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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Ag teacher and FFA advisor Hugh Jenkins approached the Moorcroft Town Council to ask for a variance to build a barn to house livestock at Monday night’s meeting. The town does not allow chickens, geese, cows, horses and so on to be housed in town limits so, according to the FFA advisor, most kids in the area have no access to animal husbandry. “Sundance uses the fairgrounds, Hulett’s got a really nice barn and garden, but Moorcroft doesn’t have any of these things,” he said. Jenkins asked the...
The window to secure federal funding that could be used to improve access to high-speed broadband across Crook County won’t be open for very long, said Russ Elliott of the Wyoming Broadband Advisory Committee (WBAC) last week. Elliott urged the county commission to work quickly to gather data about service levels across the county and determine where help might most be needed. Elliott explained that a federal “Connect Fund” has been established specifically for rural areas in America. Around $600 million has been made available to encou...
The MTC board was asked to communicate more directly with the town during the Moorcroft Council meeting Monday night. The board is currently installing washer/dryer units in the janitor's room; however, the room will need electrical work and an opening for ventilation of the dryer. Public Works Director Cory Allison is in charge of the MTC budget and he exclaimed that no one had told him about the situation and said, "I should have been the first one you told because it's coming out of my...
The Pine Haven Town Council spoke with HDR Engineering's Heath Turbiville on Monday afternoon about the town's plan to install a bike/walking path within the next couple of years. The bike path, under the TEA Program, is available through an 80/20 grant from the Wyoming Department of Transportation and can be built in phases as $2 million is available for which to apply every year. This year's letter of intent must be received by the department between March 30 and April 30 or in September for...
Trudy Mae Hoskins, 84, of Canon City, CO, was called home to our Lord and Savior on February 5, 2019. Trudy was born January 31, 1935, in East Orange, NJ, the daughter of John Hulick Conover and Jancina (Janet) Kjargaard. On June 21, 1953, she married Robert Policky in Omaha, NE sharing 19 adventure-filled years raising three boys until Robert's passing in 1972. On June 14, 1983, God blessed her with a fantastic soulmate when she married Charlie Hoskins in St. Onge, SD. Trudy had a passion for...
The Moorcroft Fire Department’s expired air packs were discussed at Monday night’s council meeting. Councilman Owen Mathews advocated perhaps assisting the firefighters in acquiring moneys to procure up-to-date tanks. “I understand the general impression is that they [tanks] haven’t been through the wear, but we do owe these guys; they put their lives on the line for us,” he said. Councilman Paul Smoot asked Councilman and volunteer fire fighter Ben Glenn if there was a better method of rotation that the department could adopt, purchasin...
UW basketball player pleads not guilty to assault LARAMIE (WNE) — A suspended Wyoming men’s basketball player has pleaded not guilty to assault and battery charges. Ny Redding, who’s facing two counts of simple assault and one count of battery, entered a not guilty plea in Albany County Circuit Court on Friday through his attorneys, according to court documents. The charges stem from his alleged involvement in a December incident at a Laramie bar. Redding also requested that his initial court appearance set for Feb. 14 be vacated and a scheduli...
The Wolves wrestling team traveled to Saratoga this past weekend to wrestle in the Carbon County Invite, where they met up with 17 other schools from across Wyoming in search of what their competition will be in two weeks at the High School state tournament. It was tough competition and they had to fight their way to the finish. The Wolves came out on top, winning the tournament overall with having six in the finals and many placers. Individual results were as follows. Champions: 138 Parker...
Thursday, February 7, the Wolves wrestled in the Powder River All Conference wrestling duals in Sundance. There, they competed against the four other Powder River Conference teams consisting of Hulett, Sundance, Wright and Tongue River. Moorcroft swept the duals winning all four. Dual scores were, Moorcroft vs, Hulett- 59-18 Moorcroft vs. Tongue River- 66-12 Moorcroft vs. Wright- 49-23 Moorcroft vs, Sundance- 64-6 The Wolves, as a team, won the duals. Coach Charlie Williams was awarded Powder...
On Friday night, the Lady Wolves hosted the Rams from Big Horn. The Wolves got off to a slow start and found themselves down 42-26 at the half. Big Horn shot it well in the first half and our defense wasn’t where it needed to be. The Wolves came out strong in the third quarter behind a 19 point while holding the Rams to just seven points. The Wolves trailed, 49-45, going into the fourth quarter. Neither team could get much going in the last quarter and the Wolves ended up losing, 56-49. We started the game slow, gave up too many points in t...
Boys Basketball February 8: Big Horn - 66, Moorcroft - 20 February 9: Wright - 47, Moorcroft - 34 Girls Basketball February 8: Big Horn - 56, Moorcroft - 49 February 9: Wright - 47, Moorcroft - 34...
Bill requiring work for Medicaid heads to House CHEYENNE (WNE) — A bill to place work requirements on certain recipients of Medicaid in Wyoming made its way to the House floor Thursday. Senate File 144, sponsored by Sen. Larry Hicks, R-Baggs, would require able-bodied Medicaid recipients between the ages of 19 and 64 to put in 20 hours a week through a combination of work, schooling, workforce training or volunteering with a local nonprofit. The bill passed out of the House Labor, Health and Social Services Committee on Thursday morning on a 5...
