Serving the Platte Valley since 1888
Serving the Platte Valley since 1888
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A pair of fatal incidents over the weekend marred the beginning of the summer recreation season for the Platte River Valley. Friday evening, a 26-year-old man drowned in the Encampment River after being ejected from a raft that was floating the river. The next day, a 13-year-old boy died near Ryan Park after the ATV he was operating struck a tree. Both incidents are under investigation by authorities. Lane Swedlund, 26, of Laramie, was identified as the drowning victim in a news release from the Carbon County Sheriff’s o... Full story
Saturday marked the first time both the towns of Hanna and Elk Mountain introduced community garage sales. Hanna started at 8 a.m. with the Hanna Recreation Center being the place to see objects from a few families at various tables outside the center. It was also the location to get street maps to four other homes having garage sales. Tina May was the coordinator for Hanna's First Inaugural Community Yard Sale, although she said it was actually the work of many people... Full story
“No tag, no repair,” says Ralph Hicks who is behind the program Bikes for Kids which gives children donated and repaired bikes. Bikes for Kids takes a contributed bicycle and will either recondition it or use the bike for spare parts. Hicks says the program is sponsored by St. Barnabas Episcopal Church in Saratoga with financial support from The Foundation for the Episcopal Diocese of Wyoming. Hicks also repairs children’s bikes (wheel size 12” to 24”) the first time free... Full story
On Thursday at 7 p.m. Encampment Town Council met to approve a new representative for the Carbon County Visitors Council and filled three vacancies with the Planning Commission. The May 2017 payroll, contracted liabilities and the monthly regular bills totaled $38,728.29 was approved to be paid by the council. $11,000 was approved to purchase the mosquito chemical for fogging along with $1,600 for fireworks. The council approved the payment of $1,236.00 for the repair of the... Full story
The Riverside Council met Thursday to appoint representatives to two Carbon County boards, renew liquor licenses and go over the camping situation when the Whatfest event comes to town in late July. Riverside Hospitality (Bear Trap) and Mangy Moose Riverside L.L.C. (Mangy Moose) had their liquor license renewed. In addition to the renewals, both venues received special permits to stay open 24 hours on July 27 during Whatfest, an event taking place in Riverside July 28–29. T... Full story
“You’re talking trash, this is it. If you’re talking sewer, this is not it.” said Sue Jones, the Upper Platte River Solid Waste Disposal District (UPRSWDD) board member, as she got the meeting to calm down from some heated exchanges between Randy Raymer, chairman of the the board, and representatives from Blackwater Septic Solutions (Blackwater). The meeting went over regular business in a sedate manner until Raymer got to correspondence from Blackwater. He didn’t read the... Full story
Kiwanis celebrated their 27th birthday May 18 at the Saratoga Resort, members and guests heard a history program by Saratoga Museum director Mikayla Larrow. The $400 Scholarship winner from Encampment High School was Ariana Mckinney while Katie Loose was the winner from Saratoga High School. During Mother’s Day at the Saratoga Care Center, 17 resident ladies received a carnation flower for their special day. For the upcoming Father’s Day at the Saratoga Care Center, the 10 resident men will receive a gift. The Kiwanis ann... Full story
After a very hectic Memorial Day Weekend where we covered everything from teacher retirement parties, open houses, graduations and the many Memorial Day Services in east county I showed up to work Monday to try to sort through the depressingly large array of photos and stories at hand. Needless to say, I was very tired to start with as I started to figure out where everything would go. About 30 minutes into Memorial Day I got a phone call from a friend I don’t hear from that often. I was happy to hear from Chris until I c... Full story
The June 6 Saratoga Town Council meeting began with approval of the agenda, previous minutes and the town’s bills. The council briefly discussed a fundraising car wash for the speech team to be held June 24 in the town parking lot. Councilman Faust asked if the parking lot needed to be closed off earlier and the mayor said that would be taken care of. Mayor Glode mentioned that the town had received a resolution from Teton County detailing how that county was taking care of t... Full story
Bryon Russell, a former Utah Jazz small forward, is coming to visit the Hanna Recreation Center at 1 p.m. on June 15 in coordination with the Utah Jazz Junior Basketball recreational program in Carbon County. Russell, a native of California, attended college at Long Beach State University from 1990 to 1993. Eventually the school retired his number 32. In 1993 Russell was drafted by the Utah Jazz and played for the team nine years, retiring in 2002. He played every game from... Full story
H. Richard Farr January 1, 1943 – June 7, 2017 H. Richard (Dick) Farr of Loveland, Colorado, formerly of Greeley, passed away June 7, 2017 at the University of Colorado Hospital in Denver after suffering a severe stroke June 4th. He was born in Greeley, on January 1, 1943 to W. D. and Judy Farr. Dick graduated from Greeley Central High School in 1961. He was an Eagle Scout and as the youngest scout attending the World Wide Jamboree in England, was chosen to represent the United States and greet Queen Elizabeth. He was a M... Full story
The Grand Encampment Opera Company will return to the stage this week with its annual Jamboree Melodrama performance of “Mine, All Mine or From Ghost Town to Kaboom Town.” The drama, by Denise K. Buhr and produced in conjunction with Colorado-based Pioneer Drama Services, will be performed at the Grand Encampment Opera House at 7 p.m. June 14, and June 16-17. The performance will coincide with the Woodchopper’s Jamboree and Rodeo. In western melodrama fashion, the heroine of the story, Trillby Sterling, faces off again... Full story