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Healthcare a tax issue?
The Healthcare Sustainability Project Subcommittee (HSPS) met Wednesday, Feb. 13 at the Platte Valley Community Center to discuss progress on healthcare in the Platte Valley and take questions on the...
Table weighed down
In an approximately 20-minute Saratoga Planning Commission meeting every item on the agenda was tabled. During the Feb. 12 meeting, the commission briefly discussed four agenda items and decided that...
Full house in Hanna
The Hanna Town Council met at 6 p.m. on Feb. 12 at the Hanna Town Hall with all council members and mayor in attendance. There was also a public hearing for a special use permit application submitted...
Germans to speak at Christian center
Reverend Stuart German, Assemblies of God (AG) missionary representative at Global University, will be the feature guest speaker at Platte Valley Christian Center AG, on Sunday, March 17, according...
Repowering Foote
PacifiCorp, a regulated utility who serves 1.9 million customers in six western states, has applied for approval to repower the existing Foote Creek Rim 1 Wind Project located near Arlington, Wyo. Repowering will primarily involve removing the...
Ungulate perambulation conversation
The Wyoming Game and Fish Department invites members of the public to join in discussions about the management of mule deer migration corridors in the Platte Valley. Wildlife managers want to better define and understand the migration risks for big...
Lease language languishes
Minimum standards and ground hangar leases were, again, a central topic of discussion during the regularly scheduled meeting of the Saratoga Airport Board at 1 p.m. on Feb. 13 at Saratoga Town Hall. D...
Bacterial meningitis reported in Hanna
*UPDATE* This story has been updated to reflect the closures of all elementary schools in the northern portion of Carbon County School District No. 2. *UPDATE: 11:46 a.m.* Below the original story,... Full story
Prepping for water
The Saratoga Town Council met at 6 p.m. on Feb. 5 at the Saratoga Town Hall with all council members and mayor in attendance. It was business as usual as the agenda and minutes for Jan. 15 were...
Boxed out
The regular meeting of the Upper Platte River Solid Waste Disposal District (UPRSWDD) at 7 p.m. on Feb. 6 saw some serious discussion as the board heard from Saratoga Town Council member Steve...
Hold Onto Your Hat-we're going digital
Preserving history is often an arduous task. It requires not just a love for the subject, but a knowledge of advancing technology. Video Home System (VHS) and cassette tapes have often been used to...
Not so elementary
The Carbon County School District Education No. 2 Board (Board) met at 2:30 p.m for a workshop and at 4 p.m. on Jan. 21 for a board meeting in Medicine Bow. Before the 4 p.m. board meeting, there was...
Seat filled
The Saratoga Town Council met at 6 p.m. on Jan. 15 at the Saratoga Town Hall where, a council seat was filled after several months of being vacant. It was business as usual with the approval of the...
Healthcare, take III
The Healthcare Sustainability Project (HSP) subcommittee held their third open meeting January 16 at the Platte Valley Community Center to provide updates on the state of healthcare in the Valley and...
Mulling economic development
Medicine Bow had its regularly scheduled monthly town council meeting at 7 p.m. on Jan. 14 at the Medicine Bow Community Hall. The roll call had all council members present except council member Sharo...
The once and future mayor
John Zeiger, the newly elected mayor of Saratoga, said he was somewhat surprised when he won in November. "It was a pleasant surprise when it was apparent I won," Zeiger said. "I thought it would be...
Pride and passion in Hanna
Lois Buchanan was told about her win as mayor on the evening of the election day. "I was going to bed early and figured I would find out in the morning, but somebody called me and the unofficial resul...
Supporting the 6th penny
The first Encampment Town Council meeting of 2019 saw what could be a record finish as it took less than 20 minutes from beginning to end, including the swearing in of new council member Shannon...
Legion raffles hut
The Sons of the American Legion are raffling a two-person ice hut complete with auger, a pair of ice fishing poles, a lantern and a heater off at the 36th annual Ice Fishing Derby this weekend....
New year takes off
It was a successful takeoff for the Saratoga Airport Board during their January meeting held at 1 p.m. on Jan. 9 at the Saratoga Town Hall as they welcomed new town council representative Jon Nelson...
Settling in
The Hanna council met at 6 p.m. on Jan. 8 at the Hanna Town Hall with mayor Tony Poulos and council members Bob Patton, Pat Gregory, Traci Fowler and Linda Schisel in attendance. It was business as...
Sewer gets stop order
The first meeting of the new year for the Carbon County Impact Joint Powers Board (CCIJPB) at 6 p.m. on Jan. 9 saw few changes as the board members welcomed new town council representative Jon Nelson...
MOU prompts discussion
The Saratoga Planning commission met for their regularly scheduled meeting Tuesday, Jan. 8. Committee members Jim Beckmann, Chris Duke and Tom Westring were in attendance as Commission Chairman Jon...
Students of health
University of Wyoming School of Pharmacy students, and their counterparts from Howard University College of Pharmacy, have been participating in the Health Equity Leadership Program, an innovative...
SNAP shut
Families in Wyoming who are dependent upon the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) will be receiving their February benefits early, but will not be receiving anything else until the end...