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
Sorted by date Results 1 - 22 of 22
Over a thousand homes in Crook County are set to have access to broadband internet for the first time thanks to federal grant awards that aim to make access available across the nation. Two local projects were among 32 applications to be approved for funding, with a total of $70.5 million in federal funds to be spent expanding broadband to more than 11,000 locations across the state that do not currently have access to high-speed internet. “This is the single-largest broadband investment in Wyoming history,” said Governor Mark Gordon in the...
Mayor Karla Brandenburg invited her fellow council to step forward to honor guest Linda Lang at last week's meeting of the governing body for the philanthropist's donation of more than 20 trees to be planted around the circumference of the cemetery. "They were all brought in by a truck and quite a few town people went up there and helped put them in," she said. As Lang stood with her neighbors, the mayor presented a carved tree created by Councilwoman Suzette Edwards, "out of pine from Pine...
Moorcroft residents are showing their Christmas spirit with decorated houses, businesses and civic buildings all shining their lights for the season. Merry Christmas to all our readers!...
Moorcroft Interfaith Community (MIC) members Monte Reichenberg and Randy Blakeman attended last week’s meeting of the Moorcroft Council to answer any questions and listen to the restrictions under which the title to two lots within the Moorcroft Town Center (MTC) property (playground area) will be sold to their organization. At the preceding workshop, the question of a purchase agreement was considered by all to be the best option with a restricted title. With the motion to grant the restricted title on the floor, Town Attorney Pat Carpenter s...
Funeral services for longtime Hulett, Wyoming, resident Ellen Griffis will be held December 22, 2023, at 11 a.m. at the Greater Hulett Community Center. Pastor Wayne Wilson of Newcastle, Wyoming will be officiant. Mary Ellen (Morris) Griffis left this world peacefully on December 12, 2023, at the age of 82. She was born to Glenn and Edna Morris on November 8, 1941. Ellen was the youngest of six kids. She graduated from Hulett High School in 1960. Ellen married Gene Griffis on November 25, 1960 and they spent 63 wonderful years loving, annoying...
Speeding – Ramsey Livingston, Eau Claire, WI, 93/75, $150; Michael Hefron, Bloomington, IN, 89/75, $130; Kyle Vandyke, Thornton, CO, 79/70, $103; Peyton Stoneking, Douglas, WY, 107/80, $195 No Seat Belt (passenger) – Blake Harding, Gillette, WY, $10 No Valid Driver’s License – Patricia Edwards, Liberty Lakes, WA, $140 Vehicle Off Road – Joseph S. Sorenson, Gillette, WY, $250 No Left Side Mirror – Payton E. Brock, Quapaw, OK, $90 Window Tint Violation – Chase Loebs, Newcastle, WY, $90 No Auto Insurance – Patricia Edwards, Liberty Lakes,...
Dec. 11 – Five VIN checks. Fingerprints. Seven traffic stops. Two business checks. Citizen assist. Suspicious circumstance. Dec. 12 – Two VIN checks. Property damage. Two traffic stops. Four house watches. Two welfare checks. Suspicious circumstance. Three citizen assists. Project Life Saver. Traffic hazard. Dec. 13 – Two suspicious circumstances. House watch. Three traffic stops. Two motorist assists. Two business checks. Assist other agency. Property damage. Dec. 14 – Four VIN check. Prisoner transport. Three traffic stops. Three busines...
On November 27, police were called to a report of a domestic dispute at the Moorcroft Apartments & Storage. Officer spoke with the couple involved in the altercation and with no proof of any physical altercation, officer advised the male party that he would give him a courtesy ride to Gillette, he agreed. Officer transported to Gillette without incident. Nothing further. On November 27, police were contacted regarding a juvenile runaway. Officer located the juvenile walking on I-90 near mile marker 153 toward Gillette. Officer spoke with the...
Man accused of strangling girlfriend, holding her against her will GILLETTE (WNE) — Officers forced their way into a home and later arrested a 37-year-old man who allegedly strangled his girlfriend and held her against her will Friday night. Police went to the 100 block of Bay Avenue for the report of a man and woman in a fight at about 11:15 p.m., Police Cpl. Dan Stroup said. When they arrived, they forced their way into the home after they heard a woman whimpering and what sounded like strangling noises. In the home, they spoke to the man a...
A series of public meetings has been scheduled for January to solicit input on plans to potentially introduce zoning to Crook County. These meetings will form the next step of the county’s exploration of whether zoning would suit this county in the light of the high level of development that has gone on over the last few years, and will aim to gauge exactly where the public stands on the issue. Meetings will take place in all four municipalities throughout January, led by a facilitator, and will focus on options for growth management. A c...
A Pine Haven resident recently called Clerk/Treasurer Tammie McGovern to ask if they are allowed to discharge firearms within town limits without explanation, leading to questions of law and enforcement. With no town ordinance in place covering said situation, McGovern contacted the Crook County Sheriff’s Department. “We were told by Ed Robinson that there is no Wyoming State statute and no county ordinance; unless the town itself has an ordinance and I looked through state statutes and I couldn’t find anything [either],” she said. Mayor K...
Bring your kids to visit the library over Christmas Break! We will be closed Monday, December 25 and Monday, January 1, but will have normal hours of 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. all other days in those weeks. We have books, games, computer stations, coloring and so much more to keep them busy. We will show the movie Sing on Friday, December 29, at 1 p.m. and the sequel, Sing 2 on Friday, January 5, at 1 p.m. Popcorn will be provided and feel free to bring other snacks & drinks! Alyson with My Homemade Hellos will have calendar making crafts for both...
Bethlehem Lutheran Church: Christmas Eve Service at 7 p.m. Pine Ridge Community Church: Candlelight Christmas Eve Service at 7 p.m. First Presbyterian Church: Christmas Eve Lessons and Carols with Candlelight Service at 7 p.m.; Christmas Day Dinner at noon St. Patrick’s Catholic Church: Christmas Mass on Sun., Dec. 24 at 7:30 p.m. Black Hills Cowboy Church: Christmas Eve Services at 3 p.m. and 5 p.m....
Krissy Hinkhouse, co-organizer of Moorcroft’s Parade of Lights last week wants to let readers know that the great pictures of the floats were taken by Kari Peterson....
Team members shone as the season hit its second week, according to Lady Wolves basketball Coach Matt Albertson. "Our second week of play was an inner-county clash with the Lady Red Devils of Hulett. Kaeley Hutchison started the game off with a nice lay-up to break the ice. This is also her first action of the season, as she was gone last week," he says. "Remember this group does not have a lot of time playing together, so we are trying to get as many reps as possible leading into the...
The Wolves wrestling teams had yet another busy weekend of tough competition competing in the Pat Weede duals on Friday and Saturday, the girls in the Pat Weede tournament and the team split on Saturday for the Wright duals. For the Pat Weede duals, the team went 4-4, wrestling some tough teams from Wyoming, Montana, North Dakota and South Dakota. Individual dual results were: Moorcroft vs. Star Valley - 32-43 Moorcroft vs. Campbell County - 48-19 Moorcroft vs. Sidney - 42-30 Moorcroft vs. Bisma...
Wolves basketball Coach Nick Redden candidly discusses the game against Hulett last weekend, saying, "They put us in some positions we had trouble dealing with and they got us by four but it's still early in the season." "It's always a pride thing to have the Hulett versus Moorcroft game, you always want to win that one. It didn't turn in our favor, but there are still a lot of ways we're learning right now, especially trying to bring our younger guys in," he continues. "My top five guys play 31.5 minutes every game so our schedules are based...
Notice to all persons liable to assessment for the improvement of the Vista Grande Sanitary Sewer lines located in the Town of Pine Haven, Wyoming. The governing body of the Town of Pine Haven, on the 12th day of December, 2023 passed the following resolution of intention: RESOLUTION 33, 2023 A RESOLUTION OF INTENT TO FORM THE VISTA GRANDE SANITARY SEWER EXTENSION LOCAL IMPROVEMENT DISTRICT IN THE TOWN OF PINE HAVEN. WHEREAS, the Town of Pine Haven by this Resolution does hereby notify the legal property owners of the Town of Pine Haven’s i...
NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING OF THE ORGANIZATION OF THE BEULAH IMPROVEMENT AND SERVICE DISTRICT BEFORE THE BOARD OF CROOK COUNTY COMMISSIONERS NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN in accordance with W.S. §22-29-109 that a hearing is to be held on behalf of those petitioning for a service and improvement district before the County Commissioners as follows: 1. The name of the proposed district shall be the “Beulah Improvement and Service District.” 3. The proposed district is located within Crook County, Wyoming, and the boundaries of the district and the land sit...
PUBLIC NOTICE (Sale of Surplus Property) The Town of Moorcroft will accept bids for the purchase of the following surplus municipal property: • 2011 Bomag BC472RB Compactor – Machine serial number 101930041008 2003 hours All bids must be in a sealed envelope and clearly marked as “2011 BoMag Bid” All bids must be received in the Town of Moorcroft clerk’s office no later than 5:00 pm, local time, on January 10th, 2024 to be considered. Bids will be opened and awarded at the January 10th, 2024 council meeting. The Town reserves the right to...
Town of Moorcroft Regular Meeting of the Council December 18th, 2023 Town Council Present: Mayor Ben Glenn, Councilmembers Austin Smith, Bob Stewart and Heidi Humpal Town Representatives Present: Clerk/Treasurer Cheryl Schneider, Attorney Pat Carpenter, Public Works Director Cory Allison and HDR Engineer Heath Turbiville Mayor Glenn called the meeting to order at 7:00 pm and the Pledge of Allegiance was said. Roll call was taken with Councilmember Petersen excused. Guests Monte Reichenberg and Randy Blakeman, Moorcroft Interfaith Community,...
Seventy-seven candidates for graduate degrees were honored at Chadron State College’s Winter Commencement Dec. 15 in the Chicoine Center. Amber Kaplan of Hulett earned a Master of Arts in Education. Lindsay Hansen of Moorcroft earned a Master of Arts in Education....
