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Articles from the May 9, 2024 edition


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  • Council asked to crack down on abandoned houses

    Grace Moore|May 9, 2024

    Moorcroft's derelict and abandoned houses and trailers are again the forefront of discussion among the town's elected officials and homeowners who have to live next to these properties. Many of these buildings are believed unsafe – gutted by fire, rodent infested, with rotting holes in the roof and floor, etc. and have continued to decay for several years with little to no interest from the owners. At a recent meeting of the town council, resident Sam Burke, fiancé Jerry Hildeman and ne...

  • Memorial fish tourney raises money for search and rescue

    May 9, 2024

    This weekend, the North East Wyoming Walleye Association (NEWWA) celebrated the second annual Memorial fish tourney honoring Jason Otto and Bruce Lang. Forty four teams competed, enduring high winds Sunday to enjoy a great fishing day, according to NEWWA spokesperson Sharon Coleman, who reported a donation of $2543 to Crook County Search and Rescue. The group was happy to be able to present the check directly to Sheriff Hodge at the awards ceremony....

  • Patch work

    Grace Moore|May 9, 2024

    When Moorcroft's Public Works Director Cory Allison and his crew noticed a loss of pressure in the Madison water line Wednesday morning, crewmen traveled along the pipeline and soon discovered water on the ground about halfway between town and the Madison well, east of Wind Creek Road, indicating a leak in the line. Allison called Travis Dewey, owner of Tri-City Excavation Inc. in Carlile, WY. "They dug it up and figured out what was wrong Wednesday afternoon and we had it going by noon on...

  • Celebrating ten years

    May 9, 2024

    On Sunday May 5, Pastor Monte Reichenberg from First Presbyterian Church (FPC) celebrated ten years of pastoral service with FPC in Moorcroft. The anniversary dinner included delicious Mexican dishes paired with all the sides as well as a cake. Several people from the congregation and public attended to celebrate alongside the well-recognized and beloved spiritual leader. Some even shared their own testimonials of how Pastor Monte has personally helped them, many tears were shed by all...

  • Off to the Spring Championships

    May 9, 2024

    Our Moorcroft Golf team is headed to the High School Golf Spring Championships in Torrington May 9-10. Coach Gail Mayer along with the team: Cade Williams, Carter Hatling, McKinnon Purcell, Gatlin McCrea, Weston Haskell, Caysen Phillips, Preston Crozier, Victoria Rozell, Abby Stroud and Krizma Delfino....

  • Weed & Pest braces for grasshopper influx

    Sarah Pridgeon|May 9, 2024

    With predictions of a bad grasshopper season ahead, Crook County Weed & Pest has launch a program for larger properties that it hopes will keep the hungry insects from causing too much damage. The district is also offering its assistance to landowners with smaller parcels who would like to tackle the potential influx. “They are an intrusive, invasive little insect,” says Alycia Conroy-Davis, District Supervisor. “They eat everything.” Hay, soy beans, alfalfa – it doesn’t make a difference, the grasshoppers are willing to eat it. In fact, a gra...

  • Poaching case leads to possession charges

    Sarah Pridgeon|May 9, 2024

    A Moorcroft woman faces felony possession charges after controlled substances were located at her home during a separate search related to a poaching case. On April 23, a Crook County Sheriff’s Office deputy executed a search warrant on a Moorcroft residence for the possession, manufacturing and consumption of marijuana and methamphetamine. The warrant was granted because controlled substances were located during a separate search warrant for a poaching case that was conducted by Wyoming Game & Fish. The occupant, Tracy McGee, allegedly e...

  • Crook County Sheriff's Office

    May 9, 2024

    April 29 – Six VIN checks. Two paper services. Citizens assist. Coroner call. Motorist assist. Rape report. Two traffic stops. Wanted person. April 30 – Three VIN checks. Traffic crash. Animal complaint. Business checks. Motorist assist. Three traffic stops. Wanted person. May 1 – VIN check. Assisted Wyoming Highway Patrol. Trespassing call. Prisoner transport. May 2 – Four VIN checks. Business checks. Information. Motorist assist. Prisoner transport. Eight traffic stops. Wanted person. Trespassing. Welfare check. May 3 – Five VIN checks. P...

  • Circuit Court

    May 9, 2024

    Speeding – Melissa Greenwood, Moorcroft, WY, 70/65, $65; Lyndon Bolt, Rapid City, SD, 85/75, $105; Heriberto Casimiro Gutierrez, Gillette, WY, 85/80, $15; Levi Rudloff Jordan, Aladdin, WY, 90/80, $105; Carlos Cabanas Padilla, Stamford, CT, 84/75, $103; Thermistoklis Bollanos, Farmingdale, NY, 83/65, $216; Gabrielle Martin, Spearfish, SD, 54/45, $133; Crystal A. Briggs, Sherman, TX, 94/75, $155 No Valid Driver’s License – Heriberto Casimiro Gutierrez, Gillette, WY, $140 Throw Burning Substance from Vehicle – (minor), Moorcroft, WY, $550...

  • 17,500 Wyoming enrollees lost Medicaid or Kid Care CHIP coverage over last year

    Madelyn Beck, WyoFile.com|May 9, 2024

    More than 17,500 Wyoming enrollees lost Medicaid or Kids Care CHIP coverage over the previous 12 months ending March. That’s because the Wyoming Department of Health is performing its federally mandated eligibility review for the services. The state paused that annual effort during the pandemic while the feds temporarily bolstered Medicaid funds to help cover extra enrollees. Of those removed from the rolls, 12,380 — nearly 70% — lost access due to “procedural reasons,” like failing to return renewal paperwork. About three quarters of those...

  • Beautiful eggs Benedict

    Vicki Hayman, UW Community Vitality and Health Educator|May 9, 2024

    Eggs Benedict is a delicious dish consisting of an English muffin, poached egg, Canadian bacon and a homemade hollandaise sauce. This breakfast dish is the epitome of luxury! People are intimidated, most likely by poaching the eggs and making a hollandaise sauce. If you don’t know how to poach eggs or make hollandaise sauce, try learning new culinary skills. Eggs Benedict is easier than it looks! Plating the individual dish components while they are hot takes some planning. Here are the steps I recommend to do it: 1. Measure out the h...

  • Wyoming News Briefs

    Wyoming News Exchange Newspapers|May 9, 2024

    Average price of gasoline remains unchanged in last week in Wyoming CHEYENNE (WNE) — Average gasoline prices in Wyoming are unchanged in the last week, averaging $3.27 per gallon on Monday, according to GasBuddy. com’s survey of 494 stations in Wyoming. Prices in Wyoming are 0.3 cents per gallon higher than a month ago, and stand 8.0 cents per gallon lower than a year ago. According to GasBuddy price reports, the lowest price in the state on Sunday was $2.87 per gallon, while the highest was $4.19, a difference of $1.32. The national ave...

  • What's Happening at the Moorcroft Branch Library

    Serena Buckner|May 9, 2024

    May 6-12 is the 105th Children’s Book Week. This is one of the longest running national celebrations of books for young people. Anyone anywhere can celebrate Children’s Book Week. This year, we invite you to join CLUB NO RULES, JUST READ. How do you join? You read! That’s right…all you need to do is read something during the week and you are in! Read a book, magazine, audiobook, comic, newspaper, poem, instruction manual, or… Read for five minutes…no, no, 30 minutes… no, no, an hour. Ok, just read for however long you can/want. Read alone, w...

  • High School Track

    May 9, 2024

    Girls 100M: London McCrea 13.66 Girls 200M: McCrea 28.41, Talia Vargas 29.41 Girls 400M: 8. Vargas 1:06.41 Girls 100M Hurdles: Lani Gill 18.53 Girls 300M Hurdles: 2. McCrea 48.19, 9. Vargas 53.67, Gill 54.40 Girls 4x100M Relay: 9. Moorcroft 56.99 Girls Long Jump: Gill 15-2.5 Girls Discus: Kylee Keller-Decoteau 66-6, Clarissa Moebius 48-1 Girls Shot Put: Keller-Decoteau 20-0.5, Moebius 19-4, Melibe Downey 17-8 Boys 100M: Dima Haskell 11.89, Trenton Gray 12.48, Lathan Dewey 12.57, Wyatt Allred 14.20, Justus Mills 15.56 Boys 200M: Braydnn Terry 25...

  • PSC

    May 9, 2024

    PUBLIC NOTICE Pursuant to the Wyoming Administrative Procedure Act and the Wyoming Public Service Commission’s (Commission) Rules, the Commission hereby gives notice of the Application of Black Hills Wyoming Gas, LLC d/b/a Black Hills Energy (BHWG or the Company) for authority to change its Energy Efficiency surcharge rates, as more fully described below. 1. BHWG is a public utility subject to the Commission’s jurisdiction. Wyo. Stat. §§ 37-1-101(a)(vi)(D) and 37-2-112. Black Hills Energy is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Black Hills Corpo... Full story

  • Liquor Licenses

    May 9, 2024

    NOTICE OF APPLICATION FOR RENEWAL OF A RETAIL LIQUOR LICENSE Notice is hereby given that on the 22nd Day of April 2024, CTM, LLC., d/b/a “R” Place Bar and Grill, filed an application for the renewal of their liquor license in the office of the Town Clerk of Pine Haven, Wyoming for the following described place and premises, to wit: CTM, LLC. d/b/a “R” Place Bar & Grill 2 Hays Blvd. Lot 84 of the Harwood Subdivision And protests, if any there be, against the renewal of such license will be heard at the hour of 6:45 p.m. on the 11h day of June... Full story

  • Ordinance

    May 9, 2024

    ORDINANCE 1, 2024 AN ORDINANCE CREATING THE VISTA GRANDE SANITARY SEWER EXTENSION LOCAL IMPROVEMENT DISTRICT, A LOCAL IMPROVEMENT DISTRICT FORMED UNDER THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF WYOMING, FOR THE CONSTRUCTION AND INSTALLATION OF SEWER LINES IN OR NEAR THE VISTA GRANDE SUBDIVISION; DESCRIBING THE SAME; DIRECTING THE ENGINEER TO PREPARE THE PLANS AND SPECIFICATIONS THEREFORE; FIXING THE BOUNDARIES OF SAID DISTRICT; AND RATIFYING ALL CONSISTENT ACTION PREVIOUSLY TAKEN CONCERNING SAID DISTRICT. WHEREAS, on December 12, 2023, pursuant to W.S.... Full story

  • Meeting

    May 9, 2024

    May 30, 2024, CCMSD Regular Board of Trustees Meeting The Crook County Medical Services District (CCMSD) Board of Trustees will hold a regular meeting on May 30, 2024, at 11:00 a.m. at the Sundance State Bank conference room. You are invited to attend in-person or via Teams webinar. Joint the meeting at the link below: https://events.teams.microsoft.com/event/ec394d7b-06e4-4710-9705-8a4619fb7c75@f1f73db4-4d69-4e07-8652-10c57c1f3e50 Publish: May 9, 2024... Full story

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