Serving all of Eastern Laramie County since 1908
Serving all of Eastern Laramie County since 1908
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The newest chief in town has some big ideas for Pine Bluffs along with keeping some of the status quo. New chief, Chance Walkama has been here for several years, but you may not know him since he has been almost exclusively night shift since he started in 2013 with Chief Don Taylor. Walkama started part time policing with Officer Char Madden and Former Chief Justin Trout. Now that he has worked his way up to the position of Chief of Police he is excited about the possibilities that are in...
Monday's town council meeting hosted US Census Representative Stephanie Freeman. Freeman was here in town to stress the importance of participating in the census. For those that are unaware, much of our government funding is based on our population. That being said, if the numbers are low, then the money coming in is not what is needed to fund the government entities in town, think things like senior programs and Head Start. Freeman wanted to encourage the council to form a complete count...
A Presidential proclamation in 1922 started the annual Fire Prevention Week. Along with the month of October being recognized as Fire Prevention Month, Fire Prevention Week has been used to promote fire safety at home, at work, and in our communities. The week is also a time to reflect on those firefighters and first responders that gave their lives in the selfless act of helping others. In Pine Bluffs these men and women work on a volunteer basis, giving up their personal time to come to the...
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator John Barrasso (R-Wyo.) recently traveled overseas to be with Wyoming National Guard troops serving in the United Arab Emirates (UAE), Kuwait and Kosovo. There are approximately 370 Wyoming National Guard soldiers deployed in the Middle East and Europe. This makes it one of the largest deployments of Wyoming National Guard soldiers since 2009. Barrasso met with members of the Wyoming National Guard's 115th Field Artillery Brigade Forward in the United Arab Emirates...
There's a new villain coming to town. And it wants to take over every piece of ground it can. The name... Palmer Amaranth. We've discussed Dalmatian Toadflax, Cheatgrass and a few other noxious weeds over the summer, but this one is worse than all the others. Fortunately, it isn't here yet. At least not that we know of. But it has been found in Goshen County and in our surrounding states. Palmer Amaranth is a particularly fast-growing weed that can easily outcompete every other plant that it com...
On Wednesday, October 2nd, The Junior and Senior classes embarked on a trip to Cheyenne East High School for the special opportunity to attend a college fair. Pine students left school at 8:45 AM to talk with friendly representatives of their own respected universities. Colleges like UW, LCCC, Black Hills State, Chadron State, Dickinson State, and many more were there to discuss subjects like living arrangements and scholarships. Other organizations like the Wyoming National Guard, Wyoming Air...
Born and raised on a farm outside of Oshkosh, Wisconsin, in September of 1957, Veteran Timothy L. Sheppard was the youngest of four children. He graduated from Oshkosh West High School and headed off to college at the University of Wisconsin - Oshkosh. Sheppard would finish three semesters and struggled with decisions about his life. It was during his senior year, Sheppard lost his mother in a house fire. This was an extreme hardship having lost his father in a construction accident when he was...
The Burns Broncs pulled out a win this last week against the Glenrock Herders. Although a non-conference game, this one was a rivalry that the boys had anticipated for a while. The last time the boys faced Glenrock they were beaten pretty soundly, and had been looking for an opportunity to earn that lost respect. Glenrock played hard as usual, but were just not able to get the ball to the end zone. The first quarter started off with a bang with #34 Boe Clayson scoring the first touchdown on a...
Coming off of last weeks win, the Hornets suffered another defeat this week at the hands of the Big Horn Rams. Twenty minutes into the first quarter the Rams scored their first touchdown, and from there they had found their momentum. After three more touchdowns in the first quarter the Hornets just couldn’t seem to find their stride. The Hornets picked up a safety for two in the second, but that would be the best that they could do for this game. The Rams picked up three more in the second quarter, and 1 in the third including a field goal b...
Kimball 25-14,25-14,25-10 Sophie 9/11 serving , 5 kills, 2 stuff blocks, 4 digs Hyleigh 11/12 serving, 4 kills, 14 set assists, 4 digs Dylan 10/11 serving 1 ace, 1 kill, 3 digs Jaden 20/21 serving , 9 aces, 3 kills, 10 set assists, 3 digs Kenzie 2 digs Maddie 8/8 serving , 5 kills, 22 digs Savannah 9/11 serving ,4 kills, 2 digs Sydnie 5 digs "I felt the girls played solid against Kimball . We didn't have the rollercoaster play we have been having." stated Lisa Gilbert, coach...
The PB/B XC Team traveled north to Wheatland for the 3rd Annual Bulldog Invitational! We celebrated Coach Manlove's birthday in style. As he always says, "It's a great day for a Cross Country Meet!" Despite the weather leaving our towns, it cleared up, and the weather was perfect!! This 1.8-mile race was great for Jordan Greiss 4th (12:58)! Our Junior High girls squad will be losing all but one next year and Merina Theobald can hold her own. This week she cut time again, cutting almost a minute...
Last month, there was a talk in Casper about the Namib desert in east Africa, brought to Casper by the University of Wyoming’s World to Wyoming program. In the desert, a search for marvelous cave paintings by an ancient people became also a search for water. It was a strong reminder of how precious water is - and not just in the African desert. Though the speaker misinterpreted some issues on the Colorado River that affect Wyoming, he rightly urged us all to pay more attention to water and water issues. Fortunately, this month there’s an occasi...
Lusk 25-14, 25-20, 25-22 won Stats Sophie 10/11 serving, 8 kills, 2 stuff blocks, 14 digs Hyleigh 15/15 serving, 3 aces, 3 kills, 16 set assists , 11 digs Dylan 15/15 serving , 1 ace, 2 kills, 7 digs Jaden 6/6 serving, 1 kill, 11 set assists, 8 digs Kenzie 5 digs Maddie 14/16 serving, 5 kills, 8 digs Savannah 6-7 serving, 12 kills, 5 stuff blocks, 5 digs Sydnie 10 digs "We played really flat against Lusk. We didn't swing on the ball. Savannah Norman played the net well . We worked this week on...