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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Judy Mae Cayton, 66, of Gillette, Wyoming, passed away at her home and went to Heaven on June 30, 2023. She is missed beyond measure. Judy was born on January 3, 1957 in St Ignace, Michigan, to Darlene and Joseph Carson. She was one of ten children. She moved around a lot as a child and spent time living in Michigan, Colorado, Nebraska, Gillette and Sundance, Wyoming. She was a proud member of the Sault St. Marie Tribe of Chippewa Indians and was teaching her granddaughter the native culture and... Full story
The Bureau of Land Management on Tuesday opened a 45-day public scoping period to gather comments to inform an environmental impact statement for planned revisions to the resource management plans for the Newcastle Field Office and Nebraska planning area. The proposed revision would replace the existing 23-year-old Newcastle RMP that guides the management of approximately 287,900 acres of public lands and 1.7 million acres of federal mineral estate managed by the BLM in Crook, Weston and Niobrara counties in Wyoming. Through this process, BLM...
Speeding – Anoop R. Gayam, Elkhorn, NE, 94/75, $155 Open Container of Alcohol in Moving Vehicle – Brianna K. Graham, Weston, WY, $150 Window Tint Violation – Kile L. Tarrant, Moorcroft, WY, $90 No Daily Use Permit – Brittani J.K. Johnston, Kelowna, BC, Canada, $85 Fail to Require Child Age 12 and Under to Wear Life Jacket – Robert B. Rogers, Newcastle, WY, $150...
June 26 – Six VIN checks. Eight traffic stops. Property damage. Business check. Industrial accident. Prisoner transport. Patient transport. Two REDDI reports. Parking problem. Gun call. June 27 – Four VIN check. Traffic stops. Paper service. Two prisoner transports. Citizen assist. Fingerprints. Motorist assist. Three business checks. Sex offense. June 28 – Eight VIN checks. Traffic stops. Paper service. Four EMS pages. Two animal complaints. Two prisoner transports. Two fingerprints. Assist another agency. Extra patrol. Suspicious. House...
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More than a decade after the initial plan was devised, is the Moorcroft Branch Library moving into the MTC? Members of Moorcroft's council walked through the northeast halls of the Moorcroft Town Center (MTC) last week in anticipation of offering the rooms in that area to the Crook County Commissioners as well as the county library board for use by the Moorcroft branch. Mayor Ben Glenn shared a bit of the history of the library and the MTC: "Since this building was taken over by the town, the...
Colorado man dies, bus driver airlifted in Sunday morning crash GILLETTE (WNE) — A 25-year-old Colorado man died and a bus driver was airlifted for treatment after a head-on crash Sunday morning south of Wright. Campbell County Coroner Paul Wallem said Nicholas Finnian Mahoney, of Littleton, Colorado, died instantly at the scene. Sheriff Scott Matheny said the Sheriff’s Office began receiving “numerous” 911 calls at about 7:30 a.m. for a pickup versus passenger bus accident on Highway 59 south of Cosner Road. He said Mahoney was driving...
Pine Haven's Yard of the Month for July belongs to Bill and Emily Smith at 4 Cedar Hills Drive....
Moorcroft Chamber of Commerce organized a fun-filled Jubilee last week! Library staff helped with Thursday’s Family Fun Night, participated in Saturday’s parade and gave out popsicles at the Slip N’ Slide Kickball tournament. Adult patrons are invited to join our summer reading challenge. This challenge goes through September 8. Adult readers are challenged to read six books from specific regions as they Travel the USA @ The Moorcroft Branch Library! Books can be non-fiction about the specific area, written by an author from the area or be se...
Spin the spinner, beat the clock, skip ahead, level up and play to win! Twists and Turns is a fantastical celebration of games of all kinds. From classic table top games to strategy games, video games and more, kids will play their way through Vacation Bible School (VBS) in fun locations such as the bible study game room, Wild Card Crafts, Multi player Missions and Skip Ahead Snacks. But, more importantly, they will see Jesus through the eyes of one of his closest friends and discover that trusting Jesus as Savior and following him changes the...
No doubt about it, this year's 58th Moorcroft Jubilee celebration jumped up a notch with events starting Thursday evening and running through Sunday afternoon. Regardless of where one looked during the weekend, there was action. According to Moorcroft Area Chamber of Commerce (MACC) volunteer and co-organizer Krissy Hinkhouse, "Attendance was up across all events again this year, from both rodeos, the volleyball and cornhole tournaments, the goat roping, parade and everything in between." Around...
The parade this year brought opportunities to enjoy a popsicle, fish from the side of a fire truck, appreciate half a hundred horses carrying state flags, wave to Shriners in their familiar fezs and wave to the Grand Marshals Mary Lou and Raymond Petersen in their convertibles....
Pee-Wee Princess Katie Burch Katie Burch is the daughter of Dallas and Anna Burch of Oshoto. She is homeschooled and will be a second grader this fall. She enjoys riding horses, crafting, and playing the piano. Katie participates in local rodeos in the barrels, poles, dummy roping and sheep riding events. Katie is a member of the Carlile Wranglers 4-H Club. Her scholastic ambition is to continue enjoying the different subjects in school. She would like to represent Crook County as the next...
PROCEEDINGS OF THE BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS AT THE COURTHOUSE IN SUNDANCE, CROOK COUNTY, WYOMING Wednesday, July 5, 2023 9:00 o’clock a.m. Present were Chairman Fred M. Devish, Vice-Chairman, Kelly B. Dennis, Member Bob Latham and County Clerk Melissa Jones. The Pledge of Allegiance was recited to the Flag. Present for the Restaurant Liquor license hearing for Kara Creek Ranch LLC were Doug Leis, Jeff Hodge, Julie Altaffer & Joe Baron. After discussion, Bob moved to deny the Restaurant Liquor license application. Kelly seconded, all ayes,... Full story
PUBLIC NOTICE The Wyoming Public Service Commission (Commission) approved, on an interim basis, the Application of Black Hills Wyoming Gas, LLC d/b/a Black Hills Energy (BHWG) to implement an increase of $0.0031 per therm in the Revenue Adjustment Mechanism (RAM) rate. The Commission’s approval of BHWG’s rate change is subject to notice, protest, intervention, refund, change, further investigation, opportunity for hearing and further order. The RAM rate applies to BHWG’s approximately 133,834 residential, small, medium, and large general servi... Full story
The University of Wyoming lists six students from Crook County on the 2023 spring semester President’s Honor Roll. The President’s Honor Roll consists of regularly enrolled undergraduates who earned a 4.0 (“A”) grade-point average for the semester. To be eligible, students must have been enrolled for a minimum of 12 credit hours taken for letter grades. Students are: Alessandro Mastrovito of Hulett; Tianne M. Fischbach, Daylie M. Fuller and Audrey Lynn Merwin of Moorcroft; Ella S. Bifulco and Sherry Negaard of Sundance....
Chadron State College has announced the names of students who qualified for the institution’s Spring 2023 academic honors lists. Tia Cranston of Moorcroft is among the students with a 4.0 grade point average on a 4.0 scale. To qualify, students must have completed 45 credit hours, be enrolled in 12 credit hours of coursework, be seeking their first bachelor’s degree and have no incomplete grades during the semester....
Laramie County Community College is proud to announce the list of students earning a place on the vice president’s honor roll. Students on the vice president’s honor roll have earned a cumulative 3.5-3.74 GPA. Moorcroft’s Anna Bossman appears on the vice president’s honor roll....
