Continuing the Crook County News Since 1884
Continuing the Crook County News Since 1884
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The trial of Marty Smith began this week for charges related to the death of local man Doug Haar last August. Smith was arrested on several felony charges following the suspected homicide, all of which were associated with her alleged role as an accessory to the crime. A higher profile case than has been seen for a number of years in Crook County, Smith’s trial required District Court to call in a larger pool of potential jurors. A total of 100 members of the community were called to participate in the selection process. Due to the r...
For the first time in its five-year history, the Sundance Winter Festival was not blessed with sunshine or unusually warm temperatures on Saturday. Of course, that did little to dampen the spirits of the crowds who lined the streets determined to follow the commentators' advice to make sure they didn't go home that night hungry or sober. The crowd may have been smaller and the temperatures low, but the atmosphere was as festive as ever as revelers came from far and near to watch the ski joring...
The Wyoming Legislature has passed a new law that aims to reform campaign finance in the state by regulating for issues such as social media, political action committees and modern technology. Senate File 18, now Senate Enrolled Act 3, is just the second piece of legislation signed into law by Governor Mark Gordon, who took office in January. “During the 2018 Election Season, several campaign finance issues presented themselves. The advent of social media, the creative use of political action committees and the advancement of technology, requir...
CHEYENNE — The effort to end the death penalty in Wyoming was unable to get past conservative opposition Thursday in the state Senate. House Bill 145, sponsored by Rep. Jared Olsen, R-Cheyenne, was defeated on its first reading in the Senate on an 18-12 vote. Only the day before, the bill had passed out of the Senate Judiciary Committee on a 5-0 vote. One of the Senate co-sponsors, Sen. Brian Boner, R-Douglas, laid out the arguments for HB 145 during a floor debate Thursday, focusing on the financial cost for the state, the moral issues with g...
On March 18, 1939, Gaylord was born in Eagle Bend, MN on a dairy farm to John and Inez (Stevenson) Lenz. He lived there until after high school graduation and then married Jean Beckstrom in 1958. He was in business with his dad and brother Lowell selling grain dryers in four states plus had Ford and Allis Chalmers dealerships. In 1978, the Sundance KOA was purchased, moving his family here on April Fool's Day. Gaylord took a class for ground school to be a pilot and became a commercial pilot... Full story
Lewis Russell Wood, 85, of Hulett, Wyoming, passed away peacefully on Tuesday, February 12, 2019, at The Legacy Living and Rehab Center in Gillette, Wyoming. Lewis was born four miles west of Hulett on August 25, 1933. His parents were John C. and Myrtle (Lawrence) Wood. Lewis grew up in the Hulett-Sundance area and attended grade school in Hulett and The Government Canyon School in Moskee. The family moved to Spearfish, South Dakota, in 1948 so the kids could attend Spearfish High School and... Full story
Dr. Harmon E. Keyes, Jr., 91, of Cheyenne, Wyoming, passed away February 11, 2019. He was born September 8, 1927, in Globe, Arizona. After high school, he enlisted in the U.S. Army as a demolition specialist in September 1945 and was honorably discharged in July 1948. He received his Doctor of Medicine from the University of Tennessee in 1957, graduating Alpha Omega Alpha. He loved the cowboy lifestyle and left Arizona to become a "Country Doctor," practicing medicine in Riverton, Torrington... Full story
Matthew Mills, 38 of Gillette, passed away on February 15, 2019. Arrangements are pending.... Full story
1 Years Ago The Times February 19, 1919 The Fifteenth Wyoming legislature comes to a close on Saturday of this week. Prohibition legislation has consumed much of its time, but the Fifteenth session will go down in history as perhaps the most memorable and important of any to date if for no other reason than the enactment of house bill No. 1 by Representative Hardin, designed to make Wyoming the first woman's suffrage state and the thirty-seventh to ratify the federal amendment, dry as a bone....
With the cold weather and snow pack, customers in the office have been few and far between, but plenty of work has been occurring. Crook County Weed and Pest started the month by welcoming two new board members at our monthly board meeting. Vance Steedley and Wade Dennis were appointed by the Crook County Commissioners to fill two expired terms on the board. They both bring great new knowledge and ideas, and we are pleased to have both of them representing the county. The treatment window for using Rozol to poison prairie dogs is rapidly...
“SAVING THE PAST: PRESERVING HISTORIC BLACK HILLS CEMETERIES” program by Vern Davis RESCHEDULED! Now on Friday, February 22, at 7 p.m. in the Library Meeting Room. Library Programming: STORYTIME: Wednesdays at 10:30 a.m. February’s themes: “Play to Learn Stations” ON FEBRUARY 6, from 10 to 11:30, “Valentines”, “Kindness/Manners” and “Teeth”. ADULT CRAFT NIGHT: stay tuned! QUILTING AT THE LIBRARY: the 4th Monday of each month at 6 p.m. Not limited to quilting! Bring any UFO (UnFinished Object) to the library and work on it here. We have lots of...
Our Thanks Thanks to all who baked, priced, packaged, sold and bought baked goods for the Sundance Friends of the Library bake sale. Your generosity will help fund two new bookcases for the Wyoming Room in the Sundance Library. Thank You, Sundance Friends of the Library Our Thanks We would like to thank the Sundance State Bank, Sundance Times newspaper and Crook County Senior Service District for their support of the Winterfest Art Show and Sale. We also thank the patrons and artists for all their work and support of this year’s show. Crook Cou...
We would like to take the opportunity this week to say thank you to everyone who subscribes to this newspaper or purchases it each week from the shelves. Without support for journalism, this nation would be a different place indeed. The New York Times released the results of a survey recently that said 73 percent of news consumers in America who subscribe to a news source say it has never been more important to support quality journalism. It was this survey that launched the newspaper’s ad campaign called, “The Truth Is Worth It”, which aimed...
Distressing news from back home this week: my elementary school has gone into administration. An independent school in a converted family home, Buckholme Towers was the place that taught me how to pull off a straw sunhat and blazer while conjugating French verbs in a squeaky voice. Nobody seems quite sure what happened to this institution of my own learning. The announcement was made out of the blue last Friday, coming as a surprise even to the current crop of parents. I heard tell there is a...
Greetings from Cheyenne! This, the sixth week of the 65th General Session, saw the released of the Joint Appropriations Conference Committee Budget compromise. The final bill is a true compromise with neither Chamber getting exactly what it wanted and much of the final product ended up fairly close to the orginal recommendation from the Joint Appropriations Committee. The House continues to make great progress in considering Senate Files that have been sent to us. There have been many...
The Crook County Museum took ownership of a special piece of local history last week as the Sundance FFA chapter delivered the original banner that commemorated their organization's founding many decades ago. The donation is intended to mark a special occasion for FFA while preserving its long history in this area. "The FFA is in its ninetieth year this year and we got to looking and our original charter is still hanging in our classroom – it was signed in 1929," says FFA advisor Brian Kennah. "...
Editor's note: Michelle Butler is the daughter of Crook County resident Criss Neiman and the late Tim Crozier. GILLETTE - Kathy Berman cried for 20 minutes after seeing the text message. It was a Thursday night and she was tired. These days, she's always tired. She sleeps more than she's awake. It's what she's been used to for more than two years now. Exhausted, Berman was spending another night in when her daughter sent a text message with a photo. It was a picture of a cake. On the cake was a...
A substance that allegedly turned out to be marijuana, rather than the “hemp” product the suspect claimed, led to the arrest of an Oregon woman earlier this month on the interstate. Paige Imbrogno faces felony charges of possession and intent to deliver. On February 2, a Wyoming Highway Patrol trooper patrolling on I-90 near milepost 181 observed a vehicle allegedly traveling at 80 mph in the 75 mph zone. According to the trooper’s affidavit, he executed a traffic stop on the vehicle, which bore an Oregon license plate. On checking the drive...
Speeding – Sean P. Murphy, ID, 95/80, $120; Michael J. Sarver, Gillette, 96/75, $150; Sasha M. Dowis, Sheridan, 93/75, $135; Gary J. Argue, Gillette, 88/80, $86 Fail to Drive Vehicle Within Single Lane – Donald I. Parker, KY, $75 Weight Over Permit Limits (0-2000) – Allan R. Albright, TN, $70 No Driver’s Record of Duty Status – Justin J. Makowski, AZ, $175...
Feb. 9 – House watch and business checks. Three bar checks and five traffic stops. Two officers participated in a joint training with Crook County Sheriff’s Office. Feb. 10 – House watch and business checks. Assisted with traffic control to land Life Flight at Port of Entry. Assisted South Dakota DFS with juvenile currently staying in Sundance. Feb. 11 – House watch and business checks. Traffic stop. Feb. 12 – House watch and business checks. Assisted motorist with vehicle lock-out. Responded to alarm at local business. Everything found sec...
Gillette man sentenced to prison in string of attacks GILLETTE (WNE) — A Gillette man was sentenced Thursday to more than 10 years in prison for assaults on a puppy, his girlfriend and a fellow jail inmate. “This is a horrific series of events,” said District Judge Thomas Rumpke. “It’s bad enough that you tortured the animal…Then on probation you beat up a household member, and if that’s not enough, while in jail, you decided to – pardon the language, but there’s no other way to say it – beat the crap out of somebody.” In 2016, Santos pleaded...
SHERIDAN — A U.S. Supreme Court case involving elk killed in the Bighorn National Forest by a member of the Crow Tribe has implications far beyond the boundaries of the forest located in the north central part of Wyoming. Bill Yellowtail, a rancher from the Wyola area and former Montana state senator, gave a presentation Tuesday to employees of the Bighorn National Forest, outlining the background of the case and the variety of effects it may have. Yellowtail grew up on his family’s cattle ranch on the Crow Indian Reservation and his dau...
Q: What is a wildlife-friendly fence? A: To many people, a fence running through the rolling hills of Wyoming is nothing much to consider. But for wildlife, fencing matters for their survival. The term wildlife-friendly fence is a fence that is designed to contain livestock while still allowing wildlife to pass through without harm. There are many fence designs labeled as wildlife-friendly, but it is important that any fence design take into consideration how to keep some animals in while letting others cross. The friendliest fence for...
The Sundance High School wrestling team competed at the 2019 Regional Wrestling Tournament at Wright HS this past Saturday. The team finished in fifth place out of 11 teams in the event. Individually, the team qualified nine of their ten wrestlers to this weekend’s state tournament. Of the nine qualifiers, six of them placed in the top four at the regional event. Those who qualified include: Myles Stefanich, 113 lbs., 4th at regionals Owen Haiar, 120 lbs., 3rd at regionals Ben Tinsley, 132 lbs. Titus Schelling, 138 lbs., 3rd at regionals O...
Two-time all-state, all-conference former US -Patriots standout football players, Jerrett Schloredt and Tanner Hofland, recently signed their letters of intent to play football for the 2019 DSU Bluehawks. Both were offered a football scholarship and have to report August 9 for training camp....
