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Whether you’ve just started your career or are nearing the end of it, retirement is probably at the top of your mind. Setting goals and planning are essential to ensure you have enough money to enjoy your retirement however you wish, but when should you start planning? There’s no specific age when you must start planning for retirement, but the earlier you can start saving money, the better. Fidelity Investments recommends you save at least one time your salary by age 30 and 10 times your salary by age 67. If you’ve already started savin...
Mental health treatment within the criminal justice system plays a pivotal yet often overlooked role in both the well-being and rehabilitation of incarcerated individuals. This is often overlooked by the general population due to attitudes against the incarcerated and the lack of overall media attention. It is my belief that change needs to take place. Firstly, while many in society have negative outlooks on incarcerated or previously incarcerated individuals, most fail to realize that...
CHEYENNE, WY – For the 2024 Election Cycle, the Wyoming Secretary of State’s Office is announcing a new polling place locator, where voters can enter residence information to locate their polling location or voting center for the Primary Election on August 20th, and the General Election on November 5th. Voters will also be able to view ballot information for candidates certified by the Wyoming Secretary of State. The polling place locator feature is one of many tools voters have to learn more about the 2024 Election in Wyoming, and can be fou...
It's the season again. I'm a farmer, so I primarily run my life depending on which season it is. Typically, while everyone else is on camping trips and hanging out at the lake during the summer season, we are working. You can't grow much here in Wyoming during the 5 to 6 months of winter we get to enjoy each year, so we must seize the moment. Summer means tilling, planting, harvesting, and a whole lot of other things that take up nearly every minute. There's honestly just not much downtime. It...
4th Saturday Summer Speaker Series continues at Agate Fossil Beds National Monument this Saturday, July 27th at 1pm. Learn about the Itsy Bitsy Teeny Weeny Deer of Badlands and Agate Fossil Beds, the Santuccimeryx. This tiny species of deer was recently found and classified by 2 park rangers and paleontologists, Mattison Shreero and Ed Welsh. They recently published a paper regarding this little mammal and are excited to share it with Agate Fossil Beds visitors on Saturday. Mattison Shreero is...
The Wyoming Game and Fish Department is asking everyone, especially landowners, to report dead sage grouse to the department 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. West Nile virus is spread by certain mosquitoes, and research has shown sage grouse have a low resistance to the virus, which can be and is usually fatal to the birds....
Every year the residents of Pine Bluffs look forward to seeing who will be chosen to reign as queen and attendants for Trail Days. The royalty for 2024 will be: Kaitlynn Schnell, daughter of Klent and Sara Schnell is a Junior at Pine Bluffs High School. Schnell has two siblings, Kale and Kennedi. She was 2023 attendant last year, and this year Schnell has the honor to be Trail Days Queen for 2024. She said, "My favorite memory as queen so far is traveling to the parades, meeting new people, and...
It is always a mystery as to who done it, and at the Trail Days Melodrama that's exactly what it is. The Trail Days Melodrama Is one of the highlights during Trail Days. It is the curiosity of who is playing what part and having a good laugh for the celebration. Because there have been an increased number of people coming to the melodrama, they have moved it into the old gym at the Historic Pine Bluffs High School on 607 Elm Street. This year we are being presented with; If It's Monday, This...
Each town has special celebrations commemorating how special the town is to its community. Albin Day has been going on for 96 years. The celebration is a full day of excitement for all ages. The parade is always a way to get people to see new businesses, who is doing what float and fun for the kids to get lots of candy. This parade has two parts, first was the kids parade which was full of kids loving to be active. The princesses float led the parade with their other classmates, showing the...
A night of questions and making sure the town was ready for Albin Day was on the agenda. The Albin Council had their monthly meeting on Thursday, July 11th. The council had only one building permit for the night. It is the Morales Building, they want to add on a little bit more to the building. The council was concerned about the set backs. It is 30 feet in the front for their house. Due to two of the council members being gone for the meeting there was questions they would have to answer later. The lunch program and the meal of the Wheat...
A calling for the new minister for the Pine Bluffs United Methodist was on the order. Ministers, Pastors, Reverends and priests believe in a calling. They may not know where they are going but they know it is their next adventure. Vicky Martinez and her husband Jim had that happen to them. The Good Lord had a new adventure for their future. The Martinezs' had raised two children. They were adopted but full of life. She worked for the Rifle church on the administrative side. Jim worked in the oil...
The crowns and sashes were laid out to present to the princesses and the queens for Albin day. Every year the girls that went to Albin Elementary get the honor to be royalty for Albin Day. It is so exciting to be able to be a part of the event. This year the queens were Kinzley Nusbaum and Jenny Rooney. Both of the queens will be seniors at Burns High School this coming year. Nusbaum loved the time when she was a princess for Albin Day. The year was 2013, and the queens at that time were Karissa...
Missionaries go on adventures that help others through rough times in other countries. Irene Madler from Burns decided to take her first missionary trip with the Holy Trinity Catholic Church out of Cheyenne. This trip was to Guatemala for six days, and they went to different towns to visit. The group went to a boarding school for girls. The girls stay at the boarding school year round except for two weeks when they go home to their parents. The nuns are in charge of running the school. The...
"If you're happy and you know it clap your hands." A song familiar to all of us. However, how familiar is the awareness of our body clues of feeling happy to all of us to truly "know it"? Recognizing body clues and sensations to aid in the next steps of labeling emotions is the first key skill in emotional intelligence. Unfortunately, these are not skills we are taught. Mental health development across the lifespan is as vital as physical and cognitive development. Understanding the biology of...
Powell, Wyo.-July 10, 2024- On Thursday, July 18, the Powell Research and Extension Center (PREC) will host a field day to share results from University of Wyoming crop research. The annual event is free and open to the public and will begin at 4 p.m. at 747 Road 9 in Powell. All ages are welcome. After opening remarks, participants will have the opportunity to visit prepared exhibits or tour the PREC facilities. During the tour, UW faculty, staff and graduate students will present research...
Primary Election Day is August 20, but voters may cast their ballots early beginning Tues., July 23, when the Laramie County Clerk opens the polling place in the atrium of the Laramie County Governmental Complex at 309 W. 20th Street in Cheyenne. County Clerk Debra Lee reminds voters they have fewer early voting days due to a new law that reduced the period from 45 to 28 days. Lee said the atrium polling site will be open to voters from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m., Monday through Friday, from July 23 through August 19, except for county holidays. Voters...
July 11, 2024 -- The University of Wyoming accorded degrees upon the following students from Laramie County at the completion of the 2024 spring semester. The following degrees may be included on this list: BA (Bachelor of Arts); BFA (Bachelor of Fine Arts); BGS (Bachelor of General Studies); BM (Bachelor of Music); BS (Bachelor of Science); BSAR (Bachelor of Science in Architectural Engineering); BSB (Bachelor of Science in Business); BSCE (Bachelor of Science in Civil Engineering); BSCP (Bachelor of Science in Computer Engineering); BSEE...
CHEYENNE, Wyo. – The Bureau of Land Management will sponsor a wild horse adoption during Cheyenne Frontier Days on the south side of S. Lions Park Drive in Lions Park. This year, the BLM will offer approximately 16 halter- or saddle-started wild horses and two halter- pack-started burros for adoption. Approved bidders may participate in the adoption auction, in-person, on Saturday, July 27, at 2 p.m. All horses and burros up for adoption were trained at the Mantle Adoption and Training Facility in Wheatland, Wyo. Interested adopters will h...
CHEYENNE, WY — Laramie County Community College is proud to announce the list of graduates for the 2024 spring semester and those students earning a place on the president’s and vice president’s honor rolls. Under the list of graduates, students earning high distinction (HD) graduated with a cumulative grade point average between 3.75 and 4.0, and students graduating with distinction (DS) earned a cumulative GPA between 3.5 and 3.74. Students earning president’s honor roll recognition have earned a cumulative 3.75-4.0 GPA, and students on the...
Laramie, Wyo.—July 10, 2024—The University of Wyoming Extension recently released a new podcast dedicated to sharing agriculture and natural resource information, titled “From The Cowboy State”. Makayla Getz, Park County agriculture and natural resources educator, is the host and creator of the new podcast. Each episode is an interview with other UW Extension agriculture and natural resource educators from across the state. “I have a lot of great colleagues that have been more than happy to jump in and help me get this off the ground,...
Another fun event at the Albin Day celebration is the Horseshoe pitching contest. According to Kelly Krakow, the director of the event, "There aren't as many teams as there have been in the past. But this year there are more young players than there has been." Since the tournament was held later in the day the temperature was not as bad. Also, the horseshoe pit is nestled between some tall trees that provided some well needed shade. Eight teams started the game. The tournament took a bit longer...
The Fourth of the July is a celebration for the freedom of the United States. The history is marked on the date in 1776 which is 248 - years ago. There is so much history that a person can make several books of incredible pages. Throughout the United States people celebrate in all kinds of different ways. There are food contests, parades, and days full of activities. In some of the western states there are rodeos. Everywhere a person turns the rodeos are in full bloom. Some places have car shows...
The meeting of the Pine Bluffs town council on Monday night started with a thank you from the mayor for all those attending. Afterwards, Mayor Fornstrom invited everyone to stand and recite the Pledge of Allegiance. It was noted that Councilmember Janna Kestner was absent. Moving on to the agenda, Councilmember Allie Leitza moved to add to new business item no. 3 - Property Bids for 8th Street property. This was seconded by Councilmember Dave Crouse and was passed. Moving on to the consent agenda, a motion was made by Councilmember Leitza and...
The question lies with the Shepherds Closet being in the community at the Burns council meeting on July 8th. There were a few items at the Burns meeting on the agenda. In the public comments, Dennis Bastian was concerned about a few items with the town. He likes to help out at the cemetery in Burns, and this week there was trouble with the drip line to the trees. One spot in the drip line was blowing out water. He would like a company to fix it and check the rest of the drip line. It will cost...
