By Sarah Pridgeon There is light at the end of the tunnel for the Public Works Department, which for the past two years has quietly toiled to keep the Cole Water Storage Tank in service. While most of us have been taking our faucets for granted, a constant battle has waged behind the...
Cole Tank becoming increasingly unstable By Sarah Pridgeon The new zoning ordinance for the City of Sundance returned to the council’s attention this month and smoothly passed its first reading. A meeting had been held between council meetings at which “verbage was smoothed out,” said Mayor Paul Brooks. No significant issues with...
By Sarah Pridgeon Senator Ogden Driskill shared his thoughts on this year’s Legislative Session with the County Commissioners last week, explaining why he voted for the “Hill Bill” and his disapproval of the fuel tax increase. His thoughts on the change to condemnation proceedings, meanwhile, caused debate within the commissioners’ room. The new...
By Sarah Pridgeon There are certain experiences in this life that many of us are tempted to try, but never quite get round to mustering the courage for. In Marjorie Goodson’s case, skydiving no longer falls under that category. To celebrate her 90th birthday, Goodson chose to jump 13,000 feet from an airplane, freefalling...
By Sarah Pridgeon The 2013 Legislative Session wrapped up last week having seen a total of 429 bills considered, a supplemental budget adopted that includes cuts in most state departments and plenty of surprises. Governor Matt Mead thanked Legislators for having the courage to tackle “tough issues” that included education reform, fuel tax hikes,...
