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 resident Willard Gantz addressed the council at Monday’s meeting about the continued damage to his asphalt driveway, which he considers the responsibility of the town. The street is one of the oldest in town and the curb and gutter work reflects that age with a lack of elevation to promote water flow down the gutter or any type of drain. As the material has deteriorated over the years, moisture has reached the substrate and worked its way under Gantz’s asphalt drive, he said, compromising that surface. In May of this year, before und...
Monday night’s council meeting for Moorcroft was relatively quiet. However, a few important points arose from the staff reports. Public Works Lowes, the town’s contact for roof work on the MTC, came to town to examine the damage from the 2019 summer hail storms recently and their findings differed significantly from the town’s insurance adjusters. Public Works Director Cory Allison reported that the Lowes examiner described the destruction as “a lot” while the insurance adjuster had informed Allison that there “was hardly any”. Clerk/Treasur...
The guide led the unsuspecting victi… sorry, visitors into the dark interior of the wax museum, assuring them of the harmlessness of the exhibits. As does every good horror show begin, so too did the haunted house tour on the infamous Trick or Treat Street last Saturday evening. Meanwhile, as is usually the case in such situations, above the wax museum there was laughter and merry making. The MTC gymnasium filled quickly as guests and their parents bought their tickets before making their r...
“Get along with people; get along with your neighbors; help one another.” Chipper Chatfield Charles Erwin “Chipper” Chatfield, 96, of Sundance, Wyoming, died peacefully early Friday morning, October 25, at Belle Estate Senior Living in Belle Fourche, South Dakota. Chipper was born on Houston Creek west of Sundance on December 5, 1922, to E.B. and Berenice (Belshe) Chatfield. He grew up on the Chatfield Ranch and lived his entire life there. He graduated from Sundance High School (Old Stoney)... Full story
Jerry Stuart Shepperson (age 73) passed away peacefully at his home on October 20, 2019. He is preceded in death by his parents, Al and Jessie (Mellor) Shepperson and numerous aunts and uncles. He is survived by his wife, Anita. They lived together on their ranch outside of Upton, Wyoming. He is lovingly remembered and will be forever missed by his family, which includes Mike and Darien Shepperson (Julie); Melissa Saunders (Steve), Bryan, Jack, Hannah and Carter; Sarah Ward (Chad), Brady and... Full story
Christine Marvella Schlattmann Sessions (75) of Casper, WY, passed away peacefully at home on October 21, 2019. Chris was born July 13, 1944 in Gillette, WY to Harvey and Marvel Schlattmann. Chris grew up in Moorcroft, WY where she met Terry Sessions in High School and they later married on September 5, 1966 in Rapid City, SD. They raised three children, Russ and twin daughters Sara and Amy. The family was sealed together July 14, 1981 in the Provo Utah Temple of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Mom was faced with a myriad of... Full story
New Arrivals! K-3 There’s No Place Like Space! All About Our Solar System by Tish Rabe, I Am NOT Going to Get up Today! By Dr. Seuss, This is My Family by Gina and Mercer Mayer, Cownting by Anne Miranda, Dolphin’s First Day: The Story of a Bottlenose Dolphin (non-fiction) by Kathleen Weidner Zoehfeld, Hooray for Thanksgiving! By Aimee Chapman, Fergus and The Night Before Christmas by Jean Abernathy, The Turkey Ball (board book) by David Steinberg, Eloise Breaks Some Eggs by Kay Thompson, Walt Disney’s Cinderella at the Ball (board book), Walt...
Roundup nets 558 wild horses WORLAND (WNE) — Through Tuesday evening, 558 wild horses in the Fifteen Mile Herd Management Area had been gathered with 261 shipped to other facilities for treatment or to be prepared for adoption. The Bureau of Land Management scheduled the gather as part of the HMA’s management plan. According to a BLM press release, the gather operation is in line with the BLM’s commitment to maintaining healthy wild horses on healthy, productive public rangelands. The Fifteenmile HMA is located approximately 35 miles north...
This project included replacement of the sanitary sewer main in the alley between Powder River Avenue and Cheyenne Avenue from Weston Street to Park Street. Sanitary sewer installation has been completed and concrete pavement patches have been placed on Campbell, Crook, Weston and Goshen Streets. Streets in this area will open soon as cure times are reached. Falcon will continue work to install gravel in the disturbed alleyways. Temporary aggregate base surfacing has been placed on Park and Goshen Streets. This is being done since pavement...
The Lady Wolves were on the road to Edgemont, SD last Thursday and got the sweep, Moorcroft 3 Edgemont 0 (25-14, 25-10, 25-14). Talissa Fischbach had eight digs; Char Cranston led the pack with eight kills; followed by Alyssa Merchen with seven kills; and Lizzie Peterson with six; Tianne Fischbach and Teagan Timberman both had three aces in the match. The girls played well together as a team and the match was a great team win. We played our level of play and kept our errors minimal, which was our goal for the match. Senior Night was on Saturday...
On Saturday, October 26, the Lady Wolves participated in the Wyoming Cross Country Championships. The weather threatened to make the event a memorable one. Hailey Jones ran a super race, leading the 2A pack for most of the race; she ran with great heart and ran her final high school cross country race, finishing in second place with a time of 20:18.82. She will be an amazing addition to her college team. Katelynn Blakeman ran an impressive race as well; she maintained a constant pace throughout the race and slowly picked runners off. She...
The Wolves football team ended the season with a 38-18 win over Glenrock in the last game of the season. The Wolves finished their season with a record of (3-5)....
Hailey Jones has been named 2019 WCA All-State in Cross Country. According to WCA guidelines, the top ten finishers in each class at the State Cross Country Meet are selected All-State....
On October 21, while conducting a traffic stop for speeding, officer detected the odor of marijuana coming from inside the vehicle. Subsequent search of vehicle found marijuana and a few vape pens containing THC. Officer released the driver after determining they were not under the influence. Driver was cited for Speeding 44/30 and Possession of a Controlled Substance plant form less than 3 ounces. Nothing further. On October 23, officer assisted Moorcroft K8 with their School Bus Safety Program. On October 25, police received a call in...
Speeding – Ryan C. Knievel, Rozet, 31/20, $85; Kurt P. Krueger, IL, 53/40, $110; William M. Jackson, Newcastle, 79/70, $88; Jennifer L. Lefler, CO, 79/70, $88; Jennifer L. Lefler, CO, 80/70, $90; Rebecca L. Colbert, AZ, 84/70, $115; Peter A. Lago, CA, 92/70, $165; Jordon R. Cooper, Lander, 85/75, $90; Sara A. Tebbett, CA, 88/75, $110; Kristen L. Nelson, MT, 92/75, $130; Jose A. Rosas, 110/75, $195; Joshua S. Baker, 88/80, $86; Abner E. Hernandez Domingo, CO, 91/80, $100 Fail to Drive Vehicle Within Single Lane – Yudiel C. Espino, FL, $75 No...
Oct. 21 – Five VIN checks. Traffic stop. Paper service. Deputies arrested subject on Crook County warrant. Deputies arrested subject for interference. Deputy removed debris from roadway. Deputy did welfare check. Deputy assisted motorist. Detention Deputy did fingerprints for outside employment. Detention Deputy booked in two subjects. Oct. 22 – Two VIN checks. Three traffic stops. Two paper services. Deputy did business check. Deputy did welfare check. Deputy attempted to serve warrant. Detention Deputy did fingerprints for outside emp...
A grief group launches next week specifically for Crook County’s teens, offering a confidential environment in which bereaved young people can learn to work through loss in a constructive way. The teenage years bring their own set of challenges and the death of a loved one can have a serious impact on emotional development, say group founders Doug and Jess Donnell, so this group will aim to provide a set of tools that will teach teens how to deal with grief in a healthy manner. “Please remember, dealt with correctly, these tragedies are an opp...
Over 100 people gathered on Tuesday, Oct. 22, from 6 to 7:30 p.m. in the MK8 gymnasium for Literacy Night. Students and guests enjoyed viewing art work by local artists Sarah Rogers, Viktoriia Peterson, Bruce Speidel, all from Sundance, Kasey Stroud, MHS Art teacher, and JB King, of Moorcroft. The artists explained their work and answered questions from the audience. Following a 12-minute rotation at each artists’ table, students participated in a “hands-on” drawing session hosted by the Paren...
Crook County Library will host the program “The Wyoming State Flag and the Women Who Made It Fly” by Kylie McCormick on Friday, November 8 at 2 p.m. at the Hulett Branch Library and 7 p.m. in the library meeting room in Sundance. The program is free and open to the public. Before being deployed to France, Edward Marsh Turner, M.D. ensured that every person in the Wyoming National Guard Medical Corps was issued the first Wyoming flags printed in the state, hand-held on papery silk, a small piece of home to carry into the horrors of war. The poc...
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 21, 2019, at the hour of 6:00 PM at the Hulett School. ROLL CALL The meeting opened with the following present: Chairman Brian Marchant; Trustees Marlene Edwards, Rick Gill, Thayne Gray, Dena Mills, Ken...
