Continuing the Crook County News Since 1884
Continuing the Crook County News Since 1884
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Warren Peak is resplendent with wildflowers this week thanks to rainy spring days across the area. According to the National Weather Service, June 9 and 10 brought over an inch to many places. A total of 1.05 inches were recorded near Alva during that time period, for instance....
Retired world champion bronc rider Tom Reeves told the Sundance City Council last week that he is planning to bring his youth program to the county fairgrounds, promising to offer an economic boost to the community alongside a “rite of passage” opportunity for local kids. Reeves told the council he began the Wild Horses Building Champions program in 2018. The next year, he said, saw the group host 53 events from Oregon to New York. The event includes a professional rodeo, sanctioned by the Professional Rodeo Cowboys Association, that aims to...
The Sundance City Council has taken the necessary steps to direct the Crook County Sheriff’s Office, with whom the city contracts for law enforcement coverage, to enforce certain city ordinances while appointing a special municipal officer to issue civil citations. The council has been working towards this goal since last year, with the intent of having deputies enforce a select number of ordinances while leaving the civil ones to Public Works Director Mac Erickson as the city’s enforcement officer. Sheriff Jeff Hodge met with Council Member Jo...
Those hoping to celebrate the Independence Day holiday in style this year have now been officially granted approval to do so. The Sundance City Council has passed a resolution to permit fireworks within the city limits throughout the holiday period this year. However, the resolution cautions that the Sundance Fire Chief has the authority to deem that conditions are too dry for fireworks at any time. If conditions remain favorable, fireworks will be allowed between Sunday, July 2 and Tuesday, July 4 between the hours of noon and 11...
A Celebration of Life for Roderick Walter Hancock (June 28, 1937-April 19, 2023) will be held from 5-9 p.m. on Saturday, June 24 at the Circle Lounge, 508 State Street, Belle Fourche, SD. Food will be served and children are welcome. Please take this opportunity to share a funny story, activity or experience with Rod! A full obituary was previously published....
James Louis "Lou" Castor 72 of Sundance, Wyoming, passed away on June 11, 2023 in Billings, Montana, following a brief illness. Lou was born on March 2, 1951 with his early years growing up in Spearfish ultimately graduating from Lead High School in 1969. His career spanned 43+ years with Ainsworth-Benning Construction as a job superintendent. His passions were hunting, trap shooting, his garden plus an occasional beer in the shop. He is survived by his wife, Denise; children, Charlie, Carrie...
Kids and their carers from Kid Prints visited City Hall on Tuesday morning to deliver a poster covered in little handprints to thank the council and city staff for their recent support. The council opted last month to pay off the note on the daycare building to avoid an increase in rent and replenish Kid Prints' coffers in the amount of $4000 to assist during a tough financial time that was partly caused by high heating costs during the tough, cold winter. The group visited during a walkabout...
June 5 – Seven VIN checks. Five traffic stops. Two information. Two EMS pages. Two assists to another agency. Two fingerprints. Found property. Alarm. Welfare check. Business check. House watch. June 6 – Seven VIN checks. Two traffic stops. Paper service. Four welfare checks. Three assists to another agency. Prisoner transport. Two business checks. Accident. Citizen assist. Traffic hazard. Two house watches. June 7 – Five VIN checks. Four traffic stops. Paper service. Theft. Welfare check. Prisoner transport. EMS page. Three fingerprints. House...
Speeding – Saige Reed, Moorcroft, WY, 79/70, $103; Mary Percifield, Moorcroft, WY, 87/75, $130; Mark Gerard Walter, Whitewood, SD, 81/65, $140; Laurel Sherburne, Alstead, NY, 90/80, $105; Kayla Jones, Gillette, WY, 87/75, $120; Kane A. Girlinghouse, Dry Prong, LA, 86/80, $82; Scott Ross, Lacey, WA, 88/55, $235; Charles C. Harless, Moorcroft, WY, 86/80, $97; Brady Drolc, Belle Fourche, SD, 96/70, $190; Nathan Thomas Baker, 69/50, $165; Edy Hernandez, Wright, WY, 104/80, $180; Samuel Louis Costalez, Sheridan, WY, 63/50, $135; Trenton Collins, S...
This summer, Field Appraisers from the Crook County Assessor’s Office will be conducting area sweep reviews in the City of Sundance. They will be taking photographs and verifying measurements of all buildings from the exterior of them. They will be wearing vests with “Appraiser” printed in bold on the back. They will also be knocking on all doors to verify if anyone is home, to let them know what they will be doing. A door hanger with office contacts and information will be left if no answer. They do not go inside any buildings during norma...
1 Years Ago June 21, 1923 A.E. Hoyt is offering the John Martin ranch for sale at public auction on July 10. The property consists of 400 acres on Soldier Creek, and is a fine location for stockraising and lumbering. The Moorcroft elevator was totally destroyed by fire Sunday afternoon from causes unknown. The loss amounts to about $8500. The elevator was the property of H.G. Weare and in the charge of P.J. Scott. 75 Years Ago June 17, 1948 Nominating petitions for three candidates for positions as trustees for the high school in District...
The City of Sundance hopes to upgrade its outdoor rec area, starting with an overhaul for the basketball courts. Ultimately, the council hopes to secure funding to update its courts for three different sports, also including pickleball and tennis. The basketball court will come first, explained Public Works Director Mac Erickson last week, due to a request from Crook County School District. “The school has approached me on upgrading and rehabbing the outdoor basketball court to allow the element...
The Sundance City Council has come to the realization that it needs a solid policy on providing utilities to landowners whose property is outside of town limits. On the one hand, the council did not consider a request from a local resident to provide water to his home in the canyon area to be unreasonable. On the other hand, Public Works Director Mac Erickson and Karla Greaser of Trihydro, City Engineers, are concerned about the “can of worms” that granting this request might open. Until a pol...
Dear Editor, If you don’t have a gun, here is a way to ruin someone’s plans for you. Wasp and hornet spray typically shoots 20 to 30 feet and is a lot more accurate, while the pepper or mace spray, they have to get too close to you and could overpower you. The wasp spray temporarily blinds an attacker until the police arrive or they can get to the hospital for an antidote. Wasp and hornet spray is easy to find and more effective than mace or pepper spray and doesn’t attract attention like a can of pepper spray would. I keep a can in my car,...
You may have noticed in the news this last week that the “special relationship” between my homeland and yours has once again been strengthened. President Joe Biden and Prime Minister Rishi Sunak appeared together on Thursday to announce the Atlantic Declaration, tying our two countries together more tightly than ever before. Whatever one might think of the two leaders and their administrations, I have strong ties to both countries and would have difficulty faulting either one of them for thi...
We do in-town deliveries for people who are unable to make it into the library and we do curbside delivery for those who would prefer not to come inside. Just give us a call and we will get your books ready. Have you tried the Libby app to access digital content using your library card? You can get eBooks, audiobooks and magazines right on your smart phones or tablets. Stop in today to find out more. DISPLAYS: Mickey Mouse by Janel Couture. LIBRARY PROGRAMMING: CROOK COUNTY LIBRARY BOARD meeting Thurs., June 29, at 1 p.m. in Sundance. CROOK...
Temple Grandin to speak in Sheridan in support of new nonprofit SHERIDAN (WNE) — Temple Grandin, a prominent figure in both the agriculture and autism communities, is coming to Sheridan in July to help raise funds for a new local nonprofit. Grandin is an advocate for the humane treatment of livestock. According to her website, around half the cattle in the U.S. are handled in facilities she designed specifically to reduce stress on animals before slaughter. A professor of animal science at Colorado State University in Fort Collins, Colorado, sh...
Aladdin Water District Proposed Budget 2023-2024 Fiscal Year Annual Monthly Monthly Fiscal Year July 2023 June 2024 Total Insurance $ 50.00 $ 50.00 $ 600.00 Legal Notices $ 11.25 $ 11.25 $ 135.00 Miscellaneous $ 36.42 $ 36.42 $ 437.00 Office Supplies & Postage $ 5.25 $ 5.25 $ 63.00 Professional Fees $ 145.00 $ 145.00 $ 1,740.00 Utilities $ 62.50 $ 62.50 $ 750.00 Water Purchase from State of WY $ 91.67 $ 91.67 $ 1,100.00 Water Repairs & Maintenance $ 20.83 $ 20.83 $ 250.00 Water Testing $ 25.00 $ 25.00 $ 300.00 Total Expenses 5,375.00 2023-2024...
STATE OF WYOMING COUNTY OF CROOK IN THE DISTRICT COURT 6TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT IN THE MATTER OF THE CHANGE OF NAME OF Carmen Elisa Richards, Petitioner Civil Action Case No. 8959 NOTICE OF PUBLICATION You are hereby notified that a Petition For Change of Name, Civil Action No. 8959, has been filed on behalf of Carmen Elisa Richards in the Wyoming District Court for the 6th Judicial District, whose address is 309 Cleveland, Box 406, Sundance, WY 82729, the object and prayer of which is to change the name of the above-named person from Carmen...
IN THE DISTRICT COURT OF THE SIXTH JUDICIAL DISTRICT WITHIN AND FOR CROOK COUNTY, STATE OF WYOMING IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OF: TERRENCE L. KING a/k/a TERRY KING, Deceased. Civil No. CV-8962 NOTICE OF APPLICATION FOR SUMMARY DISTRIBUTION OF REAL AND PERSONAL PROPERTY Notice is hereby given that an Application for Summary Distribution of Real and Personal Property has been filed in the District Court, Sixth Judicial District, Crook County, Wyoming, by Dennis King, Michael King, Yvette Kirkman f/k/a Yvette King, Patrick King a/k/a Pat King...
NOTICE OF APPLICATION FOR A COUNTY MALT BEVERAGE PERMIT Notice is hereby given that on the 19th day of May, 2023, Saryls Properties LLC dba Devils Tower View filed an application for a County Malt Beverage Permit located at 476 Highway 24 Devils Tower, WY, in the office of the Crook County Clerk. Protests, if there be any, against the issuance of this license, will be heard at 9:00 o’clock a.m. on June 19, 2023 in the Commissioner’s Room at the Courthouse in Sundance, Wyoming. Dated this 6th day of June, 2023. Melissa Jones Crook County Cle...
City of Sundance, Wyoming ORDINANCE NO.1, 2023 AN ORDINANCE APPROPRIATING MONEY FOR THE 12 MONTH PERIOD BEGINNING JULY 1, 2023 AND ENDING JUNE 30, 2024. BE IT ORDAINED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SUNDANCE, CROOK COUNTY, WYOMING: SECTION 1: GENERAL CARRYOVER FINAL Reading GENERAL CHECKING ACCOUNT $ 300,000.00 SWEEP HIGH YIELD SAVINGS ACCOUNT $ 600,000.00 CLARENBACH PARK CHECKING ACCOUNT $ 41,591.14 1 % SPECIFIC PURPOSE TAX II $ 50,000.00 Total Carryover $ 991,591.14 SECTION 2: RESTRICTED FUNDS UTILITY CHECKING ACCOUNT $ 5,893.36 CEMETERY...
IN THE DISTRICT COURT FOR CROOK COUNTY, WYOMING SIXTH JUDICIAL DISTRICT IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OF ARDIS L. BISAUTA, DECEASED Case No. CV-8960 NOTICE OF APPLICATION FOR DECREE OF DISTRIBUTION TO ALL PERSONS INTERESTED IN SAID ESTATE: YOU ARE HEREBY NOTIFIED that on the 1st day of June, 2023, Sherrell Welcome, Applicant, filed in the above named Court an Application for Decree of Distribution for the purpose of distributing the oil, gas, and other minerals in and underlying that certain tract of land situate in Crook County, Wyoming, by...
THE DISTRICT COURT OF THE SIXTH JUDICIAL DISTRICT OF THE STATE OF WYOMING IN AND FOR CROOK COUNTY CASE NO. CV-8961 In the Matter of the Estate of STEVEN W. FARBER, Deceased. NOTICE OF APPLICATION FOR DECREE OF DISTRIBUTION UNDER W.S. § 2-1-205 TO ALL PERSONS INTERESTED IN SAID ESTATE: You are hereby notified that an Application for Decree of Distribution Under W.S. § 2-1-205 has been filed in the above-named Court alleging that Steven W. Farber, at the time of his death, owned the following legally described oil, gas, and other mineral interest...
STATE OF WYOMING COUNTY OF CROOK IN DISTRICT COURT SIXTH JUDICIAL DISTRICT In the Matter of the Estate of KENNETH SIPE, Deceased. Probate No. CV-8953 NOTICE OF PROBATE TO ALL PERSONS INTERESTED IN SAID ESTATE: You are hereby notified that on May 25, 2023, the estate of the above named decedent was admitted to probate by the above named Court, and that Chris Sipe and Paul Sipe were appointed co-administrators thereof. Notice is further given that all persons indebted to the decedent or to his Estate are required to make immediate payment to the...
