By Sarah Pridgeon Larry Schommer, Public Works Director, invites members of the community to attend a meeting on Thursday, July 19 to kick off a study of the city’s water system. Any resident who has experienced problems with water pressure or flow is encouraged to attend. The Level 1 Master Plan study is fully...
By Sarah Pridgeon Several ongoing issues were brought to a conclusion at this month’s regular meeting of the city council, including ownership of the swimming pool land and the situation with trucking on Government Valley Road. The council also began laying the groundwork for this year’s Rally Week, approving the vending plans of many...
Robin Bailey, Denise Canfield, and Matt Jones, Field Representatives for U.S. Senators Michael Enzi and John Barrasso and Congressman Cynthia Lummis are scheduled to hold “Office Hours” in Hulett and Sundance Thursday, July 19 at the following times and places: Hulett – 9:30 to 10:30 a.m., Hulett Town Hall; Sundance – 1 to 2...
By Sarah Pridgeon Smoke has been visible all across the county over the last two weeks, with wildfires burning throughout the Black Hills. Thanks to the recent extreme weather, a single spark or lightning strike became sufficient to ignite blazes across Crook County and beyond. Lightning was the cause of three fires around 13...
The Crook County Fire Warden has announced that Emergency Fire Restrictions have been put in place per the Crook County Commissioners to ensure the limitation of any additional risks to the start of fires in the County during this extremely volatile weather. As Crook and Weston County Firefighters have been fighting numerous fires, it...
On Wednesday, Sixth District Court Judge Michael N. Deegan sentenced former Hulett resident Brice Tucker to a five to seven year prison term on a felony count of sexual assault in the third degree. The charge stems from an alleged incident in which Tucker was accused of making a sexual advance toward a victim...
Due to the Independence Day Holiday, the deadline for next week’s Sundance Times will be Monday, July 2 at noon. The paper will be printed and mailed one day early, on Tuesday next week. Tweet
Fireworks prohibited in town, throughout county BY SARAH PRIDGEON Very high temperatures and a continued lack of rain across the county have caused the fire danger level to be raised to extreme, causing burn bans to be introduced around the county and local firework displays for July 4 to be cancelled. The extreme conditions...
BY SARAH PRIDGEON The daughter of a resident of the nursing home at Sundance Hospital addressed the Board of Trustees at this month’s regular meeting, hoping to bring a halt to the issues her mother has been facing, including claims of physical and verbal abuse. According to her daughter, the patient moved into the...
The Sundance Yard of the Month award for June goes to Austin Peterson whose yard at the corner of Sewell and South 11th streets is in full bloom. The search is on for July’s yard of the month – anyone who would like to suggest a local landscape for the award is asked to...
