Continuing the Crook County News Since 1884
Continuing the Crook County News Since 1884
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Speeding – (minor), Gillette, 93/75, $135; Collin F. Massie, Moorcroft, 90/80, $90; Trey T. Gibson, Gillette, 89/75, $115 Operate Overweight Without Permit (2001-4000) – Jeffrey E. Thomas, WA, $120; Eric H. Millett, SD, $120 Violate Legal Weight (2001-4000) – Scott R. Charlson, SD, $120...
Apr. 6 – Traffic stop. Paper service. VIN check. Two motorist assists. Civil assist. Business alarm. Two EMS requests. Animal complaint. Welfare check. Vehicle pursuit subject taken into custody in South Dakota. Request for fire department. Apr. 7 – Two traffic stops. Two paper services. Two VIN checks. Assisted Wyoming Highway Patrol. Booked in two subjects. Suspicious person report. Harassment report. Two EMS requests. Fire department request. Animal complaint. Apr. 8 – Five paper services. Business check. Apr. 9 – Traffic stop. Paper service...
Mar. 28 – House watch and business checks. Officer assisted EMS. Officer issued trespass warning. Six traffic stops. Mar. 29 – House watch and business checks. Two traffic stops. Mar. 30 – House watch and business checks. Officer assisted Public Health by delivering message. Officer investigated suspicious person at local business. Mar. 31 – House watch and business checks. Welfare check. Traffic stop. Apr. 1 – House watch and business checks. Two traffic stops. Apr. 2 – House watch and business checks. Officer assisted Sheriff’s Office. Offic...
Wyoming residents will have to prepare for a different reality in a post-coronavirus world, Gov. Mark Gordon said Wednesday. Gordon, speaking during a news conference just hours after the state confirmed its second death attributed to COVID-19, said state officials have already started discussing how the state will emerge from the restrictions that have forced the closures of schools and some businesses. “We are going to emerge into a new reality, a new economy,” he said. “Social distancing is not going to go away. We need to start think...
Support for the way both Gov. Mark Gordon and local governments are handling the coronavirus is high, according to a survey by the University of Wyoming. The results of the survey by the university’s Survey and Analysis Center were released Thursday as the number of coronavirus cases in the state grew by eight to total 296, with a recovery rate of more than 65%. The survey of 494 Wyoming residents, conducted Monday, is the second on coronavirus-related issues to be conducted by the Survey and Analysis Center. Of those polled, 76.1% approved of...
CASPER — Legislative leaders voted unanimously on Thursday to pursue several pieces of emergency legislation, all but guaranteeing the Wyoming Legislature will meet in its first special session since 2004. In a conference call with Management Council on Thursday morning, Gov. Mark Gordon outlined a tentative agenda for state lawmakers in the coming months to begin to immediately stabilize the state’s economy – which is projected to experience revenue declines anywhere between $555 million and $2.8 billion due to COVID-19 and an overseas price w...
The public health orders issued in March to slow the spread of coronavirus in the state will remain in place until at least April 30, Gov. Mark Gordon announced. Gordon’s announcement came as the number of coronavirus cases in the state continued to climb, but at a much slower rate than what was seen several weeks ago, increasing by eight over the weekend to total 313. Gordon, in a statement Friday, said because Wyoming residents have adhered to the public health orders and followed recommendations to stay at home as much as possible, the numbe...
The state will lift its restrictions on businesses and gatherings when it appears prudent to do so, Gov. Mark Gordon told a group of protesters at the state Capitol on Monday. Gordon’s talk with the “Rally for the Choice to Work” protesters came as the number of confirmed coronavirus cases in Wyoming grew to 317 with the discovery of four new cases in two counties. The protesters had gathered for a rally to encourage the state to lift the restrictions put into place in March to slow the spread o...
Four members of the Northern Arapaho Indian Tribe died this week as a result of the coronavirus, a tribal official announced Tuesday. Lee Spoonhunter, co-chair of the Northern Arapaho Business Council, confirmed the deaths, which occurred Monday. “It is with great sadness and a heavy heart that the Northern Arapaho Tribe confirms the deaths of four of our own who tested positive for the coronavirus COVID-19,” he said. “The Northern Arapaho Business Council offers a heartfelt condolences to the families of the loved ones.” Spoohunter added that...
