Week of December 5, 2024

Holidays are in full swing

Tia Cranston

This year's celebration of holiday cheer is starting on Friday, December 6 and going through Sunday, December 8. There are activities for all ages located in Moorcroft and the surrounding area. On Friday, the Moorcroft Branch Library will be hosting an ugly sweater decorating class. Attendees will need to bring a sweater, jacket or a piece of clothing they would like to decorate. Saturday, the Whitcomb FFA Chapter is holding their annual Candy Cane Classic at the Jones' Town Center. During this...

Moore retires as Leader reporter

Tia Cranston

On November 26, Grace Moore officially retired from the reporter position at the Moorcroft Leader. Moore started working for the paper in August of 2012. Moore says her most memorable moments are when she won an award from the Wyoming Press Association in 2016 for an unbiased government story and, in the following year, she won the same award. Then, in 2022, Moore won another award, this time for photography. The picture that Moore captured was of fireworks over Keyhole on the Fourth of July....

Aging infrastructure leads to line break

Tia Cranston

During the day of Tuesday, November 26, a water main break occurred on Powder River Ave between the streets of Crook and Goshen. The Moorcroft Public Works employees, with the assistance of Glenn Construction, were able to repair the infrastructure in three and a half hours. Shortly after noon, a concerned citizen reported water bubbling out of the street. Once hearing this report, water was shut off to residences in that area for crews to fix the break. When asked about the damage, Public...

Allen Eugene Tobin

Allen Eugene Tobin, 67, of Pine Haven, Wyoming, passed away on November 27, 2024, in Rapid City, South Dakota. Al was born in Gettysburg, South Dakota to Eugene John Tobin and Marilyn Jean Schilling Tobin on October 3, 1957. He graduated from Gettysburg High School in 1976. He married Jackie Rae Jones on June 25, 1977, in Thermopolis, Wyoming. Al worked in the construction industry for over 35 years before retiring to spend time on the lake and with family. Al is survived by his wife, Jackie;...

  • Moorcroft School Menu

    Breakfast Dec. 9: Pancake on a stick, cinnamon apples, milk Dec. 10: Breakfast pizza, strawberry cup, Twist & Go smoothie, milk Dec. 11: Muffins, apple, yogurt, milk Dec. 12: Cereal, toast, orange, juice, milk Lunch Dec. 9: Country fried steak, bread, mashed potatoes, sugar snap peas, orange, veggie bar, milk Dec. 10: Taco salad, shredded lettuce, black beans, tropical fruit, Jell-O cups, veggie bar, milk Dec. 11: Chicken patty sandwich, fruit cocktail, potato wedges, veggie bar, milk Dec. 12: Corn dog, potato smiles, strawberries, pudding,...

Moorcroft Senior Menu

Dec. 9: Ham steak, baked potato, cooked carrots, ambrosia, brownie Dec. 10: Barbecue rib sandwich, tots, pistachio salad, green beans, custard Dec. 11: Goulash, baked beans, cantaloupe, beets, ice cream Dec. 12: Grilled chicken sandwich, fries, corn, pineapple, angel food cake Dec. 13: Hamburgers, tots, coleslaw, peaches, raspberry bar Available at Donna’s...

  • Card of Thanks

    Our Thanks Thank you to PRECorp Foundation, Blakeman Propane, Diehl’s Supermarket, Moorcroft Chamber of Commerce, Wyoming Hunger Initiative, LDS Humanitarian Food Assistance, Cornerstone Ministries, First Southern Baptist Church, First Presbyterian Church Moorcroft, Moorcroft Branch LDS, First Baptist Church Hulett and many individual donors for providing the funding necessary to purchase the food needed for this pantry. MIC Food...

  • Moorcroft Calendar of Events

    Submit an Event Sat., Dec. 7 Pine Ridge Christmas Bazaar: 6 p.m., Pine Ridge Community Church Monday Cribbage: 1 p.m., MSC CCLUP&ZC: 7 p.m., Courthouse Basement, Sundance Tuesday Crook County Historical Society: 1:30 p.m., SSB Meeting Room at Sundance Post Office American Legion Auxiliary: 6:30 p.m. Wednesday Coffee, Cinnamon Rolls, Music: 9-11 a.m., MSC Movie: 1 p.m., MSC Crook County Weed and Pest Board: 6 p.m., W&P Office, Sundance Moorcroft Town Council: 7 p.m., Town Hall Gamblers...

  • Pine Haven Calendar of Events

    Submit an Event Monday Exercise Group: noon, Community Center Tuesday Exercise Group: noon, Community Center Pine Haven Town Council: 7 p.m., Town Hall Wednesday Over the Hill Gang Activities at Community Center: Pinochle, Hand & Foot: 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Meal: 12-12:30 p.m. – Potluck Lunch Thursday Exercise Group: noon, Community Center Fire Department Meeting: 6:30 p.m., Town...

  • Meeting

    Crook County Medical Services District Board of Trustees Meeting The Crook County Medical Services District Board of Trustees will hold a regular meeting on December 30, 2024, at 11:00 a.m., at the Sundance State Bank conference room. You are invited to attend in-person or via Teams webinar. https://events.teams.microsoft.com/event/cf862e1c-35b5-49a8-886e-7130d34994f1@f1f73db4-4d69-4e07-8652-10c57c1f3e50 Publish: December 5,...

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    See all Crook County public notices online at: http://www.wyopublicnotices.com/index.php/main/search/0/Crook To place a public notice in the Moorcroft Leader email: moorc...

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