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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This year's crowning of Braizyn Humpal and Natalie Scribner as king and queen kicked off Homecoming. The court included Trenton Sheehan, Chaz Dewey, Wyatt Cook, Rebekah Anderson, Clarissa Moebius, Aurora Studie and crown bearers Houston Jenkins and Kendal Albertson....
Pine Haven invites residents to a community gala Saturday, October 7, at the community center. This celebration starts at 6 p.m. with music, a pasta buffet, door prizes and dancing. The town wants to show appreciation for all the people in the community who, by their volunteering spirit, whether pulling out the neighbor’s trash can, checking on a sick friend or fighting fires and driving ambulance, are who make the town of Pine Haven a great place to live. This party is for the entire neighborhood! Tickets can be purchased at Town H...
For many years, the Moorcroft Parent Advisory Committee has hosted Treat Street at the Moorcroft Town Center. This event is fun for all ages and makes a large impact on our youth. The PAC has been struggling to find volunteers to help set up and clean up. If they cannot get enough volunteers to help, we risk losing the event as a whole. The committee has reached out to The Moorcroft Area Chamber of Commerce (MACC) to enlist some help. If you or your business would like to assist in any way with Treat Street, whether it be financially or to...
Crook County Sheriff’s Office is offering Critical Incident Response Training to any interested member of the public and is hosting sessions in each of the four municipalities. The dates for Pine Haven’s event have now been announced. Training will take place on October 27, beginning at 4 p.m. in the Pine Haven Community Center. The class is expected to last for between three and four hours. Even if you’ve taken ALICE training with the Sheriff’s Office before, Sheriff Jeff Hodge encourages you to consider attending. Aside from the new aspects...
Several young local girls, from ages eight to ten, participated in the Girl Scouts of Montana and Wyoming's newly designed mobile Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) program Saturday. The Mobile STEM Learning Center event began with teacher Jess Carley working with an anatomy model named Annie Tomy. After removing the organs and discussing the purpose and identifying aspects of each part, Carley asked the kids to help her replace them as she named the body component, its...
Levi Marvin Finn, age 23 left this earth too soon on September 17, 2023 at his home in Gillette, Wyoming. Levi was born February 19, 2000 in Spearfish, South Dakota, to Eric and Virginia (Erland) Finn. Levi spent the majority of his childhood in Sundance, Wyoming, where he received most of his schooling. In 2018, he graduated from the Wyoming Cowboy Challenge Academy in Guernsey, Wyoming, where he received his GED. He received top marks in his class and got his CDL License. After graduation he w...
It is with great sadness we announce the passing of our loving and devoted mother, Donnie Jean Lampman, on Saturday, September 2, 2023. She passed away in Englewood, Colorado at Swedish Medical of congestive heart failure. Donnie was born in Riverton, Wyoming on November 9, 1950 to Darrell Don Lampman and Aletha DeVerel Lampman (Clemons). She had two older sisters Linda Lee (Perry) and Judy Smith (Henry) and two younger brothers Glen Lampman and Larry Lampman (Lucilla). Her family lived in Sand...
Graveside services for Loren King, 90, will be held at 1 p.m. on Friday, September 29, 2023 at the Greenwood Cemetery in Upton. Mr. King died Thursday, September 21 at his home in Moorcroft....
On September 25 at approximately 8:32 p.m., the Moorcroft Police Department was dispatched to the 400 block of North Yellowstone for a report of a woman heard screaming and then two shots fired. Officers arrived on scene within two minutes and did not locate anyone in the immediate area. Additional officers and deputies from the Crook County Sheriff’s Office as well as troopers from the Wyoming Highway Patrol were called in and a perimeter was secured. Officers conducted an exhaustive search of the immediate area and surrounding areas. C...
Moorcroft Police Chief Bill Bryant has requested assistance from neighbors regarding a string of burglaries of unlocked vehicles along North Big Horn and South Yellowstone Avenues throughout the morning on September 21. Two firearms were discovered and stolen in these burglaries. A culprit was seen in a victim’s automobile and has been described as a white male, 5’11-6’2, thin to medium build, wearing a white hooded sweatshirt. Bryant asks that, if you have cameras (including doorbell cameras) and they observed motion during the hours of 1 a.m...
Speeding – Reno Zane Holmes, Gillette, WY, 70/50, $100; (minor), Rapid City, SD, 83/65, $160; Toron Johnson, Jamestown, ND, 83/80, $5; John Frederick Huntington, Long Beach, CA, 45/30, $100; Amit Kumar Acharzo, Laramie, WY, 92/65, $195; Alyssa Schneider, Gillette, WY, 90/75, $135 No Seat Belt (driver) – Olivia Makousky, Gillette, WY, $25; (minor), Rapid City, SD, $25 Fail to Drive Vehicle Within Single Lane – Andrew Dertinger, Perham, MN, $90 Follow Too Closely – Jacob Bahner, Gillette, WY, $100 Windshield View Obstructed – (minor), Rapid City,...
Sept. 18 – Five VIN checks. Two traffic stops. Paper service. Fingerprints. Lift assist. Motorist assist. Suspicious vehicle. EMS page. Sept. 19 – Three VIN checks. Three traffic stops. Traffic hazard. Citizen assist. Gun call. Domestic. Suspicious circumstance. Four EMS pages. Fire page. Sept. 20 – VIN check. Three traffic stops. Unauthorized use of vehicle. Sex offense. Fraud. Assist other agency. Two EMS pages. Fingerprints. Sept. 21 – Six VIN checks. Two escorts. Three paper services. Fingerprints. REDDI report. Search warrant. House w...
The Wyoming Livestock Board wants to remind producers that it is very important to keep the mailing address for their recorded brand(s) current. By law, the Livestock Board must notify the brand owner, by mail, at the address shown on the brand records. If you are not sure of when your brand is scheduled for renewal, or are not sure if the Wyoming Livestock Board has your current address, please contact the Wyoming Livestock Board via phone, mail, email or fax at following address: Wyoming Livestock Board, 1934 Wyott Drive, Cheyenne, WY...
Couple pleads not guilty to attempted murder, child abuse CHEYENNE (WNE) — At separate hearings with separate judges Monday, both of the defendants charged with attempted first-degree murder in connection with the alleged abuse of a two-year-old boy pleaded not guilty. Hannah Wingert, the 20-year-old mother of the child, and Joshua Moody, her 21-year-old boyfriend, were arrested for attempted first-degree murder and aggravated child abuse on Aug. 25. Law enforcement contacted them after Wingert’s stepmother called police to perform a wel...
The picture of Moorcroft’s interim fire chief Jeff Holberg shaking hands with Mayor Ben Glenn on the front page of last week’s Moorcroft Leader was not taken by Grace Moore, but by Councilman Dale Petersen....
The North Eastern Wyoming Walleye Association (NEWWA) changed things up a bit this year by disengaging their event from the Pine Haven Days celebration. There was some concern about the effects of this departure, but, as co-organizer Sharon Coleman said afterward, "This year's fish fry was our biggest one yet!" NEWWA sold 573 tickets and over 500 guests ate at the picnic. As in previous years, fishing poles and tackle boxes were given out, this year to over 60 kids, all of whom enjoyed the two...
You can access so many resources with a Wyoming library card without stretching your budget; you can borrow books, ebooks, audiobooks, DVDs, activity kits and so much more. You can access many online databases, get homework help, utilize computers, wifi access and print services as well as attend educational programs, storytime, after school activities and book clubs. A Wyoming library card can be utilized at any Wyoming Public Library! September is National Library Card Sign Up Month and we celebrate each year by inviting the Moorcroft...
Moorcroft FFA hosted its annual branding night. This year they offered families to brand the doors of the barn and/or three different cow hides. They also did a little special event for all the new FFA members by "branding" them with yellow paint. Turnout was amazing! The families got together and served great sides that paired with the steak that was donated to the chapter....
The Lady Wolves had a busy week of volleyball, traveling to Wright on Friday and hosting the Newcastle Dogies on Saturday. Our freshman team started off Friday on the right foot, splitting sets with the Panthers, scoring 16-25 and 25-21. The Wolves played hard and made some great gains throughout the game. The junior varsity Wolves wouldn't go down without a fight and came out just short of the W, taking Wright to three sets. Game scores were 19-25, 25-22 and 20-25. Some great lessons were...
The cross country Wolves traveled to Glenrock on Friday to run against that team on a beautiful fall day. Marcus James came in second place with 21:05.3 on the clock in the Men's 5000 and Mikhail Reich achieved first place in the Boy's Middle School Race with 10:11.4. Rachel Barnum came in sixth with 12:10.5; Audrey Greathouse brought in a time of 13:17.1 and Morning Barnum, 13:43.2 in the Girls Middle School Race....
To Whom Paid Purpose of Expenditure Amount General Fund 2 GUYS DECO INC Carpet Replacement $2,982.88 A & B WELDING SUPPLY CO INC Welding Supplies $1,294.57 ADOLPH, DIANA Concessions Reimbursement $1,066.57 AGILE SPORTS TECHNOLOGIES Sports Equipment $5,646.00 AMAZON CAPITAL SERVICES Supplies $1,635.19 AMAZON CAPITAL SERVICES Supplies $22,437.39 AT&T MOBILITY Data Plan $532.20 AT&T MOBILITY Cell Phone Charges $1,628.31 BEARLODGE AG SUPPLY LLC Water Softner Salt $882.00 BIG HORN TIRE INC Bus Repairs $2,855.60 BN DOORS Repairs $2,018.00 BSN SPORTS...
PUBLIC NOTICE NOTICE OF ACCEPTANCE AND FINAL PAYMENT AND SETTLEMENT Notice is hereby given that on the 15th day of October 2023, final settlement will be made by Crook County School District No. 1, for and on account of a contract with Montana Sports Equipment Co. for the MHS and SHS Bleacher Replacement Project. The above work having been completed and accepted according to the plans and specifications of Schutz Foss Architects, P.C., and the above date being the 41st day after the first publication of this notice, the said Contractor will be...
NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING (SALE OF PROPERTY) Notice is hereby given that the Town Council of the Town of Moorcroft, County of Crook, State of Wyoming, will hold a public hearing in accordance with W.S.§15-1-112(b) regarding the sale of real property owned by the Town of Moorcroft, Wyoming, described as Lot 12 (N½) and Lot 13 (All), Block 2, of the 2nd Addition to the Town of Moorcroft. The Town of Moorcroft proposes to sell the foregoing described property to the governing body of the West Texas Trail Museum, for the sum of $1,500.00. The s...
UNITED STATES POSTAL SERVICE STATEMENT OF OWNERSHIP, MANAGEMENT, AND CIRCULATION 1. Publication Title: Moorcroft Leader; 2. Publication Number: 362-180; 3. Filing Date; 09/28/2023; 4. Issue Frequency: Weekly; 5. Number of Issues Published Annually: 52; 6. Annual Subscription Price: $40.00; 7. Complete Mailing Address of Known Office of Publication: Moorcroft Leader, PO BOX 67, MOORCROFT WY 82721 / CROOK; 8. Complete Mailing Address of Headquarters or General Business Office of Publisher: THE SUNDANCE TIMES, PO BOX 400, SUNDANCE WY 82729-0400;...
PUBLIC NOTICE The Wyoming Public Service Commission (Commission) approved the Application of Black Hills Wyoming Gas, LLC d/b/a Black Hills Energy (BHWG) for authority to pass on a wholesale gas cost decrease of $0.1104 per therm for non-Choice Gas customers, effective on and after September 1, 2023. The rate is applicable to 67,241 customers, including all Cheyenne and Cody divisions, and all the non-Choice Gas customers in the Casper, Gillette, and Torrington divisions who have elected to take service under the Gas Cost Adjustment Rate. The...
