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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Pine Haven is exploring the possible advantages of creating an ordinance governing smoking in public areas, including town parks and streets. According to Mayor Karla Brandenburg, a resident had spoken with Councilwoman Emily Smith on the matter. "She had been asked to bring to the council the question of passing a non-smoking ordinance for any public place in Pine Haven, like many towns have passed," Brandenburg says. This idea is still in question mode: what would the ordinance look like and...
Speeding – Kyoko Ando, Alexandria, VA, 44/30, $130; Dung N. Dau, Plainview, NY, 44/30, $188; Anton M. Ganson, Excelsior, MN, 44/30, $188; Roy V. Hanson, Marion, IA, 44/30, $188; Jonathan D. Rising, Ocala, FL, 44/30, $188; Caitlin L. McCann, Manasquan, NJ, 44/30, $188; Anthony Lasky, Brick, NJ, 62/30, $354; Zachary R. Nelson, Snoqualmie, WA, 44/30, $188; Dale C. Ehle, Viroqua, WI, 44/30, $188; Louis M. Boyd, Lexington, IL, 44/30, $188; Edward L. Ellis, Sun City, CA, 44/30, $188; Yanina E. Davic, Oceanside, CA, 44/30, $188; Megan L. Smith, G...
Speeding – Laura Gail Mellish, Soquel, CA, 25/20, $60; Austin Drew Burch, Moorcroft, WY, 40/30, $100; Steve Q. Locke, Cicero, IL, 50/30, $220; Luke G. Topp, Crab Orchard, NE, 67/45, $180; Kasey Jo Stroud, Upton, WY, 68/50, $100; Oluwaseyi Ogundumila, Minot, ND, 77/65, $174; Lindsey Clark, Willow Grove, PA, 87/65, $170; Scott Dorothy, Newcastle, WY, 80/70, $105; Phyllip Thomas, New London, CT, 84/70, $130; Jerald D. Roberts, Pine Haven, WY, 95/70, $185; Brian Vollmer, West Fargo, ND, 84/75, $103; Mike Feldermann, Galena, IL, 87/75, $120; K...
Oct. 9 – Three VIN checks. Two citizen assists. Traffic stop. Citizen dispute. Animal complaint. Welfare check. Motorist assist. Runaway juvenile. Business check. Oct. 10 – Four VIN checks. Three business checks. Traffic stop. Burglary. Oct. 11 – Four VIN checks. Three business checks. Traffic hazard. Citizen assist. Accident. Fingerprints. Motorist assist. EMS page. Oct. 12 – VIN check. Paper service. Seven Traffic stops. Business checks. Two suspicious circumstances. Citizen assist. Traffic complaint. Accident. Assist to Hulett Police....
Women in stable condition following severe crash JACKSON (WNE) — Three women are rebounding after their SUV was hit Sunday afternoon by a tanker truck hauling milk near Munger Mountain Elementary School on Highway 89. State trooper Andy Jackson said the driver of the Suburban, 63-year-old Big Piney resident Patricia Berndt, was life-flighted to Eastern Idaho Regional Medical Center after the 4:17 p.m. crash. The hospital told him that Berndt sustained serious injuries but was in stable condition Monday morning. The two other women in the c...
LARAMIE — Stephanie Fortman had a gut feeling about a sale of some land near Laramie. Something wasn’t right. The seller told her he was building a house and wanted to sell the property quickly, below market value, to finance his new home. “Quickly,” Fortman, an associate broker at Mountain Valley Properties said. “That’s a word I learned — quickly.” The reason for the speed, she eventually discovered, is that the seller was trying to profit from selling a piece of property he didn’t own. In the absence of concrete evidence, Fortman moved ahe...
The county commission will be hosting a public hearing on December 5 at 2 p.m. regarding some updates and amendments to its minor subdivision rules and the bylaws that apply to its planning and zoning commission. Should the updates to the subdivision rules be approved, the Crook County Commissioners will now have the authority to approve the covenants drafted for new subdivisions. The minimum size of an allowable lot, tract or parcel has been reduced from five acres to 2.5 acres. The updated rules would increase the size of a cul-de-sac at the...
Commercial properties in Pine Haven may be seeing an adjustment in sewer rates in the coming months. The council has been reviewing existing business rates, which have been equal to residential rates for many years, causing a possible funding discrepancy. An increase has been suggested to guarantee maintenance and improvements, ensuring reliable service in the future, according to Mayor Karla Brandenburg. A base rate of $20, which will include the first 1000 gallons and $6 for every subsequent 1000 gallons, will be voted on by resolution in...
A joint powers board formed in 2016 to investigated options for a countywide solid waste district will likely soon be revived. The board, which included representatives from the county and each municipality, met regularly but ultimately disbanded without reaching a resolution. Last week, after a discussion that involved numerous elected officials from across the county, the county commissioners determined that resurrecting the board was the most reasonable next step in answering the lingering question of whether it’s worth constructing a l...
Sept. 25 – Eight VIN checks. Accident. Fingerprints. Two motorist assists. Livestock. Information. Citizen dispute. Fraud. Gun call. Sept. 26 – Seven VIN checks. Two traffic stops. Two paper services. Two business checks. Two welfare checks. Motorist assist. Fingerprints. Drugs. Suspicious circumstance. Sept. 27 – Two VIN checks. Three traffic stops. Parking problem. Fingerprints. Alarm. Suspicious circumstance. Sept. 28 – Four VIN checks. Three traffic stops. Coroner call. Two business checks. Alarm. Trespassing. Two animal complai...
Speeding – Roman Javier, Alameda, CA, 86/75, $125 No Valid Driver’s License – Robert C. Bridwell, Gillette, WY, $140 No Seat Belt (passenger) – Kaitlyn Wardle, Newcastle, WY, $10 Camping Outside Designated Areas – Beau James Yonkee, Gillette, WY, $150 No Camping Permit – Beau James Yonkee, Gillette, WY, $150 Fire Not Confined to Fire Rings – Beau James Yonkee, Gillette, WY, $100 Fail to Provide Animal with Food, Drink or Protection – Kevin L. Swett, Hulett, WY, $320, 30 days jail suspended, unsupervised probation through Feb. 21, 2024 Posses...
On October 2, police gave emergency fund assistance to someone in need. On October 3, police gave emergency fund assistance to someone in need. On October 4, police were contacted regarding a complaint of people driving through private property without permission. Officer spoke with the complainant and advised them to hang no trespassing signs around that portion of their yard as a way to advise others they were not allowed to drive through there to get to where they are going. On October 4, police were called to Moorcroft Secondary School...
Solar eclipse will be visible in Western U.S. Saturday morning GILLETTE (WNE) — When Wyomingites look up at the sky Saturday morning, they should be able to see a partial eclipse. During an annular solar eclipse, the apparent size of the Moon’s disk is slightly smaller than the apparent size of the Sun’s disk, so that only the outer edge of the Sun remains visible. For those who are inside the path of the eclipse, this will give the appearance of a bright ring of light, hence the name, ring of fire. The path of annularity, in which 91% of the s...
Concern was recently expressed by a Pine Haven resident over the capacity and capability of the lift stations currently in place on Boe Drive to deal with the installation of the new sewer line in the near future (these lift stations pump wastewater from a lower elevation to a higher elevation). When this question was put to Public Works Director Sean Glasser, he wanted to assure those who live in the area covered by the Boe Drive lifts that the pumps are designed to carry the added load of future housing and are working well right now. To...
With the determination of Moorcroft’s council to eventually move town hall to the Moorcroft Town Center (MTC), which will necessitate moving the food pantry from the building, the Moorcroft Interfaith Community (MIC) has been pursuing an alternative facility for the food stuffs the group maintains and provides to more than 700 people three weeks a month from that location. Monte Reichenberg, one of the organizers of the pantry, spoke to the governing body last week about the possibility of moving the pantry to new buildings built only feet away...
Ft. Washakie man charged with embezzling funds for guns, furniture LANDER (WNE) — A federal grand jury has charged Logan James Savage, Fort Washakie, with five counts of wire fraud and one count of embezzlement, alleging he used a company credit card to make personal purchases for more than $25,000. Savage worked as the finance director for Wind River Family and Community Health Care Between July 2022 and May 2023. He was one of several employees who had been granted company credit cards to cover business-related purchases, according to the f...
CHEYENNE — Members of the Joint Revenue Committee moved to draft legislation during their Monday meeting that would amend the state constitution and implement an acquisition value property tax system in Wyoming. An acquisition value property tax system assesses a property at its market value from the time the property was purchased, with limited annual tax increases until the property is resold, according to the Lincoln Institute of Land Policy. Acquisition value is defined under HB 100 as “the purchase price paid for the acquisition of pro...
CHEYENNE — Over the past few years, the labor market has undergone major changes and has ultimately led to a labor shortage across the country. Even if every unemployed person in the country found a job, there would still be around 3.5 million open jobs. But in April of this year, the national unemployment rate was 3.4%. It hasn’t been below that since 1953. Americans are working, but it’s more a surplus of jobs than a lack of people willing to work. Recent data released from the U.S. Chamber of Commerce revealed Wyoming is one of the state...
Pine Haven Mayor Karla Brandenburg, along with Public Works Director Sean Glasser and HDR Engineering’s Heath Turbiville met via conference call with KO Construction owner Kelly Lang and Freedom Holdings’ Greg Cottrell to keep abreast of progress onsite at the C-Bar Estates development. Connections from the remaining lots to main sewer lines on the west side of Pine Haven Road will be completed this week with Turbiville and Glasser on hand to evaluate compaction with the contractor. After the testing on the west side, work will be moved to the...
Sept. 18-24 On September 19, police and DFS conducted a welfare check on an elderly man who needed assistance. EMS transported the man to the hospital to be treated for health conditions. Nothing further. On September 20, police were called to Moorcroft Elementary School for a juvenile issue. Officer arrived at the school and spoke with staff at the school regarding the situation. On September 21, police received a call regarding a burglary on North Big Horn. Upon arrival, officer spoke with the victim who stated their neighbor saw a man they...
Speeding – Benjamin Ingram, Ellettsville, IN, 86/75, $115; Jose Antonia Saldaha Jr., Seabrook, TX, 45/30, $100; Avigail Rudnick, Saint Louis Park, MN, 85/75, $105; Jennie R. Lacomb, Boca Raton, FL, 25/20, $60; Keeton Rosales, Belle Fourche, SD, 82/70, $120; Jamie Ann Cedar, Dupree, SD, 96/80, $140; Danea Jean Kraft, Upton, WY, 30/20, $100 No Seat Belt (driver) – Lili Fox, Martin, SD, $25; (passenger) – Alexander Gonzales, Gillette, WY, $10 Drive While License Cancelled, Suspended or Revoked – Robert Michael Crawford, Gillette, WY, $440; J...
Sept. 25 – Eight VIN checks. Accident. Fingerprints. Two motorist assists. Livestock. Information. Citizen dispute. Fraud. Gun call. Sept. 26 – Seven VIN checks. Two traffic stops. Two paper services. Two business checks. Two welfare checks. Motorist assist. Fingerprints. Drugs. Suspicious circumstance. Sept. 27 – Two VIN checks. Three traffic stops. Parking problem. Fingerprints. Alarm. Suspicious circumstance. Sept. 28 – Four VIN checks. Three traffic stops. Coroner call. Two business checks. Alarm. Trespassing. Two animal complai...
For many years, the Moorcroft Parent Advisory Committee has hosted Treat Street at the Moorcroft Town Center. This event is fun for all ages and makes a large impact on our youth. The PAC has been struggling to find volunteers to help set up and clean up. If they cannot get enough volunteers to help, we risk losing the event as a whole. The committee has reached out to The Moorcroft Area Chamber of Commerce (MACC) to enlist some help. If you or your business would like to assist in any way with Treat Street, whether it be financially or to...
Crook County Sheriff’s Office is offering Critical Incident Response Training to any interested member of the public and is hosting sessions in each of the four municipalities. The dates for Pine Haven’s event have now been announced. Training will take place on October 27, beginning at 4 p.m. in the Pine Haven Community Center. The class is expected to last for between three and four hours. Even if you’ve taken ALICE training with the Sheriff’s Office before, Sheriff Jeff Hodge encourages you to consider attending. Aside from the new aspects...
Several young local girls, from ages eight to ten, participated in the Girl Scouts of Montana and Wyoming's newly designed mobile Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) program Saturday. The Mobile STEM Learning Center event began with teacher Jess Carley working with an anatomy model named Annie Tomy. After removing the organs and discussing the purpose and identifying aspects of each part, Carley asked the kids to help her replace them as she named the body component, its...
