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Saturday was described as an emotional day for the Saratoga Lady Panthers and the Encampment Lady Tigers as the two met in Saratoga to vie for points in the rapidly concluding regular volleyball season, and by the end of the match, emotions would be running even higher. The Tigers ended up one win closer to earning a place in playoffs, and the Panthers were facing the very real possibility of ending their season without going to state. And that was just backdrop for another emotional event;... Full story
The Encampment Lady Tigers traveled to Laramie Friday to take on the sophomore teams from two much larger schools, Laramie and Cheyenne South. The Tigers handily defeated both teams in back-to-back sweeps. Against Laramie, the Lady Tigers delivered a one-two knockout with scores of 25-17 and 25-18. Against Cheyenne, the team again swept their rivals 25-15 in both games of the match. Against Laramie, the team killed 19 times and had 36 digs. Encampment's Paige Powell took to the ground 10 times... Full story
The Saratoga Lady Panthers had a difficult day Friday as they faced off against top-ranked 1A team and conference rival Rattlers of Little Snake River Valley School in Baggs. As the team rapidly approached the make-or-break point of the season with state finals only a month away, the Lady Panthers gave up the match in three games. After giving up the first game 13-25, the Lady Panthers held much closer to the Rattlers in the second and third games, with scores of 17-25 in the second and 18-25... Full story
“This is one of the largest groups of people I have ever seen at one of these meetings,” Steve Nicholson, the Chair of Carbon County Council of Governments (CCCOG), said Sept. 20 at the CCCOG meeting. Over 30 people attended the meeting with representatives from most municipalities. Saratoga and Baggs did not have representatives present. The minutes from the past three meetings were approved as was the treasurer’s report. New business was a presentation on the Specific Purpose (6th Penny) Tax by Barbara Bonds, of Freudenthal & Bonds, P.C.... Full story
Burns Insurance, winner of the Saratoga/Platte Valley Chamber of Commerce 2016 “Business of the Year” Award, was honored again for their professional staff and generous community involvement. Stacy Crimmins, Chamber CEO, nominated Burns Insurance for the state award and was recently notified of their win. Mark Anderson, President of Burns Insurance, accepted the award at the Wyoming Working Together Conference held Sept. 20-22 in Laramie. The conference was a collaboration between the State Chamber, Wyoming Economic Development Association and... Full story
Two homes in Saratoga were demolished Friday afternoon after the town forwarded complaints it received from residents to the property owner. The two homes near the corner of Fourth and Saratoga Streets were demolished, and cleanup of the lots began immediately thereafter. According to Town of Saratoga Zoning Officer Dan Ferrin, the town had received complaints about the state of the properties and had forwarded those complaints to the owner in a letter. The owner of the property then made the de... Full story
According to Biff Burton, game warden for Wyoming Game and Fish, this year the agency is taking steps to track the spread of Chronic Wasting Disease, or CWD, a disease that is affecting deer, elk and moose in Wyoming and neighboring Colorado. The disease is neurodegenerative disorder that attacks the central nervous system of the animals, similar to the way Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy—otherwise known as BCE or “Mad Cow Disease”—affects cattle. Like BCE, CWD is also the result of a prion, a very simple infectious agent. Unlike bacteri... Full story
It is every school district's and parent's nightmare, an intruder with a weapon entering an educational facility where there are students. Hanna, Elk Mountain, Medicine Bow (HEM) High School had a lockdown drill to prepare the staff and students for such a situation. Thursday at 10 a.m., the office staff alerted 911 of the lockdown drill. Law enforcement personnel from the Wyoming Highway Patrol, Carbon County Sheriff's Department, Hanna Marshals office and the Rawlins Police Department joined s... Full story
The Hanna, Elk Mountain, Medicine Bow (HEM) Miners football team was not the first team to score when they met the Lingle Doggers football team, but when the game was over, the Miners showed they are team to be reckoned with. The Miners won 43-30 on Saturday before a home crowd. Football coach Zack Scott was happy with his team's effort when the game ended. The Miners did start off a little slow, getting down to the Doggers' 12 yard line in their first possession and not being able to score, but... Full story
The Hanna, Elk Mountain, Medicine Bow (HEM) High School Lady Miners met the Guernsey Lady Vikings for the second time this season and won the match decisively. The first game was close with a score of 25-21. “We started a bit slow in our first set, but the momentum changed late in that set and the girls didn’t let up for final two sets,” coach Jackie Jones said. The second game was won convincingly with a score of 25-10. “Early in the second set, Mackenzie Finn went down with a severe ankle sprain,” Jones said. “Her status for this week is sti... Full story
A slow start may have plagued the Saratoga Panthers football team yet again during its outing in Fremont County to take on the Shoshoni Wranglers, but that didn’t stop the team from coming back and taking their second conference win. After finding themselves down 12-0 in the first quarter, the Panthers pulled things together and went on to outscore the Wranglers 32-8 during the rest of the game, defeating Shoshoni 32-20. With this second conference win, the Panthers have secured a berth in the playoffs, fulfilling one of the team’s goals for th... Full story
Saratoga Middle/High School's cross country team hit the ground running at the Wheatland Invitational Friday, taking top-ranked finishes for the runners, and earning the top team ranking at the event. High school varsity runners competing in the 5-kilometer run brought home first place. On the boys' side, three runners had top ten finishes. Jarom Herring took fourth place with his time of 18:31, with brothers Gavin and Gage Bartlett bringing home sixth and seventh, with respective times of... Full story