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The Moorcroft Interfaith Community (MIC) saw record numbers of clients at its food pantries during the month of January.

“January was kind of crazy,” says MIC President Monte Reichenberg. “We had a suspicion that numbers would be up after the holidays. But the numbers surprised us.”

Reichenberg went on to say that the first pantry on January 7 was rather modest as the pantry served 176 families representing 580 individuals. But the Wyoming Food Bank of the Rockies Mobile pantry on January 14 was attended by a record 348 families representing 1182 individuals from Crook, Weston and C...