Policing in Medicine Bow went boom, then bust, reflecting statewide funding challenges

Policing in Medicine Bow went boom, then bust, reflecting statewide funding challenges

by Matt Copeland, WyoFile During a recent Medicine Bow Town Council meeting, a local radio station owner asked if the town could cite a resident for a barking dog. The answer is no, Mayor Justin George explained, because no local ordinances can be enforced without a functioning marshal’s department. Nestled in the northeastern corner of Carbon County, Medicine Bow is home to fewer than 250 people. Made famous by Owen Wister’s 1902 novel “The Vir…