Continuing the Crook County News Since 1884
Continuing the Crook County News Since 1884
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May 16 – House watch and business checks. Two bar checks. Four traffic stops. May 17 – House watch and business checks. Civil standby during child custody exchange. Two traffic stops. May 18 – House watch and business checks. Officer discovered open door on business; owner notified. VIN inspection. Officer assisted Wyoming Highway Patrol. Two traffic stops. May 19 – House watch and business checks. Two VIN inspections. Officers responded to report of smoke in town. Suspicious vehicle investigated. Three traffic stops. May 20 – House watch and...
RIVERTON — State Sen. Cale Case, R-Lander, lambasted his colleagues on the Joint Revenue Committee this week after the majority opposed drafting a bill to raise property taxes by 2%. It was the first major revenue-generating proposal the committee voted on during its two-day session last week in Lander, and it failed 8-6. “Is this a trend that everybody’s going to have on every revenue bill?” Case asked after the votes were tallied. “If so, how responsible are we being here? … Are we just all going to say no? This could be your most import...
CHEYENNE— HollyFrontier Corporation announced Monday that it will be laying off about 200 employees at its Cheyenne refinery over the next 18 months. The layoffs will come as part of the company’s plan to convert its Cheyenne oil refinery into one that processes diesel fuel from renewable materials. HollyFrontier CEO Mike Jennings said in a statement Monday that the challenges of high operating and capital costs, compounded by the effects of COVID-19, forced the shift in operations at the refinery. “We realize that this decision affects many...
Casper College implements buyout plan for longtime employees CASPER (WNE) – Casper College is offering thousands of dollars to entice its longtime staff members to retire as part of an effort to brace for looming budget cuts brought on by the state’s plummeting economic outlook. “As you already know, the fiscal picture for Wyoming has been altered dramatically over the past several months due to various pressures on the energy industry,” college president Darren Divine wrote to faculty in a letter obtained by the Star-Tribune. “These changes a...
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1 Years Ago June 2, 1920 J. Pluvius interfered to a very great extent in carrying out the Memorial Day program in Sundance Monday. The raising of the flag to the drenched breezes was of course and ever shall be a scene of majesty, and this part of the program was carried out, both in reveille and retreat. The procession in column to the cemetery was of necessity dispensed with, as was also the afternoon program at the club hall, the boys of the American Legion, holding a brief session there, however. Alf Meeks and family are in the city...
