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Serving all of Eastern Laramie County since 1908
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Before the regular meeting of the Laramie County School District No. 2 delved into business, Burns High School Principal Mr. Dishman announced that the Burns varsity volleyball team had won state. There were 12 players, head coach Andrea McKinney, Assistant coach Bailey Ward and manager Mackenzie Stansaas. The girls that are all-conference players are Tehya Gallegos, Sienna Gallegos, Brooke Hansen, and Emma Norris. The 2A all- state Players are Brooke Hansen and Emma Norris. Also 2A southeast...
A new event is coming and there's a possibility that Bob Steege Park may get a fresh look. The Burns Town Council met on November 14th at 6:30 p.m. Trevor Madler asked the council about returning concessions to the North gym due to the abundance of activities held there. Town clerk Toni Shiery will check with the fire marshal about the plumbing and the ventilation system which has been removed to see if this could be done.. The council was presented with a sign that will be installed in the Cripple Creek subdivision. The council approved. A...
Thanksgiving is upon us and in these tough times a little help goes a long way. So boxes are being filled to help the families that may need it. The Pine Bluffs Pantry which is a work in progress has been waiting for their building to be available. Alisha Michaud, organizer of the pantry has been waiting patiently but still no building. Michaud's concern is that there are families that need help for Thanksgiving. So the Pine Bluffs Senior Center was willing to help for a place to collect, fill...
Sherry L. Acheson, 74, of Kimball, died in Cheyenne on Monday, November 14, 2022. Memorial services will be held at 10:30 a.m. on Monday, November 28, 2022 at the Kimball Presbyterian Church with Pastor Alan Foutz officiating. Inurnment will be held at a later date. Friends may visit www.cantrellfh.com to leave condolences and stories for the family. Memorials may be given to the Nebraska State FFA Scholarship Fund. The services for Sherry have been entrusted to the Cantrell Funeral Home. Sherry...
"Happy Thanksgiving everyone," was the greeting at the Pine Bluffs Senior Center. The smell of delicious food was wafting out of the kitchen making mouths water. The Pine Bluffs Senior Center had their annual Thanksgiving dinner for the seniors and guests. The Senior Center has a noon meal and different activities throughout the week normally. It is also a great place for the seniors to get out of the house and play pinochle, bingo, Texas Hold'em Poker, do a craft or attend a tea party. There...
Cheyenne, WY (For immediate release) – The University of Wyoming School of Energy Resources (SER), together with the Wyoming Business Council (WBC) and the Wyoming Energy Authority (WEA), has released a Request for Expression of Interest (RFEOI) to solicit input from key stakeholders on Direct Air Capture activities and initiatives in Wyoming. The U.S. Department of Energy’s Four Regional Clean Direct Air Capture Hubs program, part of the Investment in Infrastructure and Jobs Act, may present an opportunity for Wyoming to create economic gro...
One of the more important holidays of the year occurs this week...Thanksgiving Day. Started by a proclamation by President George Washington in 1789, this day was intended to be a national day of thanksgiving for the bounty God had given to our nation. It was only celebrated intermittently until President Abraham Lincoln proclaimed it a federal holiday in 1863. One of the things President Lincoln was thankful for was the "the blessings of fruitful fields". Americans are known around the world...
Many citizens of the United States of America fly the "Red, White, and Blue" or the "Stars and Stripes" as the American Flag is also known by in their front yards of their homes. We fly it proudly! There is something so breath taking about looking out the front window and seeing "Our Colors" wave gently in the breeze. It reminds us of all our freedoms, and the strifes our Country has gone through to remain FREE. With all the day to day flying, the wind and weather will take its toll on our Flag...
Amberley Snyder never imagined her life turning out quite like it did. On January 10th, 2010 the former Utah State FFA President and Little Britches Rodeo Champion was on her way to the Denver Stock Show and Rodeo. As she was passing through Sinclair, WY she took a look down at her map. After only seconds she looked up and realized she had faded into the other lane, headed towards a metal beam. In an effort to get back in her lane, Amberley over-corrected. Her truck slid off the road and rolled...
High school students from all over the region geared up for the fourth annual Steel Day welding competition as part of a collaboration between Laramie County Community College, Puma Steel and American Institute of Steel Construction. The 2022 competition was the largest yet, with more competitors and more money in scholarships and prizes available than in previous years. The qualifying round took place from 8 a.m.-4:30 p.m. on Oct. 20 at LCCC's welding lab with the top 20 high school students...
Tayten Zitek has brought another state title to the Pine Bluffs region. Zitek is the USBC Wyoming State Bowling All Events Youth Champion. Young Zitek is the son of Chris and Amy Zitek and the grandson of Jim and Kate Zitek who own the Pine Bluffs Bowl. Jim and Kate Zitek could not be more proud of their grandson. Young Zitek bowls in the youth league and is on a team that bowls out of Cheyenne. Team members are Tayten Zitek, Mason Medley, Teagan Warnick and Cooper Borm. For those that are not...
Dalton Schaefer has been named the Wyoming News Now Prep Athlete of the Week. Schaefer was one of the standout players of the Pine Bluffs Hornets Football Championship game last week. Schaefer who scored the Hornets first touchdown 9 seconds into the game with a 61-yard run also scored their last touchdown with a 13-yard run with 53 seconds left that put the Hornets ahead. He also had another touchdown in the middle of the game. Schaefer had an outstanding game scoring three touchdowns. He ran f...
The results are in and the Pine Bluffs Hornets football program has 11 of its players recognized as All-Conference Award winners. This award is for the entire Eastern Conference. Eleven is five more than the closest teams in the Conference. Those chosen are between offense and defense. But since some of the players were just as dominant on both sides of the ball it is truly a recognition of their talents and abilities. The following is a list of the 1A 9-Man East Conference All-Conference Award...
Clay target shooting or Trap and Skeet shooting as it was originally called is becoming more and more popular to our youth and high school athletics. Pine Bluffs this year has announced that they have a team. A couple of Burns students shoot with the Cheyenne East team. And now the little town of Grover, Colorado has a team. Actually they have had a team for a while and they are doing very well. The team, the Pawnee Clay Target Team just took first place in the Colorado State High School Clay Target League Conference 1. Members of the team did...
The popcorn was popping and smell of butter was in the air. The Annual Drive in Movie night was November 18th at 6:00 p.m. On Tuesday November 15th Pine Bluffs Recreation opened the Pine Bluffs community center for the kids to work on their cars or what ever their creation might be to watch the movie on Friday night. There were boxes of all sizes, markers, plates, cups, carpet, construction paper, and more. Each kid that showed up to make their car received a cup full of goodies. The cars had...
