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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Applications open for internship program for new farmers, ranchers CHEYENNE (WNE) — The GrowinG Internship Program is now accepting applications for 2024, according to a news release from University of Wyoming Extension. “The goal of this program is to provide interns with a hands-on internship at a working farm or ranch in Wyoming, in cooperation with state producer organizations and educational institutions,” said Kendra Faucett, program coordinator, in the release. The program provides a $5000 stipend for a 10-week work experience, which...
CASPER — A mine exploration project in Halleck Creek was ranked as one of the top ten critical mineral sites on the planet after assay results earlier this year revealed exceptionally high levels of rare earth elements. But this month the project owners, American Rare Earths, U.S. subsidiary of an Australian-founded exploration company, have completed their full development drilling campaign, and the new assay results suggest that soon this Albany County mine will be ranked number one. Mineral testing of samples from Overton Mountain r...
Residents of the Glen Vista subdivision on Vista Grande Drive, who have never been connected to municipal sewer, are specifically invited to a public hearing on January 9, at 7 p.m. At the hearing, the council will discuss the Vista Grande Sanitary Sewer Extension Local Improvement District in which they will be participating to pay their portion, equaling $381,652. Mayor Karla Brandenburg explains, “We’ve got a[n ARPA] grant to connect them to our sewer system so we have to form a sewer district and the residents will be paying the fee on tha...
A state of Wyoming veterans service officer from the Wyoming Veterans Commission will conduct community outreach services around Wyoming cities throughout January. 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 in N...
Over a thousand homes in Crook County are set to have access to broadband internet for the first time thanks to federal grant awards that aim to make access available across the nation. Two local projects were among 32 applications to be approved for funding, with a total of $70.5 million in federal funds to be spent expanding broadband to more than 11,000 locations across the state that do not currently have access to high-speed internet. “This is the single-largest broadband investment in Wyoming history,” said Governor Mark Gordon in the...
Mayor Karla Brandenburg invited her fellow council to step forward to honor guest Linda Lang at last week's meeting of the governing body for the philanthropist's donation of more than 20 trees to be planted around the circumference of the cemetery. "They were all brought in by a truck and quite a few town people went up there and helped put them in," she said. As Lang stood with her neighbors, the mayor presented a carved tree created by Councilwoman Suzette Edwards, "out of pine from Pine...
Moorcroft residents are showing their Christmas spirit with decorated houses, businesses and civic buildings all shining their lights for the season. Merry Christmas to all our readers!...
Moorcroft Interfaith Community (MIC) members Monte Reichenberg and Randy Blakeman attended last week’s meeting of the Moorcroft Council to answer any questions and listen to the restrictions under which the title to two lots within the Moorcroft Town Center (MTC) property (playground area) will be sold to their organization. At the preceding workshop, the question of a purchase agreement was considered by all to be the best option with a restricted title. With the motion to grant the restricted title on the floor, Town Attorney Pat Carpenter s...
Speeding – Ramsey Livingston, Eau Claire, WI, 93/75, $150; Michael Hefron, Bloomington, IN, 89/75, $130; Kyle Vandyke, Thornton, CO, 79/70, $103; Peyton Stoneking, Douglas, WY, 107/80, $195 No Seat Belt (passenger) – Blake Harding, Gillette, WY, $10 No Valid Driver’s License – Patricia Edwards, Liberty Lakes, WA, $140 Vehicle Off Road – Joseph S. Sorenson, Gillette, WY, $250 No Left Side Mirror – Payton E. Brock, Quapaw, OK, $90 Window Tint Violation – Chase Loebs, Newcastle, WY, $90 No Auto Insurance – Patricia Edwards, Liberty Lakes,...
Dec. 11 – Five VIN checks. Fingerprints. Seven traffic stops. Two business checks. Citizen assist. Suspicious circumstance. Dec. 12 – Two VIN checks. Property damage. Two traffic stops. Four house watches. Two welfare checks. Suspicious circumstance. Three citizen assists. Project Life Saver. Traffic hazard. Dec. 13 – Two suspicious circumstances. House watch. Three traffic stops. Two motorist assists. Two business checks. Assist other agency. Property damage. Dec. 14 – Four VIN check. Prisoner transport. Three traffic stops. Three busines...
On November 27, police were called to a report of a domestic dispute at the Moorcroft Apartments & Storage. Officer spoke with the couple involved in the altercation and with no proof of any physical altercation, officer advised the male party that he would give him a courtesy ride to Gillette, he agreed. Officer transported to Gillette without incident. Nothing further. On November 27, police were contacted regarding a juvenile runaway. Officer located the juvenile walking on I-90 near mile marker 153 toward Gillette. Officer spoke with the...
Man accused of strangling girlfriend, holding her against her will GILLETTE (WNE) — Officers forced their way into a home and later arrested a 37-year-old man who allegedly strangled his girlfriend and held her against her will Friday night. Police went to the 100 block of Bay Avenue for the report of a man and woman in a fight at about 11:15 p.m., Police Cpl. Dan Stroup said. When they arrived, they forced their way into the home after they heard a woman whimpering and what sounded like strangling noises. In the home, they spoke to the man a...
A series of public meetings has been scheduled for January to solicit input on plans to potentially introduce zoning to Crook County. These meetings will form the next step of the county’s exploration of whether zoning would suit this county in the light of the high level of development that has gone on over the last few years, and will aim to gauge exactly where the public stands on the issue. Meetings will take place in all four municipalities throughout January, led by a facilitator, and will focus on options for growth management. A c...
A Pine Haven resident recently called Clerk/Treasurer Tammie McGovern to ask if they are allowed to discharge firearms within town limits without explanation, leading to questions of law and enforcement. With no town ordinance in place covering said situation, McGovern contacted the Crook County Sheriff’s Department. “We were told by Ed Robinson that there is no Wyoming State statute and no county ordinance; unless the town itself has an ordinance and I looked through state statutes and I couldn’t find anything [either],” she said. Mayor K...
Krissy Hinkhouse, co-organizer of Moorcroft’s Parade of Lights last week wants to let readers know that the great pictures of the floats were taken by Kari Peterson....
Pine Haven’s council heard Heath Turbiville of HDR Engineering at Tuesday morning’s workshop as he explained the town’s current position on the Boe Drive Project. This project involves the installation of hydrants and a waterline along the roadway. HDR recently received comments from the Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) regarding the agency’s review of the design previously provided by the engineering firm, of which there were “very few and very simple”. HDR responded with a council approved answer by the end of last week. The enginee...
After "R" Place owner Brenda Gideon and The Reservoir owners Bill and Misty Brown asked for help from the town in banning smoking within their facilities, Mayor Karla Brandenburg and Councilwoman Emily Smith met with them. "In the beginning," Smith later spoke of their first impressions, "when we did meet with them, both owners were in favor of it and the fact of us working together with them and doing an ordinance... was agreed upon. In our discussion, we were saying [that] 'it is our...
Moorcroft shone with festive lights over the weekend, from homes and light poles to the parade of lights. Glenn Construction took first place in the parade, followed by Bethlehem Lutheran Church's "Following a Star". The winner of the light pole contest was Good Electric Inc. while the Whitcomb FFA Barn won the commercial category of the lights contest and Doug and Trudy Christensen Klein won the residential....
Speeding – Andrew Pinski, La Crosse, WI, 98/75, $175; Randy Peterson, Palermo, ND, 93/80, $125; Mark Maliske, Denver, CO, 79/70, $103; Jose Granados Dominguez, Gillette, WY, 96/80, $140; Devin Garza, Belle Fourche, SD, 82/65, $209; Jeremy Cuff, Kearns, UT, 84/70, $130 Drive While License Cancelled, Suspended or Revoked – Lane Efreaimson, Saginaw, MN, $440; Layla Marie Zink, Gillette, WY, $450 No Valid Driver’s License – Jermaine Brooks, Gillette, WY, $150 Expired Temporary License Permit/Improper Registration – Vance J. Petersen, Piedmont,...
Speeding (26/20): Daniel E. Wipf, Gillette, WY, $112; (44/30): Pawel W. Halicki, Murray, UT, $188; Nicholas L. Kloos, East Glacier Park, MT, $188; Craig W. Anderson, Doniphan, NE, $188; Brandon M. Dietrich, Columbus, NE, $188; Michael R. Gilligan, Chicago, IL, $188; Ashley Harpstreith, Cheyenne, WY, $188; Sean A. Hershberger, Lafayette, IN, $188; Hartley C. Burget, Sheridan, WY, $188; Jordan L. Davis, Sheridan, WY, $188; William C. Mcclain, Sheridan, WY, $188; Maura Y. Mckenney, Cambridge, MA, $188; Richard D. Knuppe, Rapid City, SD, $188;...
Stats: One hundred five business checks. Nine traffic warnings. Seventeen crosswalk/school zone. Domestic disturbance. Two VIN checks. Suspicious activity. Five house watch. Two false alarms. Two background checks. Child neglect. Fraud. House watch. Seven minors in possession of tobacco. Juvenile issue. Stalking/harassment report. DUI. Unattended death. Welfare check. Citations: Two citations for speeding. Seven citations for MIP tobacco....
The Wyoming Department of Transportation would like to warn residents of potential fraudulent titles after a blank Wyoming title stock was stolen from a Wyoming county. Some of these blank titles, which have control numbers ranging from 8790001 to 8790500, have been used for criminal purposes in Colorado. The control numbers are located at the lower right side of the title in silver print with a security box around the number. On the lower left side of the title will be marked "MV-301 (4/21)"...
Children, mother injured in fiery crash near Ralston POWELL (WNE) — A woman and her two school-aged children suffered “extensive” injuries on Sunday evening after their vehicle crashed down an embankment and caught fire just east of Ralston. The 36-year-old woman, her nine-year-old son and her six-year-old daughter were all taken by ambulance to Powell Valley Hospital and then flown on to larger hospitals in neighboring states, said Trooper Kaycee Shroyer of the Wyoming Highway Patrol. Authorities were unsure of the occupants’ place of residen...
The Board of Trustees for Crook County Medical Services District (CCMSD) has been working with just four members since August, when Trustee Ed Ray resigned his position representing the Moorcroft area. At last week’s meeting, the board discussed next steps in finding a volunteer to fill out his remaining term, which ends in 2024. “I know this board has made significant efforts, I know there have been personal contacts, I know there was an article published in the newspaper,” said Board Attorney Kara Ellsbury. “If we don’t find someone s...
Moorcroft's council has approached Crook County School District, asking if they might be interested in allowing the town to take custody of the mound in the center of the U-shaped parking area on the east side of South Little Horn Avenue, across from the MTC. Mayor Ben Glenn recently spoke on the ongoing endeavor, "Cheryl Schneider was the one who came up with the idea and we visited about it for about a year and a half. She's done all the legwork, talked to the school board, Mark Broderson and...
