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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Preliminary plans for leasing the upper baseball field at Westview Park to the Rage baseball program as their home field are moving forward following a recent meeting of Moorcroft's baseball committee and team representatives Travis and wife Devin Arney. Moorcroft Town Council members listened to schedule recommendations, possible names for the field and more from the committee at a workshop last week, but expressed that first they needed to know more the details of the contract. As voiced by...
Moorcroft’s landfill has been closed for several months. However, the cost of the mandated cease and transfer has still to be counted. Heath Turbiville of HDR Engineering reported at a recent meeting of the council that his company had sent to the state the necessary application for 85% grant funding with the remaining 15% a loan by the town. Currently, the facility is shut down to all household garbage and the solid waste services that pick up the municipal waste in the area transports to the landfill of their choice so the town does not t...
or many years, familiar faces including those of Dorothy Barron and Char Delfino have calmed and reassured people in moments of distress as they help transport the wounded and ill to care facilities outside of the Moorcroft area. However, the time has come for the next generation of volunteers to step up and help the helpers. Currently, the Moorcroft Ambulance Service has nine active members including EMRs, EMTs, paramedics, drivers and firefighters. National research suggests that volunteer...
Former Pine Haven, Wyoming, resident Taral Lee Hammond (Wilkinson) 77, of Arizona City, Arizona, passed away April 29, 2023 at Banner University Medical Center, Phoenix, Arizona. She was preceded in death by her brother, Mark Wilkinson (Linda) and her parents, Rex and Betty Wilkinson. She is survived by her husband of 57 years, Bill Hammond; their sons, John Hammond of Pine Haven, Bob Hammond of Gillette, Wyoming; daughter, Becky Price (Kelly) of Houston, Texas; sister, Christy Weese (Norman) of Gillette; four grandchildren; and ten great... Full story
Veteran's needing transportation to a VA appointment will now have a new option in Crook County. The DAV has provided a van to be used for area veterans. Although based in Sundance, it is hoped it will be available to serve veterans from across the county. The new service is available to take veterans to any VA scheduled appointment they may have and is not limited to the Ft. Meade facility. There is currently one volunteer driver for the service in Sundance but the organization would like to...
Seasonal animal activity is prompting the Wyoming Department of Health (WDH) to issue a warning regarding the ongoing threat posed by rabies, a deadly but preventable disease. Any mammal, including humans, can get rabies; in Wyoming, bats and skunks are the primary sources and can spread rabies to people and pets by bites or scratches. Dr. Emily Curren, state public health veterinarian with WDH, said there have been three confirmed rabies cases so far this year in Sheridan County skunks. Last year, there were 14 confirmed cases of animal...
Situations involving guns result in teen’s death, felony charge CHEYENNE (WNE) — Two apparently unrelated shooting incidents took place in Laramie County over the weekend, with one resulting in the death of a teenage girl. The Cheyenne Police Department is continuing its investigation of a shooting at Lincoln Park in south Cheyenne as a homicide after the 15-year-old female victim was declared deceased Monday morning. The unidentified girl was injured in an incident police officers responded to at about 12:23 Sunday morning. At the scene, res...
The Moorcroft Area Chamber of Commerce (MACC) is hosting, with the help of local businesses and emergency services, their annual Safety/Business Day on Saturday, May 13, from 9 a.m. until 1 p.m. After picking up an important paper at the MACC booth right in front of the flower box next to Diehl’s Supermarket, guests are invited to stroll among the booths set up along Big Horn Avenue to ask questions from the professionals who have the answers that may save a life or property tomorrow. Many businesses are also offering Moorcroft Bucks at the e...
Vitalant Blood Services will be in Moorcroft on Tuesday, May 9, from noon to 5:15 p.m. at the Cornerstone Ministries Church (next to Blakeman Propane). Please join this awesome mission to save lives by donating blood! As always, ALL blood types are needed. Please consider donating blood, even if you have not done so before. It only takes roughly an hour of your day…what a selfless act. Contributors must be a minimum of 16 years of age to donate (a signed parental permission is required for all 16-17 year old donors). Please call (...
For the most up to date information on library happenings please visit us online crookcountylibrary.org/moorcroft-branch.html. You can also follow us on Facebook and Instagram. We have several giveaways going on this week! Weekly Events Wednesdays, 10 a.m. – Storytime; 4 p.m. - After School Activities; 7 p.m. AA Meeting (use downstairs entrance). Upcoming Events May 9, 9:30 a.m. - Award winning author and Wyoming’s Poet Laureate Eugene Gagliano will be presenting. Stop by the library and check out some of his books for your chance to win a pri...
Wyoming Department of Transportation northeast Wyoming maintenance crews will begin yearly paving operations on various roads in Crook, Weston, Campbell, Johnson and Sheridan counties. Paving operations are scheduled to begin the week of May 15, 2023 in Crook and Weston Counties and will move west to Campbell, Johnson and Sheridan counties throughout the summer. Paving operations are expected to be completed by mid-August – weather allowing. This particular paving operation is performed by WYDOT Maintenance crews and is meant to repair e...
GILLETTE — The Campbell County Joint Powers Lodging Tax Board is continuing with its contract with Zartico, a company that compiles anonymized geolocation and credit card data. A group of county residents has raised concerns about invasion of privacy and constitutionality since early April, when the Campbell County Convention and Visitors Bureau told commissioners it would be using a geofencing technology to track spending and activity habits during the National High School Finals Rodeo. The board held a special meeting Wednesday to discuss t...
The Wyoming Department of Transportation would like to remind residents, businesses and realtors that placing signs along the roadways, on traffic poles or fences along state and federal highways is prohibited. Wyoming statute (W.S. 24-10-104) states that outdoor advertising must meet certain conditions for placement. Placing signs or objects within highway rights-of-way is prohibited, including on right-of-way fencing or on trees, traffic signs or traffic signal poles within the right-of-way. Signs in the rights of way and on traffic poles...
STATE OF WYOMING COUNTY OF CROOK IN THE DISTRICT COURT 6TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT Civil Action Case No. 8945 IN THE MATTER OF THE CHANGE OF NAME OF Shirley C. Ballard, Petitioner Notice of Publication You are hereby notified that a Petition For Change of Name, Civil Action No. 8945 has been filed on behalf of Shirley Christine Ballard in the Wyoming District Court for the 6th Judicial District, whose address is PO BOX 46, Sundance, WY 82729, the object and prayer of which is to change the name of the above-named person from Shirley Christine... Full story
PUBLIC NOTICE NOTICE OF ACCEPTANCE AND FINAL PAYMENT AND SETTLEMENT Notice is hereby given that on the 31st day of May 2023, final settlement will be made by Crook County School District No. 1, for and on account of a contract with Air-Tech Heating and Air Conditioning, Inc. for the Hulett RTU Project. The above work having been completed and accepted according to the plans and specifications of Mechanical Design Works., and the above date being the 41st day after the first publication of this notice, the said Contractor will be entitled to... Full story
Public Notice Crook County Weed and Pest is accepting bids from commercial applicators for the following grants. Sundance Mountain, Green Mountain, State Lands, BLM Lands and Black Hills National Forest. Please have bids to the Weed and Pest by May 10, 2023 by 6:00 p.m. Publish: April 20, 27 and May 4, 2023... Full story
PUBLIC NOTICE The Wyoming Public Service Commission (Commission) approved the Application of Black Hills Wyoming Gas, LLC d/b/a Black Hills Energy (BHWG or the Company) to establish a total purchased gas cost rate of $0.6895 per therm, representing a decrease of $0.0396 per therm, effective on and after March 1, 2023. The rate is applicable to 68,405 customers, including all Cheyenne and Cody Division customers and customers in the Casper, Gillette, and Torrington Divisions who have elected to take service under the Gas Cost Adjustment Rate.... Full story
IMPORTANT NOTIFICATION CROOK COUNTY WEIGHT RESTRICTIONS RESCINDED Effective May 1, 2023 The Crook County Board of Commissioners has lifted the weight restrictions on the following pavement surface roads. • Moskee County Road #207 from Interstate I-90 to the end of pavement • Warren Peak County Road #100 from US Hwy. 14 to the Forest Service Boundary • Pine Ridge County Road #205 from Interstate I-90 to end of pavement • Old Sundance Road #93 from Pine Ridge Road to Pine Haven Junction at State Hwy. 113 Wyoming State Statute 31-18-802 allows... Full story
Meeting Notice The Crook County Medical Services District (CCMSD) Board of Trustees will hold a regular meeting on May 24, 2023, at 11:00 a.m. at the Sundance State Bank Meeting Room. In addition, the Board will host the meeting via live webinar. You are invited to attend. https://events.teams.microsoft.com/event/b2384df7-4600-4c46-93bf-81bd563a1b4b@f1f73db4-4d69-4e07-8652-10c57c1f3e50 Publish: May 4, 2023... Full story
NOTICE OF APPLICATION FOR RENEWAL OF A RETAIL LIQUOR LICENSE Notice is hereby given that on the 21st Day of April, 2023, CTM, LLC., d/b/a “R” Place Bar and Grill, filed an application for the renewal of their liquor license in the office of the Town Clerk of Pine Haven, Wyoming for the following described place and premises, to wit: CTM, LLC. d/b/a “R” Place Bar & Grill 2 Hays Blvd. Lot 84 of the Harwood Subdivision And protests, if any there be, against the renewal of such license will be heard the hour of 6:45 p.m. on the 13th day of June, 2... Full story
Speeding – Patrick Hasson, Spearfish, SD, 85/70, $135; William Such, Narragansett, RI, 97/80, $145 No Valid Driver’s License – Alexander H. Rounsaville, Gillette, WY, $150 No Valid Title, Registration, License Plates – Alexander H. Rounsaville, Gillette, WY, $150 Expired Temporary License Permit/Improper Registration – Clay J. Kraft, Gillette, WY, $135 No Auto Insurance – Clay J. Kraft, Gillette, WY, $555 Vehicle Off Road – Brittney S. Tutor, Gillette, WY, $250 Weight Over Permit Limits (4001-6000) – Matthew Carlson, Gillette, WY, $185 Proper...
Speeding – Jesse Horstmann, Spearfish, SD, 95/70, $185; Torin P. Wirtanen, Moorcroft, WY, 79/70, $103 Child Safety Restraint System Violation – Bianca G. Javier, Gillette, WY, $65 No Valid Title, Registration, License Plates – Bianca Javier, Rapid City, SD, $140 Fail to Display Valid License Plates, Tabs or Permits – Mark Allen Braun, Spearfish, SD, $90 U-Turn Violation – Troy Starrett, Gillette, WY, $90 Pass in No-Passing Zone – Mckayle Mosley, Cheyenne, WY, $140 Violate Legal Weight (2001-4000) – Scott Sieler, Sturgis, SD, $135; (4001-6...
Apr. 17 – Seven VIN checks. Three traffic stops. Traffic accident with damage. Animal complaint. Business check. Citizen assist. Three house watches. Information report. Motorist assist. Fingerprints for outside employment. Suspicious person. Wanted person. EMS page. Apr. 18 – Three VIN checks. Three traffic stops. Animal complaint. Citizen assist. Suspicious person. Theft report. Two EMS pages. Apr. 19 – Two VIN checks. Three paper services. Nine traffic stops. Traffic accident with injuries. Animal complaint. Burglary. Business checks. Found...
On April 25, police gave emergency fund assistance to travelers in need. On April 26, police gave a courtesy ride to a homeless individual who needed a ride to the shelter in Gillette. On April 26, police received a report of harassment. Investigation is continuing. On April 26, police received a request from a business to trespass an individual from the premises. Upon contact with the individual, officers will serve notice. On April 28, police were requested to conduct a welfare check. Reporting party advised they were worried they were not...
Violations: Oscar H. Garay, Speeding 44/30, Pecos, TX, $130; Yang Yu, Speeding 44/30, San Diego, CA, $130; Eric V. Adkins, Speeding 44/30, Navarre, FL, $130; Chasity S. De Jesus, Speeding 43/30, Sleepy Hollow, NY, $130; Tara E. Hartzell, Speeding 44/30, Squamish, BC, $130; Zakery W. Deel, Speeding 26/20 – School Zone, Watford City, ND, $170; Brittany J. Hatzenbuhler, Fail to Maintain Lane, Piedmont, SD, $90; Layne T. Wellman, Speeding 51/30, South Shore, KY, $165; Christopher L. Wood, Speeding 44/30, Gillette, WY, $130; Alisha D. Reaser, S...
