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  • It's time to plan ahead for annual Community Wide Garage Sale

    Staff Report|Apr 20, 2017

    It’s that time of year again; time to start your annual spring cleaning! Clean and organize your home and then be ready to peddle your gently used treasures at the Pine Bluffs Recreation Department’s Ninth Annual Community Wide Garage Sale slated for June 3. Everyone in town and the surrounding areas is invited to participate! If you don’t live within the town limits, load up that flatbed, head to town and set up shop at the Veterans Memorial and Community Plaza! Maps of the town marked with the participating garage sales will be made avail...

  • Diamonds are forever at Pawnee prom

    Staff Report|Apr 20, 2017

    Pawnee High School held its annual prom on Friday, April 7 with the theme "Diamonds Are Forever"....

  • Pine Bluffs Police Department Blotter

    Staff Report|Apr 13, 2017

    Activities and calls for the Pine Bluffs Police Department during the week of April 5 through April 11 were as follows: 1 Fight call 3 Citations issued for possession of narcotics 3 Traffic stops 1 Fire call 1 Distrubance call Numerous VIN inspections 1 Possible child abuse...

  • Several Pine Bluffs athletes pre-qualify for state meet at Okie Blanchard Invite

    Staff Report|Apr 13, 2017

    The Pine Bluffs track team headed cross-county last Friday to take part in the Okie Blanchard Invitational at Cheyenne East High School. The boys team finished in fifth place, while the girls came in sixth in team standings. As head coach Dustin Lee explained, it was a good day overall for the team and individuals. “Despite a little breeze throughout the day the weather was great for our first trip to the new Okie Blanchard Stadium. Our athletes took advantage of the weather and the tough competition and had several season and personal best p...

  • Pawnee boys place ninth at Fightin' Reds Invite

    Staff Report|Apr 13, 2017

    Although the Pawnee girls failed to place at the Fightin' Reds Invitational in Eaton last week, the boys were able to come home in ninth place overall. Team standings: Place School Score 1st Sterling 161 2nd Berthoud 109 3rd Greeley Central 86 4th Eaton 75 5th Liberty Common 64 6th Platte Valley 61 7th Valley 41 8th Dayspring Christian Academy 30 9th Pawnee 27 10th Highland 19 11th Heritage Christian 12 12th Merino 7 13th Estes Park 6 14th Briggsdale 2 15th Windsor 2 Individual results: 1600...

  • Pine Bluffs Police Department Blotter

    Staff Report|Mar 30, 2017

    Activities and calls for the Pine Bluffs Police Department during the week of March 16 through March 21 were as follows: 1 Distrubance call 1 Theft call resulting in citation 3 Traffic stops, 1 leading to marijuana seizure/citation 1 Assist to outside agency 1 Assist to aid college student to get home Numerous VIN inspections...

  • RT Communications invests in local fiber optic service

    Staff Report|Mar 30, 2017

    A fast-paced world is about to get faster in Pine Bluffs. RT Communications will invest nearly $2 million over the next two years in a Fiber-to-the-Home (FTTH) network in Pine Bluffs. This network will replace the traditional copper-based infrastructure. Once the project is complete, homes and business in Pine Bluffs will have access to internet speeds up to 1 gigabyte (1,000 Mbps), which is 100 times faster than the average speed available in Wyoming. Becky Dooley, Vice President/GM, says, "RT...

  • Burns track and field opens season at Morrill

    Staff Report|Mar 30, 2017

    The Burns boys and girls track teams opened the season last weekend competing in the Early Bird meet at Morrill, Neb. Here’s how individual performances came out: Girls Athlete Place Section 100 Meter Dash 13.97 SB Malli O'Neal 7th Prelims H1 14.05 Malli O'Neal 7th Finals H1 15.42 SB Mallory Ickes 15th Prelims H1 200 Meter Dash 28.82 SB Malli O'Neal 5th Prelims H1 32.76 SB Cassidy Weibel 18th Prelims H1 33.65 SB Elizabeth Desautels 20th Prelims H1 400 Meter Dash 1:05.61 SB Kelsey Faircloth 3rd Finals H1 1:10.05 SB Piper Perez 9th Finals H1 1...

  • Carpenter Bingo Night is set for April 1

    Staff Report|Mar 23, 2017

    The 30th Annual Bingo Night at Carpenter will be held April 1 at 4816 Monroe Ave. in Carpenter. Proceeds go to the Burns and Carpenter PTO. In addition to bingo, raffles will be held as well as silent auctions. On-site child care will also be available along with food and drinks for sale. For more information, contact Kierstin Butler at 286-9630 or email [email protected]....

  • Burns Boys Track and Field

    Staff Report|Mar 23, 2017

    Burns Track & Field 2017 Schedule 3/25 at Morrill, NE 4/1 at Bayard, NE 4/6 at Mitchell, NE 4/8 at Torrington 4/13 Burns Invitational 4/21 at Pine Bluffs 4/29 at Lusk 5/6 at Pine Bluffs 5/12-5/13 Regionals at Gillette 5/18-5/20 State at Casper...

  • Burns Girls Track and Field

    Staff Report|Mar 23, 2017

    Burns Track & Field 2017 Schedule 3/25 at Morrill, NE 4/1 at Bayard, NE 4/6 at Mitchell, NE 4/8 at Torrington 4/13 Burns Invitational 4/21 at Pine Bluffs 4/29 at Lusk 5/6 at Pine Bluffs 5/12-5/13 Regionals at Gillette 5/18-5/20 State at Casper...

  • Pawnee 2017 Track and Field

    Staff Report|Mar 23, 2017

    Pawnee Track & Field 2017 Schedule 3/18 at Brush, CO 3/25 at Yuma, CO 4/1 at Holyoke, CO 4/8 at Eaton, CO 4/22 at Kersey, CO 4/29 at Frederick, CO 5/2 at Ault, CO 5/6 at Limon, CO 5/9 at Akron, CO 5/20 State at Lakewood, CO...

  • Pine Bluffs Boys Track and Field

    Staff Report|Mar 23, 2017

    Pine Bluffs Track & Field 2017 Schedule 3/25 at Kimball, NE 4/1 at Bayard, NE 4/7 at Chappell, NE 4/8 at Guernsey-Sunrise 4/13 at Glenrock 4/13 at Burns 4/21 Pine Bluffs Invitational 4/29 at Torrington 5/4 Pine Bluffs Field Event 5/6 SEWAC Meet 5/12-5/13 Regionals at Gillette 5/18-5/20 State at Casper...

  • Pine Bluffs Girls Track and Field

    Staff Report|Mar 23, 2017

    Pine Bluffs Track & Field 2017 Schedule 3/25 at Kimball, NE 4/1 at Bayard, NE 4/7 at Chappell, NE 4/8 at Guernsey-Sunrise 4/13 at Glenrock 4/13 at Burns 4/21 Pine Bluffs Invitational 4/29 at Torrington 5/4 Pine Bluffs Field Event 5/6 SEWAC Meet 5/12-5/13 Regionals at Gillette 5/18-5/20 State at Casper...

  • Absentee and early voting in Laramie County starts March 23

    Staff Report|Mar 16, 2017

    Laramie County voters go to the polls on May 2 to vote on a proposed one-percent specific purpose sales and use tax to fund projects for Laramie County, Cheyenne, Albin, Burns and Pine Bluffs. According to Laramie County Clerk Debra Lee, the menu-style ballot has nine propositions proposed for funding through the tax and voters can vote “for” or “against” each proposition. The nine propositions include projects endorsed by the governing bodies of Laramie County, City of Cheyenne, and Towns of Albin, Burns and Pine Bluffs. Among the projects are...

  • A trio of Broncs named All-Conference

    Staff Report|Mar 16, 2017

    Three players on the Burns Broncs boys basketball team were recently named All-Conference for 2016-17. Seniors Klayton Clark and Sam Sharpe, along with sophomore Jack Ickes took the honors. The honors are awarded by the members of the Wyoming Coaches Association have voted on which 2A/1A boys basketball players they believe are the best in the East and West....

  • O'Neal named All-Conference

    Staff Report|Mar 16, 2017

    Burns sophomore Malli O’Neal was recently named 2A girl's basketball All-Conference by members of the Wyoming Coaches Association....

  • Pine Bluffs Police Department Blotter

    Staff Report|Mar 9, 2017

    Activities and calls for the Pine Bluffs Police Department during the week of March 1 through March 7 were as follows: Two follow-up calls with DFS for Possible Child Neglect Calls One Vandalism Two Harrassment Multiple VIN inspections One Traffic Stop...

  • Homicide suspect apprehended in Pine Bluffs

    Staff Report|Mar 9, 2017

    A person of interest in a Riverton, Wyo. homicide, considered armed and dangerous, was taken into custody Sunday evening by Wyoming State Patrol Trooper McKay, assisted by units from the Pine Bluffs Police Department. The suspected was stopped and arrested, without incident at Eighth and Parsons in the town of Pine Bluffs by McKay. The state patrol had received information that the suspect was at the rest stop in Pine Bluffs. “We had been trying to track him all evening, when we received word of his being at the rest area,” McKay said. Pin...

  • Laramie County Fair Selects 2017 Laramie County Fair Ambassadors

    Staff Report|Mar 9, 2017

    The Laramie County Fair Board is pleased to announce the selection of Elizabeth Barbour, Natalie Phelps, Jared Marquardt, and Grace Withers as the 2017 Ambassadors for this summer’s Laramie County Fair. The ambassadors are selected by a committee that chooses the top ten submitted applications and those ten individuals are then interviewed by the committee where the four ambassadors are selected. Elizabeth Barbour is a senior at Cheyenne Central High School. She is involved in the High Plains FFA Chapter and a member of the Track & Field t...

  • Burns High School Academic Decathlon Award Winners 2017

    Staff Report|Mar 9, 2017

    The following students from Burns High School took home awards from the Wyoming Academic Decathlon held Feb. 26 and 27 in Casper. Honors Division (students with GPA's above 3.75): Katie Norris Won an $8000 Scholarship to UW for being the highest scoring individual in the competition. Won a $250 Scholarship for being the top scoring student from Burns. Silver medal in art Gold in Economics Gold in Literature Gold in Music Bronze in Science Silver in Social Science Gold in Essay Gold in Speech...

  • Pine Bluffs Police Department Blotter

    Staff Report|Feb 23, 2017

    Activities and calls for the Pine Bluffs Police Department during the week of February 15 through February 21 were as follows: Two Distrubing the Peace with alledged intoxicant Multiple VIN inspections One Traffic Stop...

  • Wyoming Farm Bureau Federation offers nine scholarships

    Staff Report|Feb 23, 2017

    Farm Bureau members and their family are encouraged to apply for one of nine college scholarships offered by the Wyoming Farm Bureau Federation. The Wyoming Farm Bureau Federation scholarship deadline is March 1, 2017. One scholarship is valued at $1,500 and eight scholarships are valued at $500 each. Scholarships are available for high school graduates and for those students who are continuing their college education. Applications are available at www.wyfb.org; click on the education tab or the calendar tab. Applications are also available at...

  • Pawnee FFA week kicks off Feb. 27

    Staff Report|Feb 23, 2017

    Celebrating the Future Farmers of America (FFA) week February 27 through March 3 is the Grover, Colo. chapter from the agricultural education program at Pawnee High School. The students, along with their advisor, Alex Sanders, will begin their celebration on Tuesday, Feb. 28 with the Annual Teacher Appreciation Breakfast, where the students will serve breakfast to, and thank their teachers for all they have done throughout the year. The following day, Wednesday, March 1 is Official Dress Day,...

  • Pine Bluffs Police Department Blotter

    Staff Report|Feb 16, 2017

    Activities and calls for the Pine Bluffs Police Department during the week of February 8 through February 14 were as follows: One Theft Two Distrubing the Peace Numerous VIN inspections Four Traffic Stops...

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