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  • Leader wins first major award

    Leader Staff|Jan 26, 2023

    The Moorcroft Leader won its first ever major award during the Wyoming Press Association (WPA) annual convention over the weekend. The Leader was named second among Wyoming’s small weekly newspapers for Typographical Excellence, which judges the overall appearance of the publication, including design and layout, photo and type reproduction and selection of type for news and advertising. Judges commented, “Typography and design imparts a sense of community ownership. Moorcroft and Pine Haven should be proud of this quality, community pub...

  • Wolves fall to Bulldogs

    Moorcroft Leader staff|Oct 14, 2021

    The crowd packed in for the opening game of Sundance's homecoming weekend as the Moorcroft Lady Wolves confidently moved onto the court to face the Bulldogs. Both teams brought their crowd and energy in a critical conference matchup. The opening set found the two teams evenly matched going point for point. With the score tied at seven, one side needed to start stringing points together to gain an advantage and the Bulldogs struck first, scoring five unanswered points, the Bulldogs put...

  • Thanksgiving blizzard hits local area

    Leader Staff|Dec 5, 2019

    The first major snowstorm of the winter was kind enough to wait until after Thanksgiving Day to interrupt travel, though the cold wind and fog in some areas on Thursday certainly spoke of what was to come. When the snowflakes finally began to fall late on Friday afternoon, they would continue to do so throughout the next day, accompanied by strong winds and occasional whiteout conditions. The storm system moved out of the central Rockies into the northern and central plains, according to the Nat...