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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After an unprecedented senior year, the class of 2020 made the best of an equally unprecedented graduation last Sunday afternoon. The 32 graduates, Crook County School District #1 Board members, superintendent, MHS principal and supporting staff conducted the ceremony on the south parking area of the high school in wind gusts of up to 22 miles per hour, according to The Weather Channel. Guests arrived and congregated together to catch up and settle in for the event. Chairs were placed at the...
MHS 2020 graduate Charmayne Delong has been awarded the Tricia Saunders High School Excellence Award by the National Wrestling Hall of Fame. This organization recognizes and celebrates the outstanding achievements of those female wrestlers who demonstrate excellence in their efforts. DeLong was evaluated on her sportsmanship, performance and success on the mat; grade point average (GPA), class rank, academic honors and distinctions; participation in activities demonstrating quality of character...
Bill Cunningham, Mayor of Pine Haven officially resigned his position at last Tuesday night’s meeting of the town council. Stating health reasons, Cunningham conducted town business before tendering his resignation at the end of the meeting, thanking his council for their efforts. “You’ve been phenomenal. I appreciate everything, but I’ve got to do what I’ve got to do,” he said. Councilman John Cook will step in as Mayor after June 3 until the elections later this year, ensuring town business continues uninterrupted....
Mildred Wagner (Johnson) Cundy of Spearfish, South Dakota, went to rest with the Lord on May 17, 2020, at Rolling Hills Health Care in Belle Fourche, South Dakota. Mildred was born August 17, 1922, in Platte, South Dakota, to parents Bruno and Wilma Wagner. The family moved from Platte to Cottonwood, South Dakota, at which time the family assumed the last name of Johnson. The family moved to Kadoka, South Dakota, where she attended school for three years. The family then moved north of Phillip,... Full story
Hot Iron lays concrete along Goshen in the last component of phase one of the Powder River Water Project. Moorcroft Public Works Director Cory Allison reported, Monday, that the first phase is reaching completion with the concrete surfacing of the streets of Goshen, Park and Powder River Avenue this week. Phase two will not begin right away. According to Allison, “They won’t start that until funding comes in for it....
GILLETTE — A new requirement by the Wyoming Division of State Parks and Historic Sites has upset many campers around the state. Moorcroft resident Jordan Webb describes herself as a “super avid camper.” She and her family camp all summer long, mainly at Keyhole State Park. For Webb, camping is a way to enjoy life and nature away from technology. But this summer, she won’t be camping at a state park to protest a new requirement that all campsites must be reserved in advance. She’s written an online petition that has more than 30,000 signature...
Following guidance from the White House, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and state and local public health authorities, Devils Tower National Monument will resume recreational access to some park facilities. The National Park Service (NPS) is working with federal, state and local public health authorities to closely monitor the COVID-19 pandemic and is using a phased approach to increase access on a park-by-park basis. Beginning Friday, May 22, Devils Tower will reopen access to: • Park roads, hiking trails, picnic area, and r...
In an effort to bring more recognition to the Moorcroft Town Center (MTC), the Moorcroft Senior Center recently purchased an electric marquee and Moorcroft’s council agreed to install, maintain and operate the sign on the northwest lawn of the building. The information depicted on the marquee, including events and hours of operation for any public venue within, will be uploaded from Town Hall. The sign was turned on Friday, Public Works Director Cory Allison reports, and will be p...
Speeding – Della L. Woodworth, Gillette, 79/70, $88; Soledad E. Hermosillo Becerra, SD, 87/75, $115; William T. Crow, Gillette, 90/80, $90; Sacha P. Diaj, KY, 96/75, $150; Joshua M. Terry, CA, 88/80, $86 No Seat Belt (driver with passenger under 12) – Soledad E. Hermosillo Becerra, SD, $25 Exhibit Acceleration – (minor), Rozet, $135 Drive While License Cancelled, Suspended or Revoked – David A. McLaren, WA, $425 Drive While License Suspended (2nd + offense) – James A. Hoblit, Rozet, $435, 11 days jail Weight Over Permit Limits (0-2000)...
May 11 – Nine VIN checks. EMS paged twice. Fire page. Two sets fingerprints for medical. Animal complaint. Booked in new inmate. May 12 – Two VIN checks. Two Traffic stops. Report of destruction of property. Fingerprints for medical. Two prisoner transports. Two EMS pages. Motorist assist. May 13 – Four VIN checks. One paper service. Three traffic stops. Business check. Animal complaint. Investigated suspicious vehicle. Three EMS pages. Two fire pages. May 14 – Three VIN checks. Three traffic stops. Motorist assist. Assisted another agency....
On May 6, Police Clerk gave Emergency Fund assistance to a traveler in need. On May 12, police were contacted by someone who is receiving harassing text messages. Officer spoke with the victim and advised them on what they could do about the situation. On May 12, police received a report of a young child walking down the middle of the road on North Yellowstone. Officer arrived on scene and spoke with the people who found the child walking alone. While speaking with them the child’s parent arrived. Officer spoke with the parent about the s...
“We are so blessed,” says Moorcroft Interfaith Community (MIC) Vice-President Randy Blakeman. “We had so many people show up for the Mobile Food Pantry that we were in danger of running out of food, but God provided what was needed.” Blakeman hauled two pickup loads of food donated by the Salvation Army in Gillette to go along with the food delivered by the Wyoming Food Bank of the Rockies, (WFBR) especially for the Crook County Mobile Food Pantry. Together, the groups were able to provide food boxes for 113 families representing 397 individ...
Two-year probe leads to felony drug charges in Fremont County RIVERTON (WNE) — After two years of data-gathering, law enforcement agents are airing the conversations of a presumed local drug network in court. The conversations of Marshall Osterkorn, Marcella Knowles, and “another known distributor of prescription medication,” Shyanne Cross-Dailey are written in court documents that accuse 24-year-old Samuel J. Plush of selling oxycodone. Plush has been transferred to the felony-level Fremont County District Court, due to the audio recor...
The MACC is proud to announce our winners this year for our scholarship. We are disappointed in the number of applicants this year, but we realize this has been a crazy year. Elizabeth Peterson is receiving our scholarship, she is the daughter of Kari Peterson and Steve and Julie Peterson. She will be attending the University of Wyoming in the fall. Her plans are to go into elementary/special education. “Lizzie” has been an active member of Moorcroft High School all four years, she is a mem...
This scholarship was established by the family of Earl. He was a hard working rancher, who attended the University of Wyoming on a scholarship and saw a need for higher education. A golf tournament will be held at Keyhole Country Club to keep this scholarship going. It is ag related and offered in Upton and Moorcroft because he worked in both communities. Hailey Jones, daughter of Clinton and Amy Jones, will be receiving one of the scholarships. She will be attending the University of Wyoming, t...
Chadron State College honored 315 candidates for graduation in a virtual commencement exercise on the college’s YouTube site Saturday, May 9. Tucker Allison of Moorcroft graduated with a Bachelor of Arts degree from Chadron State College. Kaycee Monnens of Hulett graduated Summa Cum Laude (3.9-4.0 GPA) with a BS in Education degree from Chadron State College. Chadron State College, which was founded in 1911, is the only four-year, regionally-accredited college in the western half of Nebraska. As a public institution with its roots in teacher e...
A Washakie County man is the 12th Wyoming resident to die from the coronavirus, the Wyoming Department of Health has reported. Meanwhile, Platte County saw its first confirmed laboratory case of coronavirus on Thursday as the total number of cases seen since the pandemic reached Wyoming in mid-March topped 600. The Department of Health said the older Washakie County man was living at a long-term care facility where an outbreak of the illness has been detected, with five staff members and six residents testing positive for the illness. With 16... Full story
