By Sarah Pridgeon Lisa Dutton, teacher at Sundance High School, was this week surprised with a Peabody Leaders in Education Award and check for $1000 in recognition of her commitment to students. The award was presented in the school auditorium on Tuesday, with Dutton’s students in attendance to cheer her on. Dutton was named...
By Sarah Pridgeon Thanks to generous contributions from several local businesses and one private citizen, Sundance’s fleet of ambulances is once again up, running and ready to serve. More than $16,000 dollars has been raised through a fundraising effort rallied by Linda Tokarczyk, on behalf of Rare Element Resources. “The donations given to the...
By Sarah Pridgeon Negotiations are underway to resituate the Cole Water Storage Tank on private property close to its current location, say Trihydro reps, bringing a potentially positive close to the tank’s long search for a more stable home. Speaking at this month’s regular meeting of the city council, the city engineers also reported...
By Sarah Pridgeon The County Commissioners have pledged support to Strata Energy’s application for industrial revenue bonds to develop their uranium recovery project near Oshoto. Though the county will serve as sponsor for the $70 million worth of bonds, it will at no point be financially liable for repaying the loan. The Lance...
By Sarah Pridgeon ONEOK Partners have been granted immediate possession of the final rights of way and easements needed to complete construction of the Bakken Pipeline across Crook County. After reviewing written closing statements in the case against Bush Ranches and Watson Land LLC, Judge John R. Perry ruled in favor of ONEOK’s right...
Incumbent County Commissioner Kelly Dennis edged out independent challenger and former commissioner Stormy Burch by a 2255 to 1237 margin as the votes were counted late Tuesday night. In the hotly contested Crook County School Board race, Hulett’s Dena Mills coasted to a 1716 to 1509 win over challenger Otto Schlosser in the race...
By Sarah Pridgeon The Board of Trustees was questioned about the high number of vacant staff positions within the Crook County Medical Services District at this month’s regular meeting. In response, Chairman Bruce Brown announced a pending investigation to discover the reason for the recent rate of staff departures. “The column of openings in...
Bearlodge Ranger District officials plan to conduct a prescribed burn Wednesday, October 31 and Thursday, November 1 on the Black Hill National Forest, weather permitting. The burn will take place approximately 4 miles northwest of Sundance, WY on Warren Peak Highway. Crews plan to burn nearly 71 acres in one unit and 109 acres...
By Sarah Pridgeon As winter draws in, Rare Element Resources prepares to enter the season clutching a host of positive results, both for the Bear Lodge rare earth mining project itself and the peripheral community issues that the company has supported over the year. Poised to begin the project’s definitive feasibility study at the...
By Sarah Pridgeon A decision is awaited from Judge John R. Perry as to whether Oneok Partners will be able to claim its right of eminent domain on the two final pieces of private land needed to complete the Bakken Pipeline. Judge Perry is currently considering the written closing arguments submitted by Oneok and...
