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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Two years ago, funding was in place and plans made for the mandatory upgrades to Moorcroft’s sewer lagoon west of town, with the only issue to be addressed before advertising the work for bid being the final permit from DEQ. That agency has just recently approved the work to be done and the request for bids was subsequently made public. Only one bid was offered at several hundreds of thousands of dollars over the allocated federal grant funding from Rural Development. “We have talked to the fund...
The first human case of West Nile virus in a number of years has been reported in Crook County. The presence of the disease is thought to be a result of the wet spring and summer, which has created a perfect breeding environment for local mosquitoes. "This is the first time since I've been here, in seven years, that we've had a human case in Crook County," says Public Health Director Becky Tinsley. "There was one other human case reported a few weeks ago and that was in Campbell County, so it's...
There have been several dirt work machines working on the south side of Moorcroft High School over the last few weeks; the contractor has begun the process of upgrading the single ingress/egress from Country Club Lane into the existing south parking lot that, in turn, is receiving a new layer of black top. According to Crook County School District Superintendent Mark Broderson, this work will be complete before the beginning of school on August 14. The contractor cut in the new parking lot addition and started the dirt work for a road to join...
Our Thanks It is with deep gratitude and appreciation that we say thank you to the incredible and giving individuals of Crook County. The 2019 Fall School Supply Drive was a huge success as a result of your generosity to the students of our area. There was an overwhelming response in each town in Crook County with donation baskets loaded with school supplies of all kinds. To Sundance State Bank, Pinnacle Bank and Summit National Bank, thank you for your help with this project and for allowing us to place donation baskets in your lobbies. Your...
The dental clinic in Moorcroft has always been a satellite of the center in Newcastle and, while the town has benefitted by having a local treatment facility, the monies and personnel always returned to Weston County at the end of the day. Meet DDS Lucas Kaufman and his wife, dental hygienist Kelsey, who aim to solve that issue. Dr. Kaufman has purchased the local establishment, changing the name to Moorcroft Dental to better represent the local community they want to serve. Lucas says that...
Alabama man charged with 42 game violations GILLETTE (WNE) — An Alabama man pleaded not guilty last week to 42 big game violations that he is accused of committing over a ten-year period in Campbell County. Russell “Rusty” B. Vick, 54, could spend up to 31 years in jail and pay up to $218,000 in fines if convicted of all the misdemeanor crimes. Among the charges are 20 counts of illegally taking a game animal without a license or during a closed season involving buck antelope, buck mule deer, bull and cow elk from 2003 to 2012, according to cha...
The Beautification Alliance of Pine Haven has awarded Yard of the Month for July/August to Jeff and Renee Bumgarner, who live at 209 Pine Haven Road. We also include their grandson, 20-year-old Coleton Ruede, who lives with them and helps a whole lot with the yard work. Jeff and Renee moved here in March of 2016 from Oregon, where Jeff had retired from PacifiCorp. When Jeff retired, his good friends Mike and Dawn Pommarane talked them into coming out here to check things out. They loved it so...
During the month of July, the Pantry served 185 people. This included 13 new clients; 70 under the age of 18; and 51 over the age of 60. We also shared food with the Blessings programs in Sundance, Moorcroft and Hulett, which collectively serve approximately 150 youth in their areas. August 2019 pantry dates and times: • Sundance – Fri., Aug. 2 and 16, 10 a.m.to 2 p.m. • Moorcroft – Tues., Aug. 13 and 27, 10:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. • Hulett – Wed., Aug. 14 and 28, 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Any Crook County resident who has a need for food may come to...
GILLETTE — Nearly 600 Blackjewel LLC coal workers in Wyoming and West Virginia may see a monthlong forced layoff end soon after the company has agreed to sell a trio of mines to Contura Energy Inc. An agreement to sell the company’s flagship Eagle Butte and Belle Ayr mines in Campbell County, along with the Pax Surface Mine in West Virginia, was one of the notable outcomes of a marathon three-day Chapter 11 bankruptcy auction that began Thursday morning and concluded about 8:45 p.m. Saturday. After a competitive bidding process, Contura wil...
CASPER — This winter, lawmakers voted to allow hemp in Wyoming, hoping the crop will become a boon for the state’s agricultural industry. But farmers will have to wait at least one more growing season before they can plant hemp in Wyoming soil. Submitted to the federal government in spring, Wyoming’s industrial hemp plan was put in motion in the green rush following the legalization of hemp in the 2018 farm bill. Some lawmakers and farmers see the plant as a new economic opportunity. It’s ideally suited for Wyoming as a cool weather crop th...
Moorcroft man Dewey Schoenewald has been found guilty of theft after a search of his residence uncovered numerous items that had been taken from another person’s property. On December 28, 2018, Crook County Dispatch received a complaint of a theft that had occurred east of Moorcroft. While on routine patrol, according to the affidavit of probable cause, a Sheriff’s Office Sergeant observed in plain sight on Schoenewald’s property a piece of building material that matched the ones reported to have been stolen. On January 8, a search warra...
Ryan Petersen of Moorcroft has received a suspended sentence for a sixth offense of driving while under the influence of alcohol after law enforcement allegedly observed him driving erratically. On December 8 at around 11:12 p.m., a Highway Patrol trooper was patrolling on U.S. 16 when he saw a vehicle travel across the center line and into the opposing lane of travel for a “significant distance”. It then allegedly crossed onto the opposing fog line before the driver corrected their behavior. The trooper initiated a stop and immediately noticed...
Jason Arnhold of Gillette has been sentenced to jail for possession of methamphetamine after allegedly leading a Wyoming Highway Patrol trooper on a late-night chase along both the interstate and a graveled county road, at one point driving directly towards the trooper’s vehicle. On March 20 at around 11:46 p.m., a Wyoming Highway Patrol trooper left the interstate at the Beaver Creek Road off ramp. His headlights illuminated a pickup parked under the overpass with its lights off. The trooper reports noticing the headlights and tail lights b...
A disappearing shave kit and an unusual excuse for using meth has led to a suspended sentence for Gary Otto of Gillette on a felony charge of possession, third or subsequent offense. On September 1, 2018, the trooper was parked near milepost 152 on I-90 when a vehicle passed him without a light to illuminate the license plate and with a cracked tail light. On conducting a traffic stop, the trooper allegedly saw a shave bag on the front seat. According to court reports, Otto claimed to be traveling from Sundance, where he had intended to visit a...
Speeding – Blaine W. Hadfield, Sheridan, 88/75, $110; Kenneth L. Sayler, ND, 87/80, $84; Stacy L. Monahan, MN, 79/70, $88; Phillip F. Chwialkowski, MN, 85/75, $90; Charlie J. Anderson, TN, 81/75, $82; Jason Wayne Stilwell, Gillette, 79/70, $88; Jennifer Rose Kirchoff, ND, 89/80, $88; Ricky Lee Santman, MI, 78/65, $110; Gerald J. Lacombe, Casper, 34/20, $125; Kayden R. Burtcher, ID, 89/75, $115 No Seat Belt (driver) – Cullen P. Kelly, Alva, $25 Pass in No-Passing Zone – Jaclyn R. Norris, Moorcroft, $135 Operate Oversize Without Permi...
