Continuing the Crook County News Since 1884
Continuing the Crook County News Since 1884
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As a relatively mild morning broke, runners gathered at the courthouse on Sunday to take part in the annual fun run appropriately named "Freeze Your Fanny". Of the brave souls who ran the four-mile course, the first across the finish line this year was Casey Nauta of Spearfish, SD, with a time of 25:57, followed by Harley Riveria in 26:01 and Justus Funk in 26:02. Nauta was the first place finisher in the male division, while Mandi Meredith-Dunlop of Salt Lake City, UT, age 41, was the first...
Months of work and discussion have culminated in a proposed new salary policy for the county. If approved, the Crook County Compensation Plan will alter the way in which employee salaries and raises are determined. After taking time to review the new policy, the county commissioners plan to hold a public hearing on April 5 at 2:30 p.m., at which time they will consider whether to adopt it. A salary matrix that helps place employees in the correct role at the right pay level is something elected officials have been trying to put in place for...
Cupid's arrows were pointed at Crook County seniors this Valentine's Day. Family Dollar, many volunteers and Crook County Senior Services, Inc. partnered up to disperse 250 Valentine's Day balloons and homemade valentines. Family Dollar customers purchased the balloons in Sundance. They sold out in just a few days. The staff blew up the balloons and had them all ready for Crook County Senior Services to disperse. The valentines were made in the centers, at home by volunteers, and a local 4-H...
The Wyoming Public Service Commission (PSC) has granted permission for Powder River Energy (PRECorp) to increase its Cost of Power Adjustment (COPA) by $1,386,882 per annum to reflect a change in wholesale power costs. The effect of this will be a modest increase to residential monthly bills. In a second filing, the cooperative has also been given permission to increase the discount offered to members who have permanent electric resistance heat or electric heat pump space heating systems. COPA COPA is the mechanism by which the cooperative...
Governor Mark Gordon struck an optimistic note in his State of the State speech on Monday, delivered as the Wyoming State Legislature gathered to open its 2022 session. Touching on a range of topics from economic resilience to the future of education, Gordon was defiant in the face of the challenges Wyoming has faced over the last couple of years and focused on growth towards a better future. “Together, we’ve emerged stronger, more engaged and better equipped to tackle new challenges and seize fresh opportunities,” he began. Gordon share...
Sundance Community Handbell Choir hosted Super Bell Saturday X Read and Ring on January 29. The simultaneous event was held in five states and was sponsored by Area 11 Handbell Musicians of America, on which Janet Lake serves as a board member. Handbell ringers from Sundance, Upton, Spearfish, Summerset and Rapid City attended the sight-reading session, with music provided by Jeffers Handbell Supply. The 16-member mixed choir was directed by Mike Beason (Rapid City), Babs Elving (Spearfish and...
Funeral services for Clarence Elkin, 81, of Salmon, Idaho, originally of Taylor, North Dakota, are pending with Stevenson Funeral Home in Dickinson, North Dakota. Clarence passed away February 7, 2022 in Salmon. Remembrances and condolences may be shared with the family at stevensonfuneralhome.com...
Fern Ilene (Cordingly) Blakeman, of Sundance, Wyoming, passed away at Crook County Long Term Care on February 12, 2022. Fern was born November 5, 1934, to Vernie and Florence Cordingly in Upton, Wyoming. She was the eighth of nine children. She grew up on the family ranch just south of Upton and graduated from Upton High School. On June 16, 1952, Fern married Kenneth Blakeman of Moorcroft, Wyoming. To this union, six children were born. The couple lived in Moorcroft, then Lawton and Kalamazoo,...
A graveside service will be held at 1 p.m. at Mt. Moriah Cemetery at Sundance, Wyoming, on Wednesday, February 16, 2022, for Robert Glenn Walkinshaw, aged 98. Robert (or Ol' Bob, as he called himself) succumbed to a stroke at Crook County Hospital at 7:20 p.m. on February 9, 2022. There will be an informal gathering of friends and family after the service at the Sundance Church of Christ, 369 US-14, Sundance (West end near I-90). He was born on March 21, 1923 at Uva, Wyoming, a small...
Dear NP, I have been a smoker for over 20 years. I talked to my doctor, and he wants me to take Chantix. What is the safest way to stop? What are the side effects of the different “stop-smoking” medications such as the patch and Chantix? Are there any other alternatives besides drugs? Dear Reader, Congratulations on taking steps to stop smoking. It’s not a simple thing to do. Tobacco cravings and the urge to smoke can be challenging to overcome. Quitting smoking reduces your heart disea...
Queen Elizabeth II celebrated 70 years of reigning over the British people with a trip down memory lane. It was a reminiscence, in fact, that took her all the way back to dinnertime on her first day as head of state. All the way back in 1953, two ladies were charged with coming up with an idea for a new and exciting dish that could be served at the coronation banquet. All manner of foreign dignitaries had been invited, so it needed to suit a wide range of palates (it had to be flavorful, but...
Too few of us remain untouched by the issue of suicide, especially at a time when Wyoming consistently tops the rankings of suicides per capita. On the other hand, all of us have the capacity to step in and potentially save a life. Next week, the Be Well Coalition is offering the first chance of the year to become a “gatekeeper” able to recognize the warning signs of a suicidal person, intervene effectively and direct them to the best resources available. QPR stands for “Question, Persuade, Refer”. This free, two-hour training session will be...
With approximately $200,000 of American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) funding left to spend and another installment of just under a quarter million dollars expected later this year, the county has been working to devise an application process for entities with projects they believe are eligible for pandemic-related funding. The Crook County Commissioners have scheduled a public hearing on April 5 at 4 p.m., at which time they will hear comments on the application form that has been devised, which details the requirements to both request and award the...
The commissioners are set to decide whether to officially approve the county’s new socioeconomic supplement after a public hearing on March 1. The supplement will be attached to the recently adopted Natural Resource Management Plan with a focus on the impact of natural resources on the health of Crook County. Prepared by DJ&A of Missoula, the supplement was funded by the state through the same program that was used to create the natural resource management plan itself. Like the plan, the supplement can be used in the future to negotiate with f...
A Gillette woman has been given a suspended sentence on felony possession charges after marijuana was found during an investigation into a vehicle fire in Beulah. According to court reports, a Crook County Sheriff’s Office deputy spoke with Jennifer Archer while investigating a vehicle fire at Stateline Station on May 1, 2021. She was identified by the expired paper copy of her temporary Wyoming identification card. While speaking with Archer, the deputy allegedly detected the smell of raw marijuana and asked her if she was carrying any. A...
A Texas woman has been bound over to District Court on felony theft charges. Merinda Fisher allegedly stole a vehicle from Grossenburg Implement in Sundance and drove to South Dakota, where she was seen driving the vehicle away from a truck stop. On November 7, 2021, a Crook County Sheriff’s Office deputy was dispatched to a local business on a report of two stolen vehicles, both with the company’s logos and decals on them. Prior to the report, the deputy reports that he had been with an abandoned vehicle with Texas plates parked across the roa...
Speeding – Tymmrie Rainbolt-Souder, Gillette, 87/75, $130; Patricia Welch, TN, 88/80, $101; Dwight Metcalf, AZ, 90/70, $160; Patrick Sheldon, Upton, 83/70, $125; Austin Seidel, SD, 106/70, $240; Michael Fudali, IL, 88/75, $125; Tessa R. Garman, Sundance, 84/65, $155; Joshua G. Pfeifle, Gillette, 91/80, $115; Tarra Lee Pudwill, SD, 93/75, $150 Vehicle Off Road – Tyson S. Tanninen, SD, $250; Duane Franklin Haney, Gillette, $250 No Seat Belt (driver) – Tymmrie Rainbolt-Souder, Gillette, $25 Fail to Drive Vehicle Within Single Lane – Makayla...
CASPER — Wyoming lawmakers were set to convene Monday for a budget session. But the to-do list this time around is longer than normal. The Wyoming Legislature is tasked with crafting a two-year financial plan for the state, something that is a necessity every budget session. But along with that, lawmakers must decide ow to spend a half billion dollars in relief aid while redrawing the state’s legislative map as part of the once-a-decade redistricting process. The 20-day budget session happens every even-numbered year. This time around, the Legi...
Man killed in wreck near Laramie CHEYENNE (WNE) — Speed is being investigated as the possible cause of a fatal crash that occurred Friday morning around milepost 326 on Interstate 80 east of Laramie. At 9:34 a.m., Wyoming Highway Patrol troopers were notified of a one-vehicle rollover. A 2008 Chevrolet Silverado was headed west on I-80 when the driver lost control of the vehicle, entered the median and overturned. The roadways were slick with snowfall at the time of the crash. The driver has been identified as 49-year-old Selma, California, r...
February 1, 2022 The Town Council met this day in regular session at 7:00 p.m. with Mayor Paul Brooks presiding. Roll call was taken by Mayor Brooks with Council Members Joe Wilson, Callie Hilty, Brad Marchant present. Randy Stevenson, present by phone. COUNCIL MEMBER MARCHANT MOVED, COUNCIL MEMBER WILSON SECONDED a motion to approve the Consent Agenda. All Ayes, MOTION CARRIED. AMERICAN SAFETY ASSOCIATES OF COLO-FIRE-EQUIPMENT $402.50; AT&T WATER-MISC, GARBAGE-TELEPHONE, MAYOR-MISC $175.37; B & B VALLEY SCALE SERVICE & SALES $2337.50; CASELLE...
BEFORE THE OIL AND GAS CONSERVATION COMMISSION OF THE STATE OF WYOMING The Wyoming Oil and Gas Conservation Commission (WOGCC) will meet at 9:00 A.M. on Tuesday, March 8, 2022, and WOGCC Examiners will meet beginning Monday, March 7, 2022, and subsequent days between the hours of 8:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m., to consider the following matters at the office of the State Oil and Gas Supervisor, 2211 King Boulevard, Casper, Wyoming. DOCKET NO. / APPLICANT / MATTER / S-T-R / FORMATION / COUNTY 219-2022 / Hudson Group / 80-Acre D&S Unit / 21.22-53-68 /...
STATE OF WYOMING COUNTY OF CROOK IN THE DISTRICT COURT SIXTH JUDICIAL DISTRICT PROBATE NO. 5874 IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OF JUDITH ANNE HENKEL Deceased. NOTICE OF PROBATE OF ESTATE TO ALL PERSONS INTERESTED IN SAID ESTATE: You are hereby notified that on the 3rd day of February, 2022 the estate of the above-named decedent was admitted to probate by the above-named court, and that William Holme and E. Jeannée Nunn were appointed Co-Personal Representatives thereof. Notice is further given that all persons indebted to said decedent or to...
PROCEEDINGS OF THE BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS AT THE COURTHOUSE IN SUNDANCE, CROOK COUNTY, WYOMING Thursday, February 10, 2022 10:00 o’clock a.m. Present for the special meeting were Chairman Kelly B. Dennis (via conference call), Vice-Chairwoman Jeanne A. Whalen, Member Fred M. Devish (via conference call) and County Clerk Linda Fritz. Jeanne moved to approve revised applications for the Federal Natural Resource Policy Account (FNRPA) Funding for the BLM Resource Management Plan Revision and the Black Hills National Forest Plan Revision a...
With the season winding down, it was a light week for the Sundance Lady Bulldogs basketball team, competing in only one conference game this past week. Going up against the Big Horn Rams for the third time this season, the Lady Bulldogs walked away with a commanding 51-36 conference victory. It was the second quarter that proved to be the game changer for the Lady Bulldogs, who outscored the Lady Rams 20-7 and went into the halftime break with a 29-14 lead. The scoring for both teams played out very evenly throughout the second half but the...
This past Thursday, a depleted squad of only three healthy Sundance wrestlers were able to compete at the Powder River Conference meet in Hulett. Those competing were 108 lb. Zac Duvall 4-1 on the day for a second-place finish, Karter Mayberry 120 lbs. 4-1 on the day for a second-place finish and Jayden Keller 2-3 on the day for a fourth-place finish. This Friday, the Bulldog grapplers will host the Eastern regional meet (ten teams) for a chance to qualify next weekend in Casper at the State...
