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The 94th annual Albin Day will be held July 9, 2022 with Bob and Tenetta Anderson presiding over the festivities as Grand Marshals. Bob has lived and worked in Albin most of his life. He operated Albin Repair with his brother, Roger and farmed his dryland acreage northeast of town. Bob has been dedicated to the community serving many years as a firefighter, Fire Chief, EMT, a member of the fire board, city councilman and mayor. He was one of the first EMTs in the community and still serves as a...
Voters can preview sample ballots for Aug. 16 Primary Election on the County Clerk’s website using their computers, tablets or smartphones. Ballots can be accessed from https://elections.laramiecountyclerk.com/ or entering the URL: https://tinyurl.com/5bt4hnfs . After following the website link, a voter enters their residence address and the three types of Primary Election ballots—Democratic, Republican and Nonpartisan --appear under Election Districts and Sample Ballots. Voters will receive the ballot matching their voter registration par...
The town of Burns is looking at another well. The Burns town council met on June 27th at 5:30 p.m. Voucher's were approved by the town council. For the mayor report, he said Casey McNamar did a nice job mowing the cemetery. Next on the agenda, George Moser for the Wyoming Water Development Commission was introduced by council member Judy Johnstone. Council member Johnstone said, “The town of Burns is having more developments and more people moving into town. I would like to have plenty of water in the future.” Moser explained the creation of...
Slices of pies lined the tables with the different candidates. June 26th At 5 p.m. at the Pine Bluffs Community Center the Republican candidates came out to meet the people in southeast Laramie County. 27 candidates that are running for different offices throughout the state and Laramie County attended the Pine Bluffs Annual Republican Pie Social. Erin Johnson, Sharon Fain-Steenbergen and Marjorie Gorman set the event up. This started years ago with Lawrence Anderson from Burns who wanted the...
CHEYENNE: Primary Election Day is August 16, but voters may cast their ballots early beginning Friday, July 1, when the Laramie County Clerk opens the polling place in the atrium of the county building at 309 W. 20th Street in Cheyenne. Clerk Debra Lee said the atrium polling site will be open to voters from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Monday through Friday, from July 1 through August 15, with the exception of county holidays. Voters will enter the atrium door on Carey Avenue to vote or register. Sample ballots will also be available for voters to...
CHEYENNE-- The Laramie County Clerk’s office has certified an independent candidate’s petition for nomination for Laramie County sheriff, filed earlier this month by Jeff Barnes. Certification of the petition means Barnes’ name will appear on the Nov. 8 General election ballot, along with the Republican and Democratic nominees chosen by voters in the Primary election. County Clerk Debra Lee said Barnes’ petition, filed with her office on June 3, 2022, met the required 892 signatures of Laramie County electors. The Clerk’s office spent thr...
Gering, NE – Come learn about the various legends surrounding the namesake of Scotts Bluff National Monument: Hiram Scott. Monument volunteer Jerry Lucas will give his talk about Hiram Scott inside the theater at the Scotts Bluff National Monument visitor center on Saturday, July 2 at 1:00 p.m. This FREE program will take a closer look at the origin of the myths that surround the demise of Hiram Scott, and the additions and changes that, over time, have given the legend and myth a life of its own. Further information about Scotts Bluff N...
This past few weeks I've been traveling the county, mostly the eastern side, and I've noticed signs that soil health is deteriorating. Mind you, I'm not seeing these signs from the road necessarily. I'm visiting people and looking at their yards and pastures while visiting. Everything seems to be in pretty bad shape. I checked my lavender and elderberry this afternoon and they're struggling pretty hard. I will probably lose some of them. It doesn't take a lot of thought to realize that the...
“911 Dispatch. What’s your emergency?” Caller taking excitedly, “It’s my neighbor. He’s yelling and waving a gun around. I think he’s going to hurt someone.” 911: “An officer is on the way.” Officer arrives and knocks on the door. The neighbor answers and the officer can hear Little House on the Prairie playing on the TV. Officer: “We’ve had a complaint about a commotion at this residence. Do you mind if we come in and take a look?” Neighbor: “Come on in. We’re just watching TV.” Wife is on the sofa watching Little House on the Prairie. Officer...
The Declaration of Independence is a formal document that served as the signatory colonies’ statement that they were now “free and independent States.” It is a vital document in American history. On July 1, 1776, delegates from the original 13 colonies, making up the Second Continental Congress, met in Philadelphia to vote on Richard Henry Lee’s motion for independence. After some deliberation, ultimately 12 of the 13 delegates voted in favor. In recognition of those 12 delegates, here are 12 facts regarding the Declaration of Indepen...
SAN ANGELO, TX (06/28/2022)-- Nearly 170 Angelo State University student-athletes, including Hannah Kinnison of Grover, have been named to the Lone Star Conference Commissioner's Honor Roll for the 2022 spring semester in recognition of their hard work in the classroom. A total of 168 Rams and Rambelles made the honor roll, including 64 with a perfect 4.0 grade point average. Both totals are the fourth highest in the conference. To be eligible, student-athletes must earn a minimum 3.30 GPA for the semester and be on an active roster. Kinnison...
Cheyenne, WY—Cheyenne Regional Medical Center officials announced today that as of 6 a.m. on July 5, the hospital’s front entrances will reopen and valet service will move from the south parking garage to the main drive-through at the intersection of 23rd St. and House Ave. Public elevator access from the south parking garage to the medical office building (MOB) will also open to the public on July 5. Masks must still be worn within all of the health system’s facilities, including CRMC, the MOB, East campus, Health Plaza, Davis Hospice Cente...
CHEYENNE, Wyo. – The following Girls State Delegates attended the 79th session of American Legion Auxiliary Wyoming Girls State held on the campus of Laramie County Community College in Cheyenne on June 4-11, 2022. Below are the Delegates and the offices to which they were elected: Ava Sutton of Cheyenne was in the City of Antelope and elected to and awarded: City Police Chief, Outstanding Nationalist Delegate, 2022 Outstanding City Lindsay Tucker Lyman was in the City of Meadowlark and e...
The Hornets football team started their season with football camp up in Chadron at the beginning of the month. It was a good chance for the players to get back in to the swing of things. Drills, exercise and basics before actual practice starts. The official season will start in August with practice and the boys are pretty excited to begin. According to Coach Gray the week went well. "We had two teams rolling so lots of kids got reps." Coach Gray also stated that "We took 30 kids, the weather...
Sportsmanship and decorum are very important elements in athletics, especially at the high school level. The Wyoming High School Activities Association released their annual list of schools that did not have a player or coach ejected from a game or match for the entire 2021-22 athletic season. And yes the Pine Bluffs Hornets are on the list. CLASS 2A EAST – BIG HORN, GLENROCK, NIOBRARA COUNTY, PINE BLUFFS, SUNDANCE, AND TONGUE RIVER. It is important to win, but more important to play with honor and respect. It is a positive reflection on the H...
A Burns High School student placed fifth at the state High School rodeo competition. Colby Smith from Burns rode at the Wyoming State finals in Buffalo, Wyoming. Smith has been in rodeo since he saw his first rodeo at the age of eleven years old. He started out in little Britches and now in High School. In the last few years Smith has been doing the Saddle Bronc. He would like to add team roping next. All year he has placed fourth to 23rd throughout the high school rodeo season. For the Wyoming...
The season of rodeo has started at the Archer Event Center Rodeo Arena. On June 24th at 7 p.m. rodeo folks enjoyed a chuck wagon dinner to to get the evening started off right. It started off with the grand entry which gets attendees geared up and ready for some intense rodeo action. The first event is Bareback Riding. DC Cathcart from Burns lost this round to the horse. Next was Steer Wrestling, and the third event was Breakaway Roping. There was Team Roping, Barrel Racing, Novice Bull Riding,...
The basketballs were going everywhere in the Burns High School gym on June 6th through June 9th from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. during a basketball camp for the middle school students. They had 18 girls attend the camp. This is the only camp they will be doing this summer. Coach Britt Bath said, "Our objective for the camp was to provide a summer basketball opportunity that was enjoyable while also being affordable. We centered our instruction around physical and mental skill development, while also focu...
The Pawnee Coyotes Clay Target Team competed in the Colorado high school state tournament at Colorado Clays near Brighton on June 11th finishing their season with high honors. The clay target team consisting of students from sixth grade to 12th grade, entered the tournament first place in their conference. Seven of the top twenty-five conference scores for the season came from Pawnee. At the conclusion of the state competition, Pawnee placed first in their conference and third overall for the st...
CHEYENNE, Wyo. – Sunday marked the completion of a new 300-yard berm at the Laramie County Shooting Sports Complex in Cheyenne. The lane expands on the existing ones at the complex. Soldiers of the 133rd Engineer Company of the Wyoming Army National Guard, out of Laramie, completed the project as part of Innovative Readiness Training, which aligns with mission-essential task training for units in the Wyoming Guard. The IRT is a massive benefit to the communities for which the Guard serves. "...
According to information provided by the Bureau of Reclamation, the annual Guernsey Reservoir silt run will begin the evening of July 5 and the boat ramps are expected to no longer be useable by July 9. Due to low water levels at Guernsey State Park during the time period, water recreation opportunities will not be available through July 27 when the reservoir is expected to return to normal. The Park will remain open as always during the silt run and visitors can expect much less traffic and...
