Week of March 14, 2024

Burn ban now in effect

Sarah Pridgeon

With fire season already underway, Crook County is now under burn restrictions. Fire Warden Charlie Harrison requested the restrictions be put in place last week, telling the county commissioners that more Wyoming acres burned in February than in the entirety of 2023. While the county has had a little moisture recently, in some places there was "barely any", he said, and temperatures are still above average. "There's no good news in the forecast," he said. While the restrictions have been put...

Charlotte Betts

Charlotte Betts, 79, passed away on March 6, 2024, at Rolling Hills Healthcare in Belle Fourche, South Dakota. She was born on December 28, 1944, to Cecil and Louise Dandridge in Seattle, Washington. She spent her childhood in Lead, South Dakota, and then Spearfish Canyon. She graduated from Lead High School as a very proud member of the class of 1962. She moved to California, where she lived the next four years, briefly marrying Bob Bender and giving birth to her first child, Cherie, in San...

  • CC Honor Rolls

    Casper College officials have released the names of the 483 students who made the President’s Honor Roll for the 2023 fall semester. To qualify, a student must take at least 12 credit hours and receive a GPA of 3.5 or better. Crook County students on the list are: Jessee Driskill of Hulett, Rachelle Miller of Moorcroft and Kaela Lundstrom of Sundance. Casper College officials have released the names of the 386 students who made the Dean’s Honor Roll for the 2023 fall semester. The recognition is for part-time degree-seeking students,...

  • Strata energy offers scholarships for Crook County students

    Strata Energy, Inc. has issued its annual invitation to Crook County high school graduates to apply for Strata’s Community Energy and Opportunity scholarships. Strata scholarships are available to students graduating from a Crook County high school or Crook County accredited home-school program. Since the start of the scholarship program in 2013, Strata has awarded over $37,000 to Crook County students. Students will have until May 15, 2024 to submit scholarship applications. For more information on Strata’s scholarship program, specific...

  • MHS Honor Rolls

    Quarter 1 Seniors: Rebekah Alice Anderson, Gracie Rae Semlek, Joslyn Grace Von Olnhausen, Spencer Robert Cuthrell, Cade Richard Thar, Chaz Solon Dewey, Wyatt Gerald Cook, Madison Jolene Gromann, Marcus David James, Aurora Lee Studie, Alora Janet Alexander, Wyatt Redding Allred, Hailey Elaine Beasley, Toby Alan Massie, Natalee Maye Scribner, Abbie Nicole Gill, Leif Charles Massie, Trenton Oldin Sheehan, Jada Mary Waliezer, Londyn Aslyn Waliezer Juniors: Elle Diane Anderson, Myndy Ellise Heringer, Kiriana Trinity Martinez, Braydnn Alan Terry,...

  • Moorcroft School Menu

    Breakfast Mar. 18: French toast sticks, applesauce, turkey sausage, milk Mar. 19: Sausage, egg and cheese muffin, orange, yogurt, milk Mar. 20: muffins, strawberries, yogurt, milk Mar. 21: Breakfast burrito, pears, hardboiled egg, milk Mar. 22: Cereal, toast, blueberries, juice, milk Lunch Mar. 18: Hamburger, fries, orange, sugar cookie, veggie bar, milk Mar. 19: Taco salad, peaches, veggie bar, milk Mar. 20: Chicken patty sandwich, fries, strawberries, veggie bar, milk Mar. 21: Homestyle...

Moorcroft and the cattle trails

Grace Moore

By Grace Moore West Texas Trail Museum director Cindy Mosteller will be presenting the history of Moorcroft's start and how the confluence of the cattle drives from Texas influenced the area. Mosteller discusses how the cattle started north and the civil war's impact on the drive as well as the union of many of the trails with the Western Cattle Trail or the West Texas Cattle Trail as some call it.  She will share her findings regarding the reasons for bringing cattle this far north and what...

What's Happening at the Moorcroft Branch Library!

Serena Buckner

The youth services area of the library will be closed Monday, March 18 through Thursday, March 21 for spring cleaning.  Pickup services will be available for children and young adult books.  Please call us at least two hours ahead of when you would like to stop in at (307) 756-3232.  We will still have Storytime on Wednesday, March 20, however, it will be held in the upstairs meeting room.  There will be NO Afterschool program on March 20.   Grab a magazine, book or e-reader! It’s time to celebrate - March is National Reading Month....

Moorcroft Senior Menu

Mar. 17: Corned beef and cabbage Mar. 18: Barbecue beef sandwich, potato salad, strawberries, green beans, cherry pie Mar. 19: Country fired steak, mashed potatoes with gravy, mandarin oranges, peas and carrots, carrot cake Mar. 20: Soft shell taco, refried beans, fruit cocktail, California blend veggies, white cake Mar. 21: Salisbury steak, mashed potatoes with gravy, peaches, tomato slices, ice cream Mar. 22: Tuna salad sandwich, broccoli soup, watermelon, cobb salad, chocolate cake Available...

  • Moorcroft Calendar of Events

    Monday Cribbage: 1 p.m., MSC Crook County Museum District Board: 5:30 p.m., West Texas Trail Museum Moorcroft Historical Society: 5:45 p.m., West Texas Trail Museum Crook County School District Board: 6 p.m., Moorcroft High School MVFD Meeting: 6:30 p.m. Moorcroft Ambulance Meeting: 7 p.m. Tuesday Yoga: 9 a.m., MSC Wednesday Coffee, Cinnamon Rolls, Music: 9-11 a.m., MSC Crook County Senior Citizens Service District (Mill Levy) Board: 11 a.m., Sundance Senior Center Movie: 1 p.m., MSC Crook...

  • Pine Haven Calendar of Events

    Sunday Over the Hill Gang Game Night: 4-?, Community Center Monday Exercise Group: noon, Community Center Tuesday Exercise Group: noon, Community Center Wednesday Over the Hill Gang Activities at Community Center: Pinochle, Hand & Foot: 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Meal: 12-12:30 p.m. – Potluck Lunch Thursday Exercise Group: noon, Community Center Fire Department Meeting: 6:30 p.m., Town...

  • Commissioners

    PROCEEDINGS OF THE BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS AT THE COURTHOUSE IN SUNDANCE, CROOK COUNTY, WYOMING Tuesday, March 5, 2024 8:30 o’clock a.m. Present were Chairman Fred M. Devish, Vice-Chairman Kelly B. Dennis, Member Bob Latham and County Clerk Melissa Jones. The Pledge of Allegiance was recited to the Flag. Kelly moved to ratify & approve the minutes from February 6 & 7, 2024. Bob seconded, all ayes, motion carried. Kelly moved to approve the following resolution: RESOLUTION NO. 2024-7 AMENDING AND UPDATING RESOLUTION NO. 1-2004 IMPOSING...

  • PSC

    PUBLIC NOTICE Pursuant to the Wyoming Administrative Procedure Act and the Wyoming Public Service Commission’s (Commission) Rules, the Commission hereby gives notice of the Application of Black Hills Wyoming Gas, LLC d/b/a Black Hills Energy (BHWG or the Company), for authority to revise the Fuel, Lost and Unaccounted for Gas Percentages (FL&U) in all of its Divisions, as more fully described below. 1. BHWG is a natural gas public utility subject to the Commission’s jurisdiction. Wyo. Stat. §§ 37-1-101(a)(vi)(D) and 37-2-112. 2. On...

  • Meeting

    Meeting Notice The Crook County Museum District Board will hold regularly scheduled meeting at 5:30 p.m. on Monday, March 18, 2024 at the West Texas Trail Museum in Moorcroft. Publish: March 14,...

  • Input Meeting

    INPUT SOUGHT AT COMMUNITY NATURAL RESOURCE CONSERVATION MEETING The Conservation District in Crook County is inviting the public and any agencies with an interest in conservation issues to participate in a Local Work Group meeting on Tuesday, April 2, 2024, at 10 am held at the Sundance State Bank Meeting Room, 207 N 2nd St, Sundance, WY. The purpose of this meeting is to receive input from local stakeholders that have an interest in natural resource conditions within these counties and provide feedback to the USDA Natural Resource...

  • Bids

    ADVERTISEMENT AND INVITATION FOR BIDS TOWN OF MOORCROFT NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN THAT SEPARATE SEALED BIDS FOR THE FURNISHING OF: TOWN OF MOORCROFT – PROVIDE AND INSTALL ACCESS CONTROLS PROJECT NUMBER 10210223 GENERALLY DESCRIBED AS: Provide and install a cloud-based electronic access control platform, controllers, access control credential readers, access control badge printer and software, and bridging hardware necessary to provide integrated access control for entry points at up to 8 Town LOCATIONS. BIDS WILL BE RECEIVED BY THE TOWN OF...

  • Crook County Public Notices

    See all Crook County public notices online at: http://www.wyopublicnotices.com/index.php/main/search/0/Crook To place a public notice in the Moorcroft Leader email: moorc...

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