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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Mary Edna (Neiman) Barbour, 97, of Hulett, Wyoming, died Thursday, July 11, 2024. She went to meet her Savior peacefully with family by her side, in the same home she lived in for the past 73 years. Mary was born August 8, 1926 in Eads, Colorado, to Albert Carmel and Annie Mable (Gerber) Neiman. She was the sixth of eight children. During her early years, Albert worked in the sawmill industry, resulting in the family moving often to where there was available timber. They lived in Colorado and...
The sun is coming up red and people are having a little more trouble breathing easily outside with scratchy throats and maybe even a small cough. With the air currents moving smoke from the wildfires in Washington and Canada our way, those sensitive to the fumes may want to limit their time outdoors. Moorcroft and Pine Haven are currently moderate on the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)'s air quality index, meaning the smoke is not too bad except for the previously mentioned people with...
After years of craft fairs and occasion openings, She Shed owners Linda Humes and Renie Bunner have combined their beautiful abilities with fabric and thread before their work to Moorcroft as a store front in the Moorcroft Town Center (MTC), between the Starfish Secondhand Store and the daycare center. The She Shed is open Tuesday through Saturday, from 11 a.m. until 6 p.m. The adventure began when Humes' father, who worked with wood, passed away and the two women eventually sold his tools,...
Pine Haven Public Works has been dealing with a complete failure of one of the town's two water well pumps and a drastic drop in the operation of the second. Department director Sean Glass was not able to revive the first pump and the latter, which is supposed to draw more than 100 gallons per minute, was pumping only 20 as of Tuesday morning. Mayor Karla Brandenburg said that if they could get one of these motors to work as they were intended, "We'll be ok." A Code Red had been sent out to resi...
Helen Farnsworth, age 92, entered the arms of our Lord on July 13, 2024, passing of natural causes in Newcastle, WY. Helen was born on April 1, 1932, to Roy and Myrtle Scruggs in Lead, SD. She was the youngest child in the family and they all knew her as "Babe." Her father died when she was very young, so she was raised by her mother and stepfather, Newton Dillavou. From there, she lived in Whitewood, SD and then moved on to live in Newcastle. She went to high school in Newcastle, but did not...
Fair week kicked off on Saturday with the youth rodeo as kids from around the county showed off their skills on horseback. The weekend rounded out with team roping and the horse show and was followed by a week of livestock shows, fashion revues and entertainment. Events will conclude with the much-anticipated parade day on Saturday, which will begin with a color run and bike relay, followed by the parade itself at 10 a.m. The Crook County Rodeo Royalty will be crowned an hour later, followed by...
Hot Iron, the construction company installing the water main along Pine Haven's Boe Drive, is currently laying pipe along the north side of Woodland Drive working east from Boe Drive to Sunrise Court. Hot Iron will tie in the water main at Boe Drive and Pendleton Drive later this week. They have installed 16 new fire taps to date, including the eight in the C-Bar Subdivision and have three remaining to be installed, two on the north end of Lakeview Drive and one within the Enloe Street...
The 2023-'24 winter proved the third deadliest for Yellowstone wolves in the decades since Canis lupus was reintroduced to the landscape in 1995. Overall, 13 wolves were shot by legal hunters, caught by trappers, killed by poachers or died of suspected hunting-related injuries. Like in past winters, the vast majority of wolves that met their fate after straying beyond the protections of Yellowstone National Park did so in Montana, near the park's northern boundary. Eight wolves were legally hunt...
Facing temperatures over 100° this summer, Moorcroft’s family nurse practitioner Laura Richins shares a few warning signs of trouble and tips to keep the kids and ourselves safe from overheating and risking the serious consequences of heat exhaustion or heatstroke. According to Richins, “Most often, this happens when people exercise in very hot or humid weather without drinking enough fluid, but it can also happen to people who are not exercising. People who are older, those with health problems, young children and babies need to exercise addi...
In last week’s article, on the front page regarding the new deal to facilitate monitoring for vandalism in Moorcroft, the company with which the town is negotiating a new contract is VCN (Visionary Broadband)....
July 15 – Three VIN checks. Business checks. Two animal complaints. Assist to Wyoming Highway Patrol. Two EMS pages. July 16 – Three VIN checks. Two paper services. Theft. Domestic. Medical. Citizen assist. Animal complaint. Six business checks. Two fire calls. EMS call. July 17 – Three VIN checks. Paper service. Three traffic stops. Citizen assist. Welfare check. Two assists to another agency. Two fingerprints. Citizen dispute. Lost property. Business check. Three EMS calls. July 18 – Three VIN checks. Two paper services. Traffic stop. C...
Speeding – Jenner Nelson, Minneapolis, MN, 79/75, $10; William Waskowitz, Cincinnati, OH, 69/65, $10; Eleanor Lent, Arlington, VA, 79/75, $10; David Williams, Rapid City, SD, 84/80, $10; Elizabeth Boos-Uttecht, Aladdin, WY, 79/75, $10; Jonathan Moody, Loveland, CO, 79/75, $10; Taylor Dahlin, Sheridan, WY, 80/75, $15; Jedidiah McDonald, Columbia Falls, MT, 85/80, $15; Ronald Paprocki, New York, NY, 85/80, $15; Gauge A. Ross, Gillette, WY, 85/80, $15; Todd Hotchkiss, Gillette, WY, 80/75, $15; Matthew Comte, Ormond Beach, FL, 80/75, $15; Casey C...
Our Thanks Thank you to everyone who has done so much for us. Jim and Helen Hahn Thank You Coal Divide Zone 19 would like to thank: Pine Haven, Moorcroft, Aladdin, Beulah, Sundance, BLM/State, US Forest Service, Crook County fire warden Charlie Harrison, and all the neighbors in Coal Divide Zone 19. Special thanks to (babysitters) Tyler Lindholm, DJ and John Kennedy and anyone we may have missed. From Jackpot Ranch, Dallas and Becky Rolf Coal Divide Zone 19...
Devils Tower on pace to have busiest year ever GILLETTE (WNE) — Devils Tower has been on a record-setting pace so far in 2024. Through June, 192,682 people visited the national monument in Crook County. That’s up more than 5000 visitors from 2021, which is the busiest year on record for Devils Tower. In 2021, 550,712 people visited Devils Tower. It was the first time the national monument broke the 500,000-visitor mark, and it happened as the country started to come out of the COVID-19 pandemic and people began flocking to the outdoors. But...
We will have an early printing schedule due to the motorcycle rally. Deadline for the August 8 issue of the Wyoming Pioneer will be noon on Friday, August 2. Deadline for the August 8 issue of the Moorcroft Leader and the Sundance Times will be noon on Monday, August 5....
Moorcroft’s popular Rib Rally, which takes place every year during Sturgis’ Bike Week, has quickly become a mainstay of Moorcroft’s summer events. In previous years, the Moorcroft Area Chamber of Commerce (MACC) worked with Diehl’s Grocery Store to bring a shady intermission to bikers, tourists and locals alike from 11 a.m.-3 p.m. on Wednesday to relax, have a seat under the canopy and eat a tasty meal of a rack of ribs, beans and a free bottle of water before continuing down the road. Visitors could talk to neighbors from around the corner...
If travel to Gillette is on your agenda during the week of the International Pathfinder Camporee, a new website can help you navigate the closures and disruptions that the huge event will cause. The City of Gillette has launched informgillette.com, a site that contains numerous resources for the public to avoid disruption and inconvenience throughout the week. The Camporee itself is a closed event sponsored by the Seventh Day Adventist Church for 60,000 kids from around the world and will take place from August 5 to 10. Most activities will...
Summer has been flying by and we aren’t ready for it to be over, but we are beginning to plan our fall programming at the library. We would love the community to let us know what YOU want to see happening at the library. Stop in, give us a call or send an email to [email protected] to share your ideas. We also welcome guest ‘teachers’, if you are willing to share your knowledge with others. We are looking for programs for adults and children of all ages. Some topics that may interest our patrons include sewing, jewelry making, cooki...
CALL FOR BIDS Crook County School District #1 is seeking bids for the Sundance High School Re-Roof Project, located at Sundance High School, Sundance, WY. This project will consist of: Removing and Replacing the existing PVC membrane roof system at Sundance High School with a completion date of December 1, 2024. Bid documents are available at: CCSD #1 Central Office 122 State Highway 585 Sundance, Wyoming 82729 Or electronically at: Schutz Foss Architects, PC 3030 4th Ave. North Billings, MT, 59101 [email protected] (406) 252-9218 Bids must...
Public Notice Weston County Children’s Center/Region III Developmental Services will be destroying children’s records with the birth years of 2010 and 2011. If you wish to obtain these records please come to the main office: 104 Stampede, Newcastle, WY 82701, with proper ID. Last day to obtain records: August 9, 2024 Publish: July 25 and August 1, 2024...
Pine Haven Construction Projects Update July 25, 2024 Water Main – Boe Drive Waterline Project Hot Iron is continuing to install a water main along the north side of Woodland Drive working east from Boe Drive to Sunrise Court. Hot Iron will tie in the water main at Boe Drive and Pendleton Drive later this week. Publish: July 25, 2024...
PROCEEDINGS OF THE BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS AT THE COURTHOUSE IN SUNDANCE, CROOK COUNTY, WYOMING Monday, July 15, 2024 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 final budget hearing were Jeff Hodge, Larry Schommer, Tammy Jundt, Randy Leinen, Bonnie Stahla, Julie Crawford, Carol Stutzman and Joe Baron and via Teams, Dan Thomas, Leslie Perkins, Jim Ford and Mike Mores. Dan began b...
NOTICE August 5, 2024 is the last day to register to vote in the Primary Election to be held August 20, 2024. You may register at the County Clerk’s office or any City Hall within the County. Acceptable Identification for Voter Registration may be any one or more of the following: • Wyoming Driver’s License; • United States Passport; • Driver’s License or Identification Card issued by any State or Outlying Possession of the United States; • Identification Card issued by the Federal Government, any State or Local Government, or an Agency thereo...
Meeting Notice The Crook County Medical Services District (CCMSD) Board of Trustees will hold a regular meeting on July 26, 2024, at 11:00 a.m. at the Sundance State Bank Meeting conference room. You are invited to attend in-person or via Teams webinar. https://events.teams.microsoft.com/event/cefb1336-edd1-41de-9f0b-04410364e2e4@f1f73db4-4d69-4e07-8652-10c57c1f3e50 Publish: July 25, 2024...
