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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A grant established by the Wyoming Business Council through the Community Facilities Rehabilitation Grant Program was touted by those with whom town officials and staff worked on it as a sure thing for the Moorcroft Town Center (MTC). Moorcroft Mayor Ben Glenn later said, “Everybody we talked to said it was easy, it was perfect, this is what the grant’s for, you guys are in great shape.” The assurances convinced the council and HDR Engineering’s Heath Turbiville to meet in October of last year to discuss, in detail, what would be done with the...
The plan for a splash pad at Noonan Park seemed, for a time, stymied due to unstable soil. But after researching the best approach to the problem, HDR Engineering was able to bring a solution to Moorcroft’s council involving smaller slabs of concrete. The group discussed this possible answer at length at a recent workshop and are now ready to proceed with two smaller pads, “So they can float if they need to instead of breaking or cracking,” Mayor Ben Glenn stated Monday. However, the anticipated grand opening of the attraction that had been...
On March 11, while on patrol an officer was waved down by a pedestrian walking their dog who stated that their dog was attacked by another dog while out on their walk. Officer took the information from the complainant and went to speak with the owner of the dog. Officer advised the owner of the complaint and informed them to license their animal if living within town limits. On March 12, police received a report of a truck blocking the entrance to Subway. Officer located the vehicle and spoke with the driver who advised that the truck had...
Mar. 11 – Three VIN checks. Domestic. Four traffic stops. Business checks. House watch. Chest pain. Three motorist assists. Suspicious circumstance. REDDI report. Animal complaint. Five EMS pages. Mar. 12 – VIN checks. Business checks. Assist other agency. Suspicious circumstance. Animal complaint. Motorist assist. Three house watches. Alarm. Coroner call. Two EMS pages. Mar. 13 – Two VIN checks. Fingerprints. Traffic stops. Citizen assist. Two suspicious circumstance. Hit and run accident. Mar. 14 – Four VIN checks. Escort. Five traffic...
Speeding – John Beiler, New Holland, PA, 93/75, $150; Maria Luciano Medina, Yakima, WA, 87/75, $120; Casen Willson, Sheridan, WY, 89/75, $130; Carson David Rosenlund, Gillette, WY, 91/80, $115; John Gardner, Rapid City, SD, 97/80, $145; Pedron Villalobos, Spearfish, SD, 80/70, $105; Alex Byron Zaharias, Yutan, NE, 100/75, $185; Quinn Vande Hoef, Lyden, WA, 97/80, $145; Todd Seeley, Sundance, WY, 67/45, $170 Weight Over Permit Limits (0-2000) – Glenn Bintliff, Hill City, SD, $85 Violate Legal Weight (4001-6000) – Thomas Wood, Box Elder, SD, $...
Pine Haven Fire Chief TJ Gideon reminds residents to use the municipal slash pile responsibly. “We have a lot of building going on… the slash pile is not for clearing lots on new construction. If we allowed that, we will not be able to keep up with it,” he says. The chief explains the purpose of the slash pile: “For cleaning up the established properties and keeping them fire safe....
Wyoming Life Flight now authorized to carry whole blood on air ambulances CASPER (WNE) — Casper-based air ambulance service, Wyoming Life Flight, announced on Thursday that it is now authorized to carry and administer whole blood on its air medical transport services. The organization, which serves the whole state, said in a press release that, “Each unit of whole blood provides red blood cells, platelets, plasma and clotting factors for superior outcomes for patients suffering from trauma or hemorrhagic shock” and that having whole blood...
With fire season already underway, Crook County is now under burn restrictions. Fire Warden Charlie Harrison requested the restrictions be put in place last week, telling the county commissioners that more Wyoming acres burned in February than in the entirety of 2023. While the county has had a little moisture recently, in some places there was "barely any", he said, and temperatures are still above average. "There's no good news in the forecast," he said. While the restrictions have been put...
As the Moorcroft Lodge nears completion, project supervisor Jeff Holberg took a few minutes Monday morning to share the progress. The hotel and restaurant are approximately 50% complete with the roof, electric and plumbing finished and the dry wall hung throughout the second floor. According to the supervisor, "The lower floor will get drywall next and the restaurant will be finalized at the end." Holberg expressed his appreciation for DA Peterson Properties owner Doug Peterson's inclusion of...
The last of six water meters placed a year ago to segregate individual apartments within the 12-plex on North Little Horn Avenue were removed last Thursday. About a year ago, Moorcroft's council chose to have six more meters installed in addition to the existing six to be connected when they passed an ordinance regarding billing individual tenants for utilities in town limits. This change of law has not been addressed since then and a vehicle wheel recently fell into a pit, destroying one of...
Freedom Holdings’ Greg Cottrell, partner in the C-Bar Estates development, is asking again for a temporary Certificate of Occupancy (CO) before the infrastructure is complete. “At that point, the town will take it over with a warranty,” Pine Haven Mayor Karla Brandenburg explained at a recent workshop. “They want us to give one and keep asking us about that…They can’t sell any of those lots until they get a CO.” Due to the ongoing problems the town has faced with the company, she and the council have been careful not to allow any premature rel...
After years of discussions and planning, Pine Haven’s Boe Drive is scheduled to be addressed around mid-summer. The project begins soon after March 18 with eight town owned hydrants updated within the C-Bar development. “They have been there since the 80s,” Mayor Karla Brandenburg explained Monday. “Later this summer, Hot Iron will put a new waterline and new fire hydrants along Boe Drive.” Hot Iron Construction is the contractor who will be managing the project to completion and will be bringing the hydrants up to date before the town wate...
Mar. 4 – Two VIN checks. Paper service. Traffic stops. Fall. Three house watches. Life Flight. Citizen dispute. Two business checks. Assist other agency. Three EMS pages. Fire. Mar. 5 – Seven VIN checks. Five business checks. Three traffic stops. Two house watches. Welfare check. Suspicious circumstance. Fraud. Traffic complaint. Broken bone. Fall. Five EMS pages. Mar. 6 – Three VIN checks. Two paper services. Three traffic stops. Welfare check. Four business checks. Two EMS pages. Fire page. Mar. 7 – VIN checks. Two fingerprints. Four traffic...
Speeding – Michael Young, Gillette, WY, 89/75, $130; Phillip Brace, Wright, WY, 90/80, $105; Sidni Ferguson, Dupree, SD, 89/75, $130; Cole W. Tinnin, Moorcroft, WY, 90/80, $105; Jesus Cabada, Chicago, IL, 89/75, $130; Lars Robert Jolma, Mason, WI, 109/75, $230 Child Safety Restraint System Violation – Ryan Fultz, Pine Haven, WY, $80 Violate Legal Weight (2001-4000) – Cody Lee Calonge, Billings, MT, $135; (6001-8000) – Austin Nichols, Casper, WY, $210 Take Mountain Lion Without License – Kelly D. Jones, Marbelton, WY, $820 Leave Scene of Accide...
On March 6, police were contacted regarding a traffic complaint of speeding in a residential area. Officers will keep an eye on the area in question. On March 7, police were called regarding possible gunshots in or near town. Officer spoke with area residents who did not hear anything. Officer spoke with the complainant who stated they heard one shot and was unsure of the area it came from. Unable to locate anything suspicious or out of the ordinary, location could have been in the county. On March 8, police received a complaint of two dogs...
Three Cheyenne police officers on leave after suspect is killed CHEYENNE (WNE) — A call to the Cheyenne Police Department for a domestic dispute ended in the police killing the suspect Friday evening, CPD said in a news release Monday afternoon. The man was identified Monday as 47-year-old Cheyenne resident Patrick Flores. The shooting occurred Friday, March 8, when police officers were dispatched to calls for a domestic disturbance with a firearm, which the agency said was around 6:18 p.m. Dispatchers told police that he was “shooting the fir...
There's not much chance of flooding this spring, according to the National Weather Service (NWS). The county continues to slide into drought conditions after a winter that brought little snow. The flood outlook summary for this spring is below average across all of northeastern Wyoming and western South Dakota. This is the time of year for ice cover on streams, rivers and lakes to melt and for ice-jam flooding to potentially occur. Flooding from snowmelt on the plains typically takes place betwe...
A resident moving into town from out of state recently requested a variance to install a commercial dog kennel, initiating an amendment to the existing ordinance governing animals and fowl withing Moorcroft town limits. Ordinance 1-2024 was approved on the third reading last week to the consternation of Councilman Dale Petersen, who said, “I’m still concerned; with this ordinance, they’re still able to put a dog kennel in town. I’m concerned about the impact and what that’s going to mean for those residents in that area.” The adjusted la...
Moorcroft Public Works Director Cory Allison reported a problem with the town-owned generator to the council after the January 25 grass fire that devoured around 1000 acres east of town. The department was providing water to the fire trucks as they were emptied on the site. “We lost power out there. We had the fire trucks trying to keep up so Dave [Elliott] and [I] had to come in and get all the town wells running,” he said. “We were at high capacity, trying to keep up with the fire trucks. We did keep up with them, but with our generator being...
The Pine Haven Council has become concerned that, throughout recent years, people who either do not understand how the town slash pile works or simply do not care have dumped items not allowed into the municipal slash pile when the public works shop is not attended. Pine Haven's fire chief, who manages the annual burning of the debris, explained, "The idea behind the slash pile is so residents can keep their property trimmed up and clear of pine needles. It wasn't meant for large tree, stump,...
Feb. 26 – Four VIN checks. Trespassing complaint. Animal complaint. Suspicious circumstance. Fingerprints. two EMS pages. Fire page. Feb. 27 – Three VIN checks. Three Paper services. Business checks. Suspicious circumstance. Harassment complaint. Fingerprints. Theft report. EMS page. Feb. 28 – VIN check. Four paper services. Two Traffic stops. Business check. Attempt warrant arrest. Fingerprints. Suspicious circumstance. EMS page. Feb. 29 – Eight VIN checks. Two traffic stops. Dog bite report. Assist to Keyhole Park Police. Trespassing complain...
Speeding – Oddette L. Lambert, Upton, WY, 94/70, $180; James Milburn, Enning, SD, 85/75, $105; Megan Koens, Faulkton, SD, 93/80, $125; Cameron L. Blakeman, Watford City, ND, 104/75, $205; Nathaniel Carlson, Milaca, MN, 75/65, $105; Jeffrey Cooney, Jackson, GA, 77/65, $120; Trevor Brownback, Newcastle, WY, 110/70, $270 Lane Violation – Jasdeep Gill, Surrey, BC, Canada, $90 Expired Temporary License Permit/Improper Registration – Kannon Lee Parks, Johnstown, CO, $150 Drive While License Cancelled, Suspended or Revoked – Amanda Nicole Barton,...
Daylight Saving Time begins Sun., Mar. 10. Remember to set your clocks one hour forward prior to going to bed Saturday night....
On February 19, police were called to Coffee Cup Fuel Stop in reference to a five-year-old boy who was there unattended. Officer arrived on scene and recognized the child. While speaking with him, his mother arrived on scene. Officer spoke with the child’s mother regarding this incident. Nothing further. On February 20, police were contacted regarding an unattended death. Officer arrived and spoke with family while waiting for EMS arrival. Officer stayed on scene and assisted County Coroner upon their arrival. Nothing further. On February 2...
Speeding: Isaiah A. McCraw, Rozet, WY, 44/30, $188; Bobbie A. Props, Loveland, CO, 48/30, $226; Jason E. Anderson, Moorcroft, WY, 40/30, $140; David W. Patterson, Powell, WY, 44/30, $188; William L. Simonson, Aberdeen, SD, 54/30, $298. Careless Driving: (minor), Moorcroft, WY, $250 No Valid Driver’s License: Corey K. Hoskin, Gillette, WY, $140 Pass in No-passing Zone: Walker W. York, Cisco, TX, $150 No Registration: Amanda N. Barton, Moorcroft, WY, $150...
