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The Town of Pine Bluffs and the Pine Bluffs Police Department hosted the National Night Out last Tuesday. The event had been delayed for two weeks due to bad weather on their first choice. Mother nature was not ready for the summer fun to begin. But on this day she showed her favorable side and produced a picture perfect day for the event. The event also featured the ribbon cutting for the new playground just east of the pool. Funds for the pool were by federal grants, some donations and city...
Items are getting fixed in the town of Albin. The Albin town council met on August 17th at 7:00 p.m. Mayor Kelly Krakow gave an update on Capital Roofing completing the ridge cap on the Albin Community Center. He did announce that the new trash truck warranty work is done. Now someone needs to pick it up. Council member Bob Anderson said, “ The rail road well parts were delivered and will be installed as soon as possible.” Mayor Krakow reminded all the council that Wyoming Association Municipalities will have their Region 1 meeting on Sep...
In Bushnell, Nebraska on Saturday the 19th they held their annual celebration. The town was full of people having a great time with family and friends. Each year since they started the celebration it has grown more and more. That includes the parade. In the past all the fire departments supported each other in their celebrations. The tradition is still carried on with the parade. The Kimball and Dix fire departments come to participate in the parade. Even the Air Force fire department had a...
Kimball Health Services invites amateur and professional photographers from the area to submit images to decorate the new Kimball Health Services facility. Winners will have their photos displayed with a plaque that includes the artist’s name and the image location. Colorful local interest photos are sought, including landscapes, nature, industry and structures. Photos containing identifiable people will not be accepted and images must be high resolution (300 pixels or 300 DPI). The photo contest is open to anyone, including Kimball Health S...
Elsie Lois Reher, born 10/8/31,passed away peacefully to join her husband, Gene in heaven, on June 15th, 2023, in Little Falls MN. Elsie had a great love for her family and did so much for all of us. She was a very accomplished horse woman and loved them almost as much as her family she was a hard worker and a fabulous cook. She was always willing to lend a helping hand when needed. Elsie is survived by her daughter Donna(Gene) Noel of Martin South Dakota. Son, Gary(Tammy) Reher of Little Falls...
The Town of Pine Bluffs recently put out a notice of their photo contest on FaceBook. This is a great way to show off your photography skills and the love of our town. Accordiing to Sonja Fornstrom, Recreation Director of Pine Bluffs, this was spearheaded by Jackie Fornstrom and Jericha Werner. They put out “Calling all local residents to submit your Pine Bluffs landscape and lifestyle pictures. We ask that no faces appear in the photos.” The rules are simple and are listed below. With all the beautiful scenery in Pine Bluffs, the entries sho...
It always hurts when you lose something you hold dear to your heart. Thus was the case of the lost Mother's ring, lost a year ago at Oliver Lake by Brandie Wasielewski. She feared it was lost in the water, since they searched the grounds around the campsite and never found it. To make matters worse, the ring was lost the day after her father, Dan McGinnis passed. This added even more sadness for her. Go forward a year to 2023 and an invite to go to a family dinner at the lake where our family...
Cheyenne - The Wyoming Game and Fish Department is asking everyone, especially landowners, to report dead sage-grouse so the birds can be tested for West Nile virus. While there are no signs of an outbreak, Game and Fish asks the public annually for reports to help in the management of the state’s sage-grouse populations. WNV is spread by mosquitoes, and research shows sage-grouse have a low resistance to the virus, which can be and is usually fatal to the birds. Evidence of the disease has been reported in past years in northeast Wyoming a...
Kimball Health Services CEO Ken Hunter, RN-BSN, plans to retire in January. Hunter, who turned 74 on Aug. 19, has served as CEO at the Kimball hospital and rural health clinic since January of 2011. He served two years as director of nursing at KHS after joining the staff as a night nurse in 2006. Hunter received the prestigious Nebraska Hospital Association's "Caring Kind" award in 2013. The award honors outstanding health care employees who have demonstrated compassion for patients,...
I’m seldom surprised by the Left anymore. Nor am I surprised by the media. For the most part, they’re either ignorant or they’re working tirelessly supporting an agenda to destroy the United States. So when I hear any of them talking about how particular actions, usually conservative actions, are destroying our “democracy” I just shake my head at how utterly stupid they can be. However…when I hear anyone from Wyoming, especially a conservative, talking about our democracy, or our representative democracy, my jaw hits the floor. I guess I’m j...
The State’s WyoStar investment programs have recently come under attack, and I would like to share a few facts. These programs allow local governments to make institutional-quality investments with fees lower than what large institutional investors typically pay. The State’s manager charges 0.06 percent and independent bond managers charge 0.5-1.0 percent on average. The State is able to minimize fees by combining many smaller accounts (local government entities) together into a larger fund. These two WyoStar programs have very diffe...
Police raiding a newspaper and confiscating reporting material seems like something one would expect to find in a banana-republic, or in a scene from a dystopian novel. Yet, that is exactly what happened recently to the Marion County Record. The Record is a weekly newspaper in rural Kansas, serving a population of approximately 1,900 and known for its dogged reporting on various issues affecting the community. On August 11, the newspaper office was raided by the Marion Police Department as was...
Garden pests are a natural event every year and they can be devastating to your garden. In July-August every year they become more noticeable and it gets worse as the season progresses. You may not notice the pest itself but you'll surely notice the damage to your plants. It could be discoloration on the leaves or stem, perhaps leaves that have been chewed, maybe even the fruit or vegetable itself that's been chewed. Most often the culprit is eating to either reach maturity or to reproduce. But...
DOUGLAS, Wyo. – Tech. Sgt. Danie Moore is a dedicated production recruiter for the Wyoming Air National Guard. She has also been making waves not only in her military career but as a devoted volunteer at the Wyoming State Fair. Moore, whose recruitment responsibilities span the regions of Lusk, Douglas, Casper, Gillette, South Dakota, and up through Cody, embodies the true spirit of community engagement. At the heart of the fair, Moore serves as a vital member of the Friends of Agricultural, I...
This week, believe it or not was back to school for Laramie County School District #2. On Thursday, August 17th was a special time for the students and parents to attend a Back to School event. Carpenter Elementary and Albin Elementary had their event on Wednesday for the parents that had their kids in two different schools. Pine Bluffs Elementary, Pine Bluffs High School, Burns Elementary, and Burns High School was on Thursday. Each school welcomed the students and parents. The secretaries and...
Every year the Bushnell Rural Fire District is a big part of Bushnell Day. Not only are their trucks in the parade but they host the hog roast and dance for the end of Bushnell Day. This year the firefighters had a pork roast dinner. The meal was a choice of pork roast or a sandwich with delicious choices like baked beans, cheesy potatoes, cole slaw, chips, homemade dessert, and a drink for a donation. The plate was full of food. The drinks was water in a can, tea, soda pop, or an adult...
Cody Hape, the Burns Broncs star of the track team last year was on hand Tuesday morning to answer a couple of questions. Hape, who set the state record for the 400m run and part of the 4x400m relay team took state honors in his final year at Burns High School. Hape said, "I will be attending the University of Wyoming for the 2023-24 season where I will be studying Kinesiology/Sports Medicine." He will also be on the university track team where he will be running the 400m run. Hape took the...
A local high school girl got the chance to showcase her volleyball talents halfway across the world. Emily Haas was chosen as a team member for America's Team High School Volleyball. Haas was selected from thousands of high school volleyball players across the country to be a part of the team. She traveled to Australia with the team to compete against the Australia and New Zealand teams. Haas said, "It was a real honor to be chosen and get the chance to play in another country." The 10-day...
Laramie County Roping Buzz Bradley Memorial rodeo was held last Saturday at the Pine Bluffs Arena. The event was attended by more than 100 ropers, family and friends. The rodeo featured four events, Senior Steer stopping, Breakaway, Junior/Senior team roping and Laramie County Team Roping (must be a Laramie County resident). The day started off a bit warm and continued to warm up throughout the afternoon. The rodeo concluded just as the rain started to drench the arena. Senior Steer Stopping is...
Football is a rough and tumble game where a group of people throw and kick a ball across a field. The ball that is used for this game at one time was referred to as a pigskin due to the fact that they were originally inflated with the bladders of animals, including those from swine. However, on Bushnell Day that was no pigskin being tossed around the playing field as they had their first annual Cow Tongue Football games. First you have to wonder why (a cow tongue?) and again exactly how it was...
The Martin Gilmore Band is no stranger to the area. They played old country music with a touch of folk music. The music was great to listen and dance to. The lead singer, Martin Gilmore is originally from Gering, Neb., but now lives in Denver, Colorado. He is a professor at the University of Northern Colorado where he teaches Folk and Blue Grass music. He also teaches at the Swallow Hill Music Association. Not only does he sing but Gilmore writes music, and play several instruments. Nick Amodeo...
Welcome to the second annual Bushnell Day Truck Show. There were eight trucks ready for the critical eye of Bushnell Day attendees. Last year there were only three trucks for the showing. Each year it grows and so do the prizes. This year as big as it was everyone received a prize. All of the trucks were spit shined and polished and showing off all afternoon for the people to vote. The winners received a plaque and an item to go into the truck. At first people just loved looking at the trucks...
