Serving all of Eastern Laramie County since 1908
Serving all of Eastern Laramie County since 1908
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Torrington, Wyo.—Jan. 18, 2024—The University of Wyoming Extension will offer six private pesticide applicator education programs at various locations in southeast Wyoming Feb. 6 through March 6, 2024. Private applicator licenses are required for anyone who applies or supervises the application of Restricted Use Pesticides (RUPs). The four-hour private applicator education programs provide an overview of certification requirements, pertinent regulations, pesticide safety and handling, proper disposal practices and more. Applicators can att...
Every quarter at the the Pine Bluffs Elementary School the awards program is held. Each teacher presents their class awards. This program is to reward the students that worked hard to achieve great grades. These awards also look at students that are trying but have not figured everything out. This is a day for the grandparents and parents to see how the students are doing. The awards were in two sections. The first set of awards was for the Kindergarten through third grade and the second set...
Wednesday morning saw a big crash at mile marker 401 on Interstate 80 at 7:35 a.m. It was a very windy day. So the possibility of accidents was high for the day. Laramie County Fire District #5 was just finishing cleaning up an accident before the second accident occurred. This accident consisted of a cattle hauler that had been laid over. There were 75 head of cattle in the trailer of the semi. The driver had some minor injuries and was transported to the hospital via ambulance. This time of...
Getting ready for the New Year was what the Albin council was doing at the meeting on January 11th at 7:00 p.m. At the first meeting town meeting the year the council affirmation was approved. They have chosen Alex Davison as their attorney. The newspaper they will being using is the Pine Bluffs Post. Their depository will be Points West Community Bank and WYO STAR. For maintenance, Council member Bob Anderson reported that the dump truck needs new batteries and the backhoe needs the hydraulic hoses replaced. The shop on 110 Cheyenne Ave has...
At the end of the year the tally is added up for what had happened throughout the year. Laramie County Fire District #6 had their annual meeting for the beginning of the New Year. This meeting is looking back on how the whole year went. Last year the calls had increased compared to the past. There was at least around 268 calls. That averages out to at least five calls a week. District #6 works with all the other Laramie county fire districts to make sure everyone is safe. There were awards...
Rocky Mountain Farmers Union is a diversified grassroots organization focused on our farmers and ranchers of Wyoming, Colorado, and New Mexico. Sept 11th through the 13th, 2023, a group of people from Farmers Union flew out to Washington D.C. to advocate for the farmers and ranchers of these three regions. There were three topics that were presented to our senators and their staffers. The farm bill of 2024 consists of some very important issues that we, as an organization, are trying to capture...
The Threat in Your Bedroom My family has a fondness for crime dramas and thrillers. It isn't uncommon to watch a scene in which a peacefully sleeping individual wakes when a shadowy figure approaches their bedside with a pillow. Predictably, the assailant calmly presses that pillow over the face of their victim and waits until the struggling stops. For millions of us, the threat in our bedrooms isn't some malevolent other, but rather our own bodies and brains. We may get our next breath, but for those with sleep apnea, it can be a struggle....
CHEYENNE, Wyo. – The Bureau of Land Management Wyoming State Office today opened a 30-day public scoping period to receive public input on 5 oil and gas parcels totaling 239.38 acres that may be included in a September 2024 lease sale in Wyoming. The comment period ends February 15, 2024. The parcels the BLM is analyzing, as well as maps and instructions on how to comment are available on the BLM’s ePlanning website at: https://eplanning.blm.gov/eplanning-ui/project/2030553/510. As authorized under the Inflation Reduction Act, BLM will apply a...
January 16, 2024—Nine scholarships totaling $5,500 are offered by the Wyoming Farm Bureau Federation each year to support Wyoming youth. Scholarships are available for high school graduates and continuing education students enrolled in qualifying college and trade programs. The scholarship deadline is March 1, 2024. Applications are available at www.wyfb.org (Get Involved/Education tabs). For questions, contact Diane “Dee” Brewer at 307.721.7719 or [email protected]. Many county Farm Bureau Federations also offer scholarships locally. Visit...
'Brrr' was the first word (as such) on people's minds this weekend. It was a rough weekend for the weather. With the snow and the sub-zero temperatures, it made venturing out not such a good idea. The weather brings on concern for all humans and animals. Being in a ranch and farming area, some animals are having babies. It is natural with the weather change that births are more likely to happen. Ranchers and farmers know this but so wish for nicer weather. They are checking every two to three...
CHEYENNE, WY – On January 9, 2024, Wyoming Secretary of State Chuck Gray joined a multi-state settlement with Robinhood Financial LLC, resulting in Robinhood paying $200,000 to the Wyoming Secretary of State, to be deposited in the Public School Fund pursuant to the Wyoming Constitution. The settlement stems from a multistate investigation sparked by Robinhood platform outages in March 2020, a time when hundreds of thousands of investors were relying on the Robinhood application to make trades. In addition, prior to March 2021, there were d...
Laramie, Wyo.-Jan. 10, 2023-In kitchens across the state, Wyoming's Fun, Food, 4-H program is inspiring culinary adventures and family meals. Organized by the University of Wyoming Extension, the program provides families with monthly recipes, educational materials and cooking utensils free of charge. While Food, Fun, 4-H was designed with 4-H members in mind, the program is open to any families interested in spending time together in the kitchen. The 2023-2024 program runs through May 2024 and...
The Laramie County 4-H livestock senior judgers have been busy. These members have started their 4-H year off with a couple of contests. The group had the great pleasure to go to the Arizona National Livestock Show in Phoenix, Arizona. It is the first of the season for stock shows. Laramie County 4-H has started off with a great opportunity being there at nationals. There were two senior teams that competed in the contest. They participated in the National Skill-a-Thon contest. The first senior...
There is a lot of talent between the husband and wife team. Tim Nolting and Deb Carpenter Nolting have been writing books and doing poetry along with singing most of there lives. Tim Nolting has been writing since high school. He was born in Northerneastern Kansas on a four generation ranch. Nolting has had a professional career that allowed him to travel the United States and abroad. He is now in Bushnell, Nebraska. Nolting has worked with local papers writing a column for the Gering Citizen,...
A sad day came to an end in Burns Wyoming. The Rustic Plate closed for good. The Rustic Plate started to be a place for the community to eat. The towns only place to eat was closing at the time. The community was needing a place to have an eatery and for the community to have time together. There were more people moving into the community. Ashley Osterman loves to cook and create meals. She had been posting wonderful looking dishes. Osterman had friends and those in the community who encouraged...
Start brushing up on your culinary skills! Friday evening, February 2, the Pine Bluffs Recreation Department will be hosting the 3rd Annual Soup Contest & “Pick A Movie Night”. Spend your Friday evening tasting delicious soups, visiting with friends and neighbors and top the night off relaxing in your favorite portable chair, eating popcorn, and watching a great movie! The Soup Contest & Movie Night will begin at 5:30pm with soup tasting, something you’re not going to want to miss, it’s a party for your palate! After tasting all the delicio...
Every month the Burns Lions Club meeting is held on the first Thursday. This time it was on January 4th at 6:30 p.m. They had a big night of items to tackle with concerning the club. It started out with a delicious dinner that Ashley Osterman put on with pulled beef and chicken sandwiched along with mashed potatoes and cole slaw and a dessert of brownies. The night had lots of agenda items to catch up on and start the new year. To start the New Year they had the Lions Club of Wyoming Global...
The Pine Bluffs town council met on Monday evening to go over a few things. The meeting was called to order at 6 pm. The team did approve a building permit for 302 Walnut to rebuild a building. Another building permit for 409 Blair to build a garage was postponed due to lack of information, the council needed to make an informed decision. They also approved a resolution to change the voting dates and times on odd numbered years to align with the county voting procedures. The council also discussed the selling of city and police vehicles that...
The beginning of the year means looking at rates during the council meeting. Burns Town Council met on January 8th at 6:30 p.m. The Utility Board met before the regular council meeting. They were looking at the rate numbers. They changed some of those numbers at the meeting. The board decided with a lot of discussion there were some changes needed. There will be an increase in trash removal to $25. If a resident has an extra trash container it will be now $15, increasing $5 dollars. The sewer will be increased to $26. Water will be the same...
MANCHESTER, NH (01/04/2024)-- It is with great pleasure that Southern New Hampshire University (SNHU) congratulates the following students on being named to the Fall 2023 President's List. The fall terms run from September to December. Full-time undergraduate students who have earned a minimum grade-point average of 3.700 and above for the reporting term are named to the President's List. Full-time status is achieved by earning 12 credits over each 16-week term or paired 8-week terms grouped in fall, winter/spring, and summer. Kari Aguilar of...
Jennifer James comments about the recent charges of two foster care parents, recently charged with 20 counts related to sexual abuse of minors involving four children, five counts of battery against four minors, and one count of child endangerment against a fifth, according to court documents. James states, "My husband was very fortunate to be placed in the foster care system under a wonderful woman, who he considered his only true mother; Roxanne. She taught him about life, honesty,...
(A COLD-WATER fundraising event benefiting Special Olympics Wyoming) Special Olympics Wyoming is looking for individuals, athletes, businesses, schools, law enforcement, fire, military, and other clubs and organizations willing to #MAKEASPLASH by taking a cold-water plunge at a 2024 Jackalope Jump! Jackalope Jump fundraising events to benefit Special Olympics Wyoming athletes are being scheduled across the state. It’s a great way for everyone to get involved and raise funds to support programming and events for over 1,600 athletes statewide. Re...
IR-2024-04, Jan. 8, 2024 WASHINGTON —The Internal Revenue Service today announced Monday, Jan. 29, 2024, as the official start date of the nation’s 2024 tax season when the agency will begin accepting and processing 2023 tax returns. The IRS expects more than 128.7 million individual tax returns to be filed by the April 15, 2024, tax deadline. Although the IRS will not officially begin accepting and processing tax returns until Jan. 29, people do not need to wait until then to work on their taxes if they’re using software companies or tax p...
Cody, Wyo.-Jan. 3, 2024-The University of Wyoming Extension will offer a seminar on alkaline soil management Wednesday, Feb. 14, through Thursday, Feb. 15, in Cody. Virtual attendance options are also available. The event is designed for commercial crop producers, crop consultants, crop advisors and ag service field personnel. The goal is to help Wyoming producers deal with alkaline soils, whether they grow forage crops, row crops, niche commodities or vegetables. "We created this event to...
“Cultivating Emerging Leaders” is the theme for a Young Farmers and Ranchers Conference, February 2-3, 2024, in Laramie, Wyoming. This premiere agriculture leadership conference offers something for everyone. Sessions cover topics ranging from anti-average leadership to soil health to business profit to agriculture policy. The two-day event features tours, research conversations, outstanding speakers and presentations, fellowship, and fun. The conference is hosted by the WyFB YF&R Committee and is for farmers and ranchers of all ages. Mem...
