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 Mayor Karla Brandenburg shared the council's objective in hosting a public meeting last Tuesday evening: "What we're here to accomplish is for the council to see what kind of support or not support we have for urban chickens to be allowed in Pine Haven." As the situation will, if eventually approved, only affect those in town, the mayor limited those who spoke to municipal residents. Even with said restriction, many of the around 50 present took time to present their opinions in an...
With the end of the municipal landfill, the Moorcroft Area Chamber of Commerce (MACC)-sponsored Spring Cleanup Day, which usually transpires in May, has been cancelled. Elaine Buckmiller attended last week’s council meeting to inform the governing body of the decision. She was surprised when Mayor Ben Glenn and Public Works Director Cory Allison objected to the end of the town clean up day as so many look forward to that time to clean up their lot for the season. The mayor said to her, “I think we can still do it.” Allison agreed, “If you wan...
Sondii Boggess has faced her first month as Pine Haven’s deputy clerk, finishing the new look of the clerk’s office at town hall. Boggess has lived in the Pine Haven area since 2016 and recently began seeking a job closer to her home, east of town. She smiles, “I wasn’t necessarily looking for this avenue, but it came up and it’s something different so I applied and here I am.” The deputy clerk does not as yet feel the fit of the position as she has not previously worked a great deal in an office setting, having worked predominant...
A number of bills were temporarily pulled for explanation at last Wednesday’s regular meeting of Moorcroft’s council, requiring clarification from department heads. Among others discussed, Councilman Bob Stewart had concerns about the February fuel invoice from the Public Works Department; he addressed the question to department director Cory Allison. “Why are we spending so much on gas, especially on one vehicle?” Stewart asked Allison directly. “I can see on some of them, the reason [is] because of the snow use and everything, but, Cory, on...
Please join Gov. Mark Gordon, Major General Greg Porter and Wyoming Veterans Commission Chairman Jake Jacobs as they welcome home Crook County veterans of all eras, their surviving spouses and family members. Everyone is welcome. This event will be Saturday, March 25 from 2:30 to 3:15 p.m. at the Greater Hulett Community Center. The Crook County celebration will be one of four Welcome Home Wyoming Veterans ceremonies that day, with the first being in Saratoga, the second in Cody, the third in Powell and the fourth in Hulett. If you cannot...
Attempted murder charge reduced, man faces up to 10 years in prison GILLETTE (WNE) — The attempted second-degree murder charge against a man accused of stabbing and swinging a knife multiple times at his daughter’s boyfriend last summer has been reduced to aggravated assault and battery. He now faces up to ten years in prison and will argue for probation at his sentencing hearing. Umar Farooq, 48, pleaded guilty Feb. 13 to aggravated assault and battery. In a plea deal with prosecutors, the charge was reduced from an original attempted sec...
The ARPA grant Pine Haven had sought for the installation of 12 fire hydrants throughout town has been approved in the amount of $1,083,000 with a match of $326,000 from the town. The three hydrants immediately needed for Boe Drive will be bought by the town, adding to the number of hydrants replaced or added to the infrastructure to 15. Those on Boe Drive will assist in the completion of loops within the waterlines that are presently set in dead ends on the short cul-de-sacs along the road. These three and the associated valves, etc are...
Vince Waters of the Keyhole Ranch had hoped to meet with Pine Haven’s council at this week’s workshop to move forward with the plans for the future business park and fire station on the south end of town with the closure of probate on his father, Skip Waters’, will. However, the probate is not final as of this report so the rancher has postponed the conversation until next month. Mayor Karla Brandenburg addressed the timing issue this delay will create, saying, “It’s going to put our grant through the Business Council into the [fall applicati...
The West Texas Trails Museum (WTTM) has purchased the two lots north of the museum building. According to WTTM director Cindy Mosteller, this grassy area is to eventually become the summer home of an outdoor museum with a working blacksmith shop, tepee and pavilion for events sponsored by both the museum and the Moorcroft area Chamber of Commerce (MACC), including the popular Chuckwagon Breakfast and Rib Rally. Mosteller, who is also the president of the chamber, hopes to buy the house and lot...
Moorcroft's public works director Cory Allison, operating the town's backhoe, and crewmen Dave Elliott and Cody Amende, running the skid steer and loader respectively, worked with Fuller Construction equipment operators to clean up approximately 2400 tons of snow along the downtown area streets last week. The department had hired Fuller for the first day to assist with the removal of 120 large loads to the Westview baseball park west of town. The construction company brought two side dump...
Bill creates charter school authorization board GILLETTE (WNE) — The state will now have a board made up of qualified education individuals to authorize new charter schools. Previously, if a school district board did not agree on the creation of a charter school, the decision went on to the state loan and investment board. Senate File 174, sponsored by Sen. Ogden Driskill, R-Devils Tower, passed through the Legislature and awaits the governor’s signature. Rep. Ken Clouston, R-Gillette, was part of the House Education Committee that debated the...
Pine Haven Fire Dept and EMS will be starting the 911 Addressing Program later this fiscal year. Address signs will be placed at the entrance of your property in a consistent manner (always on the left or right of your driveway). This will be at no cost to owners and the Fire Dept and EMS will be installing these signs. This is for safety reasons and for First Responders (Fire and EMS)...
On February 27, police were called to the Moorcroft K8 regarding a disturbance. Officer arrived and spoke with all involved about the situation. Nothing further. On February 27, police were contacted regarding a possible domestic battery. Officer met with the complainant and took statement. Later, police were notified that the issue was a misunderstanding and the complainant no longer wanted her boyfriend arrested for battery as she no longer considered herself a victim. Case closed. On February 28, police arrested a suspect on an active...
Feb. 27 – Seven VIN checks. Two Fraud reports. Threats complaint. Suspicious circumstance. Two sets fingerprints. Assist to Campbell County. Domestic. Assist to Moorcroft Police. Fire page. Four EMS pages. Feb. 28 – Five VIN checks. Welfare check. Fingerprints. Threats complaint. Warrant arrest. Disturbance complaint. Assist to DCI. Assist to Wyoming Highway Patrol. Business check. Mar. 1 – Five VIN checks. Traffic stop. Assist Wyoming Highway Patrol. House watches. Traffic hazard. Fingerprints. Recovered property. Suspicious circu...
CASPER — In a step that could pave the way for broader changes to Wyoming’s property tax system, Gov. Mark Gordon on Friday gave his signature to a proposed constitutional amendment to make a fourth tax class exclusively for residential property. Right now, residences fall under the same tax class as commercial and industrial property. In other words, they’re all taxed at the same assessment rate of 9.5%. As climbing residential property taxes put the squeeze on Wyoming homeowners, especially those living on low and fixed incomes, there...
At this month’s meeting of Moorcroft’s council, the decision was finally reached to move Town Hall into the Moorcroft Town Center (MTC) if the town receives the grant needed to facilitate the preparation of the space. From the audience, Nancy Feehan and Kari Peterson advocated such a move with three individuals who had written their affirmative vote counted in the poll before the governing body voted. The conditional grant was later found not to have been awarded to Moorcroft and Clerk/Treasurer Cheryl Schneider stated: “The move won’t happen...
Man charged after $22K in fraudulent disability benefits GILLETTE (WNE) — A Gillette man is accused of defrauding the Wyoming Department of Workforce Services out of more than $22,000 by continuing to file temporary disability claims for about a year after returning to work. Klaus G. Paugsch, 49, waived his preliminary hearing Jan. 31 and was bound over to District Court on five felony counts of making misrepresentations or false statements in violation of the Wyoming Workers’ Compensation Act. Paugsch qualified for temporary disability ben...
This year’s supplemental budget places more than $1 billion into savings – a move that Governor Mark Gordon said would allow the state to keep taxes low and generate higher investment returns. For every dollar of state revenue spent in the bill, he said, $3.50 is saved. The budget also makes “strategic investments” in Wyoming, Gordon said, including more funding for the Property Tax Refund Program, support for the state’s energy industries and a market adjustment for state employees and teachers to offset the impacts of inflation. “I congra...
Book Club will be in two weeks on March 16. We will meet at 1 p.m. in the reading room of the library. The book is The Other Side by Mark Leichliter. New members welcome! Story Time and the after-school craft continues to be a hit every Wednesday at 10 a.m. and 4 p.m. Kids Paint class is the first Friday of the month. Contact Miss Lacey for details and to sign up. New Books: Everything You Are by Kerry Anne King Lessons In Chemistry by Bonnie Garmus Holiday Romance by Catherine Walsh Drifting Into Darkness by Mark I Pinsky Rock Paper Scissors...
Keeping someone safe if they are prone to wandering can be a challenge, but the Crook County Sheriff's Office can help. The office sponsors Project Lifesaver, a nationwide program designed to help you protect someone who is cognitively impaired. Project Lifesaver is supported by donations and grants and completely free to its participants. Members of the community are invited to reach out to the office for more information if a loved one has been diagnosed with a condition such as dementia or...
At a busy meeting on Tuesday, the Pine Haven Town Council heard that it will soon be able to ascertain whether the added matching funds put forth for the ARPA grant will put the town "in the cut", according to mayor Karla Brandenburg. The meetings in Cheyenne will be February 27 and 28, 8 a.m. until noon and the information will subsequently be available the next week. "Hopefully, our extra money will help," Brandenburg advised residents attending Tuesday night's meeting. "There is a...
A "KARE" contract is an agreement between an ambulance service, including EMTs and other emergency medical personnel, and an entity such as, in this instance, the Town of Moorcroft for financial compensation. Brad and Lexi McKee introduced the possibility of this type of agreement to Moorcroft's council at last Wednesday's meeting. This contract can be modified to the degree necessary for both parties to an extent, but the overall picture includes changing the volunteer position into that of an...
Barb Hardy shared a heartfelt goodbye as the Clerk/Treasurer for Pine Haven. She has been the first face of Pine Haven for 14 years and is retiring at the end of February. As the clerk reminisces about her first days and weeks at a recent meeting, she finds the humor in her original concept of the job definition: "I thought to myself, this will be easy, it's such a small office, I can handle this." Of course, this was before she was informed of the clerk's obligation to take accurate minutes of...
Cody man charged with perjury CODY (WNE) — The Cody man charged in September for the alleged assault and battery of his pregnant girlfriend was charged Feb. 7 with one count of perjury after he allegedly asked his girlfriend to recant her statement to get the case dismissed. Travis William Rednour, 40, now faces imprisonment for up to five years, a fine of no more than $5000 or both, if convicted of perjury. That would be in addition to felony charges Rednour currently faces for aggravated assault and battery of a pregnant woman and the misdeme...
Speeding – Roger M. Haluzak Jr., Gillette, WY, 93/80, $125; Crofton Higgins, Everett, WA, 94/80, $130; Issak Freisen, Hilda, AB, Canada, 78/55, $175; James Bratton, Douglas, WY, 81/70, $115; Charles Price, Buffalo, WY, 90/75, $135 Drive While License Cancelled, Suspended or Revoked – Nicole Knorr, Rapid City, SD, $470, 7 days jail suspended, unsupervised probation through July 29, 2023 Expired Temporary License Permit/Improper Registration – Cory Edwards, Gillette, WY, $140 Careless Driving – Kent Parazoo, Kettle Falls, WA, $240; Shane A. Sand...
