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Teacher of the Year
Each year, the Wyoming Department of Education releases a list of teachers of the year for each school district. For Laramie County School District 2, that honor went to a popular man around Pine...
Gun bill sent to committee
Monday voted to keep a bill repealing most gun-free zones in to the Senate Judiciary Committee. Sponsored by Sen. Anthony Bouchard, R-Carpenter, Senate File 75 would give the Legislature the sole...
Wyoming County Commissioners Association names New Executive Director
Cheyenne, Wyo. – The Wyoming County Commissioners Association has named Jerimiah Rieman as the group's new Executive Director. Rieman brings over a decade of experience in legislative affairs and pu...
Wyoming County Commissioners Association elects new leadership
Casper, Wyo. - Wyoming’s County Commissioners elected new executive leaders from among their peers at a recent meeting of the Wyoming County Commissioners Association (WCCA) in Casper. Troy Thompson, Laramie County Commissioner, was elected as the...
Grow Your Own Seeds
This year has been quite unusual as far as the weather goes. One day it seems like we're really going to have a good winter, snow and all, then the next several days are nearly tee shirt weather....
Pine Bluffs 23rd Annual Bowling Team Challenge
In the small town of Pine Bluffs Wyoming, sits the Pine Bowl ran by Jim and Kate Zitek. This weekend Pine Bowl is having its 23rd Annual Team Challenge. As a team consists of four bowlers that is...
After Military.... A Veteran Story
Whether you are a G.I. Joe or a G.I. Jane, finishing your military time isn't always a 20 year career, or even a 12 year tour. Sometimes, Jane or Joe serves 2-4 years in the military. This depends...
A family affairs:Linde brothers share military experience
CHEYENNE, Wyo. - When your father has spent the last 35 years dedicated to military service, following in his footsteps by joining the Air Nation Guard is hard to shake. Despite claiming he would neve...
Curtis named Pine Bluffs' Wyoming Municipal Power Agency representative
Pine Bluffs Mayor Alan Curtis will serve as the town’s representative on a cooperative for rural municipal power providers. He was confirmed during the town’s regularly scheduled council meeting held Monday night. Curtis will replace former...
Fire destroys home
Firefighters and first responders from area agencies responded to a structure fire Monday night. According to a Laramie County Fire District 5 (Pine Bluffs) information release, Laramie County...
Gordon becomes 33rd Wyoming Governor
CHEYENNE — Wyoming’s governorship changed hands Monday afternoon in two separate ceremonies when Gov. Mark Gordon took the oath of office. Early Monday morning, in a ceremony open only to relatives, construction workers and an Associated Press...
Love Me, Love Me Not...Companion plants in the Garden
When I first started gardening, and I mean something besides just zucchini, I just planted whatever seeds I wanted directly in the ground and expected them to grow and produce the vegetables that I...
Key Changes included in the 2018 Farm Bill
By Scott Zimmerman, Wy Governmental Affairs, Rocky Mountain Farmers Union The recently passed 2018 Farm Bill has some significant changes from the 20014 Farm Bill that can will effect producers in the tri-state area. In the 2014 Farm Bill a producer...
Sticking to Your Goals
Every year people make New Year’s resolutions around this time. However, most make their goal too broad and unrealistic. In a random questioning of Teachers and Students amongst Pine Bluffs High School, they were asked what their New Year’s...
Toni Elliott A Veteran Story
Toni Elliott was born in Laramie in 1970 to James and Nancy Elliott. Elliott has a strong family military history. Her father was a marine in the Korean war. Her great-uncles, with whom she was very c...
Fall 2018 Dean's list at ENMU
PORTALES, NM (01/03/2019)-- Timber Kelly of Burns, WY (82053), has been named to the Eastern New Mexico University Dean's List for the fall 2018 semester. To be eligible for the Dean's List, a student must complete a minimum of 15 credit hours with...
CSC announces Dean's List
CHADRON, NE (01/03/2019)-- Chadron State College announces 371 students met requirements for the Fall 2018 Dean's List by earning at least a 3.5 cumulative grade point average on a 4.0 scale. Students must be enrolled in at least 12 credit hours of...
Barrasso statement on Senate swearing in
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, U.S. Senator John Barrasso (R-Wyo.) was officially sworn in as a member of the 116th Congress representing Wyoming in the U.S. Senate. He released the following statement a...
2018 in review: July - December
Published July 26 Kelby Eastman has made her whole life about riding horses. The incoming Pine Bluffs High School senior will represent the town as Trail Days Queen this year. And she's excited for...
National Weather Service: Record severe weather warnings in July
Published August 2 Over a 10-day period, the National Weather Service in Cheyenne issued 95 total warnings. As a breakdown, that’s 74 severe thunderstorm warnings, 14 tornado warnings and seven flash flood warnings. Compare that to a low of eight...
Town renames airport in Marquardt's honor, holds dedication ceremony
Everyone has a story involving John Marquardt — and many took place in a small airplane. Take Alex Davison for example. Davison learned to fly at the instruction of Mar- quardt in 1984. One day the young aviation student was reviewing emergency...
New State report card offers information on Wyoming Schools
CHEYENNE - A new tool for parents, educators, and others to access information about Wyoming schools and districts is now available at wyomingmeasuresup.com. The Wyoming Department of Education created the user-friendly website to house its State...
State Occupational Epidemiologist releases annual report on Workplace Fatalities
CHEYENNE – Today, the Wyoming Department of Workforce Services (DWS) released its annual Work-Related Fatal Injuries report. The report, which provides analysis over the years 2012-2017 and is the third multi-year report, offers a complete review...
2018 in the Can... Moving on to 2019
As I sit here in front of the computer and look back at 2018, I'm feeling tired. And getting more so. That was a truly busy year, both physically and mentally. Mostly the year was spent preparing for...
A Partial Year of Veteran's Stories
Melvin E. Waterman was born December 24, 1945 in Stronghurst, Illinois. He is one of ten children. Of the six boys, he is the only one to have served in the U. S. Navy. Two brothers, however, have...
