Pine Bluffs News

Westbound traffic resumes at Pine Bluffs After days of wintry weather hitting the Wyo-Braska region, Interstate 80 & Highway 30 are now open.

Temperatures dropped to as low as 17 degrees early Saturday morning as a dozen weather reporting stations in eastern Wyoming and western Nebraska reported sub-freezing temperatures.

The rest area near Pine Bluffs, Wyoming on Interstate 80 is more than just a short pit stop.

The Wyoming Farm Bureau Federation recently awarded nine college scholarships to the children of Farm Bureau members.

A Fort Collins woman and the sister of Gering businessman Tom Cozad and Darlene Tagler, also of Gering, died Monday afternoon in a two vehicle accident three miles west of Pine Bluffs on I-80. The Wyoming Highway Patrol says 55 year old Sharie Taylor was killed when she lost control of her westbound vehicle in heavy rain with standing water.

Kemmerer Middle School student Angela Stowe was recently named the Region IV and statewide winner in the a oeIf I were Mayora essay contest sponsored by the Leadership Training Services, Continuing Education Program of the Wyoming Association of Municipalities .