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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In the absence of Mayor Bill Cunningham, Mayor Pro-Tem John Cook presided over the Pine Haven Town Council meeting last Tuesday night. With no guests requesting the floor, the governing body listened to staff reports and approved all necessary motions before adjourning a mere 28 minutes after the meeting was opened. Fire Chief Bob Rudichar of the Pine Haven Volunteer Fire Department reported that the department had worked with EMS on four runs over the preceding month and had conducted cleaning and maintenance on their hoses to ensure...
The senior center in Moorcroft hosted an informal technology class last Thursday with Faith Anderson and Levi Lawery. Moorcroft Senior Center Board member Donna Ricks explained that the MHS seniors approached the center a couple of months ago asking for permission to offer this service to members and guests of the center. “We said yes because a lot of us have phones and don’t know what to do with them,” she says. The youths arrived with pizza and the seniors, coffee and water. As everyone sat d...
The beginning of the year will bring two notable changes to the process of titling a vehicle. It will now be possible to set up the paperwork for joint ownership such that only one signature is needed to transfer that title on; it will also become legal to ask someone else to help you handle your paperwork. In the first instance, says County Clerk Linda Fritz, “Representative Tyler Lindholm pursued legislation so that, if you title a vehicle with a conjunction of ‘or’, then only one person has to sign to sell. It still has to be notarized.” Unt...
Pine Haven’s 14th annual “Christmas on the Green” celebration, sponsored by the Pine Haven Beautification Alliance was held at “R” Place last week. Only about 35 guests attended, said Alliance president Aileen Byrne, which is down from previous years. “The last couple of years, we haven’t had that many people and I don’t know if it’s because people go someplace else or they have other plans,” she says. Though this year’s event brought no participants into the competition of lights, many joine...
Douglas Dale Adams age 72, of Moorcroft, WY passed away Wednesday, December 11, 2019 at Close to Home Hospice, Gillette, WY. “Today as I think about the end of my journey being in the not too distant future, I feel no need for a funeral service with all its obligations. I do not want any funeral or any viewing of any kind. Everyone that cares, knows what I look like. Just remember our time together, the love, laughter and sharing. If you feel you must do something in my memory, show someone preferably a child, some extra kindness.” Doug is sur...
Funeral services for Kim Rehbein, 63 of Sidney are at 10 a.m., Tuesday, December 10, 2019, at the Shepherd of the Valley Lutheran Church in Sidney with Pastor David Huskamp officiating. Interment will be in the Richland Memorial Park Cemetery, Sidney, MT under the care of the Fulkerson-Stevenson Funeral Home of Sidney. Remembrances, condolences and pictures may be shared with the family at www.fulkersons.com. Kim passed away on Thursday, November 28, 2019, at the University of Utah Medical Center, Salt Lake City, Utah. Picture this: a baby boy...
In late December, the Powder River Energy capital credit retirement “refund” will be processed. This process returns a portion of the money members paid for electric usage during chosen years. Some Powder River Energy members will receive a credit on their bill or a check in the mail as a result. All members are apprised of their cooperative capital credit allocation on their bill statements each August. The PRECorp Board of Directors reviews the financial condition of the cooperative and can approve a retirement of a portion of accrued cap...
In keeping with its annual Holiday giving program, the Powder River Energy Foundation recently donated a total of $10,000 to charitable organizations in the five-county area of northeast Wyoming. “The Foundation’s mission is to demonstrate our commitment to individuals and nonprofit or charitable organizations in northeast Wyoming by lending a helping hand that will improve their quality of life or service to their community,” said Foundation Executive Director Jeff Bumgarner. The grants will go directly toward the Holiday Season work of local...
Man accused of stealing from ATMs faces federal charges CODY (WNE) — A Brazilian man is now facing federal criminal charges for allegedly stealing nearly $8000 from Park County ATM machines in recent weeks. Allisson Bebiano, 29, is facing three felony charges in federal courts after he was initially charged on 17 different counts in Park County. On Dec. 6, deputy Park County prosecuting attorney Larry Eichele submitted a motion to dismiss the charges without prejudice as, “it is in the best interest of justice,” Eichele wrote in the filin...
The Moorcroft Interfaith Community (MIC) has released the numbers for those served through their Food Pantry in November. In November the MIC served 100 persons through the food pantry. Of those, six were senior citizens, 52 were minors and 42 were adults. Additionally, the MIC, with the help of Moorcroft Chamber of Commerce, PreCorp Foundation, Diehl’s Super Market, Jim McLeland, Cornerstone Ministries, Church of Jesus Christ of the Latter Day Saints, First Presbyterian Church, St. Patrick’s Catholic Church and many individuals help 45 fam...
The advance biology classes are using one of the greatest tools for researching cells. After learning how to use the microscopes, the students gathers water samples from puddles, stock tanks, Keyhole etc. They were able to observe many single and multiple cellular organisms....
The Wolves competed at the Lusk Invitational wrestling tournament this past Friday and came away with a first place finish as a team and five individual champions. This was the first tournament of the year, which ran as a round robin tournament, giving the wrestlers many matches and the opportunity to wrestle every wrestler in their bracket. Individual results were: Champions – 113 Sean Buckmiller, 152 Parker Seeley, 170 Wyatt Peters, 195 Rowdy Pfeil and HWT Parker Schlater. All champions won b...
The Lady Wolves traveled to Burns for the Burns Winter Classic over the weekend. On Thursday, the Wolves played the home team, Burns Broncs. Moorcroft got out to an early lead and ended the first quarter 10-1 and the half up 22-11. The Broncs closed the gap in the fourth quarter but the Wolves were able to continue their pace and win the game, 46-38. I thought we came out exactly how we wanted to. We played great team defense and executed on offense. We faced some adversity in the fourth quarter, but we had numerous different kids step up and...
To kick off the basketball season, the Wolves traveled to Burns to play in the Burns Winter classic. This is a lot of basketball in three days with seven games in that time; varsity played four and the junior varsity played three. The junior varsity boys would start off the weekend for the Wolves, battling against the JV Burns Broncs. The Wolves would come up short in this contest, losing 41-27. Next, the varsity would play the Broncs, this would turn into a good little back and forth game. Both teams battled hard, but in the end, the Broncs...
Speeding – Padgett G. Cameron, CO, 86/80, $82; Conner D. Hall, ND, 82/70, $105; Evan J. Matthews, CA, 81/70, $110; Brian A. Sheeley, Sheridan, 85/75, $90; Jasonus R. Tillery, TX, 84/75, $88; Wilnaldo H. Paz, Sundance, 107/80, $180; Domingo G. Martinez, Casper, 83/75, $86; Gabriel D. Doney, SD, 82/70, $105; Brent M. Smith, Moorcroft, 86/70, $135; Veronika Williamson, Sundance, 85/75, $90; Tiffany M. Bruno, SD, 94/75, $140; Denny Dale Lindberg, Sundance, 90/80, $90; Jacob L. Schriner, Laramie, 83/70, $110; Jason A. Blair, SD, 90/80, $90; Chad W...
Dec. 2 – Five VIN checks. Paper service. Deputies did search and rescue. Deputy did house watch. Fire page. EMS page. Deputy assisted motorist. Detention Deputy fingerprinted two subjects. Deputy investigated report of trespassing. Deputies arrested two subjects. Detention Deputy booked in both subjects. Dec. 3 – Four VIN checks. Three paper services. Detention Deputy fingerprinted subject. Two EMS pages. Fire page. Dec. 4 – VIN check. Three traffic stops. Paper service. Detention Deputies fingerprinted two subjects. Four EMS pages. Fire page....
CHEYENNE — A man who claimed his Fourth Amendment right was violated during a traffic stop had a Wyoming Supreme Court opinion issued in his case last week. The Supreme Court affirmed Laramie County District Judge Steven Sharpe’s decision to deny the motion to suppress evidence that defendant Bryan Robinson said violated his Fourth Amendment right. The court ultimately decided that the Wyoming Highway Patrol trooper who pulled Robinson over in a traffic stop that resulted in ten pounds of marijuana being found in his car had reasonable sus...
