NIOBRARA – The Niobrara County commissioners heard from visitors voicing their concerns about the upcoming Sidewinder project during their meeting held on June 3. Mark Groh presented the …

LUSK - Pablo Picasso once said, “Every child is an artist. The problem is how to remain an artist when he grows up.” Solving that problem has been the goal of Roxanne Fish, who has …

NIOBRARA – Lauren Faurie has recently taken on the role as University of Wyoming Extension Educator and 4-H/Youth Development. Faurie replaced UW Educator Kellie Chichester, who is now …

LUSK – The Lusk Town Council has agreed to contract for services with Converse Hope Center in the amount of $2,500 quarterly. The contract is for their vital services for victims of domestic …

LUSK - Mark Twain once said, “Age is an issue of mind over matter. If you don’t mind, it doesn’t matter.” And Violet Marie Bauer must not mind at all, as is evidenced by …

NIOBRARA – Fathers and their family will be able to celebrate in a unique way on Father’s Day at the Hanson Research Station in Norther Niobrara County on June 10 from noon to 4 p.m.

NIOBRARA – The Niobrara Republican party hosted a legislative townhall with Senator Cheri Steinmetz and House District #1 Representative JD Williams on May 29.

LUSK – Tracieanne Zerbe has spent the majority of her life teaching generations of young people from Niobrara County.

LUSK – Casper College student, Hannah Kerkes competed at the SkillsUSA State competition held from April 14 to April 16. Kerkes moved with her family to Wyoming shortly after she had graduated from high school in Greely, Colorado. Kerkes’ mother teaches at the Lusk Elementary/Middle School. Her grandparents followed shortly after she settled in Lusk.

LUSK – A small crowd of veterans gathered for a Memorial Day service honoring the fallen servicemen and servicewomen of Niobrara County on May 26.

NIOBRARA - Deep fissures within the community were laid bare by a town hall meeting hosted by Secretary of State Chuck Gray at the Niobrara County Fairgrounds last Wednesday. Gray voiced his opposition to the Sidewinder and Pronghorn green energy projects, which are being proposed by a Delaware-based company in partnership with a developer dubbed Focus Clean Energy.

LUSK – On May 13, Wyoming Governor Mark Gordon took time out of his busy schedule to visit with the faculty, parents and students of Niobrara County School District #1 (NCSD #1). This was Governor Gordon’s first visit to NCSD #1. Niobrara County High School (NCHS) school counselor Michelle Ogburn made arrangements for the visit through Governor Gordon’s office.

NIOBRARA COUNTY – The Niobrara County Commissioners met on May 20.  The commissioners heard updates about the Community Juvenile Service Board (CJSB). County attorney Annie Wasserburger and Clerk of District Court and CJSB board chairwoman Chrisanna Lund updated the commissioners about the WYO HELP contract.

LUSK – Niobrara County High School (NCHS) seniors were celebrated during the NCHS graduation on May 19. The graduates were given praises and honors for their hard work and celebrating together as they look towards the future. Salutatorians were Haven Hendricks and Gracie ZumBrunnen. The honor of valedictorian was Tessa Manning.

NIOBRARA COUNTY – On May 16, Wyoming Virtual Academy (WYVA) seniors traveled to Lusk from all over the state to celebrate their final day with words from keynote speaker Governor Mark Gordon.

NIOBRARA COUNTY - The Niobrara Homemakers celebrated their annual Spring Tea luncheon with the announcement of three scholarship recipients and guest speakers from Converse Hope Center on May 8.

The visitor on the agenda was Richelle Balcazar, the director of the Converse Hope Center. This center specializes in advocacy for victims of crimes in Douglas. Converse Hope Center has a satellite office in Glenrock. Soon, Converse Hope Center will be absorbing Niobrara County’s Helpmate. Helpmate shut down less than a year ago.

NIOBRARA COUNTY - The Niobrara County Commissioners met on May 6 to award three new scholarships and one renewal scholarship. After perusing the scholarship applications, the commissioners made their decision.

NIOBRARA COUNTY - Nearly every field of interest will undergo new developments and ranching is certainly no exception. Bringing such developments to the attention local ranchers was the purpose of the Spring Resource Rendezvous, which was held at the Niobrara County Fairgrounds on April 23. According to Conversation District Manager Lisa Shaw, the event was intended to “get new and exciting technology and information to the ranching community and the natural resource people.” This mission was realized through an eclectic trio of speakers.

NIOBRARA COUNTY - On April 26, Operation Remount honored Marine sniper Sergeant Billy James “BJ” Shepperson who passed away on December 27, 2018. In tribute to the departed serviceman, Karen and Kelly Alexander and many dedicated volunteers built “BJs Cabin” for veterans to stay while undergoing therapy involving wild mustangs.