Serving the Platte Valley since 1888
Serving the Platte Valley since 1888
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The Encampment Lady Tigers faced off Friday against the Little Snake River Valley Lady Rattlers, the defending champions from 2016. The Tigers gave up the match to the Rattlers, losing in three sets with scores of 17-25, 20-25 and 15-25. The loss carries artifacts from the team’s heartbreaking loss at state finals in Casper last year, where the team lost its footing—and the championship—after a 23-game winning streak last season. “We are still trying to find a lineup we are happy with which makes it difficult for the players... Full story
The Saratoga Lady Panthers traveled to Sweetwater county over the weekend to take on the Lady Pronghorns of Farson-Eden High School. The Panthers walked away from the match having lost, but by slim margins. The Lady Panthers forced the Pronghorns into four games during the set, and lost three by miniscule points spreads. The Panthers won one game 25-20, and lost three others by slim margins of 22-25, 20-25 and 23-25. The game was the first for the Panthers that counted toward a conference record. Senior Kaylyn Herring... Full story
The first set the Hanna-Elk Mountain-Medicine Bow (HEM) Lady Miners lost to the Guernsey-Sunrise Lady Vikings 14 to 25 in the gym of HEM High School. The home crowd was quiet at the end of the set. Coach Jackie Jones worried her young team could lose to the Lady Vikings if her team didn’t calm down and communicate with each other. “On the first set, we were rocked back on our heels because that is not how we play volleyball,” Jones said. “It is not the way we practice, so after that set, the girls went back to the three b... Full story
The Saratoga High School cross country team went on a road trip to the Centennial State of Colorado Friday to compete in the Liberty Bell Invitational in Littleton. The invite, which was the 40th annual, is one of the largest in the Rocky Mountain region and invites teams from all over Colorado, as well as teams from Wyoming, Nebraska and New Mexico. With stiff competition from four states, including massive high schools in the Front Range area, the Panthers represented the Valley quite well, with Senior Ashlynn Johnson of... Full story
Gray clouds blew into the Valley Friday afternoon, and as the occasional drops of rain fell on the field at Saratoga Middle/High School, the Panther football team was busy trying to find the proverbial silver lining which every dark cloud purportedly possesses. Facing off against Panthers of another color-the black and gold Panthers of Wright in Campbell County-things went bad quickly. The Wright Panthers scored 20 points in the first several minutes of the game, giving the... Full story
Hanna-Elk Mountain- Medicine Bow (HEM) High School football coach Zach Scott told the Sun at the beginning of the year he knew his team had young players and many of his opponents were senior heavy. Such was the case of defending state champs, the Kaycee Buckaroos, which has nine seniors. “Kaycee was every bit the defending state champ we thought they would be,” Scott said about playing the Buckaroos on Saturday. “They are fast, physical, and very disciplined in what they do. With nine seniors they will be very hard for a... Full story
Wyoming's contribution to aviation history cannot be understated when looking back at the world of air we know now. The first airline school for stewardesses used by Boeing Transport–which later morphed into United Airlines–was based in Cheyenne. The school for stewardesses started in the early 1930s and was in operation in Cheyenne until it moved to Chicago in 1961. Before the school opened, there had never been servers on planes. The job of stewardess originated in Wyoming.... Full story
On September 6 at 7 p.m. the Upper Platte River Solid Waste District (UPRSWD) board met at the Encampment Library to discuss letters sent by Joel Frost, Wyoming Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) on inspections he did at the Saratoga Transfer Station and the Encampment Transfer station in mid August. The beginning of the meeting the board received an itemized bill from MPM for operating the transfer station and transporting garbage to Laramie. This is the first billing of this type and the board tabled it until next... Full story
My father’s side of the family are Virginians and have lived in Fauquier County for close to two centuries. It is a beautiful place with tons and tons of history. He was raised in a small town about the size of Elk Mountain and almost everyone is related to one of two families. Family reunions in Virginia were made up of touch football games, picnics with awesome fried chicken, hams, salads, watermelon, corn on the cob, fresh baked breads and desserts that would be county fair quality. Time stands still in many ways in this p... Full story
The Platte Valley Community Center (PVCC) will celebrate its tenth year with a fundraiser to benefit the center as well as student activities at Saratoga schools. This year’s event, called “Perfect 10,” in honor of the PVCC’s tenth anniversary, will be held September 22. It will bring together members of the community to raise funds for capital improvements for the center. This year, there will be some changes to the format of the event, which will feature a full service dinner rather than a buffet-style meal. The meal wi... Full story
Carl I. Hutchinson, Jr., 81, of Saratoga, passed away peacefully Tuesday, Aug. 27, 2017, at the Saratoga Care Center. He had been in failing health for the past year. He was born in Rawlins, March 3, 1936, to Carl, Sr., and Teresa (Wood) Hutchinson. He attended Saratoga schools prior to enlisting in the U.S. Navy Seabees, serving 20 years of active duty including stints in Vietnam and Okinawa, Japan, plus three years in the reserves, retiring as a Chief Petty Officer in 1976.... Full story
Marie C. Allen, 70, of Saratoga passed away suddenly and unexpectedly Sept. 7, 2017 at her residence. She was born in Antigo, Wisconsin, to Ernest and Betty Dahlke on Dec. 10, 1946. Marie married Garrett (Gary) Allen Nov. 15, 1964 in Saratoga, WY. Along with her passion of Wee Folks Place in Hanna and Night Auditor for Old Baldy Club in Saratoga, she was a proud stay-at-home mom and spouse. Marie was an avid reader and enjoyed a variety of authors. She enjoyed crafts, writing cute songs and poetry relating to her life and cur... Full story
Twelve years ago Shelley Cooper, a teacher at Medicine Bow Elementary School asked Kay Hunt to come and give a presentation to her students on Native American Day. Cooper knew Hunt was knowledgeable about the lore and culture of Plains Indians, but did not imagine that first year would turn into the educational activity it has morphed into. Cooper said the first year, Hunt put up a long table with Native American artifacts in school's gym. The second year, Hunt had students... Full story
If a black streamer is above the American flag, it is because the black ribbon is an accepted patriotic practice to display mourning for U.S. flags displayed on a short pole or for indoor flags that cannot be lowered to half-staff. This was the case for the flag at the Medicine Bow Community Garden on Monday in memory of 9/11, as residents of the town got the area ready for services scheduled later in the afternoon. As part of the National Day of Service and 9/11 Remembrance... Full story