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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A fire started northwest of Pine Haven Wednesday, June 16. First responders received the call around 2 p.m, but people were on the scene fighting the blaze “even before it was paged out”, according to spokesperson for Crook County Emergency Management, Melanie Wilmer. Eighty-five firefighters responded from Crook County Volunteer Fire, Moorcroft Volunteer Fire, Pine Haven Volunteer Fire, Carlile Volunteer Fire, Sundance Volunteer Fire, Aladdin Volunteer Fire, Hulett Volunteer Fire, Beulah Vol...
A full fire ban went into effect across Crook County on Thursday when the county commissioners met to consider the request from Fire Warden Doug Leis and approve the associated ordinance. Due to the high fire danger and the number of fires that local volunteers have tackled over the past couple of weeks, the commission agreed that the restrictions should begin the same day. The resolution also recommends that the cities and towns within Crook County and the federal agencies managing the forests, Devils Tower National Monument and BLM follow sui...
Over 80 guests enjoyed a demonstration of skill and team work between a good dog named Coop and his two-legged friend and teacher, rancher Dennis Edwards, last Wednesday morning at the arena west of Moorcroft. Edwards, a 20-year veteran of this schooling, guided Coop throughout the demonstration with words and whistles as he explained to the audience the meanings of the terms and tones that made music in the morning air. Coop moved like lightning around the sheep before cutting out the one for...
Mary Lois (Tuffy) Gauthier (90) of Sugar Land, Texas (formerly of Moorcroft, Wyoming and Milwaukie, Oregon) passed away peacefully in her sleep on Monday, June 7, 2021. Memorial services will be held Saturday, June 26, at 10 a.m. at Sugar Land Mortuary, located at 1818 Eldridge Rd., Sugar Land, Texas 77478. A small reception will follow in the State Room of Sugar Land Mortuary. Burial will take place at the Moorcroft Cemetery in Moorcroft, Wyoming at a later date. Mary (known as Tuffy to her...
Thank You My family and I would like to thank the Moorcroft Fire Department for their quick response to the lightning-caused fire on our ranch, not once but twice when the 103-degree temps plus 40-mile-an-hour winds about overwhelmed us. We would like to thank the Chris Williams family for their efforts in getting water to us and Dusty Thomas and Chancey Miller for helping run sprayers to fight hot spots. Thanks also to Cody Spaulding and his sprayer, Dale Wood, Zach Richards, Chase Williams and Jake Fenner, who rushed down to help us load our...
Recent fires in the region have prompted the Devils Tower KOA to cancel its annual fireworks display, scheduled for July 4. Owner Ogden Driskill said, “We are proud of the great fireworks show we put on each year, but it’s just too dry and there is too much at risk. We are shifting gears and working to support the firefighters and first responders with a benefit.” While the sky may not be filled with bright bursts of color, the party will go on. Driskill says the Devils Tower KOA management team has organized a plethora of events for the fourt...
There will be no MIC Food Pantry June 24....
Grand Teton scales back search for missing man JACKSON (WNE) — After six days of intense aerial and ground searching for missing hiker Cian McLaughlin, Grand Teton National Park officials said late Friday they will scale back their efforts. “The search for McLaughlin will shift tactics to a continuous, but limited mode,” a press release from the park said on Friday evening, the tenth day the 27-year-old had been missing. “New clues will be investigated as they come forward. Park staff will continue to patrol the backcountry and search for sig...
The Moorcroft Community Development Committee (MCDC) almost 30 years ago received the keys to the display board and have ever since made a point of sharing just a bit of the town’s history on the board with passers-by. The 48-year-old rest area also hosts the marker identifying the old Texas Trail that ran through this territory more than 100 years ago with brands from the cattle and sheep ranches that came to settle in the area pressed into the statue. In 2004, the site was closed for r...
Moorcroft will be celebrating the 56th Jubilee on July 9-11 and everyone’s invited! Friday The festivities start Friday evening at 5 p.m. with the Show and Shine Car Show at Robinson’s Park and the Ranch Rodeo at the arena next to the rest area west of town. Saturday For those who get up early, a prayer for America will be conducted around the flagpole on South Big Horn Avenue at 6:30 a.m. before everyone meets for a hardy chuckwagon breakfast at the West Texas Museum on Weston Street north of...
Twelve Wyoming students from across the state were recognized for their artwork in Cheyenne on June 11 by Governor Gordon. The celebration acknowledged their achievement in art and excellence in interpreting agriculture and natural resource concepts. Each year Wyoming Agriculture in the Classroom (WAIC) encourages 2nd, 3rd, 4th and 5th grade students to submit a hand drawn bookmark for the program. This year WAIC received over 1600 entries from students across Wyoming. Among the student artists recognized was a student from Moorcroft: Wyatt...
CALL for BIDS Crook County School District #1 Board of Trustees is accepting sealed bids for sale of the following surplus property: QUANTITY DESCRIPTION One (1) Case Cruzer iPad cart/charging station. Fits iPad model with Griffin Survivor Case – 20 iPads fit in foam inserts in large wheeled plastic cart. Two (2) Case Cruzer iPad cart/charging station. Fits iPad 2 model with Griffin Survivor Case – 10 iPads fit in foam inserts in a large wheeled plastic cart. Foam insert has been removed but is available. Three (3) Sanyo 50” flat screen TV wi...
CALL FOR BIDS NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Town of Moorcroft, Wyoming (“Town”) will accept sealed bids for the purchase of the following surplus real property: Lots 3, North One-half (N ½) of Lot 4, South 25 feet of Lot 4 (being the S1/2 of Lot 4, Block 3, First Addition to the Town of Moorcroft, Crook County, Wyoming, located at North Big Horn Avenue, Town of Moorcroft, Wyoming. The Lots will be sold in “AS IS” condition, without title insurance and subject to standard terms and conditions. The Lots will be sold together, and the minimum...
Fuel Supply Bid Crook County is seeking bids for the supply of gasoline and off road red diesel fuel for the 2021/2022 fiscal year. Call 307-283-1441 or go to www.crookcounty.wy.gov for more details. Publish: June 17 and 24, 2021...
TOWN OF MOORCROFT June 2021 Bill List #2 GLENN CONSTRUCTION NOONAN PARK BID PARTIAL $8,300.00 SEWER REPAIR- WEST GOSHEN $4,280.00 TOTAL $12,580.00 MAYOR CLELL CLAAR COUNCILMEN: PAUL SMOOT, DALE PETERSEN, AUSTIN SMITH AND BEN GLENN Publish: June 24, 2021...
CALL FOR BID Notice is hereby given that the Town of Pine Haven, WY. will receive sealed bids for (1) one 2019 John Deere Bradco 490 Backhoe Attachment for a John Deere Skidsteer. The John Deere Backhoe Attachment is available for inspection by calling the Pine Haven Town Hall, 1-307-756-9807, Monday through Friday, 8:00am to 4:00pm. Sealed bids will be accepted at the Pine Haven Town Hall, 24 Waters Dr. Pine Haven WY. 82721 until 4:00pm, July 9th, 2021. Terms of the sale are cash or Bankable check. Town of Pine Haven reserves the right to...
PUBLIC NOTICE The Wyoming Public Service Commission (Commission) approved the Application of Black Hills Wyoming Gas, LLC d/b/a Black Hills Energy (BHWG or the Company) to establish a total purchased gas cost of $0.3545 per therm, representing an increase of $0.0377 per therm, effective on and after June 1, 2021. The rate is applicable to all Cheyenne and Cody area customers and all Choice Gas customers in the Casper, Gillette, and Torrington Divisions who have elected to take service under the Gas Cost Adjustment Rate (formerly known as the...
MUSEUM BUDGET HEARING NOTICE Notice is hereby given that a public hearing on the proposed budget for the Crook County Museum District for fiscal year beginning July 1, 2021, will be held June 24th, 2021, at 5:00 p.m. at Old Stoney Business & Cultural Center’s, 120 N 4th Street, Suite A, Sundance, Wyoming. The regular monthly board meeting will follow immediately after the budget hearing. Publish: June 17 and 24, 2021...
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 revise certain tariff provisions related to the Choice Gas Program and to expand the Choice Gas Program to all customers. BHWG is a public utility as defined by Wyo. Stat. § 37-1-101(a)(vi)(D), subject to the Commission’s jurisdiction pursuant to Wyo. Stat. § 37-2-...
A state of Wyoming veterans service officer from the Wyoming Veterans Commission will conduct community outreach services around Wyoming cities throughout July. Sandy McFarland is available to meet with veterans and their families to discuss state and federal veterans’ benefits, Department of Veterans Affairs claims or VA healthcare. McFarland can also help veterans and their families apply for benefits, file claims or request healthcare. Her office is located at 551 Running West Dr., Ste. 100, in Gillette, and she will be available at the foll...
At a special meeting last Thursday night, the Moorcroft Council accepted Eric Henshaw’s resignation from the Moorcroft Police Department. Jake Miller, who has been in law enforcement as a sheriff’s deputy in Hot Springs County, Wyoming for a number of years, has been hired and will be taking up his duties before the end of the month, said Police Chief Bill Bryant. The chief said that he feels good about the former deputy having “a little more experience”, allowing him some time off in the future....
Superintendent Amnesty Kochanowski announced the selection of a new leadership team member at Devils Tower National Monument, Chief Ranger Matt Roland. He began June 20. Roland will lead the visitor and resource protection department while supporting several permanent and temporary staff with overseeing the protection and safety of the nation’s first national monument. Matt holds a degree in Park and Recreation Management and brings more than 20 years of NPS visitor and resource protection e...
