Medicine Bow tries to control traffic

At the February 8 meeting of the Medicine Bow Town Council, the audience and council members learned from town Marshal Dave Redding that trucks were not observing the 30 miles per hour speed limit through town.

“This past weekend, I gave out $2,100 in tickets,” Redding said. “I probably could have given out more, but I was called away by Highway Patrol for a good part of the weekend due to all the accidents.”

He said that Wyoming Department of Transportation (WYDOT) got back to him saying Medicine Bow had a speeding problem.

Redding said a feedback sign that tells drivers how fast they are goi...