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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Grasses sparkle in their icy attire as the morning sun comes calling south of Pine Haven last week....
Pine Haven’s council has not forgotten Boe Drive’s need of fire hydrants and the town’s need of that redundancy in the system. After the state declined to fund the endeavor through the last round of ARPA grants, the town is planning to reapply. HDR Engineering’s Heath Turbiville discussed each question of the ARPA application and corresponding rules with the council at last week’s workshop as the group sought to provide answers that will better establish the town in the point system that now governs funding opportunities from the federal m...
Pine Haven Mayor Karla Brandenburg informally delegated committee liaisons at last Tuesday’s workshop, ensuring any concerns or potential problems could be mitigated and the position explained before formalizing the arrangements at Tuesday night’s meeting. Rob Norton was asked and later accepted the liaison with public affairs, fire, EMS, legal and finance; Suzette Edwards will link with the community center and senior committees; Kristy Speed will continue with the recreation board; and mayor pro-tem Emily Smith will cooperate with pla...
Traveling from Cheyenne, Wyoming Association of Municipalities (WAM) executive director J. David Fraser accepted Pine Haven Mayor Karla Brandenburg's invitation to attend this month's workshop to provide a training session for newly sworn-in council members Suzette Edwards and Rob Norton, giving both new and established town leaders a crash course in their responsibilities to the town and citizenship. While this is a new concept for the town's officials, the mayor explained her motivation: "I...
Thank You I am grateful to the constituents of Crook County for your confidence in me as I served as Clerk of District Court for the past 28 years. I have been blessed during this time in the Courts to work with some incredible staff, attorneys, judges, fellow Clerks of District Court and of course the public. They have taught me so much and I will miss interacting with them on a daily basis. My life is richer because of my time at the Clerk of District Court’s office and I will forever be grateful for the opportunity to serve the county t...
Funeral services for Ronald Lee 'Ron' Mills, 82, will be held Sunday, January 15, 2023 at 2 p.m. at the Newcastle High School Crouch Auditorium in Newcastle WY. A community reception will follow at the School Commons. Ron passed peacefully January 5 with his son, Craig, at his side. Ron was born August 23, 1940 to Vernard and Viola (Peyton) Mills in Deadwood SD. The family moved to Newcastle in 1948, where Ron attended elementary, junior high and high school. He met Mary Jane Dennis their junior year when she moved to Newcastle from Colorado...
Mounting pressures have made it nearly impossible for rural EMS agencies to balance their budgets, resulting in a spate of EMS office closures across Wyoming and increasing uncertainty about providing ambulance and emergency care to state residents. One proposed bill at the Legislature aims to create a new funding source. Sen. Cale Case (R-Lander) is sponsoring Senate File 43 – EMS districts, which would allow counties to form — and local voters to adopt and fund — EMS districts. “We’re hoping to get sustainable funding, hold the level of...
Man who burglarized Old Trail Town is sentenced CODY (WNE) — The man charged with burglarizing five buildings at Old Trail Town in August of 2021 pleaded guilty Nov. 28 to aggravated burglary, possession of a firearm by a convicted felon and possession of a deadly weapon with unlawful intent. Initially, Zakary Asher Diller, 25, faced six separate charges, but two counts of theft and one count of property destruction and defacement were dropped as part of a plea agreement. After pleading guilty to three felonies, Diller was sentenced to state p...
An old adage goes something like this: “The only constant in life is change”. After several years of the smiles and laughter of Barb Hardy and Marilyn Jensen, the Pine Haven Clerk’s Office starts 2023 with new faces and names, but the same quality of care for town residents. Tammie McGovern, a resident of Pine Haven for the last six years, has been hired for the clerk/treasurer position. McGovern’s former career was in Gillette as the service office supervisor for Wyoming Machinery Mining Division. McGovern said of when she and her husband...
Parents, don’t forget we have story hour at 10 a.m. and after school craft class at 4 p.m. every Wednesday and snacks are provided! We are having adult book club January 19 at 1 p.m. in the Moorcroft reading room at the library. Refreshments will be provided. See you there! New Books The Stillwater Girls by Minka Kent Blowback by Brad Thor It Starts With Us by Colleen Hoover The Winners by Fredrick Backman Daisy Jones and the Six by Taylor Jenkins Reid If You Tell by Gregg Olsen The Last Mrs. Parish by Liv Constantine Misjudged by James C...
Story time is every Wednesday morning at 10 a.m., geared toward preschool age children, however everyone is welcome. Kids Paint class is the first Friday of every month; participants must sign up, please call the library at 307-756-3232 for details. Afterschool activities on Wednesdays from 4-5 p.m. New Arrivals! K-3- There was an Old Lady Who Swallowed a Spoon! By Lucille Colandro, There was an Old Lady Who Swallowed a Cactus! By Lucille Colandro, The Little Snowplow by Lora Koehler, Walter Had a Best Friend by Deborah Underwood, Alice’s W...
Congratulations to the Moorcroft Secondary Students of the Month for January 2023. Students were chosen by staff at Moorcroft Secondary based on their leadership skills. Students should demonstrate the qualities of a good leader: integrity, honesty, self-confidence and being a visionary. Using these guidelines, staff were asked to nominate students they felt fit. Sponsors of the Students of the Month are Subway, Coffee Cup Fuel Stop and Pinnacle Bank....
On Friday, the Lady Wolves hosted the Herders from Glenrock. The first quarter didn't see much scoring with the quarter ending in a 4-4 tie score. The Wolves lost some ground in the second quarter and found themselves down, 24-21 going into the half. We made some adjustments at halftime and really wanted to focus on our defense and keeping our defender in front of us. Neither team was able to gain any ground before the Lady Wolves took advantage in the fourth quarter. The Wolves scored 21 points in the quarter while holding Glenrock to just...
High School Wrestling Moorcroft vs. Hettinger: The Wolves finish 3rd with 230 points. Dayne Humes took 1st place and the Lady Wolves finish 4th with 35 points. Boys Basketball Glenrock - 37, Moorcroft - 34...
Pursuant to the Wyoming Administrative Procedure Act and the Wyoming Public Service Commission’s (Commission) Rules, notice is hereby given of the Application of Black Hills Wyoming Gas, LLC d/b/a Black Hills Energy (BHWG or the Company), for authority to revise its established distribution areas and Wobbe Indices. 1. BHWG is a public utility subject to the Commission’s jurisdiction. (Wyo. Stat. §§ 37-1-101(a)(vi)(D) and 37-2-112.) 2. On December 2, 2022, BHWG submitted its Application requesting authority to revise its established distr...
The Crook County Medical Services District (CCMSD) Board of Trustees will hold a regular meeting on January 31, 2023 at 11:00 a.m. at the Sundance State Bank Meeting Room. The meeting will also be hosted via Teams. The Teams webinar link is included below: https://events.teams.microsoft.com/event/538d5280-5079-4f7d-9909-97a84ebcc27c@f1f73db4-4d69-4e07-8652-10c57c1f3e50 Publish: January 12, 2023...
Mining Permit Amendment Application Strata Energy, Inc. of 2929 New Haven Road, Oshoto, Wyoming has filed a regular mining permit amendment application with the Land Quality Division of the Wyoming Department of Environmental Quality for the mining of uranium at the Ross ISR Project in Crook County, Wyoming. The Ross ISR Project is located in Crook County, in northeastern Wyoming, adjacent to the ranching community of Oshoto and 20 miles north of the town of Moorcroft. Access to the site is by County Road 68 (D Road) and County Road 164 (New...
On January 2, police were called to a two-vehicle collision at Moorcroft High School. Officer arrived on scene and a State of Wyoming traffic crash report was done. On January 2, police were called to a traffic crash on Country Lane. A pickup slid and hit a stop sign, knocking the sign down and damaging the vehicle. Officer arrived on scene and a State of Wyoming traffic crash report was done. On January 2, police were called regarding a hit and run at Deere Haven. Officer contacted the victim and took pictures of the damage. Officer will...
Speeding – Michael Garren, Gillette, WY, 93/80, $125; Jessica Eixenberger, Spearfish, SD, 87/80, $99; Kimberly Anderson, Moody AFB, GA, 88/80, $101; Gary Bisel, Great Falls, MT, 85/75, $105; Matthew Hemmingson, Williston, ND, 93/80, $125; Matthew Zook, Big Lake, MN, 88/75, $125; David A. Stauber, Miami Beach, FL, 78/65, $125; Levi Wazelle, Gillette, WY, 97/80, $145 No Seat Belt (driver) – Cody R. Kimsey, Moorcroft, WY, $25 Speed Too Fast for Conditions – Kayli A. Long, Belle Fourche, SD, $250 Fail to Drive Vehicle Within Single Lane – Todd Sc...
Dec. 26 – Three traffic stops. Animal complaint. Assisted another agency. Business check. House watch. Parking problem. Traffic hazard. EMS page. Dec. 27 – Seven VIN checks. Two paper services. Traffic stop. Alarm call. Citizen assist. Motorist assist. Prisoner transport. Property damage, not vandalism. Welfare check. Three EMS pages. Dec. 28 – Eight VIN checks. Paper service. Three traffic stops. Animal complaint. Assist another agency. Assist Wyoming Highway Patrol. Business check. Fingerprints for outside employment. Prisoner trans...
