Tax revenue remains steady

Sweetwater County's tax revenue will continue to hold steady, according to the Sweetwater County Treasurer's Office.

County Assessor Pat Drinkle said the county's revenues should be steady, if not a little higher, than they were last year. Natural gas is valued higher than it was last year, Drinkle said there weren't large increases in mineral valuations, with oil and trona holding steady.

"(The commissioners) are going to be happy, things are holding steady," Drinkle said.

Not everything held steady however. Underground coal's valuation did decrease this year. Drinkle said a number of reasons...