Serving all of Eastern Laramie County since 1908
Serving all of Eastern Laramie County since 1908
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EGBERT - Just off a dusty dirt road somewhere in southeastern Laramie County, Jeremy Fryda and his crew of linemen are hard at work ensuring the area's most rural residents have electricty. Today, it's a warm April afternoon with a light wind. Fryda likes today's weather, but he's quick to note linemen often work in the worst of conditions. "It's really nice today," he says. "But these guys are out here working when the snow is flying." Fryda is one of dozens of linemen who work for High West En...
BURNS - A two-second glance at your phone while driving can kill you. Or maybe it's having one too many beers before getting behind the wheel. And who knows what could have happened if you chose to wear your seatbelt. That was the message law enforcement had for students at Burns Junior/Senior High Thursday. Representatives from the Wyoming Highway Patrol, Laramie County Sheriff's Department and Laramie County Fire Protection District 6 were on hand at the school to remind students of the...
John Arthur Walden, 80, of Carpenter passed away peacefully on April 1 in Cheyenne, WY. He is survived by his brothers Patrick and Gary; sons JJ and Joe Walden. Always ready with a comment to make you smile, John was a fun loving cowboy with a kind heart. He lived his life as he wanted to with no regrets. Memorial services will be held on Saturday April 14 at 1pm at the Carpenter school....
McKayla M. "Rudy" Larkin, 8, of Pine Bluffs passed away April 4, 2018 at Cheyenne Regional Medical Center. She was born July 1, 2009 in Cheyenne to Kim Benner and Ben Larkin. She was a student and a member of St. Paul Catholic Church. She is survived by her parents, Kim Benner and Ben Larkin of Pine Bluffs; grandparents, Valerie Roth and Paul Daugherty of Pine Bluffs, Bob Larkin and Somsong Thepphotha of Kimball, NE and Mary Larkin of Kimball; aunt, Christy Blake and family of Grafton, IA;...
Are you an older (55+) relative caring for a minor child? The National Family Caregivers Support – Older Relative Caregivers (Grandparents Raising Grandchildren) program may be able to help you with supports and services. Please join us for our monthly group support meeting on Thursday, April 19, 2018 at the North Christian Church at 2015 Tranquility Rd. Homemade Lasagna dinner for the adults and Sonic is donating kids' meals for the children at 6 p.m. At 7 p.m, our guest speaker, Jeff Grant, f...
It’s that time of year again; time to start your annual spring cleaning! Clean and organize your home and then be ready to peddle your gently used treasures at the Pine Bluffs Recreation Department’s 10th Annual Community Wide Garage Sale slated for June 2. Everyone in town and the surrounding areas is invited to participate! If you don’t live within the town limits, load up that flatbed, head to town and set up shop at the Community Center Parking Lot! Maps of the town marked with the participating garage sales will be made available to poten...
Most people will look at soil and just see dirt. What is soil, really, and what makes good soil? Soil is productive. That means it will grow your plants from seedlings, whether flowers or vegetables, into vigorous, healthy mature plants. Soil starts out as rocks. Over the years the rocks are ground down finer and finer until they become dirt. It's easy to tell how fine the rocks have been ground by how fine the particles are in the dirt, from coarse sand to fine, slippery clay. But, it takes a l...
After the tragic loss of two inspiring students, the Pine Bluffs FFA chapter and Pine Bluffs High School senior class will be holding a dinner and silent auction to help the two families of the students who made such an impact in our daily lives. If there are any items that you would like to donate, we are asking that you contact Kenzie Graves at (307-575-7835). Items included in the dinner will be smoked pork loin, side dishes, dessert, and a drink. It will take place on Thursday, April 26th...
Traveling was not a new concept to Jeffrey Clay Stottlemyer. Born in Hampton, Iowa in November of 1965. He is the son of a minister, and his father's work took him many places in his young life. The family settled in Winslow, Arizona, where he would graduate from Winslow Senior High School in 1984. After graduation, Stottlemyer worked a variety of jobs, and even started his own landscaping business. "I gave my best effort and it was doing great, just couldn't find my place...not what I wanted...
At the end of the school year, there are huge changes. One class leaves, another one takes their place and like stairsteps, the classes below it follow. Not only will Pine Bluffs this year be losing it’s seniors, but also many staff members. The art teacher, Mr. Cosner, Is moving to Riverton to be near family, Mr. Hellbaum, a math teacher, is moving to Douglas so he and his wife can be closer to her family. Ms. Roeder, who teaches Science and Mr. Malcolm who teaches History, will be retiring. Ms. Kennedy, a para. Due to this, Pine Bluffs H...
Annually, every April, the Burns/Carpenter elementary schools hold a bingo as a major fund raiser for the schools. This was the 31st year, and the turn out from the public, parents and friends came from Nebraska, Colorado and the home state - Wyoming. The schools take turns in hosting the "Taco Bingo". Burns Elementary School was the host for 2018. The process rotates each year, and Burns hosted the event, and worked the bingo. Carpenter Elementary prepared the tacos and served the dinner....
MITCHELL, Neb. - Haize Fornstrom and Ishmael DePaullite cleaned up at the Mitchell, Neb. Track and Field Invite. Fornstrom won the triple-jump and DePaullite the long jump. Fornstrom also took home second-place honors in the long jump. Pine Bluffs took home fourth-place at the meet, which was the team's third of the year. "I'm happy with the way things are going for us so far this year," Head Coach Dustin Lee said. DePaullite and Fornstrom were the only Hornets to take home first-place finishes...
MITCHELL, Neb. - Strong finishes in the right events helped the Burns Broncs earn a seventh-place finish at the Mitchell Track and Field Invited held last Thursday. Tyler Norris finished strong in field and running events. In the pole vault, Norris earned third with his 12' even effort. Switching to the 110-meter hurdles, Norris earned eighth coming in at 17:53. Consisting of Norris, Daniel Childers, Alex Pyle and Boe Clayson, the Broncs' 4X100-meter relay team came in with a sixth-place finish...
MITCHELL, Neb. - Jourdaine Cerenil had quite the meet in Mitchell last Thursday. She outright won the long jump by one inch at 32' 8.25". Then, she earned second-place marks in the high jump with a leap of 4' 10". Even after that, she wasn't done earning points for the Lady Hornets. In her final event of the day, Cerenil jumped 14' 6.75" to take home third place in the long jump. Last year as a freshman, Cerenil saw that she had potential in her event. This year, she's beginning to blossom,...
MITCHELL, Neb. - The Burns Lady Broncs tied the Scottsbluff, Neb. Bearcats for an eighth place finish at the Mitchell, Neb. Track and Field Invite held last Thursday. Burns scored 21 team points. Several Lady Broncs finished near the top in their respective events. Piper Perez earned fifth-place in the 400-meter run with her time of 1:06.50. Layne Burnett arguably had the strongest performance of the Lady Broncs last week. Burnette finished the 1600-meter run at an even 6 minutes. Hurdler Jaden...
CHEYENNE - Overall, Wyoming’s fourth and eighth grade students in 2017 continue to outperform national average test scores in reading and mathematics on the 2017 National Assessment of Educational Progress, known as the Nation’s Report Card or NAEP. The Wyoming Department of Education (WDE) today released the state’s reading and mathematics results. “NAEP provides an important independent look at how our schools are doing, and these results show that Wyoming schools and students have a lot to be proud of, particularly with fourth grade math,...
CHEYENNE: A close call in a bridge construction zone on Interstate 80 near Cheyenne last year could have been much worse. When a tractor trailer driver didn't slow down his vehicle from 75 mph to the reduced construction zone speed, he temporarily lost control of his vehicle, which partially drove up on a concrete barrier. Luckily, no workers were working close to the incident when it happened. "There was cement dust flying everywhere," said Ethan Crockett, WYDOT engineer in Cheyenne. "The...
