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The Francis E. Warren Air Force Base has been part of the Wyoming landscape since 1867, and continues to serve to this day. Used by the Army from 1867 to 1945 many people do not know that the base, at one time, was used to house Italian and German prisoners during World War II. Prisoners housed throughout Wyoming were often sent to smaller branch camps throughout the state to do timber or agricultural work; however, the prisoners housed at the Warren base were kept there to work. The Warren base...
Wyoming Boys' State, held annually in June, is a chance for high school juniors from across the state to participate in a week's worth of activities to gain knowledge of their state and its governmental structure. Delegates learn first-hand how government works, experiencing what it takes to create and enact laws. The week emphasizes leadership, civic engagement and patriotism. Speakers include Governor Mark Gordon, United States Senators Mike Enzi and John Barasso, and Congresswoman Liz...
For those of us saddened by the departure of Dr. Joya Migliaccio from the Bluffs Vet, there is reason to smile again as we welcome Dr. Tanner Kremke to our little town. Dr. Kremke is a transplant from a town slightly smaller than Pine called Hooper, Nebraska. With a population of 850 people, Kremke is used to the small town life. A recent graduate of Iowa State University, Kremke actually did two internships here in Pine before applying for the vacant position at Dr. Shain's office. Of the six y...
Monday's town council meeting began with the swearing in of Council member Michael "Bubba" Ragsdale for another term. After swearing his oath of office The council moved on to the consent agenda for this session. Pine Bluffs will go down in retail history as the site for Wyomings first Dollar General store. In an unanimous decision council approved the building permit for the new store to be located at 604 Parson St. They are hoping to break ground this summer, with no estimated completion date...
President of the Wyoming Farm Bureau Federation Testifies Before the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee. Barrasso welcomes Mr. Fornstrom to the committee. Click here to watch Mr. Fornstrom's testimony. WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, U.S. Senator John Barrasso (R-WY), chairman of the Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works (EPW), welcomed Todd Fornstrom, president of the Wyoming Farm Bureau Federation, to the committee. Fornstrom was testifying before the committee at a hearing...
Burns High School 2014 graduate, Riley T. Petsch recently graduated from the United States Naval Academy, Annapolis MD, May 24th 2019. He graduated with a double bachelors degree, majoring quantitative economics and a bachelors in science. Ensign Petsch will be going to supply officer training in Newport, RI. this fall. He was ranked 569 out of 1,074 graduates with a gpa 3.14. Petsch is the son of Trevor and Kim Petsch of Meriden, Wyoming....
Laramie-The Wyoming Farm Bureau Federation recently awarded $5,500 in college scholarships to young Wyoming Farm Bureau Federation members. “Education of any type is important to our members and funding is not always easy,” said Todd Fornstrom, Wyoming Farm Bureau Federation (WyFB) President. “Our scholarship offerings help bridge that gap and our organization is proud to be able to provide support.” The Livingston-King Scholarship, valued at $1,500, is given in honor of former presidents of the Wyoming Farm Bureau Federation, Herbert D. Livi...
At the Home & Garden show and at the plant sale last month, one of the questions I was asked frequently was how to grow plants. Not necessarily about seed or maintenance, but containers versus open ground. Most people had interesting stories, but the most common issues that were brought to the forefront were lack of space and landlord requirements. Having lived on an Air Force Base for a large share of my life, I could understand the part about landlord requirements. Space is easy to...
Every day in this country twenty to twenty-two veterans commit suicide because they can no longer deal with the turmoil that is going on inside of themselves after their service. In this day and age we hear the letters PTSD more and more as we continue to fight overseas. Veterans come home saddled with anger, hopelessness, and a general sense that they are warriors, and as such, are not allowed to ask for help. The Downrange Warriors, a program designed to prevent suicide, are trying to change...
TORRINGTON, Wyo. -Eastern Wyoming College auditorium filled to capacity on June 15 with family and friends there to see the Wyoming Cowboy ChalleNGe Academy graduate its largest class. WCCA Director William Moore was the last to speak at the graduation ceremony for the 59 cadets who completed rigorous resident Phase One and made the courageous choice to change their lives. "We're in this together, and you should know that at any time you need to talk to someone, you can call on any one of us,...
JUNE 14, 2019 RESULTS. JR/SR: 1. Connor Thomas and Mike Schultz 11.59 2. Connor Thomas and Rick Griego 13.18 CENTURY ROPING: 1. Brian and Dean Tidyman 6.32 2. Dean Tidyman and Boyd Supan 6.72 MIXED TEAM ROPING: 1. Kim and Boyd Supan 9.40 2. Sondra Williams and Boyd Supan 9.82 3. Sondra Williams and Sean Wright 11.01 OPEN TEAM ROPING: 1. Brian Tidyman and Boyd Supan 5.75 2. Jorett Freeman and Shawn McKinley 6.06 3. Mike Shelit and Clay Stecklein 7.74 PEE WEE BARRELS: 1. Stesha Tidyman 19.531 2....
CASPER, Wyoming (June 15, 2019) -- The 71st annual College National Finals Rodeo (CNFR) crowned 2019 individual, all-around and team champions during the final round of competition Saturday at the Casper Events Center. In the nine individual events and in the all-around, those ranked first when the night began were expected to take home the national championships. However, in rodeo anything can happen and in some cases the winners came from behind to earn their titles. In goat tying Mia Manzanares, a recent summa cum laude graduate of McNeese S...
Thursday the thirteenth of June saw the arrival of Legal Aide of Wyoming at the Cheyenne VA Hospital for Veterans Law Night. Attorney and Executive Director of Legal Aide Ray Macchia and Co-Chairman of the Veterans Committee Lou Lopez were on hand with food and beverages to help out veterans with a myriad of issues ranging from housing and homelessness to disability rights, wills, and family law. The sad truth for most veterans is that they find themselves in somewhat of a legal middle ground....
A film crew from CBS Sports was at the Kimball Health Services Pine Bluffs Health Clinic Tuesday to capture the reuniting of professional bull rider Chase Outlaw and Dr. William Wyatt. In 2018, Dr. Wyatt led a team to put Chase back together after taking a blow to his face during a bull ride at Cheyenne Frontier Days. Chase had 15 fractured bones in his face that required 12 hours of surgery, 68 screws and 11 plates to put him back together. Chase thanked Dr. Wyatt for allowing him to continue...
CHEYENNE, Wyo. (June 12, 2019) - Rocky Mountain Power has hired Cheyenne business executive, Sharon Fain, to serve as the electric utility's vice president for Wyoming. She will begin her new position July 1. Fain will oversee Rocky Mountain Power's Wyoming state business plan, directing customer and community relations, and supporting regulatory and legislative activities. Fain is former CEO of WyBrand Strategies, a Cheyenne-based consulting firm and has professional experience in small...
This year's parade Grand Marshall is not an individual but a group of individuals that make up the Pawnee Fire Protection District. Hopefully, they will all be in the parade with many of the pieces of fire equipment the district has. The present fire crew is made up of the following and the year they joined the district: Steve Pixley, 1996, becoming Chief in 1998; Danny Harms, 1988 becoming Assistant Chief in 1993; Kip Konig, 1999; Randy Chapin, 2000 becoming Secretary/Treasurer in 2016; Rustin...
