Week of May 9, 2024
Week of May 9, 2024
A late spring storm closed roads, dumped snow, caused wrecks and knocked out power to a wide area on Monday. At around 3 a.m., high winds and heavy snow damaged high-voltage distribution lines south of Sundance, according to Powder River Energy, and an attempt to re-route power through Hulett caused an additional outage in northern Crook County at 9:30 a.m. The damage caused a day-long outage that affected an estimated 2800 meters in areas including Sundance, and Beulah, with linemen working...
A Hazmat team was called to the Crook County Courthouse on Friday after it became the third Wyoming courthouse in a week to receive suspicious mail. As with the previous two cases, the letter tested negative for hazardous substances. The incidents are now being investigated by the FBI. According to Crook County Sheriff's Office, the suspicious letter arrived in the regular mail distribution and was reported at around 3:10 p.m. Prior to this incident, all offices in the courthouse had been...
The late John "Jack" Schelldorf, well-known local rancher, has been selected for induction into the Wyoming Cowboy Hall of Fame this year. The Wyoming Cowboy Hall of Fame (WCHF) seeks out and celebrates the men and women who introduced this state to its ranching heritage, honoring the cowboys and ranchers who helped to break those first trails. This year, 23 more nominations have been added to the prestigious list. Alongside Crook County's two honorees, the Region 1 class includes Matilda...
With snowflakes in the air, the Sundance track and field team hosted their Sundance Invite last Friday, bringing the regular season to a close. Despite the weather, the Bulldog athletes competed at the top of their game. The Lady Bulldogs continued to hold strong in the 400 and 800M races. Maddison Neiman, Rylie Marchant and Phoebe Skeens stayed close throughout the 400M, with about a four-second time difference between the three, they finished the race taking second, fourth and fifth,...
The junior high golf team hosted the Sundance Invite last week. Cash Peterson took the top honors on the boys' side, shooting a 50 for the day. Eliot Hege rounded out the top ten, finishing in 9th place with a score of 60. Teammates Chesney Cundy (66), Kallen Hento (66), Zander Lenz (67) and Zander Stover (69) also participated, with only a few strokes separating them. The junior high Lady Bulldogs all found themselves finishing in the top ten. Zoey Shoun led the pack with a score of 78,...
Savanah Peterson found herself in the top spot again this week as the Bulldog golfers competed at the Tiger Invitational. Finishing the course with a score of 89, Peterson outperformed her nearest competitor by a staggering 15 strokes. Avery Marchant also finished in the top ten, taking eighth place for the day with an impressive score of 120. With the help of teammates Karen Ulmer, Madeline Fleenor, Shyla Shoun, and Gracie Davis, the Lady Bulldog golfers took home another first place team...
Head to the high school gym in a couple of weeks to watch Sundance’s finest basketball players take on a team of washed-up adults. It’s all in the name of raising money for Team 307, a newly formed basketball team for local kids to increase their play opportunities and help them towards their personal goals of pushing sports to the next level. “My aim is to get kids in this area to see they can go play college basketball, or college sports in general,” says Thomas Bush, team organizer and coach. The brand new team already has 12...
HS Golf Thurs.-Fri., May 9-10 at Spring Golf Championships in Torrington HS Track Fri.-Sat., May 10-11, 9 a.m. at Regionals (Home) Thurs.-Sat., May 16-18, 9 a.m. at State in Casper JH Golf Mon., May 13, 8 a.m. at Conference in...
With predictions of a bad grasshopper season ahead, Crook County Weed & Pest has launch a program for larger properties that it hopes will keep the hungry insects from causing too much damage. The district is also offering its assistance to landowners with smaller parcels who would like to tackle the potential influx. “They are an intrusive, invasive little insect,” says Alycia Conroy-Davis, District Supervisor. “They eat everything.” Hay, soy beans, alfalfa – it doesn’t make a difference, the grasshoppers are willing to eat it....
Crook County Natural Resource District (CCNRD) April 2nd Regular Board Meeting Minutes CALL MEETING TO ORDER The meeting was called to order at 12:23 pm by Vice Chairman Lily Altaffer at the Sundance State Bank Meeting room, 207 N 2nd St, Sundance. ATTENDANCE Board: Lily Altaffer, Kim Fundaun, Casey Devish, Wanda Burget, Wayne Garman (call) Employees: Bridget Helms, Sarah Anderson, Jessica Halverson, Carmen Horne-McIntyre (call) Guests: Keela Deaton, NRCS; Jim Geis MONTHLY UPDATES A. Guest Update Jim Geis gave an update to the board regarding...
