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 Crook County War Memorial Committee is seeking names to be added to the Crook County War Memorial this fall. Please submit names, along with a copy of the veterans DD Form 214, by July 16. In order for a name to be engraved on the War Memorial, the veteran must (1) have been a resident of Crook County at the time of their induction and claimed it as their home of record OR (2) have been serving active duty here in Crook County at the time of their reenlistment (this option is only available to those who served here when the “Radar S...
Jury awards family $2.2M CASPER (WNE) — A Natrona County jury awarded more than $2 million in damages last week to the wife and daughter of a man killed as a result of poor traffic control during construction on an Evansville intersection. Bill Gray, 62, of Casper, was riding his motorcycle on the evening of Sept. 12, 2017 when he was hit by a driver at the intersection of the Old Yellowstone Highway and Cole Creek Road. He was airlifted to a Denver hospital with serious injuries, where he died two weeks later. The Wyoming Department of T...
National Prevention Week is an annual health observance dedicated to increasing public awareness and action around substance use prevention and the promotion of positive mental health. This year, this national initiative, sponsored by the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA), will take place May 9 to 15. Here in Crook County, our Prevention program is supported by the Be Well Coalition, a group of community members that work together with Prevention Specialist Katie Allen. Why does prevention matter? Because when...
As the council gets closer to a final budget for the coming fiscal year of 2021/2022, they met a third time to further iron out details through the remaining 2020/2021 budget and the next that starts July 1. The last two meetings gave each department head an opportunity to advise the council where they are right now, where they considered a need for extra funds in the coming fiscal year and where they could possibly trim a bit. This meeting addressed capital expenditures, including a needed compactor at the landfill, another pickup for public...
On April 19, police were contacted regarding a suspicious vehicle parked at the Pinnacle Bank. The driver of the vehicle had placed a black bag outside of their vehicle and left it there. As the officer approached the bank, the vehicle in question left the parking lot, leaving the bag behind. Officer followed the vehicle, eventually pulling it over due to the trunk being open and items falling out into the roadway. Officer contacted the occupants who stated, “they were just hanging out”. Officer advised that the bank was private property, and...
A fatal vehicle crash on the intestate east of Sundance claimed the life of a Rapid City resident on Wednesday. The incident took place in the morning and involved a single SUV. According to reports from Wyoming Highway Patrol, the crash took place near milepost 199 at 8:52 a.m. on April 28. The vehicle was heading east when its left rear tire tread separated from the tire, which caused the driver to lose control. The vehicle exited the right side of the roadway, where it overturned. The driver, later identified as 42-year-old Kelsey M. Conner...
The annual blood draws are complete and it’s time for the results, which will be available this weekend at the Crook County Health Fair. According to CEO Micki Lyons of Crook County Medical Services District, county residents turned out in record numbers this year for the wellness draws, taking advantage of the blood draw panels that provide an overall profile of a person’s health. As always, the community is able to collect their results during the health fair, which will take place in the gymnasium of Sundance High School. Along with col...
Continuing the push to help seniors stay connected with their community, Crook County Senior Services (CCSS) has secured five iPad tablets that can be loaned out for as long as a senior would like to use them. Useful for everything from contacting loved ones to reading the news, the tablets were obtained through a federal program administered by the Wyoming Department of Health. “We can rent them out five at a time and they can use them as long as they want for grocery shopping, medical appointments, playing games – whatever they want,” says...
A State of Wyoming veterans service officer from the Wyoming Veterans Commission will conduct community outreach services around Wyoming cities throughout May. 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 W. Dr., Ste. 100, in Gillette, and she will be available at the f...
Thanks to the assistance of deputies from the Crook County Sheriff’s Office, a pregnant woman and her husband who found themselves stranded on Warren Peak last weekend were successfully rescued despite snowdrifts blocking the road. Deputy Josh Throckmorton reports that he overheard a page on the radio at around 5.30 p.m. on April 18 for EMS to respond to a location seven miles north on Warren Peak Road. The page mentioned an “unresponsive pregnant female” and that her vehicle was stuck in the snow. Throckmorton responded along with Deputy Nicho...
Speeding – Dustin D. Lane, AL, 91/70, $150; April Decker, MN, 87/75, $120; Aimee Atkins, TX, 92/75, $145; Brittni Wright, Gillette, 83/75, $101; Wendy A. Caldwell, Hulett, 80/65, $145; Mackenzie Allen, VA, 81/70, $115; Krista Rosenlund, Sheridan, 86/80, $97 Pass in No Passing Zone – George Rudov, IL, $140 Fail to Slow for Emergency Vehicle – Cassandra Roper, Upton, $240 Impede Traffic in Left Land of Interstate – Robin Heidebrink, SD, $90 No Registration and Improper Display of Tabs – Austin Smith, Moorcroft, $90 Expired Temporary License P...
Apr. 19 – Two VIN checks. Suspicious vehicle. Assisted Highway Patrol. K9 sniff. Civil assist. Assault. Welfare check. Booked in subject. Business checks. Two EMS pages. Apr. 20 – VIN check. Three traffic stops. Funeral escort. Motorist assist. Civil assist. Disturbance. Business checks. Apr. 21 – Five VIN checks. Two paper services. Fingerprints for outside employment. Theft. Motorist assist. Business checks. Two EMS pages. Apr. 22 – Six VIN checks. Two paper services. Five traffic stops. Fraud. Business checks. Apr. 23 – Three VIN checks. T...
CASPER — A bill that allows applications to create charter schools in Wyoming to circumvent school districts has passed into law without Gov. Mark Gordon’s signature. The legislation allows the State Loan and Investment Board to approve a charter school. Typically, local school districts have approved charter schools in the state. The bill, sponsored by Sen. Ogden Driskill, R-Devils Tower, sailed through both chambers of the Legislature with just a handful of amendments. But Gordon left his signature off the legislation — not vetoing it but n...
CASPER — Leave it to a former children’s TV producer, a rodeo clown and a former vice president of the Petroleum Association of Wyoming to come up with a solution to reduce carbon dioxide in the air, improve soil health and increase climate awareness. And Jeff Holder, Marvin Nash and John Robitaille have been doing that by getting folks in the energy and agriculture sectors together with environmentalists. The trio aims to improve soil health, increase photosynthesis and put carbon back into the earth by connecting ranchers, farmers and private...
Officials believe spark from maintenance caused rail car explosion RIVERTON (WNE) — Officials believe they know what caused the spark that led to a fatal explosion Wednesday in a railcar in Shoshoni, but they still are investigating how the combustible fuel in the tanker reached such a high level. The blast killed two men: Dallas Mitchell, 28, of Riverton, and Daniel Conway, 18, of Shoshoni. The Wasatch Rail Repair employees were inside the tanker conducting routine maintenance when the explosion occurred at about 3:25 p.m. Wednesday. Citing i...
As the budgeting process for the coming fiscal year began last week, a question of overtime expenditure for the Moorcroft Police Department of approximately $35,000 arose for this year. While the cost is higher than anticipated, no one had more favorable options because the crew ran shorthanded many months during the early part of the year, as well as currently. Schneider suggested the department’s budget may have enough money within certain lines to allow some recompense, but the entire amount will not be covered in this manner. Mayor Dick C...
With the clerk’s office and council having worked through their 2021/2022 budget a couple of weeks ago, the governing body came together with public works and police last Tuesday afternoon during a budget meeting to get a grip on the needs of these remaining departments. Public works Director Cory Allison spoke first for public works. With much of his budget for the coming year addressed at the last meeting, the group was able to go through his remaining adjustments quickly. The largest anticipa...
Long-unimproved Noonan Park, Moorcroft’s oldest municipal green space, is getting a significant upgrade this summer. Along with the newly built restrooms and a new piece of playground equipment, the defunct basketball court is being remodeled into a parking area. Moorcroft public works crews have already removed the court fencing and will repurpose the material as cover for the open face of the landfill. The east and west ends of the concrete curbing will be removed for a one directional loop e...
RCS is finishing the installation of six new slide gates inside the existing vaults at the lagoon, giving the town’s operators more control over the flow around the lagoon. In addition to this, work continues on the new chlorination building, lagoon cell three solids removal and gravel site work around the property....
The annual Lincoln Day Dinner was held last Saturday at the Greater Hulett Community Center. Nearly 250 people came together to support the Crook County Republican Party. Chairman Roger Connett led the banquet and introduced dignitaries including Wyoming Governor Mark Gordon. During the banquet, the 2021 Republican Party scholarship recipient as FaithHoney Anderson. Governor Gordon spoke briefly about the current state of affairs in the political world and ended with acknowledging his wife for...
Amid April snows, Moorcroft and Pine Haven are getting ready for spring. Moorcroft Moorcroft Area Chamber of Commerce (MACC) is coordinating Spring Cleanup Day with the help of volunteers from the public and Moorcroft High School picking up yard waste and other refuse from the curbs around town on Thursday, May 6. The group will be meeting in the south parking lot of the high school at 8:15 a.m. for their dispatch. Co-organizer Elain Buckmiller says that there is a fleet of trailers and trucks donated for the event, but anyone who wants to...
At approximately 7:30 a.m. Friday, a single vehicle was involved in an accident near Mile Post 154 outside of Moorcroft. Two Gillette residents were traveling eastbound onto I90 ramp near Moorcroft when the driver lost control of the late model GMC pickup near mile post 154. When questioned by Wyoming Highway Patrol Officers, the driver said he lost control due to slick conditions. The automobile crossed both lanes before leaving the roadway, striking a highway sign and continuing down the embankment, coming to a stop only after hitting a...
For the third time this June, county residents will have the opportunity to either sell their unwanted items, find new treasures – or both – during the countywide Country Junkin’ yard sale. Applications are available now if you would like to sign up as a vendor at this year’s event. The Country Junkin’ event was conceived in 2019 as a way to attract visitors to the area while giving avid collectors the chance to share their treasures and combining the yard and garage sales that tend to punctuate the summer in this region. This year, Country J...
Staff for U.S. Senator Cynthia Lummis of Wyoming will hold remote office hours in Sundance, Moorcroft and Hulett to meet with constituents. Statewide Policy Advisor/Field Representative, Tyler Lindholm, will be available to meet with residents individually, and hear ideas, comments and concerns about what is happening in the U.S. Senate, and also to help anyone having trouble working with a federal agency. Of the remote office hours, Sen. Lummis said: “We are working every day to make the federal government work for the people of Wyoming. W...
The eleven most vaccine-hesitant counties in the nation are all located in Wyoming – and Crook County is one of them. This county has the highest percentage of residents who are hesitant about the virus in the nation at an estimated 32%, according to statistical modeling performed for the Centers for Disease Control (CDC). This places Crook County at joint first in America, alongside Johnson, Converse, Washakie, Niobrara, Weston, Natrona, Campbell, Platte and Carbon Counties. The number of citizens who are thought to be strongly hesitant is 1...
