The Carbon County Republican Party made the right decision in passing resolutions regarding lawmakers involved in “CheckGate,” even if the state party refused to consider them.

In Western liturgical churches, Lent is the forty day season preceding the Resurrection of Our Lord on Easter Sunday. Lent helps Christians recall Jesus’ forty day fast and temptation in the Judean wilderness (Mark 1:12-13; Luke 4:1-3; Matthew 4:1:1-11). During this time, Jesus listened to God in the silence of the desert. Today, Lent, is a time set aside for fasting, prayer, reflection, repentance—and for listening to God.

It’s just two months before candidate filing opens for the primary election in Wyoming. During this time of year where I will be constantly refreshing both the Carbon County website and the Secretary of State website to see who is running and for what offices.

Saratoga’s Finest 4-H Club met on February 3, 2026. We kicked our meeting off by having our meal. Then, our meeting was called to order by our president, Bayla Berger, that was followed by the Pledge of Allegiance and then the 4-H Pledge led by Barrett Cary. We did our activity which was a game called human knot. To play we had to grab hands that were across from us then we tried to untangle ourselves without letting go.

Last month, the North Platte River was placed under a “priority administration” which placed restrictions on holders of junior water rights from diverting water.

Just around the corner of West Cedar and Fourth streets sits Stems and Steam, a coffee and flower shop owned by sisters Brittany and Darbie Gale.

“I can’t take credit or blame for what my predecessors did, but I have a responsibility to the next generation.”