Continuing the Crook County News Since 1884
Continuing the Crook County News Since 1884
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When Uncle Louie's Diner opened in Sturgis, it didn't take long to catch the attention of foodies near and far. This Friday, the doors will swing open to the third branch of the popular restaurant – right here in Sundance. "Friday will be our official opening day," says David Stewart, who owns Uncle Louie's with his partner, Debbie LaParr. Like Sundance, the town of Sturgis was lacking in food outlets when the couple made the decision to open a diner in 2019. It was something LeParr had d...
State statistics released last week reveal that Crook County School District (CCSD) continued to maintain its record of higher-than-average graduation rates during the 2020-21 school year. Across the county’s three high schools, the graduation rate was 87.2%. This compares favorably to the state average of 82.4%. “We continue to be above the state average but our goal is always to have 100% of our students succeed. There is always room for improvement,” says Superintendent Mark Broderson. “We strive to provide each student with the tools t...
A man was arrested on January 16 after his convoluted travel plans caused Wyoming Highway Patrol troopers to become suspicious and a search of his van revealed he was transporting an estimated 400 lbs of marijuana. On January 16, a trooper located in Crook County was contacted by another trooper who said she had stopped a van on Hwy 50 near Gillette and become suspicious of criminal activity, specifically the transportation of controlled substances. However, the second trooper did not have a K-9 available and was denied consent to perform a sea...
Pledge to partake by February 1 and you’ll take home a commemorative t-shirt to prove you braved the chilliest race of the year. Freeze Your Fanny is scheduled to take place on Sunday, February 13 and registration is now open. “The route will stay the same as previous years,” says Ann Marie Mickle, who is organizing the four-mile fun run along with co-organizer, Sundance High School student council sponsor and fellow cross country coach Jen Jungwirth. “Start on Cleveland in front of the courthouse to west on Highway 14, turn around near the Con...
A gentle snowstorm left Sundance coated in a couple of inches on Tuesday. With Winterfest coming up soon, it's time to pray for a little more of the white stuff than we've seen so far this season....
Our Lord's steadfast and faithful servant Chester Francis Hejde, 91, of Aladdin, Wyoming, passed away peacefully on Wednesday, January 19, 2022, at Crook County Long Term Care in Sundance. Chester (Chet) was born September 20, 1930, in Sundance, Wyoming. He was the second of four children born to Francis and Virginia (Zimmerschied) Hejde and spent his early years at the home ranch near Aladdin. He attended his first year of school just up the road at the Eothen country school. He moved to...
Lloyd Kenneth Pruet, 61, of Hulett, Wyoming, passed away with his family by his side on January 20, 2022, in Casper, Wyoming. He was married to his best friend and business partner, Jan (Frehner), for 33 years. Born in Moab, Utah, to Leon "Skeeter" D. Pruet and Gayle (Lemrick), Lloyd spent his school years in Lynnwood, Washington. They moved to the family ranch in Hulett the day he graduated from high school in 1979. He attended Casper College and Black Hills State University. Though he spent...
A State of Wyoming veterans service officer from the Wyoming Veterans Commission will conduct community outreach services around Wyoming cities throughout February. Sandy McFarland is available to meet with veterans and their families to discuss state and federal veterans’ benefits, Department of Veterans Affairs claims, or VA healthcare. McFarland can also help veterans and their families apply for benefits, file claims or request healthcare. Her office is located at 551 Running West Dr., Ste. 100, in Gillette, and she will be available at t...
We are still doing curbside and in-town delivery if you would prefer not to come inside. We have numerous magazines available for a two-week checkout. Whether you prize primitives, favor farmhouse or think traditional is terrific, COUNTRY SAMPLER MAGAZINE is a must-have, all-in-one resource for any country decorator. The unbeatable combination of country-lifestyle articles and a complete catalog of decorating products provide all the tips and tools you need to make your house a country home. Displays: If you have a collection you would like to...
1 Years Ago Jan, 1922 No paper available. 75 Years Ago Jan. 22, 1947 Listing several projects as the Wyoming’s Reclamation Association’s fiscal year program in Wyoming, that association’s latest bulletin has reached the editor’s desk. Among the projects listed is the Keyhole Dam Project on the Belle Fourche River about 15 miles southwest of Devils Tower. The report says that this project involves a storage capacity of 276,000 acre feet primarily for lands in South Dakota. For the present fiscal year $200,000 has been provided for this pr...
Powder River Energy (PRECorp) is set to welcome new leadership later this year, and the process begins now. Long-term CEO Mike Easley will begin transitioning out of his current role, while Deputy General Manager Brian Mills assumes increasing responsibilities of the CEO and will formally assume all duties on August 1. This plan is the result of discussions between the PRECorp board and leadership team in response to Easley's decision to depart the cooperative at the end of 2023. 'PRECorp has...
A former range research technician is the new agriculture and natural resources educator for University of Wyoming Extension in Crook County. Alex Orozco-Lopez began his job duties Jan. 4. Most recently, Orozco-Lopez worked as a range research technician for the University of Nebraska-Lincoln's (UNL) Panhandle Research and Extension Center in Scottsbluff, Nebraska. In that position, he collected and analyzed data on research projects in the Nebraska Panhandle and in the Sandhills. He previously...
A little later than the rest of the nation, Wyoming now appears to be on the upward swing towards the peak of its Omicron wave. But while infection rates are high and the number of known cases is rising, hospitalizations have not increased as much as during the Delta wave and deaths from COVID-19 are relatively low. On Friday, the state reported its highest number of new cases in a single day at any time during the pandemic, with 1875 new infections added to the list. This broke a record that had only been set two days beforehand, when 1592...
Speeding – Nicole Kirstine, CA, 87/80, $99; Nikki Zelenka, MT, 98/80, $150; Michael Rosas, MT, 93/75, $150; Cesar Ponce De Leon Chapar, CO, 84/70, $130; Sedona Mohr-Kain, Gillette, 89/80, $103; Nancy Maris, IA, 88/80, $101; Fabrizio Machado Montarjil, NE, 83/70, $125; Walter Hunt, CO, 78/70, $101; Scott Joseph Fritz, MT, 87/75, $120; James Bennett, MO, 78/70, $101; Ryan J. Anderson, CO, 88/80, $101; Nicole Tippmann, SD, 90/70, $160; Ira Eisenhour, Gillette, 93/75, $150; Robert Lyons, AR, 85/80, $15 Follow Too Closely – Donald L. Peterson, Sun...
Jan. 17 – Three paper services. Traffic stop. Assisted another agency. Business checks. House watch. EMS page. Jan. 18 – Four VIN checks. Two paper services. Two traffic stops. Assisted another agency. Prisoner transport. Welfare check. Business checks. Vehicle crash. Booked in new inmate. Two EMS pages. Jan. 19 – Three VIN checks. Paper service. Traffic stop. Fraud report. Two suspicious person reports. Dog call. Fingerprints for outside employment. Business checks. Animal complaint. Missing person report. Two EMS pages. Jan. 20 – Four VI...
Not to state the obvious, but living on an island means you’re surrounded by the sea. And when you’re eventually going to end up at the coast no matter which direction you walk, the law of averages dictates that a certain proportion of calls to Britain’s emergency services will somehow involve the water. Her Majesty’s Coastguard celebrated its 200th anniversary last week, marking a full two centuries of dragging hapless Brits out of the waves. It’s not a rescue service we need to think abo...
Having predestined us to adoption as sons by Jesus Christ to Himself, according to the good pleasure of His will. (Ephesians 1:5) Many people, without thinking much about it, make a wide distinction between adopted children and “real” children, as though the adjective “adopted” signifies a different, slightly lesser status within the family. This is because adoption is a biblical concept that explains a key aspect of what has happened to believers in the reconciling work of God in Christ Jesus. The Reality is, we are all orphans, disconn...
Dear Editor, I received a text message from my son in Arizona. He read something on Facebook and forwarded it to me. They were stating there has been a change in the recycling procedure for Sundance. I for one do not do Facebook. I thought the place for information about recycling for Sundance should be in the Sundance Times. Now there are more can’t dos and must dos in order to use the recycling. We still pay $4.75 for recycling and $37 per month for garbage plus sewer charges and water usage. When all of these charges are added together a...
New record: More than half a million people boarded planes at Jackson Hole Airport in 2021 JACKSON (WNE) — More than half a million people flew out of Jackson Hole in 2021 — a new record for Jackson Hole Airport. In the past few years, massive crowds have descended on the Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem. Enplanements at the airport — a count of the number of people boarding planes — hit 508,838 in 2021. Yellowstone National Park recorded over 4.8 million recreational visits in 2021, a 28% jump from the year prior, though WyoFile reported Friday...
If you live in the State of Wyoming, you are required to obtain a Wyoming vehicle registration – no matter where you work or if you’re only here on a temporary basis. The Crook County Sheriff’s Office is reminding citizens of this fact after receiving a number of enquiries from people who are unsure how Wyoming State Statute 31-2-201 applies to them. This statute deals with title and registration for motor vehicles, including both permanent and temporary registrations for both personal and commercial vehicles. It applies to anyone who owns, lea...
Black Hills National Forest officials are asking the public to avoid parking in front of closed Forest gates. Gates are closed to provide a seasonal refuge for wildlife, protect road surfaces and other resources, and provide for public safety as some of the roads are converted into part of the snowmobile trail in the winter. Seasonally closed roads and trails are identified on the current Motor Vehicle Use Map (MVUM). “We would like to remind Forest users that even though a gate on a road might not look like there is any activity occurring b...
SHS Lady Bulldogs Opening up their conference play on Friday night, the Sundance Lady Bulldogs snapped their losing streak with a big win over the Wright Panthers. Starting the game with a commanding lead in the first half, the Lady Bulldogs put up 30 points to the Lady Panthers’ six. The Bulldogs continued to dominate throughout the second half, holding the Panthers to only one point throughout the third quarter. The Lady Bulldogs went away with a 51-14 victory over Wright. Cana McInerney led Sundance in scoring, putting up 19 points and r...
Wyoming State Forestry Division and Wyoming Project Learning Tree (WY PLT) are teaming up again this year to hold the annual Wyoming State Arbor Day poster contest. This year, Wyoming will celebrate its 134th Arbor Day. The contest is open to all Wyoming fourth and fifth grade students, including home-schooled, private and public. Students are invited to create a poster no larger than 14 by 18 inches in size that depicts the theme “Trees: for birds, bugs, bees and me.” The winner will receive $100, their framed poster and a plaque. The win...
Molly Ryan, a student at Northwestern College in Orange City, Iowa, has earned a spot on the Academic Dean’s List for the fall 2021 semester. Ryan is a senior majoring in social work from Aladdin....
NOTICE OF SALE OF ABANDONED VEHICLES The following vehicles will be sold at 8 a.m. on 02/07/2022 at 3 Limestone Pit Rd., Sundance, Crook County, Wyoming, to wit: A 1988 Isuzu Pickup, VIN# JAACR11EXJ7227442, titled in the name of: William Allen Sims. The seller claims $760 for expense of removal, preservation, custody, storage and sale. A 2021 Lamar Flatbed Trailer, VIN# 5RVH83222MP095675, titled in the name of: Tanner Gill Associate Logistics. The seller claims $945 for expense of removal, preservation, custody, storage and sale. A 1998...
