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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The Crook County Commissioners have decided once and for all that a solid waste district will not be formed to investigate the future of trash in this county. At last week’s meeting, the plan for an investigative “think tank” was also scrapped, bringing to an end the question of whether the county-wide community can work together to find a single solid waste solution. As the gathering began, Commissioner Kelly Dennis began the process of selecting names for the “think tank,” an idea put forward in February as a compromise. At that time, hav...
Three fires on Saturday can all be traced to a similar cause, including one blaze that entirely consumed a family home. Each began as an old slash pile that continued to smolder for several days before reigniting. The largest of the fires took place in the Rifle Pit Rd. area east of Sundance and reached an estimated 104 acres in size. Firefighters arrived on scene around 4 p.m. to tackle it, says Fire Warden Doug Leis. “It was a pretty violent fire,” he says. “It was the type of thing where...
After several months of depending on an out-of-town license for water and sewer systems, the Moorcroft public works crew is off to a great start toward obtaining their own licenses. Scott Green has received his license for operating the water system and hopes to receive the same for sewer before next month. Dave Elliot needs a few more practical hours and he will have his, too, as well as the sewer certificate, by that time, according to Public Works Director Cory Allison. Currently, the town is paying $1000 per month for the use of the...
Moorcroft’s public works crew erects netting to better capture flying debris at the landfill as the department prepares to step up their efforts to maintain the Moorcroft landfill to DEQ specifications....
Richard Allen "Rick" Paauwe, age 60, passed away in Hudsonville, Michigan on February 21, 2021. He was a 1978 graduate of Grandville High School. He went on to join the United States Marine Corp, where he also received a certification in engineer equipment operator. He got a ribbon for sea service deployment and a badge for rifle sharpshooter. He became a master electrician and ran his own business, Rick's Electric. Richard married Tomoko Miyagi; they resided in Hulett, Wyoming for over 20 years. Richard Paauwe was an avid outdoorsman who...
Leah Lorraine Ballou, 78, of Hulett, Wyoming, passed away peacefully, with family by her side, on March 1, 2021 at Rolling Hills Healthcare in Belle Fourche, South Dakota. Leah was born to parents Lee and Evelyn Shepherd on April 12, 1942 in Lusk, Wyoming and spent most of her childhood years growing up on ranches in Harrison, Nebraska, Van Tassell and Lingle, Wyoming. Leah graduated from Lusk High School in 1960 and went on to attend Casper College from 1960-1962. Leah married Wayne Ballou on January 25, 1964 and they resided in Hulett for 57...
John Edwin “Jack” Pridgeon, 87 of Beulah, Wyoming, formerly of Moorcroft, Wyoming, passed away on Friday, March 5, 2021, at his home at Beulah. A memorial service will be held at 11 a.m. on Saturday, May 15, 2021, at First Presbyterian Church in Moorcroft. Inurnment will be at 2:30 p.m., in the family lot in the Greenwood Cemetery in Upton, Wyoming. Arrangements are under the care of Fidler-Roberts & Isburg Funeral Chapel of Sundance. Online condolences may be written at www.fidler-isburgfuneralchapels.com...
RCS continues to backfill around the contact chambers on the north side of the project. At the same time, they continue the concrete work for the chlorination building using the existing structure on the new pad. This building will house the chemicals and transfer the compounds via underground pipes that have been installed into the contact chambers. There is an anticipated four months remaining on this project....
Dear Editor, Recently Sundance Councilman Joe Wilson and I attended the March Crook County Commissioners meeting. We asked the commissioners to form a solid waste district in Crook County. After a discussion was held on the subject, a motion was made and seconded to not form a district. The vote was taken, it was two to one not to form a Solid Waste District. Commissioners Dennis and Whalen completely ignored the survey they authorized two years ago. The survey was approximately 60 percent in favor of forming a Solid Waste District....
Wyoming unemployment rate falls slightly CHEYENNE (WNE) — The Research & Planning section of the Wyoming Department of Workforce Services reported Monday that the state’s seasonally adjusted unemployment rate fell from 5.2% in December to 5.1% in January. Wyoming has recently completed a comprehensive annual revision of its unemployment data. The revised data show that the state’s unemployment rate peaked at 8.5% in May 2020 and has steadily decreased since then. Wyoming’s January unemployment rate of 5.1% was much lower than the U.S. rate of...
Moorcroft public works crewman Dave Elliot clambers down from inserting the final screw into the new play set at Robinson Park last Friday. The area is still closed while the crew waits for previously promised materials for ground cover containment to arrive. After this site is complete, a similar item will be installed at Noonan Park for summer fun....
Haz-Matters hosted their first babysitting class last Friday and Saturday at the MTC. The 41 students, ranging in age from eight to 14, were taught CPR for infants, children and adults; first aid for all common injuries they may run into on the job; and the Heimlich maneuver. Each graduate of this very important class was given a fully stocked first aid kit to keep. The items in these kits were donated by local businesses. “The students were all from the Moorcroft area,” Haz-Matters ass...
The American Legion Auxiliary #25 has announced the winners of their Americanism essay contest. The title of the essay was “How can we address the health and well-being of our veterans, military and their families?” The essays were written by the third-grade classes at the Moorcroft Elementary. The winners, from left to right, are first place, Quinn Ruonavaara; second place, Jentri Waldrop; and third place, Nala Anderson. Quinn’s essay has been forwarded to the state competition. Mrs. Baron...
FaithHoney Anderson of Devils Tower has been named Wyoming’s top high school volunteer of 2021 by the Prudential Spirit of Community Awards, America’s largest youth recognition program based exclusively on volunteer service. State Honorees for 2021 were selected for service initiatives completed, at least in part, between the fall of 2019 and the fall of 2020. Selection was based on criteria including impact, effort, initiative and personal growth, from more than 21,000 applicants. Anderson receives a scholarship, a silver medallion and an inv...
Over 50 Gillette College students earned degrees or certificates following the end of the fall 2020 semester. Gillette College is proud to recognize Kayla Lower of Moorcroft who earned an Associate of Science in General Studies with Honors. Gillette College is a two-year public college located in Gillette, Wyoming, and part of Northern Wyoming Community College District....
The University of Wyoming accorded degrees upon the following students from Crook County at the completion of the 2020 fall semester. Students are: Madeline F. Stoddard (Bachelor of Science) of Beulah; Jake Aaron Marden (Bachelor of Science) and Andrea Wood (Certificate) of Moorcroft; Charity A. Lindholm (Bachelor of Science in Nursing) of Sundance....
Nearly 60 Sheridan College students earned degrees or certificates following the end of the fall 2020 semester. Sheridan College is proud to recognize Courtney Feehan of Pine Haven who earned an Associate of Science in Health Science with Honors. Sheridan College is a two-year public college located in Sheridan, Wyoming, and part of Northern Wyoming Community College District....
By Dusty Petz On Friday, the Lady Wolves took on the Rocky Mountain Lady Grizzlies in the first round of the Wyoming State Tournament. Neither team was able to accomplish much in the first quarter, but Rocky held a slim 8-6 lead. The Grizzlies found some offense in the second quarter and took a 26-16 lead into the half. We talked at half about some changes to our defense and we also knew that we didn’t hit the shots that we normally do, but to stay the course on offense. The Lady Wolves came out...
The Crook County Rodeo Royalty Committee will meet at 1 p.m. on March 21 at the Devils Tower View. Anyone interested in the Rodeo Royalty contest or being on the committee is welcome to attend. Lunch is available to order....
Crook County hosted its first large vaccine clinic last week when 350 people received a dose of Moderna in a single day. The by appointment-only clinic allows Crook County Public Health to catch up on the backlog caused by national weather issues a couple of weeks ago, which caused delivery to be delayed around the country. The gymnasium at Central Office was converted into a vaccination clinic on Wednesday with assistance from EMS departments, Crook County Medical Services District, Emergency...
