Continuing the Crook County News Since 1884
Continuing the Crook County News Since 1884
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The Sundance Winter Festival may have attracted its largest crowd yet when it returned to Main Street on Saturday. After a couple of years of cancellations caused by a lack of snow, and a brief period in which its future was in question due to a lack of volunteers, organizer Tony Barton estimates that up to 3000 people attended, which was the biggest turnout he can remember. "I was really pleased at how well this community came together to get this event back downtown. I was fortunate to step in...
Due to delays caused by a backlog at the Wyoming State Hospital, the trial of Crook County native Ed Svoboda is now expected to begin in August. Svoboda will stand trial for murder in the first degree following the death of his wife in 2021. Svoboda has pled not guilty by reason of mental illness. An August, 2022 date was originally set for his trial. However, the case has experienced significant delays due to the necessity for an examination of his mental condition, which was to take place at the Wyoming State Hospital. At Svoboda’s a...
Sundance High School junior and talented flautist Branson Bankenbush traveled to Iowa this weekend to perform with the National Honor Band. The event is an opportunity to showcase the top-performing high school musicians in the United States. The process of being selected for the band was one surprise after another, he says, starting when his teacher, Teresa Preisner, let him know that she'd put his name forward. Next came the audition piece, for which Preisner told him she had selected a video...
Knee high to a pig's eye, Peggy Sue Garman was trying out her first rope. At seven, she began attending rodeo clinics in Belle Fourche. In high school, she made the National High School Rodeo team and reached the national finals. At Casper College, she competed with the Thunderbird Rodeo Team. At 22, she was among the first women to compete professionally in the breakaway event at Cheyenne Frontier Days. At 25, she broke the arena record at the same venue. And now, just about to turn 26, Garman...
Jessie Sachau Tschetter passed away peacefully at Friendly Horizons Assisted Living Facility in Summerset, South Dakota on February 16, 2023 at the age 97. Jessie was born in eastern South Dakota to Ernest and Cleo Tyler on November 23, 1925. She was the middle child growing up on the farm with her four siblings, Faye, Bill, Ernest and Clyde. After graduating from high school, she attended school in Omaha and got a job at the Black Hills Airport outside Spearfish, South Dakota, reporting the...
Thomas Allen VanLuvan will always be remembered for his courage during difficult times. Unfortunately, this time the pain was too difficult, and we lost Thomas during the night of February 14, 2023, at 21 years old in Sundance, Wyoming. Thomas was born May 6, 2001, in Spearfish, South Dakota. He grew up in Sundance and graduated from Hulett High School in 2019. Thomas had a passion for all things mechanical and labor related. He loved to learn the ways of the trade – something that was s...
Ronald Lee Gerry, 84, of Sundance, Wyoming, passed away Wednesday, February 15, 2023. Ronald was born January 18, 1939 in Sioux Falls, South Dakota, to Woodrow and Edna (Pathael) Gerry. He grew up on the family farm in Wentworth, South Dakota and graduated from Chester High School in 1957. On November 15, 1958 in St. Paul, Minnesota, Ron married the love of his life, Catherine Mehleis of Glenwood City, Wisconsin. They made their home in numerous locations including; Minneapolis, Rush City and Ca...
Funeral services for Willene Elsasser, 85, of Gillette, were held Tuesday, February 21, 2023 at New Life Church, with Pastor Mike Wilson officiating. Interment followed in Mt. Pisgah Cemetery. Reception followed in the Mt. Pisgah Community Room. Willene was in her home surrounded by her family when she was "welcomed into the arms of Jesus" on February 16. Willene Mae was born in Torrington, Wyoming to Grant and Elva (Dailey) Wonch. She was raised in Arnold, Nebraska and moved as a young lady to...
1 Years Ago March 1, 1923 B.E. Miller, the Carlile meat man, was in Sundance Saturday with a fine assortment of prepared sausage, which met ready sale. Mr. Miller stated he and William Zimmerschied have recently imported some fine turkeys from Iowa, the former a pair of Bourbons and the latter a Bronze Tom. Clerk E.F. Bell got home Monday from a week’s stay in Gillette, where he completed a transcript of the resurvey of the boundary between Campbell and Crook County. Recent legislative action defined the Nillson resurvey as the correct b...
Filling a need for functional plumbing and a dishwasher in the Sundance Senior Center kitchen, the Powder River Energy Foundation recently teamed up with Basin Electric to donate a total of $5000 to the center in Sundance. "The Foundation's mission is to demonstrate our commitment to the senior citizens organization in Sundance by helping improve their quality of service to their community," said Foundation Board President John Flocchini. "Because the community utilizes this fully functioning...
The snow may be coming down more often than it has over recent years, but the National Weather Service (NWS) is not predicting it will cause flooding when the spring arrives. According to the outlook for the Rapid City Hydrologic Service Area, the severe drought conditions that led into winter – along with lower streamflows and minimal frost – have reduced the chance for spring floods, despite the abundance of the snowpack. At this time, there is below average potential for flooding in northeastern Wyoming. The NWS predicts less than a 5% chanc...
We do in-town deliveries for people who are unable to make it into the library and we do curbside delivery for those who would prefer not to come inside. Just give us a call and we will get your books ready. Have you tried the Libby app to access digital content using your library card? You can get eBooks, audiobooks, and magazines right on your smart phones or tablets. Stop in today to find out more. Displays: Bronze Sculptures by Gary Shoop and “A Room for the Night: Roadside Lodging in Wyoming” by the Wyoming State Archives and Museum Lib...
CASPER — It’s unclear whether the Senate will get to debate the “Life is a Human Right” bill, the most ambitious and sweeping anti-abortion legislation the Wyoming Legislature has seen. Over a week after clearing the House in a 46-16 vote, House Bill 152 still hasn’t been assigned to a Senate committee for its first hearing in that chamber. Senate President Ogden Driskill, who is in charge of assigning bills to committees, told the Star-Tribune on Friday morning that he’s deliberating whether or not to bring the bill out of his drawer beca...
The end is in sight as we conclude the sixth week of the 2023 Legislative Session. This week, budget negotiations were finalized by members of the House and Senate, and we continue to debate many bills with important impacts on Wyoming. As always, as discussions on legislation continue, my thoughts are on what a bill’s outcomes will mean for House District 1. Here are some notable measures that are moving through the legislative process: Budget bill Although I am pleased with the savings f...
With just a couple of weeks left of the Legislative Session, I am happy to report that good, steady work continues at the Capitol. This has been one of the smoother legislative sessions I have been a part of, and we have mostly been able to work out problems without too much hassle. I hope the House and the Senate will keep on finding ways to work together and compromise. If that happens, there is a chance we will get all of our work done early and come home. Updates on a few key bills follow:...
In my last column, I addressed for you the many perils of being a British person who doesn’t have access to adequate cutlery. This week, I wish to address another failing of my culture’s culinary talents. It’s a simple confession, but a sad one: We’re bad at Mexican food. Things have changed since I hopped the ocean, but growing up there wasn’t a decent taco to be found on the island. Throughout my childhood, there was a complete lack of takeout and restaurant options, so it was not a cuisine we were familiar enough with to even make it for ou...
The Sundance Little Dribblers ended their dribbling season with a performance at halftime of the girls' varsity game on Friday. The group of student-athletes had practiced their dribbling skills twice a week for a month throughout the school year. Most improved dribblers were Samantha Helkenn and Ethan Sigel. Best Little Dribblers were Audrey Crawford and Thomas Maupin. Halftime of the boys' varsity game featured the two-ball dribblers, a group of student-athletes that have participated in the...
SHERIDAN — Distance education and in-person classes will soon be treated equally when it comes to how the state reimburses community colleges for the courses it offers. The legislation was among the first slate of bills signed by Gov. Mark Gordon during the current session of the Wyoming Legislature. “This bill removes any financial consequence for our community colleges offering courses via a certain modality,” Northern Wyoming Community College District President Walt Tribley said. “It is absolutely the right thing to do philoso...
The Sundance Lady Bulldogs closed out their regular season with a four-game winning streak, taking a 48-41 victory over the Tongue River Eagles. Opening play on Friday night, the Lady Eagles hit two three pointers right out of the gate and took the initial lead. The Lady Bulldogs struggled to put points on the board throughout the first quarter of play, but luckily their defense was able to hold the Eagles to seven points, keeping the score close. The momentum picked up for the Lady Bulldogs as...
Governor Mark Gordon signed the first bills to emerge from the 2023 session of the Wyoming State Legislature last week. Just three were originally slated to reach the governor’s desk on Wednesday, a number that had grown to 36 by the time he picked up his pen. By the end of the week, a total of 45 new bills had become law. The first was SF 023, the “Court Supervised Treatment Programs Act”, which transfers oversight of court-supervised treatment programs to the Wyoming Supreme Court. The governor praised this in a statement, calling it an ex...
Cody man charged with perjury CODY (WNE) — The Cody man charged in September for the alleged assault and battery of his pregnant girlfriend was charged Feb. 7 with one count of perjury after he allegedly asked his girlfriend to recant her statement to get the case dismissed. Travis William Rednour, 40, now faces imprisonment for up to five years, a fine of no more than $5000 or both, if convicted of perjury. That would be in addition to felony charges Rednour currently faces for aggravated assault and battery of a pregnant woman and the misdeme...
CHAPTER 6, SECTION 2 CONSRUCTION/MODIFICATION PERMIT - Department of Environmental Quality, Division of Air Quality PUBLIC NOTICE: In accordance with Chapter 6, Section 2(m) of the Wyoming Air Quality Standards and Regulations, notice is hereby given that the State of Wyoming, Department of Environmental Quality, Division of Air Quality, proposes to approve a request by Anschutz Exploration Corporation to operate one-hundred (100) portable compressor engines to consist of any combination of 1,895 hp Caterpillar G3606, 1,680 hp Waukesha...
WYOMING DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION CHEYENNE, WYOMING NOTICE OF ACCEPTANCE OF AND FINAL SETTLEMENT FOR HIGHWAY WORK Notice is hereby given that the State Transportation Commission of Wyoming has accepted as completed according to plans, specifications and rules governing the same work performed under that certain contract between the State of Wyoming, acting through said Commission, and Streamline Markings, Inc., The Contractor, on Highway Project Number B201034 & B201A01 in Albany, Carbon, Campbell, Crook, Johnson, Sheridan, Weston and Larami...
PUBLICATION FOR MINING PERMITS Public Notice Bentonite Performance Minerals, LLC of Colony, WY has filed a regular mining permit amendment application with the Land Quality Division of the Wyoming Department of Environmental Quality for the mining of bentonite in Crook County, Wyoming. The amendment area is located at the junction of Wyoming State Highway 112 and Crook County Road 200. The application may be viewed at the Cheyenne or the Sheridan Office of the Land Quality Division. The application will be readvertised for public comment prior...
STATE OF WYOMING COUNTY OF CROOK IN THE DISTRICT COURT 6TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT Plaintiff/Petitioner: Johnnie Ronco, vs. Defendant/Respondent: Joseph Ronco Civil Action Case No. DR-0010 NOTICE OF PUBLICATION NOTICE TO Joseph Ronco, DEFENDANT/RESPONDENT DEFENDANT/RESPONDENT’S CURRENT ADDRESS: unknown You are notified that a Complaint for Divorce, Civil Action No. DR-0010, has been filed in the Wyoming District Court for the 6th Judicial District, whose address is 309 Cleveland St., PO Box 406, Sundance, WY 82729 seeking dissolution of your m...
