West Texas Trail Museum purchases more land

The offer of $1500 for the lot-and-a-half north of the West Texas Trail Museum on North Big Horn Avenue was formally accepted by Moorcroft’s council after a public hearing was closed with no discussion from the floor during the first October meeting of the governing body.

The property was recently appraised at $16,000; however, in answer to the required proof of benefit to the economic development of the town of this decision, Mayor Ben Glenn said, “In my opinion, I do believe it will help the town because it will create a little better museum, a bigger area to bring people in and it may even...