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Several veterans were joined by Senator John Barasso this weekend as the Donald Eisenhauer American Legion Post 60 celebrated a brick laying ceremony recognizing the time and sacrifice that many of them made during their lives. "Wyoming is unique in that cowboys never quit, and cowboys never complain, and neither will the United States Military. They will never let us down" stated the senator in his opening remarks to those in attendance. Barrasso shared many of the unique experiences of his...
After a short break, Governor Mark Gordon once again took to the podium to continue to keep Wyomingites informed of the current COVID situation. Currently there are 866 positive cases of Corona in Wyoming 106 of those cases coming up in the last week. This is double the amount of cases that were confirmed in the first week of June, and while there are 852 cases of recovering or recovered cases Gordon is concerned that we are seeing a rising trend. “What that means is that sadly, we are trending higher with the 232 active cases. It seems to me t...
Kenneth V. "Vernie" McEndaffer, 86, of Stoneham, Colorado, died on Saturday, June 13, 2020, at EbenEzer Lutheran Care Center in Brush, Colorado. Memorial services were held at 10:00 a.m. on Saturday, June 20, 2020 at St. John's Lutheran Church in Kimball, NE with Pastor Kenneth Mars officiating. A graveside service will immediately follow the memorial service at Kimball Cemetery 3426 Rd 39, Kimball, NE. Funeral viewing for friends and family will take place at Cantrell Funeral Home on 609 S...
Deborah Louise Bymer, 63, of Pine Bluffs, Wyoming, passed away on Wednesday, June 17, 2020 at UC Health in Greeley. She was born October 17, 1956 to Alice L. Gooch in Greeley. Debbie was a graduate of Briggsdale High School in Briggsdale, Colorado. On May 30, 1974, she married David Bymer in Shirley Basin, Wyoming. Debbie enjoyed the outdoors, fishing and being at the beach. She liked to gamble and enjoyed caring for her family and friends by cooking for them and spending time with them. She...
It seems like every summer I end up writing an article about living in the country. Believe it or not, it's not the same as living in the city, or even a small town. In fact, most people who move to the country cite not wanting to live under the restrictions of being in a city as their primary reason for moving to the country. That is a good reason, but I can think of several more. This article is really for those living outside of a town, where the neighbors aren't so close. Look at the stars....
There are many different perspectives on COVID-19 quarantine. This experience is different for everyone, some worse than others. In some students' eyes this could be a good thing, because they are organized and have great computers and family members to help them with their work. For some others this might be a bad thing. Maybe they don't live in a good home where they can get the help they need, or the support they need. Like I said, it is different for everyone. For me, this quarantine is not...
For the family members of a soldier or sailor there is a collective sigh of relief when that person manages to come home safely from war, but for many of those service members the war comes home with them. Post traumatic stress disorder, or PTSD is a problem for many service members that is finally making itself known to the general population. After generations of our nation’s heroes have found themselves homeless, troubled, and even suicidal the nation is finally starting to see that not all our service members are coming home okay. W...
Several Firefighters left their families this Father's Day to respond to a lightning caused grass fire 9 miles west of Pine Bluffs. We responded with a total of 5 LCFD 5 units and 10 firefighters. LCFD 6 was dispatched on automatic mutual aid and responded with 2 units and were canceled after going en route. The fire was contained at just under 3 acres. As you can see in the pictures the grass appeared to be very green but there is old dead grass mixed in allowing fires to still spread....
CHEYENNE: Laramie County Library System will reopen at 10:00 a.m. on Thursday, June 25 with restrictions to reduce the spread of COVID-19. Due to the reopening of all library facilities, curbside pick-up services will no longer be available after Tuesday, June 23. The library will be closed and unable to answer phone calls on Wednesday, June 24 in preparation for reopening. The restrictions that will be enforced beginning Thursday, June 25 are as follows: · Face coverings will be required for any individual three years of age or older wishing...
Grover CO had its 97th annual PRCA rodeo this weekend. The Biggest Little Rodeo in The West. Because so many rodeos have been cancelled, there were several "big" PRCA champions competing. There were arena record breaking scores and event record breaking scores. This was a rodeo for the record books! 3 former NFR champions and one reserve champion competed in little old Grover CO! Mary Walker (2012 NFR Champion) won the barrel racing today at age 61! She also won Grover back in 2012, the same...
June 18 saw the first Pine Bluffs Recreation Pet Parade in the park. Hosted by recreation director Sonja Fornstrom, the small group was entertained by a dog named Tinkerbell and a feisty little rabbit courtesy of Diana Sanchez Everyone that attended was awarded a participation ribbon, and Tinkerbell the dog was able to show off her wardrobe. Diana Sanchez's bunny won a blue ribbon for being the most entertaining pet in attendance. A big thank you sent out to Desiree Johnson for bringing...