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  • Panhandle ladies take to the links

    Staff Report|Jun 15, 2017

    The Panhandle Senior Women’s Golf Association met on a beautiful Monday, June 5 for a fun day of golf at the Riverview Golf Course with 61 ladies in attendance. The weather was perfect and all had a most enjoyable day on this great course. Results from the tournament are as follows: All the teams received gift certificates from the Riverview Golf Course. In fifth place receiving $25.00 each -Terria Hampton, Peggy Wagner, Claudia Benda and Kay Gardner with a combined score of 64.3. Fourth place team received $45.00 each - Jill Lenz, Londa M...

  • Shults completes training

    Staff Report|Jun 8, 2017

    USAF First Lieutenant James Shults, son of Jesse and Pam Shults of Pine Bluffs, recently graduated from Specialized Undergraduate Pilot Training in Helicopter, Class 17-07 on Friday, May 19 at Fort Rucker, Alabama. He completed phases 1 and 2 of Undergraduate Pilot Training at Vance AFB, Oklahoma. His next assignment will be flying the CV-22 at Cannon AFB in New Mexico. He is a 2011 graduate of Pine Bluffs High School and a 2015 graduate of the US Air Force Academy/Colorado S...

  • Pine Bluffs Police Department Blotter

    Staff Report|Jun 8, 2017

    Activities and calls for the Pine Bluffs Police Department during the week of May 31 through June 5 were as follows: 5 Traffic stops 1 Fraud 1 Animal at large 4 Domestic dispute calls Numerous VIN inspections...

  • Burns High School 2nd Semester Honor Roll

    Staff Report|Jun 8, 2017

    7th Grade Reata Beck Mallory Ickes Meghan Murphy Katie Norris Lauren Streeter 11th Grade Reese Burnett Emily Keiter Colton Sowards Kylie Trembath Alex Williams 10th Grade Lash Branigan Mackenzie Faircloth Jack Ickes Frances Kelly Alec Saukerson Nicole Talkington Cassidy Weibel 9th Grade Boe Clayson Zachary Cudney Wyatt Ebben David Gordon Erin Griess Harkiran Kaur Gracie Keiter Keenan Manlove Jakobi Mirich Rylee Nichols Brenden Schatz 8th Grade Layne Burnett Samantha Goldfuss Brea Hildebrandt Wade Pollock Kaycee Thomas Colby Stockton 7th...

  • Grant allows Texas Trail Market to see the light

    Staff Report|Jun 8, 2017

    High West Energy presented Texas Trail Market with a $10,000 grant to assist in the project of getting new lighting in the store. Along with this grant, Texas Trail Market also received two more grants. This project was first started approximately a year ago when High West Energy's Energy Management Advisor, Joy Manning, partnered with Tri-State Generation and Transmission to do a lighting audit but came up with a plan instead. High West Energy CEO, Brian Heithoff, decided to get the project at...

  • Carpenter Elementary School Fourth Quarter Honor Roll

    Staff Report|Jun 1, 2017

    All A’s Twyla Butler 6 Hayden Hoffman 6 Delaney McDonnell 6 Katherine Olson 6 Natalee Smalley 6 Grace Villarreal 6 Chase White 6 Taytem Woodward 6 Emily Becker 5 Jared Talmadge 5 Molly Allen 4 Havala Castro 4 Ellie Fogg 4 Jessica Hoffman 4 Hayden Hubbard 4 Sage White 4 Xavier Wilson 4 All A’s & B’s Emma Bach 6 Angel Chavez 6 Jillian Gully 6 Jesson Loyd 6 Cathy Purdum 6 Brenton Alter 5 CJ Campbell 5 Wyatt Carter 5 Gavin Holmes 5 Zoe Sorensen 5 Yahir Chavez 4 Anahi DelaCruz 4 Jose DelaCruz 4 Dalton Fox 4 Derek Garcia 4 Gage Grommon 4 Erika Gully...

  • Photo contest is open

    Staff Report|Jun 1, 2017

    WYde Open Spaces, a photo contest with exciting prizes such as annual parks passes, outdoor gear and cameras, is currently sponsored by the Wyoming Division of State Parks, Historic Sites and Trails. The year-long contest features three categories: Nature, beauty and nature of Wyoming State Parks; History, rich history of State Parks and Historic Sites; and People, the joy of people at State Park sites. The judging criteria are creativity, aesthetic appeal, artistic quality, exhibits the beauty and wonder of Wyoming State Parks, Historic Sites...

  • Movin' on up

    Staff Report|Jun 1, 2017

    Pine Bluffs Elementary School recently had its graduation ceremonies for both the Kindergarten class and the sixth-grade class. The first two rows are the kindergarteners who have graduated to the first grade. The back two rows are the sixth grade class who will now move on to junior high. The graduation ceremony was held Tuesday, May 23 in the historic high school auditorium....

  • Roster finalized for 2017 Shrine Bowl

    Staff Report|Jun 1, 2017

    With the 2017 Shrine Bowl just a little over a week away, final roster changes have been made and three local athletes will be suiting up for the South. In a statement released on May 29, John Cundall, Executive Director of Shrine Bowl of Wyoming said, “The Board of Directors of the Shrine Bowl of Wyoming announce that the following roster changes have been made for the 44th annual Wyoming Shrine Bowl Football game to be played June 10, 2017 in Casper at NCHS.” Klayton Clark will still be the lone Burns Bronc on the team, but a change has bee...

  • All-State selections named

    Staff Report|Jun 1, 2017

    The Wyoming Coaches Association recently released its list of All-State selections for track and field. Four members of the Pine Bluffs girls track and field team were honored: Montanna Chrystal, Kammie Ragsdale, Sierra Shelit and Kendra Sloan. All four were also All-State in 2016. The Pine boys named All-State were Wyatt Fornstrom and Ishmael DePaulitte. From Burns High School, the lone 2A All-State selection was Tyler Norris....

  • Pine Bluffs Community Garage Sale is Saturday

    Staff Report|Jun 1, 2017

    The annual Pine Bluffs Community Garage Sale will take place Saturday, June 3, 2017 Starting at 8 a.m. Here are a list of participating addresses and various items for sale: Just West of Town 5785 CR 212 (5 mi. West on CR 212 past High West Energy) Antiques, power tools, hand tools, refrigerator, sofa and love seat, women’s and men’s clothing, household items. West Side of Main Street 508 Elwood – Scentsy, refrigerator, work and casual clothes, miscellaneous items, books 511 Lawson – Craft items, clothing, tools, household items, furnitu...

  • Pine Bluffs Police Department Blotter

    Staff Report|May 25, 2017

    Activities and calls for the Pine Bluffs Police Department during the week of May 17 through May 22 were as follows: 2 Traffic stops 1 Suspicious person call 1 dog bite Numerous VIN inspections...

  • Memorial Day Observances and Services

    Staff Report|May 25, 2017

    Friday, May 26 10 a.m. Members of the Louis E. Canady American Legion Post 60 and Auxiliary will fix crosses and place flags on the graves of U.S. military veterans at the Pine Bluffs Cemetery Monday, May 29 MEMORIAL DAY 10a.m. Members of the Louis E. Canady American Legion Post 60 and Auxiliary will hold a Memorial Day service at the Pine Bluffs Cemetery. 1 p.m. Post 60 Memorial Day Steak Feed Members of the Louis E. Canady American Legion Post 60 and Auxiliary will be serving steaks and pork chops with all the good fixin’s at the post. R...

  • Albin elementary Honor roll 4th quarter

    Staff Report|May 25, 2017

    All A’s Allen, Hogan 6 Lerwick, Stuart 6 Morales, Edwin 6 Eklund, Saria 5 Hildebrandt, Aleasha 5 Kirkbride, Savannah 5 Serrano, Abraham 5 Allen, Cooper 4 Nusbaum, Kinzley 4 Eklund, Alina 3 Lerwick, Hattie 3 Tidyman, Stesha 3 All A’s & B’s Petsch, Sam 6 Olivas, Miguel 4 Solis, Jesus 4 Eklund, Shanessa 3 Kriz, Duggan 3...

  • Fallen but not forgotten

    Staff Report|May 25, 2017

    Jo Radcliffe, member of American Legion Post 60 Auxiliary, places a flag on the grave of Archie Hixenbaugh, a World War I U.S. Army veteran....

  • Kranz family's 53-year streak of Burns schools comes to an end

    Staff Report|May 25, 2017

    The Kranz family had at least one family member attending Burns schools for the past 53 years. That streak came to an end last Sunday as Dylan Kranz (right) graduated from Burns High School. Ed Kranz (left) was the first to attend 53 years ago when he entered third grade in 1964. Ed, the oldest of seven children, graduated from Burns High School in 1973....

  • WYDOT installs new signage

    Staff Report|May 18, 2017

    Travelers entering Wyoming will soon be greeted by new Welcome to Wyoming signs, featuring a scenic view of the Lower Green River Lake and Squaretop Mountain. The Wyoming Department of Transportation's Sign Shop recently constructed the highly visible reflective signs and department crews are now installing them. WYDOT will have the signs up by June 1. Crews will be installing 32 eight-by-four foot and five 16-by-eight foot reflective signs at several locations in Wyoming, said Mike Calaway,...

  • Gorman steps down as LCSD2 spelling bee coordinator

    Staff Report|May 18, 2017

    Marjorie Gorman is stepping down as spelling bee coordinator for Laramie County School District #2. She has worked with the language arts coordinator for LCSD1 over the past 20 years to host the annual Laramie County Spelling Bee. Gorman started as a spelling coach in the 1980s when she was a teacher at Albin Elementary School. When she began teaching at Pine Bluffs Elementary, she became the district coordinator for the local spelling bee. She has been actively involved with the LCSD#2 spelling bee for 30 years and retired from teaching in...

  • Burns FFA Banquet of Appreciation

    Staff Report|May 18, 2017

    On Tuesday, May 9, the Burns FFA Chapter held is annual Appreciation and Awards Banquet to introduce new officers, hand out annual awards and to show appreciation for the parents, organizations and businesses who have supported the chapter. Chapter officers for 2017-18 are: President, Colton Sowards, Vice-president, Gillian Petsch, Second Vice-president, Emily Keiter, Third Vice-president, Reese Burnett, Secretary Gracie Keiter, Treasurer, Mackenzie Faircloth, Reporter, Tyler Humphrey,...

  • Pine Bluffs Police Department Blotter

    Staff Report|May 11, 2017

    Activities and calls for the Pine Bluffs Police Department during the week of May 2 through May 8 were as follows: 2 Traffic stops 1 Disturbance call 1 Hit and run accident 2 Transports Numerous VIN inspections...

  • Burns girls place second at SEWAC; boys place fifth

    Staff Report|May 11, 2017

    The Burns girls track team had a strong second-place finish at the SEWAC in Pine Bluffs last weekend. On the boys side, the Broncs finished fifth overall but several competitors had strong individuals showings. Boys Individual Reselts: 100 Meters Varsity - Finals 13. Keenan Manlove 13.74a PR 200 Meters Varsity - Finals 13. Keenan Manlove 27.60a PR 17. Gabe Childers 32.16a 18. Carter Kirkbride 34.65a 400 Meters Varsity - Finals 10. Kaden Lakin 59.30a PR 11. Daniel Childers 1:00.92a 13. Keenan...

  • Pawnee boys finish 8th at 1A Invite

    Staff Report|May 11, 2017

    The Pawnee Coyotes boys track team finished strong in Limon last week at the 1A Invitational. Boys Top 10 team results: Place Team Points 1st Simla 58 2nd Springfield 55 3rd Cotopaxi 51 4th McClave 42 5th Otis 38 6th Flagler 38 7th Lake City Community 38 8th Pawnee 38 9th Idalia 32 10th Kiowa 28 Individual Results - Boys 100 Meters Varsity - Finals 47. Adam Perryman 13.38 200 Meters Varsity - Finals 21. Adam Perryman 26.69 400 Meters Varsity - Finals 20. Adam Perryman 1.00.27 1600 Meters Varsity - Finals 2. Josh Keiper 5:02.62 110m Hurdles...

  • Reps for Barrasso, Enzi and Cheney to visit Pine Bluffs May 11

    Staff Report|May 4, 2017

    The Field Representatives for U.S. Senators Mike Enzi and John Barrasso and U.S. Congressman Liz Cheney will be available in Laramie County on Thursday, May 11, 2017. Their schedule will be: Office Hours at the Pine Bluffs Town Hall, 2:30 – 3:30 Area residents are encouraged to stop by during this time to discuss matters regarding the federal government. Field Representatives Jamie Gronski from Senator Barrasso, Dianne Kirkbride from Senator Enzi and Karmen Rossi from Representative Cheney will be available to receive comments and concerns. F...

  • Pine Bluffs Police Department Blotter

    Staff Report|May 4, 2017

    Activities and calls for the Pine Bluffs Police Department during the week of April 26 through May 1 were as follows: 3 Traffic stops 1 Keep the peace call 1 Abandoned vehicle Numerous VIN inspections...

  • Piano recital is May 7

    Staff Report|May 4, 2017

    The public is invited to a spring piano recital featuring selected students of Patricia Randolph on Sunday, May 7 at 3:30 PM at the Kimball Baptist Fellowship Church located at Sixth and Oak Street Students performing include Bailey Bagnell, Ethan Bemis, Chloe Berger, Rachel Berger, Jordan Cook, Audrey Day, Abby G,ray Deanna Horst, Abigail Mars, Lydia Mars, Nathaniel Mars, Patrick Mars, Sirena Mars, Timothy Mars, Carly Norberg, Crystal Pile, Michael Shain, Merina Theobald, Gabriel Thompson, Dru Weimer, Kollyn Weimer, Jason Weller and Jessica...

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