing Wyoming
Rocky Mountain Power energized a major transmission line addition this month, completing a key part of its work to connect Wyoming’s diverse energy resources to the vast reach of the utility’s transmission system. This major milestone is part of...
Mask mandate issued in Carbon county
On November 18, Carbon County became one of nine other counties in the state to institute a mask mandate. The total number of counties in Wyoming with such a mandate is now at 12 with the public...
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