By Sarah Pridgeon Bruce Brown, supporting presidential candidate Mitt Romney, has been selected to attend the National Republican Party Convention in August. The vote to select an alternate delegate, which took place at the Crook County Republican Party’s 2012 Convention on Saturday, represents the county’s official choice of candidate for the presidential elections. Four...
Sundance High School music teacher Todd Kahler has been selected as this year’s Outstanding Citizen of the Year by the Sundance Area Chamber of Commerce and the community members who participated in the selection process. Kahler, who began teaching at SHS in 1983, has been an active member of the community who has lent...
Recent warm weather has caused Keyhole Reservoir to rise over a 20 inches in elevation in the last week bringing it to full elevation of 4099.3 feet on Tuesday. “Keyhole Reservoir is at its highest level since June of 1999,” said Jeff Nettleton, Chief of Facility Operation and Maintenance and Engineering Services for the...
By Sarah Pridgeon Rare Element Resources has announced that the results of a pre-feasibility study for the Bear Lodge Project show it to be both technologically and economically feasible with an initial projected mine life of 19 years. Meanwhile, significant amounts of gold have been found surrounding the Bull Hill rare earth prospect. “We...
By Sarah Pridgeon Steps taken to improve the financial situation at Crook County Medical Services District (CCMSD) have begun to bear fruit, says new CEO Jannette Van Beek. Sundance’s hospital will not, contrary to recent rumor, be closing its doors. “The hospital is not going to close,” says Van Beek. “We have surprisingly little...
A representative from the Wyoming Veterans Commission will conduct community outreach meetings in Wyoming cities throughout March. Alisa Cochrane, a state veterans service officer, will be conducting outreach to assist veterans and their families with their state and federal benefits, claims, and healthcare. Veterans or family members who have questions about eligibility or need...
By Sarah Pridgeon Confusion over the results of the straw poll taken at the Crook County Republican precinct caucus last week is due to there having been two separate votes, says Ted Davis, Chairman of the party. “We took a hand-raising poll earlier on in the day, just for the fun of it, which...
By Sarah Pridgeon A straw poll taken at the recent bi-annual Crook County Republican caucus came out in favor of Rick Santorum for presidential candidate, with 20 of the 46 votes. Second favorite was Ron Paul, who took 12 votes, followed by Mitt Romney, with eight. “Ron Paul coming second was an interesting result,”...
By Sarah Pridgeon If you’re seeking to buy a new home, or to rejuvenate your current one, it may interest you to know that Premier Home Mortgage, a coast-to-coast company with branches across the country, now boasts an office in Sundance, owned and run by Deb Dudley. “Premier is a good, solid and very...
By Sarah Pridgeon The Council has agreed to waive the water bill from WYDOT’s salt brine facility in return for services and materials regularly donated to the city. Speaking at this month’s regular meeting of the Sundance City Council, Larry Schommer, Public Works Director, explained that the city gets far more from WYDOT than...
