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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The general election is coming up fast and voters this year will not only be asked to make their choices for national and state elected seats. A number of issues will also be placed before you on the ballot, ranging from retention of local judges to constitutional amendments and the renewal of local taxes. These issues include: Judge Retention District Court Judges in Wyoming stand for retention every six years, and Circuit Court Judges face a retention vote every four years. Circuit Court Judge...
Moorcroft Mayor Dick Claar has used the last month to visit each municipal entity within the boundaries of Crook County, seeking support by letter for the proposal of a solid waste district before the Crook County Commissioners in December. This reemergence of the solid waste district talks is in response to the negative report by DEQ inspectors who examined the Moorcroft landfill several months ago. A missive sent to the town recently was adamant about the necessity of bringing to fruition the plan for a solid waste district that was...
The Pine Haven Fire Department hosted a fire safety training class featuring kitchen safety for 25 home-school children and their parents Friday afternoon. Teachers included Chief Don Lancaster, deputy chief David Hull, engineer Ed Scott and safety officer TJ Gideon. The event was planned at the time of the September 26 county rural fire training on Pine Ridge Road and surrounding area between the fire chief and the participating East family, who requested to have a tour of the fire department...
Murray Hugh Dennis, 65, of rural western Crook County passed away at Gillette, Wyoming, on October 13, 2020, following a sudden illness. Murray was born in Gillette on August 24, 1955, to Raymond and Daisy (Blakeman) Dennis. He grew up on the family ranch near New Haven and went to Homestake School nearby, followed by Moorcroft High School where he graduated in 1973. He attended several colleges in Wyoming and worked in the energy industry before returning to the ranch in the late 1970s. From... Full story
Loretto Preuss (Carr), 62, passed away on October 5, 2020, in Hulett, Wyoming. The Lord gained a new angel to His choir. Loretto was born on February 25, 1958, in Hettinger, North Dakota, to Keith and Marilyn Carr. She grew up in Prairie City, South Dakota with her two brothers and sister. She attended high school in Hettinger. She was active in the choir during her years in Hettinger. This was the beginning of her hard work ethic as she worked her way through high school. She worked at the... Full story
Dear Editor, There’s a time for everything. I have been waiting to write this letter for a long time. Listening to the Vice President Debate with Joe Biden made the right time for this letter. When Harris was asked about abortion she said it’s my body, but the way I understand it, the baby has its own body that’s growing in time of conception. If you plant any kind of grain you get a crop if weather is right. When a woman gets pregnant, she is pregnant with a living human being. When she has an abortion, she is murdering a living human being...
Wyoming legislators have been working this fall on further erosion of public notices in newspapers. This time the target is the publication of the salaries of local government employees. A bill changing state law so that those no longer have to be published is in the works. A committee passed it in September. As it stands now, our taxpayer-funded municipal governments, county governments and public school districts must, at the very least, publish a list of positions and how much the people who hold them are paid. In some cases the actual...
Brand inspection case to resume in December PINEDALE (WNE) — The 2019 livestock brand-inspection misdemeanor case against Rex. F. Rammell is picking up about where it left off eight months ago – in Sublette County Circuit Court. Rammell contested five citations after a deputy stopped him in June 2019 and he did not have current brand inspections for horses he was moving from Sweetwater to Sublette County. He has a Rock Springs mailing address and owns a veterinary clinic in Pinedale. He argued the state law requiring brand inspections bet...
Pine Haven Fire Chief Don Lancaster warns area residents of the very real and often overlooked danger of carbon monoxide poisoning during this time of the year when people are turning on their furnaces as the weather turns ever colder moving into winter. “Everybody needs to be checking their chimneys and furnaces, especially propane,” he says. He advises people to examine their exhaust vents for bird nests and debris and be sure they are clear. According to the chief, one household was possibly exposed to the toxic gas last Monday night fro...
Moorcroft resident Paul Galagos is seeking a “mobile vendor’s” permit from Pine Haven’s council to do business as a barber in a shop on wheels that he plans to bring into town on a schedule to serve male patrons. While he was not in attendance at the Tuesday night meeting of that body, the request was discussed. To park and do business on any town property, such as the parking area around the parks, would require a permit fee each time he did so. However, if he made arrangements with a business owner to park on their property on his schedul...
The Moorcroft Branch Library has new hours: 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Friday. Our book clubs have started, the afternoon club will meet again on November 19, at 1 p.m. and are reading The River Why by David James Duncan. The evening club will meet October 28 at 6 p.m., at West Texas Trail Museum and are reading A Simple Murder by Eleanor Kuhns. Story Hour is 10 a.m. and after school at 4 p.m. on Wednesday’s. FICTION Next To Last Stand by Craig Johnson, Walt Longmire is chasing a painting with the help of the veteran’s from the home, whi...
Pine Haven’s council has asked on behalf of the first responders and ultimately of the residents in the area for homeowners to put their house numbers on a clearly viewable post or sign at the entrance to the property. This will ensure that the ambulance and/or fire trucks can quickly ascertain where to go. Volunteer Fire Chief Don Lancaster is again appealing to people who live in and around Pine Haven: “We have an issue with trying to find some of these residences because they have no house numbers out by the main roads that tells us which ho...
Ghouls, goblins, princesses and pirates are setting out their best outfits and preparing their potions of love and fright for the Halloween parties next weekend! The first is Trick or Treat Street on Friday, October 30 in the Moorcroft Town Center gymnasium. This annual party, hosted by Moorcroft Elementary Parent Advisory, Moorcroft Police Department and the community’s citizens and businesses, includes a creepy cakewalk, games, a “not so spooky” spook house for those faint of heart and a frightful haunted house belonging to a mad maste...
Story hour every Wednesday at 10 a.m. geared towards preschool-age children. After school activities for school age children every Wednesday at 4 p.m. New Arrivals! K-3 Dora the Explorer: Just like Dora by Alison Inches, Go Diego Go Prairie Dog Rescue by Christine Ricci, Discover Bugs (non-fiction) by North Parade Publishing, There Was an Old Mermaid Who Swallowed a Shark by Lucille Colandro, Troll World Tour: One Big Party by Elle Stephens. Juvenile Goosebumps The Curse of the Mummy’s Tomb by R. L. Stine. Young Adult April 1792, over ten y...
The Board of Directors of the Moorcroft Interfaith Community (MIC) would like to thank the Moorcroft Chamber of Commerce, those who nominated and voted for MIC as the Business of the Year. Though we do not do the work we do for human recognition, it is humbling and gratifying to know that the work we do is appreciated and valued in the community. The true praise goes to our Heavenly Father who has gone before us providing what has been needed even before we knew it was needed. Thank you, all. The MIC is a 501c3 non-profit organization...
November’s general election is a chance for you, the voter, to decide who would best represent your interests and needs on the boards and districts that keep Crook County running. From the schools to the museums, you will be asked to make your choices for a wide range of local seats. Your candidates this year include: School District: Hulett Area Brian Neiman “I am a lifelong Crook County resident. I believe that the community coming together can make our schools the best. We need input fro...
On Friday night, the Moorcroft Wolves traveled over to Basin to battle the Riverside Rebels. It was a hard-fought battle with the pack starting the game by scoring on a 12-yard pass from Zane Linder to Lane Wood. Linder ran another one in from four yards out to give the Wolves a 12-0 lead early on in the game, but Riverside settled into their offense and fought their way back into the game. A few critical injuries weakened the Wolves physically, but not mentally. They would score in the fourth quarter on a short pass from Linder to Wood again...
The Lady Wolves had two close matches last week. They travelled to Lusk and defeated Niobrara County in five sets, Moorcroft 3 Niobrara County 2 (21-25, 25-15, 22-25, 25-20, 15-12). Against Lusk, we came together as a team in the end and stayed consistent, which was our goal. We were happy to put everything together and play well as a team in the fifth set to win the match. The Wolves then travelled to Big Horn and lost in five close sets, (25-18, 25-19, 21-25, 24-26, 8-15). The team worked hard the entire match. We had made some big...
On October 14, police were contacted by a business owner in reference to an issue with a renter. Officer contacted the complainant and explained that the complaint was a civil issue. Officer cleared. On October 14, while patrolling around town, officer noticed an open door on a residence. Officer stopped at the residence and called out to anyone inside the residence with no one answering. Upon a second officer’s arrival, both officers entered the residence to ensure no one was in need of assistance or that no one was inside who shouldn’t be....
Oct. 12 – Three VIN checks. Theft report. Fingerprints. Destruction of property. Two EMS pages. Oct. 13 – Seven VIN checks. Two traffic stops. Fingerprints. Three EMS pages. Oct. 14 – Three VIN checks. Four paper services. Three fingerprints. Assist to Sundance Police. Three EMS pages. Oct. 15 – VIN check. Five paper services. Assist to Wyoming Highway Patrol. Fingerprints x3. Animal complaint. EMS page. Oct. 16 – Five VIN checks. Paper service. Traffic stop. Booked in new inmate. Motorist assist. Assisted Wyoming Highway Patrol. Assisted...
Speeding – Thad Hicks, SD, 96/80, $140; Minthu Kyaw, NJ, 93/80, $125; Patrick Ducey, IL, 50/40, $105; Curtis Hamrick, NC, 93/80, $125; Logan White, TN, 89/80, $103; Moises C. Perez, CO, 86/70, $140; Keith Miller, IN, 87/75, $120; Michael Olivares, AZ, 85/80, $15; Jonathon Jeglum, WI, 89/80, $103; Paul Vargas, Thermopolis, 88/75, $125; Erin E. Goodart, Gillette, 90/75, $145; Walter G. Gonzales Rivera, CO, 82/70, $120; Artur Kraszewski, NJ, 54/45, $113 Fail to Provide Proof of Liability Insurance – Jose Sarmiento Fernandez, CO, $500 Drive Whi...
MINUTES of MEETING BOARD of TRUSTEES CROOK COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT #1 Preparing Today for Success Tomorrow CCSD#1 will prepare & empower all students for successful, lifelong learning through effective teaching. CALL TO ORDER The regular meeting of the Board of Trustees of Crook County School District #1 was held in Hulett, WY, Monday, October 19, 2020, at the hour of 6:00 PM at the Hulett School. ROLL CALL The meeting opened with the following present: Chairman Brian Marchant; Trustees Thayne Gray, Dena Mills, and Ken Rathbun. Trustees absent...
