Continuing the Crook County News Since 1884
Continuing the Crook County News Since 1884
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Troy L Jensen passed away at his home March 18, 2020, surrounded by the love of his wonderful family. Troy’s story began September 1, 1965, in Laramie, Wyoming, as the oldest of three sons born to Gary and Peggy (Tschetter) Jensen. He was raised in Sundance, Wyoming, where he met and married his high school sweetheart Tammy (Durfee) Jensen on July 3, 1992. The love they shared is second to none. Their union brought two beautiful children into their life; Kaitlyn Marie and Hunter Lee Jensen. T...
Like the rest of the world, Crook County is navigating uncharted waters this week as COVID-19 continues its spread. As the streets grew emptier, businesses and government entities scrambled to continue offering service and Wyoming’s citizens joined much of the nation in a period of self-isolation. “It is an absolute fact that social distancing slows the growth of coronavirus disease,” Governor Mark Gordon said in a statement on Friday as he endorsed an order from State Health Officer Dr. Alexi... Full story
The State of Wyoming has completed a transaction to purchase a sizeable chunk of land within the Moskee, near the Grand Canyon area. The acquired land is estimated at around 4349 acres in size, around seven miles east of Sundance. The now-state owned land is accessible via the Moskee road and varies from steep forested canyons to meadows populated with native grasses and forbs. An estimated 90% is forested and Cold Springs Creek runs through the property. In 2018, the Office of State Lands and Investment (OSLI) Forestry Division was awarded $6...
Dillon Johnson learned to race before he figured out how to walk. Now 23 years old and an up-and-coming stock car racer, in the last year he has claimed the track championships in Gillette and Sheridan, the Wyoming State Championship and ninth place in the Wissota National Points Championship. Stock car racing is a lot like NASCAR, he says. “It’s basically the same thing: all we’re doing is turning left, but it’s on dirt.” It’s been a family tradition for three generations. His grandpa rac...
The Sundance Chamber of Commerce has launched a donation drive that will aim to support our local businesses during a time when so many of us remain in lockdown and a state order remains in effect that limits their ability to function. It’s also an opportunity for the community to support its hard-working essential personnel and support people who are out of work due to COVID-19 related layoffs. The idea is simple: donations from the community will be used to purchase gift cards from our local businesses. These will then be given to our m...
Kathy Lenz, Clerk-Treasurer for the City of Sundance, has earned the designation of Master Municipal Clerk (MMC), which is awarded by the International Institute of Municipal Clerks (IIMC), Inc. IIMC grants the MMC designation only to those municipal clerks who complete demanding education requirements and who have a record of significant contributions to their local government, their community and state. The International Institute of Municipal Clerks, founded in 1947, has 14,000 members throughout the United States, Canada and 15 other...
Our Thanks Family and Friends, Thank you for the many expressions of sympathy extended to our family after the loss of our beloved wife and Mother, Rose Zella. The kind words were comforting; the shared memories brought warmth to our souls and smiles to our faces. The food, the cards, the flowers, the house visits, the music and your attendance at her Celebration of Life were much appreciated. Thank you to the Ladies of the Good Shepherd Church and the Friends of the Crook County Library for the reception following the services. Thank you to...
Despite there being very little business as usual going on across Wyoming, Governor Mark Gordon has signed a number of bills into law since the 2020 Legislative Session drew to a close. Of those that have been signed, one in particular will likely see the Sundance City Council breathe a sigh of relief. The Omnibus Water Bill (construction) grants the city enough money to pay back Federal Emergency Management Agency funding that was used to re-site the Cole Water Storage tank in 2012 when it began falling off the hill. Several years later, FEMA...
1 Years Ago The Times March 24, 1920 Frank Simons of the Beulah country was transacting business in the county seat Monday. Mr. Simons is nearing the green grass season with practically no loss of livestock. He states the condition of winter wheat in his locality is very encouraging with prospect to date of a heavy yield, an encouraging outlook indeed. It is not only appropriate but very commendable that the Sundance Delphain Society is taking a leading part in helping to establish a public library in Sundance. The society is now busy with...
The District Judges who represent Crook County have issued general orders regarding how the courts will operate during the COVID-19 outbreak. The orders are an attempt to implement best practices as recommended by public health officials at the national, state and local level. According to a message from Judge Thomas Rumpke, as officials continue to update their advice and guidance, “We will adjust our order to protect the public’s health while still administering our justice system to the greatest extent possible”. The first general order... Full story
Mar. 13 – House watch and business checks. Three bar checks. Six traffic stops. Mar. 14 – House watch and business checks. Traffic stop. Mar. 15 – House watch and business checks. Traffic stop. Mar. 16 – House watch and business checks. Mar. 17 – House watch and business checks. Three bar checks. Five traffic stops. Mar. 18 – House watch and business checks. Three bar checks. Five traffic stops. Mar. 19 – House watch and business checks. Three bar checks. Five traffic stops. Mar. 20 – House watch and business checks. Three bar checks. Five tr...
Mar. 16 – Eight VIN checks. Two paper services. Civil assist. Finger printing done on three subjects for outside employment. EMS request. Mar. 17 – VIN check. Traffic stop. Eleven paper services. Civil assist. Motorist assist. Assisted Wyoming Highway Patrol. Booked in subject sentenced in court. EMS request. Fire department request. Mar. 18 – Five VIN checks. Seven paper services. Assisted EMS. Assisted Hulett Police. Assisted Wyoming Highway Patrol. Harassment call. Suspicious circumstances reported. Destruction of property reported. Remov...
Speeding – Andrea L. Wood, Moorcroft, 83/70, $110; Brandi D. Williams, Newcastle, 81/70, $100; Scott R. Tousignant, Gillette, 77/70, $84; Brittany R. Werner-Parker, Casper, 88/80, $86 Follow Too Closely – Robert A. Baker-Shafer, SD, $75 Drive While License Cancelled, Suspended or Revoked – Bryan D. Robert, Sundance, $200 Drive While License Suspended (2nd + offense) – Robert David Hilton, SD, $355, 180 days jail/130 days suspended, unsupervised probation through Sept. 6, 2020 False Report of Driver’s Record of Duty Status – Brian K. Manning,...
Crook County Seniors you may not realize it yet, but you are in good hands, the hands of Jenna Ellsbury. Jenna is the new Director of Crook County Senior Services and she is a woman you should get to know. If you get the publication of Senior Moments you will have read a little about Jenna but there is so much more. Jenna had been on the job two weeks, was getting acquainted with her staff at the office and in the Senior Centers throughout the county, was attending meetings, fielding phone calls, meeting the public, etc. etc., all the things...
So here I am, sitting at home and twiddling my fingers. As you may have noticed from the fact that you couldn’t come through our doors to renew your subscription, we at the newspaper have self-isolated as much as possible and we’ve all split up to work in different places so we can keep your news coming while this virus runs amok. Our plan, you see, is to have contingencies. We are aiming to avoid a situation in which all of us are contagious and nobody out in the community gets to read the wee...
The 65th Wyoming Legislature wound down late Thursday night (March 12). The session had four more days than a standard budget session and we needed them all to get through the year. As everyone is aware it has been a tough year for Wyoming's coffers and looks to be even tougher coming up. This year there were 256 house bills introduced and 97 of those became law. There were 142 Senate files and 70 of those became law. That is a 42% pass rate. The biggest bill in a budget session is the budget...
“And Nathanael said to him, ‘Can anything good come out of Nazareth?’ Philip said to him, ‘Come and see.’” (John 1:46). Come and see. We often look but rarely does one contemplate, behold and think on things. Our business, bustle, competing concepts and time are filled with that which has little meaning as it requires no commitment. Coming and going, going and coming seeing so much, but comprehending and understanding little. Like Philip, we will miss so much unless personally directed to “come and see.” The word “come” in the Greek is a sugges...
By Dan Nordberg SBA’s Regional Administrator and Amy Lea Wyoming District Director Wyoming’s small businesses are the fabric of our economy and their success is dependent on the ability to freely market products and services to communities across the state. As Americans face the new reality of “social distancing” measures, our local small businesses are bearing the brunt of that impact and are addressing serious concerns regarding declining customer traffic. In order to assist busines...
City Liquor Renewals RETAIL, BAR AND GRILL, GOLF CLUB AND RESTAURANT LIQUOR LICENSES FOR THE CITY OF SUNDANCE, 2020/2021 NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the applicants whose names are set forth below have filed applications for renewal of their Retail Liquor Licenses, Golf Club Liquor License, Bar and Grill and Restaurant Liquor Licenses, in the Office of the Sundance City Clerk, City of Sundance, County of Crook, Wyoming. The names of said applicants and the description of the place and premise which the applicants desire to use as the place of...
Bid WYOMING DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION LEGAL NOTICE INVITATION TO BID The Wyoming Department of Transportation will receive sealed bids in the Office of the Procurement Services Manager, 5300 Bishop Blvd., Building No. 6189, Cheyenne, Wyoming, 82009-3340, until 11:00 A.M., Mountain Time on April 16, 2020, at which time they will be publicly opened and read for FURNISHING JANITORIAL MAINTENANCE AT THE UPTON REST AREA. A MANDATORY Pre-Bid Inspection will be held at 2:00 p.m., Mountain Time on Wednesday, April 1, 2020 at the Upton Rest Area...
PETITION FOR TRUSTEESHIP IN THE DISTRICT COURT OF CROOK COUNTY, WYOMING SIXTH JUDICIAL DISTRICT IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OF CHANCE ENGLEBERT, A Missing Person. PR 5794 NOTICE OF PETITION FOR TRUSTEESHIP TO ALL PERSONS INTERESTED IN SAID ESTATE: You are hereby notified that on the 14th day of February, 2020, the Petition of Baylee Englebert, seeking to be appointed trustee of the estate of the missing person, Chance Englebert, was filed in the above-named Court. The Petition will be heard by the Court in the District courtroom on the 13th...
Settlement 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 Simon Contractors and its subsidiaries. The Contractor, on Highway Project Number 0602002 in Crook County, consisting of widening and the...
PROCEEDINGS OF THE BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS AT THE COURTHOUSE IN SUNDANCE, CROOK COUNTY, WYOMING Wednesday, March 18, 2020 3:00 o’clock p.m. Present for the special meeting were Chairman Kelly B. Dennis (per conference call), Vice-Chairwoman Jeanne A. Whalen, Member Fred M. Devish (per conference call) and County Clerk Linda Fritz. Present for the special meeting were Jeff Hodge, Tina Wood, Cindi Baudhuin, Tim Lyons, Larry Schommer, Rocky Courchaine, Jill Mackey, Becky Tinsley, Bob Smith, Mary Kuhl, Theresa Curren, Melanie Wilmer, Dr. L...
NOTICE OF POSTPONEMENT OF FORECLOSURE SALE Pursuant to the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development Mortgagee Letter 2020-04, dated March 18, 2020, as a result of the Foreclosure and Eviction Moratorium in connection with the Presidentially-Declared COVID-19 National Emergency, the Foreclosure sale originally scheduled for March 30, 2020, on the following described property is now postponed. LOT 12 OF PINE RIDGE ESTATES SUBDIVISION, CROOK COUNTY, WYOMING ACCORDING TO THE PLAT THEREOF RECORDED NOVEMBER 1, 1977 AS INSTRUMENT NUMBER...
PROCEEDINGS OF THE BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS AT THE COURTHOUSE IN SUNDANCE, CROOK COUNTY, WYOMING Monday, March 16, 2020 4:00 o’clock p.m. Present for the emergency meeting were Chairman Kelly B. Dennis (per conference call), Vice-Chairwoman Jeanne A. Whalen, Member Fred M. Devish and County Clerk Linda Fritz. Discussion was held on the Coronavirus and the need to appoint an Incident Commander. There was discussion on a resolution appointing the IC. The decision was made to watch the Governor’s live conference at 4:30 p.m. first before any...
