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Articles from the June 20, 2019 edition


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  • Protecting Pine Haven

    Grace Moore|Jun 20, 2019

    Pine Haven sits in a beautiful wooded area in a horseshoe of land on the south shore of Keyhole State Park and Reservoir and because of the town’s location; wild fires are always a very real concern. While the first responders are valiant in their defense of the town and surrounding area, the Pine Haven Volunteer Fire Department is not equipped with the manpower to manage a catastrophic possibility so they tend to implement preventive methods of protection as much as possible. Several years a...

  • Wrapping up

    Jun 20, 2019

    Powder River Construction has been preparing the newly installed meter pits for concrete and subsequently filling the many cuts along north and south Big Horn Avenue as well as the compromised areas on the residential and private business properties west of town. The work was reported by public works director Cory Allison as essentially completed this week....

  • Mobile pantry coming to Moorcroft

    Jun 20, 2019

    Wyoming Food Bank of the Rockies and Farm Credit Services will hold a mobile pantry food distribution in Moorcroft, Wyoming, on Friday, June 28th, from 11:00 am to 1:00 p.m. WFBR is planning to have enough food for 25 families. If you are in need or want to volunteer, join us at 117 S. Bighorn, in Moorcroft. WFBR will distribute approximately 3,000 pounds of food, the equivalent of 2,500 meals, to Crook County families in need. For more information about this mobile pantry, please contact Katy Daves at (307) 290-0436....

  • Mental Health welcomes new therapist

    Sarah Pridgeon|Jun 20, 2019

    Crook County Mental Health welcomes a new therapist to the team: Kim Kaper, who hails from Lander and has followed a career in counseling that began with 18 years in Nebraska with her then-husband and two daughters. "I worked in the prison systems there as a counselor and did a little bit of private practice afterwards in the community. Then we moved back to Gillette in 2015," Kaper says. In Gillette, Kaper worked within the hospital system, with both in- and out-patients. A few weeks ago, she made the transition to Crook County. "I was ready...

  • Jane Norman

    Jun 20, 2019

    Funeral services for Jane Norman will be held at 11 a.m., Saturday, June 22, 2019 at First Presbyterian Church in Moorcroft, Wyoming; interment to follow at Moorcroft Cemetery. Catherine "Jane" Bidwell Norman was born at the family home in Farragut, Iowa, on November 15, 1930. Her family called her Jane. She passed away quietly in her sleep on Friday, June 14, 2019, at Oak Tree Villas in Jefferson City, Missouri. Jane graduated from Natrona County High School in Casper, Wyoming in 1948. After graduation she attended Casper College for two...

  • Vollyball pit at Robinson Park

    Jun 20, 2019

    Moorcroft public works has started the sand bottomed volleyball pit at Robinson Park. The "pit" will be installed on the east side of the bathrooms, near the play set. In previous years, those who wanted to play ran a net along the northwest corner of the park, perpendicular to South Big Horn Avenue. According to public works director Cory Allison, the maintenance crew will bed in gravel and sand, finishing work, weather permitting, "in a couple of weeks." Mayor Dick Claar said that the entire...

  • State Briefs

    From Wyoming News Exchange Newspapers|Jun 20, 2019

    Juror faces jail over refusal to serve LARAMIE (WNE) — Albany County District Court Judge Tori Kricken ruled this week that a juror in a Laramie civil case will be jailed indefinitely starting June 28 unless she completes 20 hours of community service and writes an essay about the “importance of the American judicial system.” Lindsey Salisbury, a mental health counselor at Pathfinder Mental Health Professionals, was held in contempt of court after refusing to serve on a jury she was selected for last week. After a contempt hearing Tuesd...

  • Spend Sunday at the Tower

    Jun 20, 2019

    Ted and Betty Wilson, along with Mae Neiman and Mary Barbour are the honorees at the annual Old Settler’s Picnic to be held this Sunday, June 23 at Devils Tower National Monument. Monument entry fees will be waived for the event which kicks off with coffee and rolls from 9:30-10 a.m. and a church service provided by Oshoto Community Bible Church from 10-11 a.m. The picnic begins at 12:30 p.m. at the picnic shelter and will feature a live musical performance by Buffalo Bill Boycott and Dr. Jo along with stories in traditional Native American I...

  • Youth showman learn valuable skills

    Jun 20, 2019

    Earlier this month, the 307 Northeast Show Clinic series welcomed over 50 4-H and FFA members from the northeast area of Wyoming as well as participants from South Dakota into Sundance. The 307 Show Clinic, a partnership between the Crook and Weston County 4-H programs, along with local show industry experts, teaches participants all about showing, fitting, feeding, and care of their animal projects. Generous donations from local businesses helped to keep the cost low for attendees and...

  • Pine Haven overview

    Grace Moore|Jun 20, 2019

    The Pine Haven Town Council met last Tuesday night with a relatively quickly covered agenda. The following are a few highlights: Mark the date The “Fire Works over the Water” will start at dusk on Saturday, July 6 at Coulter Bay. Public works projects around town The contractor Sacrison Paving has been patching the formerly damaged pavement on Pendleton, Lakeview and Vista Grande Drives over the last couple of weeks and while there have been a few verbal complaints, according to public works director Sunny Schell, “the project is going along...

  • CCLUP&ZC

    Jun 20, 2019

    CROOK COUNTY LAND USE PLANNING & ZONING COMMISSION Regular Meeting Minutes Roger Connett Darryl Baker Chairman Vice-Chairman June 10, 2019 Members Present: Members Absent: Visitors: Staff: Chairman, Roger Connett Vice-Chairman, Darryl Baker Dan Swaney Tim Lyons Rodney Geil Doug Stevens by phone Betty Lantis Mary Yemington Cody Williamson Cody Galloway Chairman, Roger Connett called to order the regular meeting of the Crook County Land Use Planning & Zoning Commission June 10, 2019 at 7:01 p.m. Amend and Adopt the Agenda Chairman, Roger Connett...