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Construction Superintendent Monty Wardell says he and his team have encountered construction challenges from too much hot, dry heat, wind and dust, but they are making significant progress on the North Platte Valley Medical Center (NPVMC) during the prime building season. Wardell, who works for Sletten Construction of Wyoming, the contractor on the project, said his crews have been installing plumbing ahead of a series of concrete pours during July and will continue to pour...
"Carbon- a town in the county of Carbon, Wyoming. Eight four miles by rail northwest of Laramie. Coal mining is carried on here. It has three churches, a bank, a common and high school, and a newspaper office. Population 1140." This description was quoted from "Lippincott's Gazetteer of the World", published in 1893. A gazetteer is a geographical dictionary which describes every place on earth. At the time of publication, Carbon had already peaked. About a decade before the...
Though tensions seem to have eased between the Saratoga Town Council and the Saratoga-Carbon County Impact Joint Powers Board (SCCIJPB) compared to where they were over a year ago, the joint powers board is still keeping an eye on proceedings with the Town of Saratoga. During the August 11 meeting of the SCCIJPB, Chairman Richard Raymer led discussion in regards to the administrative fee charged by the Town to the joint powers board. Board members also discussed the ongoing...
The Hanna Town Council met on August 10 at the Hanna Town Hall for their regularly scheduled monthly meeting. All council members were present, as was Mayor Lois Buchanan. There were no amendments to the agenda, which was quickly approved. Public Works Director Larry Korkow said on July 28 a water line on Clark Street had been hit by construction work and had shut down water to some residents for several hours. Korkow voiced his concern with the large flow of large trucks movi...
The Medicine Bow Town Council met on August 9 at the Medicine Bow Community Hall. Mayor Sharon Biamon and all town council members were present. Councilmember Lucy Schofield said the individual who offered to help with a town splash pad at the town park had not followed through. She said the town did not have monies to fund the project, so the project should be shelved. Schofield said there was much interest by many residents to get the rodeo grounds back into operation. A...
From final to preliminary subdivision plans, tenant storage and nuisance properties the Saratoga Planning Commission does not appear as if it will slow down anytime soon. Mike Lamprecht served as chairman with the absence of Tom Westring during the August 10 meeting. First on the agenda was notification of a subdivision around the Whistle Pig Saloon south of Saratoga to carve out the lot on paper from the surrounding land. Additionally, the planning commission was notified of...
The Riverside Town Council tackled projects for Rick Martin Memorial Park at their August 12 meeting. The discussion began as Makenzie Rakness introduced playground equipment plans, complete with pricing options, to Mayor Leroy Stephenson and fellow council members. The plans included images of different setup options of new play equipment. The playground equipment ranged in price from $28,000 to $50,000 with council members debating what the surface of the play area will be....
Yes, it is time to get out of our 20-year never-ending war in Afghanistan. But first, let me tell a bit about editorial writing, including how the name of this far-off country relates to it. Three decades ago, when I was a hell-on-wheels editorial writer for a local newspaper, it always seemed important to me to write forceful editorials about local issues. I was rewarded for those efforts by measured changes in my communities, the wrath of various portions of the population, and awards from journalism organizations. But I...
My father may not be on this earth any longer, but I’m pretty sure he is looking down from above, very happy I eventually moved to Carbon County. Do I think that is because of the beautiful landscape which is varied and abundant with all sorts of wildlife? I guess he would appreciate the nature but honestly, having lived in Hawaii, Queensland Australia, and directly on the Severn River in Maryland (very close to the historical city of Annapolis) there could be a case made I h... Full story
Lila J. Worden died August 9th, 2021 at the age of 85. Lila June Harrington Worden was born on a farm in Lyndale, Minnesota on June 22, 1936 to Reginald and Leona Vollrath Harrington. In 1941, they moved to Colorado where they lived in small gold and coal mining towns until 1951 when they moved to Hanna, Wyoming. After graduating from Hanna High School in 1954, she moved to Rawlins where she worked as a telephone operator. She was married to Joseph Peach in November 1955. They had three children; Rodney, Brian and Janet. She... Full story
The old Wyoming adage “Whiskey is for drinking, water is for fighting” seemed especially true during the August 12 meeting of the Encampment Town Council. Both the Encampment Town Council and Encampment residents are preparing for the September 14 meeting of the Board of Carbon County Commissioners (BOCCC), when the county commissioners will hold a public hearing on the highly debated Planned Unit Development (PUD) for Green Mountain at Brush Creek Ranch. It wasn’t just Encam...
by Micky Jones Passions ran high at the Encampment Town Council meeting on August 12 as the governing body heard two proposals regarding a lease for the Encampment Mill. First on the agenda at the council meeting was Meriwether Timber, represented by Lela Konecny who informed the council of her 25 years experience in the lumber industry. At the July 8 meeting, the Saratoga resident had appeared before the council but was asked by Councilmember Stas Banach to return with an...