Continuing the Crook County News Since 1884
Continuing the Crook County News Since 1884
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IMPORTANT NOTIFICATION CROOK COUNTY WEIGHT RESTRICTIONS TAKE EFFECT APRIL 2023 The Crook County Board of Commissioners have put into effect Spring Weight Restrictions on the following pavement surface roads. The following roads will be posted, six (6) ton per axle weight limit. Restriction on the following roads will go into effect @ 8am, April 8, 2023 • Moskee County Road #207 from Interstate I-90 to the end of pavement (approximately six (6) miles) • Pine Ridge County Road #205 from Interstate I-90 to end of pavement • Old Sundance Road...
Probation recommended for man accused of pointing rifle from car GILLETTE (WNE) — The man accused of pointing an AR-15-style rifle at a car full of people after cutting them off reached a plea deal that recommends probation on reduced charges. Christen H. Best, 18, pleaded no contest March 15 to amended counts of possession of a deadly weapon with unlawful intent, a felony and misdemeanor reckless endangerment. District Judge James M. “Mike” Causey accepted and withheld judgment on the felony plea and found Best guilty of the misde...
JACKSON – A group of intervenors hoping to defend Wyoming’s new abortion ban has grown from three to four, with Wyoming Secretary of State Chuck Gray joining two lawmakers and an anti-abortion advocacy group. The intervenors are arguing that the Attorney General’s Office is offering “inadequate representation” for their interests by defending the ban on “legal grounds alone” and that allowing them to introduce evidence will expedite the case. The proposed intervenors — state Rep. Rachel Rodriguez-Williams who sponsored the ban, R-Cody; state R...
The Devils Tower Natural History Association is pleased to announce we will be offering two monetary, one-year scholarships, in the amount of $1000 each. Application forms may be obtained from Crook County school counselors or by contacting DTNHA at PO Box 37, Devils Tower, WY 82714, by calling 307-467-5283 x 631 or by email, from Executive Director Sandra Mooney at: [email protected]. Below are the qualifications for the scholarship: • The applicant must be enrolled as a full-time student in one of Crook County’s high sch...
The State of Wyoming does an American Dream Essay Contest and these students were the winners from Sundance high school. Their essays were based on the Cowboy Ethics and what they find most important in their own lives. Rachelle Miller's essay, "Do What Has to be Done" received $100 for third place and Danielle Homola's essay, "Live Each Day With Courage" received $200 for second place. Jesse Harmon's essay "Love Ethics" received first place and $300. He will attend an awards luncheon in Casper...
Self-measured blood pressure monitoring kits are now available for checkout at libraries in Hulett, Moorcroft and Sundance. The kits are offered through a collaborative pilot project among the Wyoming Center on Aging (WyCOA) at the University of Wyoming, the Wyoming Department of Health's Chronic Disease Prevention Program and the Crook County Public Library System. The kits, available in both English and Spanish, include an automated home blood pressure cuff; blood pressure logbooks;...
