Articles from the September 14, 2023 edition
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Albin Elementary School future is questionable
The Albin Elementary School cafeteria was full of attendees for the Laramie County School District #2 board meeting. Chairman Mike Olson asked everyone for a moment of silence to reflect on the terror...
RV Parking on the Street major discussion at Council
The Town council met on Monday at 7pm in the Town Hall. All members were present as well as Chief of Police Austin Smith After the preliminary items were discussed and voted on the topic turned to the ordinance that governs the parking of...
Burns Town Council to use drones for data collection
There will be a drone flying around the town of Burns. Burns council met on September, 11that 6:30 p.m. There were some different roles taken by the council for the meeting. Tony Shiery, Burns Town Clerk is still recovering from a shoulder injury....
Beverly Lane (Hotaling) Briggs
Beverly Lane (Hotaling) Briggs passed away suddenly on September 3rd, 2023. She was 85 years old. She was born in Ault, Colorado in the spring of 1938. She graduated from Ault High School where she was involved with school and community activities....
Harold P. Briggs
Harold P. Briggs, age 84, of Sidney, NE passed away at UC Health Medical Center Cardiac ICU in Loveland, CO. Thursday, September 7, 2023. A Funeral Service will be held at 10:00 A.M. on Thursday, Sept...
The Mayor's Message
It’s hard to imagine not starting this month’s update with anything other than the emergency our town faced a few weeks ago. While the Town issued a statement expressing gratitude to all involved immediately following the incident, I want to add...
BLM extends public participation period for carbon dioxde sequestration proposal in Laramie County
Rawlins, Wyo. – Due to a technical issue with our ePlanning site, today the Bureau of Land Management restarted the 30-day public comment period for the proposed Tallgrass Southeast CO2 Sequestration Project. If approved, Tallgrass could store...
September is Firefighter Appreciation Month
Many people are aware of October’s Fire Prevention month, but there is also a time to honor all of our firefighters who volunteer their time, risk their own safety to fight fires in our homes, on our lands, on the highways with vehicle fires, as...
Burns FFA celebrates Back to School with a Cookout
The Burns High School Ag shop was full of parents and Future Farmers of America members. This was the Burns FFA second annual Back To School event. Advisor Will Luna and the Burns FFA leadership team...
Yellow Starthistle Discovered in Natrona County for First Time
CASPER, Wyo. (September 12, 2023) –Yellow starthistle, highly invasive weed, was discovered on private land in Natrona County in August. The Natrona County Weed and Pest District (NCWP) is currently...
Laramie County Fire District No. 5 teaches about Fire Prevention/Safety
It is always exciting to see the fire trucks at anytime for the young ones. Pine Bluffs Elementary Kinder boost and Kindergartners had the pleasure to learn about some fire safety from Laramie County...
Pine Bluffs Elementary hold luncheon for Grandparents and grandchildren
It is so special to spend time with your grandparents. National Grandparents day is the Sunday after Labor Day. This year is was September 10th. National Grandparents day was started in 2004 at Chula...
Hornets outplay the Vikings win 76-0
The Pine Bluffs Hornets varsity football team played their second game of the season at home against the Guernsey Vikings last Friday night. In a game that could only be called "one sided" the Hornets...
Hornets' Ryan Mohren Athlete of the Week
Ryan Mohren, running back for the Hornets varsity football team was named the WyoPrep's Athlete of the week for week one of the 2023 football season. Mohren, who is one of the smallest players on the...
Pine Bluffs Roping holds another roping competition
The Pine Bluffs Roping Club had what could be the last roping competition of the year. Two weeks ago was going to be the last but Mother Nature has been generous with her dishing out of great weather...
Kimball Meet a Good Run for Burns/Pine Bluffs Cross County
The Burns/Pine Bluffs cross country track team traveled across the border to Kimball, Nebraska to run in the Kimball Invite. According to Coach Rousseau the temperature was warm and kept creeping up...
Burns Lady Broncs strong competitors at Big Horn Tournament
The Burns Lady Broncs varsity volleyball team travelled to Big Horn to take on the mighty Lady Rams. The Rams are 12-5-1 on the season and seated #1 in the 2A northeast conference. The Lady Broncs...
Rough Start for Burns Broncs Football
The Burns Broncs Varsity Football team is having a rough start to the 2023 season. After losing their first two games the Broncs were hungry for a win. On this night the Broncs would travel to Torrington to face the Trailblazers in a conference...
Lady Hornets compete at Big Horn Tournament
The Big Horn tournament would start with the Lady Hornets facing the Big Piney Lady Punchers. The Punchers have a record of 1-6 and wanted to turn their season around with big wins at the tournament. One of the teams that stood in the way was the...
Hornets JV fall to Kimball Longhorns JV
The Pine Bluffs Hornets Junior Varsity football team traveled across the border to lock horns with the Kimball Longhorns. The Longhorns seemed more disciplined and determined than the young Hornets and were able to move the ball. The first half...
Lady Hornets cage Lady Tigers
Last Thursday the Lady Hornets varsity volleyball team buzzed their way up to Lusk to face the Niobrara County Lady Tigers in an in-conference match. The Hornets, under the direction of new head coach Travis Werner are finally starting to execute...
Trigg Sedman Best of Show
The boy can not sit still. Trigg Sedman lives in the Carpenter area and goes to Carpenter Elementary School. His family has been in the community raising beef. The Sedman name is always helping in...
Laramie County Fair Sale
The stands were full of people and the animals were prepped for the day. At the end of the of the county fair the 4-H kids had an opportunity to sell their animals. There were over 67 animals sold in...
