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  • LCSDistrict No. 2 Candidates for School Board

    Karen Lipska|Oct 20, 2022

    Laramie County School District #2 had one candidate for Area D and five candidates running for At Large.Three board members positions are up for elections. The candidates will be at two forums that high school students will be hosting. The first forum will be in Burns in the Commons area on Tuesday, October 18th at 6:30 p.m. The second forum is in Pine Bluffs at the Commons area on October 25th at 7:00p.m. The students will be asking questions to the candidates that they are concerned about....

  • Pine Bluffs ambulance crew on baby delivery duty

    Penny Merryfield|Oct 20, 2022

    The night was quiet until the pagers went off and the Pine Bluffs ambulance crew ran to the ambulance barn and then headed out on a call at 11:20 p.m. on the night of September 24, 2022."The call was that a woman whose water broke and we (Pine EMS) was supposed to meet her at the Sinclair gas station in Pine.....but on the way her water broke and she had the baby in the passenger seat of the car up front on the side of 215 nine miles north of Pine Bluffs!" The call was for a baby delivery and...

  • Halloween Safety from Chief Walkama

    Chief Walkama Pine Bluffs Police Dept|Oct 20, 2022

    Halloween is fast approaching and we here at the Pine Bluffs Post want to see all of our readers have a safe and Happy Halloween. That being said here is some things to keep in mind as your little ones prepare for trick or treating this Saturday evening according to safekids.org/halloween: While out walking: • Cross the street at corners. Look left, right and left again when crossing and keep looking as you cross. • Put electronic devices down, keep heads up and walk, don't run across the street. • Teach children to make eye contact with driver...

  • Pine Bluffs High School Senior Abby Gray receives Citizenship Award for 2022

    Karen Lipska|Oct 20, 2022

    Every year a Pine Bluffs senior student is given a citizenship award. This award is given by the Laramie County Retired Education Personnel Group. This year Ron Ladd received the honor to reward a senior. Abby Gray, daughter of Jessica and William Gray was the recipient this year. Gray is active in school with volleyball, basketball, track, and the student council. She likes to read and do writing. Gray likes to hike, ride bikes, go on walks and swimming. Gray is the president of the National Ho...

  • National Drug Take Back Day on October 26 - Pine Bluffs

    Chief Walkama Pine Bluffs Police Dept|Oct 20, 2022

    Do you have used, unwanted, or expired medications? The Pine Bluffs Police Dept., Pine Bluffs, WY will be again participating in The National Prescription Drug Take Back Day on October 26, 2022 between 9AM - 2PM. The National Prescription Drug Take Back Day addresses a crucial public safety and public health issue. According to the 2019 National Survey on Drug Use and Health, 9.7 million people misused prescription pain relievers, 4.9 million people misused prescription stimulants, and 5.9 million people misused prescription tranquilizers or...

  • Carpenter Field Day

    Karen Lipska|Oct 20, 2022

    The students were stretching and lining up to do events. Carpenter Elementary School grades kindergarten through third grade went to the Burns High School track for their field day on October 6th in the afternoon. Carpenter Elementary along with Burns Elementary decided to have their field events in the fall. The weather was great for the students to participate. There was full sunshine and not much wind. The students love to be so active. Each student could sign up for different events or do...

  • Pine Bluffs Town Council approves third and final reading of Animal Ordinance 2023-02

    Penny Merryfield|Oct 20, 2022

    The meeting of October 11, 2022 of the Pine Bluffs Town Council was called to order at 7:00 p.m. by Mayor Justin Fornstrom. He invited all the guests to stand with him and the council and recite the Pledge of Allegiance. Once everyone was settled back in their chairs, the meeting proceeded and followed the agenda, passing the agenda and consent agenda. New business covered the third reading of the Ordinance 2023-02 (Animal). The ordinance was read for the third time and a motion was made by Councilwoman Allie Leitza and was seconded by...

  • Plan Now for Next Year's Vegetables

    Mike Heath Laramie County Master Gardners|Oct 20, 2022

    If you haven't finished your harvest by now I'm sure you're close. I finally got the potatoes in and the garlic planted but I'm leaving the squash on the vines as long as possible. I was nearly six weeks late planting so they still need more time to ripen. If I can get two more weeks without a hard frost I think they'll come in okay. While I'm waiting I'll start planning what I'll grow next year. For the last couple of years the nurseries ran out of seed early and I don't see any reason to...

  • Wyoming Army National Guard wraps up annual training season for 2022

    Sgt Kristina Kranz State Pub Aff Office|Oct 20, 2022

    CHEYENNE, Wyo. – The Wyoming Army National Guard completed another successful annual training season for 2022. As always, it was a busy season, with many units starting training earlier than usual. Late spring into the summer is the time of the year that Soldiers train on their yearly qualifications. Most importantly, annual training is geared explicitly toward ensuring soldiers are proficient and qualified in their specific military occupations. Typically at least 14 days, annual training g...

  • RIDE advisory Group and Wyoming State Board of Education to Discuss the RIDE Initiative and the Profile of a Graduate

    Oct 20, 2022

    CHEYENNE, Wyo. – Governor Mark Gordon’s Reimagining and Innovating the Delivery of Education (RIDE) Advisory Group and the Wyoming State Board of Education (SBE) will meet jointly on October 21, 2022. The SBE will convene its regularly scheduled meeting at 9 a.m. with the RIDE Advisory Group joining at 10 a.m. The RIDE Advisory Group was established in November 2021 with a goal to help elevate Wyoming’s primary and secondary education system to a position of national leadership. It anticipates delivering its final recommendations to Gover...

  • Hornets stay No. 1 against Lingle Doggers

    Jim Merryfield|Oct 20, 2022

    The number one ranked football team in the 2A conference took on the number 3 ranked team in a head to head battle in Lingle/Ft Laramie against the Doggers last week. The dominate Pine Bluffs Hornets varsity football team rolled over the Doggers like they have for their last six games. At present time there does not seem to be any team in the conference that can stand up to the Hornets. In the last three games they have scored over 50 points per game. In the game against the Guernsey team they...

  • Lady Hornets hold the Doggers to 3-1 Match

    Jim Merryfield|Oct 20, 2022

    The Pine Bluffs Lady Hornets traveled west of Cheyenne to play the Lingle/Ft Laramie Lady Doggers in the next to last match of the season. The Hornets were looking to get back on the winning streak having lost their last two matches against Wright and Shoshoni. The Hornets improved their record after this match to 8-14 keeping them in third place in the 2A Southeast division. The Lady Hornets came out strong against the Lady Doggers. Everything was going well and kill shots and spikes were...

  • JV Lady Broncs defeat Niobrara Tigers 2-1

    Jim Merryfield|Oct 20, 2022

    The Burns Junior Varsity volleyball team played two games last week. Their first game was against the visiting Southeast Lady Cyclones and the second was against the Niobrara County Lady Tigers. The Cyclones are a strong team and always give the Lady Broncs a run. The Broncs were hoping to change that but this match would belong to the Cyclones as they won the match in two games. It was an up and down battle as both teams were warming up. Burns Lady Broncs #34 Brooke Hansen served for three...

  • Lady Broncs Volleyball take Niobrara Tigers 3-0

    Jim Merryfield|Oct 20, 2022

    The Lady Broncs volleyball team played last Saturday against the Niobrara County Lady Tigers. The Lady Broncs were buck-in mad at their loss two days ago against Southeast and were going to take it out on the Tigers. This was Senior night for the Broncs and they were not going to fail with so many parents and fans in the stands. As it turned out there would be more to celebrate. Emma Norris hit a milestone by getting her 750th career kill this night setting a new Broncs record for career kills....

  • Lady Broncs fall to Lady Cyclones

    Jim Merryfield|Oct 20, 2022

    In a battle of the two number ones, the #1 ranked Southeast Lady Cyclones for the 1A division took on the #1 ranked Burns Lady Broncs in the 2A division. The match would be a strong match between these two teams and fun to watch. The Burns Broncs would come out hard and strong with their offense led by Emma Norris and Brooke Hansen, and defensively by Madi Foley and Sienna Gallegos. The Lady Broncs started serving and lose a side out. It goes back and forth as both teams were getting in shots. #18 Emma Norris is dominant on the net getting...

  • Burns Broncs leash Wheatland Bulldogs in close game 23-21

    Jim Merryfield|Oct 20, 2022

    After their heartbreaking loss to Tongue River two weeks ago the Burns Broncs varsity football team found the winning combination against the Wheatland Bulldogs. The Broncs traveled to Wheatland to face the Bulldogs in an away conference game. The Broncs were looking to improve their record to a winning combination and the Bulldogs were going to be the recipients of their determination. The Broncs beat the Bulldogs and improved to a 4-3 record. The Broncs kicked off to the Bulldogs to start the game. The Bulldogs took three minutes to get the...

  • Burns/Pine Bluffs Cross Country compete at Regionals in Torrington

    Jim Merryfield|Oct 20, 2022

    The Pine Bluffs/burns cross country track team competed at regionals up in Torrington. The team took seven boys and seven girls to race in the varsity meet. Coach Rousseau said, "Today was a quick adventure beginning with school-which was only the second time all season that we had to miss school to run. We headed north to Torrington for 2 quick races–Varsity Girls and Varsity Boys." The team did well. "We raced our top seven boys and girls this week in preparation for the State Meet in E...

  • Burns JH Broncs SEWAC Champs

    Jim Merryfield|Oct 20, 2022

    The Burns Broncs Junior high football team brings home the championship. The Broncs junior high school football team are the 2022 South East Wyoming Athletic Conference (SEWAC) champions. During their season the junior high Broncs averaged 30 points per game while holding their opponents to 18 points. The Junior High Broncs had a nine-game schedule with four non-conference games. The non-conference games were against Torrington, Wheatland, Saratoga and Mitchell. They lost two of the games. Of...

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  • Wyoming Breast Cancer Initiative Think Pink for October and all year

    Oct 20, 2022

    The WBCI’s mission is to raise awareness and fund breast cancer programs in Wyoming with an emphasis on increasing breast health education, financially assisting breast cancer screenings, facilitate patient navigation (gas cards, pay for lodging when going for treatment, provide wigs, etc), and promote survivor services through fundraising efforts across the state. All proceeds remain in Wyoming and make a positive impact in all 23 counties. “Wyoming is ranked last in the nation in breast screening in women over 50. We can and need to do bet...

  • Breast Cancer Awareness for all

    Karen Lipska|Oct 20, 2022

    Breast cancer is a type of cancer that forms in the cells of the breasts. It is more commonly found in women and though rare in men and children, it does affect them. In women, 287,850 are diagnosed every year. There have been 43,250 women die from this disease. The average age of women who get breast cancer is 50 years old. But it could happen at any age for this disease. The youngest breast cancer victim was at the very young age of eight years old. A girl with a rare secretory carcinoma...