Controversy at SCWEMS special meeting

An emotional debate over Bill Dahlke’s involvement with additional pay for the Saratoga EMS occurred at a special meeting Thursday of the South Central Wyoming Emergency Medical Service (SCWEMS) Joint Powers Board (JPB).

At the special meeting, Bill Dahlke, former board chairman and current Saratoga representative to the board, offered his resignation from SCWEMS and left early.

The meeting was called by town of Elk Mountain Mayor Morgan Irene and held in Saratoga.

The SCWEMS JPB was formed in 2009 by an agreement between the towns of Elk Mountain, Medicine Bow, Saratoga, Riverside, Encampment...