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Pine Bluffs police have identified two suspects in connection with the recent rash of burglaries, which involved the theft and subsequent recovery of firearms. According to PBPD Chief Justin Trout, the department has two suspects and a warrant for their arrest will be issued this week. Trout said he hopes the suspects will be apprehended within the coming week. Trout declined to name the suspects, pending an arrest. He added that items stolen included one .223 rifle and an AK-47 rifle. The thefts were possibly drug-related, Trout said. During...
During their monthly meeting, the Burns Town Council approved spending $12,000 to remove dead trees throughout town. The town originally had allocated $8,000 for the project, but the lowest bid came in at $12,000. The decision drained the remaining money from the town's recreation fund for the year. The council also unanimously approved the town's annual budget without discussion. The budget totals about $300,000. The town also awarded a $732,000 contract to Aztec Construction for the installation of a water line and work on a well. The...
Members of the Burns Utility Board discussed and approved an update to a sewer line Monday. The project will cost the town $210,000. AVI Engineer Scott Cowley told the board that there are two options: boring underground or digging a trench which would later be filled in. The board ultimately decided to go with the trench as boring work would be too costly and still cause damage. The project will cost about $210,000. Even if the town chose to bore under the street, there would still be extensive damage to the street from the installation of man...
Pine Bluffs Town Council took the first steps to relinquish control of the town's daycare during its meeting Monday night, voting unanimously to privatize the town's daycare amid budget concerns. The town spends about $159,000 annually to subsidize the business, and councilors agreed that is too much. Instead, town officials will move forward with negotiating a contract for Burns-based Alphabet Academy. Owner Jessica Loyd was in attendance at Monday night's meeting. Also in attendance were a handful of Pine Bluffs Daycare employees, who...
Vehicle break-ins are continuing in Pine Bluffs. In a statement issued on the Pine Bluff Police Department's Facebook page, between 7 p.m. Sunday, May 29 and 8:30 a.m. Monday, May 30, three additional vehicles were broken into. Several items and cash were reported stolen from the vehicles. All three vehicles were broken into on the 200 block of West 7th St. According to PBPD, summer means increased thefts, so lock your vehicles and homes and report any suspicious activity. Earlier last month, between the evening of May 19 and the morning of...
Farmers' State Bank is looking to expand and update its facility. Frank Smith, president of the Farmers State Bank Board, said adding a drive-up lane is one of the most important parts of that proposal. "The bank has been exploring options to add such a lane to its existing location for over nine months. If such a lane could be added, a significant remodeling project would ensue, modernizing both the inside and outside of the building," Smith said at Monday night's Pine Bluffs town council...
The atmosphere was somber as members of the American Legion and residents of Pine Bluffs gathered Monday to pay their respects to the men and women who gave the ultimate sacrifice defending America. Also on hand was United States Air Force Tech Sgt. Erin Callahan. Callahan was originally on hand in Pine Bluffs to help put out nearly 200 U.S. Flags at the graves of Pine Bluffs veterans. She came back Monday to participate in the ceremonies. Callahan said Memorial Day is personal to her, citing...
There is no need to leave Pine Bluffs this weekend to find some fun for the whole family. Below are some of the many things area residents will have to enjoy this weekend. Roping series kicks off Just after the work week ends Friday, the Pine Bluffs Roping Club's Summer Series is set to kick off. The event will replace the Double Bar G Rodeo which ran every Friday during the summer for 18 years. The roping series begins at 6 p.m. and will run as long as necessary. It is scheduled to be held at the same time every Friday June 3 through July 8....
Children can forget a lot and lose skills during their summer vacation, but the Pine Bluffs branch of the Laramie County Library is aiming to help stem that. The summer reading series awards both children and adults alike for reading throughout the summer. Participants may sign up at the Pine Bluffs Library and set their own goals based on the amount of time they set reading, said Pine Bluffs Branch Specialist Mary Cushing. After signing up, participants are given a card and stickers to track...
A Pine Bluffs town employee's error led to the east portion of Pine Bluffs Park being closed. Pine Bluffs Deputy Clerk Rene Baker said a town employee errantly sprayed the wrong chemical on the grass, causing it to die. The mistake also affected the town baseball field. Pine Bluffs Public Works Director Jerry Lamb said the error was an honest mistake. According to Lamb, the park has been re-seeded and should take three-to-four weeks to grow back, after which it will be reopen...
Burns branch manager of Wyoming Bank and Trust, Lorna Dunlap, said her bank received notice from the Federal Bureau of Investigations that a new wave of phone scams has hit, and they're targeting the elderly. “There are reports of scammers requesting that seniors send large-dollar amounts. They're encouraging the elderly to put money into investment accounts,” Dunlap said. Farmers State Bank Board Chairman John Gross said scammers have always been a problem in the banking industry. “It's called phishing. It happens all the time,” Gross said. ...
Distance running wasn't Jorge Garcia's first choice. But that didn't stop the Pine Bluffs High School Senior from leaving his mark on the school's cross country and track programs. Jorge Garcia is the younger cousin of Alejandro Garcia, a former PBHS distance runner with his own legacy here in Pine. When Jorge began competing, Alejandro helped with his training, and it paid off. PBHS track and field coach Dustin Lee said as a freshman, Jorge was keeping pace with the seniors during...
A local driver drives his truck through high water near High West Energy on Highway 212 last week during flooding. Runoff from melting mountain snows blocked several roads last week, causing flooding concerns for local residents and businesses....
Pine Bluffs town employees will not receive their annual 3 percent cost of living raises for the 2017 fiscal year, which begins July 1 and continues through June 30, 2017. Instead, provided the town receives adequate revenue, town employees will receive one-time bonus checks equivalent to 3 percent of their annual income at the end of the fiscal year. The measure is a part of the proposed 2017 fiscal year budget which passed second reading Monday. It must pass a third and final reading to take...
Pine Bluffs town council is looking for a way to alleviate growing pains at the town's daycare. During its regularly scheduled meeting Monday, town council discussed possibly handing care of the facility off to a non-government entity or implementing a betterment plan. One option would involve the town retaining ownership of the building, but leasing it out to a childcare provider. If that option proves to be unviable, the town will look to ways to better the way the facility does business during the next two years. “We seem to have come to, i...
The town of Albin has about $5,000 left over in state grants that will go back to the state if the town cannot put it to use. Different ways to appropriate the money were discussed during the town council's regularly scheduled meeting Thursday, May 12. The original grants were to cover infrastructure projects in previous years. The Wyoming State Loan and Investment Board annually loans and grants money to local governments for infrastructure and capital projects. When there is funding left over, entities can use the funds for additional...
As the Double Bar G Rodeo (then the Outlaw Saloon Rodeo Series) wrapped up its first summer in 1998, Dennis and Maxleene Goodwine told the Pine Bluffs Post they looked forward to being back the next summer, and for 17 more years, they were. That final August night in 1998, spectators from England, France, Germany and the Czech Republic were in the stands to watch the rodeo that defined a summer Friday night in Pine Bluffs. Now, that 18-year tradition is coming to an end, Dennis Goodwine told...
Classical piano and viola is coming to Pine Bluffs. With the help of the Wyoming Arts Council and Piatigorsky Foundation, viola soloist Marcus Thompson and pianist Doris Stevenson will be in Pine Bluffs May 23. According to a press release the Piatigorsky Foundation is committed to “artistic excellence and public outreach” and has “fascinated many avid concert goers as well as curious first-timers.” Pine Bluffs Resident Jeannie Hockersmith is helping to organize the event. She said she has supported bringing in internationally acclaimed talent...
While bucking broncs and bulls will no longer be a part of summer Friday nights in Pine Bluffs, a new event is taking its place. Dennis Goodwine, who put on the Double Bar G Rodeo Series (See related story on Page 1.) along with his wife, Maxleen, recently said the event is leaving Pine Bluffs. While that iconic part of summer will no longer occur in Pine Bluffs, the Pine Bluffs Roping Club is taking over for Friday night. And members don't plan to disappoint. "It's still going to be fun for...
Burns Town Council declined a proposal to remove stop signs at a four-way intersection at Fourth and Main Streets during its meeting Monday. Burns resident Jim Clark addressed the council during the public comment portion of the meeting and said intersection would be better off as a two-way stop sign. "There's never been an accident there," Clark said. Council member Rocky Stoner spoke in favor of keeping the intersection a four-way stop and mentioned a recent near-miss at the intersection. "I...
The Knights of Columbus recently held its annual golf tournament the weekend of May 7. Fifty-two people turned out from the event, including participants from Laramie, Upton, Cheyenne, Torrington and Loveland, Colo. There were 13 total teams for the event. “They love supporting us in this event due to the fact they have so much fun, laughter and the challenge of Leaning Rock. They all say that Leaning Rock is the best kept secret in the State of Wyoming. It's so very beautiful,” event Chairman Dennis Talich said. Talich said he has been the eve...
Laramie County residents suffering from mental health issues have numerous ways to get the help they need. Peak Wellness Program Director for Adult Mental Health and Youth Services for Laramie County, Jonna Hilzer-Dickie, said "there is a ton" of services available in the area. May is Mental Health Awareness Month. Hilzer-Dickie said mental health services have been available in Pine Bluffs since 2012, and most recently, Peak Wellness operates out of the Tri-County Medical Center in Pine...
Wyoming State Rep. Tim Stubson said his nine years serving in the Wyoming Legislature and his heritage as a Wyoming native have prepared him to serve in Congress. Stubson, who announced late last year that he is running from Wyoming's sole seat in the U.S. House of Representatives, was in Pine Bluffs Monday to discuss his candidacy. Stubson has served in the Wyoming House of Representatives, most recently as Speaker Pro Tempore, since 2008, representing Casper. He said his experience running state government has prepared him to tackle the...
Pine Bluffs seventh-graders Destiny Serrano, left, and Monica Sojka hang on to a tire swing at Pine Bluffs Junior/Senior High School Monday afternoon. The students were enjoying the warm spring weather in lieu of a power outage. According to the Web site for High West Energy, the outage affected 459 customers. Power was restored just before 3 p.m....
Without much discussion, Pine Bluffs town councilors passed a budget for the 2016 – 2017 fiscal year. The budget must pass two further readings to become effective. Amendments to the budget can be proposed and passed during the second and third readings. There were no amendments during Monday's first reading. Due to statewide budget cuts, revenue looks to be down $65,000 to $70,000. Pine Bluffs Treasurer Kim Patterson said the decline in revenue is “very much a reality,” but Pine Bluffs is fairing better than other towns in Wyoming. “We h...
