NIOBRARA COUNTY - Part of the discussion during the Niobrara County Commissioners meeting on December 17 concerned the scheduling of a public hearing for comment on the Draft Land Plan Use. The hearing is set for February 4 at the Niobrara County Shooting Complex at the Niobrara County Fairgrounds from 3 p.m. to 5 p.m.
LUSK - The Lusk Elks hosted their annual Christmas dinner on December 22 and it was another successful year that brought the community together to celebrate the upcoming holiday.
NIOBRARA COUNTY - Niobrara County District Court had a busy week with three notable arraignments. Jerold Saeman appeared and the court heard 11 counts of alleged thefts, 10 felonies and one misdemeanor. Saeman was placed on a $10,000 bond.
LUSK – The community Christmas festivities will end the holiday year with a community Christmas dinner. There will also be an appearance of the jolly big guy, Santa Claus. He will be accompanied by Mrs. Claus and the elves.
Several cultural artifacts and traditions define the holiday season. Chestnuts roasting on an open fire, Jack Frost nipping at noses and… merchandising! Nowhere was this seasonal practice more prevalent than at Niobrara County Christmas Bazaar on Friday and Saturday. Sponsored by the Niobrara County Homemakers, this annual event provides local vendors with the opportunity to display and sell their wares at the local Fairgrounds. The Bazaar is the Homemakers’ largest fundraiser, generating revenue to be allocated to various areas of community needs.
People take pride in different things. For some, it’s a carefully cultivated garden or a fully landscaped yard. For others, it’s vibrantly polished car or an unabashedly masculine motorcycle. Then, there’s chili. Fewer things can be more divisive than this spicy stew of Mexican origin. Nearly everybody boasts a winning chili recipe, and none are willing to concede culinary dominance to another spoon-wielding chef. That’s where the proverbial chili cook-off comes in. The purpose of such competitions is to separate the bona fide hot pots from the glorified Sloppy Joe mixes. Such was the case at the Sixth Annual “Chili” Night In Wyoming event in Lusk on Saturday, December 7 at 4 p.m.
A Night in Bethlehem, a community-wide Nativity display, will allow the Veterans of Foreign Wars (VFW) to commemorate the birth of Jesus Christ and share a Christmas dinner with the community as …
A wide variety of Christmas trees, centerpieces, wreaths, and wall art went home with the highest bidders after the annual Christmas Tree Auction on Friday at Elks Lodge 1797. Spearheaded by the local DOES, this event generated monetary donations for victims of hurricane Helene. According to Julie Tollman, this year’s charitable effort was especially meaningful because the Lusk Does have a Sister Drove in the affected area. Tollman explained that many of their sisters in Asheville, North Carolina were hard-hit by the natural disaster.
Santa Claus has nothing on the Niobrara Senior Center’s annual Christmas Craft Fair/Bazaar. The event offers alternative homemade Christmas gifts such as the popular scrubbies, lap blankets, lap quilts, rice bags, potholders, soup holders and much more.
NIOBRARA COUNTY – The Niobrara County Commissioners showed their gratitude by increasing County employees Christmas bonuses this year. News of this bountiful blessing was delivered during the December 3 meeting, which was the first of the commissioners’ gatherings for the month.
NIOBRARA COUNTY - This year’s predator hunt, put on by Kyle Gruwell and Clay Moore, was deemed a huge success with 12 teams participating. We were able to harvest 89 coyotes, 12 raccoons, three red foxes, and 27 porcupines. In a 24-hour period. From 1 p.m. on Saturday the November 23 and on Sunday, November 24 at 1 p.m.
NIOBRARA COUNTY - The Niobrara Homemakers annual Christmas Bazaar will be held on December 6, from 4 p.m. to 8 p.m., and December 7, from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m., at the Niobrara County Fairgrounds.
According to the unofficial Niobrara General Election, 1,244 ballots were cast.
LUSK – LEMS (Lusk Elementary/ Middle School) Community for Kids have planned a last summer bash for the community. On August 9 LEMS Community for Kids will host a free swim at Lusk Tiger
NIOBRARA COUNTY – While the scorching summer temperatures would have qualified Saturday, August 17 as a dog day afternoon, it was actually just one installment in a pair of Coyote Days. Conceived and organized by John Gra- ham, this two-day event is dedicated to the art of animal trapping. Top trappers from around the country come to the Niobrara County Fairgrounds to demonstrate outdoor disciplines like trapping, snaring, fur handling, calling, and predator control.
LUSK – Prairie Hills pastor Ty DesEfnfants and five other members of his church recently spent 10 days in the Philippines helping local villages and tribes. Accompanying DesEnfants was his …
NIOBRARA – The Niobrara County Cattlewomen cel- ebrated their Christmas party on December 13 with mem- bers and a guest speaker, the president of the Wyoming Cattlewomen, Tani Wohlbrandt. The stated goal of the Niobrara County Cattlewomen has been the positive promotion of beef.
Tis the season to be shopping for friends and family! And, there was no shortage of homemade crafts, cuisines, and other holiday items at the Niobrara County Christmas Bazaar on Friday and Saturday. Sponsored by the Niobrara County Homemakers, this annual holiday event allows sundry vendors to display and sell their wares at the local Fairgrounds. According to Homemakers Secretary and Chairwoman of the Bazaar Donna Hanson, the event began in 1986 and, with the exception of the dark years of the pandemic, has grown ever since. On average, the Bazaar draws between 60 and 70 vendors every holiday season. Hanson stated that Lusk has always enthusiastically embraced this beloved Christmas tradition.
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LUSK - According to dispatch data, the first 911 call came in at 2136 on Saturday, October 14, from a bus driver south of Lusk on 85 reporting that the bus he was driving in the north bound lane full of college football players was on fire.