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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Moorcroft’s lagoon is and has been in noncompliance with DEQ standards for many years, but the town has recently been granted funding from Wyoming Rural Development to upgrade the site with a few significant improvements, including more efficient weed control sheeting and rip rap shoring of the four cells, aeration lines to replace the non-working pipes and dredging. However, the town received only one proposal when the project was offered for bid this year and that offer came in significantly over budget. As requested by Rural Development a...
It was business as usual at the Pine Haven Town Council meeting last Tuesday evening as completion of summer projects was planned by Public Works and ongoing acquisition plans were approved for the departments of Fire and Emergency Medical Services (EMS). Project completions The newly developed drainage on Spruce Street is completed, “other than a little tweaking here and there”, Public Works Director Sunny Schell assured the council. She said that when the spring rains come, they will be abl...
In July, the booster pumps on the Madison water line were destroyed by a lightning strike that traveled along the electrical wiring to the machines. The town bought the needed replacement parts to a cost of around $16,000, according to Public Works Director Cory Allison. Under the advice of both Allison and Town Attorney Jim Peck, the town filed a claim with their insurance with the hope that the costs incurred might be might be reimbursed. Allison is confident at this time, after discussing the situation with the company, that the cost will...
All who attended the Heritage Round-Up at the West Texas Trail Museum Saturday evening can appreciate just how popular the annual fundraising event has become as this, their tenth anniversary, was literally standing room only for dinner. As the chili was warming and fry bread was frying, guests were entertained by Voy Cox creating horse shoes from raw metal on his mobile forge, a millennia-old ability, and Charlene Huckins carried on the theme, teaching the correct way to thoroughly clean and oi...
Karen Mae (Harms) Cooper has gone to be with her husband James Cooper and her daughter Lori (Cooper) Newlin in heaven on September 3, 2019. Karen was born on November 9, 1941, to Martin and Thelma Harms in Redfield, South Dakota. She attended school in a one-room country school through eighth grade and graduated from Redfield High School in 1959. She was active in 4-H and a farm girl at heart. She was the oldest of four children: sister, Devonna (Milton) Newman of Mina Lake, South Dakota,...
The Wyoming Department of Health (WDH) is issuing an advisory for Keyhole Reservoir due to a harmful cyanobacterial bloom (HCB). This advisory is for the section of the reservoir near where Wind Creek intersects with Hwy. 113/Old Sundance Road only. HCBs, previously referred to as harmful algal blooms or HABs, are associated with irritants and can produce a number of toxins that may pose a risk to people, pet and livestock health. In the event of an elevated risk or occurrence for toxin production by cyanobacteria, the WDH issues a recreational...
Our Thanks The family of Andrea Mills extends our tremendous gratitude to this community. Since Andrea passed away, we have received countless gifts of prayers, food and monetary donations. God’s love is reflected in each of these gifts. “He heals the brokenhearted and binds up their wounds,” Psalm 147:3. Tom is able to carry on with raising his beautiful children as well as running Omega Computers with his burdens lifted by so many. Thank you and God bless you!...
Dear Editor, I am writing this letter in an effort to end the stigma that people suffering from mental health illnesses are dangerously violent and unpredictable. According to Mentalhealth.gov, “The vast majority of people with mental health problems are no more likely to be violent than anyone else. Most people with mental illness are not violent and only 3 to 5 percent of violent acts can be attributed to individuals living with a serious mental illness. “In fact, people with severe mental illnesses are over 10 times more likely to be vic...
Our project of new carpet is finished, and everything is back on the shelf. We changed some shelving, and added some. It made the small space more crowded, but helped to spread things out so you can find things. Come check it out. School is back in session and our after-school activities are back. Wednesday is our after-school program and crafts, games, projects are in the picture. Our programs are always in need of funding, as in craft supplies, painting supplies, snacks for the kids for Story Hour or after school. Story Hour is every...
UW proposes increased investment in Sheridan, Casper centers SHERIDAN — A University of Wyoming official announced a university proposal to immediately invest roughly $560,000 into the Sheridan and Casper Wyoming Technology Business Centers during the Wyoming Business Council’s quarterly Board of Directors meeting last week. UW Vice President of Research and Economic Development Ed Synakowski said the proposal stems from a review of the university’s economic development programs ordered by acting-President Neil Theobald and conversations with...
CASPER — Lawmakers on Monday defeated two controversial bills that would have had significant implications on Wyoming’s elections. The bills — one to eliminate the practice of crossover voting in primary elections, another to combat voter fraud by requiring photo identification at the polls — have received considerable attention since first appearing last fall, inspired by national concerns over voter fraud and the revelation that thousands of voters purposefully switched their party affiliations to participate in the 2018 Republican primari...
CASPER — A company co-owned by two Wyoming legislators is suing its former CEO over the use of a trademark attributed to the blockchain-based agricultural company they founded together. In a complaint filed Aug. 30 in federal court, well-known GOP financier and Wyoming Blockchain Coalition founding member Robert Jennings is accused by his former partners in the company, American Certified Brands LLC, of posing as the owner of a brand owned by the company, BeefChain, in an attempt to damage the company’s reputation after being dismissed fro...
The 57th Annual Western 4-H Family and Consumer Science Show will be held October 11 and 12 at the Central States Fairgrounds in Rapid City. While this is called a show, it consists of various contests for developing life skills that 4-Hers, youth, and adults may participate in. The contests begin on Friday, October 11 at 9 a.m. with bread baking and other contests run from Noon to 6 p.m. that day. A Rapid City Ag Chamber “Burger Bust” is from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. on Friday. Some contests will continue from 8 a.m. to noon on Saturday, October 12....
Wyoming elk hunters in brucellosis monitoring areas are urged to submit blood samples and other information about elk they harvest. As a thank you, hunters will be entered into a raffle to win high-quality outdoor equipment. The Wyoming Game and Fish Department established the brucellosis raffle to encourage hunters to continue to submit samples. Leading outdoor manufacturers and conservation organizations have donated equipment to the raffle to support brucellosis monitoring. Raffle prizes include: • Ruger American Predator rifle in 6.5 Creedm...
Set your #fieldgoals with the Wyoming Game and Fish Department for the fall. Game and Fish is celebrating National Hunting and Fishing Day on Sept. 28 at the University of Wyoming Cowboys football game against the University of Nevada, Las Vegas. Festivities will begin at 3 p.m. at the Pepsi Pregame Zone in the Indoor Practice Facility. Celebrated annually on the fourth Saturday of September since 1972, National Hunting and Fishing Day has been recognized in all 50 states to teach about conservation and celebrate the outdoors. “Cowboys fans, h...
Vitalant Blood Services will be in Moorcroft on Thursday, September 26 from 12:30 to 5:30 p.m. at Blakeman Propane. People are invited to join them in their mission to save lives by donating blood. Blakeman Propane will be sponsoring a luncheon and Moorcroft Presbyterian Deacons will again be providing cookies and refreshments. All blood types are needed and Vitalant is always in need of new donors so please consider donating blood even if you haven’t done so before. Donors must be a minimum of 16 years of age (a signed parental permission i...
The Wolves faced the number four ranked Burns Broncs on Friday, September 13. The Broncs came into Moorcroft with a 1-0 record after beating the Wright Panthers in the first week action and the Wolves were trying to regroup after a loss to the Tongue River Eagles. The Broncs started off quickly, scoring three unanswered touchdowns in the first quarter, and the Wolves saw themselves down 20-0 at the end of one. The second quarter was a little different with the Wolves able to find the end zone tw...
We took three athletes with us to Glenrock on Friday and Lusk on Saturday; the weather was nice for both games, but windy. The weekend was a good lead up to state, next weekend. Caden Connally placed in the top five at Glenrock and split sixth/seventh and eighth at Lusk; Payton Timberman stayed consistent, but was just out of the placings; KyAnna Petz was just out of placing as well, but figured some things out for state. State runs through Friday, September 20 and Saturday, September 21 at Lusk. The kids are excited; we’ll be looking to s...
This weekend, the Wolves Cross Country Team made a long trek to Star Valley to run in the State Preview invite. This was a high school meet only and we carried three to Afton. The trip itself became a bonding experience that I, as their coach, enjoyed tremendously. The kids have become more than students and runners, they are a group of people whom I enjoy being with. The course was filled with rolling hills and thick grass and is a tougher, slower race. The weather was beautiful for a race through the course. In the Junior Varsity races, Katel...
The Lady Wolves had a great weekend at the Big Horn Invitational. For pool play, the Wolves went 2-4, losing to Tongue River (19-25, 18-25), but splitting sets with both Wind River (19-25, 25-18) and Glenrock (11-25, 25-20). On Saturday, in bracket play, the Wolves came out strong, going 2-1. In a close match to Upton, they lost in two sets (20-25, 21-25). The next two bracket play matches, the Wolves swept both teams. Moorcroft beat Arvada Clearmont in two sets (25-14, 27-25) and they also beat Shoshoni in two sets (25-17, 25-23). It is early...
Andrew Carl Buller of Cody, otherwise known as Andy StandingWolf, has been sentenced on charges of domestic battery, false imprisonment and interference with emergency calls following an incident at Keyhole State Park in January, 2018 during which he allegedly assaulted his girlfriend during a fishing trip to the lake. On January 24, 2018, a Keyhole State Park Ranger was contacted by dispatch about an assault that had occurred ten days earlier at the lake. The complainant informed dispatch that she had been assaulted at one of the cabins by...
Violations: Scott B. Lemasters, FL, Speeding 44/30, $80; Leslie Patterson, Newcastle, WY, Speeding 44/30, $80; Tesla Merchen, Newcastle, WY, Speeding 44/30, $80; Chih Ta Fu, MI, Speeding 55/30, $135; Kenneth G. Kriech, SD, Speeding 44/30, $80; Stephanie L. King, PA, Speeding 51/30, $115; Manish R. Gajarawala, MI, Passing In No Passing Zone, $100; Mark D. Richter, FL, Speeding 45/30, $85; Christopher K. Braly, TX, Speeding 42/30, $70; Matthew J. Greenwood, MI, Speeding 44/30, $80; Brett M. Conrad, NJ, Speeding 44/30, $80; John R. Hubeny, IL,...
On September 11, police were contacted in reference to a possible attempted burglary at the Presbyterian Church. Officer responded and took photos of the damaged door. Nothing seemed to be missing from the church. On September 11, while leaving the Presbyterian Church, Officer noticed the RT phone box and power pole had been hit by an unknown vehicle behind the church. Damage to the phone box was significant and pole was damaged but functional. Officer advised RT of the damage. On September 12, police were contacted by someone who had dropped...
Speeding – Nicole F. Smith, CO, 28/20, $96; Don C. Pence, MI, 29/20, $98; Christopher P. Stucky, Gillette, 29/20, $85; (minor), Gillette, 30/20, $85; (minor), Beulah, 30/20, $85; Cheryl J. Rideout, Wamsutter, 31/20, $85; Kasandra D. Johnson, Wright, 32/20, $85; Brian R. Bouwkamp, MI, 35/20, $130; Timothy W. McInerney, MT, 35/20, $85; Kraig W. Langley Jr., Gillette, 36/20, $85; Michael Anthony Wester, Gillette, 40/30, $125; (minor), Gillette, 46/30, $135; Dinah J. Lu, CA, 48/30, $201; Arthur P. Cunningham, AL, 51/30, $150; Steven P. W...
Descendants of the Wyoming prisoners of war whose lives were lost during World War II when a Japanese freighter was sunk are invited to an event honoring the nine men in Riverton next month. The dedication will honor the 75th anniversary of the sinking of the Arisan Maru on October 24, 1944. The Arisan Maru was used as a transportation vessel for POWs from the Philippines to Manchuria, China or Japan, one of the “hell ships” known for their inhumane conditions or cruelty among the crew. On the date of its sinking, it was carrying an estimated 1...
