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 couple from Gillette went camping on the cliffs over Keyhole Reservoir last Tuesday night and, during the early morning hours of Wednesday, June 22, the male, believed to be in his late 20s, apparently accidentally walked off the edge. The man drowned before rescue arrived. Gary Schoene of the Wyoming State Parks public information office could give no personal information and was unsure whether alcohol was involved....
Long time Moorcroft Public Works employee Howard Wicks, the only remaining department member with the necessary licensing to manage the town water and sewer system, has presented to his letter of resignation, effective July 31. The department’s director Cory Allison, though having worked for the town for more than four years, has not as yet taken the state and town mandated test to receive licensing, thus leaving Moorcroft in the position of working under the auspices of an outside license. In fact, according to Councilman Ben Glenn, the l...
The budget passed for this fiscal year was not based on an accurate carryover, Clerk/Treasurer Cheryl Schneider reported to the council at Monday night’s meeting. Schneider said she had inadvertently allocated remaining enterprise funds to the amount of $34,000 into the carryover amount for this fiscal year’s budget. “I could have moved that at the end of the year, but if I had done that, that’s changing your total carryover amount. So we did not because that money was spent elsewhere,” she said. The problem, according to Schneider, is that t...
Kailee Gill helps Hayleigh Fenner prepare her animal for Friday’s beef show at the Crook County fairgrounds. Animal shows were set to continue for the rest of the week, punctuated by entertainment in the form of comedy juggling, bubbles, extreme raptors and an ice cream social on Tuesday afternoon. Still to come this fair week is the youth rough stock rodeo on Thursday at 5:30 p.m. accompanied by the Matt Henry Big Bubble Show at 6 p.m. at the rodeo grounds. A free pancake breakfast will be p...
A Celebration of Life will be held at a later date. Ursel Willrodt age 56, of Moorcroft, WY died Monday, July 20, 2020 at her home. Ursel “Ulla” Willrodt was born January 1964 in Duisburg, Germany. Her parents were Gunther and Helga Blech. After school, she started an apprenticeship as a butcher and salesperson and finished up with a master’s degree. And she worked as a cab driver, nurse in a senior citizen home, and as a coordinator for a cleaning company. The last year she was involved in ho...
Dear Editor, This coming November, two items will appear on the ballot. First will be the one mill levy to support the countless services provided to our senior citizens throughout the county; these range from home visits, meals, transportation to doctor appointments and so much more. Second is the 1% specific use tax, which provides much-needed funds for infrastructure in each community of Crook County. When is a tax “good”? When we impose it on ourselves for the betterment of our community. All the funds raised by these initiatives stay her...
A state of Wyoming veterans service officer from the Wyoming Veterans Commission will conduct community outreach services around Wyoming cities throughout August. Clifford Knesel is available to meet with veterans and their families to discuss state and federal veterans’ benefits, Department of Veterans Affairs claims, or VA healthcare. Mr. Knesel can also help veterans and their families apply for benefits, file claims, or request healthcare. His office is located at the 551 Running W Dr., in Gillette, and he will be available at the f...
August 5 – MIC Regular Food Pantry, 4-6 p.m., MTC August 10 – Crook County of Community Services Pantry, 10:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m., beside Sharon’s Home Health August 13 – Wyoming Food Bank of the Rockies Mobile Pantry, 11 a.m.-2 p.m., Crook, Western Weston and Eastern Campbell Counties August 20 – MIC Regular Food Pantry, 4-6 p.m., MTC August 25 – Crook County of Community Services Pantry, 10:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m., beside Sharon’s Home Health...
The Wyoming Stock Growers Land Trust (WSGLT) has announced that Ogden Driskill will be the recipient of the 2020 Kurt Bucholz Conservation Award. Driskill is being recognized for his exceptional support of agricultural land conservation, private property, and water rights. Driskill was nominated by Wyoming representative Tyler Lindholm, candidate for U.S. Senate Cynthia Lummis and his daughter Andrea Wood. The Bucholz Conservation Award is given in memory of the late Dr. Kurt Bucholz, DVM,...
Cheyenne man sentenced for hitting women outside bar CHEYENNE (WNE) – A man facing charges for hitting two people outside a local bar was sentenced Monday afternoon in Laramie County District Court to two to four years in prison. Anthony Lane, 34, had been previously charged with aggravated assault and battery with a bodily injury with a deadly weapon following an encounter at DT’s Bar on East Lincolnway on Dec. 29, 2018. That night, Lane punched one woman and struck another in the back of her head with a gun before firing two shots into the...
Thank You Thank you to all who donated blood at Moorcroft’s recent blood drive. Your understanding and grace with this drive being different than others did not go unnoticed. Also, thank you to Moorcroft Leader, MTC, Fire Hall, Senior Center, Monte and Andrea for your continued support getting word out about these blood drives. Many blessing to you all. Brianne East, Moorcroft Blood Drive Coordinator...
