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 Joint Agriculture Committee Tuesday revived a controversial gun rights bill on a split-second, unannounced vote moments before the committee adjourned in a move lambasted by critics for its lack of transparency. The bill, last session’s Senate File 81 – Second Amendment Preservation Act, would prevent agents of the state from enforcing any federal law or regulation that restricts a citizen’s right to carry firearms. A heavily amended version of the legislation passed the Senate by an overwhelming margin in March, but died without a heari...
Gillette man charged with stalking in addition to kidnapping, battery GILLETTE (WNE) – A man who used different aliases on social media and asked people to contact his ex-girlfriend on his behalf has pleaded not guilty to felony stalking charges. Jonathan R. Fishbeck, 29, remains in Campbell County jail. The two had a falling out March 20, and when his former girlfriend tried to leave through the garage, Fishbeck allegedly forcibly restrained her and prevented her from leaving the house by grabbing her hair and pulling her back inside before t...
As the town enters June, Moorcroft is relatively quiet, according to Mayor Dick Claar. However, he and Public Works Director Cory Allison report that several current projects are still ongoing. Lagoon The lagoon is essentially done, as per HDR Engineering’s Jeron Smith, “They’re just taking care of the little things.” The project should be complete by the end of the month. Landfill The town is not yet prepared to send the grant application into USDA as well as the subsequent loan applica...
On May 24, police were called to a traffic crash in Diehl’s Supermarket parking lot. Officer arrived on scene and spoke with the drivers of both vehicles. Insurance information was exchanged. Officer completed State of Wyoming accident report. Nothing further. On May 26, police were notified of an Aggravated Battery that took place at the Moorcroft K8 on May 25. Investigation is continuing. On May 28, police clerk gave emergency fund assistance to someone in need. On May 27, police were notified of a traffic crash that had occurred on Goshen St...
A Gillette man has been sentenced to up to six years in jail on a felony charge of interference with a police officer. Vincent Everett allegedly attacked a Moorcroft police officer who chased him after a fight broke out in a local bar. On August 13, 2020 at around 11.30 p.m., two officers from Moorcroft Police Department heard a bartender yelling from Dewey’s Place that a fight was in progress. One of the two men allegedly fighting was escorted from the bar, while a witness approached the officers to state that he had broken up the fight and t...
Just outside of Hulett, on the JH Ranch, we’ll gather for the fourth annual Old Fashioned Tent Revival on the Ranch by the River, Sunday, June 6 through Wednesday, June 9, featuring special speakers and music each evening. Gathering starts at 5 p.m. and speakers begin at 6 p.m. Opening night, Sunday, will honor Mrs. Mae Neiman as we remember her and her gracious offer to allow the Tent Revival to take place on her land. We’ll have music from Pastor Ron Merritt of Gillette and guest speaker Nathan Winters, Advocacy Director of Family Policy All...
County resident Dorothy Baron spoke to the council at their regular meeting Monday night about the dust on town owned Carr Road, stating, “I want some type of dust control.” In approximately 2004, Crook County gave Carr Road to the town of Moorcroft, re-graveling the structured road base before turning it over. In the subsequent 17 years, there has been no more gravel installed and, according to Public Works Director Cory Allison, to administer magnesium chloride to mitigate the dust would be a waste of product and money as the “ge...
A state of Wyoming veterans service officer from the Wyoming Veterans Commission will conduct community outreach services around Wyoming cities throughout June. Sandy McFarland is available to meet with veterans and their families to discuss state and federal veterans’ benefits, Department of Veterans Affairs claims or VA healthcare. McFarland can also help veterans and their families apply for benefits, file claims or request healthcare. Her office is located at 551 Running West Dr., Ste. 100, in Gillette, and she will be available at the f...
One killed, three injured in wreck near Shoshoni RIVERTON (WNE) — A Casper man died and three people – including two children – were injured in a two-vehicle crash reported Thursday afternoon near Shoshoni. Stephen James Stewart, 75, of Casper, died at the scene of the collision, which occurred at about 1:30 p.m. Thursday near milepost 69 on U.S. Highway 20-26 east of Shoshoni. Officials said he was driving east in a 2000 Ford F250 when he entered into the westbound lane and collided head-on with a 2002 Dodge Ram driven by Michael Andrew Marr,...
It’s been two years since Pine Haven’s new pump and well were installed and initiated. Since then, the pump has not performed correctly and the contractor has been unable to make the pump work without “tripping” an error code within the computerized program and failing operation. The council has become ever-more-frustrated with perceived DRM’s lack of attention to this ongoing issue. HDR Engineering’s Heath Turbiville, who has been in intermittent contact with the contractor, reported at last Tuesday’s meeting, “The last email I had was from...
The Pine Haven Beatification Alliance along with the recreation board and the senior citizen group hosted a community cleanup day Saturday morning. There were more than 30 volunteers who attended the job meeting and later walked or drove to their assigned areas. With said delegation, everyplace needing care received it, including cleaning up cans, bottles and paper debris along the roadways; checking the baseball field in anticipation of the summer games and the clean; and weed whacking at the...
With the final building torn down on North Big Horn Avenue in Moorcroft, residents are reminiscing about the life of these old structures as they anticipate the possibilities of what may be built next, adding to Moorcroft’s history. Lifetime citizens Raymond Petersen and Rosalie Brimmer recall their childhood on the avenue. Brimmer remembers cold lockers kept in the rear of the grocery store that lived after the mercantile and before the building housing Diehl’s Supermarket now. “They used...
The Town of Pine Haven enjoys a new sign welcoming guests to the well-groomed, tree-lined streets of the community that sits on the west shore of Keyhole Reservoir. When the municipality received the defunct Vineyard Church building as a gift a couple of years ago, the round sign identifying the church at the corner of 113 and Pine Haven Road was part of that deal, according to Mayor John Cook. The two-sided sign was relatively new and of a high standard so, “We just decided that we’d put up...
In last week’s front page article, “Variance for town property…”, a quote alluded to a citizen’s use of the procedure outlined by the United States Postal Service to create new addresses. Moorcroft Postmaster Kim Watson would like to clarify the process for anyone who may face a similar situation in the future. To acquire a new address within town limits, “They have to go to the town and get their address there, then the town will send it to me and I send it into the Address Management System (AMS).” For those who are building within the co...
The Pine Grove Cemetery Board is calling for volunteers to join them in cleaning the cemetery on Monday, May 31. Participants are asked to bring their own rakes, shovels and garbage bags. Cleaning up the area will take place in the morning with lunch at noon. The meal will be a pot luck carry-in so bring something to share! Voting of the new officers for the cemetery board will occur after lunch as well as a presentation of a little history about the Pine Grove Cemetery....
Woman pleads guilty to charges in kidnap case CASPER (WNE) — A woman involved in an August kidnapping that left one dead and one injured pleaded guilty to aiding and abetting robbery in Natrona County District Court on Friday. Kayla Wollitz was initially charged with aggravated kidnapping and robbery, but those counts were dropped with her guilty plea to the amended charge Friday. She pleaded not guilty to the original charges in February. If the court accepts the plea agreement, she’ll be sentenced to two to four years at the Wyoming Wom...
After missing last year’s event because of the COVID-19 lockdown, the Moorcroft Area Chamber of Commerce (MACC) hosted their 2021 Spring Fling Cleanup Day last Thursday. Chamber spokeswoman Elaine Buckmiller later noted that, with all the help from MHS students and faculty as well as many other volunteers providing pickups and trailers as well as space and equipment for the event, the clean-up day was considered “a huge success”. Within the four hours of work by volunteers on Thursday morni...
Three derelict town-owned commercial buildings along the west side of North Big Horn Avenue in Moorcroft have been an ongoing issue for Moorcroft’s council. The town contracted with a local resident to tear them down a couple of years ago only to have the problem return when the agreement fell through. With the problem no closer to resolution, the governing body has chosen to fund the demolition of the buildings from the town’s reserve account, which will be repaid from the sale of the cle...
Sundance and Moorcroft will see their rest areas re-open for the 2021 tourist season, and possibly beyond. In a press release, Wyoming Office of Tourism Executive Director Diane Shober described them as valuable tourism tools. “With the summer season just around the corner, I’m glad we will be able to reopen these facilities to travelers,” Governor Mark Gordon said. “We are glad to have this chance to find a temporary solution.” The Wyoming Department of Transportation (WYDOT) and Wyoming Office...
Man who threatened trailer park manager with a gun pleads no contest CHEYENNE (WNE) – A man accused of threatening a trailer park manager with a gun was arraigned Thursday in Laramie County District Court. Rudy Michael Delarosa pleaded no contest to felony aggravated assault and battery, threatening with a weapon, as part of a plea agreement. A misdemeanor count of criminal trespassing would be dismissed at sentencing, if a judge follows the agreement. The state and the defendant agreed to a sentence of three years of supervised probation, w...
The Crook County Farm Bureau Federation has selected the winners for three scholarships for 2021. This year’s winners are Dalton Butler, Joseph Kennah and Faith Honey Anderson. In 1st Place, Dalton Butler was selected to receive a $1500 scholarship from the Crook County Farm Bureau Federation for the 2021-2022 school year. In high school Dalton played football, wrestling, track, and served as team captain earning All-Conference honors for each. He also played trombone in the jazz band at Hulett High School, participated in all aspects of F...
RCS continues work on the final construction items at the lagoon. This includes mechanical, electrical and interior finishing work on the new chlorination building as well as other small miscellaneous work around the project site. As the project nears completion, RCS will begin to hand the project, along with its new equipment, over to the town. This transfer will include a two-day on-site training for the town’s operators....
The Wyoming Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) met with Moorcroft’s governing body Monday morning to discuss the town’s options for the future of the municipal landfill. Program Principal Craig McOmie and District #3 Supervisor Richard Lemm, both from the Casper office, brought insights and requirements for keeping the Moorcroft landfill open into the future. This meeting was the result of the town’s unsuccessful maintenance of the landfill. DEQ arrived on site a last year and strongly denounced the condition of the facility. Addin...
Gillette resident Jamie Riddle and family addressed the Moorcroft Council last Monday night to request “splitting the address” for the property they recently bought from former Mayor Steve Sproul on South Little Horn Avenue. “I went to the post office and they said I had to come here to get permission to split the address into “A” and “B” for the building versus the apartment,” said Riddle. This statement was received with silence as the governing body digested the larger issue: the necessity of either permitting or denying a variance allowi...
Former Moorcroft Police Chief Douglas Lundborg was honored last week for his 38 years of law enforcement service. The award was presented at the yearly WASCOP (Wyoming Association of Sheriffs and Chiefs of Police) Conference held in Casper, WY on April 27, 2021. Former Chief Lundborg received congratulations from Jeff Hodge, Crook County Sheriff and third Vice President of WASCOP....
