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  • Sheriffs Debate held in Burns gets heated

    Karen Lipska|Jul 7, 2022

    The people were on the bleachers with three of the candidates in the middle of the gym. Burns had set up a debate for the candidates that are running for Laramie County Sheriff. Four candidates were invited but only three showed up. There is one more candidate but it will be put on the general elections. The ones at the debate will be voted on in August. The candidates for the night were Captain Don Hollingshead, Brian Kozak, and Boyd Wrede. Mike Heath introduced all the candidates giving them...

  • Ordinances topic at town meeting

    Karen Lipska|Jul 7, 2022

    Concern of a permit for a house and still working on the north property. June 29th the Pine Bluffs Town Council held a regular meeting then a committee of the whole meeting which started at 4:30 p.m. First was a public hearing for Ordinance 2022-05-solar and Ordinance 2022-07- zoning change. No one made a comment for the hearing. Next was the consent agenda. There were two building permits approved which are on 313 E 3rd street for a fence and 610 E 10th street for a shed. Another permit for a house was not approved until the council get some...

  • Enchantment and Unicorns in the bluffs

    Karen Lipska|Jul 7, 2022

    Unicorns were up in the bluffs of Pine Bluffs. Everyone loves unicorns, it was a magical moment. The Pine Bluffs Recreation put this event on to see if there is any magic in the area. This happened on June 21st for the entire day. There were 17 time slots for the families of the youth to have with the unicorns. There were two unicorns present on this magical day. Charlie, Paige, and Tammie Hastings were the crew that brought them to the bluffs. The black pony unicorn was Dorothy and the...

  • Bertha Gladys Sandberg

    Jul 7, 2022

    Bertha Gladys Sandberg, 101, formerly of Albin, Wyoming, died Tuesday June 28th at Cottonwood Creek in Cheyenne. She was born September 8, 1920, at the family farm in Banner County, Nebraska, to Floyd Leland Barrett and Minnie Mae Reed Barrett. She attended grade school at District 13 in Banner County and attended junior high and high school in Kimball, Nebraska, graduated as valedictorian from Kimball County High in 1937, received her Bachelor's degree from Chadron State College Teachers...

  • Kay (Baker) Clark

    Jul 7, 2022

    Kay (Baker) Clark, 67, of Fremont, NE, passed away, Wednesday, June 29, 2022, at Methodist Fremont Health. Kay was born March 29, 1955, in Scottsbluff, NE, to Bill and Martha (Hugley) Baker. She graduated from Pines Bluff, Wyoming High School in 1974. Kay resided in Fremont until 1993 when she married Jerry Clark on January 30. Together they moved to Gering, NE and resided there until 2016 when they returned to Fremont. Kay was an amazing cook. She worked as the manager for Scottsbluff Inn and...

  • Tri State Marker Walking Trail Ribbon Cutting

    Jul 7, 2022

    A ribbon cutting ceremony has been scheduled for Saturday, July 9, 2022 at 10:00 a.m.for the Tri State Marker property at the Colorado - Nebraska-Wyoming border. Kimball County Transit Service will be available to pick up people at the Kimball County visitors Center at 8:45 a.m. and the Pine Bluffs Rest Area/Visitor Center at 9:15 a.m. To drive from Pine Bluffs, WY drive south on Beech Street until the pavement ends at the Colorado state lime. The parking area for the Tri State Marker property will be on the left. To reserve your seat please...

  • Garlic - Healthy and Delicious

    Mike Heath Laramie County Master Gardners|Jul 7, 2022

    It's just about the season to start harvesting garlic so it's time to talk about this fascinating plant. Garlic is an herb that's not only good but it can make a dull dish exciting. People have added garlic to foods to enhance flavor for thousands of years. Take a bland dish, add a few sprinkles of garlic and, VOILA, it suddenly takes on an entirely new flavor and goes from a boring and totally unremarkable food to something full of flavor that we'll anxiously devour. Garlic is historically...

  • Wyoming Energy Authority and Cheyenne LEADS collaborate on Roadmap to Build a Hydrogen Economy

    Jul 7, 2022

    Cheyenne, WY – In conjunction with Cheyenne LEADS, the Wyoming Energy Authority has released a roadmap that outlines the path to building a hydrogen economy in the state. The Roadmap is a strategic plan that champions Wyoming as the Energy State with the potential to lead the region in the low-carbon hydrogen economy. Wyoming’s Hydrogen Roadmap provides a course of action with specific roles and responsibilities for various stakeholders over the next five years, from 2022-2026. This Roadmap leverages the combined strengths of these sta...

  • How to Destroy America

    Mike Heath|Jul 7, 2022

    “If you do not take an interest in the affairs of your government, then you are doomed to live under the rule of fools”- Plato I’ve often opined how the Left is actively working to destroy America. In the past, we could identify the Left with the Democrat Party but that’s no longer true. Leftists are everywhere, including in the Republican Party. Some are true ideologues intending to destroy us, some have been unwittingly radicalized and some deceived. In part, I sympathize with those who’ve been deceived. They want to do the right thing but...

  • Fireworks and the fourth of july

    Jul 7, 2022

    In today’s world, not only do the towns and cities put on a major Fourth of July fireworks show, but many individuals across the United States will shoot off fireworks in the streets in front of their homes. Firecrackers, sparklers and rockets are among the favorite of the common American citizen. Not only are fireworks a big event, but on this day there are barbecues, picnics and parties to celebrate the birthday of our independence. The 4th of July, being the anniversary of the Independence of the United States of America, was celebrated i...

  • Photo of the Week by Caitlin Carlson

    Jul 7, 2022

  • Pine Bluffs Sportsman Club hold annual meeting and BBQ

    Karen Lipska|Jul 7, 2022

    The fireworks were not the only boom in the Pine Bluffs area. The Annual Pine Bluffs Sportsman Club meeting was held on the Fourth of July. There were over thirty people that attended the meeting. The meeting was started by President Tom Xiao with the pledge of allegiance. At this time President Xiao asked if there were and new members and then had them introduce themselves. Xiao thanked Penny Merryfield for having created a check list(agenda) for him to follow. He announced that the first Thurs...

  • Pine Bluffs teams pitted against each other - Ball Grabbers win

    Jim Merryfield|Jul 7, 2022

    There was laughter and a lot of talk about who is better on the field on Wednesday night for the softball players. It does not matter what age anyone is as long as people have a team and are having fun. On June 29th at 6 p.m. two Pine Bluffs teams were facing off for the night. The two teams were the Ball Grabbers and Laramie County Fire Department #5. The Ball Grabbers are some young players who mostly has graduated from Pine Bluffs High School. LCFD No. 5 are active firefighters that work and...

  • More Fire in the sky

    Jul 7, 2022

  • The Sky is all a-glow with fireworks

    Karen Lipska|Jul 7, 2022

    Sizzling, sprinkles, and booms were in the air as well as oohs and ahs in Pine Bluffs. Laramie County Fire District #5 was putting on the fireworks show for the town of Pine Bluffs. They started on June 25th at 6:30 p.m. collecting money throughout the town. Each fire truck was on each street going door to door receiving money. This year was a great year for the collection. At the end of the day and with some people dropping off money for the display the amount came to $6,161.31. That covered mo...