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Numerous roads flooded by Spring Storms
Flooding has been a factor in the past week. Knowing how fast the rain can add up in a short time has been a reality. Electricity has been going on and off during the storms. The power lines and...
Pine Bluffs Lions Annual Ride for Sight Great Success for 2023
The Pine Bluffs Lions Club annual Ride for Sight was held on June 4th. In the past it has been held on the Memorial Day Weekend. The reason for the change was to increase bicycle riders coming to the event. Memorial Day being the first real holiday...
Craig and Midori Spatz selected to be 2023 Burns Day Grand Marshals
Every year the Burns Lions Club selects someone that has been in the community and seen the town change throughout the years to do the honors as Grand Marshal for Burns Day. This year Craig and...
The Mayor's Message
I start this month’s column by thanking two outgoing Council members, Bubba Ragsdale and Tom Mohren. Together, they represent 30 years of service to our community. Without this type of dedication, our town would not function as well as we do. I am...
Wyoming Farm Bureau Federation awards 2023 college scholarships
Laramie-The Wyoming Farm Bureau Federation (WyFB) awarded $5,500 in college scholarships to nine young Wyoming Farm Bureau Federation members for the 2023-24 school year. "Investing in the youth of...
Compost - Black Gold
Of all the soil amendments we could use in the garden, compost is the undisputed top of the list. This is the "Black Gold" of gardening. It adds organic material to the soil which is fantastic for...
Medicare Fraud Prevention Week
Fraud costs Medicare an estimated $60 billion per year. It costs Medicare beneficiaries in time, stress, their medical identities, and potentially their health. It costs families, friends, and caregivers in worry and lost work when helping their...
Lummis Protecting National Security and U.S. Service Members' Individual Privacy
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Cynthia Lummis (R-WY) raised serious concerns during a Senate Banking Committee hearing with U.S. Department of Commerce Assistant Secretary for Export...
Burns Students compete at State Poster Contest
Four students of Burns Elementary competed in a poster contest. The Smokey Bear and Woodsy Owl is a national contest. The contest was for students in the first grade through fifth grade. The posters...
Burns Lions Club Student of the Quarter and 100 years of Burns Lions
The Burns Lions Club had two special awards given out during their meeting on Thursday, June 1st. At the meeting the organization usually has a meal before the meeting. The Burns Lions Club is growing...
Albin EMTs hold Second Annual BBQ for Community
The Albin EMT's had their second annual barbecue during EMT week. They had the honor to cook for the community. This evening is to thank the community and give the community an opportunity to donate...
2023 Memorial Day celebrated with American Legion
The small flags placed at the grave sites were flying in the gentle breeze and flowers were placed on the graves graves. The day was a beautiful day to honor lost ones. Memorial Day (the last Monday...
Pine Bluffs Town Council talks software and ordinances at special meeting
Pine Bluffs is considering new software for the police department and there were some questions from a visitor. The Town of Pine Bluffs had a special council meeting on May 24th at 4:30 p.m. The two main items were Ordinance 2024 and reviewing the...
Pine Bluffs Elementary celebrates graduation for Kindergarten/Sixth Grade
Pine Bluffs Elementary School graduated 63 young scholars last Thursday. Twenty-seven kindergarten graduates and 33 sixth graders who will be heading into Junior High School next year. The kindergarte...
Local Student Award $2,500 Dairy MAX Scholarship
GRAND PRAIRIE, Texas – May 19, 2023 – Layne Burnett of Carpenter, Wyoming was selected to receive a 2023 Dairy MAX scholarship. Burnett is one of three students to receive a $2,500 scholarship...
Liquor license, road repair, ordinances and Burns Day topics at meeting
A liquor hearing was held before the meeting in Burns. The Burns Town council met on May 22nd at 5:30 p.m. for their regular meeting.The renewal of a liquor license for the Rustic Diner was heard. Ray Black wondered how a town gets its liquor license...
Angelo State University announces Spring 2023 Dean's List
SAN ANGELO, TX (05/30/2023)-- Angelo State University in San Angelo, Texas, has announced the students achieving the Dean's List for the 2023 spring semester, including Hannah Kinnison of Grover. To be eligible for the ASU Dean's List, full-time...
UW and CWC Join New Regional Initiative to Bolster Local Food System
Laramie, Wyo.—May 24, 2023—The University of Wyoming and Central Wyoming College recently received a $1.3 million USDA grant as part of a five-year regional initiative to strengthen local food systems. The project, titled the Northwest and Rocky...
Water is Essential - Getting it to Your Plants
We all know that living things, both plants and animals need water to survive. Some more than others but water is a necessity of life. Animals can at least move around to find water but plants are dep...
Burns celebrates "Music Awards" with food, and drink
The Burns High School gym was full of tables and chairs ready for an evening of laughter and tears. Mr. Zamboni Brown had his first and last awards for the Burns High School Music program. It was his...
Albin Elementary Young Authors
Instead of lunch being served at Albin Elementary, it was tables of authors. The last week of the school year the students showed their ability in writing in the lunch room. Each student of the Albin...
Wyoming National Guard Celebrates 135th Birthday
CHEYENNE, Wyo. – A crowd gathers at the Joint Force Headquarters building to join in celebrating the rich heritage of the Wyoming National Guard. The Cowboy Guard, established 135 years ago, has...
HIGH WEST SPONSORS MILITARY APPRECIATION DAY
High West Energy participated in the Military Appreciation Barbecue that was held on Saturday, May 20th, by the Greater Cheyenne Chamber of Commerce. This event was held at the Cheyenne Regional Airpo...
Pine Bluffs High School graduates 29 seniors for 2023
The Pine Bluffs Class of 2023 class quote was "Failure is only the opportunity to begin again" by Iron. But as we see this class had not failed to graduate. Pine Bluffs High School held their...