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The Hanna Town Council had a busy agenda to get through as it started at 6:30 p.m. on April 12 at the Hanna Town Hall. Mayor Lois Buchanan, council members Sammy Sikes, Tracy Fowler and Jayson Nordquist were in attendance. Council member William Dys was absent. Buchanan quickly went over the board reports because there were many guest speakers slated. Hanna Parks and Recreation Director Vivian Gonzales said most winter activities were winding down. She said the yoga class was going well and in...
By Joshua Wood Of the four bridges maintained by Carbon County which were proposed by the Wyoming Department of Transportation (WYDOT) for repair or replacement using funds from the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law, only one will be substituted. The Board of Carbon County Commissioners (BOCCC) were first notified of WYDOT’s plan to use funds from the infrastructure law during their March 15 meeting. Kandis Fritz, Carbon County Road & Bridge coordinator, told the commissioners during that meeting s...
Whereas, the term “crime victim” is more than just a label and has legal standing and protections that go along with it; “Whereas, we acknowledge that crime victims’ rights laws passed in Wyoming and at the federal level guraranteeing victims the right to meaningfully participate in the criminal justice process; Whereas, we acknowledge that equity and inclusion are fundamental prerequisites to survivor care and that victim services providers and allied professionals can increase access to servic...
The Wyoming Department of Transportation (WYDOT) Director Luke Riener came to Rawlins to explain the Wyoming Zero Emission Vehicle (ZEV) Strategy. Reiner stated Wyoming will set the foundation and enable business solutions to ZEV infrastructure development and operation. "We have been traveling around the state and explaining our ZEV draft strategy," Reiner said. "We have been getting really good ideas from people around the state." Reiner started by framing the discussion to the audience. "The... Full story
While the date of the 2022 Primary Election—August 16—is more than four months away, those considering a run for Saratoga Town Council will be able to file their candidacy as soon as May 12. It was announced during the April 5 meeting of Saratoga’s governing body that candidates for municipal seats would be able to file beginning May 12. This election cycle, nearly every seat on the council is open with three council seats and one mayor seat set to appear on the ballot. The term for Councilmembe... Full story
Wyoming offers challenges to residents during spring with weather often unpredictable. Gardeners have to judge when they should plant to get the most out of the season without being too early. It isn't easy. Probably one of the hardest jobs is being the director of public works of a small town with a limited budget trying to keep up with what mother nature throws at them concerning the roads, especially in small towns with few paved roads. Will Redmond who is the Elk Mountain public works... Full story
*Editor's Note: The print version of this article has the same headline as one on page 3 of this week's edition. We apologize for the error* John Van Winkle, the new Hanna deputy marshall is no stranger to the northern Carbon County town. "I was only a couple months old when my family moved to Hanna," Van Winkle said. "My dad Ralph worked for the railroad and my mother, Linda worked at Wee Folks. People come up to me now and say they remember my folks and that feels good. It definitely makes Han... Full story
Nicholas Bair, CEO of Clean Energy Holdings and Bair Energy, spent this past weekend speaking with many residents of northern Carbon County.Friday, Bair went to Hanna where he met with Mayor Lois Buchanan, Public Works Director Larry Korkow, Water Work Director David Sutter and others. Joining Bair in Hanna were Tyler Boswell, the project's safety director. When Bair went to a packed house town hall in Elk Mountain on Sunday, he was joined by Boswell as well as Candice McGuire, Board Chair of Ba...
Outdated state salaries and higher paying alternatives appear to have all but depleted the amount of staff at Carbon County Public Health. Amanda Brown, Carbon County Public Health nurse manager, informed the Board of Carbon County Commissioners (BOCCC) of her ongoing staff shortage during their April 5 meeting. Brown, who was in attendance to request permission to advertise for three positions in her department, told the commissioners a full-time position had remained open for more than a...
Elk Mountain may be in the sights of Bair Energy as the potential future home of a green hydrogen plant, but that hasn’t stopped CEO Nicholas Bair from making the rounds to other communities. On April 5, Bair appeared before the Saratoga Town Council alongside Yvonne Johnson, executive director of the Carbon County Economic Development Corporation. While Elk Mountain—specifically Simpson Ridge—is being proposed as the site of the green hydrogen plant, Bair told Saratoga’s governing body his com...
Wyoming communities can now apply for the 2022 State Homeland Security Program (SHSP) grant from the Wyoming Office of Homeland Security. The SHSP grant is 100 percent federally funded and provides funding to eligible applicants based on Wyoming’s homeland security strategies and priorities. State, local, tribal governments and other special districts are eligible to apply for funding. At least 30 percent of the combined SHSP funds allocated must be dedicated toward law enforcement terrorism prevention activites. The state must pass through 8...
The Saratoga Town Council will be practicing bipartisanship and building bridges in the very literal sense. During the March 15 meeting of the governing body, Mayor Creed James read correspondence received from the Wyoming Department of Transportation (WYDOT) regarding the Federal Bipartisan Infrastructure Law, also known as the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act. "It says the Bipartisan Infrastructure Bill dedicated $45 million per year for five years to the State of Wyoming to replace or r...
Place your bets! More than a year after granting approval to Wyoming Downs, LLC (Wyoming Downs), the Board of Carbon County Commissioners (BOCCC) have granted approval to yet another horse racing business to set up shop in the county. While Wyoming Downs has yet to secure any location in the county, another company appears ready to establish their fourth location in Rawlins. Kyle Ridgeway, CFO of 307 Horse Racing, Inc. appeared before the commissioners at their March 15 meeting along with CEO...
Hydrogen has been the subject of a few conversations in Carbon County this past week.On March 14, Nicholas Bair, CEO of Clean Energy Holdings, came to the Elk Mountain Town Council to introduce himself and talk about the hydrogen plant project his company hopes to build at Simpson Ridge, outside of town. The town residents and council members listened and had questions Bair answered as best as he could. Bair promised to come back in the beginning of April to further address their questions....
By Joshua Wood As the Saratoga Town Council seeks to, at the very least, start construction on Never Forget Park in Memory of Staff Sergeant Tyler Pickett this year there seems to be one minor hurdle for the governing body. A small sliver of land less than half an acre in size which the Town of Saratoga may have to conduct a land swap to obtain. The discussion came during the March 15 meeting of the governing body. For more than a decade, various incarnations of the town council have discussed...
The Medicine Bow Town Council met on March 14 at the Medicine Bow Community Hall. Mayor Sharon Biamon and all council members were present. It took a matter of minutes for the council to approve the agenda, the minutes from the February 15 regular scheduled meeting and the financials. Braeden Hyde of Sunrise Engineering (Sunrise) reported his firm was working on the street design, and the best solution seemed to be a polymer emulsion applied with the water truck. Sunrise would first crown the...
As the end of Fiscal Year 2022 draws ever closer for the Town of Saratoga, the governing body has finally received the results regarding the audit of Fiscal Year 2020. On March 15, the Saratoga Town Council was provided a 30 minute presentation by Tim Fixter of Fagnant, Lewis & Brinda. The Lander-based accounting firm was engaged by the Town of Saratoga in May 2021 to conduct an audit of Fiscal Years 2020 and 2021. It is the third firm engaged by the town council in as many years. Joining the...
As renewable energy continues to flock Wyoming—and Carbon County—another potential energy project could be coming to Elk Mountain. Nicholas Bair, CEO and COO of Bair Energy, appeared before the Elk Mountain Town Council during their March 14 meeting.Bair Energy introduced himself to the town because his company has leased land near the Town of Elk Mountain from Tetra LLC to build an electrolysis unit to produce green hydrogen and oxygen. The project will have a hydrogen and oxygen pro...
The Carbon County Council of Governments discussed a variety of topics during their March 18 meeting in Hanna. Chief among those was the recent catastrophic water break in Rawlins. The member municipalities also discussed the proposed fire district and provided updates on their respective communities. Rawlins Water Event Lenny Layman, the Emergency Management Coordinator for Carbon County gave a presentation on how the Carbon County Coordination Center (C4) performed recently during a major...
For the past few years, the expenditure of county resources to rescue visiting motorists stranded on seasonally closed county roads has frustrated the Board of Carbon County Commissioners (BOCCC) and Carbon County Road and Bridge. The motorists, often passing through the county when winter weather forces the closure of Interstate 80, have relied upon the unreliable direction of their map applications. Despite ample signage or warnings from locals, the end result has been the need to rescue said...
The locking of doors during business at one of Saratoga’s liquor establishments was a topic of discussion during the March 15 meeting of the Saratoga Town Council. Saratoga Police Chief Ken Lehr informed the governing body of Saratoga of an incident involving Sergeant Tyler Christen on Saturday evening at the Rustic Bar (Rustic), which is one of three businesses on Bridge Avenue which holds a liquor license. According to Lehr, when Christen went to the Rustic to conduct a bar check he found t...
A 58-year-old South Dakota man is dead following an avalanche in the Encampment River Wilderness on March 12. At approximately 1:02 p.m., the Carbon County Sheriff’s Office (CCSO) received a call from Roy Simonson of Rapid City, South Dakota. Simonson reported himself and Jon P. LaFramboise, also of Rapid City, had been caught in an avalanche while snowmobiling near Hog Park in the Sierra Madre mountain range. He also reported he had performed CPR on LaFramboise, but couldn’t find a pulse and noted LaFramboise still wasn’t breathing. CCSO...
The Hanna Town Council met on March 8 for its regularly scheduled meeting. Mayor Lois Buchanan was not present. Mayor Pro-Tem Sammy Sikes ran the meeting. All other council members were present. After the approval of the agenda, John Van Winkle was sworn in as the new Hanna deputy marshal. "Welcome aboard," Sikes said. "Good to have you." Craig Kopasz, Engineering Associates, said he was working with Public Works Director Larry Korkow in anticipation of putting in the new water line. He said thr...
Less than a year after being hired by the Town of Saratoga, Sergeant Justin Brown was terminated following a 90 minute public hearing at a special meeting of the Saratoga Town Council on March 1. The termination of Brown from the Saratoga Police Department (SPD) comes three months after Carbon County Sheriff's Office (CCSO) attempted to execute a search warrant for a K9 dog, Shaw, owned by Brown. The hearing, which had originally been scheduled for February 11, had been postponed following...
The Medicine Bow Town Council met on February 15 at the Community Hall, rescheduled from February 14. Those present were Mayor Sharon Biamon and Councilmembers Lucinda Schofield, Cynthia Chace, Sharon Kahl, and Dawndee Yocom. Others present were Town Clerk/Treasurer Karen Heath, Public Works Director Hayden Bricker, Town Marshal David Redding, Town Attorney Robert Piper, and Fire Chief Robert Maddox. The minutes from the regular meeting on January 10, 2022, and special meetings on January 13...