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  • Wyoming Air Guard sends crew to help fight Colorado wildfires

    Zach Spadt|Jul 12, 2018

    CHEYENNE - Airmen with the Wyoming Air National Guard's 153rd Airlift Wing were hard at work preparing for a deployment last week. They weren't going to a combat zone, nor were they training for it. The 153rd was preparing to help battle wildfires in Colorado. Since the 1970s, the U.S. Forest Service has partnered with the Air Force Reserve and Air National Guard to help fight fires. Wyoming's Air Guard unit flies C-130 cargo aircraft. A typical combat mission can involve troop transport or...

  • Cheyenne man seeking to unseat U.S. Rep. Liz Cheney in August Republican primary

    Jul 12, 2018

    A Cheyenne man is looking to unseat Wyoming’s sole U.S. Representative. Rod Miller, a Rawlins Native, says he’s confident he can defeat Republican U.S. Representative Liz Cheney in the August 21 primary. He says Cheney is seldom in Wyoming and has not been open to debate. “If she would just show up and debate me, I’d let her cut my hair,” Miller said. Miller says its not up to him to decide whether Cheney’s absence from the state is a negative. It’s just a different style of campaigning he said. “If that’s a knock, the voters...

  • Donald and Vernida Anderson named Albin Day grand marshals

    Zach Spadt|Jul 12, 2018

    Donald Anderson has called the Albin area home since 1929. Saturday, along with his wife, Vernida, he will take part in the annual Albin Day parade as grand marshal. “He has deep roots here,” Vernida said. “I guess that’s why they asked us to be grand marshals.” Donald and Vernida married in 1988 after their previous spouses passed away. They met through mutual friends, said Vernida. Donald has been a farmer in the area all of his life. Vernida taught school in Colorado before moving to LaGrange and teaching there for several...

  • Alice Marie Bayne

    Jul 12, 2018

    Alice Marie Bayne passed away June 25, 2018. Alice Marie Crossan was born March 9, 1921, at Burns, Wyoming, and grew up on a horse ranch with three brothers, Gilbert, Robert and Tom. Her parents, Bert and Sylvia Crossan, and all three brothers, preceded her in death. She attended rural schools and the University of Wyoming, and was a teacher for seven years in Cheyenne, Wyoming. In 1953, she took an editorial position at Herald Publishing House in Independence, Mo., where she was editor of children’s material. She also attended the...

  • Allens celebrate 50 years

    Jul 12, 2018

    Mr. and Mrs. Ed Allen west of Albin celebrated their 50th anniversary recently with a family trip hosted by their three children and their families. They stayed at a cabin in Idaho Park, ID and toured Yellowstone National Park. Beverly Sandberg and Ed Allen met while attending the same church. They were married June 22, 1968 at First Baptist Church in Cheyenne. Both graduated from high school in 1964-Bev from Hillsdale and Ed from Albin. They both are University of Wyoming graduates-Bev...

  • Sample Ballots now available

    Jul 12, 2018

    Laramie County voters can now look up their Primary Election sample ballot on the County Clerk’s website, as well information about their election districts. To access the sample ballot, a voter will enter his Laramie County residential address and three versions of a sample ballot will appear—Democratic, Republican and Non-Partisan. The ballot a voter will receive at the polls is determined by his voter registration party affiliation. Wyoming law does permit voters to change party affiliation at the polls or when requesting an absentee...

  • Honors Students Spotlight

    Jul 12, 2018

    University of Wyoming President’s Honor Roll: Laramie County: Burns Mallory J. Ickes Laraine E. Kopetzky Holbie Lynn Oakley Eylisch Bradlie Porter Kaylee M. Taylor Pine Bluffs Jaclyn D. Davison Taylen Fornstrom Caleb E. Pachel Garcia Receives Degree from Gillette College Jorge Garcia, Associate of Science Secondary Education with Honors from Pine Bluffs...

  • Farmers Markets still going strong

    Penny Merryfield|Jul 12, 2018

    Growing our own food, raising our own meat animals and poulty has been around for hundreds of years. The general population relies on the farmers and ranchers to supply the food we eat. With this need, in the very early days back in the 1600s in Boston, Massachusetts, farmers and ranchers set up in town squares selling the goods to other settlers. They were in fact our earliest grocery stores. As time as advanced and we can go to our local grocery stores for all our needs, the all natural,...

  • Governor Mead proclaims July as Month of the Army Warrant Officer

    Jul 12, 2018

    CHEYENNE, Wyo. - Governor Matt Mead named July, 2018 "The Month of the Army Warrant Officer in Wyoming," to commemorate the 100th anniversary of the U.S. Army Warrant Officer Corps. In attendance, at Mead's office in Cheyenne, June 28 for the proclamation signing, were Wyoming Army National Guard's Command Chief Warrant Officer Richard Burger, the Army Guard's first CCW, Bob Holmes, a couple of warrant officer candidates, among others. Mead asked Brig. Gen. Greg Porter, Wyoming National Guard...

  • Honoring our Veterans

    Penny Merryfield|Jul 12, 2018

    Honoring our military veterans is done in many ways, and shown in many different forms. Flags, ribbons, patches and stickers display a form of thank you, pride in and a legion to our veterans. This honor is bestowed to all that have served and in every branch of service. In the town of Pine Bluffs, there are a couple of well known veteran displays. The Pine Bluffs Memorial Park on Main Street is the newest one and recently held a dedication for the "wall" 'America the Beautiful' with Governor...

  • Roping series enters Week 5

    Jul 12, 2018

  • Zitek brothers take First Place in their division at the Panhandle Junior Golf Tour

    Penny Merryfield|Jul 12, 2018

    Tristen and Tayten Zitek love sports. Particularly bowling and golf. These local Pine Bluffs boys have competed throughout the panhandle area and even ventured to shows and expos to learn more about their favorite sports. Recently the Zitek brothers competed in the Panhandle Junior Golf tournament in Torrington on July 10, held at the Cotton Wood Country Club. It was a great day for the Zitek boys as they came away from the tournament as First Place winners. Tristen Zitek competed in the grades...

  • Only two more weeks of roping

    Jul 12, 2018

  • Fireworks Crew!!!

    Jul 12, 2018

  • Jewels in the night sky

    Jul 12, 2018

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