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 Moorcroft Area Chamber of Commerce (MACC) hosted their annual Spring Clean-up Day last Thursday with the much-appreciated muscle of Moorcroft High School students and faculty. The town allowed free dumping at the landfill again this year and public works crews assisted with hauling branches to the town slash pile. The chamber set up a site to deposit used oil and batteries and a bin for metal for recycling and many volunteers used their own pickups and trailers to carry debris to the...
HDR Engineering's water/waste water experts Noah Messick and Justin Stark presented the adjusted second phase of the Powder River Water Project at a work shop preceding Monday night's meeting. When the infrastructure work began a few years ago, the Goshen project took first priority with Powder River the second, according to the Water Development LT Study, which recommended water distribution upgrades. The Powder River Project, though, due to the size of the project, had to be divided into...
The Pine Haven Planning and Zoning Committee entertained a public hearing Monday afternoon and with council in attendance amidst a full room, developers Greg Cottrell and Robert Chamberlin as well as realtor Pat Avery met with citizens to answer questions and concerns about the anticipated C Bar Subdivision that, if approved, will be built on 30 acres a few blocks south of Town Hall along either side of Pine Haven Road. Engineers for both the town and the developers were also on hand for...
Thank You Thanks to everyone who made my 90th birthday so wonderful. Was very thoughtful of each of you and muchly appreciated by me. Sending blessings, Forever grateful, Tiny Bush Thank You The Moorcroft Area Chamber of Commerce would like to take this opportunity to thank all of the volunteers who helped make the 2022 Spring Fling Cleanup possible. It proves the old adage: “It takes a village”. Principal Kirby Baier, the 9th through 12th grade students and faculty provided the much-needed muscle to canvas the town, picking up litter; the bus... Full story
Grizzly relocated to Sunlight area CODY (WNE) – After consultation with the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, the Wyoming Game and Fish Department captured and relocated an adult male grizzly bear on May 4. According to a G&F news release, the bear was captured for killing cattle on private land and relocated to the Sunlight creek drainage approximately 30 miles from the northeast entrance of Yellowstone National Park. Grizzly bear relocation is a management tool large carnivore biologists use to minimize conflicts between humans and grizzly b...
Trudy Durfee is this month's guest artist, showing her work at the Moorcroft Senior Center. Trudy is a lifetime resident of Crook County and many knew her during her 36 years with Sundance State Bank, from which she retired almost five years ago. Even before her retirement, she was taking welding classes in adult education from Jim Pannell in Hulett, "I made some yard art with him and then, some others with Brian Kennah at Sundance." Trudy has also taken wood working classes with Todd Hickman...
The Wyoming Sportsman Group Hulett Youth Field Day is an anticipated annual event drawing over 100 youth and their families from northeast Wyoming and surrounding states to participate in outdoor activities related to hunting, marksmanship, fishing, wildlife, conservation and personal safety. The group's mission is to introduce and keep youth interested and involved in outdoor and wildlife related activities. The event will take place right outside of Hulett on Hwy 24, Sat., June 4 beginning at...
Two hundred eighteen Chadron State College undergraduates received bachelor’s degrees and 65 graduate students received masters degrees in a combined ceremony in the Chicoine Center on Saturday, May 7. Dr. Paul D. Turman, Nebraska State College System Chancellor, was the commencement speaker. Crook County students graduating were: Andrea Pfeil of Moorcroft (Bachelor of Science), Gabrielle Velder of Sundance (Cum Laude BS in Education) and Devin Hodges of Hulett (Magna Cum Laude BS in Education)....
Trey Fischbach of Moorcroft was nominated to receive Dickinson State University’s 2022 Outstanding Graduate Award. This award is the highest honor bestowed upon graduating seniors by the university. Students are nominated by the faculty in their academic departments for exceptional performance in their fields of study. Nominees submit an application packet that includes a resume, documentation of leadership, letters of reference and an essay. A selection committee reviews completed applications and selects two individuals to receive the o...
This last Friday, the Moorcroft Wolves met the Sundance Bulldogs on the bulldogs’ track and the Wolves did a great job. The girls team bettered their qualifying time by four seconds in the medley relay and that’s exactly what we want to do going into the last couple weeks. The girls had a great day and against some great competition. They took home first in the medley, 100m hurdles, 1600m, 3200m; second in the 300m hurdles; and third in the 200m and the 400m. Everyone is running their best times and we can try to fine tune hand-offs and the...
On Friday, the Moorcroft Wolves Golf Team traveled to Lusk. It was only our third tournament of the season after getting weathered out of the rest of them. It was a windy day, but good to be able to get out on the golf course. Cade Williams and Zane Linder shared low individual scores, good for seventh/eighth place by both shooting a 99. Dane Connally was tenth with a score of 103 and Cole Stripp finished 14th with a score of 109. The Moorcroft Boys team got first place with a low total of 410 and on the girls side, Camlyn Connally got third...
PRIMARY ELECTION PROCLAMATION CROOK COUNTY, WYOMING AUGUST 16, 2022 – PRIMARY ELECTION DAY August 1, 2022 is the last day to register to vote with the County Clerk or City Clerk. Voter Registration is permitted at the polls on Primary Election Day. Proof of identity is required to register to vote and also to vote. If you require assistance to vote by reason of blindness, disability, or inability to read or write, you may be given assistance by a person of your choice. Also, if you have questions regarding the accessibility of your polling p... Full story
NOTICE OF INTENT TO HOLD A PUBLIC HEARING ON THE PROPOSED CROOK COUNTY LARGE ACREAGE SUBDIVISION REGULATION BY THE CROOK COUNTY LAND USE PLANNING & ZONING COMMISSION Be advised the Crook County Land Use Planning & Zoning Commission is proposing to recommend the Board of Crook County Commissioners schedule a Public Hearing to approve and adopt the proposed Crook County Large Acreage Subdivision Regulation as follows: On June 13, 2022, at the hour of 7:05 P.M., a public hearing will be held in the Crook County Courthouse Basement Community Room,... Full story
STATE OF WYOMING COUNTY OF CROOK IN THE DISTRICT COURT 6TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT IN THE MATTER OF THE CHANGE OF NAME OF Candace Irene Nelson, Petitioner Civil Action Case No. 8881 NOTICE OF PUBLICATION You are hereby notified that a Petition For Change of Name, Civil Action No. 8881, has been filed on behalf of Candace Irene Nelson in the Wyoming District Court for the 6th Judicial District, whose address is P.O. Box 406, Sundance, WY 82729, the object and prayer of which is to change the name of the above-named person from Candace Irene Nelson to... Full story
NOTICE OF APPLICATION FOR RENEWAL OF A RETAIL LIQUOR LICENSE Notice is hereby given that on the 25th day of April, 2022, 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 14th day of June, 2... Full story
Town of Moorcroft Regular Meeting of the Council Monday, May 9th, 2022 Town Council Present: Mayor Ben Glenn, Councilman Austin Smith, Dusty Petz and Paul Smoot Absent: Dale Petersen Town Representatives Present: Clerk/Treasurer Cheryl Schneider, Attorney Pat Carpenter, Public Works Director Cory Allison and HDR Engineer Jeron Smith. Absent: Chief Bill Bryant Mayor Glenn called the meeting to order at 7:00 pm and the Pledge of Allegiance was said. Councilman Smoot motioned to approve the Consent Agenda and Councilman Petz seconded. All ayes, mo... Full story
Speeding – Bich Tran, Hesperia, CA, 90/75, $135; Vladislav Grishchenko, Snohomish, WA, 100/70, $210; Steven A. Turbiville, Spearfish, SD, 94/75, $205; Braden Yackley, Spearfish, SD, 55/30, $295; Edgardo Ruiz-Canseco, Gillette, WY, 91/80, $115; Lashay Hoblit, Gillette, WY, 77/65, $120; John Stewart, Loxley, AL, 92/80, $120; Jesse Roberts, Orlando, FL, 88/75, $125; Renee Addington, Spearfish, SD, 90/75, $135; (truck) – Luis Santiago Andino, Orlando, FL, 75/65, $435 Drive While License Cancelled, Suspended or Revoked – Daniel Jeremy Spenc...
Black Hills National Forest campgrounds are scheduled to open Friday, May 13 and seasonal gates will all be open Monday, May 16, 2022. The Forest offers 30 campgrounds with more than 680 individual sites. Many of the campgrounds are operated by a Forest Service recreation service partner, Forest Recreation Management, (FRM) Inc. based in Hill City, SD, under a concession permit. The fees in the Forest campgrounds range from $16 to $28.50 per night. Group camping is also available with advanced reservations near Pactola Reservoir and Sheridan...
Curious Major thinks he might like to explore inside the truck, though Beulah the dog isn't convinced he's going to fit. Both four-legged friends belong to Jennifer Pierson of Moorcroft....
HS Track Thurs., May 12, Regional in Newcastle HS Golf Fri., May 13-14, Championship in Wright...
