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The Encampment Tigers Track team prequalified for events at state at the Okie Blanchard Meet at Cheyenne East on Friday, April 7. Prequalifying for state at the meet were Quade Jordan in the shot put with a throw of 47-4 and in the discus with a throw of 130-9. Kyenna Jackson prequalified for state in the shot put with a throw of 33-0. "It was nice to get a meet in after several weeks. We had nice weather and we had a couple of athletes prequalify for state. It was nice to be able to run on a...
Saturday, April 1st, the Wyoming State Spelling Bee took place in Rock Springs at Western Wyoming Community College. Cooper Smith, a sixth grader from Saratoga won the competition and will represent the State of Wyoming in Washington D.C., two months from now. According to a press release, no one from the state has ever won the national contest. The contest itself started back in 1925. Officials said the words this year were difficult. Fifty eight participants started the competition in the...
The Panthers track teams left the den to compete against several large schools.Saratoga Middle High School (SMHS) track & field boys and girls teams competed in the Runners Roost of Fort Collins on March 24. There were thirty three teams that competed consisting mostly of big schools from Wyoming and Colorado. The girls team scored 7 team points and placed 23rd in the overall team point standings. The boys didn’t place in the top 25 with team points at this meet, but they never gave up. W...
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 was addressed at the Carbon County Flood Summit hosted by Lenny Layman, Carbon County Emergency Manager at the Carbon County Flood Summit of 2023 Friday, March 31. Tony Anderson, Senior Service Hydrologist from the National Weather Service (NWS) in Cheyenne said that the drought conditions have...
The Saratoga Panthers High School Track Teams have already hit the ground running in two track meets. The Lady Panthers are the returning state champions of 1A track and Field this season and they are on the prowl to repeat as state champions. Saratoga Middle High School has 30 students out for track and field. SMHS Head Track Coach Rex Hohnholt expressed his hopes for the year, "Well, get rid of the snow to start with. Get some decent weather for once. We were able to get a meet in for all the...
The Encampment Tigers were off to a no-start when their first meet at Wind River was canceled due to weather conditions. They are set to compete for the first time this season on Friday, April 6 in the Okie Blanchard Meet at Cheyenne East High School in Cheyenne, Wyoming. Encampment School Track Coach Kegan WIllford said, "Due to the weather and conditions in Encampment it has been a more challenging start than most years. We haven't been able to get outside much yet. With that, we are trying...
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 council also approved several grant applications including one for mosquito mitigation. Not so fast Brian Woody, chief customer relations officer for Union Wireless, provided an update on the company’s broadband buildout for Saratoga. According to Woody, 43% of permanent structures in the town have f...
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 split cost on radios between the Carbon County FIre Department and the U.S Forest Service, entitlement funds for the Dixon Airport, salary for the county emergency manager and deputy manager, and a purchase of two tilt-deck trailers for the road and bridge department. Opioid Funds Carbon County has...
It was recently announced that Briston Sifford, Ben Wagy and Head Coach Kegan Willford would represent Encampment at the Six-Man Wyoming vs. Nebraska All-Star Game this summer. Sifford and Wagy are seniors this year and have been with the program through its inception. Encampment finished the season with a 6-2 record overall. The Tigers were eliminated from the playoffs in the semifinal round by the Little Snake River Valley (LSRV) Rattlers with a final score of 71-8. This is the third year play...
Thomas Wolfe once wrote, "You can never come home again." All respect to Mr. Wolfe, but he was wrong. My name is Dallas Fields. I grew up in Saratoga and graduated from Saratoga High School in 2005. I then attended the University of Wyoming where I earned a Bachelor's of Science Degree in Physical Education. Since then I have worked as a fitness instructor, teacher, and coach. For the past five years I have been living abroad in France with my wife and son. During that time my motivation for com...
The Platte Valley has long been home to artists of varying mediums. One such artist was Virginia Frederick Large, whose creations can still be found throughout the Valley. Large's artwork still adorns the walls of the Carbon County School District No. 2 Central Office, the Doc Culleton Building at the Grand Encampment Museum and the Saratoga Presbyterian Church. On March 16, local historian Dick Perue presented the life and work of Large at the Saratoga Branch Library. The program, narrated by...