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Hanna-Elk Mountain-Medicine Bow (HEM) High School has bragging rights in two events won by Shane McGraw. He took first in both the 400-meter dash with a time of 51.18 and the 800-meter dash at 2:01.73. “We are honored to have our two event State Champion, Shane McGraw. He was just tremendous in his races this weekend,” said Coach Jackie Jones. “He led the way as far as earning points for our team as the boys finished fourth overall and brought home a coveted trophy from the meet.” Shane McGraw also came in fourth in the 200... Full story
The Saratoga Panthers rolled into Casper last week for track and field state finals and came away strong, with a plethora of top 10 finishes and a first-place All State champion for their efforts. The team was one of the largest track teams at Saratoga High in recent memory, and this year the team sent 20 athletes to Casper for State. The group members competed in 31 individual and team events, and team members turned in top-10 performances in 21 of those events. Overall, the Lady Panthers ended the season with a sixth place... Full story
Wyoming’s mercurial spring weather brought cold temperatures and snow to track and field state finals in Casper over the weekend, but neither the cold nor the wet could stop the Encampment Tigers who had four of nine athletes take home first place, All-State honors. Three of six Lady Tigers returned with All-State honors in six events, and of six boys who traveled to Casper, one earned All-State with plenty others taking top-five and top-10 spots in a wide variety of events. For such a small group comparatively, the Tigers p... Full story
Memorial Day, or Decoration Day, as it was first known on May 30 in 1868, was proclaimed by General John Logan, the National Commander of the Grand Army of the Republic, by General order number 11. The day was created to honor the dead in the Civil War and established it as a time for the nation to decorate the graves of the Union war dead with flowers. By the 20th century, Decoration Day eventually extended to honor all Americans who died while in military service. On May 2...
Josh Craig says he and his friends have always wanted to give back to the community they grew up in. Mother Mountain Anglers (MMA) club was founded with this concept in mind. MMA is a non-profit that started out as a fishing club, but disc golf has taken over in subject when the club meets. How did this happen? Two years ago Margaret Weber, who was a Riverside council member at the time, approached Craig about the feasibility of setting up a disc golf course in Riverside park. Riverside funded the nine hole project and disc... Full story
When the mobile food unit from Wyoming Food Bank of the Rockies distributes once a month in Medicine Bow’s firehouse, there is usually a truck outside the building giving out bread products. Brands such as Oroweat, Thomas’ (with many types of muffins and bagels), Entemann’s and Sara Lee are available for free with no limit on how many packages a person can take. The truck stays there until all the baked goods are gone. Richard (Rick) Wiseman and helper John Mihalek drive to Bosler, about 20 miles west of Laramie, and pick up... Full story
Members of the nonprofit Encampment-Riverside Community Choir were at Encampment K-12 School Thursday to present the school a check for $1,272 to support the school's music program. The community choir, a volunteer organization, raised the money to ensure Encampment school's music program continues to be funded during the severe budget cuts imposed by the state, and to ensure the town maintains its reputation for community sponsored music, said Lynn Finney, the director of... Full story
A fashion show with Victorian flair featured mostly clothes created from seamstress Ruth "Hettie" Parker Kyner was presented by Grand Encampment Museum (GEM) at the Encampment Opera House. The proceeds of the tea fashion show, which featured various pastries and hot tea in elegant cups on saucers will go toward the GEM Textile Project. Hettie Kyner lived in Encampment for a little over a year starting in 1901. Before she married James Kyner, a railroad employee, she made her... Full story
Overall Heifers Saige Ward, of Laramie, won Grand Champion Heifer Saige Ward, of Laramie, won Reserve Champion Heifer Overall Steers Saige Ward, of Laramie, won Grand Champion Steer Rylie Heggie, of Laramie, won Reserve Champion Steer Class I Steers: First: Coy Kaisler Second: Kamry Knotwell Third: Riley Hopkins Class II Steers: First: Saige Ward Second: Kamry Knotwell Third: Destre Kaisler Class III Steers: First: Rylie Heggie Second: Saige Ward Third: Kimber Hopkins Showmanship: Kamry Knotwell, of Encampment, won Champion... Full story
Before I get into my regularly-scheduled rant, I would like to express how proud I am of every single participant at the Wyoming State track meet held recently. I saw kids trying to compete with aches and pains (one observer commented that one of the students was trying to do the high jump on a bum shin), I saw athletes come off the field and break down bawling because they felt they could have done better, I saw sisters compete and pump each other up at the same time, athlete... Full story
The Medicine Bow Town Council met May 8 at the Community Hall to discuss preparation for the upcoming solar eclipse, renew liquor licenses and fix the retaining wall in the Community Hall. There was a public hearing to take comments on the renewal of liquor licenses for The Old West Bar, The Virginian Inc. Bar and The Diplodocus Bar. Members of the public had several comments: Cindy Chace said Diplodocus (Dip)Bar owner Jo Anne Bennett had a license for years but as the Bar is not operational, it wasn’t fair to let her keep i... Full story
Governor Matt Mead announced Thursday he had appointed Dawnessa Snyder as District Court Judge for the Second Judicial Circuit in Carbon County. Snyder will be replacing outgoing judge Wade Waldrip, who will be retiring from the bench July 7. Snyder, a native of Rock Springs, is currently chief deputy in the Carbon County Attorney's office, and has served as a prosecutor in the Carbon County Attorney's office since 2003. Snyder obtained both her undergraduate and law degrees...
The Saratoga Town Council met Tuesday for its second regular meeting of the month where it voted to annex the U.S. Forest Service (USFS) Hayden-Brush Creek District Ranger office just south of town. The vote to annex the USFS office into town came after a public hearing held May 4 at the Platte Valley Community Center where about 20 residents appeared to make their opinions on the matter known. The vote passed by a margin of three to one, with one council member absent. The USFS originally approached the Saratoga Water and... Full story
Wednesday in Medicine Bow, the Carbon County Council of Governments (CCCOG) met to discuss the new liquor laws and their bearing municipalities, and to elect new officers. Michelle Serres, whose term of chair was ending, was replaced by Steve Nicholson. Morgan Irene, vice chair, was succeeded by Lindy Glode and Nicholson, who was Secretary/Treasurer, had his position taken over by DeBari Martinez. The council discussed liquor law revisions and the effect they are going to have on Carbon County. County commissioners Leo... Full story
A funeral service for John William "Bill" Herring, 76, was held at 11 a.m. Monday May 15, 2017 at the Gorman Funeral Homes-Platte Chapel in Wheatland, Wyoming ,with Pastor Dave Weber of Community By Grace officiating. Interment will be in the Wheatland Cemetery. John Herring passed away Tuesday, May 9, 2017 at the Platte County Memorial Hospital in Wheatland, Wyoming. John was born March 1, 1941 in Encampment to George Ellis and Gladys (Fisher) Herring. He was raised and educa... Full story
John Konecny, a Saratoga resident arrested last week on charges of kidnapping, battery, theft and property destruction stemming from an incident in April, appeared in court Monday and was ordered to undergo a psychiatric evaluation, according to a family member. The family member, who asked not to be named in the paper due to privacy issues and whose statements the Sun was able to corroborate with court documents, said Konecny was suffering from a mental illness and had gone off medications, precipitating an ordeal that was o... Full story
