Continuing the Crook County News Since 1884
Continuing the Crook County News Since 1884
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The Honorable Lynda Bush kicked off the first meeting of the Crook County Commissioners for the year on Tuesday morning by swearing in John D. Davis as the newest member of the board....
A coyote looks for an easy meal along Beaver Creek west of Sundance early Tuesday morning....
The Wyoming State Legislature convenes for its 68th session next week, with plenty of options available for citizens who wish to engage. As an odd-numbered year, 2025 will be a General Session, which is limited to 40 days and begins on the second Tuesday in January. A typical legislative day sees committee meetings from 7 until 10 a.m., followed by the House and Sen-ate convening in Chambers until noon. After lunch, at 2 p.m., both Chambers reconvene; upon ad-journment, committee meetings...
As Patrick Sean Carroll received his sentencing for marking his neighbor’s cattle with bleach, the judge’s main concern was to see a truce between victim and accused. Along with his son, Carroll was Two accused of using bleach to paint markings, including drawings of penises, on a total of 189 cows and six bulls belonging to their neighbor. The duo claimed their actions were intended to bring their neighbor’s attention to the problem of bro-ken fences that weren’t being fixed quickly enough. Both entered into plea agreements, with Patrick...
The county is dusted with snow as 2025 begins – a marked change from last year, which saw tempera-ture records broken and less precipitation than usual. According to the Rapid City Weather Forecast Office, the region as a whole saw only around 80% of its usual snow and rain for the year. Only April and August brought above-average precipitation. Though the year began chilly, with temperatures around four degrees below average, the situation flipped in February and temperature readings came in around eight degrees higher than average. Spring and...
There may be a spring in your step, but spring certainly won’t yet be in the air when runners take their marks for the chilliest run of the year. Sundance’s traditionally bracing start to Superbowl Sunday will be taking place this year on February 9, and registration is now open for early birds who want to secure a commemorative t-shirt or hoodie to prove you braved the cold. As always, a pancake breakfast will be served before you bundle up in your scarves and mittens. Runners and walkers can...
Sundance Rod and Gun Club held their annual horn night on Sat., Dec. 28. Best in each category: Jed Brennan best whitetail, Silas Speidel best antelope, Cash Peterson best elk, Parker Shoun best mule deer, Brynlee Bock best turkey. In the youth category: Silas Speidel best antelope, Cash Peterson best elk and whitetail, Brynlee Bock best turkey. Silas Speidel was the one grand slam winner, shooting all four species....
Crook County School District has been given a clean bill of health on its annual audit, with the only concern of note being the same issue that affects almost every institution in this small county. Namely, separation of duties. Auditor Paul Stille wrote in his schedule of findings that an effective internal control structure includes procedures to protect against theft and waste, ensure compliance with policies, promote efficient operations and ensure accurate operating and accounting data. This requires that someone other than the employee...
Did you know we have a Library of Things collection? You can check out lots of fun kits for a variety of activities. Check out our “Literacy Bags”. These kits were created for parents, caregivers and preschool teachers to engage children with stories, activities, games, etc. based around the theme of each bag. There are a lot of them to choose from so stop in and check one out today. LIBRARY HAPPENINGS: MEETINGS: Crook County Library Board meeting Thur., Jan. 9 at 1 p.m. in Moorcroft. Crook County Library Foundation meeting Wed., Jan. 13 at...
These are Pinochle average scores for individuals as of January 3, 2025: Jacquie McInerney 5450 Karol Santistevan 4868 Gail Kaiser 4630 Ernie Brewer 4243 Jennifer Adams 4220 Terry Wilkerson 3893 Denise Brewer 3717 Richard Wilkerson 3664 Jean Adams 3530 Larry Byrne 3514 Vivian Brunson 3458 Tracy Santistevan 3446 Mary Jayne Jordan 3145 Lyle Brunson 2633 Barbara Byrne 2496 Carol Jordan 1908 These are Pinochle average scores for couples as of January 3, 2025: Jacquie McInerney and Gail Kaiser 10,080 Tracy and Karol Santistevan 8,314 Ernie and...
In the recent article regarding the restitution hearing for the case in which a father-son duo who marked their neighbor’s cattle with bleach were ordered to pay just under $10,000 in restitution, we incorrectly stated that father Patrick Sean Carroll was given a sentence of suspended jail time and a $750 fine. The sentence was actually given to son Tucker Carroll....
1 Years Ago January 8, 1925 Due to the serious outbreak of a fowl pest, which is sweeping over several states, killing many fowls, a quarantine has been ordered against the importation of fowls by the State of Wyoming. The quarantine, which bars any shipment of hens, roosters, capons, chickens, geese, ducks, turkeys and pigeons, became effective Tuesday afternoon when it was signed by Acting Governor Frank E. Lucas. Arrangements for inauguration of Nellie Tayloe Ross in the governorship of...
A Moorcroft man faces felony charges of assault and strangulation after allegedly attacking two women on New Year’s Eve. Just before midnight on December 31, a Moorcroft Police Department officer responded to a report of a domestic disturbance with two females sustaining injuries. Dispatch advised that a male party, identified as Nicholas Hogen, had thrown a glass a one female, who was claiming her nose was broken, and that the other female had injuries to her arm. The reporting party also claimed that Hogen had held a knife against one of t...
A Pine Haven man was arrested for aggravated assault on Christmas Eve after allegedly attempting to break into a residence while making threats towards the occupant. A Crook County Sheriff’s Office deputy was called to a Pine Haven residence at around 10:15 p.m. on December 24 for a report of a male subject attempting to get into the residence. The subject was identified as William Bradley Jr., who had left the house a few days prior after a physical altercation. He allegedly arrived back at the house yelling and calling the female victim names...
Speeding – Jaydan D. Davis, Sundance, WY, 74/70, $10; Shane Mussetter, Hardin, MT, 79/75, $10; Alexander Spehar, Kansas City, MO, 79/75, $10; Amy Becker, Laurel, MT, 84/80, $10; Everardo Pena Hernandez, Rice, TX, 74/70, $10; Barry Amende, Sheridan, WY, 84/80, $10; Gabriel Marchiando, Rapid City, SD, 84/80, $11; Sean Swider, Helena, MT, 85/80, $15; Travis Forester, Gillette, WY, 80/75, $15; Maximillion Cossette, Fargo, ND, 85/80, $15; Catherine Aloisio, Casper, WY, 85/80, $15; Sarah Smith, Devils Tower, WY, 85/80, $15; Jada Waliezer, M...
Dec. 30 – Two VIN checks. Animal complaint. Three business checks. REDDI report. EMS page. Dec. 31 – Six VIN checks. Six traffic stops. Traffic complaint. Civil standby. Two EMS pages. Jan. 1 – Three traffic stops. House watch. EMS page. Jan. 2 – Five vin checks. Two traffic stops. Two paper services. Welfare check. Two assist other agency. Two falls. Two business checks. Property damage. Fire page. Five EMS pages. Jan. 3 – Four VIN checks. Traffic stop. Paper service. Accident. Citizen assist. Fraud. Suspicious circumstance. Probation...
Bird flu, avian influenza or, more scientifically, H5N1 is a strain of influenza virus that typically infects waterfowl such as ducks and geese, but easily spreads to other bird populations. This avian influenza has been around since the 1950s, but it was a major outbreak in China in the 1990s that brought the virus to the world stage. In 1996, it was determined that waterfowl are the natural carriers. The severity of that outbreak was intensified with the first documentation of human cases of the virus. Most recently, an outbreak began in the...
The Bureau of Land Management Newcastle Field Office plans to burn slash piles this winter on BLM-administered public lands in Crook and Weston counties. Burning may continue as conditions permit through April. All prescribed burns are conducted in accordance with approved burn plans and burning is contingent on fuel moisture and weather meeting appropriate treatment conditions on-site. Smoke may be visible from the surrounding areas during burning operations and days following as slash materials consume. The purpose of the planned burns is to...
Site Name Elevation (ft) Current Snow Depth (in) Current Snow Water Equivalent (in) 30-yr Median (1991-2020) SWE (in) Last Year’s SWE (in) Current Percent of 30 Year Median SWE (%) Blind Park Snotel 6870 12.0 2.1 3.2 1.3 66 Cole Canyon Snotel 5870 9.0 1.9 2.5 1.3 76 Ditch Creek 6880 8.2 1.2 1.9 0.6 63 Little Bear Run 6240 6.2 0.8 1.7 0.2 47 Mallo 6420 12.6 1.5 3.0 1.1 50 Mount Tom 5560 7.9 0.9 2.3 0.6 39 North Rapid Creek Snotel 6250 9.0 1.5 3.2 2.9 47...
Today, more than five million Americans are living with Alzheimer’s disease. It is a brain condition that causes problems with memory, thinking and behavior. Since the onset of Alzheimer’s can occur in younger people before they retire, it may affect their ability to work as the disease progresses. Our benefits and services are especially vital to people with early-onset Alzheimer’s who are unable to work and may have no other source of income. They may want to apply for Social Security Disability Insurance (SSDI) or Supplemental Secur...
IN THE DISTRICT COURT OF THE SIXTH JUDICIAL DISTRICT WITHIN AND FOR CROOK COUNTY, WYOMING HOLLY CRONIN, Plaintiff, vs. JASON CRONIN, Defendant. Civil No. 2024-DR-0000066 NOTICE OF SERVICE BY PUBLICATION TO: Jason Cronin Last Known Address: Unknown PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that the Plaintiff, Holly Cronin, has filed a Complaint for Divorce (the “Complaint”) in the District Court of the Sixth Judicial District Within and For Crook County, Wyoming the object and prayer of which is to obtain a divorce from you. YOU ARE HEREBY NOTIFIED that, pursuant to...
PUBLIC NOTICE NOTICE OF ACCEPTANCE AND FINAL PAYMENT AND SETTLEMENT Notice is hereby given that on the 5th day of February 2025, final settlement will be made by Crook County School District No. 1, for and on account of a contract with Lowe Roofing of Wyoming, LLC. for the Sundance High School Re-roof Project. The above work having been completed and accepted according to the plans and specifications of Schutz Foss Architects, P.C., and the above date being the 41st day after the first publication of this notice, the said Contractor will be...
Meeting Notice The Crook County Tourism Promotion Board will meet according to the following schedule in the coming months: January 15 • Moorcroft • West Texas Trail Museum • 5 p.m. February 19 • Sundance • Crook County Museum • 5 p.m. March 19 • Hulett • Community Center • 5 p.m. Publish: January 9, 2025...
IN THE DISTRICT COURT, SIXTH JUDICIAL DISTRICT COUNTY OF CROOK, STATE OF WYOMING IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OF ROBERT S. BRIGGS, Deceased. Docket No. 2024-CV-0009071 NOTICE OF APPLICATION FOR DECREE OF DISTRIBUTION TO: ALL INTERESTED PARTIES PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that an Application for Decree of Distribution of Real Property of Debra M. Briggs, as beneficiary under the Will of Robert S. Briggs, was filed in the District Court of the Sixth Judicial District, in and for Crook County, Wyoming, on December 23, 2024. Objections thereto must be filed...
Public Meeting Notice Notice that a public meeting for comments will be held to review the Beulah Improvement & Service District’s plan to file an application for State and/or Federal financial assistance for purchase/settlement of the Beulah Estates Water System. The District intends to apply for financial assistance with the USDA Rural Development Water & Waste Disposal Program and/or the Wyoming Office of State Lands and Investments Drinking Water State Revolving Fund. The public meeting will be held at the Beulah School House, 5850 Old H...
