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Those looking for some extra spending money this holiday season are encouraged to visit www.mycash.wyo.gov to see if they are entitled to any of the $106.8 million owed to residents and former residents of the State. The Unclaimed Property Division of the Wyoming State Treasurer’s Office has received more than $12.68 million in the past five months alone, which means that even if you have received a check in the past, there is a good chance that more money is being held in your name. The State just paid more than $140,000 t...
The Wyoming Game and Fish Department has declared success in completing a rotenone project to remove illegally-stocked yellow perch from Saratoga Lake. According to a press release from the game and fish department, approximately 14,000 pounds of rotenone were applied to Saratoga Lake in mid-September. In October, fisheries biologists held two different sampling events at the lake to see if any fish remained. After 10 days without catching a single fish, biologists deemed the project complete. “It went well. We did not c...
After four attempts at a settlement, the State of Wyoming and Saratoga resident Tom Arthur, do not appear to be any closer to a deal surrounding Arthur’s September 12 citation over the harvesting of an antlered deer out of season. Arthur has pleaded not-guilty to the charge. On November 28, the State of Wyoming and Jason Tangeman—legal counsel for Arthur, met for the fourth attempt at a settlement around the case. If no settlement can be reached, the case will head to cou...
The Hanna Town Council met November 22 at the Hanna Town Hall. The Council had not met since their regular meeting on September 13. The meeting on October 11 was canceled when a car accident at Hanna Junction required two council members to leave as the meeting was starting and no quorum could be made. On November 15 there were not enough council members for a quorum. Because of the two months of cancellations, there was a lot on the agenda for the evening. Mayor Lois...
The Medicine Bow Town Council met November 14 at the Community Hall. Mark Davidson from Sunrise Engineering (Sunrise) said there had been a meeting with the Council and the contractor a few weeks ago to talk about the streets project. He said Sunrise would try to schedule a meeting with Clayton Bohr, the representative of the manufacturer of the polymer which had been laid down on the town’s roads over the summer. The polymer is not working the way the town had been told. A...
by Jasmine Hall Wyoming Tribune Eagle Via Wyoming News Exchange Gov. Mark Gordon’s recommendation for the 2023- 24 supplemental budget matches his previous call for fiscal conservatism in the wake of a higher-than-expected state revenue forecast. While there is close to $1 billion available in the General Fund and Budget Reserve Account for the budget, Gordon recommended putting $412 million into the Permanent Mineral Trust Fund. This was his largest recommendation within the total $908 million appropriation from the g...
Governor Mark Gordon’s leadership in protecting private agricultural lands and migratory big game populations was recognized by the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) today with the signing of the Wyoming Wildlife Habitat Memorandum of Understanding (MOU). Under the MOU, Wyoming and the USDA agree to invest “technical capacity and resources in the conservation, restoration, management, and long-term stewardship of multiple-use public and private lands that support migratory big game.” This means funds for private lando...
The latest chapter in the years-long saga between Dirty Boyz Sanitation and the City of Rawlins was written last week when, in a period of three days, the governing body revoked and then reinstated the company’s waste hauling license. On November 15, the Rawlins City Council voted 4-2-1 to revoke the municipal solid waste (MSW) haulers license for Dirty Boyz. Then, during a special meeting on November 18, the council voted 4-2-1 to reinstate the license, citing concerns of p...
Mayor Creed James shared with the council the Christmas Magic Lighted Parade will be downtown on December 10th starting at 5 p.m. Participants will line up at 4:30 p.m. in the parking lot of the Platte Valley Clinic. The route begins at the intersection of River and Holly and will head south on River and make a loop around Kathy Glode park to give the Saratoga Care Center residents a chance to view the parade. It will then continue down River Street, turning left onto Bridge...
Carbon County Clerk Gwynn Bartlett recognized Lisa Smith at the November 15 Board of Carbon County Commissioners meeting. Smith has been with Carbon County and has been Deputy Clerk with the Elections. Bartlett said it is a tough job and Smith handles it with grace and does an amazing job. Bartlett also thanked all of the temporary help that comes in to help and the eighty election judges who work at the polls. Bartlett also gave an update on the elections with no change to...
The 4-2-1 decision by the Rawlins City Council on November 15 to revoke the hauling license for Dirty Boyz Sanitation lasted all of three days. On November 18, the governing body voted 4-2-1 to reinstate the company’s license. On Tuesday, Mayor Terry Weickum and council members DeBari Martinez, Lisa Smith and Chris Weisenburg voted in favor of the revocation of the license on the grounds the company had violated the city’s ordinance on flow control. Vice Mayor Jacquelin Wel...
Sen. Barrasso was honored with a 2022 North American Invasive Species Management Association (NAISMA) Special Recognition Award. According to NAISMA, this award goes to an organization or individual who, through a specific act or group of acts, helped amplify NAISMA's mission. Wyoming Weed and Pest Council (WWPC) is a partner with NAISMA, working together to prevent detrimental impacts of invasive species in Wyoming and throughout the country. Since his appointment in 2007,...
Helen Weiland, South Central Wyoming Emergency Services (SCWEMS) representative, and SCWEMS Director, Stanton Moseby presented Resolution 2022-5 and gave a report to the Council at the November 10, 2022 meeting. The resolution is to allow SCWEMS to apply for the American Rescue Plan Act ARPA grant. This would provide money to help fund Emergency Medical Response (EMR) classes and to purchase two SUV type vehicles to be stationed at the Encampment Station and Elk Mountain....
South Central Wyoming Emergency Medical Services (SCWEMS) Director Stanton Moseby and SCWEMS representative Penny Layman presented Resolution 2022-11 to the Council at the Encampment Town Council meeting November 10. The resolution is to allow SCWEMS to apply for the American Rescue Plan Act ARPA grant. This would provide money to help fund Emergency Medical Response (EMR) classes and purchase two SUV type vehicles to be stationed at the Encampment Station and Elk Mountain....
Every year the west end of Ninth Street near Highway 70 drifts in as much as six feet deep. Billy Accord and the rest of the Encampment Town Crew are trying to make that less likely this year. Accord said, "that part of Ninth drifts really bad and we fight it anytime the wind blows. We cut that slope back on the south side to help reduce the drifting as well as give us a little more room to plow. Additionally, we will fix the ditch on the south side of the street so it will...
Governor Mark Gordon's leadership in protecting private agricultural lands and migratory big game populations was recognized by the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) today with the signing of the Wyoming Wildlife Habitat Memorandum of Understanding (MOU). Under the MOU, Wyoming and the USDA agree to invest "technical capacity and resources in the conservation, restoration, management, and long-term stewardship of multiple-use public and private lands that support...
What if you were told an hour of your time could change someone’s life? In the time it takes you to read this article, nearly 100 people will receive lifesaving blood transfusions. By taking just an hour or so to donate, you will do something wonderful! Here, in the southern part of Wyoming, it takes 500 people a week to donate blood to serve the 47 area hospitals in this region! One out of every 3 people will need blood during their lives, but only one in 20 people regularly give blood. Saratoga’s next blood drive with Vit...
For the Carbon County Sheriff's Office, safety at the county jail for both inmates and staff is tantamount. Now, the facility has a new piece of equipment which can better ensure safety in the future. Carbon County is the first in Wyoming to have the Tek84 Intercept full body scanner. The scanner, which Tek84 touts as being the only American-made apparatus of its kind, was purchased with the help of American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) funds. In total, the county paid less than...
At the November 1, 2022 Carbon County Commissioners meeting Carbon County Clerk Gwynn Bartlett recognized several staff members for their service to Carbon County: Jody Deist-Fairhurst for 18 years of service who works at the Clerk of District Court; Mark Wagner in Road and Bridge–for 18 years of service; Brynna Grundman of the Sheriff’s Office for 8 years of service; Julie Webb with Buildings and Grounds for 6 years of service; Ben Opfar for 4 years of service. Lenny Lay...
Bill Schroer of Saratoga, believes his cargo trailer was taken during the night of October 27, or possibly early morning. Schroer drives school bus for Carbon County School District No. 2 (CCSD#2). He was getting off work at about 8:30 a.m. after running his normal bus route. As he was driving past his shop, he noticed a trailer missing. Schroer called the police and Officer John Moore responded. They found the trailer hitch lock had been cut and there were tire tracks in the...
Nicholas Haderlie presented the Platte Valley Aquatic Center Feasibility Study to the Saratoga Town Council meeting November 1. Haderlie told the Council that they had raised over $35,000 from 71 different donors to pay for the preliminary design and to pay for the feasibility study. The proposal is to form a new non-profit entity which would own and operate this facility. It would take over recreational services from the Town of Saratoga while providing these services for the...
A lot of Joe Pickett fans can tell you unequivocally the popular series is set in Carbon County, Wyoming. Not as many know that the television series is filmed in the province of Alberta, Canada. Big Sky is another TV series filmed in Canada, in the province of British Columbia. Canada is standing in for the landscape of Wyoming. It isn’t the only place where Wyoming western stories are filmed, but also in states which border the Cowboy State. Yellowstone and 1883 are both f...
Black Hills Energy is announcing the replacement of approximately 30 residential natural gas services and lines on Hickory Street in Saratoga. The project will begin in early November, with completion estimated by the end of December. The Hickory Street Loop is the continuation of natural gas system work that began in 2021. During this phase, Black Hills Energy will be working in the alleyway to install new polyethylene natural gas service lines and meters. Black Hills Energy anticipates brief outages as the switch is made...
The Carbon County Coroner’s Office has confirmed the identity of the remains found on October 16, 2022 to be that of those belonging to Mark Strittmater. Mark Strittmater is the hunter who went missing on October 19, 2019 while hunting in the Sierra Madres. The confirmation was made through examination of the remains and known dental records of Mark Strittmater. This has been an ongoing case within the Sheriffs Office, and we are pleased to learn of the positive identification. This missing person case has involved several s...
