Continuing the Crook County News Since 1884
Continuing the Crook County News Since 1884
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With the number of serious COVID-19 cases seeming to be on the decline, Crook County Medical Services District has made the decision to reopen the hospital and long-term care to visitors on a limited basis. At this time, says CEO Micki Lyons, inpatients within the hospital can receive one visitor each between 8 a.m. and 8 p.m. In the LTC, visitation will be restricted to two chosen persons per resident. “Visits will need to be scheduled ahead of time with the LTC staff so that we can continue to limit the number of individuals in the f...
U.S. Senator John Barrasso opened the Veterans Day musical program at Sundance Elementary School last week with a speech about the importance of those who serve and Wyoming's contributions to the defense of America. Barrasso brought "challenge coins" with him for every veteran present and spoke to the fact that all Wyoming's veterans are also cowboys, which means they keep on going and never complain. He told the audience that his father fought during World War II and was involved in the Battle...
Every year, a group of disabled veterans heads to Crook County to experience the deer hunting this area has to offer. The Black Hills Veterans' Day White Tail Hunt has been hosted since 2016 by Hunting With Heroes, a nonprofit that gives back to disabled veterans by providing them with outdoor experiences such as hunting and fishing. As always, the event was scheduled this year for the weekend after Veterans Day – but the planning for next year is already underway. Terry Wilkerson is seeking vol...
A brand new festival burst onto the local scene in 2015, immediately attracting plenty of visitors whose idea of a fine winter day was to play around in the snow while watching their neighbors ski-jor down Main Street or tumble down a slope atop a bar stool. The hard-working organizers who first hosted the Sundance Winter Festival decided last year that it was time to pass the torch to someone else, and the Sundance Chamber of Commerce is now looking for assistance to keep the popular event running. This year’s Winterfest was hampered by ongoin...
John Pershing Cook, 72, of Pine Haven, Wyoming, passed away peacefully on November 6, 2021, surrounded by family. John was born in Mt. Pleasant, Utah, on September 19, 1949, to PJ and Darlyne (Story) Cook, the first of six children. John lived in Mt. Pleasant until he was three years old when the family moved to a sheep ranch north of Belle Fourche, South Dakota. John spent his youth and teenage years helping his dad on the family ranch. John graduated Belle Fourche High School in 1967 and then...
Maude (Griffith) Flahaven was born on November 5, 1942, to Alvin and Rose (Tracy) Griffith at Dupree, South Dakota. She attended schools in Ziebach County and Dupree. On June 3, 1961, she married John Flahaven and the couple resided in Dupree, until moving to Ft. Pierre, South Dakota, in 1963. There she was employed by the City of Ft. Pierre and later by the Department of Social Services, Medical Division, until the couple moved to Montpelier, North Dakota, in 1981. They later moved to...
Thomas Harm Hippen, 65, of Hulett, Wyoming, passed away August 28, 2021. Tom was born January 5, 1956, in Dalton, Nebraska, to John and Ruby (Jessen) Hippen. He spent his early years on the wheat farm in Bennet County, South Dakota, at Martin, where he enjoyed running farm equipment and cowboying in junior and high school rodeos. He graduated from high school in Martin in 1974. He attended South Dakota State University in Brookings for one year, then transferred to Black Hills State University o...
Diana Lynn Stevenson was born April 12, 1945, in Belle Fourche, South Dakota to Malcolm and Eileen (Hauber) Bucher. She passed away peacefully, November 13, 2021, in the arms of her family, in Sheridan, Wyoming. Diana was a loving wife, mother, grandmother and great-grandmother. She is survived by her son, Jeff Stevenson of Sheridan and her daughter, Kristina (Cecil) McNeff of Thermopolis, Wyoming. Diana adored her three grandchildren, Matt (Jenna) McNeff of Helena, Montana, Elissa McNeff of...
Our dear Lord took one of his children home on November 9, 2021. Carson Rose passed away peacefully in his sleep after a three-year stay at Crook County Long Term Care. Carson was born on April 22, 1934, in the hills of Virginia. As a youngster he moved with his family from Virginia to Kingsport, Tennessee, in 1943. At 19 years old he visited his brother in Upton, Wyoming, where he fell in love with the country and decided to move there. He then got a job at Pringle's Motors working on all the c...
On November 10, 2021 Darlene Gail Thorne received her wings on the way to heaven. She will be sorely missed by her loved ones and friends. She was born on September 17, 1945 in Douglas, Wyoming, to Orvil and Leona (Hill) Corbin. Growing up traveling where her dad found work in a number of states, they came back to Crawford, Nebraska and stayed. She had a son, Daniel Crawford, on her trek to Oklahoma. She moved to Casper, Wyoming, in 1972, where she met the love of her life, Bill Thorne. They...
Terry Lynn Williams, 66, of Moorcroft, Wyoming, passed away Saturday, November 13, 2021, due to complications from COVID with her children by her side at Rapid City Regional Hospital. Terry was born in Craig, Colorado, on June 20, 1955, to Alan Howard Leger, Sr. and Alice Marie Leger. Her father passed away shortly after her first birthday. Terry spent her childhood years in Rawlins and Bairoil, Wyoming. Her family would later move to Moorcroft where Terry graduated High School in 1973. On June...
Our Thanks We are incredibly touched by the outpouring of kindness and care from our local and extended community in the loss of our dad and grandfather. We are grateful for the many phone calls, texts, cards, visits, meals and memorial contributions. Please know how much we appreciate each and every gesture. With heartfelt thanks, The Charles Pearson family Our Thanks A thank you for Miss Kostenbuer. You amaze us every time you have a program with these kids. Keep up the momentum. Allan and Candy Miller Our Thanks The family of Robert “Pedro...
With a dramatic increase in its annual Holiday giving program, the Powder River Energy Foundation recently donated a total of $20,000 to 17 charitable organizations in the five-county area of northeast Wyoming. “The Foundation’s mission is to demonstrate our commitment to individuals and nonprofit or charitable organizations in northeast Wyoming by lending a helping hand that will improve their quality of life or service to their community,” said Foundation Executive Director Jeff Bumgarner. “Because people in our communities continue to expe...
The library will be closed Thurs. and Fri., Nov. 25 and 26, for Thanksgiving. We are still doing curbside and delivery if you would prefer not to come inside. We have numerous magazines available for a two-week checkout. American History Magazine explores the rich texture of the American experience. The magazine’s lively storytelling, thought-provoking essays and more bring America’s past alive in every issue. The American experience comes alive through thoroughly researched stories, outstanding photography and artwork. Displays: Jean Ada...
I don’t wish to brag, but in just over two weeks I will be indulging in the purest form of Americana. For the first time in my life, I will do something I never envisioned as a possibility: walk through the gates of Disneyland. You may be thinking I’m far too old to spend a weekend with Mickey and Pluto, but you would be wrong. I am as eager to encounter Captain Jack Sparrow and his friends as I would have been at the age of seven. We chose the most magical time of the year to visit the mos...
Dear editor, Deer population is conspicuously low. I carefully read the article on the deer harvest being down, but feel that the deer population is down farther than the article suggested. I’m sure that our game wardens and biologists are far better equipped to measure the population than I. However, since 2019, my wife and I have thrown our deer tags in the trash because we didn’t feel it was right to take deer when the population was so conspicuously low. However, I hope that Chris Teter and other game wardens and biologists in nor...
Dear NP, “Are diabetes medications helpful for weight loss? Are there any bad side effects if I take these medications for weight loss and am not diabetic? What are the requirements to have them prescribed for me?” Dear Reader, Losing weight is a struggle for many people. Recently several medications that are used to treat diabetes have also been found to impact weight loss. If you have diabetes and need to lose weight, trying one of these medications may be helpful, but what about people who...
For many years, the Christmas Basket program has provided a way for the community of Sundance to work together to make sure everyone enjoys the happy holidays they deserve. Once again, the program is asking for donations to make the magic happen. Donations will be used to assist families within the community, making sure parents can dress their kids warmly and put food on the table and gifts under the tree. They will also go towards necessities for local seniors. “Checks can be dropped off at the bank and made out to ‘Sundance Community Chr...
There is no doubt that a turkey is the symbol of Thanksgiving. I have a number of safe shortcuts you can take in preparing your holiday turkey and can decrease the time spent in preparation. Use these tips to prepare a turkey that guests will gobble up! When shopping for your turkey, decide on fresh or frozen. Buy a frozen turkey early to thaw it. Keep it frozen at 0°F until ready to thaw for use. To save the time and effort required to thaw a turkey, order or purchase a fresh bird ahead of time and pick it up one or two days before you’ll be...
Crook County Weed and Pest had another productive 2021 and has been successfully carrying out our programs over the course of the seasons as best as possible. The district dealt with many of the same issues all landowners and business owners dealt with in the area, especially the severe drought, which had an impact on many aspects of our programs. Wyoming statutes require the district board to hold a tour to annually evaluate programs. The board tour this year will be a mixture of an actual field tour to a prairie dog treatment site and a...
CHEYENNE - Gov. Mark Gordon proposed a balanced general fund budget of nearly $2.3 billion for the 2023-24 biennium Monday that will be considered by the Wyoming Legislature during the 2022 budget session. Recommendations for state agency funding compared to the previous budget stayed flat, but close to $453 million is proposed to be allocated to the Legislative Stabilization Reserve Account, better known as the "rainy-day fund." This was made possible by the use of American Rescue Plan funds as...
RIVERTON — There has been an “extreme increase” in violence among Fremont County youth as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, the Riverton school board heard last month. “It is alarming,” Sydney Allred, executive director of the Fremont County Alliance Against Domestic Violence and Sexual Assault, told the board. “COVID changed things. …We are seeing really, really incredibly adult violent behaviors, ranging from dating violence and stalking behaviors through rape occurring with teenagers.” COVID-19 introduced a lot of “dynamics” that...
Man sentenced for child sex abuse CHEYENNE (WNE) — A man convicted of having sexual contact with two children in his care received prison time Tuesday during a sentencing hearing in Laramie County District Court. Laramie County District Judge Thomas Campbell sentenced Billy Mike Carrera to two concurrent terms of five to 12 years in prison, with 40 days of credit for time served. Campbell added that, if Carrera makes parole, he should be supervised for “the longest period of time.” Carrera pleaded guilty, pursuant to an Alford plea in June,...
PROCEEDINGS OF THE BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS AT THE COURTHOUSE IN SUNDANCE, CROOK COUNTY, WYOMING Tuesday, November 2, 2021 8:30 o’clock a.m. Present were Chairman Kelly B. Dennis, Vice-Chairwoman Jeanne A. Whalen, Member Fred M. Devish and County Clerk Linda Fritz. The Pledge of Allegiance was recited to the Flag. Fred moved to approve the minutes from October 5, 6 & 8, 2021. Jeanne seconded, all ayes, motion carried. Fred moved to approve the following resolution: RESOLUTION NO. 2021-17 FISCAL YEAR 2022 BUDGET AMENDMENT WHEREAS Crook Coun...
STATE OF WYOMING COUNTY OF CROOK IN THE DISTRICT COURT SIXTH JUDICIAL DISTRICT IN RE NAME CHANGE OF Nova Rae Sparrow Beasley Minor Child, By Next Friend, Amy Rose Mollet Civil Action Case No. 8821 PUBLIC NOTICE BY PUBLICATION In accordance with Wyoming Statutes 1-25-103, notice is hereby given that a Petition for Name Change of Minor Child, Civil Action No. 8821 has been filed in the Wyoming District Court for the 6th Judicial District, whose address is PO Box 406, Sundance, Wyoming 82729, seeking to change the name of the minor child Nova Rae...
