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  • Police Report

    Staff Report|Jun 4, 2014

    From May 26 through June 1, the Saratoga Police Department responded to 98 calls including the following classifications: Agency assistance (1); alarm (2); ambulance (4); animal problem (2); assist business (2); business checks (31); citizen assist (7); civil assist (1); dog at large (2); barking dog complaint (2); controlled substance abuse problem (1); fingerprints (2); fish and game (2); hot pool check (15); lockout (1); lost and found (2); lost property (3); house watch (1); record check (1); attempted suicide (2); threatening (1); traffic...

  • Jones named VSO's Woman of Distinction

    Staff Report|Jun 4, 2014

    Two Carbon County community members were given awards on behalf of the Valley Service Organization (VSO) Thursday at the Hotel Wolf. Longtime VSO member Sue Jones received the VSO 2014 Woman of Distinction Award, which she was given for more than 30 years of public service. Jones' credits include serving on the Saratoga Town Council; council liaison to the recreation board; board member of the Carbon County Economic Development Corporation and Voices of the Valley; and current Carbon County...

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  • Final candidates for local municipalities

    Staff Report|Jun 4, 2014

    Elk Mountain Mayor: Morgan Irene Council: Joe Grilla, Bob Meyer Encampment Mayor: Greg Salisbury, Mary Martin Council: Cindy Hamilton, Kelly Ralston, Gary J. Stull Hanna Mayor: Amy Payne, Tony Poulos Council: Tracy Fowler, Bill Klemola Medicine Bow Mayor: Kay Embree, Toby Smith Council: Sharon Biamon, Sheila McCleary, Michael Shane Blakeman Riverside Mayor: LeRoy Stephenson Council: Fred Lorenz, Ed Golden, Karran Bedwell Saratoga Mayor: John Zeiger, Glee Johnson, Lynda Healey, Ed Glode, Don Sherrod Council: Steve Wilcoxson, Chris Duke, Joshua...

  • Diggin' the new trees

    Staff Report|Jun 4, 2014

    In celebration of Arbor Day, Saratoga Elementary School students planted trees with the Saratoga-Encampment-Rawlins Conservation District (SERCD) Wyoming Game and Fish (WGFD) and Wyoming State Forestry Divsion last Friday. Students and teachers, alongside officials from the SERCD, WGFD, forestry division and town of Saratoga, were also celebrating the 10th year Saratoga achieved "Tree City USA" status. Saratoga Recreation Department Director Lisa Burton helped organize a field trip to Saratoga...

  • Speech students compete at national tourney

    Doug Radunich|Jun 4, 2014

    Two students became the first from Carbon County School District No. 2's speech team to compete at the National Individual Events Tournament of Champions (NIETOC), held May 9-11 at Gustavus Adolphus College in St. Peter, Minn. Speech students Kaylyn Wessel and Becca Treat, both Encampment High School seniors, competed using Jodi Picoult's "My Sister's Keeper" as their duo piece. Individually, Wessel competed with her drama piece entitled "January First" by Michael Schofield. The duo did not...