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 Moorcroft Volunteer Fire Department was recently given the opportunity to train for interior rescue scenarios, using an abandoned house north of town. According to Moorcroft Volunteer Fire Chief Jeff Holberg, "The property is in the Henderson Subdivision and is going to be torn down. The new owner was gracious enough to allow us to go in and practice." Because the two departments work so often together on the same scenes, Moorcroft invited Pine Haven to participate in this exercise. Pine...
Speeding – Reynard M. Graham, Colorado Springs, CO, 75/65, $105; Mychael Checky, Round Rock, TX, 85/70, $135; Veronika Williamson, Belle Fourche, SD, 99/80, $155; Sergey Badeshko, Lake Mary, FL, 87/75, $120; Tina C. Hart-Herrboldt, Rapid City, SD, 106/80, $200; Gabriel Knowlton, Upton, WY, 83/70, $125; Miguel Velasco Lopez, Knoxville, TN, 96/70, $190; Michael J. Cymbaluk, Bismarck, ND, 88/70, $150; Bowen Brann, Thomaston, ME, 95/75, $160; Tyler B. Sasse, Moorcroft, WY, 90/80, $105; Edward Engle, Adrian, MI, 81/70, $115; Tyreece A. Roberts, P...
One hundred four business checks. Ten traffic warnings. Eight crosswalk/school zone. Three traffic crashes. Three VIN checks. Two assists to other agencies. False alarm. Emergency fund assistance. Sexual assault. Petty theft. Threats made. Warrant report. Welfare check. Citations: Two for speeding. False reporting....
Speeding: Kevin E. Freel, 44/30, Osceola, IN, $188; Ronald J. Nagel, 44/30, Anchorage, AK, $188; Robert Viola, 44/30, Milford, NJ, $188; Ly X. Hoang, 35/30, Jersey Village, TX, $75; Eduardo Amezcua, 43/30, Loveland, CO, $181; Tyler H. Loftin, 49/35, Wichita, KS, $188; Kameron D. Jacobi, 44/30, Niagra Falls, ON, $188; Tracey M. Henry, 44/30, Waverly, KS, $188; Rebecca L. Landon, 44/30, Bushnell, FL, $188; John C. Santos, 44/30, Fair Haven, NJ, $188; Seyler H. Switzer, 44/30, Holly, MI, $188; William G. Parketon, 54/30, Balch Springs, TX, $298;...
Black 14 Philanthropy delivers 40,000 pounds of food to Laramie LARAMIE (WNE) — Cathedral Home and the University of Wyoming Food Share Pantry welcomed a delivery of 40,000 pounds of food and goods that traveled to Laramie last Tuesday. The delivery is made possible through a partnership between the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints and Black 14’s “Mind, Body and Soul” initiative, which dispatches food to communities identified by active Black 14 players, according to a news release from the Cathedral Home. Mel Hamilton and John Gr...
The Pine Ridge Community Church is holding its annual Christmas Bazaar on Sat., Dec. 2 with a potluck meal at 6 p.m., annual meeting, Santa Claus at 7 p.m. followed by cake walk, fishing for treats and dessert/gift auction. All are welcome. Come to the Pine Ridge Community Church on US Hwy 14, about 15 miles north of Moorcroft....
JACKSON — Despite objections from some Republican lawmakers and local governments, a state task force is moving ahead with a draft bill to override local building regulations for accessory housing units like detached guest homes or mother-in-law apartments. Sen. Bob Ide, a Natrona County Republican, warned that the draft bill could add regulation — not reduce it — by layering state rules on top of local ones: “Just looks like we’ve got a one-size-fits-all homeowners association for the state of Wyoming,” Ide said. Ide raised his objections...
With the recent approval of ARPA funding from the State Land and Investment Board (SLIB) for the full requested amount of $800,000, Mayor Ben Glenn was commended by Councilman Dale Petersen at last week’s meeting for “his articulate speech in front of the SLIB. He did a nice job of representing the town”. Moorcroft’s engineer, Heath Turbiville of HDR Engineering, has assured town overseers that design for the entire project is nearing completion and the applicable portion will be ready for approval by the Department of Environmental Quality...
“Sundance is charging us now…so they’ve changed their way of doing things,” Pine Haven Mayor Karla Brandenburg said at a recent workshop regarding the changing circumstances facing Pine Haven’s Emergency Medical Services, including the ambulance ride. The council has been working on a method of recovering at least a portion of these rising costs that will not affect patients who use the service. The billing process the town plans to adopt will bill insurance, but citizens will not receive any kind of bill for their copay. Jane Merchant,...
On Sunday, November 5, at approximately 3 a.m. a car traveling eastbound on highway 14/16 jumped the southside curb. The Mercury went through a private yard fence before coming to rest against the resistance of the rear deck of the home. Though present, there were no injuries incurred by the residents. Fire, police and EMS were dispatched to the scene. Moorcroft Police Chief Bill Bryant is unable to provide further details at this time as the incident is still under investigation. “We don’t have a whole lot of information right now; we...
Speeding – Ronald Evan Tugby, Cheyenne, WY, 66/55, $100; Todd Klopp, Spearfish, SD, 75/65, $140; Jackie S. Griffith, Aladdin, WY, 75/65, $105; Chase Fred, Gladstone, ND, 85/70, $135; Rigan Pauline McInerney, Gillette, WY, 90/80, $105; Nicholas Hale, Sheridan, WY, 92/80, $120; Ronald Watkins, Corpus Christi, TX, 94/80, $130; Susan M. White, Cheyenne, WY, 98/80, $135 No Seat Belt (driver) – Kenneth Leroi-Heneri Eden, Gillette, WY, $25; Dalton Page, Newcastle, WY, $25 Drive While License Cancelled, Suspended or Revoked – David N. Gaskins, Clove...
Nov. 6 – Seven VIN checks. Paper service. Three traffic stops. Medical. Fingerprints. Assist other agency. Motorist assist. Juvenile problem. Two EMS pages. Fire page. Nov. 7 – Five VIN checks. Two paper services. Six traffic stops. Four business checks. Assist other agency. Suspicious. Prisoner transport. Traffic hazard. Fire page. Three EMS pages. Nov. 8 – Six VIN checks. Paper service. Three traffic stops. Two fingerprints. Two business checks. Two motorist assist. Citizen assist. Fire page. EMS page. Nov. 9 – Four VIN checks. Two paper s...
Information sought about missing Cody woman POWELL (WNE) — Family members of a missing Cody woman are asking anyone with information about her whereabouts to get in touch with law enforcement. Katie Ferguson was last seen on Oct. 10 in Arkansas, Ferguson’s mother, Mona Hartling, wrote in a Nov. 5 Facebook post. Ferguson had been traveling from Dothan, Alabama, to Cody with her ex-boyfriend and their two children, but “somewhere near Little Rock, Arkansas she disappeared,” Hartling wrote. Hartling shared few other details, explaining in a Saturd...
Crook County Senior Services (CCSS) is launching this year’s Tree of Life project, a way to honor and remember the people who are special in your life during the holiday season. In each of the senior centers around the county, a tree will bear lights that each signify an individual. The white lights are in memory of a person who has passed away, while a colored light honors a person who is still alive. Meanwhile, a list of the names of those people who have been commemorated on the trees, as well as the person who chose to honor them, will b...
The Compassionate Friends were founded to provide support to every family experiencing the death of a son or daughter, a brother or sister or grandchild for any reason. Your local Compassionate Friends group (From the Big Horns to the Black Hills Chapter) would appreciate you in joining with us for friendship, understanding and a listening ear on Dec. 10 at 6 p.m. at the George Amos building Gillette, Wyoming for the annual candle lighting ceremony to remember our children that we have lost. Please visit compassionatefriends.org (From the Big...
Public works crewmen Dave Elliott and Cody Amende take advantage of the warm weather to catch up on some painting jobs around town....
Once upon a time, the word “zoning” was akin to a curse in this part of the world – but that doesn’t seem to be the case any more. To make sure this is more than an illusion, the county commissioners will include public forums in the process of researching possible new zoning rules. Last month, the commission kicked off the process of developing a possible zoning plan for the county by inviting a community planning and zoning consultant to do the necessary groundwork of figuring out exactly what the county wants and needs. As Jayna Watson...
The Stop Work Order that curtailed all but the immediate installation of sewer lines in Pine Haven's C-Bar Estates development has been lifted as this work is nearing completion and KO Construction is ready to move to the next phase of development. On Tuesday, the crew was nearing the end of sewer installation and line integrity tests....
The State Land and Investment Board (SLIB) has awarded this year’s ARPA funding for capital projects to 18 applicants including Moorcroft’s Powder River Water Main (Phase II) and Pine Haven’s Glenn Vista Sewer Main. Both municipalities have been approved for the full amounts requested of $800,000 and $222,000 respectively. Moorcroft Mayor Ben Glenn was unavailable for comment, but Pine Haven Mayor Karla Brandenburg spoke about the next step and what this project means to the town, “This is to connect the last six lots on Vista Grand Drive t...
Moorcroft's volunteer fire department has been diligently seeking grant funding to replace the Self Contained Breathing apparatus (SCBs) firefighters wear when they step around and into burning structures and vehicles. The town has spent money straight from the coffers over the last couple of years, buying six units as the department searched for assistance. About three years ago, the department began applying for federal moneys through the AFG funding, but each application has been rejected,...
On November 2, police received a complaint from a parent who had found a pill inside of their child’s Halloween candy. Officer took possession of the pill and tested the substance numerous times all with negative results for narcotics. Officer contacted DCI who arrived and tested the substance also showing negative for narcotics. Nothing further at this time. On November 2, police were notified of an adult male following two teenage girls around the Coffee Cup during lunch time. Officer was able to obtain a license plate number and d...
Oct. 30 – Five VIN checks. Paper service. Two traffic stops. Suicidal subject. Fingerprints. Citizen assist. Two assist other agency. Motorist assist. Two EMS pages. Oct. 31 – Five traffic stops. Four motorist assists. Two fraud calls. Project Lifesaver. Citizen assist. Gun call. Lockout. Two EMS calls. Nov. 1 – Five VIN checks. Two traffic stops. Animal complaint. Trespassing. Two welfare checks. Accident. Two motorist assists. Two business checks. Two EMS calls. Nov. 2 – VIN checks. Paper service. Three traffic stops. Welfare check. Four bu...
Speeding – Edward Giles Painter, Moorcroft, WY, 39/30, $113; Clay Joseph Kraft, Gillette, WY, 68/50, $100; Sheila Kay Tryon, Gillette, WY, 80/70, $100; Cherokee Wright, Clinton, MO, 83/70, $125; Arkady Melkonian, Custer, SD, 89/70, $155; Peter Dostie, West Forks, ME, 89/75, $130; Levi Dwain Stoneking, Carlile, WY, 92/75, $145; Iram Pina Gonzalez, Anthony, NM, 88/80, $101; Charles Steven Dorsey, Bonne Terre, MO, 109/80, $215 Expired Temporary License Permit/Improper Registration – Paul Haaland, Coleharbor, ND, $140; Lee Otto, Grand Island, FL, $...
Man caught with 1.5 pounds of meth and 1,000 fentanyl pills gets 12-20 years GILLETTE (WNE) — A man who police found with 1.5 pounds of meth and 1000 fentanyl pills during a traffic stop in Gillette earlier this year has been sentenced to up to 20 years in prison. Donnie L. Neice III, 53, received a 12- to 20-year sentence at his Oct. 10 sentencing hearing for each count of possession with intent to deliver fentanyl and possession with intent to deliver meth, set to run concurrently. Neice was a passenger in a car full of people that was p...
CHEYENNE — The Wyoming Department of Transportation faces a shortfall in revenue of around $400 million each year, and the state is digging through the couch to find ways to increase revenue with minimal consequences for commercial and residential drivers. The combination of commercial drivers, cross-country travelers and extreme weather conditions means constant upkeep for Wyoming’s interstate highways. WYDOT is responsible for administering and distributing gasoline, diesel and alternative fuel taxes in the state, with a significant por...
