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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Residents of Cheyenne and Powder River Avenues watched E&S Services over the last couple of weeks moving the gas lines from the alley between the two avenues to the front of their homes in anticipation of the Powder River Sewer Project that started Monday (above). Hot Iron Inc is handling the job (below) and the project will take about 60 days, replacing the out-of-date sewer line from Converse (behind Cozy Motel) north to Park, according to Public Works Director Cory Allison. He assures...
Crook County School District #1 superintendent Mark Broderson has asked for assistance from the town to ascertain the ownership of Rail Road Street to the east of the finished Little Horn Avenue intersection. School attorney Mark Hughes, according to Broderson, attempted to investigate without success. Town engineer Heath Turbiville of HDR Engineering said at Monday night’s meeting of the Moorcroft Town Council that, when HDR’s surveyors had earlier attempted to determine this information, “Th...
In 1994, the town completed the Moorcroft Water Supply Project; the loan associated with the job came with a restriction on the water reserve fund. The project has been paid off and the council needs to move that money to another restricted account to comply with a requisite from SLIB for a new loan. Town Clerk/Treasurer Cheryl Schneider recently called on the Wyoming Water Commission, requesting the release of the original obligation and has been granted the discharge of all but $10,000 of the restricted $36,866 the town of Moorcroft was...
The federal government will be performing its ten-year head count in 2020 and the U.S. Census Bureau has requested help to ensure as many people as possible consent to be included. County Clerk Linda Fritz has been tasked with forming a five-person Complete Count Committee to promote the census and inform members of the community of the benefits it can bring to the area. “They’re hoping they can get people involved in the committee who are well known, so that people trust them to be able to look out for their best interests with the cen...
Paul T. Liamos hoped to top his father’s 94-year lifespan. Alas, he fell a few months short. He shuffled off his mortal coil at 6 a.m. on August 27, 2019 in the hospice unit at the Veterans Administration Medical Center, Cheyenne, Wyoming. Death was welcome; surcease of pain as well as the lingering loneliness, isolation and indignities inflicted by Alzheimer’s disease. On December 10, 1925, he was born in Neihart, Montana, to Paul T. Liamos, Sr. and Lucille J. Erickson; he was their only child. For the most part and from a tender age, he was...
Karen Mae (Harms) Cooper has gone to be with her husband James Cooper and her daughter Lori (Cooper) Newlin in heaven on September 3, 2019. Karen was born on November 9, 1941, to Martin and Thelma Harms in Redfield, South Dakota. She attended school in a one-room country school through eighth grade and graduated from Redfield High School in 1959. She was active in 4-H and a farm girl at heart. She was the oldest of four children: sister, Devonna (Milton) Newman of Mina Lake, South Dakota, brother, Doyle (Mickey) Harms of Redfield and sister,...
Margaret (French) Wales, 97 of Beulah, Wyoming, passed away on September 5, 2019, at Crook County Memorial Hospital in Sundance, Wyoming. Margaret was born March 14, 1922, to Thomas and Nellie (Knight) French in Hertford, England. At the age of 14 Margaret went to work as a nanny and maid, she also helped her older sister take care of her siblings. Margaret married Leonard Wales in Essendon, England and to this union four children were born, Pam and Jackie in Hatfield, England and Terry and Sue in Rapid City, South Dakota. The family...
The Wyoming State Forestry Division located in Newcastle serves in an advisory capacity for assisting private landowners with timber land management planning and project supervision. As a vehicle to help educate, involve and assist private landowners with the challenging and demanding task of putting sustainable forestry management practices on the ground, the Wyoming State Forestry Division supports voluntary landowner forest management organizations like the American Tree Farm System or simply Tree Farm, a nationwide forest stewardship...
Sex offender moved to Wyoming to ‘fly under radar’ GILLETTE (WNE) — Prosecutors are recommending prison time for an Oregon sex offender who moved to Gillette more than a year ago to “fly under the radar” and take some college classes. George Cook IV never registered as a sex offender — a fact law enforcement learned after he was arrested in domestic violence cases in February. The cases were considered felonies because he had two previous convictions for domestic violence in 2016 in Washington and 2017 in Oregon. The second incident al...
Are you ready? LOGOS, a nondenominational, community centered Wednesday evening youth event will begin another exciting new year on September 18, 2019 With the theme, “Under Construction”, students, their families, community and staff will journey together into the Creation Story and the many teachings and stories of the Bible that reveal the ways in which our lives are “under construction” as we grow closer to God in our day-to-day living. Aptly described as “Christ-Centered Fun”, LOGOS is for the entire family and is supported by several cong...
The Carlile Fire Hall is hosting its 13th annual open house/potluck dinner on Saturday, September 21, at 6 p.m. and everyone’s invited. Pinnacle Bank will be bringing the grilled burgers and brats, dinnerware and drinks will be supplied by the members of Fire Zone #16 and music is by Bob, Pat, Doug and Doug Ren. Guests are asked to bring a covered dish and join the fun. Come visit neighbors and enjoy the evening....
On September 3, officer contacted a resident whose dogs were running loose in the area of Crook Street and Converse. Owner was advised of a complaint of the dogs charging toward another resident acting aggressively. Owner was also advised to get their animals licensed with the Town. On September 3, police advised Wyoming Highway Patrol they would assist in removing a road hazard from I-90. Officer searched for the reported hazard but was unable to locate. On September 3, officer noticed a dog running loose in the area of South Belle Fourche....
The Cross Country team headed north to Montana for the Hardin Middle School/High School Invite at Crow Agency this weekend, where 175 athletes competed in the Middle School 1.5 Mile race. Myndy Heringer ran her first race in the time of 22:24.06; Joslyn VonOlnhausen also ran her first race of the season, finishing in the time of 15:48.49; Mallory Jones took seventh place with the time of 12:18.25; Katelynn Blakeman chose to run in the Junior Varsity 5000 Meter Race and took fifth place out of...
It was a full weekend, with the first game at Upton on Saturday and the last game at Devils Tower on Monday. The golfers are doing really well and are improving their scores consistently each week. Caden Connally has stepped up his game and won the last two tournaments. He is hitting the ball really well and has made some incredible shots. Caden chipped in for an eagle on the last hole at Upton that was the shot of the tournament. Payton Timberman has been right in the thick of things, too, with a sixth place finish in Upton and fifth in...
