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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Moorcroft's council and department heads met for their first two discussions of the coming budget for the 2022/2023 fiscal year in the days before Monday night's meeting. Office and employee items increasing in cost this year include Caselle and Code Red rates as well as health insurance; clerk/treasurer Cheryl Schneider anticipates a possible raise in property insurance as well. "I would not be surprised if we see that increase." Chemicals will also be going up roughly 35% in the coming year, a...
Law enforcement in Crook County is facing three new – and very concerning – trends. According to Sheriff Jeff Hodge, there have been local increases in the use of fentanyl, suicide threats among the youth and the need to employ force during arrests. “Some of the trends I think people are not aware of – and, if they’re not, they should be,” he said last week. Fentanyl Fentanyl, according to the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA), is a synthetic opioid up to 100 times stronger than morphine. It was developed for pain management...
County level elected officials have requested that the Crook County Commissioners consider granting them a pay increase for the next four-year period. County Attorney Joe Baron spoke to the issue, citing issues including competition with private industry, retention and cost of living as arguments for making the increase. “Every four years, the board of commissioners has to set salaries for elected officials,” he said. This process cannot happen once an elected official is instituted; it must be complete before they take office. The Wyoming Leg...
Kids scrambled to load up on Easter Eggs Saturday in Pine Haven during the Rec Board sponsored hunt. Little hunters will have a second opportunity to gather treats this Saturday in Moorcroft at 12:30 p.m. at the baseball field....
Funeral service for Kenneth Duvall will be held at 2:00 p.m., Friday, April 8, 2022 at Gillette Memorial Chapel with Pastor Donovan Voigt officiating; interment to follow at Mt. Pisgah Cemetery. Visitation will start one hour prior to services. Kenneth R. Duvall passed at his home on Saturday, April 2, 2022, with the presence of his loving family at his side. Kenneth Duvall was the fifth of eight children born to James and Elsie Weaver Duvall. He was the third generation of his family to live...
Normalee Harrod Materi died on April 7, 2022, at Primrose Assisted Living in Gillette. A visitation will be held Friday, April 15, 2022, from 5 - 7 p.m. at Gillette Memorial Chapel. Funeral service will be take place at Upton Elementary School Auditorium Saturday, April 16, 2022 at 11 a.m. with viewing starting at 10 a.m. Pastor Bill Barton will officiate the service. Normalee was born January 7, 1936, in Gillette, WY to Glenn and Cynthia (Hemenway) Harrod. She grew up on a ranch 60 miles north...
Man pleads not guilty to exposure allegations GILLETTE (WNE) — A 40-year-old Gillette man has pleaded not guilty to five criminal counts against him alleging that he exposed himself to several people in Walmart and performed a sex act near a 5-year-old boy. Chad M. Hoskey faces a felony charge of third-degree sexual abuse of a minor and four misdemeanor counts of public indecency. His next court appearance is scheduled in June. The investigation began Feb. 27 when police were called to Walmart around 7 p.m. about a man exposing and touching h...
As a special treat for story book hour during this year's National Library Week, Youth Services Librarian Lacy Rasco read stories about the adventures of the PAW patrol as they save their neighborhood from varied calamities and her audience of more than 100 children from one to ten years of age listened with baited breath. This story time, though, was a little different. As she finished reading, the crowd parted and who showed up, but the heroes themselves with Rasco giving a short biography...
Girls Track at Upton (4/7) 200M – 5. Talissa Fischbach 34.07 1600M – 1. Mallory Jones 6:10.58 3200M – 1. Mallory Jones 12:50.94 Long Jump – 3. Talissa Fischbach 12-04.50 Boys Track at Upton 100M – 5. Dema Haskell 14.13, 2. Trenton Gray 15.12, 9. Oliver Gorsuch 15.30, 11. Ayden Petz 15.68 200M – 7. Trenton Gray 32.87, 9. Ayden Petz 34.98, 10. Weston Haskell 35.13 400M – 6. Wyatt Allred 1:09.80, 9. Trenton Gray 1:11.81, 12. Ayden Petz 1:19.23 1600M – 1. Marcus James 5:26.54 3200N – 1. Marcus James 11:42.19 Long Jump – 4. Dema Haskell 15-09.50, 8...
On Friday, the Moorcroft Wolves Boys and Girls Golf Teams traveled to Upton for their first tournament of the year. It really was a good opportunity for the kids participating to get out and compete in a tournament. Due to weather, we haven't had as many practices as we would have liked. In the boys division, Cade Williams led the Wolves by shooting a 97 for fifth place; Cole Stripp got ninth, with a score of 108; and Gus Robertson got 15th, with a score of 131. On the girl's side, Camlyn...
Moorcroft High School: Rebekah Anderson, Talissa Fischbach, Lynsey Gray, Layson Williamson. Junior High: Eva Anderson, Camry Ruonavaara....
Public Notice Crook County Weed and Pest Control District is giving notice that the district will begin receiving applicator bids for 2022 noxious weed control program. If you are interested in bidding for the noxious weed program bids will be either mailed to the District at P.O. Box 7, Sundance, WY 82729 or hand delivered to the District office at 802 11th Street South. Bids must be presented to the Office Manager no later than 6:00 p.m. May 11, 2022. For more information contact Crook County Weed and Pest at 307-283-2375. The District...
REQUEST for PROPOSALS Crook County School District #1 is requesting proposals for Audio and Intercommunication System Upgrades in four (4) district schools. RFP documents are available at: CCSD #1 Central Office 122 State Highway 585 Sundance, Wyoming 82729 Or electronically at: QuestCDN.com Or by emailing: [email protected] There will be a mandatory Pre-Bid Meeting/Walkthrough: Friday, April 29, 2022, 8:00 AM Sundance Secondary School 1016 E. Cleveland St. in Sundance, WY Directly followed by a walkthrough at the Hulett School, Moorcroft...
NOTICE OF INTENT TO TRADE REAL PROPERTY Notice is hereby given that the Town Council of the Town of Moorcroft, County of Crook, State of Wyoming, will hold a public hearing according to W.S. §15-1-112 on a proposed trade of real property owned by the Town of Moorcroft for certain other real property owned by Robinson Family Limited Partnership, LLP. The hearing will take place on April 25th, 2022 at 7:15 o’clock p.m., in the Town Hall, 104 North Big Horn, Moorcroft, Wyoming 82721, at which time all comments will be heard on the proposed tr...
Town of Moorcroft Regular Meeting of the Council Monday, April 11th, 2022 Town Council Present: Mayor Ben Glenn, Councilmen Dale Petersen, Austin Smith, Dusty Petz and Paul Smoot Town Representatives Present: Clerk/Treasurer Cheryl Schneider, Attorney Pat Carpenter, Police Chief Bill Bryant, Public Works Director Cory Allison and HDR Engineer Heath Turbiville Mayor Glenn called the meeting to order at 7:00 pm and the Pledge of Allegiance was said. Councilman Smoot motioned to approve the Consent Agenda and Councilman Smith seconded. All ayes,...
UW Outdoor Track and Field Next: Fri.-Sat., Apr. 8-9 at Colorado Invitational; Thurs., Apr. 14 at Pacific Coast Intercollegiate; Thurs.-Fri., Apr. 14-15 at Mt. Sac Relays; Fri., Apr. 15 at Bryan Clay Invitational; Fri.-Sat., Apr. 15-16 at Long Beach Invitational; Sat., Apr. 16 at Doug Max Invite BHSU Outdoor Track and Field Next: Sat., Apr. 9 at Bauer Invitational, Rapid City, SD; Thurs.-Sat., Apr. 14-16 at Mt. Sac Relays; Thurs.-Sat., Apr. 14-16 at Long Beach Invitational; Fri., Apr. 15 at Bryan Clay Invitational; Sat., Apr. 16 at Bryan Clay...
