For 49 hunting seasons, Merrill Meat Company north of Encampment has accepted wild game from out-of-state and local hunters. This season, what would have been its 50th, that will no longer be the case.
No elk, no deer, no antelope.

Whether it was slinging drinks at Bella’s Bistro in Saratoga, delivering mail in Rawlins or tossing dough in Riverside, Krissy McIrvin has been a familiar face to many in the Valley and Carbon County.

There is a new shop in Hanna where customers can browse for antiques, second hand items and a place to relax and talk with friends.
Chapman Treasures, located in the Hanna Shopping Center, can be found next to Wee Folks Preschool.
The founder and owner is Sondra Clemmons.

Meadowlark Pediatrics, LLC has joined the visiting specialists at the Platte Valley Clinic and has begun seeing patients on alternate Thursdays. The Laramie-based medical group was founded by Paula Vasek, FNP and Elizabeth DePrince Smith, CPNP and provides pediatric wellness and acute care visits to families with children aged newborn through college.

Driving into Saratoga from Walcott Junction there is a building on the left about a mile before town which houses a business is essential to many ranchers in feeding their livestock. Pet owners also use this store, as do people who need their dry cleaning done.
Saratoga Feed and Grain has been doing such a good job that it won the Saratoga/Platte Valley Chamber of Commerce's 2021 Business of the Year.

Summit Fitness, the 24-hour gym at 110 West Spring Street in Saratoga, is under new ownership. Maxx and Heather Memmot, who moved to the Valley four years ago, officially took over the gym on June 1 from previous owners Justin and Tammi Hale.
The Memmots, originally from Utah, decided to make the Valley their home in 2017 after Maxx had visited for a hunting trip in 2016 with his father.