Serving all of Eastern Laramie County since 1908
Serving all of Eastern Laramie County since 1908
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On September 6, 1870, Louisa Ann Swain cast the first female vote in America from Laramie, Wyoming. Since that time Wyoming women have been pushing forward and making their mark on the country from our humble state. The women in Pine Bluffs are no different, and during this time of uncertainty I wanted to focus on some of the women in our small town who are making a daily difference on their families and their communities. Let's celebrate International Women's Month by talking to some of the...
CHEYENNE – Wyoming businesses exceeded the grant application limit for the Layoff Aversion Grants offered by the Department of Workforce Services (DWS) and the Wyoming Workforce Development Council (WWDC) last week. The effort offered $300,000 in grants to support businesses in order to avert or shorten layoffs during the COVID-19 pandemic in Wyoming. Grant funding was announced on Friday afternoon and the number of applications exhausted available funding quickly. "Clearly the need for these grant funds was immediate and urgent," said DWS D...
"Be Prepared". That's the Boy Scout motto. And it applies to every one of us. As I look back on the last several weeks, I've been appalled at the level of unpreparedness of Americans across the country. Even in Cheyenne, the mass hysteria over the COVID-19 virus has run rampant. I have been fortunate not to have to go out into that madness as I'm recovering from surgery. In fact, my doctor called me in early just to get it done before the hospital closed the surgical suites. I want to take a...
Local football player, track star, and all-around awesome kid, Keenan Manlove just found out that he has been accepted to the US Naval Academy in Annapolis, Maryland. With the way that the world is right now it's been hard to keep up with our local seniors, and as uncertain as everything is, it's hard to imagine that there would still be some positive news to report, but here in the Pine Bluffs, Burns, Albin, and Carpenter areas there are still some pretty incredible people out there making...
Nick Yelton, Social Studies teacher and coach at Pine Bluffs High School has rejoined a love of dirt biking. This time, he has taken it farther than a love to ride, but is now competing at races. His first race has shown him his talent is there. Out of forty some racers, Yelton finished in 12th place in the C2 class in Colorado's CORCS race. Yelton has been riding since college. He is a graduate of Dickinson College in North Dakota. Anna Butler, a senior at Pine Bluffs High School, has a...
National Vietnam War Veterans Day on March 29 honors the men and women who served and sacrificed during the longest conflict in United States history. It was on March 29, 1973, when combat and combat support units withdrew from South Vietnam. Generations later, Veterans of this time period are gaining the respect that was not so freely given upon their return. Involving five U.S. presidents, crossing nearly two decades and 500,000 U.S. military personnel, it left an indelible mark on the America...
Last Monday I got a call that every mother during this time dreads. My son attends Washington University in Seattle, and when the Corona outbreak started making news headlines I was nervous about his safety, but trying not to be panicky in any way. Last Monday the school called, and not only were his classes cancelled, which we already knew that he was doing distance learning, but his housing contract was also being cancelled. To add insult to injury, they had decided to close down housing as...