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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The threat of the COVID-19 virus affected Jubilee to a minimal extent this year, according to event coordinator and Moorcroft Area chamber of commerce member Cindy Mosteller, who reported a shortage of about 200 guests overall. However, that loss as well as the modified schedule, was not a detriment for the day’s fun as Mosteller later called the 2020 Jubilee a success. The celebration kicked off with the Moorcroft High School Promenade on Thursday evening and the crowning of the King and Q...
The MHS Promenade was held Thursday night with the theme, “Rollin’ the Dice at Jubilee.” The event was postponed from March due to COVID-19. Generous volunteers put forth tremendous effort battling the Wyoming wind to provide a decorated outdoor space to fit the Las Vegas theme. Despite weather woes, Grand March was a great success. Prom Coronation followed Grand March with Christian Robinson and April Miller being crowned the 2020 Prom King and Queen. Prom Court was Parker Seeley, Lizzie Peter...
Donny N. York, age 86, passed Monday, July 6, 2020. He was born in the Lost Springs, Wyoming area, in a little cabin. He was a cowboy around that area until he joined the U.S. Army and went to Germany. Donny was a life-time resident of Campbell County where he and his uncle Robert started York Ranch north of Rozet in 1950. The Ranch and his many friends were life. He loves them all. Donny was fun, loving and active in the community. His wishes were to leave his ashes at York Ranch or to be buried at Rozet Cemetery with all his...
Vitalant Blood Services will be in Moorcroft on Tuesday, July 21 from 11 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. at the Moorcroft Town Center cafeteria. Please join us in this awesome mission to save lives by donating blood! As always, ALL blood types are needed. Please consider donating blood, even if you haven’t done so before. It only takes roughly an hour of your day – what a selfless act! You must be minimum of 16 years of age to donate (a signed parental permission is required for all 16-17 year old donors). If you have any questions regarding your eligibility...
Food insecurity is a largely invisible problem, most typically experienced within the privacy of a home or kept an uncomfortable secret in a school setting. Walk into any grocery store in Wyoming and it’s hard to imagine how anyone might not have enough to eat, but that’s the irony of hunger: it isn’t that there isn’t enough food to eat, but that families and children aren’t always able to access that food. Kids who don’t have reliable access to food are much more likely to face unhealthy, unsuccessful and uncertain futures. This is an all-t...
The 2020 Wyoming Junior Duck Stamp Program recently announced the winners of their annual art contest. From around the state, 183 young artists entered of whom three were brothers Carter, Tanner and Bridger Hatling of Pine Haven. The program uses both science and art principles to educate students from Kindergarten to 12th grade on wetland habitat and waterfowl biology and the art contest provides an opportunity for kids to artistically express their knowledge of the diversity and beauty of wate...
Just over a month ago, a group of rodeo-minded Weston County residents met and decided someone needed to put together a fun activity for the kids and community to enjoy at the Weston County Fair at no cost to spectators or participants. That group included a banker, bull contractor, rodeo clown, refinery worker, county equipment operator and several Weston County ranchers. From that meeting the Weston County Mini Roughstock Rodeo Association was born to produce the first annual Weston County Youth Mini Rodeo July 27, 6:30 p.m. at the Weston...
For years, the last Saturday of July has always been the day to go to the Blakeman Family Reunion and this year it will be on July 25 at Robinson Park in Moorcroft by the rail road tracks at noon. This is a no-host potluck get together, so gather up your family, some chairs, a table or two and your favorite picnic food to share with all of your aunts, uncles, grandmas, grandpas, sisters, brothers and cousins for a good visit and/or nice-to-meet-you kind of day....
STURGIS — Sturgis teen Michael G. Campbell, who was charged with killing a Wyoming teen last fall, has been sentenced to 55 years in prison. The sentencing was a sad day for both families involved in the case, said Campbell’s attorney, Steven Titus. “This was a difficult case for everyone involved,” Titus said. Campbell confessed in May in a Meade County courtroom that he killed 16-year-old Shayna Ritthaler. He said the two fought and he shot her. Judge Kevin Krull handed down the sentence in Fourth Circuit Court Friday. Titus said Campbel...
At Monday’s meeting of the Moorcroft Town Council, Councilman Ben Glenn was commended by Moorcroft Mayor Dick Claar for the hours volunteered by himself and his son along with the use of his own equipment to correct the placement of the electronic sign at the MTC. The mayor estimated the cost to the town, if charged, would have been in the neighborhood of $1000. Splash Bash damage Communication between the Moorcroft Area Chamber of Commerce (MACC) and Moorcroft Public Works was discusses at l...
On July 6, police assisted a resident with a civil standby. On July 7, police assisted Moorcroft EMS on an emergency call. On July 8, police assisted Moorcroft EMS on an emergency call. On July 9, police conducted 60 portable breath tests (PBT) for Moorcroft High School prom at the Town Center. On July 10, police were notified of a gas drive-off from Coffee Cup Fuel Stop. Officer was able to locate the person from their license plate number and the person immediately returned to pay for the fuel as it was an accident. On July 10, police issued...
The University of Wyoming accorded degrees upon the following students from Crook County at the completion of the 2020 spring semester. Students are: Raena Leigh Bush (Master of Arts) of Beulah; Amber Kaplan (Bachelor of Arts), Melissa Maria Maddison (Master of Science) and Alberto Mastrovito (Bachelor of Science) of Hulett; Josey Shae Bailey (Bachelor of Science) and Cameron Braden (Bachelor of Science) of Moorcroft; Kole D. Schell (Bachelor of Science in Civil Engineering) of Pine Haven; Olivia Farris Croft (Bachelor of Arts), Jacob Disney...
The University of Wyoming lists seven students from Crook County on the 2020 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: Richard Logan Stefanich and Madeline F. Stoddard of Beulah; Josey Shae Bailey of Moorcroft; Shelby Heaster, Haley Grace Marchant, Jonas Pridgeon and Skyler L. Wagaman of Sundanc...
Protesters arrested for blocking traffic reject plea deal LARAMIE (WNE) — The ten protesters cited by police last month for blocking traffic on Grand Avenue turned down a plea offer and pleaded not guilty in Laramie Municipal Court on Thursday morning. They will seek to have the charges thrown out before trial, said Charles Pelkey, a local lawyer who represented all of the protesters at the hearing. There is an exception for “constitutionally-protected activity” in the disorderly conduct ordinance that the protesters have been charged with...
Thank You Whew! We survived the 2020 Quarantine Prom! Thank you to the Moorcroft Chamber of Commerce for stepping up to sponsor this year’s Moorcroft High School Prom with support from Moorcroft Town Council, Town of Moorcroft and the Moorcroft Police Department. Special thanks to Jobee and Jamie Timberman, Travis and Mandy Connally, Shawna Fischbach, Shanna Kinnick and Sarah Merchen who went above and beyond to ensure there were decorations, Tucker Allison and Tanner Feehan for DJing at the last minute and the Jones family for providing p...
