Articles from the March 26, 2015 edition
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School district bids farewell to Rob Bryant
With words of praise, well wishes, and a promise that he will always be welcome back at Laramie County School District 2, the Board of Trustees bid Rob Bryant a fond farewell at the March school... Full story
Char Madden completes new detective training
Patrol Officer Char Madden, a three-year veteran of the Pine Bluffs Police Department, recently completed Basic Criminal Investigation and New Detective Training, and will now be a major figure in all...
A day when 169 Wyomingites perished
Railroads and coal. Together they made history in Wyoming. Some of it quite tragic. Wyomingites tend to celebrate our cowboy heritage and we use the bucking bronco on our license...
A painful purchase
Have you ever felt it painful to title a new vehicle purchase and hate the time and expense to do so? Well this may change your mind about going through that process next time. Recently I decided to upgrade my car to a newer model. I wanted one with...
Just go to the ER
We are and always have been about doing business locally when it’s possible. Our community need the businesses that we have and they need all of us to support them whenever possible. We have tried numerous times to ‘support’ our local medical...
Community Calendar
Items for possible inclusion in the weekly community calendar should be typewritten or legibly printed. All submissions should include the name and daytime telephone number of the person submitting the information in case questions arise. Items...
Carol A. Moore
Carol A. Moore, 73, of Albin, went home to be with the Lord March 20, 2015, at Cheyenne Regional Medical Center. She was born Dec. 27, 1941, in Cheyenne to Alvia and Beulah Cobble. She married her...
Gas prices on the rise
It may not appear that gas prices are rising given that one year ago the national average price for a gallon of gas was more than $3.40, and almost $4 gallon in some states. One month ago, a gallon...
Lady Broncs track team looks to improve
The Burns Lady Broncs ended last year placing 8th at the state meet, and fourth in both the 2A regional and SEWAC meets. Head Coach Brooks Hoffman, who has been coaching the girls at Burns for the...
Pawnee Coyotes place at first track meet
The Pawnee Coyote track team placed in four events at their first meet at Weld Central on March 13. In the 3200m, Luke Duggan ran 11:03.17 for a second place medal. Josh Keiper and Luke Dugan had...
Banner County News
Waking up Monday morning to a chilly, grey world was a let down after a beautiful spring weekend. However I do hope that the weatherman has it right as he is predicting great weather once again for...
Hereford News
The 55 And Up Club monthly potluck luncheon will be held on Friday, April 10, at noon, at the Friendship Alliance North Church in Grover. Everyone 55 and over is welcome to attend. Come and join in...
Albin News
The seasons sometime seem to hang around like smoke from a backyard fire of limbs and leaves. Once you think it is gone and over, you catch a whiff of it in the wind. Just like the smoke that leaves...
Library News
Pine Bluffs and Burns Fun For Kids! Join in the fun with stories, songs, finger plays, and more. Themed story times promote and model early literacy skills. For children of Pre-K ages, Thursdays, from 10 a.m to 10:45 a.m. Pine Bluffs branch only....
WTC awards highway project contracts
Contracts totaling $12.8 million for six highway projects around the state, including two to be funded with revenue from the fuel tax increase, were awarded by the Wyoming Transportation Commission during its March meeting in Cheyenne. Cheyenne’s...
Firefighters get hands-on training in grain bin extrication
Laramie County Fire District 5 of Pine Bluffs, and Laramie County Fire District 4 of Carpenter, worked together to co-host a Grain Entrapment Extrication Class this past weekend. Departments from...
Lions Club 2015 Easter egg hunt numbers
Numbers found in eggs during the Lions Club Easter egg hunt on April 2 can be taken to area merchants and businesses to claim prizes and goodies. Match your numbers with the merchant. Allwayz Manufacturing 1-10 Bluffs Veterinary Clinic 11-20 Bluffs...
Broncs aim to rise to the top
The Burns Boys' track team took second at 2A Regionals and third at State last year, and are coming back with a vengeance this year, hoping to rise to the top, and bring home the big trophy. In his...
Looking Back
100 Years Ago March 25, 1915 Chicken Dinner Saturday, March 27, from 5 to 7 o’clock P.M. The ladies of the ‘Blue’ side of the Ladies Aid will serve a good old-fashioned chicken dinner to the public at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Paul Peterson...
No Till Notes: Stripper head
Back in October when we were getting started combining our dry land corn crop I visited with a neighbor about the value of wheat residues and residue height in dry land corn production. My neighbor...
SPNRD approves changes to rules and regs
The South Platte Natural Resources District board of directors approved a number of changes to its rules and regulations at its March board meeting, including changes to fee schedules. The proposed amendments to the Districtwide Groundwater... Full story
I was a substitute teacher
I was working as a substitute teacher at Burns Elementary when I was asked to substitute for a second grade teacher who happened to be my cousin. One of my assignments that day was to have the children write in their journals about any school field t...
Kimball County Birding Tours
The birds of Kimball County will be highlighted during a six-week series of Watchable Wildlife Tours sponsored by the Rocky Mountain Bird Observatory and the Kimball Area Tourism Department, funded in part by the Nebraska Wildlife Conservation Fund....
