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After more than a decade languishing in the pre-planning stages, Never Forget Park in Memory of Tyler Pickett may finally become a reality this spring. During the January 4 meeting of the Saratoga Town Council, Angus England American Legion Post 54 presented nearly $50,000 to go towards the park. According to Vice Commander Joe Parsons, the total amount came from a combination of sources. “Tonight we would like to present, specifically for the park, a check for $47,000,” sai...
The weather this past week did the Hanna, Elk Mountain, Medicine Bow (HEM) Lady Miner basketball team no favors as practice after practice had to be canceled during the week before they played two tough teams in the Rock River Lady Longhorns on Friday and then the Encampment Lady Tigers on Saturday. Unfortunately for the Lady Miners, they lost both contests. Head coach Jackie Jones knew coming off the holiday break was not going to be easy for her team, but she didn't expect...
Traveling North to Shoshoni the Saratoga Middle/ High School Panther wrestling team competed in the Zach Parish Memorial Wrangler Duals. Wrestling in Pool A the Panthers wrestled against Lovell, Shoshoni, Worland JV, and Rocky Mountain. Filling 9 of 14 Weight classes, the Panthers wrestled their way to the top and won the Pool A competition. Wrestling against Lovell in the first round the Panthers won 6 head to head matches and lost 3. In Round 2 the Panthers put on a...
by Mike Armstrong "In the past four or five years, I don't think I have ever had a group of players give it their all the way this team did this past week," Hanna, Elk Mountain, Medicine Bow (HEM) Head Coach Cliff Jones said. "I have had teams go to State and won more games, but I don't believe I have had a group of boys, 15 to 18 play so hard for me and each other. They are a credit to our school in a way that is even better if we went the whole season undefeated." The HEM...
The Encampment Tigers split their weekend with a loss and a win as they were hosted by the Saratoga Panthers on Friday and hosted the Hanna, Elk Mountain, Medicine Bow (HEM) Miners on Saturday. Coming out of the holiday break and heading into the regular season in the difficult 1A Southwest Conference, the weekend's games were a chance for Coach Duane Gilbert to see what his young team could do. "I think every game that we play, we seem to figure out more about basketball and...
Saratoga Lady Panther Basketball won their first weekend back from holiday break. Saratoga Middle/High School Lady Panthers playing two games over the weekend. One of those games being a conference match. First playing a home game against the Encampment Lady Tigers The Lady Panthers then traveled North to Dubois to play against the Lady Rams. The first games after break seemed to go well for the Lady Panthers. The Lady Panthers won against Encampment 42-29 and Dobios 42-23....
The Encampment Lady Tigers split the weekend winning one of two games. As it was the first time playing games after winter break the Lady Tigers slashed their way onto the court. First traveling just a short way north the Lady Tigers were off to face the Saratoga Lady Panthers. Encampment was next host to the Hanna-Elk Mountain Lady Miners over the weekend. Facing Saratoga, Encampment came in 13 points behind losing the game 29-42. The Lady Tigers really showed off their...
The Saratoga Panthers came out of their holiday break with a split weekend as they hosted one game and traveled for another. On Friday, the Panthers hosted their Valley and conference rivals, the Encampment Tigers, for a conference win. Then, on Saturday, Saratoga was hosted by the Dubois Rams for their first post-New Year loss. With limited varsity experience, Coach Jason Williams appears pleased with any progress his team can make this season. Panthers vs. Tigers The Panther...
The town of Encampment will be hosting the 35th Annual Sierra Madre Winter Carnival (ASMWC). Save the date January 28 and 29 for family winter fun. With Multiple events, races and three different cook-offs there is sure to be something for everyone. Starting the event filled weekend with a pancake breakfast held by the local VFW, and the food doesn't stop there. There are three cook-off competitions to enter with multiple categories in each. Starting with the Chili cook-off...
by Mike Armstrong “My kids love it,” Hanna Marshal Ted Kranenbery Jr said. “It is pretty neat to see the places that they can go in Hanna.” Kranenberg popped out his phone and pulled up the game and showed that the Hanna Recreation Center was place his kids needed to go find a Pokemon that was valuable. There were several other street corners and a few places of business highlighted with a Pokemon Stop. Pokemon Go is a 2016 augmented reality (AR) mobile game developed and pub...
Though the New Year has just begun, concerns over being unable to get on a construction schedule this year has motivated the Town of Saratoga to move quickly on the replacement of the Spring Street water main from River Street to 3rd Street. At the January 4 meeting of the Saratoga Town Council, replacement of the water main was heavily discussed. Though it had been a topic for the final meeting of 2021, following a recommendation from the Saratoga-Carbon County Impact Joint...
Staff Report Saratoga Elementary School (SES) kicked off their 2nd Annual Health Moves Minds initiative on February 1 with the goal of raising money for a local charity. Last year, SES began working with the National Health and Physical Education Society to bring Health Moves Minds to the school with the initiative fulfilling a main component of the health curriculum by focusing on social emotional learning, or SEL. In addition to resources offered by the Health Moves Minds initiative, a fundraising component allows students...
As the Wyoming Legislature’s Joint Corporations Committee continues to discuss and debate their current redistricting efforts, the Board of Carbon County Commissioners (BOCCC) are concerned the rural residents of their county will be left without a voice in Cheyenne. Those concerns were raised by the commissioners at their January 4 meeting as they received an update on the redistricting process from Carbon County Clerk Gwynn Bartlett. According to Bartlett, her primary c...
Charles Anthony (Chuck) Larsen was born June 7, 1953 in Sioux Falls, South Dakota to Charles E. Larsen and Phyllis M. (Wachendorf) Larsen. He passed from this life January 5,2022 at Monument Health Hospital in Rapid City, South Dakota after a brief illness, with family at his side. Chuck was an amazing man. He truly loved people and never met a stranger. Everyone that knew him loved him and he loved them all. Chuck retired in June of 2015 after 36 years with Carbon Power and... Full story
Omicron has officially been detected in Carbon County. The Board of Carbon County Commissioners (BOCCC) were updated on the detection of the most recent, and highly contagious, variant of the Covid-19 virus during their January 4 meeting. The update came from Amanda Brown, nurse manager for Carbon County Public Health, with additional information from Duane Abels, the Carbon County Health Officer. “Omicron is now the dominant variant in the US. It has been identified in W...