Continuing the Crook County News Since 1884
Continuing the Crook County News Since 1884
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Thrilled with the response to the broadband survey sent out across Crook County, Russ Elliott of the Wyoming Broadband Advisory Committee (WBAC) told the county commissioners on Wednesday that the model used to gather local responses will now be used across the state to build a clear picture of internet availability in Wyoming. “You guys were our beta test,” Elliott said, referring to the postcards and other forms of notice sent out to county residents asking them to participate in the survey. The response, he said, was “tremendous”. The spe...
An optimistic tom turkey struts his stuff at the mouth of the canyon on Monday. Longer days and warmer weather appear to have had a dramatic influence on the local turkey population’s courtship activity lately....
Range Telephone is reluctant to give a firm date for activation of its state-of-the-art fiber internet connections in Sundance. It's coming very soon, said Engineering Supervisor Shoots Veis, but he prefers not to risk disappointing customers considering the delays on the project so far. "This is as close as we have ever been," Veis told the county commissioners on Wednesday, estimating that the process of cutting accounts over from the old copper lines to the fiber will begin in May. Veis, the third person to take the helm, admitted that the p...
Local medical staff have been training alongside Black Hills Life Flight to improve transport protocols when a patient needs to be airlifted to another facility. “We’re doing more regular training with them to streamline hand-off with the ER providers and the Black Hills Life Flight crew and improve patient care and the timeframe for transports,” says EMS Division Chief Jay Kenealy, Crook County Medical Services District. The training includes all aspects of the hand-off procedure, he says, from...
At Tuesday’s regular meeting, the Sundance City Council considered two questions of protocol, one that relates to zoning and the other to city speed limits. The first question was raised by the Land Use Planning Committee’s monthly report, which included a request for a property on Cleveland Street. The zoning in that area is currently commercial, but there has been a residence on the property for many years. The owner requested that the city rezone so that the property has a permanent designation. If something should happen to the bui...
Whether or not the City of Sundance is responsible for repairing the top portion of the Canyon Road is a question likely to be brewing in nearby residents' minds. The melting snow has revealed significant damage to the asphalt but, while the city did the paving, the part of the road showing damage lies outside city limits. The question was raised at last Tuesday's council meeting, when Public Works Director Mac Erickson reported that the asphalt is crumbling and falling apart "past the point of...
Michael Jack Doll (Mike), age 63, passed away at his home in Lake Havasu City, Arizona on April 3, 2019. Mike had been living with a terminal illness for six years. A major stroke suffered on March 25 proved to be too much to recover from. Following the stroke, Mike was at University Medical Center, Las Vegas. Though the stroke had caused insurmountable physical problems, Mike was completely "with it" and able to speak. He spent the week reminiscing with loving family members. Mike was proud of... Full story
Services for Marilyn Millard are tentatively scheduled for Thursday, April 18. She passed away Monday, April 8. Please go to fidler-isburgfuneralchapels.com for time and location.... Full story
The Sundance City Council heard a recap of projects that have been implemented to improve the water system on Tuesday, as well as a potential roadmap for projects to come. Karla Greaser of Trihydro, city engineers, used the level one master study completed in conjunction with Wyoming Water Development (WWD) in 2013 as an anchor for her presentation. Sundance has participated in all three levels of the WWD project process, Greaser said. As is typical, this started with a fully funded level one study that takes an all-inclusive look at the...
Our books are often requested by other libraries through InterLibrary Loan. Most of these books go to libraries in Wyoming, and some go to libraries throughout the nation. We had a request last week from the New York Public Library in New York City for one of our Science Fiction books, “The Elvenbane” by Andre Norton! Library Programming: STORYTIME: Wednesdays at 10:30 a.m. April’s themes: “Food Fun”, “PAW Patrol—with special guests”, “April Showers” and “Easter with an egg hunt”. COWBOY CARNEGIES: WYOMING’S HISTORIC LIBRARIES exhibit at the...
Wyoming Food Bank of the Rockies and Farm Credit Services will hold a mobile pantry food distribution in Sundance, Wyoming, on Friday, April 26, from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. WFBR is planning to have enough food for 25 families. If you are in need or want to volunteer, join us at 108 N. 8th St. Parking Lot. WFBR will distribute approximately 10,000 pounds of food, the equivalent of 8300 meals, to Crook County families in need. For more information about this mobile pantry, please contact Katy Daves at (307) 290-0436....
These are Pinochle average scores for individuals as of March 25, 2019: Mary Jayne Jordan 5138 Gail Kaiser 4345 Jennifer Adams 4047 Jean Adams 4017 Lyle Brunson 3994 Larry Byrne 3902 Jacquie McInerney 3762 Shannon Weaver 3283 Vivian Brunson 3240 Barbara Byrne 3188 Carol Jordan 3160 Joann Salyer 3145 Kari VanLuvan 3107 Barbara Glick 1343 These are Pinochle average scores for couples as of March 25, 2019: Carol Jordan and Mary Jayne Jordan 8298 Gail Kaiser and Jacquie McInerney 8107 Jennifer Adams and Jean Adams 8064 Lyle and Vivian Brunson 7234...
1 Years Ago The Times April 9, 1919 George Sewell was in Saturday and drove out a new Buick Six care of the latest model, purchased from the Sundance Auto Company, dealers. To have $6,800,000 spent on Wyoming roads without raise in direct taxation is an appealing thing to a lot of folks. That’s what’s promised under a system already worked out to be approved or disapproved by citizens of Wyoming at special election April 22. Irve Richards and Joe Deckleman of the Bear Lodge spent Friday night in the city. They showed considerable int...
After disappearing from the radar for 18 months due to state funding cuts, Kathy Cluff is delighted to say that, “We’re back in the prevention business in Crook County”. Over the last few months, she has rebuilt her strategies to help the community avoid dangers such as alcohol, drugs and tobacco and to build a suicide prevention presence in this area. Regarding alcohol overconsumption in adults and underage drinking, the Training for Intervention Procedures (TIPS) trainer who was previously engaged in this area is also back in action, Cluff...
The City of Sundance will once again be issuing free landfill coupons to utility customers this year. The process was changed several years ago from a single “free landfill day” to give residents a longer period of time to bring their trash to the transfer station. The change was made, said Mayor Paul Brooks, because the day always seemed to conflict with an event such as graduation or Mother’s Day, or the weather decided it would be a good time to offer three days of rain. The coupon will again be valid for two months: May and June. “It s...
Editor: I’m writing in response to Mr. Reinhold’s letter last week in which he praises the generosity of liberals toward “the less fortunate.” Sadly, he’s not advocating giving his own money or those of his liberal friends as a charitable contribution. No, what liberals want is a LAW demanding that the government slice off some of everyone’s income and have it taken by force and redistributed. That is the liberal idea. Charity has always been a mainstay of the American ideal, not forced support for those we don’t even know. And Mr. Reinhold...
As a Navy veteran, I’m familiar with the heavy responsibilities and costs of making war. As an elected official sworn to uphold the U.S. Constitution, I’m also mindful that our Founding Fathers constitutionally authorized Congress to declare war, and Congress alone. Unfortunately, our federal government has strayed from that founding model during the interminable “War on Terror” in which we’ve been mired for nearly two decades, during which Congress has ceded its war-making authority to the ex...
achine in Gillette. The caller claimed they were from the IRS and said I was being charged with fraud. If I did not call the phone number they provided, my case would be brought to the courts. A few weeks later, I received another message supposedly from the Social Security Administration. Again, they said I was being charged with a crime and instructed me to call a phone number they provided. Thankfully, I knew both of these calls were not real and did not give any of my personal information. It is vital for everyone to know not to give...
It can come as a shock to realize your thoughts on a subject have been wildly different to those of your significant other for an entire decade, though the topic is so mundane that it’s never occurred to either of you that the other might think differently. The husband and I have picked our way through dozens of cultural differences, but every so often we stumble over a new one. The context of this disturbing revelation is that we are undergoing a renovation project. We’re moving entire roo...
Gillette to host curling championships GILLETTE (WNE) — Gillette will host the 2020 USA Curling Arena National Championships next spring at Cam-plex’s Spirit Hall, and the historic piles of rocks on West Second Street has something to do with it. The championships will be staged April 26-May 2, 2020. It will be the first time a major curling championship will be held in Wyoming, according to a press release. Rick Mansur, director of Campbell County Parks and Recreation, said it was a joint effort between his department, Cam-plex staff and the...
The Sundance Bulldogs travelled to Spearfish, in the beautiful weather, for their first meet of the season. With thirty-one teams competing in the Queen City Classic, the Bulldogs were up against some tough competition. Despite the odds, two Bulldog athletes placed and pre-qualified for state in their field events. Senior Tanner Hofland placed fourth at the Classic and prequalified for state in the discus, throwing 136-04. With this distance, Hofland is currently sitting third in the state for prequalified events. Joleen Pollat took fourth...
GILLETTE — The second round of public comments about the Campbell County School District considering arming educators for safety drew 30 people and 11 speakers Thursday evening. The district is using three armed educator listening sessions to gauge public sentiment in favor or opposing such a policy. One public session remains, and although there were more comments in favor of the measure Thursday, the number of those opposed also grew. The school district’s Safety Committee — trustee Toni Bell, Superintendent Alex Ayers and state Sen. Micha...
Strata Energy, Inc. (Strata) has again issued an 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 $16,000 to Crook County students. Students will have until May 1, 2019 to submit scholarship applications. For more information on Strata’s scholarship program, spe...
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Patrick LeFave of Moorcroft faces felony charges of strangulation and assault following an alleged incident in which he physically attacked a female victim who then locked herself in a room to contact law enforcement. A Sheriff’s Office deputy was dispatched to a residence in Moorcroft on March 27 at around 10:51 a.m. to respond to a report of a domestic issue. The call to 911 had been placed by a female who claimed she had been physically assaulted by LeFave. The caller allegedly stated that LeFave had grabbed her by the neck and pushed her ba...
