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Numerous roads flooded by Spring Storms
Flooding has been a factor in the past week. Knowing how fast the rain can add up in a short time has been a reality. Electricity has been going on and off during the storms. The power lines and...
Pine Bluffs Lions Annual Ride for Sight Great Success for 2023
The Pine Bluffs Lions Club annual Ride for Sight was held on June 4th. In the past it has been held on the Memorial Day Weekend. The reason for the change was to increase bicycle riders coming to the event. Memorial Day being the first real holiday...
Craig and Midori Spatz selected to be 2023 Burns Day Grand Marshals
Every year the Burns Lions Club selects someone that has been in the community and seen the town change throughout the years to do the honors as Grand Marshal for Burns Day. This year Craig and...
Burns Students compete at State Poster Contest
Four students of Burns Elementary competed in a poster contest. The Smokey Bear and Woodsy Owl is a national contest. The contest was for students in the first grade through fifth grade. The posters...
Burns Lions Club Student of the Quarter and 100 years of Burns Lions
The Burns Lions Club had two special awards given out during their meeting on Thursday, June 1st. At the meeting the organization usually has a meal before the meeting. The Burns Lions Club is growing...
Albin EMTs hold Second Annual BBQ for Community
The Albin EMT's had their second annual barbecue during EMT week. They had the honor to cook for the community. This evening is to thank the community and give the community an opportunity to donate...
2023 Memorial Day celebrated with American Legion
The small flags placed at the grave sites were flying in the gentle breeze and flowers were placed on the graves graves. The day was a beautiful day to honor lost ones. Memorial Day (the last Monday...
Pine Bluffs Town Council talks software and ordinances at special meeting
Pine Bluffs is considering new software for the police department and there were some questions from a visitor. The Town of Pine Bluffs had a special council meeting on May 24th at 4:30 p.m. The two main items were Ordinance 2024 and reviewing the...
Liquor license, road repair, ordinances and Burns Day topics at meeting
A liquor hearing was held before the meeting in Burns. The Burns Town council met on May 22nd at 5:30 p.m. for their regular meeting.The renewal of a liquor license for the Rustic Diner was heard. Ray Black wondered how a town gets its liquor license...
Burns celebrates "Music Awards" with food, and drink
The Burns High School gym was full of tables and chairs ready for an evening of laughter and tears. Mr. Zamboni Brown had his first and last awards for the Burns High School Music program. It was his...
Albin Elementary Young Authors
Instead of lunch being served at Albin Elementary, it was tables of authors. The last week of the school year the students showed their ability in writing in the lunch room. Each student of the Albin...
Pine Bluffs High School graduates 29 seniors for 2023
The Pine Bluffs Class of 2023 class quote was "Failure is only the opportunity to begin again" by Iron. But as we see this class had not failed to graduate. Pine Bluffs High School held their...
Albin Town Council has new trash truck
A hearing for the liquor license and cracks in the parking lot was addressed at the Albin Town council on May 11th at 7:00 p.m. The hearing of the liquor license was first before the meeting. It was a time for the public to speak about their...
Burns High School sends 51 Seniors out into the world
Parents and friends convened at the Archer Event Center waiting for the doors to open at 3:00 p.m. while the Burns High School staff made the final touches for the Burns Graduation on Sunday May...
Burns celebrates Spring Concert with Zamboni Brown Farewell
The Burns students played the music that they received awards from. Burns High School annual spring concert was performed by the students. This was the last concert that Zamboni Brown would be...
LCCC signs Thirteen from Pine Bluffs
It's been a great year for students signing up for Laramie County Community College. 13 students signed out of Pine Bluffs High School to attend LCCC. The college is close enough for the students to...
Local Fire Department, Police Department and Pine Bluffs FFA teach students about Fire Safety and More
Safety Day is not just about playing with fire, it's about learning all things safety The students were lined up with their guides to go to different stations to learn about safety for the day. The...
Burns Town Council Election Results
On May 9th the town of Burns residents voted on the mayor and council members. The people had from 7:00 a.m. until 7:00 p.m. to vote. Being on the council is not a once a month job. The members are always concerned with the the towns well-being....
Mother Nature brings Spring Showers, Pretty Flowers and Flooding
The weather has definitely changed to spring showers. The rains have increased and the snow is starting to melt. The National Weather Service will put out alerts for impeding weather phenomenons such as tornado, blizzard and flooding. Flooding has...
Burns FFA Chapter earn awards at 2023 State Convention
The stage was set and the lights were bright for Future Farms of America members. This was set up to show the state of Wyoming how great they are in projects and other events. The Wyoming State Convention is an annual event. Over 1,500 members...
Special Music Awards given to three outstanding Musicians
During the Pine Bluffs High School spring concert, awards were given out to students. Logan Vanderlaan is the music teacher for the Pine Bluffs High School. He encouraged his students to compete in...
Oceans of Fun at Burns Elementary
The sea animals were having fun at Burns Elementary. Oceans of Fun was the theme for the spring concert for Kinderboost through third grade. The first grade played the on the Orff instruments. The...
15 Burns Seniors sign with LCCC
Fifteen students signed on the dotted line to continue their education at Laramie County Community College. LCCC was started in Cheyenne, Wyoming in 1968. This was to encourage students to go to...
Six Hornets sign with University of Wyoming
Six seniors out of Pine Bluffs High School have signed to attend college on May 10th. The University of Wyoming Administrator Shelley Dodd stated, "I have been doing my job for 27 years. In the last...
Pine Bluffs Distilling goes to the Dogs - raises $6000 for Cheyenne Animal Shelter
The dogs were checking out the racing area and people were dressed to the nines for derby day. At Pine Bluffs Distilling in Pine Bluffs the fifth annual Corgi Derby races were held. It is an event...