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One plus one equals two is the basics of math when a kid first starts school. But in Junior high and High school the students go into the formulas, pairs of numbers, letters, and equations. That was what about 410 students did at the regional State Math contest held in Cheyenne at the Story gym on Wednesday February 28th. All the students were from the Laramie County area. There were five tests for the students to participate in. The first four of the tests are twenty minutes of individual...
The vote of Wyoming CLASS was on the agenda at the Pine Bluffs Town Council meeting on Wednesday February 28th. The consent agenda had the normal approval of meeting minutes and claims. It had an invoice of the General engineering & Electric Infrastructure project which was a total of $ 24,958.12. That would include the hydraulic modeling at $5,667.50, construction improvement plan at $1215.25, GIS migration at $5,402.00, and electric infrastructure upgrades at $12,673.37. The last item on the consent agenda was one building permit for 1289 N...
For years the Kimball hospital has been the place to go when someone has been injured or sick in Kimball, NE., and the surrounding communities. But time takes it's toll on buildings and sometimes it is better to start from the ground up than just repair. On February 26, 2024 the new hospital was opened that was well needed in Kimball. There were over 200 people that attended the open house. Kerry Ferguson, Director of Community Relations and Foundation of Kimball Health Services said, "We were...
Jeanne Patricia Wright (Haywood), 90, passed away on February 28, 2024 in Cheyenne, Wyoming. She was born on February 18, 1934 in Barking-Essex - England, United Kingdom. No services are scheduled at this time. To view her obituary, please visit www.wrcfuneral.com....
Joyce Louise Clark passed to her Lord on March 2, 2024 in Lincoln, Nebraska. The daughter of Harold P. and Agnes (Haas) Thorvaldson was born in Rapid City, SD on December 8, 1938. She attended schools in Cheyenne and Rawlins Wyoming graduating in 1957 from Cheyenne Central. She attended Gustavus Adolphus College in MN, Colorado Teachers College in Greeley, CO and graduated from the University of Wyoming with a BA in science education in 1962. She married Richard (Dick) Clark on August 27, 1961 a...
CHEYENNE, WY, March 4, 2024 – The Wyoming Energy Authority’s State Energy Program announced today the opening of its annual grant program for energy audits and retrofits for K-12 Schools and Local Governments. In the 2024 grant cycle, the State Energy Program will provide grants to K-12 schools for lighting retrofits, local governments for energy efficiency retrofits, and small businesses for energy audits and retrofits. Applications are open from March 1 to May 31, 2024. The grants available are up to $50,000 and have different cash-...
CHEYENNE, Wyo — On Wednesday, March 27th, the grassroots initiative Wyoming Tax Facts and the Equality State Policy Center will co-host a Tax Facts: Lunch & Learn webinar reviewing the tax implications of the 2024 Budget Session with Senator Tara Nethercott and Representative Dan Zwonitzer. This session is the fourth installment of the Tax Facts: Lunch & Learn series and builds on the knowledge gained in preceding webinars. In the previous session, Former Governor Dave Freudenthal and Senator Cale Case described how our current tax structure d...
Dayton, Wyo.—March 1, 2024—The University of Wyoming Extension is now accepting applications for the fourth annual Wyoming Ranch Camp, to be held at the Padlock Ranch Monday, June 10, through Friday, June 14. Open to applicants ages 18 and older, Ranch Camp combines hands-on learning opportunities with team problem-solving and practical lessons in ranching economics, diversification, soil and range science, livestock genetics and more. Workshops and activities are led by UW Extension edu...
Worland, Wyo.-Feb. 28, 2024-High school and middle school students are encouraged to hop online Tuesday, March 19, for an interactive virtual career night organized by the University of Wyoming Extension. Hosted on Zoom, the annual event offers an opportunity for young people to interact with professionals in fields ranging from agriculture, firefighting and wildlife management to video production, tourism and exercise physiology. Participants will also receive information on postsecondary...
Being able to spell a word is a skill pretty much everyone has. D-o-g, C-a-t, we've all been there, some of us many, many years ago. Our memory stores so much in our brains that spelling is just a natural occurrence. However, some have an incredible knack for spelling. But to spell the word without looking it up in the dictionary is awesome. The Laramie Country Spelling Bee was held at the Laramie County School District #1Administration Building 's Auditorium. This event brought all the schools...
CHEYENNE, WYOMING – Zonta Club of Cheyenne is seeking entries from artists of all ages and style and experience for its 9th Annual Art Contest. This year’s theme is Art Against Abuse. Artists are asked to convey their unique vision of how to promote positive change given the multifaceted impact of domestic violence and human trafficking on victims, their families, and our community. Art in any medium (except performance art) is welcome including drawings, paintings, prints, textile, photography, poetry, and sculpture. Submissions must be droppe...
Jasmine Lloyd came into this world to Richard and Tina Lloyd in December of 2000 in the town of Mount Vernon, Washington. She would stay in Washington until after her high school graduation in 2019 from Sedro-Woolley High School. Upon graduation, Lloyd decided she would enter the military, as it was way too expensive for college at that time. "Besides," she stated, "I wasn't the best student at that time." Loyd knew with all the military influence in her life it was the right decision for her...
Coffee and tea with some great time visiting is at the Burns Community Center. The place has been steady since they have opened on February 5th. The center has had no less than ten people or more a day, of course it all depends on the activities and weather of the day. They have received a great response to the place. Katie Ryan and her volunteers have even received a congratulations from Senator John Barrasso in the mail for opening the community center back up. There have been about 316...
It's teamwork that protects the axe The Axe is one of the most ancient tools known to mankind. From its inception during the Stone Age (c. 2000 BCE), the stone head axe was made of sharpened flint. First used to cut down trees for firewood, to kill and butcher animals for food, and to defend against predatory animals or the enemy of a village. In the Bronze Age (c. 3200-600 BCE), the axe head was made of bronze, an alloy of copper, tin, arsenic, and other metals. Its function was the same as...
The Lady Hornets returned to the Wyoming State Championship tournament last weekend. To some of the Lady Hornets this was their first time at state. Their first game would be played at the Casper State College gym with the rest of the games at the Wyoming Ford Center. This is a very large arena and for some of the players a huge difference to what they are accustomed to playing in. Additionally, they will be facing the best teams from the western region. All this combined makes this a very intim...
The Pine Bluffs Hornets returned to the city of Casper, Wyoming to try and recapture the state 2A Basketball title. The team was seated number four in the Eastern region and looking for lightning to strike two years in a row. However, this would not be the year for the Hornets, and they ended up getting beat in the first two rounds and were out of the tournament. The first team that the Hornets would face would be the Wyoming Indian Chiefs from Ethete, Wyoming. The Chiefs are seated number one...
The Burns/Pine Bluffs boys and girls wrestling team sent 14 young wrestlers to state. It was one of the youngest teams that the school has fielded. The team faced an uphill battle and only one of the wrestlers was able to make it to the podium. The meet, held on Feb 22-24 in Casper, Wyoming at the Ford Wyoming Center was the pinnacle of the season. According to Coach Will Luna the new head coach, "Overall it was a positive experience for our team. Heading into the tournament we knew we had some...
The Lady Broncs varsity basketball team looked for lightning to strike twice. Last year the Lady Broncs entered the state tournament in the fourth seat in the eastern region. They wound up taking the title as state champions. This year they were hoping to repeat. The team, again entered the tournament in the fourth seat and were hoping to take the title again. Unfortunately, it was a clear day, and no lightning was around. The Lady Broncs would face the Wyoming Indian Lady Chiefs from Ethete,...
In the past it would have been impossible for girls to wrestle on a high school team. A few years ago CharleMarie Jackson joined the Burns/Pine Bluffs wrestling team. She was the first girl to join and compete on the Burns/Pine Bluffs wrestling team. In an interview that year she said, "it didn't matter whether I wrestled boys or girls. I just enjoyed the competition." She added, "I think that maybe more girls would get involved if there was a girls' team." Just a couple of years later the...
Last weekend was the state championships for a couple of the local area sports teams. The basketball and indoor track teams each participated in the state championships. For our indoor track team things went well. The star of the team would have been Ethan Norris. Norris placed in the top ten in two different events. He placed sixth in the 55m hurdles and ninth in the pole vault. De'Drick Nichols placed seventh in the 55m hurdles and just missed the top 10 in the pole vault by placing 13th. In t...