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When a business has burned through nearly half a million dollars and is still not on track, it is normally time to rethink that particular business model. This is the case the with the Platte Valley Medical Clinic (Clinic). Since August 2017 the Clinic has gone through $499,228 in subsidies and more has been requested. Most of those costs are normal business costs for a clinic. A $5,000 moving allowance and a $10,000 signing bonus are normal in recruiting a new doctor. Some costs do not make...
The Saratoga Town Council met at 6 p.m. on Tuesday at the Saratoga Town Hall and was short one council member, Richard Raymer, who was away at the scene of an accident on Highway 130. The agenda, minutes and financials were approved in the early moments of the meeting. The bills came to a total of $153,747.12. Craig Kopasz, Engineering Associates, came before the council to explain his letter to the town. He said the town of Hanna had some projects going and would like to get 1,000 unit yards of...
A fatal crash between a local resident and a couple from Alabama occurred in the early evening of Sept. 4 near the intersection of Wyoming Highways 130 and 230. On Sept. 6, the Wyoming Highway Patrol issued a news release detailing their narrative of what took place at milepost 28 on WYO 130. “A 2012 Ford F-150,” began the release, “was traveling southbound on WY 130. A 2007 Chevrolet Silverado was traveling northbound and attempted to pass a pickup and trailer traveling in the northbound lane. The Chevrolet entered into the southbound lane cau...
Audrey Marie Hoem-Annan, 66 of Thornton, Colo., passed away on Sunday, July 8, 2018. Audrey was born in Blair, Wis. to the late Maynard "Buck" Hoem and Ardyce Hoem on Oct. 24, 1951. Audrey graduated from Saratoga High School in 1970. She was homecoming queen her senior year. Audrey had a lot for crafts, knitting and crocheting. She loved to read and journal, as well as write letters to her families and friends. Audrey is survived by her two children, Bryan Annan and Brandy Annan-Jones, as well... Full story
Viola Mildred Mooring of Hanna, Wyo., passed away July 30, 2018. "Millie" spent her last week of life in the care of Central Wyoming Hospice & Transitions in Casper, Wyo., surrounded by loving family and wonderful caregivers. Millie Mooring was born June 29, 1928 in Coalmont, Colo., to Harvey and Erna Turner. She shared a rugged, self- reliant childhood with nine siblings on a small ranch on the Little Grizzly Creek twelve miles West of Coalmont. She often shared fond memories of riding... Full story
At the age of 47, Donald Wayne Price died unexpectedly at UCHealth Medical Center of the Rockies in Loveland, Colo. the evening of September 4th after a tragic and fatal car crash south of Saratoga. Donnie, as he is known by many, is survived by his parents Tim and Maureen Price of Virginia Beach, Virginia; The love of his life Theresa Shirley of Saratoga; His two step sons Brett Brady of Rawlins and Cody Shirley of Saratoga; His brothers Barry Price of Kalamazoo, Michigan and Bruce Price of... Full story
Plastics and recycling was, again, a prime issue of discussion at the regularly scheduled meeting of the Upper North Platte River Solid Waste Disposal District (UPRSWDD) at 7 p.m. on Sept. 5 at the Encampment/Riverside Branch Library. With Doug and Jennifer Duplisea, Richard Hodges and prospective member Schelby Merrill in attendance, the public nearly outnumbered the board members. Along with the ongoing discussion of recycling within the UPRSWDD, the landfill board also held a public hearing o...
Despite trying to avoid the call to service, Rev. Karen Buckingham has been settling in to her role as Reverend of the St. James Episcopal Church in Encampment for about a year now. Buckingham and her family moved to Rawlins in 1972 when her husband, who worked for the highway department, was transferred there from Burgess Junction, Wyo. While in Rawlins, Buckingham, who is originally from California, went to work for the local school district as a school nurse-a position she held for 28 years....
“He’s working the retail politics hard, cracking wise at every picnic and barbecue from Cody to Cheyenne and engaging in the occasional barroom debate, including one at the Bear Trap Cafe & Bar in Riverside, where he went mano a mano with two Democrats and a painting of Liz Cheney propped up in a chair, live-streamed on video by the local newspaper.” ~ GQ Magazine “The Pro-Environment Republican Trying to Take Down Liz Cheney” To be honest, I had no idea that the Saratoga Sun was going to...
Dear Editor, “The ideal is full time doc (doctor), that’s the ideal” said Rude, Director of Health Management Services (HMS). Sooo if that is the ideal, why would Saratoga want to hire HMS to provide less than the ideal when Saratoga CURRENTLY HAS THE IDEAL DOCTOR. So what will you get from HMS? Rude said, “If a provider, doctor provider, is available to cover the time and if the patient load can justify the expense of a doctor to cover the time and we can break even and make profit, then I’m absolutely good with that.” A possible translation...
Dear Editor, My congratulations to the UPRSWDD (Platte Valley Landfill District) for winning the Wyoming Solid Waste and Recycling Association (WSWRA) award for recycling for populations under 5,000 for 2018. Congratulations also goes to the citizens and businesses of this landfill district for making this award possible with their support of our recycling efforts in Saratoga and Encampment over the last 10 years. We have come a long way in 20 years, from no recycling at all in 1995 when I arrived here, to a new recycling building equipped...
The Encampment Lady Tigers had another rough weekend as they dealt with losses to the Hanna, Elk Mountain and Medicine Bow (HEM) Lady Miners on the road and conference rivals the Little Snake River Valley (LSRV) Lady Rattlers at home. The loss to LSRV marks the second home game conference loss early in the season for the Lady Tigers. While the losses could be tough for Tiger Nation to handle, a positive take away from both games is that the 2-3 loss to HEM (20-25, 25-17, 22-25, 25-22, , 10-15)...
The Saratoga football team played Farson-Eden, the number one ranked six man team, on Friday. Panthers coach Logan Wright was extremely pleased with how his players performed though he acknowledged the score didn’t indicate the intensity of the game. “If you look at the final score, it doesn’t depict how the game went in my eyes,” Wright said. “We didn’t beat Farson but we sure scared them for two-and-a-half quarters.” The Panthers defense kept the Pronghorns scoreless the first quarter while Sa...
The Saratoga Lady Panthers continued their winning streak this weekend as they traveled to Rock River to face off against the Lady Longhorns. Following five close sets (25-21, 19-25, 16-25, 25-21, 15-8), the Lady Panthers defeated Rock River 3-2 to continue their season undefeated. “I was very proud of how our team regained their composure during the match,” said Shayley Love, head coach of the Lady Panthers. Senior Tiffany Bauer quite literally killed it against the Lady Longhorns on Sat...
The long-distance runners of Saratoga Cross Country crossed state lines Saturday to take part in the Liberty Bell Invitational in Littleton, Colo. where the boys' varsity placed 5th out of 25 teams, the two members of the girls' varsity ran against 185 runners and the boys' varsity ran against 232 runners. Girls' Varsity Kaitlyn Campbell finished in 119th, completing the race with a time of 25:50 while Shianne Baker finished 168th with a time of 30:23. Boys' Varsity Encampment junior Jarom...
The Hanna, Elk Mountain, Medicine Bow (HEM) High School varsity football team won their first game of the season resoundingly against St. Stephens 60-13 on Aug. 31. The Miners did even better against Midwest who were ranked number five in the Southeast 1A by keeping the Oilers scoreless on Saturday at Midwest. The Miners beat the Oilers 64-0. “Defense has been our focus this year,” Zack Scott, head coach said. “If there was an Achilles heel last year, it was our tackling and we have reall...
"You had two balanced teams meet and we came out on top, but it could have gone the other way several times," Jackie Jones, head coach for the Hanna, Elk Mountain, Medicine Bow (HEM) High School Lady Miners volleyball team said. The Lady Miners played the Encampment Lady Tigers on Friday at 5 p.m. at HEM. The crowd was large and full of support for both teams. The first set went to the Lady Miners 25-20. The Lady Tigers came back on the next set to take it 25-17. "Noelle Peterson played a fantas...