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Frosty the snowman needed some help for the first snow of the year and Mother Nature was more than happy to help. In Pine Bluffs It started snowing on the morning of Wednesday January 5, 2022. Once the snow started falling in came down fast. Laramie County School District #2 released the students by 12 p.m. The teachers sent home lessons for the students to work on while stuck at home throughout the snow storm. Some parents was very happy how efficient the school was on getting everyone home...
LARAMIE, Wyo. - The Wyoming Department of Transportation is issuing a reminder that it is a violation of state law to place snow on state roadways. WYDOT has received many reports this month across southeast Wyoming of people pushing snow into the traffic lanes of state highways. State statute 36-10-401 stipulates that anyone who obstructs a public road or highway, common street or alley, public bridge or navigable river in a way that makes it inconvenient or dangerous to pass is breaking the law. Each violation is punishable by a fine of up to...
On Monday January 10, 2022 at 7 p.m. there was a short and to the point meeting for the Pine Bluffs Town Council. For new business there were two items. First was the resolution 2022-01: a resolution providing for the appointment of a representative to the Wyoming Municipal Power Agency board of directors. This is having someone from the Pine Bluffs council being on the board of directors. Pine Bluffs Mayor Justin Fornstrom said, "I will do it.” The motion was made by council member Alli Leitza to have Mayor Fornstrom to be on the board of d...
On Friday January 7, 2022 Pine Bluffs Distilling released their 100 % Straight Rye malt Whiskey at 12 p.m. This is the second year to release the same whiskey but it has been aged for a year. Chad Brown started it last year. Customers waited to get the first fifty bottles. At that time the customer put their name on the number of the bottle to get one every year for twelve years. Last year, people were waiting in line at 6 a.m. just to be the first one to get a bottle. This year since people...
Our loving mother, grandmother, and great-grandmother passed away January 4, 2022, at Davis Hospice Center surrounded by family. Phyllis was born August 21, 1933, in Lindbergh, WY, to August and Anna (Knuth) Wiese. She married her high school sweetheart, Merlin Cooney, on March 21, 1953, and eight children were born to this union. She was proud of her life as a farmer's wife and mother and her family will be forever grateful for the example she set. Phyllis enjoyed her card clubs and the time...
A local citizen helps with small gesture for the cats in the community. Margaret Thompson has been concerned about all the cats in the streets of Pine Bluffs. She decided to try to help with a small donation to the local veterinary clinic to help spay and neuter the cats in the area. This will help discount the full price of the surgery. Thompson would like to let people know that even five dollars to this account would help the cats in Pine Bluffs to be spayed or neutered. The Town of Pine...
CHADRON, NE (01/05/2022)-- Chadron State College has announced the names of 324 students on the President's List with a 4.0 grade point average on a 4.0 scale. To qualify, students must have completed 45 credit hours, be enrolled in 12 credit hours of coursework, be seeking their first bachelor's degree, and have no incomplete grades during the semester. Hometowns listed reflect the student's preferred home address. Katelyn Bach of Burns, Wyo. is a 2020 graduate of Burns High School....
For the past year I've been working to convert my greenhouse over to full-hydroponic even though I don't seem to be making much progress at times. During CFD I moved all of the peppers over to the first hydroponic tray from the climate-controlled warehouse unit and planted cucumbers in the upper tray. I use vertical growing systems to make the most use of the space available. The peppers have thrived with some of the plants approaching their third growing season. The cucumbers were doing very...
The Wyoming Department of Health (WDH) is nearing the end of an innovative, major, multiyear effort to improve and modernize key technology systems used by the department, healthcare providers and program clients across the state. WDH directly administers Wyoming Medicaid and Wyoming Kid Care CHIP, the state’s children's health insurance program, providing health and long-term care coverage to low-income children, parents, seniors and people with disabilities. Approximately $550 million in claims are paid each year to healthcare providers f...
WYOMING - The Postal Service is asking customers to help keep their letter carrier safe this winter by keeping walkways, steps and porches clear of snow and ice that can lead to dangerous falls. Here are a few ways to help keep your carrier safe this winter: • Clear enough snow from curbside boxes to allow mail trucks to approach the box, deliver the mail, and to drive away from the box without danger or the need for backing. • Walkways should be cleared of snow and ice and allow enough tra...
I very much appreciate the Guest Columns that Mike Heath has been submitting to the Post. I have not read one single thing he has written that I disagree with. In your December 30th paper, you printed a “Letter to Editor” from Carl B. Enstrom of Lincoln, Nebraska, which I very much disagee. He was extremely critical of a recent column by Mr. Heath. He hopes his “comments will reduce the anxiety for people living in and around Pine Bluffs, Wyoming”. How kind of him to set all us ignorant folks straight. Engstrom states that “Biden has managed t...
Why did I join the Military? This is a question I get asked a ton. The short answer is because I wanted a good job with benefits. However, there is more to it than that. I will give a little story. My dad, was in the United States Air Force and was able to move around. With that, I was born in North Dakota, moved to California, then to Panama and Nebraska, before settling in Illinois when I was in the middle of second grade. Growing up in a military family, you get to see and appreciate many...
It's Back! The Southeast Wyoming Farm and Home Expo at the Albin Community Center on Wednesday February 2nd from 9 a.m. through 4 p.m. The Southeast Wyoming Farm and Home Expo is a yearly tradition that Albin is trying to preserve and grow. Albin has tried hosting the Expo but it has been difficult in the last few years because of Covid. However, the community is excited to be able to do it this year. Ablin would like to welcome all communities to attend the event. At the event will be door prizes of all kinds along with a delicious lunch. A...
The beginning of the year readjusting the town fees and concerns about the ambulance service. The Burn’s Town council met on January 10th at 6:30 p.m. The Council approved a building permit for a single-family home at 104 S Prairie Ave. Moving on to the Sheriffs report was given by Robert Gasket of the Sheriff’s department. The patrol of the school zones before and after school has been better. Next was the Lion’s Club report given by Kayler Madler. On Thursday January 6th the meeting and the dance lessons were canceled. Next for the Lion...
Pine Bluffs Hornets C team played last Tuesday against the Cheyenne East basketball team. The Junior Hornets did well and beat the East team 47-39. The Hornets C team started of a bit slow but picked it up in the last three quarters. The Hornets scored six points in the first quarter. They picked it up in the next three hitting double digits in scoring. The Hornets scored 13 points in the second quarter which had them going to the locker room with 19 points. In the Third quarter they hit for...
The Pine Bluffs Hornets traveled to Glenrock to play a couple of games against Shoshoni Wranglers and St. Stephens Eagles. The Hornets came out on top dispatching both team with authority. The Hornets beat the St. Stephen Eagles 87-68 and then beat the Shoshoni Wranglers 65-27. It was a good night for the Hornets as they increased their record to 7-2. The Hornets hit the floor hard and tried to blow past the Eagles. Stu Lerwick and the Eagles Barraza tried to outdo the other in their own dunk challenge. Barraza had two but Lerwick won the...
The Lady Hornets started the two game series at Glenrock with a sweep of their games and then handed the baton off to the boys who also swept all their games in the outing. The Lady Hornets beat both St. Stephens Lady Eagles and Shoshoni Lady Wranglers in sound fashion. The Lady Eagles came out hard and wanted to let the Lady Hornets know that they were not afraid to run with them. The Lady Eagles actually outscored the Hornets in the first quarter 10-6. However after that the Lady Hornets dug in and controlled the rest of the game. The second...
The Burns/Pine Bluffs wrestling team saw action last Saturday against Wheatland. The Burns/Pine Bluffs team was ready to hit the mats. They beat the Wheatland team 54-24. Winning nine of the 14 weight classes the Burns/Pine Bluffs team rolled over the Wheatland team. The team won pin falls in the 106 lbs and 126lbs. The again they won by pin fall in the 182 lbs class. There were several wins by forfeit but a good showing by the Burns/Pine Bluffs team. At the Shane Shatto Memorial Wrestling...
As the 2022 year begins the Burns Lady Broncs wanted to turn things around. Having lost three games in the Cabelas Winter Shootout they desperately wanted to put something in the win column. Standing in the way were the Alliance Bulldogs. On this night the 3-8 Bulldogs were no match for the 4-7 Lady Broncs as they beat the Bulldogs 52-37. Rylee Jo Ward had the game high 26 points for the Broncs. The Lady Broncs came out hard against the evenly matched Bulldogs outscoring them in the first quarter 12 to eight. The second quarter proved to be a...
The Burns Broncs boys varsity basketball team wanted to keep up with the girls well deserved win against the Bulldogs and put a mark in their own win column. The Broncs showed the Bulldogs early on what they could expect the rest of the game. Spencer Smith scored the first points of the game hitting for three points at the top of the key. But the Bulldogs were not impressed and kept with the Broncs throughout the first half. The Bulldogs actually entered the half tied with the Broncs. The first half was very close. In the first quarter the...
For a change we thought you would enjoy seeing the Pine Bluffs C-team results in the paper. The Pine Bluffs C-team Lady Hornets played last Monday against the Cheyenne East basketball team. The C-team Lady Hornets did very well and came away with the win. Jessica Hoffman looks to be headed for the varsity team soon as she was the leading scorer on the team. She hit for 20 points in the game. The C-team Lady Hornets beat the East team 41-18. As stated earlier Hoffman was the leading scorer with...
For nearly two years Liberals, Wyoming health departments, and the mainstream media have emphasized the number of COVID cases as they report daily statistics to the public as much, if not more than they emphasize the number of deaths. This is a gross misrepresentation of the data and nothing more than a scare tactic. Don’t get me wrong. The number of cases is a critically important statistic but only for internal decisions with government and the healthcare field. In fact, from a strict public health standpoint the number of cases is i...