By Sarah Pridgeon Three Republican candidates will run for the position of Crook County Commissioner at the upcoming primary election: Ted Davis of Sundance, Will West of Oshoto and incumbent Kelly Dennis. Dennis is seeking re-election for a second term, and believes that financial issues will be among the most important faced by the...
By Katie Allen and Sarah Pridgeon Crook County’s volunteer firefighters were called away from the County Fair parade on Saturday to respond to a wildland fire on the Ayers ranch. As the fire began to head for an inaccessible area, a Type I Helitak aircraft, courtesy of the US Forest Service, was diverted from...
By Sarah Pridgeon Jay Pixley of Sundance emerged as the winner of the short go-around at Cheyenne Frontier Days last weekend, despite entering the event in eighth place. As the only steer roper to successfully rope his steer, he earned the victory with a time of 26.1 seconds, finishing with a three-run time of...
Powder River Energy Corporation and Basin Electric teamed up to co-sponsor the purchase cost of a new refrigerator and freezer for the Crook County Food Pantry run by the Crook County Council of County Services. The Council had recently relocated the Food Pantry and could store more food, but the old appliances were leaking...
Crook County Volunteer fire units and personnel received very high evaluations from their work on the Oil Creek Fire in Weston County earlier this month. All units worked extremely well with their Division Supervisors and were always ready when needed. In particular, the crew of Hulett’s Engine 433 was highly praised for containing a...
