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Thursday, January 15, 2026 |

Photo – Hanna Library – Bigfoot99 file photo

Last‑minute grants have temporarily saved the Hanna and Medicine Bow libraries. Now, local officials must decide how long the branches will remain open.

State‑wide residential property tax cuts have reduced the revenue available to local governments. Carbon County saw nearly $900,000 in losses, with $500,000 of it directly tied to the tax changes. With fewer dollars to spend, the Board of County Commissioners cut funding to outside agencies, including museums, senior centers, and the library system, which saw a 53% budget reduction from the previous year.

After learning about the budget cuts, Library Board members traveled around the county, explaining to municipalities that the lower funding necessitated reducing operating hours at all seven locations and could lead to the closure of underperforming branches, specifically the Hanna and Medicine Bow libraries. The Library Board planned to shut down the two branches at the end of September and turned to the towns for funding to keep them open longer.

Speaking at the January 12th Medicine Bow Town Council meeting, Carbon County Public Library Board Chairwoman Addie Myers presented the governing body with both good and bad news.

Myers said the Library System received a $7,500 donation from PacifiCorp, a $9,000 grant from the Wyoming Intertie Community Investment Program, and a $9,000 match from the Carbon County Library Foundation. The $25,500 is earmarked to keep the Hanna and Medicine Bow libraries open. Myers added that the library system also received $3,000 from the Medicine Bow United Methodist Church specifically for the town’s branch.

The Library Board chairwoman said operating the Medicine Bow Library costs $43.25 an hour. At that rate, Myers said the branch can stay open for quite a while on its share of the grant and donation funds.

The Medicine Bow branch is open from 1:00 to 6:00 p.m. every Thursday. Myers said the Town Council can choose to use the donation and grant funding to double the hours of operation, which will result in the money running out this August. However, if the hours remain the same, the library will be funded until next March.

Since the money was raised for the Medicine Bow branch, Myers said the Town Council should decide how it’s spent.

The Library Board chairwoman said she is confident the state will make changes to the existing and proposed property tax relief bills to increase contributions to local governments. However, if the funding situation doesn’t improve and the donation and grant money is exhausted, Myers suggested serving the town with a bookmobile. Although she acknowledged that a bookmobile is not a substitute for a physical library.

Town Attorney Cameron Smith said the Library Board should enter into a memorandum of understanding to ensure the donation money is used only for the Medicine Bow Library. Myers agreed.

Earlier in the meeting, Medicine Bow resident Matt Leonard said he appreciates the local library. However, Leonard said the Albany County Public Library in Laramie contains materials he considers unsuitable for children and feels that his tax dollars should not be supporting that type of content.

Carbon County Public Library Board Chairwoman Addie Myers said users of the Medicine Bow Library have not raised concerns about inappropriate materials, adding that having individual branches ensures the collections reflect the towns’ values.

Another resident asked if the library could be converted into an unmanned branch with only a computer to check materials in and out. Myers said the idea could work, but the library system values its employees too much to replace them with technology or volunteers, which had been suggested as another way to reduce costs.

Mayor Justin George asked the governing body for their thoughts: should they use the donation and grant funding to increase hours of operation or remain at five hours a week and keep the library open until March of 2027. The Council agreed to keep the same hours in the hope that the funding issues will be resolved before the money runs out. The Council did not hold an official vote on the matter.

The following evening, Myers presented a similar solution to the Hanna Town Council. During the January 13th meeting, the Library Board chairwoman said the Hanna Library was originally scheduled to close on September 30th. However, the grants and donations from PacifiCorp, the Wyoming Intertie Community Investment Program, and the Carbon County Library Foundation have allowed the Hanna branch to remain open until May.

The Hanna Library is open for 10 hours a week, meaning its funding will be exhausted faster than in Medicine Bow. Myers said that at this rate, the branch will run out of money before the next fiscal year ends on June 30th. The Library Board chairwoman said the town would need to contribute $3,460 to ensure the branch remains open until that time.

Myers said the Council can also choose to cut hours to keep the Hanna branch open longer. Should the library close, Myers said the town could be serviced by a book mobile, like Medicine Bow. Alternatively, the town could contribute $17,000 to cover the library’s staffing costs into the following fiscal year.

Mayor Charlie George said the Council is beginning work on the annual budget. Once those numbers are set, the town will know how much, if anything, it can contribute to the library system.

Mayor George requested traffic data for the Hanna Library before the Council makes a decision about cutting hours. Myers said she will gather that information and provide updated operational costs at a later date. In the meantime, the Library Board chairwoman urged residents to contact their state representative and ask them to reconsider the residential property tax cuts, which she described as a permanent solution to a temporary problem.

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Thursday, January 15, 2026 |

Photo – Big rigs parked in a snowstorm – Bigfoot99 file photo

Congresswoman Harriet Hageman is backing legislation to require CDL holders to speak and understand English.

Last May, Wyoming Congresswoman Harriet Hageman, along with five other members of Congress, introduced H.R. 3608. Known as Connor’s Law, the bill would require all commercial driver’s license holders to demonstrate a minimum proficiency in English.

Connor’s Law is named after 18‑year‑old Connor Dzion. According to a report from First Coast News in Jacksonville, Florida, Dzion was killed over the 2017 Labor Day weekend when a distracted semi‑truck driver crashed into a line of vehicles at 70 miles per hour.

The driver, identified as Yadwinder Sangha, was on his phone at the time of the crash and reportedly could not read English, including the electronic signs warning of the approaching accident scene.

Here in Carbon County, at least one highway fatality has been linked to a commercial truck driver with little to no understanding of English. Last March, 47‑year‑old Borys Bakhtiarov of Washington state lost control of his truck while driving west on I‑80. His vehicle spun across the center median and crossed into the eastbound lanes, where it collided with a semi‑truck driven by 63‑year‑old James Byars. Byars and his co‑driver, 70‑year‑old Mary Couch, both from Alabama, were trapped in the cab; Couch died at the scene.

Bakhtiarov reportedly did not speak English and required a translator when he appeared in Carbon County Circuit Court. In July, the driver pleaded no contest to a misdemeanor homicide‑by‑vehicle charge and was sentenced to 356 days in jail and 364 days of unsupervised probation upon release.

Connor’s Law was recommended to the House of Representatives Subcommittee on Highways and Transit on May 25th, 2025.

Congresswoman Hageman is continuing her push to require CDL holders to read and understand the English language. In a video clip posted to social media, Congresswoman Hageman highlighted the danger of Wyoming’s highways.

For those reasons, Congresswoman Hageman said commercial driver’s licenses should be issued only to individuals who are properly trained and prepared to respond to high‑risk situations, calling it critical to maintaining safety on the nation’s highways. The congresswoman said English proficiency should be a prerequisite for obtaining a CDL, and that drivers who cannot demonstrate a minimum understanding of the language should be taken out of service. Congresswoman Hageman said commercial drivers must be able to read and understand the state’s variable warning signs.

In a social media post, Congresswoman Hageman wrote, “If you can’t read in English, you shouldn’t be behind the wheel. That’s why I’m fighting to codify English language proficiency standards for CDL holders with Connor’s Law.”

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Wednesday, January 14, 2026 |

Photo – A section of the wooden pipeline that moved water to Rawlins – Bigfoot99 file photo

Work to improve flow at the Sage Creek Springs will wait until next summer, despite the warmer‑than‑average winter.

During the January 6th Rawlins City Council meeting, Councilman Bruce Seilaff asked if the city was prepared to begin revitalization efforts at the Sage Creek Springs. Councilman Seilaff said the additional water may be necessary following the dry winter.

Located south of Rawlins, the Sage Creek Basin is a critical part of the city’s drinking water supply. City officials have been working for years to modernize the aging system of collection boxes and increase the flow of water.

In 2022, the Wyoming Water Development Office hired an outside contractor to conduct an in‑depth analysis of the city’s water infrastructure. The study identified $50 million in essential repairs across four priority projects: revitalizing the Sage Creek Springs, repairing blow‑off valves on the transmission line from the springs to the water treatment plant, addressing the high‑pressure line beneath Interstate 80, and replacing the city’s two treated‑water storage tanks.

Last March, then–City Manager Tom Sarvey updated the Rawlins City Council on the status of the Sage Creek Springs revitalization project. Sarvey said the project design should be completed by the end of this summer. In the meantime, city staff will work to ensure continued flow from the spring boxes.

At the January 6th meeting, Councilman Bruce Seilaff said he believed that work on the spring boxes was scheduled to begin by winter. Public Works Director Cody Dill explained that the project has not yet been engineered, with construction now expected later this year. Although the plans will be ready to bid afterward, Dill said the city lacks the financial resources to move forward and will need outside funding, such as state grants.

While the Sage Creek Springs revitalization project is temporarily on hold, work to repair the water transmission line is nearly ready to begin. Last summer, the city received $2.835 million from the Wyoming Water Development Commission to rehabilitate or replace the cathodic protection system and blow‑off valves on the Sage Creek Springs water transmission pipeline. City officials are waiting for the WWDC to approve their design plans and expect the project to begin this summer.

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Wednesday, January 14, 2026 |

Photo – Saratoga branch library – Bigfoot99 file photo

County officials thanked the Town of Saratoga for its support of the local library.

During the January 7th Saratoga Town Council meeting, Clerk Jennifer Anderson announced that the Board of Carbon County Commissioners had sent a letter to the town. Clerk Anderson read the correspondence, which stated that the Board of Commissioners appreciates the town’s commitment to keeping the library branch open.

State‑wide residential property tax cuts have reduced the revenue available to local governments. Carbon County saw a nearly $900,000 decline, $500,000 of which stemmed directly from the tax changes. With fewer funds available, the Board of County Commissioners reduced contributions to outside agencies, including museums, senior centers, and the library system, which received 53% less funding than in the previous year.

Library Board members traveled to the municipalities, explaining that the lower funding has necessitated reducing operating hours at all locations and could lead to the closure of the Hanna, Medicine Bow, and Encampment branches. During Brush Creek Ranch’s Embrace the Valley charity fundraiser, the Friends of the Saratoga and Encampment Libraries raised more than $126,000 to help keep their locations open, leaving the Medicine Bow and Hanna branches on the proverbial chopping block.

At the January 7th meeting, Clerk Anderson continued reading the letter, in which the Board of Commissioners clarified that while the county allocates funding to the Carbon County Library System, the Library Board is ultimately responsible for managing the individual branches.

The Board of Commissioners ended by writing that collaboration is essential to preserving as many resources as possible, particularly during the difficult budget period the county is facing. Mayor Chuck Davis expressed his gratitude for the letter.

While the Friends of the Saratoga Library fundraised to keep the branch open, the Town of Saratoga initiated plans to assume ownership of the library. If the deal is approved, the town will receive the library building and the 1.2 acres it occupies.

After the Commissioner’s letter was read, a meeting attendee asked for an update on the proposal. Mayor Davis said he was still waiting for a response from county officials.

In a written statement to Bigfoot99, Commissioner Sue Jones explained that the county is waiting for a response from Carbon County School District Two’s attorney. Commissioner Jones wrote that the school district originally deeded the land to the county under the condition that if it was no longer used as a library, ownership would revert back to the district. As part of its deal with Saratoga, the county will place a deed restriction on the property requiring that the land be used for the public good, but not specifically a library, given that the concept of a library may not exist in the distant future. Commissioner Jones added that the county needs the school district to agree to the changes before the deal can be finalized.

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Wednesday, January 14, 2026 |

Photo – A Denver minted 2021 penny – By Matt Copeland Bigfoot99

Medicine Bow officials question the legality of rounding pennies for cash payments.

President Donald Trump ordered the U.S. Treasury Department to stop minting new pennies last February. Every penny cost 3.7 cents to produce, and the Mint lost $85.3 million on penny production in fiscal year 2024. President Trump called the coin “wasteful” and argued that taxpayers shouldn’t subsidize a currency that costs more to make than it’s worth.

As pennies become harder for businesses to obtain, many retailers are rounding cash totals down to the nearest nickel. Cash‑heavy businesses, such as restaurants, are also adjusting prices to avoid totals that require pennies.

During Monday evening’s Medicine Bow Town Council meeting, elected officials reviewed the town’s policy on pennies. Clerk and Treasurer Karen Heath said cash utility payments will be rounded to the nearest nickel. Other payment methods will not be affected.

Under the proposed policy, totals ending in one or two cents would be rounded down to the nearest dime, while those ending in three or four cents would be rounded up to the next nickel.

The state of Wyoming has not established an official policy on penny rounding. As of this report, only three states have taken formal action on the matter. Georgia and Utah have issued nonbinding guidance for businesses, while New York is the only state to propose legislation that would round cash totals to the nearest nickel or dime.

At Monday’s Medicine Bow Town Council meeting, Mayor Justin George, owner of J B’s Stop‑N‑Shop, said he has adjusted his prices to account for the lack of pennies.

Clerk Treasurer Karen Heath said businesses may choose how to handle pennies, either rounding up or down. She said the proposed policy of rounding down for totals ending in one or two cents and up for those ending in three or four is the most equitable method.

Mayor Justin George said the local bank will no longer provide boxes of pennies for his business. The mayor added that of the roughly 350 billion pennies still in existence, most are not in active circulation.

Mayor Justin George said the town will need to address the lack of pennies in the near future. Clerk Treasurer Karen Heath said that under the proposed policy she will continue accepting pennies as payment but will not give them back as change.

Heath said that as pennies fall out of circulation, the issue will resolve on its own. Until then, the town will need to establish an official policy for handling the coins.

Councilman Lee Cook asked if the town is legally permitted to lose money. Public Works Director Brian Lashley said businesses are prepared to absorb a few cents on certain transactions. Councilman Cook asked if the town, as a government entity, can do the same.

Town Attorney Cameron Smith said he assumed the practice is legal but was not certain. Attorney Smith offered to research the matter further at the council’s request.

Clerk Treasurer Heath said that under the proposed policy the town could set different prices for cash and card or check payments. Attorney Cameron Smith said the approach may unfairly disadvantage cash payers, adding that further research is needed before the policy is adopted.

Heath said she will contact the town’s accounting software provider, Caselle, and ask if the system can automatically round each bill. If not, she will have to make the adjustments by hand.

Following the discussion, the Medicine Bow Town Council voted to table the matter until Attorney Cameron Smith determines if penny rounding is legal for a municipality.

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Tuesday, January 13, 2026 |

Photo – MHCC sign outside of the ER – Bigfoot99 file photo

Memorial Hospital administrators are taking steps to bolster staffing.

During the January 6th Board of Carbon County Commissioners meeting, Memorial Hospital Chief Operating Officer Stephanie Hinkle announced that the Board of Directors recently approved a contract with Western Healthcare. Hinkle explained that the Texas‑based staffing firm will supply emergency room physicians to the Rawlins facility.

Hinkle said members of the public have had questions about the partnership, including whether Western Healthcare will staff Memorial Hospital’s emergency room with mid‑level providers such as nurse practitioners and physician assistants. The chief operating officer said that will not be the case, as Western Healthcare is required to provide only emergency department certified physicians to the medical center.

Hinkle also said Western Healthcare will handle staffing only for the hospital’s emergency room, not for other departments such as nursing or office personnel. Hinkle added that current emergency room physicians will be given the opportunity to work for Western Healthcare before the entire department transitions to the staffing firm on April 1st.

Hinkle said Western Healthcare has a positive reputation and that Memorial Hospital administrators believe the firm’s consistent access to board‑certified emergency physicians will benefit the community.

Commission Vice Chairwoman Gwynn Bartlett said a resident contacted her with concerns that the Western Healthcare‑provided staff are not local. Hinkle responded that only two current Memorial Hospital physicians live in Carbon County, with the rest working as traveling healthcare staff. With such a small pool of providers, the Board of Directors concluded that partnering with Western Healthcare was the only viable option.

Next, Vice Chair Bartlett asked what would happen if Western Healthcare placed a physician in Rawlins who was not well suited for the community. Hinkle replied that the firm is entirely responsible for finding emergency department staff, but Memorial Hospital administrators will participate in the hiring process to ensure candidates meet their standards.

Commissioner Sue Jones said Carbon County isn’t alone in struggling to find qualified physicians. More and more rural hospitals are relying on higher‑cost traveling healthcare workers as the supply of local providers seeks more exciting and higher‑paying opportunities.

Commissioner Jones said using local physicians would be ideal but acknowledged the difficulty in finding qualified candidates. Hinkle agreed that local providers would be preferable but said partnering with Western Healthcare still offers several advantages for the Rawlins facility.

Commissioner John Johnson expressed his support for the partnership and emphasized the importance of maintaining a fully operational emergency department in Rawlins. Hinkle said Memorial Hospital administrators have made it clear that any physicians Western Healthcare provides must have trauma experience and be certified in emergency medicine.

Commission Chairman Travis Moore asked Hinkle how Memorial Hospital will ensure patients receive consistent, coordinated care while relying on outside staffing agencies. Hinkle said Western Healthcare plans to use the same physicians on a recurring basis to maintain continuity of care.

Chairman Moore said patients can become frustrated when they feel they’re constantly dealing with unfamiliar providers. Memorial Hospital Chief Executive Officer Kerry Ashment said retaining physicians is important, but keeping the hospital’s support team consistent may be even more critical to patient satisfaction.

Ashment said his goal is to maintain continuity of care at Memorial Hospital of Carbon County, noting that he has remained in the CEO role for the past 10 months. By partnering with Western Healthcare, hospital administrators expect to keep the emergency department fully staffed and continue providing consistent, high‑quality care.

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Tuesday, January 13, 2026 |

Photo – Memory Lanes bowling alley – Courtesy Memory Lanes Facebook page

At least one Rawlins City Council member believes the city should reopen the shuttered bowling alley.

During the January 6th Rawlins City Council meeting, Councilman Derek Elliott said Ward 1 residents told him they miss the former Memory Lanes bowling alley. Councilman Elliott asked if the city could step in to reopen the facility.

Memory Lanes bowling alley, located at 1917 West Spruce Street in Rawlins, opened in 2003, but shut down in 2020 due to Covid‑19 restrictions. The property, owned by the Schuler family, drew renewed attention in November of 2023 when Jeremiah Garner of Dirty Boyz Sanitation announced on social media that he intended to purchase and reopen the shuttered facility. Commenters overwhelmingly supported the decision, saying that the city needed another option for family‑friendly entertainment. However, in a later update to his post, Garner wrote that “buying the old bowling alley in town is 1000% out of the question,” citing a $1.5 million asking price.

The property has remained vacant ever since, joining a growing list of shuttered businesses in Rawlins, including Rasmussen Furniture and Bi‑Rite Sporting Goods. At the January 6th meeting, Councilman Elliott asked if the Rawlins Downtown Development Authority, or DDA, had attempted to revitalize the three defunct businesses. DDA Executive Director Pam Thayer said she has been in contact with potential buyers.

It remains unclear if the bowling alley or the other shuttered storefronts will see new life. For now, the DDA will continue working to attract buyers. However, state limits on municipal involvement in private‑sector entertainment mean that the city is legally unable to purchase and reopen the former Memory Lanes bowling alley itself.

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Tuesday, January 13, 2026 |

Photo – Secretary of State Chuck Gray – Courtesy State of Wyoming

In Cheyenne, the conversation between two state officials went western during last Thursday’s meeting of the Wyoming Board of Land Commissioners that took place in Douglas.

After more than five hours of testimony about the proposed Pronghorn H2 wind energy project, which would supply electricity to an off-grid industrial plant, and not to the electrical grid in Wyoming, the mood between Governor Mark Gordon and Secretary of State Chuck Gray became testy.

A little over a month ago, on December 5, 2025, Converse County District Judge F. Scott Peasley vacated Wind Lease No. WL-1620, reversing the Wyoming State Board of Land Commissioners’ initial approval of the lease for the Pronghorn H2 green hydrogen project.

Judge Peasley’ decision was based on the project’s failure to meet the State’s statutory definition of wind energy leasing, which requires that converted wind energy be transmitted to the electrical grid via a substation.

The Pronghorn H2 project, which would use wind-generated power for off-grid electrolysis to produce green hydrogen jet fuel, did not plan to connect to the grid, leading the judge to rule that it did not qualify under the board’s own rules.

Last month’s ruling was a victory for rancher Mike Stephens and his family operation, Stephens Land and Livestock LLC. The rancher challenged the lease on grounds of legal non-compliance and potential harm to their adjacent homestead, including visual impacts, noise, and increased traffic.

Wyoming Attorney General, Keith Kauz, who was appointed by the Governor, has since announced plans to appeal the decision to the Wyoming Supreme Court. Kautz previously served as a justice on the Wyoming Supreme Court from 2015 until his mandatory retirement in March 2024 at age 70.

The dust-up between the Governor and the Wyoming Secretary of State concerned Kautz, with Governor Gordon accusing the Secretary of State Gray of casting aspersions against the former justice.

About halfway through the tense exchange, Superintendent of Public Instruction Megan Degenfelder tried to restore calm and order, but Gray admonished her, saying “please stop interrupting”.

The meeting was adjourned shortly after the exchange.

In a statement yesterday about the exchange with the Governor at Thursday’s SLIB meeting, the Secretary of State said he will bring the motion, again, before the board.

Last week’s special meeting of the state lands and investment board was held at the Douglas Library. The meeting drew dozens of residents opposed to the Pronghorn project. According to the original plan, up to 267 wind turbines would be constructed across the landscape outside Glenrock, including 15,500 acres of state trust lands in the northern Laramie Range.

Focus Clean Energy, a Colorado-based company, is behind the project.

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Monday, January 12th, 2026 |

Photo – UPRR’s “Big Boy” locomotive – Bigfoot99 file photo

The Wyoming Department of Transportation is seeking public feedback on its revised Statewide Rail Plan.

In Wyoming, five freight railroad companies operate nearly 1,800 miles of track. The Wyoming Department of Transportation is responsible for reviewing the state’s rail system, documenting its condition, and identifying needs and opportunities. Every four years, those findings are compiled into the Statewide Rail Plan. WYDOT Railroad Coordinator David Herdt said the plan serves as a roadmap for future rail‑related policies and business decisions.

Herdt clarified that WYDOT does not pay for any rail improvements. Railroad companies determine when and where service grows. WYDOT uses the Statewide Rail Plan to share information about the rail system with government agencies and the public.

WYDOT is seeking public feedback as part of its year‑long Statewide Rail Plan update process. In early December, the agency opened the first online public meeting for the project. Herdt said WYDOT has posted a slideshow outlining the plan and a questionnaire for residents to complete.

The short survey asks residents what investments could improve the efficiency, capacity, and safety of Wyoming’s rail network, and if they see a need for passenger rail in the state. WYDOT’s head of Systems Planning and Railroads, Dan Kline, said the Federal Railroad Administration funded a nationwide study on the potential for expanded passenger service. However, Kline said Wyoming is not actively pursuing a passenger rail project. The survey question is meant as a way for the agency to keep the public informed about the rail industry.

Kline added that WYDOT is simply reporting on what other entities are doing with passenger rail.

The Systems Planning and Railroads head encouraged the public to review the plan and submit an online comment, adding that WYDOT will be collecting feedback until the end of the month.

WYDOT Railroad Coordinator David Herdt said the agency has hired an outside consultant to gather and analyze the public comments. At only three weeks into the process, Herdt said it’s too early to determine what priorities residents have for rail service.

WYDOT will be holding another online Statewide Rail Plan public meeting sometime this winter, although a specific date hasn’t been set.

In conjunction with the rail plan update, WYDOT is also developing a new Grade Crossing Action Plan. Herdt said the study will identify which road crossings need repairs and prioritize the most hazardous locations.

Here in Carbon County, Herdt said earlier Grade Crossing Action Plans identified unsafe crossings in Sinclair and Medicine Bow, However, the worst in the county was on Ferris Road, west of Rawlins.

Herdt urged residents to report safety concerns to WYDOT so the agency can work with the railroads to resolve them.

The 2026 Statewide Rail Plan, with links to the online meeting and survey, is available at www.wyomingstatewiderailplan.com. Both the updated rail and grade crossing plans are expected to be finalized this spring.

Link: Wyoming Statewide Rail Plan 2025

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Monday, January 12th, 2026 |

Photo – One of the new gateway signs for Saratoga – Courtesy Town of Saratoga

The Town of Saratoga is preparing to install two new gateway signs.

Last year, the Saratoga Planning Commission began exploring ways to improve wayfinding for residents and tourists. At the May 6th Town Council meeting, Public Works Director Emery Penner presented a plan, developed by the Planning Commission and Enoch Hart of Wyoming Signs in Casper, to install additional signage around town. Penner said the new signs will help direct visitors to local points of interest.

The council agreed to prioritize new entrance signs and directed Penner to order two monument‑style signs measuring 12 feet wide and seven feet tall. A rock foundation supports a billboard with “Saratoga” in the center, “Est. 1884” above, and “Wyoming” below. Each sign was priced at $13,592.

At the January 7th Saratoga Town Council meeting, Public Works Director Penner announced that the signs were completed and ready for delivery upon the governing body’s approval.

Councilman Bub Barkhurst asked if Enoch Hart of Wyoming Signs would help with the installation. Penner said Hart has offered to assist, though town employees will do most of the work.

Penner also assured the council that the signs will withstand the constant gusting wind.

The governing body approved the design and instructed Penner to take delivery of the signs. Mayor Chuck Davis said it will be “very nice for the community.”

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