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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Western Waste Solutions will start gathering residential garbage throughout Moorcroft Friday morning, April 5. Residents are encouraged to take note of this change of scheduled pick up as Friday will be the day of garbage collection moving forward. If a household needs an extra pick-up, the Moorcroft Town Council chose to leave that discussion between the clerk’s office and Western Waste so any citizen who wants this extra service is to contact Clerks Cheryl Schneider or Jodi Clark at Town Hall to customize a schedule. Company owner Dave N...
he ball is now rolling on a water study that will investigate whether or not it is feasible to form a water district on the west side of Crook County with the ultimate goal of hooking on to Gillette’s Madison water system. The county commissioners applied for the study in September, hoping to discover how many residents in and around the Carlile area could feasibly be served by the Madison water system infrastructure. The study was prompted by a suggestion from Harry Labonde, Director of Wyoming Water Development, as part of the push to help l...
The Moorcroft High School promenade was beautifully set within a fantastical forest themed The Enchanted Garden Saturday evening. The student committee chose the this theme from four that were nominated and the junior class, consisting of 35 young people, began setting the stage last Monday with the assistance of teachers Steve Richter and Travis Santistevan. The enterprise was completed Friday evening at 8:30 p.m. Of the 85 students who attended prom, 80 participated in the Grand March. As the...
Choir schedule that ran in last week’s paper had the wrong date for the Good Friday Service. The Community Choir will be singing for the Moorcroft Community Good Friday Service on April 19, 2019 not March 19, 2019....
Wanda F. Sell Schulze, 83, passed away March 7, 2019. She was born on June 14, 1935 on the farm at Dorsey, NE to Lawrence and Hazel (Hartford) Crawford. On June 8, 1955 she married Lavern Sell. Together they had four children, Waneta Sell, Linda (Todd) Spath, Lamoine (Mary) Sell and Lonnie Sell. Wanda attended one year at Southern State Teachers College in Springfield, SD. She then taught school on the Pine Ridge Indian Reservation. In 1965, Lavern and Wanda bought a ranch south of Sundance and...
Celebration of Life for Charles R. Rankin will be held at 11 a.m., Saturday, March 16, 2019 at Upton Elementary Auditorium. Memorials and condolences may be sent Charles’ name in care of Meridian Mortuary 111 South Railroad Ave, Newcastle, WY 82701. Condolences may also be expressed at www.meridianmortuary.com. Charles R. Rankin age 94, of Upton, WY died Friday, March 8, 2019 at Crook County Medical in Sundance, WY. He was born on January 1, 1925....
Many, many thanks to two very special young men who donated their time and efforts Saturday to shovel the icy snow out of my driveway. They would not accept any payment. God Bless You. Edith Shepherd Moorcroft...
Little darling, it’s been a long cold lonely winter Little darling, it seems like years since it’s been here Here comes the sun (doo doo doo doo) Here comes the sun, and I say it’s all right George Harrison’s song of spring is a fitting start to my Sunshine Week salute to everyday heroes bringing light to local government. “Why do you want to know that?” is a question most reporters have heard when asking for public documents. It generally becomes a Freedom of Information teaching moment from the journalist to the reluctant keeper of records....
Phishing scam creates headache in Albany courthouse LARAMIE (WNE) — Hope Quade, who oversees IT in the Albany County Courthouse, suggested to commissioners last week there needs to be mandatory training on internet safety for some county employees. Quade is the county’s account manager for Medicine Bow Technologies, which is currently contracted to handle the county’s IT needs. The suggestion came after an employee in the courthouse fell prey to a phishing scam Feb. 28 and certain “financial information was intercepted,” Quade said. Under tha...
Around 105 kids showed up for the post prom party held at the Moorcroft Fire House. A mechanical bull was the star of the show with many participants climbing aboard and riding the eight seconds. Other games included Dozer's gaming trailer from Colorado full of video games and water pong. "[The kids] had a tournament going all night, champions were Lizzie Peterson and Caden Connally ,"Marci Allison, one of the volunteer party organizers, said. She added that the celebration ended at 5 a.m. when...
The Gillette Chamber Singers, including Moorcroft’s own Paul Ormseth, and the Powder River Symphony present their spring concert, Glorious Together, on Saturday, March 16, 7:30 p.m. at the Thunder Basin High School auditorium in Gillette. The public is invited to attend with tickets available at the door. The Gillette Chamber Singers have both regionally and internationally over the years and are traveling to Prague and the Czech Republic this summer for a two week concert tour....
Mar. 4 – Two VIN checks. Two traffic stops. Deputy investigated animal complaint. Deputy investigated a report of suspicious vehicle. Deputy assisted Wyoming Highway Patrol with two separate calls. Detention Deputy booked in subject. Mar. 5 – Three VIN checks. Two traffic stops. Deputy assisted motorist. Deputy assisted Sundance Police Department with call. Detention Deputy booked in subject. Mar. 6 – Traffic stop. Deputy assisted Sundance Police Department with call. Detention Deputy transported prisoner. Deputy investigated traffic compl...
Speeding – Bernardo J. Gonzales, NM, 89/80, $140; Allan L. Barth, MT, 78/70, $86; Britney L. Boyer, Pine Haven, 85/70, $120 Follow Too Closely – Damon D. Coulter, Gillette, $75 Violate Legal Weight (2001-4000) – Tarl J. Yundt, ND, $120; (10001-12000) – Daniel W. Lass, Gillette, $345...
The Wyoming Game and Fish Department is happy to announce the winners of the 2018 brucellosis monitoring raffle. As a thank-you to hunters who submitted blood samples and other information from targeted areas, each complete submission was entered into a raffle to win high-quality outdoor equipment. Elk hunters submitted 1550 blood samples from the elk they harvested this season to help Game and Fish monitor brucellosis. The winners of the gear prizes are: • Robert Merrill, Wyoming: 6.5 Creedmoor Mossberg Patriot bolt-action rifle donated by t...
The Wyoming Game and Fish Department is offering trainings for members of the public to become a certified Wyoming aquatic invasive species (AIS) inspector. These trainings will provide the skills necessary to inspect personally-owned and other watercraft as well. The trainings include information on basic biology of invasive species, the impacts of AIS, transport vectors and distribution of AIS. It includes classroom instruction, a question-and-answer session and a hands-on watercraft inspection exercise. The trainings are free and open to...
CHEYENNE – Counties seeking delinquent ad valorem taxes from bankrupt energy companies will automatically move to the front of the line of creditors seeking payment starting in 2021. This general session, the Wyoming Legislature passed Senate File 118, which gives primacy to counties seeking delinquent tax payments from bankrupt energy companies. The new system starts in 2021. Currently, counties can file a claim for first payment but must compete against banks and other lenders for a chance to recapture some of the money owed. The bill’s spons...
