Encampment Fire Department Chief Cory Nuhn asked the Encampment Town Council at its meeting Thursday if it could look at creating an ordinance that would levy a fine or something similar to individuals that light controlled burns within town limits without notifying the fire department.
Nuhn said his department had been paged to respond to controlled burns that are not called in before lighting.

Joe Elder, reporter for the Saratoga Sun, has been promoted to editor with the departure of Tom Dixon.
“Joe has done a great job for us,” general manager Liz Wood said. “I look forward to working with him as our new editor.”
Brian Trautwein, of Cheyenne, has been hired as the sports reporter for the Saratoga Sun.
Trautwein, who has a degree in Communications from the University of Wyoming, began with the Sun Dec. 10.

The future of the men’s golf league at Saratoga Golf Course will be discussed tonight at 7 p.m. at the Saratoga Resort & Spa, according to a press release.
The special meeting of all members of Saratoga Men’s Golf Association has been called by club officers to discuss proposed green fees scheduled for next season, which could determine future of the league.

The Wyoming Low-Income Energy Assistance Program (LIEAP) is accepting applications through midnight February 28, 2013. The Department of Family Services is urging action before cold spells or bills pile up.

In 1642, John Donne wrote the following words: “No man is an island, entire of itself. Each is a piece of the continent, a part of the main ... Each man’s death diminishes me, for I am involved in mankind. Therefore, send not to know for whom the bell tolls, it tolls for thee.”

The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) Rawlins Field Office is seeking public comment on its environmental analysis of a proposed major expansion of natural gas development on 1.1 million acres of mixed ownership land in Carbon and Sweetwater counties.

Carbon County Museum last Wednesday announced the opening of its “Discovery Zone,” a brand new, hands-on children’s space. The museum will host an Open House on Friday, Jan. 4, from 3 p.m. until 7 p.m., to celebrate the new space.
“We’re really excited to offer this space as a family-friendly option,” Education and Outreach Coordinator Lauren Huntley said. “It really expands our ability to reach more people in the community.”

James “Jim” R. Caswell, 80, of Laramie, formerly of Rawlins, died Thursday, Dec. 13, 2012 at Laramie Care Center.
He was born Jan. 24, 1932 in Estes Park, Colo., to Birdsey and Beatrice (Green) Caswell.
He was raised in Colorado and moved to Saratoga during his high school years.
He married Georgie Currey on July 11, 1951 in Encampment.
Jim served in the United States Navy and was honorably discharged.

Dick Neuman passed away quietly at his residence in Saratoga on Dec. 11, 2012 after his long battle with pancreatic cancer. He was 60 years young. Dick was born in Rawlins on July 17, 1952 to H.T. and Evelyn Neuman.
He attended schools in Rawlins and later attended Casper College then the University of Wyoming. After this he went to work for his father at Neuman Transit Co., in Rawlins, along with his four brothers.