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Preserving history is often an arduous task. It requires not just a love for the subject, but a knowledge of advancing technology. Video Home System (VHS) and cassette tapes have often been used to record the images and audio of everyday life and the invention of the camera allowed people to document their lives in ways that had never been thought of before. Each of these inventions, however, still find themselves victims to the march of time. Tapes will degrade, photos will...
On Jan. 22, the Wyoming Department of Education (WDE) released graduation rates for the 2017/2018 school year. The State of Wyoming’s graduation rate rose from 80.2 percent in 2016/2017 to 81.7 percent for the most recent school year. Carbon County School District (CCSD) No. 2 is ahead of that curve, despite the fact that the school district did see a decrease in their graduation rates. According to Jim Copeland, CCSD No. 2 Superintendent, while the graduation rate for the s...
Hanna, Elk Mountain, Medicine Bow (HEM) High School wresting team went to Saratoga on Friday to compete at the Carbon County Invite that had 18 teams compete. The young Miner team scored some points but they were against some of the strongest competition in the state. "The kids aren't afraid to try," HEM head wrestling coach Lyle Richardson, said. "I am proud of them for their attitude and not quitting when they came against kids that are state." Adrian King who was wrestling...
The Saratoga Panthers hosted the Carbon Invite on Friday and Saturday where 18 teams put forth their best efforts as the season gets ready to close. The Panthers had six wrestlers compete and two placed. "It is a good tournament to have before regionals because it is a tune up with a lot of 2A teams and it has some serious seedings implications on the line," Head coach Zach Schmidt said. "You see a lot of kids go at it strong like it is regionals or state because it can mean...
The Saratoga Panthers hit the road this weekend as they were hosted by the Farson-Eden Pronghorns (16-4, 5-2) on Friday and the Cokeville Panthers (12-5, 3-3) on Saturday. Saratoga ended up losing both games over the weekend, but Head Coach Jason Williams was able to take away positives from those losses as the regular season approaches its end. Saratoga vs. Farson-Eden “Considering that Faron had handed us our worst loss of the season a week ago, I was very happy with how t...
The Hanna, Elk Mountain, Medicine Bow (HEM) High School girls basketball won two out of three contests the past week. Both the Wheatland Sophmores and Midwest lost to the Lady Miners. The Lady Miners lost to Lingle. Wheatland Sophomores The Lady Bulldogs came to HEM on Feb. 5 and were beaten handily by the Lady Miners 40-18. HEM took control from the onset and, as it became clear that Lady Bulldogs were no match for the home team, head coach Jackie Jones utilized many of her...
The Hanna, Elk Mountain, Medicine Bow (HEM) boys basketball team won one and lost one last week. On Feb. 5 the Miners beat the Wheatland Sophomores resoundingly in front of a home court. Head coach Cliff Jones saw his team was doing well enough that he could play many of his players that usually don't get much time. HEM won 59-27. On Saturday against Lingle, Jones was still pleased with how well the Miners did. Unfortunately for HEM, the Oilers came out with the win 59-53....
The rematches scheduled for the Encampment Tigers against the Cokeville Panthers (12-5, 3-3) on Friday and the Farson-Eden Pronghorns (16-4, 5-2) on Saturday saw the Tigers return to No. 1 in the standings for the 1A Southwest Conference as they defeated both conference foes on their home courts with just over a week to go before the regional tournament. Encampment vs. Cokeville The rematch against the orange and black panthers was a quick turnaround as the Tigers had hosted...
It’s never easy to lose a game, but with each loss one can find ways to improve moving forward. Such has been the case for the Encampment Lady Tigers as they have worked through the season with only seven members and have, so far, only one conference win to their name. This weekend, Encampment hit the road and were hosted by the Cokeville Lady Panthers (17-2, 6-0) on Friday and the Farson-Eden Lady Pronghorns (17-5, 5-2) on Saturday. While the Lady Tigers ultimately lost both...
The Saratoga Lady Panthers haven’t had the best season as they have seen more losses than wins, but that hasn’t stopped them from putting up a fight during each game. This weekend, the Lady Panthers took that fight on the road as they were hosted by the Farson-Eden Lady Pronghorns (17-5, 5-2) on Friday and the Cokeville Lady Panthers (17-2, 6-0) on Saturday. While they lost against both teams, Head Coach Heather Bartlett was pleased with the effort that the Saratoga girls put...
This year, Saratoga Skijoring went 3D. In previous years, there were Novice, Intermediate, and Expert classes a team could enter. A team might enter the “Intermediate” division and have a time slower than the fastest in the “Novice” category. That would win them … exactly nothing. Last week’s Saratoga snow and track event featured SkijorUSA’s new 3D system. A competing team no longer enters just a particular category and all teams are sorted into divisions based on their best...
The regular meeting of the Upper Platte River Solid Waste Disposal District (UPRSWDD) at 7 p.m. on Feb. 6 saw some serious discussion as the board heard from Saratoga Town Council member Steve Wilcoxson and discussed the future of cardboard recycling in the Valley. Much of the meeting, in fact, centered on disagreement between UPRSWDD Board Chairman Randy Raymer and board member Sue Jones in regards to how local businesses should be handling their cardboard. Near the start of...
Robert James Stevens passed on February 3rd, 2019 in Laramie, Wyo. Bob was born Jan. 9th, 1933 in Okreek, SD. He was raised in Dubois, Wyo. as a child and lived in the Platte Valley for the past 68 years. Bob worked for the United States Forest Service for over 30 years and also worked in the logging and sawmill industry. He loved the great outdoors. He enjoyed teaching and supporting all of his children, grandchildren and great grandchildren as well as all young people that... Full story
Legendary is a word that is sometimes overused, but in the case of Dario Soto, Physical Education (P.E.) teacher at Medicine Bow Elementary (MBE) and Elk Mountain Elementary and Hanna, Elk Mountain, Medicine Bow (HEM) head coach of the the junior high basketball team, the word works well in describing him. "He has done so much for the sporting community, but more importantly the kids," Shelly Cooper, a teacher at MBE and a former student of Soto, said. "This is an awesome...
The Saratoga Town Council met at 6 p.m. on Feb. 5 at the Saratoga Town Hall with all council members and mayor in attendance. It was business as usual as the agenda and minutes for Jan. 15 were approved in the first few minutes. The financials, totaling $236,770.49, were approved. Council member Jon Nelson gave an update of the Carbon County Council of Government (CCCOG) meeting held on Jan. 15. Nelson said there was discussion about the TransWest Express project that was...