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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Volunteer fire fighters from across Crook County – as well as a few homeowners – trained to recognize and fight rural fires in a five-hour class Saturday morning. The training included situational awareness; how to recognize elements of ingress and egress to ensure survivability for one lane roads, properties and structures; “drafting” water from a portable canvas tank, filling several different types of fire mitigation vehicles; how to utilize a particular type of nozzle to add foam to water t...
Crook County Growth and Development Tim Lyons addressed the Moorcroft Town Council at Monday night’s meeting to discuss renewing the contract for the Environmental Systems Research Institute (ESRI) software. This contract renews to a cost of $756.75 every three years to maintain licensing for the computerized Geological Information Systems (GIS) mapping throughout the county and municipalities. Weston Niobrara Counties are also partners in this contract. The initial invoice is paid by the c...
Be wary of claims on websites and social media that a third party entity can assist you in matters to do with the upcoming general election, says County Clerk Linda Fritz. No matter their intentions, they are less reliable and less secure than simply calling the County Clerk’s Office. “There are quite a few of these on social media,” says Fritz. “It’s happening around the state right now.” Websites and social media pages of this nature claim to be able to help you find out whether you have registered to vote. The only way they can do this, sa...
Memorial service for Kurt Rudolph will be held at 11 a.m. on October 24, 2020 at First Baptist Church, 501 South Gillette Avenue, Gillette, Wyoming with Pastor Donavon Voigt officiating. Kurt Stephen Rudolph, known to his family and friends as “Rudy”, age 62, of Moorcroft, Wyoming, passed away September 13, 2020, at Campbell County Memorial Hospital in Gillette, Wyoming. Rudy was born July 15, 1958 in Albert Lea, Minnesota to Allen and Virginia (Everson) Rudolph. Rudy graduated from Albert Lea... Full story
Tom Mahoney, age 77 of Alva, Wyoming, died Wednesday, September 16, 2020, at the Ava’s House in Sioux Falls, South Dakota. The funeral service will be held 10:30 a.m. Saturday, October 3, 2020 at the Greater Hulett Community Center in Hulett, Wyoming. Visitation will be held 5 to 7 p.m. Friday at Leverington Funeral Home of the Northern Hills in Belle Fourche, South Dakota. The funeral will be “live-streamed” on Tom’s obituary page, located on the funeral home’s website: www.LeveringtonFH.com In lieu of flowers, memorials are preferred... Full story
Delores Mahoney, age 77 of Alva, Wyoming, died Sunday, September 20, 2020 at the Sanford USD Medical Center in Sioux Falls. The funeral service will be held 10:30 a.m. Saturday, October 3, 2020 at the Greater Hulett Community Center in Hulett, Wyoming. Visitation will be held 5 to 7 p.m. Friday at Leverington Funeral Home of the Northern Hills in Belle Fourche, South Dakota. The funeral will be “live-streamed” on Tom’s obituary page, located on the funeral home’s website: www.LeveringtonFH.com In lieu of flowers, memorials are preferred. Delore... Full story
In honor of “Thank an Officer Day” on September 19, Crook County Family Violence (CCFV) put together “survival kits” for each of the county’s law enforcement departments. The idea, says Sandy Stevens, director, was to recognize the vital role our local law enforcement plays – and the exemplary manner in which they play it. Partnerships with law enforcement are vital for CCFV, Stevens says, for everything from domestic abuse cases to human trafficking. “This was to show our appreciation...
Hospital receives insurance payment for ransomware attack GILLETTE (WNE) — Campbell County Health has received an insurance settlement almost a year after a ransomware attack crippled its computer systems and disrupted its operations for months. After a series of negotiations with multiple insurance companies, CCH has recouped $1 million as part of its insurance settlement, which officials hope marks an end to the cyber incident and fallout that dragged on throughout the past year. “We obviously continue to look at our systems, but with the...
Fall is in the air, bringing the 18th annual Octoberfest with it! The whole shebang gets started at 9 a.m. at the fire hall at 24 Waters Drive (Town Hall) this Saturday, October 3. A raffle, sponsor basket auction and bake sale are only part of the fun to be had at this fundraiser for the Pine Haven Volunteer Fire Department and Volunteer Ambulance Service. Visitors can buy a bowl of German stew and a brat when it’s ready, around 10 a.m., and the drawings for the raffle will start at 2 p.m. T...
RCS has been installing piping for the new aeration system this week for both cells 1 and 2. It is ready to be connected once the sludge has been removed and new blowers installed. Sludge removal will begin within the next couple of days and continue over the next three weeks....
Michelle Davis has been recognized as Crook County’s Teacher of the Year, and will also join the list of finalists for the state award for 2021. Davis is a reading specialist at the Moorcroft K-8. Before stepping into her current role in 2018, Davis was a first grade teacher for eight years. She holds a BSc in early childhood and elementary education from Maranatha Baptist University and an MA in education with a concentration in curriculum and instruction and an emphasis on literacy from the U...
The Moorcroft Junior High School Wolf Pups fought Twin Spruce on home ground last Thursday afternoon. What the pups lacked in size and experience, they made up in ambition and nerve. Assistant coach Cory Allison said of the young athletes (sixth-eighth graders), “They’re playing well and improving every week, they’re just a young team.” Twin Spruce won the game, 20-12....
On Friday night, the Moorcroft Wolves traveled to Wright to battle the Panthers. The Wolves put up a hard fight with nine players out for this week’s game. However, the rest of the team was able to step up, play hard and fill important roles. It was a hard-fought battle as both teams struggled to put points on the board until the fourth quarter. Finally, a big run by Randy Peters, set up by excellent downfield blocking by Hunter Garoutte, Zane Linder and Lane Wood, set up the Wolves in great field position. Linder was able to punch in the f...
