The Voice of the Community Since 1909, Serving Moorcroft and Pine Haven, Wyoming
The Voice of the Community Since 1909, Serving Moorcroft and Pine Haven, Wyoming
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With temperatures in the mid to high 30s as the week began, recess was a whole lot of fun for young Moorcroft students on their first week of school in 2022....
Moorcroft Mayor Dick Claar shares his thoughts on the three projects at the forefront this year: the landfill, MTC and the long-awaited splash pad. Despite all the trials the town is facing at this time, the mayor is hopeful about the future, saying, “I think Moorcroft is on the verge of some expansion, population-wise and business-wise, if that motel that’s rumored goes in behind Coffee Cup [Fuel Stop] takes place this spring, that will be another plus for Moorcroft.” Landfill With no county assistance to keep the landfill facility open and b...
Water Guy, a company out of Gillette that serves approximately 90 entities, providing licensed water and lagoon testing and treatment as well as call out services for leaks and other flow problems, discussed with Pine Haven's council the necessity of raising prices on Tuesday. "I have several operators on staff and the specialized equipment we use on many systems," said owner Duane Fawcett as he began to explain the price increase. "We're running into some problems, one is inflation [and] the...
The Harwood Baseball Field on Pine Haven’s Industrial Drive underwent a routine audit (inspection) recently by a representative of the Wyoming State Parks agency, through which the Department of Revenue bestowed $12,636 to the town. The agency cited several points of noncompliance that needed to be fixed, including conspicuous signage to attribute funding to the Land and Water Conservation Fund, bleachers moved to a more appropriate area, dilapidated concession stands removed and acceptable standard of maintenance (i.e. grass). Barb Hardy of th...
A successful step for Senator Ogden Driskill in his efforts to keep Crook and Weston counties whole: his updated plan for redistricting this portion of the state was officially adopted by the committee working on the process last week. “They took my plan and adopted it,” he says of the December 28 meeting of the Corporations Committee. “That’s not to say it’s going to stay, but it’s adopted.” Driskill’s aim since the process began has been to preserve both counties as the basis of their own voting districts – something Weston County has not ha...
LARAMIE — Despite recent snowfall across southern Wyoming the last couple weeks of last year, the state enters the New Year in a drought that’s held since 2020. This is the 36th driest year of the past 127 years for Albany County, with drought conditions ranging from abnormally dry to extreme, according to the National Integrated Drought Information System. Matthew Brothers, a meteorologist at the National Weather Service office in Cheyenne, said Albany County is in what is classified as a moderate drought, with surrounding areas like Lar...
Wyoming gas prices fall by 3.1 cents in past week CHEYENNE (WNE) — Wyoming gas prices have fallen 3.1 cents per gallon in the past week, averaging $3.26 per gallon Monday, according to GasBuddy.com’s daily survey of 494 stations in Wyoming. Gas prices in Wyoming are 11.7 cents per gallon lower than a month ago and stand $1.08 per gallon higher than a year ago. According to GasBuddy price reports, the cheapest station in Wyoming was priced at $2.65 per gallon Monday, while the most expensive was $3.84, a difference of $1.19. The national ave...
Are you ready? LOGOS, a nondenominational, community centered Wednesday evening youth event is about to restart for 2022! With the theme, “Walk like A Christian”, students, their families, community and staff will have a chance to apply the “Walk Like A Christian” lessons to their lives to make them successful Christians. The 2021-22 Second Semester LOGOS Restart will be on Wednesday, January 12 at First Presbyterian Church in Moorcroft, 100 S. Belle Fourche Ave. Immediately after school, LOGOS volunteers will meet elementary age student...
Though flurries have passed through the area fairly regularly over the last couple of weeks, Wyoming’s snowpack is lower than usual so far this season – and Crook County is almost at the bottom of the list in terms of how much snow has accumulated in this area. While the overall average for the state is 88% of the median for this time of the year, Crook County has just over half the snowpack it would normally see. Only South Platte has a lower percentage at 31% of median. According to the Water Resources Data System and Wyoming State Cli...
The Crook County Natural Resource District (CCNRD) is encouraging the public to read two documents that outline both the past and future: an annual report and a plan of action for the year ahead. These documents have been published as a guide to the work that was accomplished over the last twelve months, and the accomplishments CCNRD will be aiming for in 2022. Road Ahead In 2022, CCNRD will continue its work to improve water quality by focusing on impaired stretches of the Belle Fourche River and Donkey Creek, according to its plan of action....
FBI Denver has issued a warning to residents of Wyoming and Colorado that a new phone scam is hitting this area in which people posing as local law enforcement demand payment for a warrant of fine to clear the victim’s name. “The FBI warns citizens that if they receive a phone call from someone claiming to be law enforcement asking for money or gift cards, to hang up and report it to their local law enforcement authorities and the FBI,” says FBI Denver Division Special Agent in Charge Michael Schneider. More than 300 women have been hit by th...
Notice is hereby given that the Crook County School District #1 Board of Trustees issued warrants for the following bills exceeding $500.00 at the regular meeting of the board held on DECEMBER 20, 2021, at SUNDANCE, WYOMING. To Whom Paid Purpose of Expenditure Amount General Fund A & B Welding Supply Co., Inc. Teaching Materials & Supplies $ 833.96 Ackerman, Brandon Isolation $ 757.34 Acme Tools Jointer $ 1,650.00 All Around Hardware Supplies $ 1,672.17 Alzada Elementary School District 56 Out-of-State Tuition $ 30,580.00 Amazon.com Credit...
The Crook County Tourism Promotion Board will meet in Hulett at the Community Center at 5 p.m. on Wednesday, Jan. 19. The public is welcome to attend. Learn more about the Board’s work at DevilsTowerCountry.com. Publish: January 6, 2022...
RT-130 Refresher Trainings Jan 17, 2022- 6pm, Moorcroft Fire Hall Feb 16, 2022, 6pm, Sundance Community Room Publish: January 6 and 13, 2022...
Speeding – Jean Samantha, MN, 88/80, $101; Joshua Hamilton, Riverton, 90/80, $105; Jimmie Abbas, IA, 92/80, $120; Joshua D. Anderson, Upton, 64/45, $223; Jana Donaghe, Gillette, 89/80, $103; Matthew Bietsch, SD, 90/75, $135 No Seat Belt (driver) – Austin Lee Lunstra, Hulett, $25 Follow Too Closely – Justin Nipper, Sundance, $90 Fail to Merge into Farthest Lane for Emergency Vehicle – Shamil Tsuntaev, FL, $240 Drive While License Suspended for DWUI – Austin Lee Lunstra, Hulett, $270, 30 days jail/23 days suspended, unsupervised probation...
Dec. 27 – Three VIN checks. Two traffic stops. Assist to DFS. Trespassing complaint. Motorist assist. Business checks. Three EMS pages. Dec. 28 – Four VIN checks. Two traffic stops. Suspicious circumstance. Business checks. House watches. Two EMS pages. Fire page. Dec. 29 – Four VIN checks. Three traffic stops. Business checks. Assist to Wyoming Highway Patrol. Two coroner calls. Assist DFS. Assist EMS. Two EMS pages. Two fire pages. Dec. 30 – Five VIN checks. Paper service. Fingerprints. Assist EMS. House watches. Business check. EMS page. F...
GILLETTE — After 87 years of standing above Gillette Avenue, the two spruce trees that towered in front of Twin Spruce Junior High School for decades are gone. A tree-removal crew took down the two ailing trees over the course of Dec. 27 and 28, clearing the way for the two replacement trees planted in 1998 to carry on the school’s namesake. “I loved those trees, they were part of the school…for 87 years,” said David Foreman, principal of Twin Spruce from 1990-2014. “All good things, sometimes, have to come to an end and according to the expe...
PINEDALE — Although county and state attorneys argued veterinarian Rex F. Rammell’s appeal in 9th District Court of four brand-inspection convictions and sentences was untimely and improper, the judge disagreed. In Sublette County’s possibly longest-running misdemeanor case, Rammell was charged on June 27, 2019, with violating the state required brand-inspection law by trailering four horses and a colt from Sweetwater County to Sublette County for summer grazing. The law is Wyoming Statute 11-21-103, which Rammell has argued as uncon...
