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This past weekend was one of those rare times when there wasn’t an event that I needed to cover nor were there any home games. With that in mind, and my birthday on Monday, my family and I decided to head out of town. Whenever we get a chance to take a road trip, Telitha and I often end up talking about the various towns one finds along the way. Some of them, like Jeffrey City and Bosler, are essentially ghost towns. Others, like Bairoil and Medicine Bow, continue on. B... Full story
Memorial Hospital of Carbon County celebrated a new addition to the Radiology Department on September 25th, 2019 with a Grand Opening and Ribbon Cutting Ceremony for the GE 3D Pristina Mammography machine. The Radiology Department was joined by a large crowd comprised of GE Specialists, Board of Trustees, hospital employees, community businesses and citizens for the introduction of this specialized unit found only at MHCC. Attendees were given the opportunity to tour the Mammo...
“Kassidy, come check out this bathroom!” says Patty as she’s walking towards me, pointing to the bathroom. I thought this was a little funny because who wants a visitor to go see a bathroom? Once I walked in I realized why she wanted me to see the wonders of the Sagebrush Senior Center bathroom. You walk through the doors into a forest of aspen trees, like a trip down Aspen Alley. Directly in front of the door is two color changed aspen trees with a mama bear and two cubs hugging the tree in the center. Once you move your eye...
Fall golf saw two Saratoga students wrapping up their senior season by temporarily trading their purple and gold Panther attire to dawn red and white for the Rawlins Outlaws. Logan Wells joined the team for the first time this year. He was able to attend two meets; scoring a 117 and 108 at the 3rd Annual Terry Berg Invite in Lander and 126 and 118 at the Rawlins Invite. Kaylyn Hunter has spent the last three years being the only female golfer for Rawlins. This year she saw...
Saratoga The Hanna, Elk Mountain, Medicine Bow (HEM) girls volleyball team faced the Saratoga Panthers on their home court on Oct. 1. The Lady Panthers were not fazed by the enthusiastic Miner fans that had come to show support. The first points were scored by the Lady Miners, but the Lady Panthers roared back with six unanswered points as Lady Panther Aubry Berger served. The Lady Miners broke the run and minutes later the score was 6-7. Saratoga regrouped and got the score...
The Hanna, Elk Mountain, Medicine Bow (HEM) High School football team went to Sheridan to play the Normative Services Academy (NSI) on Friday and crushed the Wolves, 66-12. “NSI is a team you never know what you are going to get,” Head Football Coach Zach Scott said. “There is an influx of kids that come and go, but they had some really good athletes on the team we played. They are a team that hits pretty hard.” Scott said the Miners got on the board quickly and soon the sco...
The Encampment Lady Tigers had a rough weekend as they played three games over three consecutive days and came away with three losses. Despite that, several sets in those games went into extra points. That gives Robin Brown, head coach of the Lady Tigers, hope for the future. "The Tigers are doing really great things and are putting good sets together," said Brown. "We are struggling with confidence right now, which is making it difficult to finish an entire game." On...
Over the weekend, the long distance runners for Saratoga Cross Country ventured over to Wheatland to compete in the Bulldog Invitational at Lewis Park. While there, the boys varsity competed against 46 runners and placed four runners in the top 50 percent. The girls varsity, meanwhile, saw both runners place above 30 out of 36 runners. Encampment’s Amber Stubbs finished with a time of 23:21 and placed 22nd while Saratoga’s Kaitlyn Campbell finished with a time of 24:43 and...
If the slim loss to the Cokeville Lady Panthers the weekend before was still on the minds of the Saratoga Lady Panthers, it didn't show as they added two more wins to their season while on the road. On Tuesday, Saratoga was hosted by the Hanna, Elk Mountain, Medicine Bow (HEM) Lady Miners (25-13, 25-19, 25-21) and secured a second win against the defending state runner-ups. Saturday, the Lady Panthers traveled to Rock River where they were hosted by the Lady Longhorns (25-18,...
Guernsey-Sunrise (Guernsey) High School football team got mauled by the Saratoga Panthers 59-0 with 46 points scored in the first half. The weather was windy and spitting rain, which could have been a sign to the Vikings that they were going to have a tough time in Panther land. The Panthers kicked into the strong wind where the Vikings took it and got up the field in a few plays. Then with 8:45 left in the first quarter, Justin Shotwell recovered a fumble. The Panthers took...
With only a handful of games left in the season, the Encampment Tigers ventured down to Colorado over the weekend where they were hosted by the Fleming Falcons in Briggsdale. “Fleming is the No. 2 ranked team in Colorado,” said Kegan Willford, head coach of the Encampment Tigers. “They execute very well and don’t make a lot of mistakes. They are an example of where we want Tiger Football to get to in the future.” In taking on the second ranked team in Colorado, the Encampmen...
The Hanna Agricultural Resource Team (HART) met at 5:30 p.m. on Sept. 24 at Hanna Market. The first part of the meeting had Abby Perry from the University of Wyoming extension program in agriculture speak. She told the HART attendees that at 8 a.m. on Oct. 3 at the Hanna Recreation Center, there would be a symposium on gardening and beekeeping. There would also be a demonstration on how to create a worm bed. Perry said this was being put on by the Medicine Bow Conservation...
Look for Witches, Goblins, Ghouls and a few Princesses to be walking the streets of Saratoga! For a safe and convenient way to trick-or-treat, parents, preschool and elementary-aged kids can come to downtown Saratoga on Thursday, October 31 from 3:30 to 5 p.m. Many businesses will join in the fun by handing out treats and maybe some tricks, too. Look for the bright orange sign on the door or window of the participating businesses. Businesses wishing to participate in the Halloween Walk are invited to register online or call...
As has been the case in recent months, the events of the Saratoga Town Council seemed to influence the discussion for the Upper North Platte River Solid Waste Disposal District (UPRSWDD) the following night. Meeting on Oct. 2 in Saratoga Town Hall, Chairman Randy Raymer repeated his desire for a consolidated billing program operated by the solid waste district. “Given the situation at the Town of Saratoga that I think we’re all very well aware of, I think, from our boa...
Members of the public were greeted to a truncated meeting of the Saratoga Town Council on Oct. 1 as the only items on the agenda included roll call, approval of the bills and adjournment. Mayor John Zeiger, following the Pledge of Allegiance and roll call, offered a limited explanation for the short public meeting. "Due to circumstances this past week beyond the control of Town Hall, it was necessary to cut this council meeting short," said Zeiger. "What we're required to do b...
Tom and Sara Sawyer of Mills are proud to announce the birth of their son, Atlas James, born on Sept. 26 at Wyoming Medical Center in Casper, Wy. Maternal grandparents are Jett and Julie Townsend and Paternal grandparents are John and Kim Sawyer, both of Casper. Paternal great-grandparents are Marvin and Nancy Lynch of Encampment.... Full story