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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In recognition of May being Hepatitis Awareness Month, Crook County values the importance of getting screened, so Crook County Public Health is extending free hepatitis C rapid testing through the month of June. Hepatitis C is a liver disease caused by the hepatitis C virus. Millions of Americans have hepatitis C, and many are unaware of it due to having no symptoms. Because of this, all adults over the age of 18 are recommended to get tested. With treatment, 95% of hepatitis C cases can be cured. Please call Crook County Public Health at...
Gillette woman’s prison sentence commuted GILLETTE (WNE) — The prison sentence of a Gillette woman convicted of embezzling hundreds of thousands of dollars from a homeowners association in the early 2000s has been reduced to time served, making her eligible for release. Julie A. Jacobsen, 70, had her sentence commuted April 5 and was transferred to the Scotts Bluff County Detention Center in Nebraska after serving just more than 12 years in the Wyoming Women’s Center in Lusk. In 2011, Jacobsen was sentenced in Campbell County District Court...
Speeding – Joseph Schachinger, Tomahawk, WI, 91/75, $140; Mark Chernack, Los Angeles, CA, 89/75, $130; Michael R. Katon, Belle Fourche, SD, 68/45, $185; Jeremiah Erickson, Park Rapid, MN, 88/75, $125; Haley Schneider, Worland, WY, 83/65, $216; Heath D. Sprague, Nisland, SD, 85/75, $105; Brenda Rose, (homeless), 104/75, $215 No Seat Belt – Brenda Rose, (homeless), $25; Nick Leiker, Gillette, WY, $25 Fail to Drive Vehicle Within Single Lane – Scott A. Dendy, Rapid City, SD, $90 No Valid Driver’s License – Sergio A. Rodriguez, Mercedes, TX, $125...
May 22 – Five VIN checks. Four traffic stops. Five paper services. Assist another agency. Fingerprints. Two motorist assists. Minor in possession. Two business checks. Animal complaint. May 23 – VIN check. Two traffic stops. Two paper services. Three EMS pages. Accident. Two traffic hazards. Two business checks. Found property. Prisoner transport. May 24 – Five VIN checks. Two traffic stops. Coroner call. Information. Welfare check. Two traffic hazards. Intoxication. Two assists to another agency. Animal bite. Suspicious. Two EMS pages. May 25...
Trayton Dawson has chosen to begin his career in law enforcement with the Moorcroft Police Department. "I've always wanted to be a cop; it's always been a dream of mine," he says. "I was working out at Quality Agg and Construction and helping with wrestling practice and Cory [Allison] told me that there was a position opening and I should apply so I did." Dawson is a native of Newcastle and has lived in Moorcroft for about five years with wife Hailie. "We got married last July," he says. The...
Pine Haven orchestrated their annual cleanup day recently, with two construction-size dumpsters made available throughout the weekend for residents to deposit their acceptable waste items. According to Mayor Karla Brandenburg, "Cleanup Day was obviously successful, with the containers overflowing." Seeing the speed with which these dumpsters were filled, Brandenburg, recognizing the problem for many neighbors, plans to address the issue with her council to find a solution: "I know some people...
Julie Cox of Pine Haven has been sentenced in District Court on two sets of charges: possession of marijuana following her arrest in September, 2022; and violating the terms of her probation associated with possession charges in 2018, for which she was given a suspended sentence. In the 2018 case, Cox was pulled over for failure to observe a stop sign with marijuana present in her vehicle. She was found guilty on one count of possession, third or subsequent offense, and sentenced to between two years and 60 months in jail. The sentence was...
Speeding – Gary Knight, Newcastle, WY, 79/70, $103; Jacob Running Shield, Black Hawk, SD, 74/65, $133; Raymond M. Wright III, Spearfish, SD, $210; Todd Hink, Gillette, WY, 83/75, $101; (minor), Gillette, WY, 93/75, $150; Jaxson Doll, Kansas City, MO, 96/65, $337; Michael Holley, Rapid City, SD, 84/65, $223; Saivon Sandford, Creve Coeur, MO, 79/45, $230; Hubert Shoemaker, Thermopolis, WY, 87/75, $120 Speed Too Fast for Conditions – Wendy Pittman, Dolan Springs, AZ, $240 No Valid Driver’s License – Clayton F. Westover, Torrington, WY, $140; (...
May 15 – Two VIN checks. Five traffic stops Two sets fingerprints. Fraud report. Business checks. Assist to Keyhole State Park. Three fire pages. Six EMS pages. May 16 – Five VIN checks. Two traffic stops. Business check. Three suspicious circumstances. Two welfare checks. Domestic. Minor in possession. Three EMS pages. May 17 – Six VIN checks. Three traffic stops. Animal complaint. Welfare check. Suspicious person. Two fire pages. EMS page. May 18 – Four VIN checks. Seven traffic stops. Three sets fingerprints. Welfare check. Two motoris...
Man arrested after allegedly kidnapping woman from Walmart GILLETTE (WNE) — A 26-year-old man was arrested for felony counts of kidnapping and probation violation, as well as misdemeanor counts of theft, use of drugs and interference with a peace officer after a 24-year-old woman reported that he tried to kidnap her at Walmart on Friday morning. The woman told officers at the police department the man came up to her at Walmart and told her that she was going to go home with him and that his friends were outside with automatic weapons, Police D...
With the resignation of Kristy Speed, Pine Haven's council has an open seat. The governing body is currently accepting applications for appointment for this fifth position and anticipates filling it with a new member by the end of May. This appointment is not necessary by law, according to Town Attorney Pat Carpenter. The council may, if they wish, continue without the fifth seat filled. However, the body has chosen to fill the seat, with interviews set to take place at an open meeting on...
Spring Fling Cleanup Day opened to a beautiful wet morning. This did not stop the volunteers, though, from gathering more than 225 gallons of used oil, three large bins of metal to be recycled and 104 loads of non-household garbage from curbs throughout Moorcroft. According to co-organizer Elaine Buckmiller, "This year, the barbecue grills were the most collected; some years, it is washers and some years, it is dryers." The young people who had been scheduled to help were not present, however;...
Speeding – Ricky Buchanan, Gillette, WY, 57/45, $120; Colton Gray, Gillette, WY, 89/75, $130; Miroslaw Gruszkos, Wallingford, CT, 86/70, $140; Kyle Slinkard, Hebron, ND, 90/80, $105; Kyle S. Wood, Rozet, WY, 83/70, $125 Fail to Obey Traffic Control Device – Mitchel L. Hopper, Rapid City, SD, $150 Expired Temporary License Permit/Improper Registration – Trent Olson, Spearfish, SD, $140 Child Safety Restraint System Violation – Jeffrey Lehtola, Hancock, MI, $80 Pass in No Passing Zone – Megan Ward, Beaverton, OR, $140 Leaking, Spilling,...
May 8 – Thirteen VIN checks. Eight traffic stops. Animal complaint. Vehicle lockout. Civil assist. Assist to Probation and Parole. Assist to Wyoming Highway Patrol. Motorist assist. Suspicious circumstance. Suspicious person. Citizen assist. Two EMS pages. May 9 – Two VIN checks. Six traffic stops. Citizen assist. Fingerprints. Two suspicious circumstances. Citizen dispute. Business check. Trespassing complaint. House watch. Fire page. May 10 – Seven VIN checks. Active shooter drill. Trespassing complaint. Traffic hazard. Public relat...
On May 8, police assisted Moorcroft EMS on an emergency call. On May 9, police received a call from a parent who stated their child was hit in the head by another student after school. Officer met with school staff and reviewed video footage. School will handle the incident. On May 9, police received a complaint of possible mail theft. Officer spoke with the complainant about the possible theft. Complainant stated they contacted the Post Office and the FBI in regard to the incident. Nothing further at this time. Thirty-eight business checks. Ei...
Meeteetse annexation approved CODY (WNE) — A proposed annexation that will increase the size of Meeteetse by more than 70% moved forward last week following a 3-2 vote by the Town Council on May 4. The question of whether to annex 390.7 acres into the town limits proved divisive among council members. Mayor J.W. “Bill” Yetter and council members Eric Scott and Josh Blake voted for the measure, while Corey Guthrie and Dustin Taylor voted against it. Yetter said the annexation would have significant benefits for the town. “The benefit to the tow...
Commissioners Kelly Dennis, Bob Latham and Fred Devish last week listened to Pine Haven residents Todd Pomeroy and William Greathouse as the men shared their concerns about the planned mine called the Keyhole State Project, owned by Black Hills Bentonite LLC, a Wyoming-based company that is also mining just north of exit 168, along Wagner Road on Pine Ridge. Pomeroy asked questions on behalf of residents in the area. "I work in the oil and gas industry," Pomeroy spoke, "So I don't oppose mining...
Moorcroft is currently suffering from several potholes with a couple that are deep enough to cause concern from Public Works Director Cory Allison. These fissures and faults are a result of the winter according to the director. "Because of the weird weather we had this last year, with the ice and a lot of melting...if you get a spot that has a little crack or something and that water gets in there, it just starts breaking it out," he says. He and his crew have patched between ten and 15 thus far...
Pine Haven’s council and HDR Engineering’s Heath Turbiville and Mike Oakly have been discussing the best possible route for the remaining phases of the planned bike/pedestrian walkway as the engineers complete the remaining 30% of the project’s feasibility study. The next portion of the pathway is planned to run along Pine Haven Road from Waters Drive up the hill toward Pendleton Drive. “That’s the most important pathway,” Oakly recently said, “so people from town can walk on that to get up to the top of the hill…and it’s also kind of the...
Sheriff Jeff Hodge accepts a check for $7500 on behalf of the Crook County Search and Rescue from the North East Wyoming Walleye Association (NEWWA). This donation comes in the names of Jason Otto and Bruce Lang. In March, the NEWWA group held a fundraising event for these two men and decided they wanted a portion to go to search and rescue. According to Kelly, the team, "Went above and beyond in the rescue of our dear friends. Jeff Hodge will decide where he would like the funds to be spent....
Black Hills Energy to use Wyodak coal to research hydrogen generation GILLETTE (WNE) — Black Hills Energy will be using Powder River Basin coal to research hydrogen generation. Black Hills Energy was recently awarded a grant from the Wyoming Energy Authority to conduct a feasibility analysis on hydrogen generation using coal from Wyodak Mine. The ongoing research project partners engineers from Black Hills Energy with clean power production experts from Babcock & Wilcox Enterprises, or B&W, as well as members of the Chemical and Biomolecular E...
KEMMERER — Microsoft billionaire and TerraPower Chairman Bill Gates toured the Naughton Power Plant in Kemmerer on Friday and saw where TerraPower will build a nuclear reactor before conducting a press conference that afternoon. “Getting things right here will be a big part of how we keep electricity reliable and keep the United States at the forefront of providing energy technology to the entire world,” Gates told locals who packed a room at the Best Western Fossil Country Inn. “The United States has had some challenges with energy securit...
CASPER — The Wyoming Republican Party is asking local school districts to adopt policies that align with Senate File 117 — a bill proposed during the session this year that’s similar to Florida’s so-called “Don’t Say Gay” law, and which would have barred classroom instruction about gender identity and sexual orientation in certain grades. Two county parties — Park and Sheridan counties — passed resolutions in April and March, respectively, urging their local districts to adopt policies that align with Senate File 117. The state GOP central...
Moorcroft's Public Works crewman Cody Amenda flushes one of the nearly 100 municipal hydrants Thursday morning. The crew has been freshening these water taps throughout the last week, from Texas Trails west to West. They do this at least once annually and let the water spray for about five minutes. "[This is] to make sure everything works," Public Works Director Cory Allison explained, "and to keep the water from getting stagnant from setting in there."...
Apr. 24 – Six VIN checks. Seven traffic stops. Animal complaint. Citizen dispute. Recovered property. Suspicious circumstance. Business checks. House watches. Apr. 25 – Six VIN checks. Paper service. Four traffic stops. Commercial fire alarm. Two citizen assists. EMS page Apr. 26 – Nive VIN checks. Paper service. Five traffic stops. Assist to Hulett Police. Citizen assist. Two suspicious circumstances. House watch. Business checks. Trespassing complaint. Two EMS pages. Apr. 27 – Four VIN checks. Traffic stop. Suspicious circumstance. Two set...
