Serving the Platte Valley since 1888
Serving the Platte Valley since 1888
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RIVERTON -- A little more than a year ago, the residents of Atlantic City invited their local legislators to a community meeting. Property taxes were getting out of control, they said – and it didn't seem fair that someone on a fixed income, who'd lived in the same house for decades, may have to pay more than they could afford because someone making California or New York wages had moved in next door. "This year, my property taxes are double" the amount they were assessed a...
LANDER - There's a famous photo of Lander taken by local photographer Ted Carlson. In it, a herd of cattle spans the center of Main Street, led by a cowboy on a horse. According to a post by the Pioneer Museum from a few years ago, this image of the Ellis ranch cattle drive was likely captured sometime in the early 1980s. It's captioned "Rush hour in Wyoming," and at one point was hung everywhere in Lander. "I would've promoted Lander as a cowboy town [when I came here] 35...
RIVERTON — Last year, Karen Wetzel was removed from a Fremont County Commissioners’ meeting, and footage of the incident was briefly taken offline. People who were in the room knew what had happened; anyone who was absent and counting on the recording, including this newspaper, could only try to piece together the puzzle by asking people who were there or waiting for the video to be restored. While more and more government meetings are recorded and even conducted partially or wholly online, there are circumstances in whi...
RIVERTON - Compared to most of the United States, a relatively high percentage of Fremont County's residents are veterans. Many people who live here have spent time serving in the military – and many others want to support and give back to local veterans. A few times a year, people gather for a special veteran-focused event: Hunting with Heroes, which takes disabled veterans hunting, free of charge. "Wyoming is the only state in the union that allows this type of hunt," explai...
