Continuing the Crook County News Since 1884
Continuing the Crook County News Since 1884
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The next phase of the renovation project has begun in the county courthouse, with the County Clerk’s staff playing a temporary game of musical chairs while work takes place in their office. If you’re looking to register as a voter or file a title, for the time being you’ll need to head to the commissioners’ room instead. The staff moved into their new digs last week as Maintenance Foreman Larry Schommer began the process of remodeling the clerk’s office, removing all the furnishings and teari...
The Sundance High School trap team swept the board at its first fall state event, ending the season ranked in first place. A sport that barely existed in Wyoming a year ago, clay target shooting is now beginning to spread to schools across the state – but it started right here, in Crook County. “Our fall trap kids ended up taking first place for the fall season and we took first, second and third place and all-around also in individual scores,” says Coach Kyndell Flint. Teagan Marchant took...
There’s good news and bad news about the upcoming 2020 Legislative Session, says Senator Ogden Driskill. On the one hand, the state’s budget seems to be on track; on the other, there are funding disasters for education looming just the other side of the horizon. “Our budget this year is pretty close to being balanced on the general fund side. The governor brought a budget that actually left a little bit of money on the table and Appropriations has actually left it with a little more on the t...
Over the last year, more than half the deaths caused by fires in residential structures in Wyoming have taken place in homes that use medical oxygen. The Wyoming Community Risk Reduction Initiative, otherwise known as 307 CRR, is looking to combat this problem and “get ahead of the call” in a new initiative for Community Risk Reduction Week. “At the state fire marshal’s conference, the group from the fire marshal’s office and a number of fire departments…set up a program for community risk reduction,” says Sundance Fire Marshal Chris Tomford...
The Wyoming Department of Revenue has once again certified three members of staff from the Crook County Assessor’s Office. It’s not actually a state requirement for the whole office to be certified, but County Assessor Theresa Curren has made it her goal for every employee to achieve that status. “It’s important for all of us to know what we’re doing when we’re assessing everybody’s property,” is Curren’s view. She believes the certification process teaches the ethics of the job as well as th...
CEO Nathan Hough of the Crook County Medical Services District has been selected to receive the Eli Pick Facility Leadership Award from the American College of Healthcare Administration (ACHCA). The award recognizes Hough as one of the top performing healthcare administrators in the nation. To be eligible for the award, a nominee must be performing among the top seven percent in America. This year, a total of 1111 facilities across the nation met the selection criteria. Only three of these are...
Nancy D. Richards, 88 of Sundance, Wyoming, died Saturday, January 18, 2020, at the Crook County Memorial Hospital. Cremation arrangements are under the care of Fidler-Roberts & Isburg Funeral Chapel of Sundance....
Representatives from the Wyoming Delegation made presentations at the monthly veterans’ breakfast at the Sundance Senior Center. They were followed by Crook County Attorney Joe Baron, who spoke about progress with the Crook County Veteran’s Memorial in Sundance. Following the breakfast, Rocky Courchaine gave a tour and update on Old Stoney. The veterans’ breakfast is free to all veterans and is held on the third Friday of every month....
Deb Proctor, who grew up in what she calls “super Sundance”, was featured this year in the prestigious list of “Ten people who made a difference in our lives in 2019” curated by the Gillette News Record. For the last 30 years, the list has shined a spotlight on members of the Gillette community whose actions have made particular impact. Proctor was nominated for her work to promote and support the YES House over the last 29 years, as well as for her service on the boards of Legacy Living and Rehabilitation Center, the Senior Center, the com...
Patricia Frolander of Sundance has been invited to participate in the 36th National Cowboy Poetry Gathering Jan. 27-Feb. 1 in Elko, NV. The gathering is an international festival that honors the arts, culture and traditions of the rural West, with poetry, music, storytelling, dancing, workshops, exhibitions, discussions, food and fellowship. The 36th Gathering will celebrate the historic and contemporary contributions of black cowboys in the American West, as well as honor the artistic performances that make the West the vibrant place it is...
The Library will be closed February 17, for President’s Day. Library Programming: TODDLER AND PRESCHOOL STORYTIME on Wednesdays at 10:30 a.m. January’s themes: “Snowmen”, “Warm as Toast”, “Play to Learn Stations” and “Moose”. MAKER FRIDAY AT THE LIBRARY: Friday, February 28, from 1 to 4 p.m. for Kindergarten through 6th grades. ADULT CRAFT NIGHT: Monday, February 10, at 6 p.m. More information to come! UFOs AT THE LIBRARY: the last Monday of each month at 6 p.m. Bring any UnFinished Object to the library and work on it here. We have lots...
1 Years Ago The Times January 21, 1920 No paper available. 75 Years Ago January 18, 1945 Senator Roger D. Thomas of Sundance was made vice-president of the State Senate by the Republican majority when the Legislature convened at Cheyenne last Tuesday. Besides being Senate vice-president, Senator Thomas is chairman of the powerful Judiciary committee, to which most of the important bills are referred and also a member of the important Revenue committee, which passes on all measures carrying appropriations originating in the House. S-Sgt....
The Beulah Volunteer Fire Department would like to thank the following for their continued support. As always, it is greatly appreciated. Sundance State Bank Neiman Sawmill Chuck Wood Auction Services Timberline Services Sand Creek Trading Post Stateline Station Lance Croell Buffalo Jump Napa C & A Meats Green’s Alignment Cassidy’s Feed & Seed Graham Viergets Aladdin Construction...
A Douglas man has been charged with possession with intent to deliver after allegedly informing a police officer who had spotted him walking drunkenly through town that he was taking a bag of marijuana from one friend to another. On January 7, a Moorcroft Police Officer was stationed at the intersection of East Converse and North Yellowstone at around 8:30 p.m. when he observed a man stumbling down the street, later identified as Brock Allen Smith. The officer reports that Smith was on the roadway, despite there being a sidewalk available, and...
Speeding – Bernard H. Henry, MN, 85/80, $15; Gregory A. Mayton, Powell, 72/65, $84; Paul J. Darling, CA, 90/80, $90; David Alexander Barnett, KY, 85/80, $25; Koby D. Jeffers, MT, 85/75, $90; Angela J. Hamlin, OH, 95/80, $120; Benjamin R. Gordon, SD, 80/75, $15; Steven R. Mozdziesc, WA, 86/75, $100; Jerry B. Tate, TN, 91/75, $125; Lisa R. Safora, Gillette, 87/80, $84; Luis A. Gallegos, AZ, 83/70, $110; Dwight E. Schock, MT, 90/75, $120; Alexander S. Bauer, IL, 90/80, $90 Fail to Carry and Exhibit Driver’s License on Demand – Nathan R. Large...
Jan. 13 – Traffic stop. Arrested subject on Crook County warrant. Booked in new inmate. Three requests for EMS. Two requests for fire department. Jan. 14 – Three VIN checks. Paper service. Two traffic stops. Assisted Sundance Police Department with welfare check. Transported inmate to clinic for appointment. House watch done. Arrested subject on Crook County warrant. Investigated suspicious vehicle. Booked in inmate. Fingerprints for outside employment. Commercial burglar alarm. Request for EMS. Jan. 15 – Four VIN checks. Three motorist assis...
A new Netflix documentary called “The Great Hack” based on a book by Britanny Kaiser called “Targeted” should be viewed and read respectively by anyone concerned about our democracy because of its revelations. The subject is the relationship between Cambridge Analytica and Facebook. Cambridge Analytica (CA) was an offshoot from the taxpayer-funded SCL, an intelligence service put together after 9/11 to identify potential terrorists from their correspondence and associates. CA was based in and named after Cambridge, England and given that na...
It’s been all over the news for the last week, so I’m sure you know by now that everyone’s favorite prince has flipped the bird to Queen and country and fled for the safety of Canada. Or, to set aside the histrionics, that Prince Harry and Meghan Markle will be stepping back from their royal duties and splitting their time between Britain and North America. You might be wondering why the reaction has been so extreme. Even my mild-mannered mother was livid and, if you haven’t managed to forget Pi...
Yellowstone visitation down in 2019 CODY (WNE) — While visitation to Yellowstone National Park still exceeded 4 million in 2019 that was the lowest number of attendees since 2014. The final total for last year was 4,020,287 compared to 2018’s 4,114,999. That was a 2.3 percent decline. In 2014, attendance was 3,513,486, then there was a huge jump in 2015 when the total surpassed four million for the first time. That year’s record was 4,097,710 and visitation has not dipped below four million since. The one-year record of 4,257,177 was estab...
The Lady Bulldogs were back on their home court Thursday night when the Lady Ranchers of Harding County came to town. Led by Cana McInerney, the Bulldogs were on fire the first half sinking five shots from beyond the arc, and taking the nine- point advantage, 28-19, into the break. The halftime entertainment consisted of the Sundance High School pep band as well as the Lady Big Ballers, who were showing off their skills. The second half of play saw the offense slow down as the defense picked...
The Sundance boys’ basketball team was back on the road this past week as they traveled to NSI and Hill City. The entire Bulldog bench saw some playing time on Friday night in the 53-11 victory over NSI. Putting together a solid first half of play, Sundance went into the halftime break with the 30-3 lead. Gunner McLaughlin led the way in scoring for the Bulldogs putting in 12 points while Brandon Davis and Landon Martin controlled the boards, each pulling down five rebounds for the Bulldogs. The second half of play was much like the first as t...
The SHS Cheerleader squad worked to keep the spirit up. Pictured left to right: Kailey Piekkola, Tairyn Richards, Kate Sell, Briska Johnson, Alexis Frazier, Rhianna Heaster....
The Sundance wrestling team completed this past Friday at the 14-team Dogie Invitational in Newcastle. When the day was completed, the grapplers had two place winners. Junior Owen Haiar took home the title at 126 lbs. with three pins and a 9-2 decision in the finals. The other place winner was heavyweight wrestler Dawson Flahaven who placed fifth with three wins by fall. Other wrestlers competing on the day were Ben Tinsley 1-2 at 145 lbs., Peyton Ewing 1-2 at 160 lbs., Lance Weaver 0-2 at 171 lbs., Josh Pridgeon 2-2 at 182 lbs., Ashton Powe...
The third and fourth grade girls had a fun season this year. Coach Trevor Olson had a busy October; this group played in the Spearfish league and the Sundance league. Coach Williamson said, “The 3rd/4th grade girls have improved a lot this season. They have a bright future. They spent a lot of time on the floor. These girls are going to be pretty tough in high school, they are very competitive and enthusiastic....
Q: “When does my Wyoming conservation stamp expire?” A: The Wyoming conservation stamp is valid for 12 months from the date of purchase. If you buy a stamp before your previous one expires, the stamp is valid 12 months from the previous conservation stamp expiration date. Other 12-month licenses include: fishing, game bird, small game and furbearer/trapping licenses. The 12-month license is a change from previous years when many stamps and licenses expired annually on Dec. 31. With a 12-month license, you get a whole year to enjoy rec...
