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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POWELL — While some dignitaries drop into Yellowstone National Park by helicopter, new Secretary of the Interior Secretary Deb Haaland wound up being escorted by bison on her drive in, experiencing the park in the same way as most tourists. Before hocking the Biden administration’s infrastructure bill and pledging funding for the National Park Service, Haaland also jumped in a kayak for a spin on Yellowstone Lake, toured improvements and witnessed the ravages of drought and fire. Wearing a pair of sneakers as she hiked along the North Rim of Up...
Approximately one tenth of an acre was burned in Pine Haven at the intersection of Deer Drive and Maple Street when a truck made contact with power lines, according to Pine Haven Volunteer Fire Chief Dave Hull. Hull reported to council Tuesday night that a dump truck driver who was preparing to lay a slab accidentally came into contact with power lines, causing sparks to fall into the very dry grass. “The flames were mostly contained by the operator and land owner. We [firefighters with suppression truck] remained there until PreCorp c...
Aug. 2 – Four paper services. Six VIN checks. Four traffic stops. Business checks. Fingerprints. Civil assist. Motorist assist. Welfare check. Controlled substance. EMS page. Aug. 3 – Eight VIN checks. Seven traffic stops. Business checks. Crash report. Civil assist. Controlled substance. Two EMS pages. Fire page. Aug. 4 – Paper service. Four VIN checks. Three traffic stops. Two welfare checks. Two sets fingerprints. Business checks. Civil assist. Trespassing complaint. Assist to Wyoming Highway Patrol. Crash report. Suspicious circu...
Powder River Energy has announced that it will hold its 76th Annual Meeting at Upton Middle School on Saturday, August 21. Cooperative members will cast ballots for the three director seats that are up for election this year. Registration is scheduled to run from 7 to 10 a.m. with free wellness blood draws, body scans and voting. Blood draw and body scan appointments can be made online for members only at: Blood draw: https://whf.as.me/PRECORPWellness Body scan: https://whf.as.me/PRECORPScan Attendees will be able to take home a variety of...
School maintenance watched as Moorcroft Public Works crew flushed out the storm drain beneath the MK-8 playground early Monday morning. The town crew hooked a hose to the nearby hydrant west of the building and flushed the pit as the operator of the town’s vac-truck controlled the large vacuum hose, dislodging and clearing out debris and closing the hole before children arrive to start the day. According to school maintenance supervisor Steve Gary, when the playground was installed several y...
A few months ago, the Crook County Commission chose not to support a solid waste district, which would have allowed a board to decide whether it would be more feasible to levy a tax for the upkeep and operation of the Moorcroft landfill for the entire county or close the facility. The decision not to move forward with the solid waste district took the choice from the county as a whole and set it on the shoulders of the Moorcroft Town Council. According to Mayor Dick Claar, the town will soon be moving forward with the goal of keeping the...
Final inspection of the lagoon took place last week with the council, HDR Engineering and contractor, RCS. RCS crewmen were touching up a few details as delegates walked the site last Wednesday morning (pictured above.) A spokesman for the company noted the supply problems that businesses dependent on shipping are facing, but said, “It’s operational and the samples are coming back with good numbers.” Moorcroft Mayor Dick Claar and fellow councilmen were satisfied with the results thus far....
Project Blue Light is a nationwide recognition of law enforcement officers who show up every day and put their lives on the line for anyone in trouble; the men and women who smile and wave when neighbors pass them and respond without delay when called. Moorcroft employs three such officers: Police Chief Bill Bryant, Officer Jake Miller and Officer Nick Curley. These men work diligently to ensure the safety of town residents. Pine Haven contracts the municipal streets to the Crook County Sheriff’s Department and knows that the deputies patrol c...
Case of toddler’s murder sent to district court CHEYENNE (WNE) — The case of a man accused of killing a local two-year-old and then putting his body in a dumpster was found to have probable cause Friday morning and will be heard in Laramie County District Court. Wyatt Dean Lamb appeared in Laramie County Circuit Court for a preliminary hearing, with Judge Sean Chambers finding cause to bind the case over to district court, which handles felony criminal cases. During the hearing, Cheyenne Police Detective Jeremy Walker testified as the witness f...
Speeding – Gerardo Chavez Arreola, TX, 90/80, $105; Naveen Cyriac, IL, 90/70, $160; Thomas L. Mills, Moorcroft, 67/45, $170; Ralph L. Kessee, CA, 89/75, $140; Abhinav Parihar, NY, 40/30, $140; Jayden S. Delbridge, SD, 92/75, $145; Martin Osborn, MO, 85/75, $105; Benjamin Grothe, IA, 92/80, $120; Anthony Jurasek, AK, 89/75, $130; Takahiro Yamaguchi, RI, 91/80, $115; Nicholas Lang, WI, 94/80, $130; Sheyanne M. Walker, Newcastle, 100/80, $160; Kevin Cow Killer, SD, 86/75, $115; James Parrish, CA, 90/75, $135; Kohl Gaines, OK, 92/80, $120; W...
PINEDALE — If a hunter posts self-congratulatory photos on Facebook with an elk, moose, wolf, badger or deer taken in a questionable hunt, a wildlife investigator might be calling one day. After a multiyear investigation that spanned western states and Facebook pages, Melanie M. Peterson, of Merna, west of Pinedale, is charged with 19 misdemeanor violations of hunting regulations. Peterson and her husband Kirby own and operate Timberline Lodge and Big Country Outfitters at the edge of the Wyoming Range. The alleged violations resulted from a...
JACKSON — At 73, Jorge Colon had never been to a protest. That changed Thursday, when he and a crowd of more than 20 other people gathered at the corner of Spring Gulch Road and Highway 22 to protest an evening fundraiser for some of the most conservative members of the U.S. House of Representatives. People waved signs that said, “Vote Liz,” “Trump is the Big Liar” and “Stop Funding Hate.” Most of the people who drove past and reacted — usually by honking a horn — gave passersby a thumbs-up. Some flipped protestors the bird. Colon said he rec...
County Treasurer Mary Kuhl will no longer have access to the credit cards used within the Crook County Treasurer’s Office. The county commissioners moved on Monday morning to cancel the old cards and have new ones issued, with Acting Treasurer Tammy Jundt listed as the authorized user. This decision was made following the arrest of Kuhl last week on charges related to her conduct while in office. Kuhl is accused of placing a customer’s license tabs on her own vehicle after claiming they were lost in the mail, adjusting the tax system to hid...
The Devils Tower Natural History Association (DTNHA) is looking for new board members to replace the three present directors whose terms will be coming to an end this fall. Since 1958, the association has supported projects and tourism at the Tower, including publication of interpretive books, guides and materials about the monument and its surrounding area. Major projects that the association has contributed to include the Jr. Ranger program, interpretive panels for the information desk, development and renovations of multiple park...
As of this week, the National Weather Service has changed how hazard information is communicated with the public. From now on, thunderstorms will be announced according to three tiers of impact. “Severe thunderstorms can be life-threatening, but not all severe storms are the same,” according to the announcement, which lists conditions ranging from tornadoes and hail to cloud-to-ground lightning and flash floods. The three categories begin with “base” severe thunderstorms, which include the following criteria: quarter-sized hail and/or 58 mph...
After a month of repairs and improvements, Donna’s Diner has reopened. When a customer inadvertently ran his vehicle through the front wall, destroying the glass door, window and a structural support holding the south end of the roof on the July 4 weekend, owners Candy Elliott and Kellie Donahue immediately got to work getting the place back into working order. Regular patrons have been keeping close watch over the work, waiting for the doors of their favorite lunch stop to open again. Loyal c...
This year’s fair concluded over the weekend with the annual parade through Sundance, following this year’s theme of “unmasking the outlaws, bandits and thieves and stealing the show.” As always, fair attracted visitors and participants from all across the county and beyond. Preliminary reports suggest that this year’s Crook County Fair Premium sale brought in more than $350,000 for the county’s youth. More than 40 head were included in the category of bred and fed in Crook County....
The $5 million DEQ-mandated upgrades to the Moorcroft lagoon, including training for the public works sewer management crew, is finished after more than ten months of work. RCS brought all components online a couple of weeks ago. The site crewmen have had to learn an entirely different method of maintaining the cells, says Public Works Director Cory Allison. “With the upgrades we had to do, there’s more stuff that we have to do out there,” he says. “There’s a different blower system, a different...
CASPER – As COVID-19 variants emerge globally, Wyoming is by a wide margin leading the nation in work to identify those mutations. Nearly 19% of COVID-19 tests in Wyoming are being genetically sequenced, meaning the department is analyzing the genetic base pairs that make up the virus’ DNA to identify mutations. Washington state places second, with fewer than 8% of tests sequenced, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The majority of states are analyzing fewer than 3% of virus tests. As more virus mutations have eme...
RIVERTON — Wyoming’s meat processing industry is growing, a development Central Wyoming College is watching closely. During a July 19 meeting of the Wyoming Legislature’s Joint Appropriations Committee, Wyoming Sen. Brian Boner, R-Douglas, testified about the impacts of House Bill 51, which was passed last year “authorizing a governmental program related to expanding and enhancing meat processing capabilities” in the state. The legislation created a meat processing expansion grant program with a $2 million allocation, according to Boner – b...
Enzi service set for Aug. 6 in Gillette GILLETTE (WNE) — A public ceremony to celebrate the life of former U.S. senator and former Gillette mayor Mike Enzi, begins at 1 p.m. Aug. 6 at the Gillette College Pronghorn Center located, fittingly, just off Enzi Drive. Jerrica Mills, the office manager of Gillette Memorial Chapel, confirmed that Pastor Donavon Voigt of First Baptist Church will officiate. Instead of flowers, the announcement from the funeral home suggested memorials can be made to Project Mercy, Mike and Diana Enzi Scholarship Fund at...
MHS graduate Solomon Petz lost his blue 2000 Chevy step side truck to theft in June from the Texas Trail subdivision. Anyone with any information is asked to contact the Moorcroft Police Department at 307-756-3301. His mother, Gypsy has started a Go-Fund-Me at hpps://gf.me/v/c/5s2c/bfduc-stolen-vehicle, for anyone who feels inclined to donate towards another vehicle for him....
On July 27, police received a report of check fraud from Casper Police Department. Investigation is continuing regarding the fraud. On July 28, police assisted Moorcroft EMS on an emergency call. On July 28, police assisted Moorcroft EMS on an emergency call. Stats: Two assist other agencies, seven house watch, two background check, one fraud, seven extra patrols, two VIN checks, seven traffic warnings, 15 weed ordinance violations, seven garbage can warnings, four junk ordinance violations, 25 business checks Citations Issued: Stephen M....
Speeding – Stephen Whitlatch, OH, 82/75, $99; Sarah Thompson, CA, 78/70, $101; Roman Rubio-Romero, MN, 92/75, $145; Alyssa Gilliam, SD, 85/75, $105; Joshua G. Pfeifle, Gillette, 92/75, $145; Andrew Leisure, MN, 95/80, $135; Lee Brendemuehl, WI, 89/80, $103; Togai K. Atac, IL, 66/45, $175; Aidan Peterson, Newcastle, 93/80, $125; Stephanie L. Maston, Gillette, 32/20, $85; Christopher Sterk, WA, 93/75, $150; Richard Phelps, MN, 85/80, $15; Heather Murdock, UT, 99/75, $180; Christopher King, SC, 95/80, $135; Nicole Newman, FL, 91/80, $115; Mira S...
July 26 – Two paper services. Eight VIN checks. Four traffic stops. Abandoned vehicle. Two animal complaints. Fingerprints. Domestic; subject arrested. One subject booked into jail. Assist Wyoming Highway Patrol. Assist Keyhole State Park. Business checks. Runaway report. EMS page. Fire page. July 27 – Four VIN checks. Two traffic stops. Suspicious circumstance. Traffic complaint. Civil assist. Fingerprints. Three assists to Wyoming Highway Patrol. Motorist assist. Business checks. Welfare check. Lost property. Four EMS pages. July 28 – Paper...
