At the March 17 meeting of the Rawlins City Council, Vice Mayor Darril Garner spoke to the council about a recent conversation he had with Green River’s Director of Public Works and the municipality’s new waste water treatment plant.

The impact of broad property tax exemptions on the county budget was a main topic of discussion for the Board of Carbon County Commissioners (BOCCC) during their March 17 meeting.

“A lot of our buildings that are just sitting there are really rotting away and it’s due to the rent that the owners have for the buildings.”

Ward One Councilmember Derek Elliott raised the issue of high rent for empty business properties during the March 17 meeting of the Rawlins City Council. He also asked about vocational programs to help potential new businesses recruit and retain employees.

Platte Valley Arts Council and the Drum Brothers hosted assemblies and community drum circles across the Valley last week.

We will soon stand with palms and branches in our hands, welcoming Jesus into Jerusalem as King. Jesus Christ is King. Everything in our life and in the whole created world belongs to Him; there is nothing over which He is not the true ruler. As we take up our palms and branches, we affirm that Christ and his Kingdom is our only reality. Everything belongs to Him.

How many times will it need to be declared that we can have as much of God as we want? And how many tears will we shed from the sadness of knowing that most people only want enough to get by? Having a serious spiritual relationship with God is difficult, as it takes a high level of desire and discipline on our part.

A water main break in the 600 to 1100 block of Saratoga Avenue left a handful of residents without water for several hours on March 24. The break was first announced on the Town of Saratoga’s social media at around 10 a.m.