LUSK – Lusk residents en- joyed a morning of wings and wheels at the Lusk Municipal Airport on Saturday. Planes, classic cars, a free pancake breakfast, and a flour drop competition were just …

NIOBRARA COUNTY - Allen Slagle has been on the campaign trail seeking reelec- tion as Wyoming House District 2 incumbent. Slagle is a con- servative Republican and holds strong to his belief in God first with the rest of core Wyoming values.

LUSK – Local heroes of America’s armed services gathered at Lusk’s Best Western Pioneer on Saturday, July 20 for the annu- al VFW Veterans’ Picnic. This is the third year that the event has been held at the hotel, which is owned and operated by Tom Wasserburger. Characterizing the venue as the “logical choice,” VFW Commander Ed Tirado explained how Wasserburger’s pop- ular establishment became the Veterans’ Picnic.

NIOBRARA COUNTY – On July 16, incumbent Allen Slagle, and JD Williams faced off during the Niobrara County Republican Forum for House District 2.

NIOBRARA COUNTY - The Niobrara County Fairgrounds Foundation has been a vital financial node to the Niobrara County Fairgrounds Board for over three years now.

NIOBRARA COUNTY – Joe McDaniel is no stranger to hard work and perseverance. McDaniel has begun his campaign for a four-year term open seat as a Niobrara County Commissioner. McDaniel has been a 20-year resident of Niobrara County and 12 years ago he started his own business, Windy Hill Construction. Windy Hill Construction is a company that help lays fiber optics and cable all over the state of Wyoming.

NIOBRARA COUNTY – Long time rancher Jeb Hanson decided that it was time he served Niobrara County in the capacity of county commissioner. The open seat for one county commissioner is a four year term and Hanson is ready to go to work for Niobrara County if elected.

LUSK – The Legend of Rawhide is certainly no small endeavor. It is an elaborate production involving more than 200 people from the local community. Feeding such a large cast and crew can be a daunting task. For more than 20 years now, Teri Goddard has been tackling that task.

LUSK – Lusk celebrated the Fourth of July with a dazzling display of lights in the sky. According to Lusk Volunteer Fire Department Fire Chief Chantry Filiner, the fire …

NIOBRARA COUNTY – Niobrara County Commissioners met on July 2 for their first meeting of the month. The commissioners approved High School 2024 graduate Lilly Krueger for a scholarship in the amount of $500. Krueger is attending Laramie Commu- nity College.

heir monthly meeting. Chief of Police Jacob Gordon reported that June had been a busy month for the depart- ment with 267 incidents. The police department issued over $7,500 in fines. Gordon met with the new Niobrara Coun- ty High School District #1 su- perintendent Dan Schmidt.

NIOBRARA COUNTY - The Legend of Rawhide has become a cornerstone event for the Town of Lusk and Niobrara County. Throughout the years they have shown their support through community events and donations.

LUSK – With summer in full swing and temperatures rising, Lusk residents are once again turning to the Tiger Plunge Swimming Pool to beat the heat.  The local pool officially opened …

NIOBRARA COUNTY - Willy Wilcox is no stranger to the community of Lusk nor that of Niobrara County School District #1 (NCSD#1). After 45 years of service in maintenance, that he has decided to retire.

NIOBRARA COUNTY - Several Lusk residents were placed behind bars on Saturday, June 22. Yet, the reason for the residents’ brief incarceration was not what one would initially surmise. Lusk was not experiencing some freak crimewave. Instead, townsfolk were invited to tour the historic Niobrara County jail, which is situated adjacent to the courthouse. Saving the old jail has been the passionate mission of former county commissioner Greg Starck. According to Starck’s sister-in-law, Barbara Cushman, the jail owes its continued existence to the former county commissioner. The Niobrara County Commission have been kept in the loop during the process of what to do with the old jail.

The Niobrara Alumni Association hosted their 49th annual Alumni Banquet on June 22. It was one of the most successful alumni weekends that the community and class reunions have had yet.

NIOBRARA COUNTY - The Niobrara County School District #1 was engulfed in controversy on June 10 when the board of trustees voted 5-4 to censure Trustee Joyce Hammer. According to Superintendent George Mirich, the censure was in response to a Facebook post and a private message sent by Hammer to a school employee.

NIOBRARA COUNTY – The Niobrara County Commissioners met for their second meeting of the month, looking over the budget with department heads.

LUSK - The Lusk Police Department (Lusk PD) is pleased to announce the successful resolution of a significant vehicle theft case that has affected the community along with other communities in the area. Five individuals have been arrested in connection with this case.

NIOBRARA - Some traditions just fade away while other receive a new lease on life. The latter proved to be the case for Community Health and Safety Day, which was resuscitated on June 6 at the Niobrara County Fairgrounds. From 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., Lusk residents were treated to a series of exhibits from the Niobrara Electric Association (NEA), the Wyoming Highway State Patrol, the Lusk Police Department, the Niobrara Community Hospital and Clinic, the Life Flight crew and many other organizations. The last time that the town experienced such an assortment of safety and health exhibitors was in 2017. A confluence of factors forced the event into a seven-year hiatus. Then, Cent$ible Nutrition Program Educator Crystal Zerbe decided to pull the event off the shelf, wipe the dust away, and reintroduce it to Lusk in 2024.