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Prior to the July 4 weekend, two confirmed cases of the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) were added to Carbon County bringing the total number to 15. The two additional cases come as Wyoming continues to see increases in confirmed cases across the state. On July 2, Carbon County Public Health Nurse Manager Amanda Brown issued an announcement that local officials were notified of the 14th case by Memorial Hospital of Carbon County. According to Brown, an adult male under the age of 30 had tested... Full story
For three days, the Carbon County Sheriff’s Office conducted a second search for a hunter who went missing last October. Mark Anthony Strittmater went missing on October 19, 2019 while hunting in the Medicine Bow Forest. From June 26-28, Sheriff’s Deputy Scott Allison and search and rescue teams initially searched Forest Road 801 and Forest Road 830, the Deep Creek/Rawlins South Road and Deep Jack Road, respectively. The search area was then expanded to include Strawberry Draw and Dexter Peak. According to a press release from the Carbon Cou...
With the start of the 2020/2021 Fiscal Year, the Upper Platte River Solid Waste District (UPRSWDD) has begun to follow through with their intention of handling their own billing for the Saratoga area. At their July 1 meeting, the district board also discussed rates for the Town of Saratoga. Town Rates While, historically, the Town of Saratoga had served as a point of collections for the UPRSWDD, that relationship was effectively terminated prior to the 2019/2020 Fiscal Year when the district...
In May, Health Management Services (HMS) and Platte Valley Clinic finalized a contract with Ivinson Memorial Hospital in Laramie to provide expanded services to the Platte Valley. On June 23, staff from the regional hospital visited the Corbett Medical Center ahead of providing both in-person and telehealth visits. Holly Zajic, Chief Financial Officer for Ivinson Memorial Hospital, was joined by obstetrics and gynecology specialist Kim Westrbook, Sarah Miles, patient care technician, and Brande...
The Hanna Parks and Recreation board met at 4:30 p.m. on July 1 at the Hanna Recreation Center. All board members were present except Jon Ostling. There is currently an open seat on the board, but enough members were present for a quorum. Hanna mayor Lois Buchanan was also in attendance. The agenda and the minutes for the June 3 meeting were approved quickly. Director Vivian Gonzales told the board that the opening of the recreation center in mid July had been successful. She said that the numbe...
The High Country Joint Powers Board (HCJPB) met at 6 p.m. on Thursday at the Elk Mountain Senior Center. Social distancing was in effect with seating six feet apart, although masks were optional. All board members were present with the exception of Medicine Bow representative Sharon Biamon and Hanna representative Bob Patton. In attendance was Hanna mayor Lois Buchanan, and on phone were DEQ personnel helping with Hanna landfill closure, Travis Evans and Craig McComie. The agenda was approved...
Two Build-Rite stores in Carbon County are now part of R.P. Lumber, an Illinois-based home improvement company with 71 locations across the country. The announcement was made in a press release on June 26. “This is our list acquisition in Wyoming and we could not be more pleased to welcome Build-Rite Lumber and Supply’s great team to the R.P. Lumber family,” said Robert Plummer, President and CEO of R.P. Lumber in the press release. “Build-Rite Lumber and Supply is an excellent fit for our company and we are excited to serve the people of sout...
I hate to admit it, but I must be getting older for my age. While I’ll be turning 34 in October, this July 4 has me feeling sort of like a curmudgeon in regards to the amount of fireworks I heard going off around my neighborhood over the weekend. In one case, fireworks set off at 2 a.m. rocked both my wife and I out of a deep sleep. It seems that the older I get, the more I can understand the frustration that has been felt by dog owners and those suffering from Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (... Full story
Nearly a year after their initial announcement and two false starts, Memorial Hospital of Carbon County (MHCC) appears to be moving forward with their intentions of establishing a clinic in the Platte Valley. That progress was announced via a Facebook Livestream held by MHCC on June 18 at the Platte Valley Community Center (PVCC). Since July 2019, when the MHCC Board of Trustees first announced their plan, the organization had publicly discussed two potential properties for the clinic. One had...
The world of high school sports has seen many cancellations since March, but the 9th Annual Six-Man All-Star football game between Wyoming and Nebraska that features only seniors is still on schedule to be played this year. The game was originally scheduled for Saturday, June 6 but, in late May it was announced that the game was pushed back to July 24 due to COVID-19 concerns. Wyoming holds a 5-3 lead in the all-time series. They won the eighth edition, 52-50, with a "Hail Mary" on the game's...
With the Primary Election little more than a month away, Valley residents will have two opportunities to learn more about the candidates that will be appearing on the ballot on August 18. The Valley Service Organization (VSO) will be holding forums later this month for seven candidates for Saratoga Town Council, the five candidates for Board of Carbon County Commissioners (BOCCC) and the four candidates for House District 47. The council candidates invited to the first forum are Tasha...
Like so many other events throughout the summer that have fallen victim to statewide restrictions due to the novel coronavirus (COVID-19), the 5th Annual Festival of the Arts was unable to take place over the July 4 weekend. Though organizer Laura Morrow, owner of Laura M's Gallery in Saratoga, waited as long as she could, a decision finally had to be made. "We made it about two weeks before the show. I pushed it out as far as I possibly could, hoping that the governor would relax the...
"All these people that are in the front to see the Kitchen Dwellers are called 'Dishwashers'," said Anna Schaffer, Casper Star- Tribune copy editor and fan of the band featured at Saratoga Days. "People here have come from Oregon, Montana, Colorado, all over the country." According to Schaffer there is a Facebook page dedicated to the fans of the Kitchen Dwellers known as the 'Dishpit' and the fans named themselves the 'Dishwashers'. Schaffer was excited to see the band in person since the...