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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Deep and dark is the forest, sequins sparkle and laughter is low as the Wolves dance into the woods. After missing out on the annual Promenade last year due to the pandemic, the feeling this year was electric as the dark and romantic theme, “Into the Woods” showed off the bright gowns and smiles of the prom-goers Friday night at MHS....
The Wyoming Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) met with Moorcroft’s governing body Monday morning to discuss the town’s options for the future of the municipal landfill. Program Principal Craig McOmie and District #3 Supervisor Richard Lemm, both from the Casper office, brought insights and requirements for keeping the Moorcroft landfill open into the future. This meeting was the result of the town’s unsuccessful maintenance of the landfill. DEQ arrived on site a last year and strongly denounced the condition of the facility. Addin...
Gillette resident Jamie Riddle and family addressed the Moorcroft Council last Monday night to request “splitting the address” for the property they recently bought from former Mayor Steve Sproul on South Little Horn Avenue. “I went to the post office and they said I had to come here to get permission to split the address into “A” and “B” for the building versus the apartment,” said Riddle. This statement was received with silence as the governing body digested the larger issue: the necessity of either permitting or denying a variance allowi...
Former Moorcroft Police Chief Douglas Lundborg was honored last week for his 38 years of law enforcement service. The award was presented at the yearly WASCOP (Wyoming Association of Sheriffs and Chiefs of Police) Conference held in Casper, WY on April 27, 2021. Former Chief Lundborg received congratulations from Jeff Hodge, Crook County Sheriff and third Vice President of WASCOP....
Rod Owen DeCent, age 57, passed away peacefully May 1, 2021, with his wife and family by his side. Rod was born May 13, 1963, in Aurora, Minnesota, to Allan “Doc” and Priscilla DeCent. He grew up in Embarrass, Minnesota, and graduated from J. F. Kennedy High School in Babbitt, Minnesota. After graduation, Rob joined the National Guard where he devoted four years of his life. Rod met the love of his life, Melony, in 2001 and they married on September 11, 2010. From this marriage three chi...
The Crook County War Memorial Committee is seeking names to be added to the Crook County War Memorial this fall. Please submit names, along with a copy of the veterans DD Form 214, by July 16. In order for a name to be engraved on the War Memorial, the veteran must (1) have been a resident of Crook County at the time of their induction and claimed it as their home of record OR (2) have been serving active duty here in Crook County at the time of their reenlistment (this option is only available to those who served here when the “Radar S...
I grew up watching westerns with the likes of Roy Rogers, Gene Autry and John Wayne. Predictable endings – good guys riding off into the sunset after saving the town – never spoiled the action or suspense of the movie. Wyoming hoped for the same sequence during this year’s legislative session. There was plenty of action and suspense during the session, especially around school funding. However, when our legislators tipped their hats and bid farewell to the 2021 session, they had not made inroads to solve Wyoming’s education funding woes. W...
Jury awards family $2.2M CASPER (WNE) — A Natrona County jury awarded more than $2 million in damages last week to the wife and daughter of a man killed as a result of poor traffic control during construction on an Evansville intersection. Bill Gray, 62, of Casper, was riding his motorcycle on the evening of Sept. 12, 2017 when he was hit by a driver at the intersection of the Old Yellowstone Highway and Cole Creek Road. He was airlifted to a Denver hospital with serious injuries, where he died two weeks later. The Wyoming Department of T...
Congratulations to the MHS Fine Art Students for a job well done this year! This year at the 53rd Wyoming State Art Symposium we had five blue ribbon winners. The blue ribbon signifies that the student’s work has been judged and it is in the top 30% of the work exhibited from across the great state of Wyoming. MHS blue ribbon winners are seniors Shania Miller, Teagan Timberman and Nicole Queen-Wineteer. Sophomore Kailee Gill and Freshman Eli Bellikka also brought home a blue ribbon. Moorcroft a...
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National Prevention Week is an annual health observance dedicated to increasing public awareness and action around substance use prevention and the promotion of positive mental health. This year, this national initiative, sponsored by the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA), will take place May 9 to 15. Here in Crook County, our Prevention program is supported by the Be Well Coalition, a group of community members that work together with Prevention Specialist Katie Allen. Why does prevention matter? Because when...
As the council gets closer to a final budget for the coming fiscal year of 2021/2022, they met a third time to further iron out details through the remaining 2020/2021 budget and the next that starts July 1. The last two meetings gave each department head an opportunity to advise the council where they are right now, where they considered a need for extra funds in the coming fiscal year and where they could possibly trim a bit. This meeting addressed capital expenditures, including a needed compactor at the landfill, another pickup for public...
On April 19, police were contacted regarding a suspicious vehicle parked at the Pinnacle Bank. The driver of the vehicle had placed a black bag outside of their vehicle and left it there. As the officer approached the bank, the vehicle in question left the parking lot, leaving the bag behind. Officer followed the vehicle, eventually pulling it over due to the trunk being open and items falling out into the roadway. Officer contacted the occupants who stated, “they were just hanging out”. Officer advised that the bank was private property, and...
A fatal vehicle crash on the intestate east of Sundance claimed the life of a Rapid City resident on Wednesday. The incident took place in the morning and involved a single SUV. According to reports from Wyoming Highway Patrol, the crash took place near milepost 199 at 8:52 a.m. on April 28. The vehicle was heading east when its left rear tire tread separated from the tire, which caused the driver to lose control. The vehicle exited the right side of the roadway, where it overturned. The driver, later identified as 42-year-old Kelsey M. Conner...
This year saw some great fishing despite the low levels on Keyhole Reservoir as 52 teams prepared to put all their cunning and knowledge of the sport in play to catch the biggest fish in this two-day competition. Jeremy McInerney and Brad Humpal ended the weekend with a total of 51.1 pounds putting them in First Place. Troy Huckins and Phillip Bailey made an impressive second place, bringing in 45.28 total pounds. Third place went to Steve Jones and Greg Renstrom with a total of 34.88 pounds;...
