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Pine Bluffs officials on Monday heard a presentation from Laramie County leaders regarding the fifth penny sales tax which will go before voters in November. Wyoming law allows local governments to put forth a sales tax to help supplement operating costs. Sixty-nine percent of Laramie County's day-to-day operations and equipment are funding through the fifth penny tax. If passed, Laramie County officials expect to bring in about $66 million in revenue from 2019 through 2022. Revenue is distribut...
Burns residents gathered Saturday morning to dedicate a piece of land honoring those who perished on September 11, 2011. Liberty Park, the brainchild of former Burns council member Harvey Humphrey, includes a piece of the World Trade Center at the center. It also includes the ashes of two U.S. flags that were "laid to rest." In attendance were Laramie County Commissioner Linda Heath, Laramie County Clerk Debra Lee, District Court Clerk Diane Sanchez and Diane Kirkbride, who represented U.S....
Deloris M. Constable, 85, of Pine Bluffs, Wyoming, passed away Friday morning, September 14, 2018 at the Davis Hospice Center in Cheyenne. Deloris was born December 22, 1932 in Ft. Morgan, Colorado, a daughter of the late Ernest J. and Meta A. (Thiemann) Harms. Deloris loved caring for her family and her home while also serving as a faithful pastor's wife to her husband, Claude H. Constable. She loved music and she played the organ for nearly every church Claude served as pastor. She served with...
Gary Knapp, 75, of Pavillion passed away on Sunday, September 16, 2018, at the Wind River Healthcare and Rehabilitation Center. A memorial service will be held at 1:00 on Saturday, September 22, 2018, at Davis Funeral Home with Pastor Matt White officiating. Inurnment will follow at Mountain View Cemetery followed by a carry in dinner at the Kinnear Fire Department. Anyone wanting to help with salads and desserts, it would be greatly appreciated. Gary Eugene Knapp was born on June 7, 1943 in McD...
Lincoln – Human West Nile virus cases continue to be reported in Nebraska above what is expected for this time of year, particularly from the Douglas County and Sarpy/Cass counties health jurisdictions. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s most recent biweekly West Nile virus report, Nebraska was second only to North Dakota in overall human West Nile virus cases and first in the number of severe, neuroinvasive cases. To date, Nebraska has reported 79 cases with 42 of the cases being neuroinvasive. The 10-year median for...
By now, you're either right in the middle of harvest or on the tail end of it. What are you going to do with all the vegetables that you have stacked in those boxes, filling your kitchen, your garage or wherever? You really only have four options: eat it; give it away, preserve it for the future, or just throw it away. Since you've put all this work into it over the last season, throwing it away simply isn't an option. Giving it away, or trading with other gardeners for vegetables you didn't...
Jay Matthew Thurin was destined to be a Marine. He was born March 8, 1985 in Kimball, Nebraska and was delivered by Dr. Plate. He is the son of Matthew and Carla Thurin of Pine Bluffs, Wyoming. His 'Marine' influence would come from his grandpa, Leland Thurin, who served in the Marines during the Korean War. His grandpa would return home to make his home to Lawrence, Nebraska. This would be home for Thurin's dad, Matthew until he graduated college and then moved to Kimball to manage Wheelers. He...
Pine Bluffs headed into Yoder having outscored its opponents 74-0. Make it 102-0. In their first road game of the year, the Hornets defeated the Southeast Cyclones 28-0, improving to 3-0 on the season. After being blanked in the first quarter, the Hornets got on the board scoring a touchdown in the second quarter. They would score another touchdown and two more in the fourth. "I thought we came out a little flat, but the kids battled through that and finished the game well. We are going to get...
The Pine Bluffs Lady Hornet netters won three matches in as many days last week to make their record 13-3-1 on the year. Here’s how they stacked up. VS Leyton Struggles in the third game made it necessary for the Hornets to play three games against Leyton. They opened play with a 25-14 and 25-13 win but dropped the third game 21-25. “We played solid volleyball the first two games, but struggled to keep our focus in the third,” head coach Lisa Gilbert said. “We picked it back up and finished the fourth.” LEYTON NUMBERS Hyleigh Fornstrom...
Pine Bluffs-Burns runners traveled to Fort Collins for what head coach Ashley Rousseau said was the largest race she’s ever been a part of. Piper Perez led the girls and finished with a 21st place finish and a time of 22:31. After Perez, the rest of the Pine Bluffs-Burns girls squad came in within seconds of each other. “The girls were running as a pack today and it was quite the sight to behold,” Rousseau said. “We love seeing all the purple, orange and white lighting up the course.” Hallie Christofferson took 29 seconds off her time, good for...
By Sgt. Jack Eden, 197th Public Affairs Detachment DOUGLAS, Wyo. - May 27 was a wake-up call for Converse County Emergency Management Coordinator Russ Dalgarn. A sizable tornado rolled through adjacent northeast Laramie County. The recent storm got the attention of local residents, and Dalgarn said the unpredictable weather event prompted him to start organizing a response team which now involves the Wyoming National Guard, specifically the 133rd Engineer Company, based in Laramie. "The thing...
Pack 109 Pine Bluffs Cub Scouts geared back up a few weeks ago after a short summer vacation. While out of school for the summer, Pack 109 had summer projects to complete. One project was a conservation project held at Lake Oliver in Nebraska. The Pack build and hung wren houses in trees around the lake. Each year they will check on and maintain the houses.This project was done in conjunction with South Platte NRD. The Pack also participated in Trail Days, and earned Best Float in the youth...