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Kalley Ellis fills the air with smoke as she takes a shot during the Kids Muzzleloader shoot during the Mountain Man Rendezvous Saturday at the Grand Encampment Museum.... Full story
Carbon County School District No.2 (CCSD No.2) students not looking forward to having their summer vacations end Aug. 21 will get a one day reprieve before the beginning of the new school year thanks to a rare astronomical occurrence. Monday, Aug. 21, a full solar eclipse will plunge Carbon County into near total darkness, with a 70-mile wide belt across the state plunged into complete darkness. Because the event is expected to draw thousands of visitors to the state, concerns about traffic and other logistic issues prompted the CCSD No. 2... Full story
The Wyoming Department of Transportation (WYDOT) announced it will be doing a chip seal project on WY-130 (First Street in Saratoga) that will cause delays to motorists passing through town. The project is scheduled to begin July 31 and will continue until approximately Aug. 5, according to WYDOT. The project is expected to affect Saratoga for about three days, according to a WYDOT employee who briefed town council members at the town council meeting Tuesday. Work in town is expected to be completed in about three days, weather permitting, a... Full story
Richard “Rick” Dean Tyler Jr. went to be with the Lord on Sunday July 16, 2017 in Green River, Wyoming, at the age of 62. He was born July 10, 1955, in Denver to Richard “Dick” and Ruth Tyler. Richard was proceeded in death by his brother Michael Joseph Tyler; his father Richard Tyler and his mother Ruth Tyler. Richard lived in Morrison, Colorado until 1970 when the family moved to Encampment. Richard Graduated from Encampment High School in 1974. He lived and worked in Saratoga for the next several years. He then moved to Cheyenne and was a f... Full story
WHATFest, an annual music festival featuring dozens of bands over the course of a weekend, will return to Riverside Friday and Saturday. The event will be hosted at the Bear Trap Café & Bar at 120 Riverside Avenue in Riverside. According to the festival organizer’s website, 33 bands are expected to play over the course of the weekend. Jolene Pavelka, Bear Trap owner, said this year four food vendors are expected to sell at this year’s festival, including taco, burger and barbecue vendors. There will also be a breakfast chow line 8-10:30 a.m.... Full story
History buffs and adventurers are invited to the secluded Emigrant’s Crossing portion of the Overland Trail. The Saratoga Historical and Cultural Association will be hosting a trek to the site 12 miles north of Saratoga on Saturday, July 29. Interested persons must meet at 8:30 a.m. in front of the Saratoga Museum, located at 104 E. Constitution Avenue, across from Saratoga airport. The motorcade will leave at 9 a.m. Guest speakers will join tour guide Dick Perue to relate history of the famous site as trekkers do a two-hour, more than a m... Full story
There was no quorum on Wednesday for the meeting of Carbon County Council of Governments (CCCOG) in Riverside. Although no business could be decided, the Wyoming of Department of Transportation (WYDOT) gave a presentation on WYDOT’s current funding situation, an overview of the selection process for projects and shared plans for existing and upcoming projects for District 1. District 1 includes most of Carbon County, Albany County, most of Laramie County and a small part of Sweetwater County. Tom DeHoff, district engineer, spoke about goals a... Full story
The U.S. Forest Service is hosting a science-focused public outreach day Saturday, July 29 at the Glacier Lakes Ecosystem Experiments Site, located in the Snowy Range of the Medicine Bow National Forest in Wyoming. A three-mile long, scientist-guided hike to the Glacier Lakes research site will depart from Brooklyn Lake Campground/Lost Lake Trailhead area at 9:30 a.m. Scientists will talk about the natural history of the area and their current research. It is recommended you bring water, snacks, and a rain jacket. Questions should be directed... Full story
Due to a culvert replacement and road surface repair project, a portion of Forest Road 103 (Twin Lakes Road) in the Snowy Range will be temporarily closed for approximately one week, beginning Monday, July 24. Forest Road 103 is a rough, high-elevation road located in the Medicine Bow National Forest north of State Highway 130, 18 miles west of Centennial. The affected segment of Forest Road 103 is southwest of Medicine Bow Peak, approximately two miles north of Highway 130, between South Twin Lake and North Twin Lake. The short-term closure... Full story
King Coal days started Friday with a community barbecue, baseball games and Texas Hold-em poker games and wrapped up Sunday with Mud Drags. There was a lot in between. Saturday began with a 6 a.m. 5k color dash walk/run. There were two fundraiser pancake breakfasts for the sports teams of Hanna, Elk Mountain, Medicine Bow High School, a parade featuring floats and candy being thrown to the kids, volleyball and basketball tournaments, eating contests, T-Bones seventh annual classic poker run... Full story
"We have had a relationship with Teton Science School for seven to eight years and it has worked out real well," said Mark Shipp, the Carbon County District No. 2 (CCD2) summer school supervisor, "We have enough students in our schools who haven't gotten a chance to see the beautiful country around us, so we have been doing workshops throughout the year and this science camp is an excellent opportunity for them to get out and find out about the local world around them." Teton Science Schools... Full story
The Carbon County School District No.2 (CCSD No.2) board of directors met Wednesday for what was at the time its final meeting before the start of the 2017-2018 school year. At the meeting, the board acted to amend the school calendar—pushing back the start of the school year—and elected a new board member to fill an empty position on the board. After the regular meeting was adjourned, the board voted to pass the CCSD No.2 budget at a separately convened budget hearing that was held immediately after the regular meeting. The board acted to ame... Full story
Encampment graduate McKenzie Powell was selected to be one of twelve from the pool of 1A to 4A players to participate on the South All-Star Volleyball team Saturday at Casper College in Casper. Powell served the winning point in the five set win against the North team.... Full story
Over 300 bike riders participating in the Tour de Wyoming cross-country bike ride called Saratoga home for two nights last week, not only taking in plenty of rest, relaxation and Valley hospitality, but also raising money for Saratoga Middle-High School (SMHS). Greg Bartlett of Saratoga Middle/High School and one of the organizers of the event said he estimated about $7,000 was raised, though officials at the school are still waiting for a final accounting of all expenses. The proceeds will bene... Full story
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North Folk Engineering was founded in March by Jon Nelson, a professional civil engineer with a strong background in construction. He has supervised construction of tunnels, dams, reservoirs, sanitary sewer mains, drainage structures, irrigation facilities, water treatment and distribution systems. North Fork also includes Paul McCarthy, a longtime Saratoga resident who owned a civil engineering firm in town from 1985 to 2014. He has over 50 years of experience managing civil infrastructure... Full story
The Saratoga Town Council met for its second meeting of the month Tuesday, and quickly disposed of agenda items. During the 40-minute meeting, the council was briefed on the Wyoming Department of Transportation’s (WYDOT) upcoming chip seal project which will mean partial road closures for the town, and members of the council heard about the upcoming sewer lagoon improvements. The board also acted to reappoint Don Price, the current chairman of the Saratoga Water and Sewer Joint Powers Board (sewer board) as chair and set a special workshop t... Full story