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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More than a decade after the initial plan was devised, is the Moorcroft Branch Library moving into the MTC? Members of Moorcroft's council walked through the northeast halls of the Moorcroft Town Center (MTC) last week in anticipation of offering the rooms in that area to the Crook County Commissioners as well as the county library board for use by the Moorcroft branch. Mayor Ben Glenn shared a bit of the history of the library and the MTC: "Since this building was taken over by the town, the...
Colorado man dies, bus driver airlifted in Sunday morning crash GILLETTE (WNE) — A 25-year-old Colorado man died and a bus driver was airlifted for treatment after a head-on crash Sunday morning south of Wright. Campbell County Coroner Paul Wallem said Nicholas Finnian Mahoney, of Littleton, Colorado, died instantly at the scene. Sheriff Scott Matheny said the Sheriff’s Office began receiving “numerous” 911 calls at about 7:30 a.m. for a pickup versus passenger bus accident on Highway 59 south of Cosner Road. He said Mahoney was driving...
Pee-Wee Princess Katie Burch Katie Burch is the daughter of Dallas and Anna Burch of Oshoto. She is homeschooled and will be a second grader this fall. She enjoys riding horses, crafting, and playing the piano. Katie participates in local rodeos in the barrels, poles, dummy roping and sheep riding events. Katie is a member of the Carlile Wranglers 4-H Club. Her scholastic ambition is to continue enjoying the different subjects in school. She would like to represent Crook County as the next...
Pine Haven Volunteer Fire Department again threw a great family party with thousands in attendance Saturday night. People were heard laughing with their children, friends and neighbors as they settled into a night show of bright fireworks bursting overhead, setting camp chairs around the water's edge and in pickup beds. The waters of Keyhole were alight with running lights from the many boats sitting around an open area directly beneath the airspace of the fireworks as well, all in wait for the...
A few years ago, there were rumors of a hotel and restaurant coming to Moorcroft, but then...nothing; at least, nothing obvious. In the background, though, big things were happening. D A Peterson Company LLC president Doug Peterson explains, "There were people I knew in Moorcroft, who had mentioned to us for a few years that they felt they needed a motel and a restaurant, but I felt that Moorcroft may be a little small for us. Finally, a year and a half or two years ago, I did the research and...
Benito Juarez of Moorcroft faces a felony charge of possession after he was pulled over for a badly damaged windshield. On June 22, a Crook County Sheriff’s Office deputy was stopped on Juniper Hills Road at around 7:05 p.m. when he observed a vehicle with a badly broken windshield and effected a traffic stop. The occupant was Juarez, who the deputy reports knowing from prior contacts. Juarez allegedly stated he had just purchased the vehicle and produced a title indicating he had done so two days earlier for $50. He also allegedly stated he h...
Vitalant Blood Services will be in Moorcroft on Thursday, July 13, from noon until 5:15 p.m., at the Cornerstone Ministries Church (next to Blakeman Propane). Please join the crowd in this awesome mission to save lives by donating blood. As always, all blood types are needed. People are asked to consider donating blood, even if they have not done so before; it only takes roughly an hour of the day…what a selfless act! Volunteers must be a minimum of 16 years of age to donate (a signed parental permission is required for all 16- to 1...
Strike-down of affirmative action will not impact admissions at UW or CSU CHEYENNE (WNE) — The U.S. Supreme Court’s decision to strike down affirmative action in college admissions on Thursday will not impact the admissions processes at either the University of Wyoming or nearby Colorado State University. Though the court declared race can no longer be a factor in admission, neither university anticipates changes in their own admissions. “The university does not see any direct impact from this,” UW associate vice president of institutional comm...
This was the first year that civilian volunteers assisted the firefighters clearing up the firework area at Keyhole after the event with approximately 25 stepping up to help. "We had the site cleaned up by 9:30 a.m., roughly an hour and a half is all," Fire Chief TJ Gideon later said....
Crook County Weed & Pest invites the public to find out more about an invasive grass that has been found growing within county borders and is known to be capable of negatively impacting pasture and rangelands. A ventenata field tour will take place on July 18 near Rozet and the district is hoping to attract as many participants as possible to learn more about the grass and how to combat its spread. “This would be a great time to ask specialist questions,” says Alycia Conroy-Davis, District Supervisor. Ventenata is not native to North Ame...
The comment period for the process to update Wyoming's sage-grouse map has been extended through most of July in response to significant interest from the public. The current proposed revisions to the Sage-grouse Core Area Map would introduce a small new management area for sage-grouse on the southern border of Crook County, abutting and linked to an already-established large management area that stretches down into Weston County. Crook County also hosts a connectivity area to the northwest....
Speeding – Donald H. Cool, Gillette, WY, 80/70, $105; Carlos L. Almenares, Las Vegas, NV, 102/80, $180; Charity Clarissa Linares, Gillette, WY, 45/30, $145; Davina Oduong, Bismarck, ND, 98/80, $150; Michael Nickelson, Lake City, FL, 82/65, $209; Nathaniel Wilson, Sheridan, WY, 87/80, $99; John Kelly, Cleveland, OH, 82/70, $120; Patrick Donaldson, Hayden, ID, 89/80, $113; Deena Budd, Pueblo, CO, 94/80, $130; Kyler James Rea, Joplin, MO, 48/30, $160; Taylor Waluch, Saint Regis, MT, 87/75, $120; Murray E. Hebbring, Newcastle, WY, 50/30, $240; Wyat...
Anyone passing Paradise Foods was in for a rare sight Tuesday morning. This Ohio pilot had flown his kit plane into the Pine Haven "airport" and taxied over to the pumps to refill his 25 gallon tank and a three-gallon bladder with regular before taxiing onto Pine Haven Road, heading south along the center line and lifting off without issue....
Moorcroft Public Works Director Cory Allison would like to remind residents of the dangers associated with putting yard waste in the municipal dumpsters. The waste can, has and will spontaneously combust in the confined space, he says. These spontaneous fires have burned trucks as well as dumpsters and can cause serious risk to the individuals who handle them. Due to this danger, garbage containers with yard waste will not be picked up. Allison noted eight households doing so last week alone....
At the recent meeting of Moorcroft's governing body, Councilman Dale Petersen spoke to a need he and others perceive for flashing lights declaring the pedestrian crosswalk across Highway 16, between the school campus and Coffee Cup Fuel Stop. During the lunch hour, many young students use the walkway in an area where drivers are often speeding up as they leave the town center and of which tourists are often unaware as they approach from the east. After previous discussions on the matter among...
The abandoned and derelict structures in Moorcroft's residential area are not only an eye sore, but a couple of them have been severely compromised by fire and are unsafe. "Like the trailer [on Goshen]," Councilman Rob Stewart shared a specific example, "it's abandoned, rodent infested, there are holes in the roof [and] the insolation is coming down – it's a hazard." Town Attorney Pat Carpenter has attempted to contact the lawyer representing the owner of this trailer house, but has not yet r...
After witnessing the overwhelming response to the two large dumpsters that were provided to residents during the recent Clean-up Day, Pine Haven Mayor Karla Brandenburg voiced her plan, with council support, to have one container installed at the town maintenance shop for public use. This arrangement is now in place and will remain as long as residents respect the restrictions regarding what can be deposited into this dumpster. According to Brandenburg, “What we’re trying to do is add an area where people can dump and they will be able to use...
Speeding – Jack August Hietpas, Stillwater, MN, 93/80, $125; Tad Michael Swaney, Rozet, WY, 79/70, $103; Christian W. Rightly, Moorcroft, WY, 76/70, $97; Stephen Williams, Gillette, WY, 92/75, $145; Nicholas Howard White, Upton, WY, 35/20, $145; Juan Cruz Vargas, Commerce City, CO, 82/70, $120; Joshua Taylor Mikesell, Loveland, CO, 69/50, $165; Sender Medrano Castillo, Gillette, WY, 49/30, $223; Nicholas Lawson, Spearfish, SD, 87/75, $120; William Haas, Sanibel, FL, 96/65, $225; Devon W. Cathcart, Gillette, WY, 32/20, $130 Expired Temporary L...
June 19 – Five VIN checks. Six traffic stops. Traffic complaint. Citizen assist. Accident. Patient transfer. June 20 – Five VIN checks. Traffic hazard. Six traffic stops. Three business checks. Suspicious persons. June 21 – Four VIN checks. Traffic stop. Suspicious. Fire page. Three EMS pages. Two motorist assists. Project Life Saver. Traffic hazard. Information. Three business checks. June 22 – Five VIN checks. Paper service. Five traffic stops. Assist other agency. Two motorist assists. Project Life Saver. Civil standby. EMS page. June 23...
North Antelope Rochelle Mine workers injured in tornado released from hospital GILLETTE (WNE) — All mine workers hospitalized after a tornado carrying up to 130 mph gusts struck North Antelope Rochelle Mine early Friday night have been released and the large open-pit coal mine is gradually resuming its operations. The tornado touched down at about 6 p.m. Friday while shift change was underway, knocking over at least 12 empty train cars, flipping multiple buses there to transport workers and sparking a search and rescue operation that drew n...
The repair of the northwest entrance from Crook Street into CDS Services was a question Moorcroft's council discussed at last week's meeting, leading the council to decide it's time to set their project priorities. The approximately 140-foot gutter is severely compromised, according to Mayor Ben Glenn, who had been informed by Public Works Director Cory Allison of complaints from the business owners. Glenn opined, "I feel it is going to start having negative effects on the street if we let it go...
Dan Blakeman is welcomed by Mayor Karla Brandenburg after being officially appointed to the Pine Haven Council last week. The former councilmember swore fidelity and took his seat to serve until December, 2026....
In an open meeting last Wednesday evening, Coffee Cup Fuel Stop representatives Toni Nickleson and Curt Erikson answered questions about the planned liquor retailer within the existing convenience store, for which the company applied for the liquor license formerly held by Hoppers Emporium. Of significant concern was adequate separation between the two areas of business; Erikson, though, assured council that the segregation will be with locking doors and a glass wall. "I was going to put a...
Pine Haven’s volunteer fire department manages open fires in the community for the safety of everyone during the dry season and this summer is no different, Chief TJ Gideon is currently issuing fire permits to intown residents. The permits are granted based on Ordinance six, chapter14, section 14-105, section 14-106, which includes in part, the following criteria: The pit must be at least ten percent below ground and to be no wider than 30 inches in diameter. The pit should be surrounded with block, rock, ceramic, a steel ring or concrete. Anyt...
A man currently serving up to ten years in the Wyoming State Penitentiary after pleading guilty to burglary and theft in Weston County is now facing similar charges in Crook County. According to court documents, Donald Jenerou stole items in both Hulett and Moorcroft in October, 2021. On October 14, 2021, an officer of Moorcroft Police Department took a report of a burglary at the Converse Carwash and Laundromat in which $4500 in cash, computer hard drives (including from a security system), keys and cameras were taken. The officer contacted...
