Serving the Platte Valley since 1888
Serving the Platte Valley since 1888
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Darrin Jennings, the new Carbon County School District No. 2 (CCSD2) Superintendent has about as deep a roots as you can to Carbon County. He was born and raised in the county and he graduated high school in Rawlins. "After high school, I worked for Carbon County Weed and Pest, Wyoming State Highway Department working all over the county," Jennings said. "I went back to Rawlins to teach and I taught middle school and elementary and then moved to Sweetwater County and was the...
Donnie Peters, of Saratoga, has been recognized by the Owner-Operator Independent Drivers Association (OOIDA) for 60 years of safe, accident-free driving of a commercial tractor-trailer. Don currently works for Danny McGuire of Saratoga. The OOIDA Safe Driving Award Program is designed to recognize and reward OOIDA members for their safe, accident-free years while operating a commercial vehicle. Safe driving awards are available to all eligible OOIDA members who qualify based... Full story
by Tom Mansfield Activities Volunteer The activity program at the Saratoga Care Center are alive and thriving. Currently, there are 16 residents, but very soon there will be 18 with the new admissions scheduled coming in soon. The Activities Director is Shay Fliniav. She has two activity assistants - Liz Elizando and Kathy McMorrow. Shay has a full program scheduled with both morning and afternoon activities. On Sundays, there is a movie and popcorn in the morning and church in the afternoon. On July 24, residents watched...
This being my first editorial I thought I should write something thought provoking, delving deep into the complexities of human nature. A narrative that would motivate as well as energize those who read it. Instead, I decided to talk about dogs. Those of us that have owned dogs, know of their unconditional love, emotional support and constant cuddles. Many of us have cried tears of pain and joy into a furry little neck, or called on our canine companion to walk outside in the...
Dear Editor The Climate Change story written by Ezra Boileau is supported by Wyoming’ Established Program To Stimulate Competitive Research (EPSCOR) and the National Science Foundation. Tell us how and whom this grant is administered. I suspect the Democratic Party and left-wing activists are in the link - and the writer says it isn’t political? Human caused Climate change is a major issue of the Green New Deal left. They muddle the argument by boxing recognition that climate does change and blaming humans for it in the same...
Carbon County offers a lot of different looks for visitors. Rawlins is a stopping point for many tourists on their way to Yellowstone in the summer. It has the Old State Pen that has recorded 14,000 visitors in a year. Many hotels abound, making the town a resting point along the I-80 corridor for travelers. The number of visitors decreased in late spring and early summer most likely due to the closure of Yellowstone. In 2021 lodging tax received was $45,712 versus this year...
Kathi passed away July 12 at UC Health in Loveland Colorado, from a underlying medical condition with her daughter and son-in-law by her side. She was born in Denver Colorado in 1942. She had two children with her first marriage to Richard Schutte. After their devorced she and the children moved to Carbon County. In 1974 she married Ray Wallace and added two stepsons to her family. In her early years she enjoyed dancing with a rock band, drag racing the boys, riding horses...
Platte Valley Arts Council invites the public to join them on Saturday, September 3 for the Public Art Project Grand Reveal Event. It will begin at 11 am at the Platte Valley Community Center with a presentation. The artists commissioned to complete the seven new murals and sculptures will be introduced, as well as the major donors and the site hosts. The artists are Lori Kostur, John Perue, Sierra Smith, Jerry Wood, Jamie Waugh, and Jerry Palen, who will be honored...
Carbon County Fire Chief, John Rutherford, and County Commissioner, Travis Moore, have been making themselves available all over Carbon County to answer questions about the possibility of a fire protection district for the unincorporated area of the county. "Our presentation or roadshow has consisted mainly of just giving people information," Moores said. "We tell them this is what we have got, these are the options that were explored, this is the model of the district that...