By Sarah Pridgeon The Crook County Commissioners appointed a new Fair Board at a special meeting this week, selecting five candidates from a total of seven applicants. The new board will consist of Lee Jay, Ted Rosencranz, Judy Hutchinson, Amanda Connally and Peggy Boardman. Before the interviews began, Commissioner Kelly Dennis read a brief...
By Sarah Pridgeon This year’s Sundance city budget is healthier than it has been in the two years since cutbacks were made on a state level, says Clerk-Treasurer Kathy Lenz. The additional funds collected from sales and use tax, gas tax and state distributions will be used to boost quality of life in the...
SPECIAL GRADUATION SECTION Stolen property seized in Sundance Zoning map made official at city council meeting VBJ announces dedication Assessor’s office inspecting property Subdivision proposed near New Haven cemetery RER has significant public backing, says survey County addresses landline problems Commissioner pushes to protect water quality PICK UP A COPY OF THIS WEEK’S SUNDANCE...
By Sarah Pridgeon High winds caused a 300-acre prescribed fire at Devils Tower to escape control on Wednesday, expanding a further 56 acres across the monument. A spot fire in the southwest corner was pushed up a steep hillside by the winds and torched woody plants outside of the burn area. The fire was...
By Sarah Pridgeon The County Commissioners made a surprise decision last week to replace the entire Crook County Fair Board. In response to complaints, perceived problems and the recent resignation of two board members, the commissioners opted to “remove the board and just start over,” said Commissioner Jim Hadley. Treasurer Lee Jay and Board...
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The Sundance High School Band is back from Orlando, FL where they performed and competed in a national festival called “Orlandofest”. There were over 850 student musicians at the festival that performed over the course of two days. There were choirs, show choirs, orchestras and bands. There were groups from Texas, Georgia, Alabama, Kentucky,...
By Sarah Pridgeon As the city’s Level 1 Water Study draws closer to completion, a clear picture has appeared of the weaknesses in the water system and the work that will be needed to improve them. The study has created an overview of the system and identified several projects that will improve both the...
By Sarah Pridgeon Ex-Hulett police officer Brice R. Tucker is seeking a reduction on his prison sentence for two counts of sexual battery involving contact with a child and one of sexual assault in the third degree. Tucker has been incarcerated at Wyoming Honor Farm, Riverton, since his 2012 trial. According to arguments from...
By Sarah Pridgeon The Board of Trustees has announced the new superintendent of the Crook County School District in a decision that was unanimously agreed upon by the board, representatives from the staff, members of the public, a specially convened Superintendent’s Council and the children attending the schools. Byron Stutzman of Buhl, Idaho will...
