Writers, future business leaders and academic phenoms recognized

While Winter Storm Walda blazed a trail of wintery weather outside, board chairperson Esther Davison welcomed some of the young author winners from Laramie County School District No. 2 Monday evening at the school board meeting in Burns.

Brittany Mitchell, Future Business Leaders of America advisor for Burns, shared with the board 11 of the students that competed at the state convention placed high enough to compete at the national convention.

“Ms. Mitchell also sent us an email about the Burns Broncs attending the Chadron State Scholastic Contest,” Davison said. “Many of them placed first or...