Articles from the December 2, 2020 edition
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County GOP request mask order rescinded
On November 23, six days after Carbon County Health Officer Wayne Couch announced a county-wide mask mandate, the executive committee of the Carbon County Republican Party issued a letter of concern...
School board updated on virtual education
When the Wyoming Department of Education (WDE) announced the closure of schools statewide due to concerns over the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, school districts were asked to develop an Adaptive...
Doris Ledbetter
Doris Jewel Ledbetter, lifelong resident of Saratoga, Wyoming, passed away on November 25, 2020 at the Memorial Hospital of Carbon County at the age of 89 years. She was born July 19, 1931 in Saratoga...
District special education above average
The Carbon County School District No. 2 (CCSD2) Board of Trustees received a number of updates during their November 16 meeting, one of which was from Robin Brown, district special education director....
No thin ice for Kiwanis
On November 28, Old Man Winter provided just enough cool weather for the grand opening of the Platte Valley Kiwanis' portable ice skating rink at Khe Sanh West Park in downtown Saratoga. As was...
Being thankful for the breaks
“Josh, do you know how long it’s been since we’ve put out a 12 page paper?” It’s mid-afternoon on Monday. Mike Armstrong and Dana Davis ask me this question when it’s well after noon and I...
Panthers get recognition
Five players from the Saratoga football team were honored this season for their contributions. Three Panther players were named All-State in addition to All-Conference. Two other players were named...
A kid's take on COVID
Coronavirus (COVID) has changed how the world operates. Businesses are shuttered and people are finding themselves staying away from family and friends in order to be safe. By most standards, this is...
A new Town Clerk for Hanna
Leslie Birge has spent the majority of her life in Carbon County, mostly in the town of Hanna. "I might have been born in Texas, but I was raised here in Hanna," Birge said. "My father worked for a...
Reflections from the Platte Valley Lyre
Reprint of this story from the December 3, 1891 issue of Platte Valley Lyre brought to you courtesy of Grandma's Cabin, Encampment, Wyoming. Preserving History - Serving the Community. Saratoga has a...
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