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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Over the last two months, three different vehicles have been stolen from Moorcroft. Each of these thefts was simplified by the actions of the owner. Residents are leaving the keys in their cars and pickups like they’ve done for years, but, according to Moorcroft Police Chief Bill Bryant, “This isn’t the Moorcroft of years ago.” He advises, “Take your keys and valuables inside with you.” The cars were eventually recovered, one from Rapid City, SD; another from Miles City, MT; and the third from...
Due to a reported medical emergency, a local individual driving an SUV westbound on Converse on Monday afternoon lost control while turning into South Big Horn Avenue at a high rate of speed. The vehicle careened onto the east sidewalk, hitting two light posts and two parked cars before crossing onto the west sidewalk and into the Clearwater Xperts plumbing building and the Happily Ever After Daycare, bringing the out-of-control vehicle to a stop. The driver was examined by emergency medical...
The Crook County Republican Party has voted to censure U.S. Representative Liz Cheney for her recent actions in supporting the impeachment of ex-President Donald Trump. “Like a lot of the counties around the state, we are disappointed in her decision,” says Roget Connett, Chairman of the local party. “It was unanimous on the vote.” Cheney has attracted criticism from Republicans across Wyoming who do not feel she was representing this state’s interests when she voted, alongside nine other House Republicans, in favor of the second impeachment of...
Powder River Energy recently donated several poles to Moorcroft that will be used at the landfill to hold the ten- or 12-foot high netting intended to mitigate the flying debris currently contaminating the surrounding ranchland. The existing fence cannot contain the airborne garbage and this is one of the answers, along with crews hired to pick up a radius around the landfill periodically. When the DEQ inspected Moorcroft’s solid waste facility last year, their reaction to the condition of t...
Ruth Ellen Feehan, 93, of Evanston, Wyoming, passed away January 14 in the presence of her loving family. She fought a brave and lengthy battle with rheumatoid arthritis and Alzheimer’s. Ruth entered this world with a unique story. She was born on a farm by Sanish, North Dakota on April 21, 1927 to Roscoe and Mae Hadden. Her country doctor would end up staying the night. The next day he traveled to town and recorded her birth as the 22nd, so we have celebrated her birthday on two days. Also, h... Full story
We started our virtual session on January 12, gaveling in for a one-day start on the session. Bills were read in and assigned to committees and then we gaveled in with our committees, meeting virtually on January 19,20 and 21. The bills were all interim committee bills. We then reconvened on January 27 to work around 55 bills split between the House and Senate. The session was available either virtually or in person. I have attended both the gaveling in on the 12th and the session from January 21 to February 5 in person in Cheyenne. The senate...
RCS continues to work on the rebar in preparation for concrete pouring. They currently plan to pour the walls for the chambers next week. At the same time, they continue to work on the rip rap for lagoon cell one and are nearing completion on this cell. They will move on to the removal of the rip rap for lagoon cell two once this is completed....
Yellowstone visitation down 5% in 2020 CODY (WNE) — Yellowstone National Park reported its final 2020 numbers on Thursday, down 5% compared to 2019. A total of 3,806,305 recreation visits took place to Yellowstone during the year. It was the fewest people who attended Yellowstone since 2014 and the first time since that year in which fewer than 4 million people entered the Park. But it was also the year of the comeback, as the Park recorded its busiest September and October on record and second busiest August. The Park was closed due to h...
In-person and online courses for home cooks and managers of canned food processing operations around the region will be hosted by the University of Wyoming Extension. Two course options are offered: one for acidified foods, which is a two-day FDA approved class about acid foods, acidified foods and fermented foods that are packaged, jarred or canned. The second is the home processing course, a one-day class about low acid foods. Acidified Foods Processing (FDA approved) will be online Feb. 4-5. In-person only classes will be in Jackson March 3-...
The Wolves wrestling team had a busy weekend of duals traveling to Wheatland on Friday and hosting three duals at home on Saturday. In Wheatland, they met up with Torrington, Newcastle-Upton and Southeast, going 1-2 for the day. On Saturday, under the light, the Wolves met up with Wheatland, Buffalo and Burns/Pine Bluffs, going 2-1 for the day. They had some great mat time and are getting prepared for the upcoming conference duals, regional and state tournaments. Dual scores were: Friday:...
Over 315 students were named to the Sheridan College honor rolls for the fall 2020 semester, including Tia Cranston of Moorcroft who was named to the Vice President’s Honor Roll. For full-time students to earn a place on the Vice President’s Honor Roll, they must maintain full-time enrollment by completing 12 credit hours or more with letter grades of A, B, C, OR S and a semester GPA of 3.5 or higher. Credits counted in S graded classes may not exceed one credit. Sheridan College is a two-year public college located in Sheridan, Wyoming, and...
On Thursday, the Wolves boys basketball team traveled to Sundance to take on the second ranked 2A Bulldogs in their third conference game of the season. The Wolves came out and handled the pressure of the Bulldogs and played a good first quarter, but trailed, 15-13 going into the second. The team really struggled offensively in the second quarter and went into halftime trailing, 27-14. The second half was back and forth, but the Bulldogs prevailed in the end, 55-34. I thought we came out ready...
On Thursday, the Lady Wolves traveled to Sundance to take on the Bulldogs. Moorcroft got out to a good start and took a 29-16 lead into the half. Sundance came back in the second half and was able to cut the lead to 42-40. The Lady Wolves regrouped and were able to pull out a 49-45 victory. Rivalry games are always competitive and this game was no exception. On Friday, the Lady Wolves saw the Southeast Cyclones come to town for only their second home game of the season. The Junior Varsity team...
The Moorcroft Interfaith Community (MIC) saw record numbers of clients at its food pantries during the month of January. “January was kind of crazy,” says MIC President Monte Reichenberg. “We had a suspicion that numbers would be up after the holidays. But the numbers surprised us.” Reichenberg went on to say that the first pantry on January 7 was rather modest as the pantry served 176 families representing 580 individuals. But the Wyoming Food Bank of the Rockies Mobile pantry on January 14 was attended by a record 348 families representing 11...
