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As winter and COVID-19 close in and a state mandate requires early restaurant and bar closures, as well as obligatory masks in stores and public building, the mayors of Pine Haven and Moorcroft have both spoken.

At last Tuesday’s council assembly in Pine Haven, Mayor John Cook, himself wearing a mask, began the meeting by explaining the unaffected policy regarding masks in chambers after the newest advice from Crook County’s health department.

“It is the official policy of Pine Haven Town Council that we abide by the county’s mask rule. If you choose to wear a mask, that’s up to...