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The Medicine Bow Town Council met January 9 to swear in two newly elected council positions. Casey Federer and Lucy Schofiedl were immediately sworn in once the meeting was underway. Then from the newly formed council, a mayor was selected; Lucy Schofield was unanimously elected mayor. Schofield was on the council before her re-election to another term and had been pro-tem mayor under the previous administration when Sharon Biamon was mayor. Once the election was over, the Council went into an...
Blood donors are needed for the blood drive sponsored annually by the Valley Service Organization (VSO). The drive will be held on January 18, 2023 at the Platte Valley Community Center from noon to 5:30. The event chair, Roxie Baldwin, said she only has 14 donors signed up so far. To make an appointment, call Roxie at 307-329-6332.... Full story
Throughout the history of the Board of Carbon County Commissioners (BOCCC) three women sat on the board; Linda Fleming, Lindy Glode who served as vice chairman and Sue Jones. At the January 3, 2023 meeting of the commissioners, Sue Jones was named Chairperson. She is the first woman in Carbon County history to chair the BOCCC. Jones has served as a commissioner for 10 years. Jones said she is very honored and humbled to have been chosen as chairperson. There were also nine newly elected...
While the House of Representatives hit a stalemate in electing leadership in Washington D.C. on January 3, nearly 1,800 miles away the Rawlins City Council decided on their own leaders. The entire process was held by secret ballot. The governing body will have two familiar faces in leadership for the next two years. Mayor Terry Weickum was reappointed for another two years on January 3 while Steve Sanger was appointed vice-mayor. Sanger previously served as vice-mayor from 2017 to 2021 under mayors Richard Grauberger and Steve Nicholson....
On Jan. 25, the University of Wyoming Extension will host its 2023 Northwest Crop Symposium at the Park County Fairgrounds in Powell. “The Northwest Crop Symposium is an annual event for producers to gather some new information and do a little networking for the future cropping year,” says UW Extension Agricultural and Natural Resources Educator Jeremiah Vardiman. “It’s another great year for presenters and topics.” This year’s event focuses on alkaline soil management. Presentation topics include soil pH and nutrient availability, sugar beet c...
I eavesdrop when I'm in a restaurant or a bar. It's hard not to hear what others say when they're only a few feet away. The other day I was in a local restaurant and overheard a conversation between four men and two women about their visit to our Valley. From how they were dressed, it was obvious they had come to enjoy our backcountry and some of the finest snowmobile and cross-country trail, and see some wildlife. Surprisingly or maybe not, they were complaining. They had arrived just in time...
The residents of Ward 2 in Rawlins were without full representation on January 3 and will be without at least until the first meeting in February. Tonya Lewman, who defeated incumbent Linda Smith in the 2022 General Election, did not take her Oath of Office following allegations of violating campaign finance laws. The City of Rawlins began taking nominations for the vacancy on January 6 and will accept them through January 20. The other Ward 2 representative is Councilmember Darril Garner. Lewman Speaks Lewman, who defeated Smith by more than 1...
There was no shortage of snow as Rawlins entered the New Year, receiving a total of two feet between the night of January 1 and the morning of January 4. Fortunately, there was no shortage when it came to acts of kindness as well. From pulling vehicles out of drifts to shoveling driveways to clearing sections of the city, the immense snowfall brought out a sense of community. “My amazing neighbors helped me dig out my driveway,” said Megan McComas. “I had giant drifts of snow almost four feet deep and they helped me by bringing over their...
The Valley saw the clash of two Carbon County rivals on January 6. Although Encampment started out strong in the beginning, it was not long before the Saratoga Panthers overwhelmed them. Saratoga won 61 to 34. "It was close during the 1st quarter and even some of the early 2nd quarter and then we started pulling away," Saratoga's Head Basketball Coach Jason Williams said. "We started making some 3-pointers and then we started to get further ahead. "Half-time the score, which favored Saratoga,...
“This is just my opinion, and there are certainly contenders which might prove me wrong, but I believe the top four teams in 1A basketball right now are Burlington, Saratoga, Southeast and Upton,” Cliff Jones, the head coach for Hanna, Elk Mountain, Medicine Bow (HEM) Miner boys basketball team said. “The season thus far, we will have played three out of the four teams by the end of Tuesday night.” The Miners have played Burlington twice this season so far. Southeast is the leader in the Sou...
The Little Snake River Valley (LSRV) High School Rattler basketball team went across the border to play two 2A Colorado teams. The first game on January 6 went well for the Rattlers as they beat Hayden by about 20 points. “We got behind early, then we got close and then we pulled away,” LSRV Head Coach Jack Cobb said. “It was a good win and we learned more about ourselves as a team.” The next night, playing against Meeker didn’t go so well. “They had a kid who was shooting and we had no answer f...
“The Shane Shatto Tournament was very good,” Head Wrestling Coach Robert Riddle for Hanna, Elk Mountain, (HEM) High School said. “ All the kids wrestled well.” HEM went up against 28 teams with boys wrestling and 26 teams in girls wrestling. Riddle was happy to see his wrestlers do well against the tremendous competition which came together on January 6 and 7. “Jared Nelsen advanced in the bracket but came up a few matches short for the placing round,” Riddle said. “Samual Ramirez took 3rd in t...
The Lady Panthers basketball players hit it hard and fast on Friday, winning the first two quarters with at least a seven point lead. However, in the last two quarters the Encampment Lady Tigers struck hard and clean leaving the final score at 51-43, Tigers. Anna Peterson led the scoring with 12 points, 4 rebounds and 3 steals. Whitney Bennett scored 10 points with 6 rebounds and 7 assists. Olivia Everett scored 8 points and Allie Condict brought 2 points to the score board with 6 rebounds and...
Encampment's Lady Tiger Basketball team started out a little slow on Friday, losing the first half to Saratoga's Lady Panthers. The loss must have set off a spark in the girls because they came out fighting for the second half and took it to the win. Kyenna Johnson scored 16 points and grabbed 8 rebounds. Cora Schroeder added 15 points to the scoreboard and latched on to 6 rebounds while she was out there. Allison Bromley gave the team 9 points with 6 rebounds, 5 assists and 3 steals. There's...
The Hanna, Elk Mountain, Medicine Bow (HEM) Lady Miner High School basketball team faced the leader in the Southeast conference and did not quite match up to the Southeast Cyclones.The score was 50 to 20.This victory put the Lady Cyclones with a record of 12 to 2 and undefeated in the conference. The Lady Miners are now 0-6.HEM will play Saratoga on January 10....
The Little Snake River Valley (LSRV) High School girls basketball team went on a road trip that produced two wins in a row. Given the Lady Rattlers had a rough start in the beginning of the season, dropping their first three games, the back-to-back wins against two 2A Colorado teams made Head Coach Mark Gillies happy. “Both of these teams had some pretty good size and some excellent athletes,” Gillies said. “But the girls would look for the best shot, take it and the girls encouraged each other...
7 years ago January 14, 1998 The Encampment man was an experienced snowmachiner. Staff Report Sunday was a sad day in thePlatte Valley. An Encampment man was killed that afternoon in an avalanche while snowmobiling. Benjamin F. Romios, 21 was caught in an avalanche at about 2:15 p.m. While snowmobiling with four other individuals in the Battle lake area, according to the Carbon County Sheriff’s Office. Romios’ snowmachine was stuck on a hillside near Battle Lake when an avalanche, about150-yards wide by one-half miles long, engulfed him and...
It seems like every time the phone rings, it is another person telling you that your car insurance expired or one of your loved ones is in peril and needs money sent, no questions asked. Scam artists are getting more creative by the minute. Here are a few scams that are going around Wyoming and the rest of the country to look out for. Text with Voice Attachment Alert: If you receive a text with a pig and smiley face with sunglasses emojis as well as a voice recording attachment, a Laramie citizen wants you to know not to click on or download...
The Wyoming Department of Education has announced the participating Child and Adult Care Food Program (CACFP) organizations in Wyoming. The program reimburses participating organizations for nutritious meals and snacks served to children in child care centers and family day care homes. The program teaches good eating habits and assures that well-balanced, nourishing meals are served in these participating centers. Organizations are reimbursed for meals provided to children who are up to 12 years of age. The same meals must be made available to...
As part of a unique program, four pharmacy students from Howard University, Washington, D.C. and three pharmacy students from the University of Wyoming visited Saratoga on Sunday. Accompanied by their instructors and Janet Renneisen, academic advisor at the University of Wyoming School of Pharmacy, they visited the North Platte Valley Medical Center Sunday afternoon. The students are part of the Health Equity Leadership Program, an innovative exchange program. The initiative, funded by the 23rd...
Eli Hobbs was made Hanna, Elk Mountain, Medicine Bow (HEM) High School principal when Steve Priest retired in late September. Hobbs has had a few months to learn to understand the job with a lot of help from many. He has been pleasantly surprised how many people were around to help adjust to the new position. "I thought I was going to have to figure out everything on my own," Hobbs said. "There was some of me doing that, but the tsunami of the learning curve has been lessened by those who...
