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 By Kaitlyn Campbell    News    May 25, 2023 

Old issues regarding the pool re-emerge

The agenda, minutes, and bills were approved before moving on to a presentation on the Carbon County Prevention Network (CCPN) by Tracy Young.  The presentation discussed issues such as drug abuse and suicide prevention, as well as summer events...

 
 By Kaitlyn Campbell    News    May 25, 2023 

Business as usual for the Commissioners

Everything was business as usual at the Carbon County Commissioners Meeting.  The commissioners met on May 16 in Riverside for their regular meeting.   The meeting started with approval of the bills, then moved quickly into updates from Emergency...

 
 By Virginia Parker    News    May 18, 2023

North Platte Valley Medical Center Grand Opening

When sustainable healthcare became a concern for the Upper North Platte Valley six years ago, it wasn't long before the Corbett Medical Foundation (CFM) formed a subcommittee to address the issue....

 
 By Virginia Parker    News    May 18, 2023

Encampment Town Council springs in to action

Pickle ball was once again on the agenda at Encampment's town council meeting on May 11. Peggy Huntley had brought it to the council at the last meeting, asking if they could clean up the tennis...

 
 By Dallas Fields    News    May 11, 2023

Saratoga Town Council Addresses Flood Concerns 

Living within the North Platte River floodplain can be concerning with the coming spring rains and snow melt, and the possibility of flooding. In the May 2 town council meeting, many of these...

 
 By Virginia Parker    News    May 11, 2023

Carbon County Board of Commissioners updated on multiple items

Carbon County Sheriff Alex Bakken was the first to speak with the Commissioners. He asked the Commissioners for an approval on a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) between the Town of Saratoga and...

 
 By Virginia Parker    News    May 11, 2023

Upper North Platte Valley Flooding concerns

With the rise of the rivers over the past few days, residents of the Upper North Platte Valley are worried. Flooding has occurred in Saratoga and Encampment in the past, the last time it became very...

 
 By Dallas Fields    News    May 4, 2023

Gaspari appointed by Governor Mark Gordon to State Board of Education

(This is a corrected article that ran in April 27 issue of the Saratoga Sun.) Joe Gaspari knows the importance of taking care of our children and raising them up “in the way that they should go”....

 
 By Dallas Fields    News    May 4, 2023

Life and Experience of Pioneer Women in Wyoming

The world doesn’t see many women like Gay Day Alcorn. A very well known lady in the Valley, she was larger than life with a personality like no other. Her daughter, Libbi Alcorn Nauta shared her...

 
 By Dallas Fields    News    April 27, 2023

Saratoga Town Council talks parks

With the green grass, and the meadowlark song our thoughts turn to landscaping. First on the April 18 town council agenda was the Saratoga Museum Director Dana Davis addressed the town council...

 
 By Virginia Parker    News    April 20, 2023

Encampment Town Council is ready for spring

Encampment Town Council proclaimed April as Child Abuse Prevention Month. Sewer Lagoon Project Jon Nelson, Northfork Engineering presented the Council with contracts for the mayor’s signature from...

 
 By Dallas Fields    News    April 20, 2023

Carbon County Commissioners prepare for Spring melt off

Road and Bridge Road and Bridge Manager Kandis Fritz gave the commissioners a breakdown of the the winter costs accrued by Carbon County Road and Bridge including fuel from December of 2022, through...

 
 By Virginia Parker    News    April 20, 2023

New technology provides faster and more accurate response for Saratoga Police Department

Emergency dispatchers at Saratoga Police Department will no longer be limited to verbal communications with callers. A new technology provided by the Prepared Live system, has the ability to access...

 
 By Dallas Fields    News    April 13, 2023

TacOne Training comes to the valley

The sound of gunshots echoing off of lockers and traveling down the hallways of the Saratoga Middle High School, dropped a veil of reality over the participants. Given the realism of the scenario as...

 
 By Dallas Fields    News    April 13, 2023

Flooding concerns addressed by Town Council

Resolution 2023-11-Flood Declaration was approved by the Saratoga Town Council at the April 4 regular meeting.  The resolution states that the Mayor of the Town of Saratoga has declared a state of...

 
 By Dallas Fields    News    April 6, 2023

Carbon County Flood Summit 2023

With winter snows piled high in the mountains, and rain and warmer temperatures in the forecast, flooding is a concern for local residents living near the Saratoga and Encampment Rivers. This concern...

 
 By Dallas Fields    News    March 30, 2023

Broadband still on its way

The Saratoga Town Council received updates on the Union Wireless broadband build-out and approved a transfer of entitlements from the Saratoga Municipal Airport during their March 21 meeting. The coun...

 
 By Dallas Fields    News    March 30, 2023

Commissioners discuss funds and entitlements

The Board of Carbon County Commissioners discussed a variety of things during their March 21 meeting. Topics ranged from discussion over new opioid settlement funds, approval of grant applications, a...

 
 By Virginia Parker    News    March 30, 2023

Closed means closed

Lewis and Lewis are back to work on the Spring Avenue project. The contractors are hoping to have everything completed within the next few weeks but there will be some inconvenience to those driving...

 
 By Virginia Parker    News    March 23, 2023

Preparing for the worst

At the February 7 meeting of the Saratoga Town Council, the governing body announced they would be challenging the updated flood maps released by the Federal Emergency Management Agency over...

 
 By Virginia Parker    News    March 23, 2023

Encampment Town Council discusses water and sewer

Updates on the lagoon project and a request for Riverside to tie-in to the Encampment water system were the main topics of discussion for Encampment Town Council on March 9. Dan Jago, a...

 
 By Virginia Parker    News    March 23, 2023

New hospital inches closer to opening

Despite multiple projected opening dates, the North Platte Valley Medical Center (NPVMC) is a little closer to being open with a goal of the last week of April. During a press tour in October, Mincy...

 

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