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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At the recommendation of Superintendent Mark Broderson, the Crook County School District Board of Trustees has chosen to delay adoption of a new technology policy due to concerns that its wording is too vague. At Monday’s meeting in Moorcroft, the board heard that members of staff are concerned it would allow searches of personal cell phones. The policy was created by the office of Tracy Copenhaver, legal counsel for the Wyoming School Boards Association. This office is responsible for sending out new policies to districts across the state, B...
Spyglass Ranch and Jenson Livestock LLC are two of the local ranching operations that have stepped up to the plate to help provide kids with quality food. The Farm to School program came to Moorcroft last week courtesy of the Crook County Cattlewomen. The group started the project over a year ago, contacting schools and ranchers to set up donations of beef cattle to be shipped to a processor in Sturgis, SD, where the meat is USDA certified before the school pays for the butchering and Crook...
Within a day of the new ice rink in Pine Haven being completed, adults and kids alike were donning their skates and some even carried sticks and dropped a puck to play. The rink was the brainchild of Councilman John Henle, who has been advocating for and actively seeking to better the space allotted to the feature in the interest of local families and kids....
John William “Bill” Whalen Jr., 73, of Aladdin, Wyoming passed away at home Sunday evening, February 9, 2020. Bill was born May 10, 1946 to John and Elizabeth Whalen. He attended the one room school at Aladdin grades 1-8, graduated from Sundance High in 1964 and attended community college in Powell, Wyoming. Bill served in the US Army during the Vietnam conflict. He loved ranching and spent his life working on the Whalen ranch alongside family and friends. Surviving Bill are wife, Sandy; daughters, Sabrina (Frank) Mitchell and Samantha (Ja... Full story
Last Tuesday night’s council meeting in Pine Haven ran smoothly and was quickly finished with reports of a cat, the ambulance and helping out. Big cat Mention was made of the mountain lion reported to have been observed strolling along Boe Street recently; Councilman John Henle said that the cat “was just wandering around”. Crook County Sheriff’s deputy Alex Jessen advised those present that the department had passed the information on to the local Game and Fish “just to make sure they’re aware”. He added that if residents see the cat in town,...
Federal charges filed against man caught with 12 pounds of meth GILLETTE (WNE) — Local charges against a 66-year-old Gillette man who was arrested Jan. 29 for having 12 pounds of suspected meth have been dropped after he was charged federally. It is believed to be the largest confiscation of meth in Campbell County history with an estimated street value of hundreds of thousands of dollars. Louey Williams, leader of the Northeast Enforcement Team of the state Division of Criminal Investigation, said a federal hold was placed on Raymond C...
Kim Jones was one of the faces kids knew to be a friend and guide during her 26 years as a math teacher and librarian at Moorcroft High School. While health issues forced her to resign her post, she will not be quickly forgotten. At Monday night’s school board meeting, she was officially commended for her years of service and dedication to the kids of the Moorcroft schools....
FFA week occurs annually in February and the Whitcomb FFA want to kick it off with a pancake feed for the community on Saturday, February 22 at 8 a.m. Come to the Ag shop at MHS and enjoy some breakfast with the FFA Whitcomb Chapter; walk around the shop and see the projects the kids have been working on as well as the greenhouse and classroom. Love to see you all there....
There will be an afternoon of cowboy poetry on Sun., Feb. 23 at 2 p.m. at the Greater Hulett Community Center. Featured artists will be Chuck Larsen, Paul Larson, Robert Dennis and Ted and Lisa Emmons. Proceeds will go to the local Mason organization. For more information contact Bill Willey 290-2869 or Barbara Willey 290-2913. Tickets are available from them or at Hulett Town Hall....
On Friday night, the Big Horn Rams came to town. The Lady Wolves Junior Varsity team got first shot and came out and played well. Coach Hulm was happy with the effort and intensity on the defensive end. They took a 19-13 lead into the half before closing the game out with a 44-29 win. Varsity was the next game up. Big Horn got out to a quick start before the Wolves responded. Big Horn took a narrow 25-22 lead into the half. The Wolves struggled with their offense in the third quarter and were...
With conference play making its way to Moorcroft, the Wolves took on the Big Horn Rams and the Wright Panthers. Friday night, the Wolves played host to the Rams from Big Horn. This would turn out to be another good battle for the Wolves. They would keep the top ranked Rams on their heels for the entire game. The Wolves battled in the first half going into halftime only down three points. The Rams caught fire and got an eight point lead at the end of three and would continue the hot shooting...
The Wolves wrestling team wrestled in the Powder River Conference Duals this past Thursday in Wright. The team came away with four All Conference Champions and second place as a team. All Conference champions were Mica Herrera, Parker Seeley, Rowdy Pfeil and Parker Schlater. Rowdy also received the Powder River All Conference wrestler of the year. Individual dual results were: Moorcroft vs. Hulett- 47-18 Moorcroft vs. Sundance- 61-12 Moorcroft vs. Tongue River- 60-24 Moorcroft vs. Wright- 30-45...
Moorcroft K8 Parent Advisory hosted the annual Crook County District Spelling Bee, where more than 70 Moorcroft K-8 students gathered, on Tuesday, February 11 for a school-wide spelling competition. To prepare for this event, during the month of January, Moorcroft K8 held classroom spelling bees and the top spellers from each classroom advanced to the Crook County District Spelling Bee, which was divided into two divisions, first through third grade and fourth through eighth. Words such as remarkable, earthquake, tissue and reasonable were spel...
On Friday, February 14, four members of the Whitcomb FFA chapter and Moorcroft Ag Mechanics class attended the Tech Battle Day at Gillette College. They competed in Industrial Electrical, Machine Tool, Diesel Mechanics and Welding. Each event challenged the boys and tested not only their knowledge but skills. Industrial Electrical was an event that required the team to wire a wall with various fixtures and tie that branch into the circuit box. Machine Tool required them to use micrometers to get...
On February 3-7, the Crook County Special Olympics team traveled to Jackson for the State Winter Games. State Games consisted of 26 programs and over 300 athletes. The Crook County athletes participated in Alpine Skiing and Snowboarding. Below are the results: Beginner Level Skiing – Evin Anderson: Gold, Silver, Bronze; Jarod Bray: Gold, Gold, Bronze; Mackenzie Brown: Gold, Silver, Silver; Mariah Johnson: Gold, Gold, Bronze; Baydon Wells: Bronze, Bronze, Fourth; Kymberlee Wells: Silver, Bronze,...
Dewey Schoenewald of Moorcroft faces multiple felony charges associated with burglary after allegedly taking numerous items from an oil field pumping station. These charges may be combined with another active case involving Schoenewald that was recently bound over to District Court. On January 18, a Crook County Sheriff’s Office deputy responded to a report of a theft on the D Road near Moorcroft. The victim informed the deputy that a theft had taken place that morning at his oil field pumping station. At the location, the deputy reports observ...
Speeding- Myron G. Kruckenberg, SD, 85/75, $90; Martin K. Lemke, Gillette, 85/75, $90; Cortney M. Weber, Gillette, 86/75, $100; Morene Miguet Waloke, CO, 93/75, $170; William J. Walter, Gillette, 81/75, $82; Eliseo Hernandez Pacheco, IA, 85/75, $90; Jeremy R. Haptonstall, CO, 85/75, $90; Ashley N. Kendall, SD, 91/80, $100; Jake W. Canfield, Sundance, 87/80, $84; Jose I. Castillo-Castaneda, CO, 94/80, $115; Mason J. Odowd, Gillette, 83/70, $110; Jacob E. Steeg, SD, 88/75, $110; (truck) – James G. Michael, MN, 90/80, $385 Stop Sign Violation ...
