Continuing the Crook County News Since 1884
Continuing the Crook County News Since 1884
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INPUT SOUGHT AT COMMUNITY NATURAL RESOURCE CONSERVATION MEETING The Conservation District in Crook County is inviting the public and any agencies with an interest in conservation issues to participate in a Local Work Group meeting on Tuesday, April 2, 2024, at 10 am held at the Sundance State Bank Meeting Room, 207 N 2nd St, Sundance, WY. The purpose of this meeting is to receive input from local stakeholders that have an interest in natural resource conditions within these counties and provide feedback to the USDA Natural Resource... Full story
STATE OF WYOMING COUNTY OF CROOK IN THE DISTRICT COURT SIXTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT ESTATE OF DOUGLAS F. MEDNANSKY, Deceased. Probate Action No. CV-8973 NOTICE OF PROBATE TO ALL PERSONS INTERESTED IN SAID ESTATE: You are hereby notified that on December 4, 2023, the estate of the above named decedent was admitted to probate by the above named Court, and that Valynn Mednansky was appointed Personal Representative thereof. Notice is further given that all persons indebted to the decedent or to his Estate are required to make immediate payment to the Pe... Full story
IN THE DISTRICT COURT OF THE SIXTH JUDICIAL DISTRICT OF THE STATE OF WYOMING IN AND FOR CROOK COUNTY Docket No. 2024-CV-0009004 In the Matter of the Estate of CHARLES CLARENBACH, CHARLES C. CLARENBACH, AKA CHARLES CRAIG CLARENBACH, Deceased. NOTICE OF APPLICATION FOR SUMMARY DECREE OF DISTRIBUTION OF REAL PROPERTY NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that a sworn application has been made for a decree in the Sixth Judicial District Court in and for Crook County, State of Wyoming, establishing in John Clarenbach and Janet Blanks, aka Dr. Jan Blanks, aka Dr.... Full story
COUNTY AUDIT PUBLIC NOTICE The Crook County Financial Audit Report for the compliance year ending June 30, 2023 is available for inspection at the Crook County Clerk’s Office from 8:00 o’clock A.M. to 5:00 o’clock P.M., Monday through Friday, in the Courthouse in Sundance, Wyoming and also on the County website under Public Notices. Melissa Jones, Crook County Clerk Publish: March 14, 2023... Full story
Meeting Notice The Crook County Museum District Board will hold regularly scheduled meeting at 5:30 p.m. on Monday, March 18, 2024 at the West Texas Trail Museum in Moorcroft. Publish: March 14, 2024... Full story
STATE OF WYOMING COUNTY OF CROOK IN THE DISTRICT COURT SIXTH JUDICIAL DISTRICT Case No. 2024-CV-0009002 IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE ROBERT EDWARD FREEMAN, Deceased. NOTICE OF PROBATE TO ALL PERSONS INTERESTED IN SAID ESTATE: YOU ARE HEREBY NOTIFIED that on the 26th day of February 2024, a Verified Application Pursuant to W.S. § 2-1-205 for Decree of Summary Distribution for the Estate of Robert Edward Freeman, deceased, was filed in the Sixth Judicial District Court of Crook County, Wyoming by Petitioner Melanie Powell, individually. The... Full story
Counties like Crook may get to have a say in the U.S. Forest Service’s (USFS) new rules for old-growth forests after all. Earlier this year, the commissioners called for a rethink of the USFS’s plans to amend every national forest land management in the nation to create one overall strategy. In a comment letter, the county criticized the one-size-fits-all approach and failure to include local governments in the process. The new rules are expected to affect all National Forests in Wyoming, including the Black Hills. Dru Palmer, consultant for...
Three Cheyenne police officers on leave after suspect is killed CHEYENNE (WNE) — A call to the Cheyenne Police Department for a domestic dispute ended in the police killing the suspect Friday evening, CPD said in a news release Monday afternoon. The man was identified Monday as 47-year-old Cheyenne resident Patrick Flores. The shooting occurred Friday, March 8, when police officers were dispatched to calls for a domestic disturbance with a firearm, which the agency said was around 6:18 p.m. Dispatchers told police that he was “shooting the fir...
The annual enrollment period is open for Wyoming Game and Fish’s Access Yes Program. The program facilitates public hunting and fishing access on private lands or land-locked public lands while building the relationship between hunters, anglers and private landowners. Growing the Access Yes program is especially important in the Sheridan Region, as the region is primarily composed of private land. Through the program, a participating landowner and department personnel develop the terms of an agreement to allow hunting or fishing access on t...
Casper College officials have released the names of the 483 students who made the President’s Honor Roll for the 2023 fall semester. To qualify, a student must take at least 12 credit hours and receive a GPA of 3.5 or better. Crook County students on the list are: Jessee Driskill of Hulett, Rachelle Miller of Moorcroft and Kaela Lundstrom of Sundance. Casper College officials have released the names of the 386 students who made the Dean’s Honor Roll for the 2023 fall semester. The recognition is for part-time degree-seeking students, those tak...
Strata Energy, Inc. has issued its annual invitation to Crook County high school graduates to apply for Strata’s Community Energy and Opportunity scholarships. Strata scholarships are available to students graduating from a Crook County high school or Crook County accredited home-school program. Since the start of the scholarship program in 2013, Strata has awarded over $37,000 to Crook County students. Students will have until May 15, 2024 to submit scholarship applications. For more information on Strata’s scholarship program, specific eli...
PINEDALE - Two local women are alive and well thanks to the work of the Sublette County Sheriff's Office Unmanned Aircraft Systems drone pilots Sgt. Travis Bingham and Deputy Scott Campbell, other SCSO deputies and volunteers with Tip Top Search and Rescue. In two separate incidents about 23 days apart, two adult women – both with intellectual or developmental disabilities – disappeared from their homes ill-equipped for the snow and ice. One woman traveled three miles across Pine Creek, the New...
TORRINGTON - What has started out as a hobby has grown tremendously in popularity. Over the last few years, the number of drone operators has grown and the demand for drone services has steadily increased. "An unmanned aircraft system (UAS) is an unmanned aircraft (known as a drone) and the equipment necessary for the safe and efficient operation of that aircraft," according to the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) website. Kevin Parish has taken an interest in operating drones, and he recen...
POWELL - Unlike most high school kids, environmental photojournalist Julia Cook spent much of her free time in the basement of the Draper Natural History Museum stripping rotting meat from the skeletons of various animals; bears, wolves, mountain lions. A half-dozen years later, you can still find her there volunteering to do work many would turn their nose up to. "Sometimes it is a bit smelly," Cook said during a recent lecture at the museum. Cook was an intern with the Wyoming Game and Fish...
Crook County Natural Resource District (CCNRD) January 4th Regular Board Meeting Minutes CALL MEETING TO ORDER The meeting was called to order at 12:14 pm by Chairman Wayne Garman at the Sundance USDA Service Center. ATTENDANCE Board: Wayne Garman, Lily Altaffer, Kim Fundaun, Casey Devish, Wanda Burget Employees: Bridget Helms, Jessica Halverson, Sarah Anderson, Carmen Horne-McIntyre (Call) Guests: Keela Deaton, NRCS (Call) MONTHLY UPDATES A. NRCS Update Keela gave an update on NRCS office activities. The IRA Act Now funding has brought over...
Crook County Natural Resource District (CCNRD) February 6th Regular Board Meeting Minutes CALL MEETING TO ORDER The meeting was called to order at 12:06 pm by Chairman Wayne Garman at the Sundance USDA Service Center. ATTENDANCE Board: Wayne Garman, Lily Altaffer, Kim Fundaun, Casey Devish, Wanda Burget Employees: Bridget Helms, Sarah Anderson, Call: Jessica Halverson, Carmen Horne-McIntyre Guests: Keela Deaton, NRCS (call) MONTHLY UPDATES A. NRCS Update Keela said her office has 11 contracts currently, 8 forestry contracts planned and 4 CSP...
CROOK COUNTY LAND USE PLANNING & ZONING COMMISSION MINUTES AT THE COURTHOUSE IN SUNDANCE, CROOK COUNTY, WYOMING Monday, January 8, 2024 7:02 p.m. Present were Chairman, Morgan Ellsbury, Vice-Chairman, Randy Leinen, Member, Ralph Goodson, and Member, Dustin Buckmiller. Absent was Member, Mary Yemington. Guests in attendance were Collin Massie, Vince Waters, Kelly Dennis and Joe Baron. Vice-Chairman, Randy Leinen moved to accept the agenda as presented; Member, Ralph Goodson seconded, all ayes, motion carried. Vice-Chairman, Randy Leinen moved...
