Peggy Symonds will be retiring as Crook County 4-H Program Associate October 31. Peggy came to this position in June of 2001 with 35 years experience as a 4-H leader and as an alumni in Crook County 4-H. Tom and Peggy have three kids who all completed nine years in the South Dakota 4-H...
SHS seniors Thomas O’Connor and Allison Kerkvliet were crowned as this year’s Homecoming King and Queen during coronation festivities on Thursday evening. Joining the royal couple (from left to right) are royal court members Derek Yeadon, Derek Malo, Robin Moore and Sabrina Whalen. Lexie Marchant (front left)and Keaton Mills (front right) served as Crown...
By Sarah Pridgeon This month’s regular meeting of the Sundance City Council, which took place on September 6, brought news of a large potential increase in local residential lots. As well as approving Council Member Sheryl Klocker’s proposed South Meadows Subdivision, the council was informed of Roger Croell’s plans to build more than 200...
By Sarah Pridgeon Ongoing city improvement projects, including the Sundance Kids’ Daycare center, West Street stream crossing and Cole Water Storage Tank, were discussed at Tuesday’s regular meeting of the City Council. The new daycare center, according to City Clerk-Treasurer Kathy Lenz, has an anticipated building completion date of October 15 and the final...
By Sarah Pridgeon New eatery The Dog Pound opens this week, offering homemade food and ice cream with all the fixings until late in the evening. From salads to cheeseburgers, the fare on offer will hopefully fill a gap in the current food selection in Sundance, says manager Lisa Corley. The Dog Pound is...
The Sundance Rod and Gun Club will once again be sponsoring a hunter education class. Classes will start on October 17 and will run for seven nights at the Crook County Fair Exhibit Hall from 6:30 to 9 p.m. each evening. Each student who passes the course will receive a Wyoming Hunter Education card...
The Sundance Volunteer Fire Department and Casper College Fire Science students will be hosting a steak dinner and auction on October 16 at 4:30 p.m. at the Aro Restaurant to help offset expenses to send Casper College Fire Science teams to Myrtle Beach, S outh Carolina. These young men competed in the Casper Downtown...
By Sarah Pridgeon Homecoming is underway for students at Sundance and Hulett high schools, with festivities planned throughout the week. Moorcroft will celebrate Homecoming the following week. The Sundance community pep rally will take place in the gym on October 6 at 6:30 p.m., followed by the coronation at 7 p.m. in the high...
Bearlodge Ranger District is proposing timber harvest, fuel reduction, prescribed burning, and watershed improvements in the Herman Forest Management Project area. An environmental assessment for this project is now available for public review and comment. The Herman Project area is located on the west side of the Bear Lodge Mountains, north of Sundance, Wyoming....
By Sarah Pridgeon Crook County’s first responders need to receive vaccine updates in order to do their work in safety, says Barb Coy, Public Health Manager. The issue came to light after a first responder contracted tetanus in June. The first responder, Fort Laramie Volunteer Fire Chief and EMT, was injured after stepping on...
