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*UPDATE* This story has been updated to reflect the closures of all elementary schools in the northern portion of Carbon County School District No. 2. *UPDATE: 11:46 a.m.* Below the original story, readers will find the text of the letter sent to parents concerning bacterial meningitis, which has been made available by Superintendent Jim Copeland It was announced in the final minutes of the meeting of the Carbon County School District No. 2 (CCSD2) on Wednesday that a case of...
Minimum standards and ground hangar leases were, again, a central topic of discussion during the regularly scheduled meeting of the Saratoga Airport Board at 1 p.m. on Feb. 13 at Saratoga Town Hall. Despite the assurance in January that Tom Thompson, who was recently appointed as the town attorney, would be in attendance at the February meeting of the airport board, Thompson was not present. As was reported previously, (see “New year takes off” on page 2 of the Jan. 16 Saratog...
The Wyoming Game and Fish Department invites members of the public to join in discussions about the management of mule deer migration corridors in the Platte Valley. Wildlife managers want to better define and understand the migration risks for big game animals in the Platte Valley. “We hope to gather input from the public on the potential challenges facing migrating ungulates and look at ways we can mitigate these challenges,” said Embere Hall, wildlife management coordinator for the Game and Fish Department’s Laramie Regio...
Preserving history is often an arduous task. It requires not just a love for the subject, but a knowledge of advancing technology. Video Home System (VHS) and cassette tapes have often been used to record the images and audio of everyday life and the invention of the camera allowed people to document their lives in ways that had never been thought of before. Each of these inventions, however, still find themselves victims to the march of time. Tapes will degrade, photos will...
The regular meeting of the Upper Platte River Solid Waste Disposal District (UPRSWDD) at 7 p.m. on Feb. 6 saw some serious discussion as the board heard from Saratoga Town Council member Steve Wilcoxson and discussed the future of cardboard recycling in the Valley. Much of the meeting, in fact, centered on disagreement between UPRSWDD Board Chairman Randy Raymer and board member Sue Jones in regards to how local businesses should be handling their cardboard. Near the start of...
The Saratoga Town Council met at 6 p.m. on Feb. 5 at the Saratoga Town Hall with all council members and mayor in attendance. It was business as usual as the agenda and minutes for Jan. 15 were approved in the first few minutes. The financials, totaling $236,770.49, were approved. Council member Jon Nelson gave an update of the Carbon County Council of Government (CCCOG) meeting held on Jan. 15. Nelson said there was discussion about the TransWest Express project that was...
The Carbon County School District Education No. 2 Board (Board) met at 2:30 p.m for a workshop and at 4 p.m. on Jan. 21 for a board meeting in Medicine Bow. Before the 4 p.m. board meeting, there was aceremony celebrating a bell that once rang to bring students to school in Medicine Bow almost 100 years ago. The Sun will have more on the bell ceremony in next week’s edition. Although the weather was made it challenging it to get to Medicine Bow, board members Joe Gaspari, P...
Lois Buchanan was told about her win as mayor on the evening of the election day. "I was going to bed early and figured I would find out in the morning, but somebody called me and the unofficial results were in and it had me ahead," Buchanan said. "It made my sleep a little harder, although I was happy." Buchanan said her slogan during the campaign was "pride and passion". "I wanted residents to take pride in their properties and do it with a passion," Buchanan said. "Now I wa...
John Zeiger, the newly elected mayor of Saratoga, said he was somewhat surprised when he won in November. "It was a pleasant surprise when it was apparent I won," Zeiger said. "I thought it would be close, but I thought it would be the other way around." Zeiger said the reason he got into the race in the very beginning was he felt that the residents of Saratoga needed a choice to vote for mayor. "It wasn't until the Saturday before the primaries that I even decided to even...
Medicine Bow had its regularly scheduled monthly town council meeting at 7 p.m. on Jan. 14 at the Medicine Bow Community Hall. The roll call had all council members present except council member Sharon Biamon. Mayor Kevin Colman was in attendance. The agenda was approved and Colman swore in the new council. Biamnon and Trevor Strauch retained their seats. Karla Denzin and John Cowdin were the newly-elected council members. Biamon was called up to vote on keeping the planning a...
The Healthcare Sustainability Project (HSP) subcommittee held their third open meeting January 16 at the Platte Valley Community Center to provide updates on the state of healthcare in the Valley and take questions from the audience. Staff Updates After subcommittee member Will Faust welcomed everyone to the meeting, Karl Rude of Healthcare Management Services (HMS) reported that there had been success with recruiting another nurse practitioner who had signed a contract that...
The Saratoga Town Council met at 6 p.m. on Jan. 15 at the Saratoga Town Hall where, a council seat was filled after several months of being vacant. It was business as usual with the approval of the agenda, the minutes from Jan. 2 council meeting and the financials, which totaled $150,658.39. All council members, Jon Nelson, Steve Wilcoxson and Bob Keel, were in attendance, as was Mayor John Zeiger. The next order of business was reading a letter of interest about the open...
The first meeting of the new year for the Carbon County Impact Joint Powers Board (CCIJPB) at 6 p.m. on Jan. 9 saw few changes as the board members welcomed new town council representative Jon Nelson and returning member Richard Raymer, now serving strictly on the CCIJPB. Officer elections were held, with few changes, and board member Roger Cox, along with Nelson, provided an update on the water and sewer line project at the United States Forest Service (USFS) Brush...
The first Encampment Town Council meeting of 2019 saw what could be a record finish as it took less than 20 minutes from beginning to end, including the swearing in of new council member Shannon Fagan and returning council member Gary Stull. Council member Bill Craig was the only one absent as the governing body quickly went through the short agenda. The council approved Resolution 2019-01, provided by the Board of Carbon County Commissioners, which codified the Town of...
The Hanna council met at 6 p.m. on Jan. 8 at the Hanna Town Hall with mayor Tony Poulos and council members Bob Patton, Pat Gregory, Traci Fowler and Linda Schisel in attendance. It was business as usual with the call to order, pledge of allegiance, roll call, approval of the agenda and approval of Dec. 11 meeting minutes. Once this was all accomplished, Poulos gave the oath of office to new council member Sammy Sikes and re-elected council member Fowler. He next gave the...
University of Wyoming School of Pharmacy students, and their counterparts from Howard University College of Pharmacy, have been participating in the Health Equity Leadership Program, an innovative exchange program. The initiative, funded by the 23rd Annual National Chain Drug stores (NACDS) Foundation Scholarship Program, is geared toward challenging students to get "outside of their comfort zone" to learn first-hand about both urban and rural healthcare access and equity...
Families in Wyoming who are dependent upon the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) will be receiving their February benefits early, but will not be receiving anything else until the end of the partial government shutdown. In a press release from the Wyoming Department of Family Services (DFS), the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) requested states provide an early issuance of the February benefits to utilize available funding. The press release also...
The Saratoga Planning commission met for their regularly scheduled meeting Tuesday, Jan. 8. Committee members Jim Beckmann, Chris Duke and Tom Westring were in attendance as Commission Chairman Jon Nelson called the meeting to order. Will Faust and newly-appointed council representative Bob Keel were absent. A motion was asked for to approve the past agenda and with minimal changes the agenda was approved. Nelson then asked if there were any nominations to fill the...
It was a successful takeoff for the Saratoga Airport Board during their January meeting held at 1 p.m. on Jan. 9 at the Saratoga Town Hall as they welcomed new town council representative Jon Nelson and discussed a variety of topics including snow removal equipment, hangar leases and updates from fixed based operator (FBO) manager Bob Maddox. One of the initial pieces of business that the airport board covered was that of a credit card rate between the Town of Saratoga and...
The Sons of the American Legion are raffling a two-person ice hut complete with auger, a pair of ice fishing poles, a lantern and a heater off at the 36th annual Ice Fishing Derby this weekend. Proceeds from the raffle will go to the Sons of the Legion scholarship fund. Tickets cost $10 each and are available at the American Legion Post 54 at 403 E. Bridge St. where participants can also view the hut. The drawing will be held at noon on Sat., Jan. 19 at the Legions/Sons...
The Saratoga/Platte Valley Chamber is seeking nominations from its membership for positions on the nine-member Board of Directors. Directors are elected by ballot at the Chamber’s Annual Dinner on Feb. 7 with a three-year term beginning in February. According to Stacy Crimmins, CEO of the Chamber, the terms due to expire currently are held by Jim Copeland, Shannon Fagan and Jonathan Schnal. All three directors have expressed interest in serving another three-year term and will be added to the ballot. In addition, there are t...
The annual blood drive sponsored by the Valley Service Organization (VSO) is slated for Tuesday, Jan. 15 at the Platte Valley Community Center. The drive will be held in the center’s Great Hall from noon to 5:30 p.m. in conjunction with Vitalant (formerly United Blood Services). Appointments are now being taken through phone calls from VSO committee members or online at vitalant.org, according to Roxie Baldwin, chairman for the project. “Once you’re at the website you can just follow the prompts to make your appoi...
The Saratoga Town Council met a little after 6 p.m. on Jan. 2 at the Saratoga Town Hall. Mayor Ed Glode, council members Steve Wilcoxson and Richard Raymer were in attendance. Council member Will Faust was absent. The agenda and minutes from Dec. 18 were quickly approved as well as the financials which totaled $121,778.38. After approving the financials, Glode gave the oath of office to the new mayor, John Zeiger, and new council members, Bob Keel and Jon Nelson. When the...
Union Wireless has completed construction of their high-speed fiber optic network in the downtown Saratoga area and the service provider said, in a recent press release, that it is now online and ready for customers to sign-up. With the downtown area complete, the next phase of the project for the Wyoming based phone and internet provider is to install fiber optic in the residential area north of town. “Saratoga is unique in that it is one of the few areas that we serve that is suitable for Fiber to the Home,” said Union Wire...
Christmas, for many people, is spent in a warm house, surrounded by family and sitting next to the tree. For four men from South Dakota, however, their holiday weekend was spent lost in the Snowy Range. According to a press release from the Carbon County Sheriff's Department, Jeremiah Christensen, 43, Zachary Christensen, 22, a 16-year-old, later identified as Cole Christensen, and Jim Bruining, 53, left the Green Rock parking area in Albany County and were last seen in the...
