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Articles from the March 28, 2024 edition


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  • CCMSD to benefit from statewide ultrasound program

    Sarah Pridgeon|Mar 28, 2024

    Crook County Medical Services District (CCMSD) is among the healthcare providers set to benefit from a statewide initiative to increase access to ultrasound technology. Funded by the Leona M. and Harry B. Helmsley Charitable Trust, the initiative will see $13.9 million divided among hospitals and healthcare centers to purchase 143 ultrasound devices and to provide training for the new equipment. CCMSD will receive a grant total of $415,000 for ultrasound equipment in the hospital and each of...

  • Glitz and glamor

    Mar 28, 2024

    The MHS Prom was held this Saturday with an attendance of 111 students, and the Old Hollywood-themed event glittered like the Oscars. This year's royal court included King Bryce Merchen, Queen Alora Alexander, Prince Bradynn Terry, Princess Lacy Pennington, Senior Class Attendants Trenten Sheehan and Gracie Semlek and Junior Class Attendants Dayne Humes and Kiriana Martinez....

  • MHS hosts Hollywood-themed art show

    Mar 28, 2024

    Every table was full on Monday as dinner guests enjoyed Hollywood crooners and a band over dinner and were then encouraged to walk through a gallery showing of interesting and imaginative pieces created by students. The annual event was a hit, following the Old Hollywood theme of the prom. Above, the band provides live music for the dinner. At right, Dima Haskell, Brayden Keller-Decteau and Greleigh Crozier work on pieces as guests finish their meal....

  • Fun in Pine Haven

    Mar 28, 2024

    Pine Haven hosted its annual Easter Egg Hunt (above) on Saturday afternoon, hiding 1675 eggs for an estimated 60 little treasure hunters to find. It was a great turnout, says Melissa Norton, with three age groups searching for their bounty. The Pine Haven Recreation Board also hosted a family movie night (right), playing The Sandlot while the audience enjoyed fresh popcorn, cookies, candy and fruit punch. "Everyone that came requested we do it again," Norton says. Courtesy photos Pine Haven...

  • Moorcroft and the cattle trails

    Grace Moore|Mar 28, 2024

    Wednesday's presentation on Moorcroft's beginning and the events that influenced this little town was West Texas Trail Museum director Cindy Mosteller's first foray into this type of informational entertainment, but certainly won't be her last. Twenty-two guests listened as Mosteller shared her numerous discoveries about the birth of Moorcroft, the theories and facts regarding the origins of the name and other interesting and revealing connections unknown by many today. "It was about an hour...

  • Track season kicks off at Newcastle's Laura Chord Invite

    Mary Hunter|Mar 28, 2024

    At the Newcastle Laura Chord Invite on Thursday, March 21, the Wolves put on a good show. It was so much fun to check out all the talent we have at our school. In the Men's 100 Meter Dash, Dima Haskell ran a 12.30; Oliver Gorsuch ran a 13.72; Trenton Gra, 13.99; Braydon Keller-Decoteau, 14.98; and Justus Mills, a 16.76. In the Men's 200 Meter Dash, Braydnn Terry ran a 26.91; William Ripley, 27.04; Jacob Anderson, 27.40; Xavier Swiger, 28.23; Oliver Gorsuch, 28.79; and Trenton Gray, a 30.71. In...

  • Town adds to water project list

    Grace Moore|Mar 28, 2024

    While the second phase of the Powder River Project is projected to break ground this summer, Moorcroft’s council has applied for a separate grant for the Little Horn Replacement Project. According to Mayor Ben Glenn, “It’s just a short section on the north end of Little Horn Avenue. It’s all HC pipe still and it’s pretty old." "We’ve had a couple band aid breaks there and we’re going to get that fixed,” he adds. This smaller project is not yet scheduled....

  • Sharon Lynn Hacker

    Mar 28, 2024

    Sharon Lynn Hacker, 85, of Moorcroft, Wyoming, passed away at the Crook County Memorial Hospital in Sundance, Wyoming. Sharon Lynn Hacker was a caring wife, mother, grandmother, sister and friend. She left this world on March 23, 2024, after a brief illness. Sharon was born to Keith and Ruth Likens on August 11, 1938. She was the oldest of four siblings- Sharon, Phil, Jack and Mary (Susie). Sharon married her husband James in 1970. They spent years in Indiana, Minnesota and Nebraska before... Full story

  • Kevin Buckmiller

    Mar 28, 2024

    Kevin Buckmiller passed away unexpectedly at his home in Moorcroft, Wyoming on March 19, 2024. He was 64 years old. Kevin was born September 30, 1959 in Newcastle, Wyoming to Herbert and Irene (Ames) Buckmiller. He was the second of four children. He attended school in Moorcroft and grew up on the family ranch outside of town. Kevin began a lifelong career and a love for trucks at an early age when he went to work for Kummerfeld Construction. At that time, he was married to Cathi Hoff and to... Full story

  • WYDOT reminds citizens to apply for forage permits

    Mar 28, 2024

    The Wyoming Department of Transportation is issuing a reminder that citizens wishing to harvest hay from the state rights-of-way must first obtain a forage permit from WYDOT. The forage permit allows permit holders to mow and collect the forage free of charge through to Oct. 1. Adjacent landowners to WYDOT’s rights-of-way have until April 1 to file for a forage permit. After that, permits will be issued on a first come, first served basis. All permit applications are scrutinized closely for right-of-way field conditions and requirements b...

  • Crook County Sheriff

    Mar 28, 2024

    Mar. 18 – Six VIN checks. Four traffic stops. Welfare check. Three house watch. Suspicious circumstances. Two sets fingerprints. Project Lifesaver. Two K-9 trainings. EMS page. Mar. 19 – VIN check. Two paper services. Two traffic stops. Four motorist assists. Business checks. Mar. 20 – Three VIN checks. Theft. Three traffic stops. Escort. Two business checks. Suspicious circumstances. Assist other agency. Citizen assist. Fire page. EMS page. Mar. 21 – VIN check. Paper service. Business checks. K-9 sniff. Two EMS pages. Mar. 22 – Four VIN check...

  • Circuit Court

    Mar 28, 2024

    Speeding – Garrett Hukill, Rapid City, SD, 87/75, $120; Eric Swift, Kalispell, MT, 89/80, $103; Daniel Gerbracht, Belle Fourche, SD, 95/70, $185; Shanna Batterberry, Moorhead, MN, 88/75, $125; Randall Primmer, Longwood, FL, 79/70, $103; Gusty Hall, Eureka, MT, 86/70, $140; Veronica L. Kramer, Sundance, WY, 80/70, $105; Carie Olson, Las Vegas, NV, 93/75, $150; (minor), Florence, MT, 90/75, $135; Jody L. Thompson, Sundance, WY, 98/55, $431; (truck) – Maleik Moses, Egypt, TX, 91/80, $410 Window Tint Violation – Kile L. Tarrant, Moorcroft, WY, $...

  • Moorcroft Police Department

    Mar 28, 2024

    Moorcroft Police report for March 18, 2024, through March 24, 2024. On March 20, police were notified of an unattended death. Officer stayed on scene to assist EMS and Coroner. On March 21, Police assisted Moorcroft Ambulance Service on an emergency call. Stats: fifty-two business checks. Traffic crash. Eleven crosswalk/school zone. Assist to other agency. Two VIN checks. Unattended death. Eleven traffic warnings. Citations: Four speeding. Six expired registration....

  • Easter Sunrise Service

    Mar 28, 2024

    Experience and celebrate the miracle and hope of the resurrection! Join the Easter Sunrise Service on Sun., Mar. 31 at 7 a.m. at Pine Ridge Community Church. Pine Ridge Ministries invites all to celebrate the resurrection in worship, followed by potluck breakfast and egg hunt for the children. Jesus is risen – He is risen indeed!...

  • Bethlehem Easter Services

    Mar 28, 2024

    Easter Services will be held at Bethlehem Lutheran Church in Moorcroft. Maundy Thursday Service will be Thurs., Mar. 28 at 6:30 p.m. and Easter Sunrise Service will be Sun., Mar. 31 at 7 a.m. followed by Easter breakfast....

  • Correction:

    Mar 28, 2024

    The cost of implementing the GPS system is $2000 per year.... Full story

  • Wyoming News Briefs

    Wyoming News Exchange Newspapers|Mar 28, 2024

    State’s unemployment rate steady at 2.8% CASPER (WNE) — Wyoming continues to have one of the lowest unemployment rates in the nation according to new numbers from the Wyoming Department of Workforce Services and federal Bureau of Labor Statistics. The Research & Planning section of the Wyoming Department of Workforce Services reported Monday that the state’s seasonally adjusted unemployment rate was unchanged from January to February at 2.8%. Wyoming’s unemployment rate was lower than its year-ago level of 3.1% and much lower than the current...

  • What's happening at the Moorcroft Branch Library

    Serena Buckner|Mar 28, 2024

    Stop in and see the changes we’ve made at the library in the last week and check out a new book, movie or activity kit while you are here! Moorcroft Friends of The Library purchased new chairs for our upstairs conference room and 6/7 of our adult book club members greatly approved the new additions. One member missed the wheels of the previous bright colored rolling chairs, but appreciates the comfort of the new black cushioned chairs. The old meeting room chairs have been relocated to various areas in the youth services section of the l...

  • Bid

    Mar 28, 2024

    Legal Notice Invitation to Bid Crook County Road & Bridge is seeking bids for supplying and delivery of Magnesium Chloride for the CMAQ Dust Mitigation Project. The bids are due by April 22nd at 11 am. Please visit the Road & Bridge office; call 283-1441; or download the full bid package at crookcounty.wy.gov. Bring your complete bid packets to the Road & Bridge office or mail to PO Box 995, Sundance, WY 82729. Bid opening will be at the County Road & Bridge Office on Monday April 22th at 11:00 am. Bids received after this time will be... Full story

  • PSC

    Mar 28, 2024

    PUBLIC NOTICE The Wyoming Public Service Commission (Commission) approved the Application of Black Hills Wyoming Gas, LLC d/b/a Black Hills Energy (BHWG) for authority to increase the Revenue Adjustment Mechanism (RAM) rate by $0.0019 per therm, effective December 1, 2023. The rate is applicable to 133,386 customers, including Choice Gas customers, located throughout the Cheyenne, Cody, Casper, Gillette, and Torrington divisions The Commission’s approval is subject to notice, protest, intervention, refund, change, further investigation, o... Full story

  • School Warrants

    Mar 28, 2024

    Crook County School District No. One Notice is hereby given that the Crook County School District #1 Board of Trustees issued warrants for the following bills exceeding $500.00 at the regular meeting of the board held on MARCH 18TH, 2024 IN MOORCROFT, WYOMING. To Whom Paid Purpose of Expenditure Amount General Fund 21 ELECTRIC Electrical Repairs $0.00 A & B WELDING SUPPLY CO INC Supplies $3,709.12 ABLE LLC Consulting Services $2,540.00 AMAZON CAPITAL SERVICES Supplies $1,855.69 AMAZON CAPITAL SERVICES Supplies $5,089.05 AMAZON CAPITAL SERVICES... Full story