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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Man convicted of aggravated assault sentenced to at least 30 years in prison GILLETTE (WNE) — A 30-year-old Gillette man will spend 30 to 45 years in prison for beating another man over the head with a crowbar. The sentence for Brennan Thomas Baker will be served consecutively with previous felony convictions of two three- to five-year sentences for two counts of burglary. Baker was convicted by a jury in July of aggravated assault and battery. A sentencing enhancement for being a habitual criminal was added to the charge, increasing the possib...
After careful consideration and with approval from the fire department, Pine Haven has lifted the fire ban for open fires in town. However, those who want to have an open flame must follow ordinance, obtaining a permit from town hall, setting fires only within an approved fire pit and not leaving open flames unattended....
With Moorcroft Mayor Dick Claar gravely ill, the town’s regular Monday night council meeting was directed by Mayor Pro Tem Ben Glenn. Talking trash trucks Moorcroft has been holding onto two town-owned garbage trucks for the possible event of picking up and transporting community waste again. After years of inactivity, though, the machines, a 1999 Peterbuilt and a 1994 Ford, are not reliable, according to Public Works Director Cory Allison. “If we were going to keep doing our own garbage, we would have to get a new truck,” he said. Counc...
Laura Richins has joined the team of dedicated medical professionals at the Moorcroft Clinic. This 41-year-old mother of four hails from Torrington, where she was as a registered nurse (RN) for eight years as she worked for her doctorate of nursing practice. Richins' husband transferred to work in Gillette and the family came north with him, settling in Moorcroft. Richins is passionate about her work, explaining that, as a nurse practitioner, she has learned to approach patient care more...
Tyler Lindholm will present the program “Blockchain Simplified” at Crook County Library in Sundance on Fri., Nov. 19 at 7 p.m. The program will focus on what blockchains are, how is Wyoming involved and what are the practical applications in our daily lives. Ogden Driskill will also be on hand to describe his use of blockchain technology in his cattle operation. Sponsored by Crook County Library, the program is free to the public. Lindholm is a Sundance High School graduate, fourth generation Crook County rancher and Navy veteran. He rep...
Woman charged in theft of opioids RIVERTON (WNE) — A Riverton woman is accused of stealing 1200 opioid pills from SageWest Health Care, where she worked in 2020. Maria Peterson, born 1973, now is charged with three counts of felony drug possession — each punishable by up to seven years in prison and $15,000 in fines — one misdemeanor drug possession charge and another misdemeanor theft. Peterson was transferred to Fremont County District Court for felony level prosecution on Oct. 1. Court documents assembled by a Wyoming Division of Crimi...
A call was received by Moorcroft police and fire department last Friday about a fire in a derelict house 220 Cheyenne Avenue at 3:50 p.m. A neighbor witnessed smoke coming from a basement window and called 911. Officer Jake Miller responded, along with several volunteer firefighters from the nearby Moorcroft department to a blaze in the basement area of the structure. While the flames were quickly doused, the structural supports were badly damaged, causing Fire Warden Doug Leis to recommend the...
Moorcroft Mayor Dick Claar candidly discussed his thoughts recently on the recommendations that came with the as-yet-unadopted updated community master plan provided by DownTown Redevelopement Services and Rural Community Consultants. Said findings and suggestions are, for the most part, outside of the town’s budget and not available through grants, which still cost money due to the need for matching funds. For instance, the restructuring and updating of the town streets and alleys: “I don’t know where we get the funding to take care of stree...
The annual Halloween Trick-or-Treat Street Festival was held on Friday, October 29 at the Moorcroft Town Center. Many a ghoul, ghost, witch and even a dragon put on their best outfits and joined the fun as they played games and won tasty goodies and smiles. Over 260 brave souls attended the Carnival of Screams Haunted House enjoying the frights of the creepy carnival and the many disturbing oddities on hand. Linus, Snoopy and the Great Pumpkin were the theme for the not-so-spooky spook house...
Your friends of the Moorcroft Interfaith Community invite you to attend a very special Candlelight Service of Remembrance to help you and your family face and cope with the holidays after the loss of a loved one, whether recent or in the past. It will also help us to understand that the community shares and supports us in our experience as we go through this season of grief. The service will be held at 5 p.m. on Sunday, November 14, 2021 at the Moorcroft Town Center Library, 101 S. Belle Fourche Ave., Moorcroft, WY. This is a beautifully...
Man charged in abusing horse with stun gun, chain denied bond RIVERTON (WNE) — A Wyoming District Court Judge has denied special bond provisions to allow an accused animal abuser to go to a rodeo. Charged with three counts of felony cruelty to animals, Cole Littlewhiteman, 35, of Pavillion, could face up to six years in prison and $15,000 in fines if convicted. He was charged on Aug. 13, under a court affidavit alleging that he had kicked, tased and beaten a horse even while the horse lay helpless on the ground. He pleaded not guilty on Aug. 3...
On October 15, a Crook County Sheriff’s Office deputy responded to a residence in Moorcroft after a call was received that Robert Myles was trying to take the homeowner’s vehicle. A warrant was confirmed for his arrest. The deputy reports contacting Myles’ probation officer and then responding to the residence, where the homeowner said Myles had left on foot and they did not know where he currently was. Dispatch received a call that Myles had been at a different residence but had now left and was running towards Prairie Street. Driving east...
A couple months ago, Moorcroft's town council hired Ben Levenger of DownTown Redevelopement and fellow Mike Hansen of Rural Community Consultants to conduct an up to date Master Plan of the town and the Moorcroft Town Center (MTC). A current Master Plan is required by law for each municipality in Wyoming. This two part investigation, aided by civic participation, culminated in a comprehensive and current plan for the potential growth of Moorcroft and a separate realistic prognosis with options...
The Centers for Disease Control and the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) announced last week that emergency use authorizations have been granted for the Moderna and Johnson & Johnson vaccine booster shots. This means that all three of the vaccine types in use within the United States have now received approval for the booster program. The FDA and CDC have also given approval to “mix n’ match” booster doses, which means the booster shot does not have to be the same brand as the original vaccine a person received. “The available data sugge...
The third and final reading of the ordinance governing parking and street use in Moorcroft took place Monday night. Though the council was divided in their comfort with the time limit for parked vehicles, the vote was unanimous and the newly approved ordinance keeps the five consecutive day limit for vehicles, including “motorized and non-motorized that can be towed”, to remain stationary on municipal streets without moving. Police Chief Bill Bryant said that, while the potential exists for towing vehicles not aligned and managed with the str...
Region 6 will be holding its final rounds of redistricting meetings on the following dates and locations. The first in Wright, Newcastle and Upton are informational meetings. The final meeting in Moorcroft will be where we try to reach a consensus for Region 6 going to the corporations committee. • Wright – 5 p.m., Oct. 29, Wright Town Hall • Newcastle – 7 p.m., Oct. 29, Lodge • Upton – 6 p.m., Nov. 1, Upton Community Center • Sundance – Nov. 3 following Central Committee meeting (approx. 8 p.m.), Courthouse Basement Final meeting of all...
Man arrested in Pinedale after ‘paranoid sniper’ report PINEDALE (WNE) — A man who received a split sentence on felony drug charges in July apparently violated his unsupervised probation after calling dispatch to report he was hiding from snipers at the Sublette County Courthouse. On Oct. 12 around 3 p.m., Deputy Todd Morgan was sent to Mill Street to talk to John E. Handy, where he was hiding in his truck, according to the affidavit. A “very paranoid” Handy said 100 people were trying to “sniper” him from a building across the street. Morga...
Whoever got started on this snowman by the south parking lot of the MTC after last week's storm was thwarted by the arrival of the town's plows the next morning. The first blizzard of the season brought 12 much-needed inches of moisture to the area, along with high winds. Roads around the area were closed for much of the day due to poor conditions, including I-90 towards Gillette....
During the night of Wednesday, October 13, the Converse Car Wash and Laundry, in Moorcroft, was robbed. At approximately 8 a.m. Thursday morning, Officer Jake Miller responded to a call of a break-in at the facility. The disappearance of “several thousands of dollars in quarters” was later discovered, according to owner Damon Swaney. Moorcroft Chief of Police Bill Bryant was unable to provide further details on this active case. However, he was able to say that the department is currently following viable leads....
The succulent aroma of home-cooked pasta will be drifting from the library of the Moorcroft Town Center (MTC) on Saturday, October 23, for the 14th annual Moorcroft Area Chamber of Commerce (MACC) Annual Banquet, recognizing the Citizen and Business of the Year as well as the Lifetime Achievement winner. The chamber banquet committee will take guests to La Speranza, the most popular Italian eatery this side of Italy, where something other than pasta is heating up the kitchen….cold-blooded murder! Restaurateur Pepi Roni has been shot in the b...
Donna's Diner was again closed for part of last week to complete cosmetic finishes after the accident in July when an area resident accidentally drove his vehicle through the front of the building. Heritage Homes had the new windows, interior trim and other details done for inspection Friday afternoon and the exterior cladding Monday. The café reopened early Saturday morning to a crowd of loyal locals....
Vaccination numbers plateau CASPER (WNE) — The number of Wyoming residents seeking COVID-19 vaccines has again plateaued. In the last two weeks, just under 4600 people sought a first dose, and 576 sought the one-dose Janssen shot. Those numbers are roughly the same as they were in the previous two-week period. The shift is a turn from August, when nearly double that number of people were seeking initial vaccine doses in Wyoming. The plateau persists despite a new advertisement campaign from the Wyoming Department of Health, and pleadings f...
A civil trial that was to consider the removal of Mary Kuhl from her position as Crook County Treasurer will no longer be necessary because her letter of resignation was accepted by the county commissioners on Friday. The trial was set to begin on Tuesday but the petition for her removal, filed by the Wyoming Attorney General’s Office (AG), has now been dismissed with prejudice, a term that means it cannot be brought back to court in the future. This was done as part of the settlement agreement in which Kuhl agreed to resign her office. ...
Moorcroft residents woke to snow Tuesday morning as the work day began. After a mild fall so far, people pulled on their winter garb and walked around water puddles from the rain that preceded the year's first snowstorm. Of course, National Weather Service warnings of slick roads, snowdrifts and wind just serve to remind people of Wyoming's idea of fall fun....
Moorcroft's council answered questions from resident John Critel on Monday night, including a concern regarding the traffic along South Belle Fourche Avenue. His first issue is the vehicles lining the street during the distribution of provisions; people block the intersection of Belle Fourche Avenue and Johnson Street. "It's just insane, one little kid almost got run over Thursday; he went trotting out the gate and here comes someone coming around the corner in a minivan maybe missed him by 12...
