Articles from the June 8, 2023 edition
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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...
Eleanor "Elaine" Jessop April 17, 1938 - June 3, 2023
Elaine Jessop, 85, died Saturday June 3rd, 2023 after a short battle of lung cancer with metastasis to the brain. Elaine was born April 17th, 1938 in a dugout house in Callaway, NE to Theodore and...
The Mayor's Message
I start this month’s column by thanking two outgoing Council members, Bubba Ragsdale and Tom Mohren. Together, they represent 30 years of service to our community. Without this type of dedication, our town would not function as well as we do. I am...
Wyoming Farm Bureau Federation awards 2023 college scholarships
Laramie-The Wyoming Farm Bureau Federation (WyFB) awarded $5,500 in college scholarships to nine young Wyoming Farm Bureau Federation members for the 2023-24 school year. "Investing in the youth of...
Compost - Black Gold
Of all the soil amendments we could use in the garden, compost is the undisputed top of the list. This is the "Black Gold" of gardening. It adds organic material to the soil which is fantastic for...
Medicare Fraud Prevention Week
Fraud costs Medicare an estimated $60 billion per year. It costs Medicare beneficiaries in time, stress, their medical identities, and potentially their health. It costs families, friends, and caregivers in worry and lost work when helping their...
Lummis Protecting National Security and U.S. Service Members' Individual Privacy
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Cynthia Lummis (R-WY) raised serious concerns during a Senate Banking Committee hearing with U.S. Department of Commerce Assistant Secretary for Export...
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...
Bicycle Rodeo ropes in safety and rules for bicyclists
Summer is here and that means that the kids are out in full force riding their bicycles to and from everywhere. The pool area, playground, store and just around the block. To help these young and...
Birkhofer and Lerwick Champs talk
In an interview with Stu Lerwick and Mitchell Birkhofer at the state meet, Lerwick spoke about his winning the triple jump competition and his future in sports. Congratulations on winning the triple...
All-State honors to Six Broncs
Six of the Burns Broncs Boys Track and Field team have been awarded All-State Honors. This is the first time each of these athletes has won this award in track and field. Cody Hape who brought home...
Mitchell Birkhofer and Stu Lerwick - All-State Recipients
The Wyoming Coaches Association announced the All-State recipients for the boy's high school track and field season. For this award the winners are not voted on but the top two finishers in each...
Emily Haas, Alyssa Slade, Jessica Hoffman All-State Recipients
Three of the Pine Bluffs Lady Hornets track and field team has made All-State honors. Emily Haas, Jessica Hoffman and Alyssa Slade are All-State Award recipients. For Slade this is the third time in...
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...
