By Sarah Pridgeon A California man who was pulled over for speeding on November 24 was subsequently arrested for possession of a controlled substance after 29 kilos of cocaine were discovered in his vehicle. A second count of possession with intent to deliver was added after the driver claimed to be transporting the car...
On January 3, 2012, at 10:30 a.m. the Board of County Commissioners will make the following Board appointments: • One Crook County Fair Board member – five year term • One Northeast Wyoming Economic Development Coalition Director, representing municipalities – three year term • One Crook County Promotion Board Member – to fill Matt...
By Sarah Pridgeon The focus was on completing unfinished business at this month’s regular meeting of the Sundance City Council, which took place on the evening of December 6, but, before the meeting began, Police Chief Todd Fritz was honored for 20 years of service to the city. With friends and family congregated to...
The Sundance Ministerial Association’s Christmas Tree Forest brightened the Courthouse Community Room on December 9 after the Parade of lights. Visitors voted on the nine trees and selected the Inya Kara “Homemaker’s Delight” tree as the “Best of the Forest.” Other trees were displayed by Crook County Community Juvenile Services, Rev. Dave and Sheri...
The Sundance Grief Support Group has decorated a tree on the southwest side of the Crook County Courthouse. Community members are invited to hang their own ornaments in memory of loved ones on the tree. In the past, the group has decorated a tree at the hospital. Ornaments placed on the tree each year...
Black Hills National Forest Supervisor, Craig Bobzien approved an exchange of approximately 940 acres of Federal land for approximately 730 acres of lands owned by Moskee Land Company and Watson Land Company. The exchanged lands are south of Sundance in the Moskee and Grand Canyon areas. “The land exchange will consolidate land ownership, secure...
By Sarah Pridgeon The Sundance Kids Daycare Center has begun the process of moving to its newly completed location on Fifth Street, for which an occupancy test was performed this week by the Fire Marshal and the final punch list completed. It will from now on be known as the Sundance Kids Childrens’ Center...
Jannette Van Beek has been selected as the new CEO of Crook County Medical Services District (CCMSD), in Sundance. She will assume her new duties in early December. Van Beek comes to CCMSD with more than 15 years of experience in the health care field in hospitals, rural health clinics, and long-term care. Most...
By Sarah Pridgeon Crook County Emergency Management last week conducted emergency response coordination training for two youth groups. One of the groups, comprised of volunteers aged 12-16 and is called the “EOC Responders,” learns technology applications and emergency coordination procedures used during operations. They also learn how an Emergency Operating Center works and how...
By Sarah Pridgeon A New York-based company last week announced acquisition of 2,100 acres of mineral leases for state-owned land in Crook County. The leases cover several small to medium patches of land near the Bear Lodge rare earth findings, to the south and south-east of Sundance. According to recent reports in the regional...
