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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County Treasurer Mary Kuhl will no longer have access to the credit cards used within the Crook County Treasurer’s Office. The county commissioners moved on Monday morning to cancel the old cards and have new ones issued, with Acting Treasurer Tammy Jundt listed as the authorized user. This decision was made following the arrest of Kuhl last week on charges related to her conduct while in office. Kuhl is accused of placing a customer’s license tabs on her own vehicle after claiming they were lost in the mail, adjusting the tax system to hid...
The Devils Tower Natural History Association (DTNHA) is looking for new board members to replace the three present directors whose terms will be coming to an end this fall. Since 1958, the association has supported projects and tourism at the Tower, including publication of interpretive books, guides and materials about the monument and its surrounding area. Major projects that the association has contributed to include the Jr. Ranger program, interpretive panels for the information desk, development and renovations of multiple park...
As of this week, the National Weather Service has changed how hazard information is communicated with the public. From now on, thunderstorms will be announced according to three tiers of impact. “Severe thunderstorms can be life-threatening, but not all severe storms are the same,” according to the announcement, which lists conditions ranging from tornadoes and hail to cloud-to-ground lightning and flash floods. The three categories begin with “base” severe thunderstorms, which include the following criteria: quarter-sized hail and/or 58 mph...
After a month of repairs and improvements, Donna’s Diner has reopened. When a customer inadvertently ran his vehicle through the front wall, destroying the glass door, window and a structural support holding the south end of the roof on the July 4 weekend, owners Candy Elliott and Kellie Donahue immediately got to work getting the place back into working order. Regular patrons have been keeping close watch over the work, waiting for the doors of their favorite lunch stop to open again. Loyal c...
This year’s fair concluded over the weekend with the annual parade through Sundance, following this year’s theme of “unmasking the outlaws, bandits and thieves and stealing the show.” As always, fair attracted visitors and participants from all across the county and beyond. Preliminary reports suggest that this year’s Crook County Fair Premium sale brought in more than $350,000 for the county’s youth. More than 40 head were included in the category of bred and fed in Crook County....
The $5 million DEQ-mandated upgrades to the Moorcroft lagoon, including training for the public works sewer management crew, is finished after more than ten months of work. RCS brought all components online a couple of weeks ago. The site crewmen have had to learn an entirely different method of maintaining the cells, says Public Works Director Cory Allison. “With the upgrades we had to do, there’s more stuff that we have to do out there,” he says. “There’s a different blower system, a different...
Shon Del Engel, 41 of Upton, Wyoming, passed away August 1, 2021, in a car accident. Born in Sundance, Wyoming, December 27, 1979, to Keith and Gayle Engel of Upton, joining his siblings, Kelly, Jim and Lora. Shon went to school K-12 in Upton where he met and has kept his lifelong friends. He loved his craft as a skilled equipment operator working both in California and Wyoming over the past 23 years. He loved life and had an adventurous spirit including, basketball, golf, fishing, snowmobiling, rodeo, boating and cooking. Shon is survived by... Full story
Our Thanks We would like to thank Croell Inc., Neiman Enterprises, Blakeman Propane, Sundance State Bank, Pinnacle Bank, Bearlodge Engineering and Surveying, Decker’s, the Fair Board, Redwater Café and Andrea Robinson MWFB, for their donations that made the Crook County Fair BBQ possible. Crook County Farm Bureau Federation Della Hawken, Info Chairman CCFBF...
CASPER – As COVID-19 variants emerge globally, Wyoming is by a wide margin leading the nation in work to identify those mutations. Nearly 19% of COVID-19 tests in Wyoming are being genetically sequenced, meaning the department is analyzing the genetic base pairs that make up the virus’ DNA to identify mutations. Washington state places second, with fewer than 8% of tests sequenced, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The majority of states are analyzing fewer than 3% of virus tests. As more virus mutations have eme...
RIVERTON — Wyoming’s meat processing industry is growing, a development Central Wyoming College is watching closely. During a July 19 meeting of the Wyoming Legislature’s Joint Appropriations Committee, Wyoming Sen. Brian Boner, R-Douglas, testified about the impacts of House Bill 51, which was passed last year “authorizing a governmental program related to expanding and enhancing meat processing capabilities” in the state. The legislation created a meat processing expansion grant program with a $2 million allocation, according to Boner – b...
Enzi service set for Aug. 6 in Gillette GILLETTE (WNE) — A public ceremony to celebrate the life of former U.S. senator and former Gillette mayor Mike Enzi, begins at 1 p.m. Aug. 6 at the Gillette College Pronghorn Center located, fittingly, just off Enzi Drive. Jerrica Mills, the office manager of Gillette Memorial Chapel, confirmed that Pastor Donavon Voigt of First Baptist Church will officiate. Instead of flowers, the announcement from the funeral home suggested memorials can be made to Project Mercy, Mike and Diana Enzi Scholarship Fund at...
There’s gonna be a shoot out at Lakeside Sporting Clays, 101 McKean Road, east of Pine Haven, on Saturday, August 14. The divisions include men, women and youth (all participants under 16 years of age must be accompanied by an adult). Each participant will be given a poker hand and there will be one winner per division for a rifle with other awards given for top shots. The event will host a raffle and silent auction as well. Entries will start signing in at 9 a.m. and shooting starts at 10 a.m. Lunch will be available and awards will be g...
Book Signing Thursday August 5, 2021 at our Library 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Viktoriia Peterson is the author, she writes both adult and kids’ books. Story hour is Wednesdays at 10 a.m. at Robinson Park. NEW BOOKS Fallen by Linda Castillo A series of five books: A Court of Thorns and Roses, A Court Of Mist And Fury, A Court Of Wings And Ruins, A Court of Frost And Starlight and A Court of Silver Flames by Sarah J. Maas. The Wanted by Robert Crais Fool’s Paradise by Robert B. Parker Winter’s Mourn & Winter’s Curse by Mary Stone The Shaker Murder...
MHS graduate Solomon Petz lost his blue 2000 Chevy step side truck to theft in June from the Texas Trail subdivision. Anyone with any information is asked to contact the Moorcroft Police Department at 307-756-3301. His mother, Gypsy has started a Go-Fund-Me at hpps://gf.me/v/c/5s2c/bfduc-stolen-vehicle, for anyone who feels inclined to donate towards another vehicle for him....
Monday, August 9 at 12 p.m.: high school golf meeting at MHS Thursday, August 12 from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m.: concussion testing for any 9th graders or 11th graders. Junior high athletes will not be required to do it this year. Thursday, August 12 at 5:30 p.m.: high school and junior high parent and athlete sports information meeting in the auditorium. Each sport will have their parent meeting following. Sunday, August 15: Colorado peach pre-sales start. Contact Melissa Buckmiller @ [email protected] Monday, August 16 TBA: first practice for...
TOWN OF PINE HAVEN PINE HAVEN, WYOMING 2021 Double Chip Seal ADVERTISEMENT FOR BIDS Sealed Bids for the construction of the 2021 Double Chip Seal (project) will be received by the Town of Pine Haven at Town Hall located at 24 Waters Drive, Pine Haven, WY 82721, until 2:00 PM local time on August 17, 2021 at which time the Bids received will be publicly opened and read. The project includes approximately 7,000 SY of gravel road preparation and chip seal placement. Bids will be received for a single prime Contract. Bids shall be on firm unit pric... Full story
BID ANNOUNCEMENT Crook County Road & Bridge Department is seeking sealed bids for the manufacture and delivery of unpainted 7’ x 12’ and 7’ x 16’ cattleguard sections. The entire bid package is available at http://www.crookcounty.wy.gov or can be picked up at the Road & Bridge office in the Courthouse. Bids must be received at the Crook County Clerk’s Office at 309 Cleveland Street, Sundance, WY by 11:00 am on September 7, 2021, any bids received after this time will be rejected. Sealed bids will be opened and awarded on September 7, 2021 at 1... Full story
On July 27, police received a report of check fraud from Casper Police Department. Investigation is continuing regarding the fraud. On July 28, police assisted Moorcroft EMS on an emergency call. On July 28, police assisted Moorcroft EMS on an emergency call. Stats: Two assist other agencies, seven house watch, two background check, one fraud, seven extra patrols, two VIN checks, seven traffic warnings, 15 weed ordinance violations, seven garbage can warnings, four junk ordinance violations, 25 business checks Citations Issued: Stephen M....
Speeding – Stephen Whitlatch, OH, 82/75, $99; Sarah Thompson, CA, 78/70, $101; Roman Rubio-Romero, MN, 92/75, $145; Alyssa Gilliam, SD, 85/75, $105; Joshua G. Pfeifle, Gillette, 92/75, $145; Andrew Leisure, MN, 95/80, $135; Lee Brendemuehl, WI, 89/80, $103; Togai K. Atac, IL, 66/45, $175; Aidan Peterson, Newcastle, 93/80, $125; Stephanie L. Maston, Gillette, 32/20, $85; Christopher Sterk, WA, 93/75, $150; Richard Phelps, MN, 85/80, $15; Heather Murdock, UT, 99/75, $180; Christopher King, SC, 95/80, $135; Nicole Newman, FL, 91/80, $115; Mira S...
July 26 – Two paper services. Eight VIN checks. Four traffic stops. Abandoned vehicle. Two animal complaints. Fingerprints. Domestic; subject arrested. One subject booked into jail. Assist Wyoming Highway Patrol. Assist Keyhole State Park. Business checks. Runaway report. EMS page. Fire page. July 27 – Four VIN checks. Two traffic stops. Suspicious circumstance. Traffic complaint. Civil assist. Fingerprints. Three assists to Wyoming Highway Patrol. Motorist assist. Business checks. Welfare check. Lost property. Four EMS pages. July 28 – Paper...
Moorcroft man Brandon Wells has been given a split sentence on a charge of theft after allegedly taking a vehicle in the early hours of the morning and driving it to Montana. On November 29, 2020, a Moorcroft Police Officer was contacted by the owner of a stolen vehicle that had been recovered in Miles City, Montana by Montana Highway Patrol. The truck had been taken at around 2 a.m. the same morning from a property on West Converse Street. The trooper reported that he had noticed the stolen vehicle and thought it was out of place. Calling the...
GILLETTE — Given the choice of what to hear first, good news or bad news, Powder River Basin coal producers and the thousands of people who work the mines are used to asking for the good news – only to be told there is none. Five years of working through a historically swift decline, thermal coal regions like Campbell County and the PRB have settled for most of the mines still operating at any level as the best news they could reasonably hope for. Now for the first time in nearly six years, whe...
