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Articles from the February 25, 2021 edition


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  • Fire razes garage

    Dawnna Merryfield|Feb 25, 2021

    "On Friday February 19, at approximately 3:49 p.m. we were dispatched along with our automatic mutual aid partners from Laramie County Fire District No. 1 and No. 3 to the 300 block of Walnut Avenue in Pine Bluffs for a report of a building fire. Firefighters responded from their work and homes to the station then to the fire and arrived on scene within eight minutes of being dispatched. On arrival of the first engine, they found a detached garage fully involved with fire." stated Laramie...

  • "Jake breaking" a noise concern

    Dawnna Merryfield|Feb 25, 2021

    There was plenty for the Town of Pine Bluffs Council Members to discuss at the February 8th meeting. As many may know there were some technical difficulties so Facebook live was temporarily unavailable. At this meeting the first reading for ordinance 2021-01 was heard. This ordinance would be to help with noise control. "It would prohibit the practice of "Jake breaking" within Town limits." Council member Mike Ragsdale mentioned his concern “Large trucks tend to make noise when accelerating as well as decelerating" the concern being, c...

  • Grace Steenbergen receives Senate Scholarship

    Dawnna Merryfield|Feb 25, 2021

    Grace Steenbergen of Burns High School was recently selected as one of two astounding Wyoming students to be a delegate for the 2021 United States Senate youth program (USSYP) and was also awarded with a $10,000 scholarship from the same program. "Each year this extremely competitive merit-based program brings the most outstanding high school students - two from each state, the District of Columbia and the Department of Defense Education Activity - to Washington D.C. for an intensive week-long...

  • Billie Rae Sanders

    Feb 25, 2021

    Billie Rae Sanders, 73, of Pine Bluffs, Wyoming passed away Sunday, February 21, 2021 at the Cheyenne Regional Medical Center. Billie was born April 23, 1947 in Leesville, Louisiana, the only child of the late Bill and Sadie (Nichols) Elledge. She spent her childhood in Louisiana surrounded by many cousins and friends. In 1972, she married Gerald Sanders and they raised three children. She supported Gerald's plumbing and pumping businesses, while also living other opportunities as a homemaker,...

  • Traveling Trophy comes to Pine Bluffs for first time

    Dawnna Merryfield|Feb 25, 2021

    Pine Bluffs Distilling recently announced their success in raising money for The Bar Bucks program in Laramie County For the 2020 Bar Bucks season, Pine Bluffs Distilling raised $4,760, with the help of the Pine Bluffs community. Meaning they brought home the first place traveling trophy for Laramie County. All of the funds from the 2020 Bar Bucks will be used for the 2021 holiday season. Every 99 cents from every dollar raised is planned to be used to feed local families in Laramie County. Pine...

  • Rasha Riad, FNP-C receives her Emergency Nurse Practioner Certification

    Dawnna Merryfield|Feb 25, 2021

    Certified Family Nurse Practitioner FNP-C Rasha Riad recently received flowers from Kimball Health Services congratulating her for her recent hard work! Riad recently completed and received her Emergency Nurse Practitioner certification (EMP). This is something that she has been working on for 4 years. Over 2,000 hours of practice were required to obtain this certification. "The certification is not something that is required, but I felt it was important because it meets the needs of our...

  • The Mighty Tomato

    Mike Heath Laramie County Master Gardners|Feb 25, 2021

    With downcast eyes and a cowed demeanor, I have to admit that I never liked tomatoes. Everybody around me would put raw, sliced tomatoes on their sandwiches or even just eat the fruit by itself. But me, no, I just couldn't stand them. UNTIL! Yes, until I tried a tomato right off the vine. Suddenly I fell in love with this terrific, tasty fruit. I don't quite understand this phenomena because I've always loved ketchup, pizza, marinara sauce, spaghetti sauce and such. All are made with tomatoes....

  • President's Day A Veteran's Story

    Feb 25, 2021

    Presidents' Day is a federal holiday celebrated on the third Monday in February; Presidents' Day 2021 occurred on Monday, February 15. Originally established in 1885 in recognition of President George Washington, the holiday became popularly known as Presidents' Day after it was moved as part of 1971’s Uniform Monday Holiday Act, an attempt to create more three-day weekends for the nation’s workers. Several states still have individual holidays honoring the birthdays of Washington, Abraham Lincoln and other figures, Presidents' Day is now pop...

  • Photo of the Week

    Feb 25, 2021

  • 2021 Farm and Ranch Show

    Mike Heath Laramie County Master Gardners|Feb 25, 2021

    The first Farm and Ranch Show at the Archer Event Center was held last weekend and was a very pleasant surprise for me. I fully expected that everything would be applicable only for commercial farm and ranch operations but that just wasn't so. There was something for everyone that has anything to do with animals or growing plants in general. There was even a special section just for kids with projects, hands-on displays and petting animals. Most of the displays and booths were directed at...

  • Wrestling

    Jim Merryfield|Feb 25, 2021

    The Burns/Pine Bluffs Wrestling team traveled to Wheatland to compete in the WHSAA 3A Southeast Quadrant Qualifier Meet on the February 16th. The team competed against Wheatland, Rawlins and Torrington. The Burns/Pine Bluffs team placed first which qualified them for State. The team scored 178 points with Wheatland coming in second with 144.0 points. Several of the wrestlers placed first in their weight class. It was an impressive showing. In the 145 lbs class, Logan Branigan won both the Semi...

  • Lady Hornets sting the Lady Doggers

    Jim Merryfield|Feb 25, 2021

    The Pine Bluffs Lady Hornets played host to the Lingle-Ft Laramie Doggers last Saturday. The 9-9 Hornets wanted to get some momentum heading into regionals next week and the 5-12 Doggers were up next. The Lady Hornets started off a little flat but picked it up in the second half and pulled out the win. The Lady Hornets beat the Doggers 50-41. The Hornets struggled in the first quarter. They put up 12 points but allowed the Doggers to score 14 points. Led by Abby Gray (So) who hit a field goal...

  • Pine Bluffs Hornets take down Lingle-Ft. Laramie Doggers

    Jim Merryfield|Feb 25, 2021

    The Hornets hosted the Lingle-Ft Laramie Doggers last Saturday in the Hornets Hive. The 10-8 Hornets wanted to keep the winning streak moving forward with a win over the 4-13 Doggers. The Hornets coming off the win against Niobrara County the day before were eager to hit the floor again. They put the pressure on early and kept it on as they beat the Doggers 74-32. The Hornets hit hard in the beginning and put 15 points on the board in the first quarter. The defense was still warming up as they...

  • Lady Broncs Basketball

    Jim Merryfield|Feb 25, 2021

    The Lady Broncs hosted the Torrington Trailblazers last Saturday in a home conference game. The Lady Broncs were wanting to get back on the winning track with a win against the Trailblazers. The Trailblazers were looking for some momentum heading into the regionals next week. The Broncs were not able to overcome an early slow start and lost to the Trailblazers 74-53. The game was not as bad as the score indicates. The Lady Broncs started off slow only managing two points in the first quarter. Th...

  • Broncs Basketball

    Jim Merryfield|Feb 25, 2021

    The Burns Broncs hosted the Torrington Trailblazers last Saturday in a home conference game. The Broncs are fine tuning their game as regionals is only two weeks away. The 3-14 Trailblazers wanted to add another mark in the win column against the 8-8 Broncs but the Broncs kicked back. The Broncs beat the Trailblazers 58-51 in a close game. The first half was back and forth. The Trailblazers outscored the Broncs 12-6 in the first quarter. Spencer Smith (Jr) had all the scoring with 3 field goals....

  • Hornets vs Tigers

    Jim Merryfield|Feb 25, 2021

    The Niobrara County Tigers hosted the Pine Bluffs Hornets in a conference game last Friday night. The 9-8 Hornets faced the 7-11 Tigers with confidence as they had won their last game against the Tigers. This time would have the same results as the Hornets beat the Tigers 50-30 and put another mark in the win column. The Hornets hit five of 16 three-point attempts for a 31 percent shooting average. They went 12 for 19 for over a 60 percent shooting average. Ty Sweeter (Jr) was the teams leading scorer with 18 points. He went six for 9 in field...

  • Lady Hornets vs Lady Tigers

    Jim Merryfield|Feb 25, 2021

    The Pine Bluffs Lady Hornets traveled to Niobrara County last Friday to take on the Niobrara County Tigers in a conference game. The Tigers won the last meeting on January 29 so the Hornets were looking to get even. The 8-9 Hornets were eager to face the 10-8 Tigers and prove themselves but tonight would not be the night. The Tigers beat the Hornets 47-36. The Lady Hornets stumbled a bit early on as they allowed the Tigers to score 17 points in the first quarter. The Hornets put up 9 points. The defense stiffened as the second quarter closed an...

  • Hornets

    Feb 25, 2021