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  • Probate

    Jul 4, 2024

    STATE OF WYOMING COUNTY OF CROOK IN THE DISTRICT COURT SIXTH JUDICIAL DISTRICT Probate No.2024-CV-9030 IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OF: JAMES P. ETHERIDGE, aka JIM P. ETHERIDGE, aka JIM ETHERIDGE, Deceased. NOTICE OF APPLICATION FOR DECREE OF DISTRIBUTION TO ALL PERSONS INTERESTED IN SAID ESTATE: You are hereby notified that, pursuant to W.S. §2-1-205, Judy L. Wright has filed a sworn Application for Decree of Distribution with the Clerk of the above-entitled court wherein she prays that pursuant to the Last Will and Testament of James P....

  • Probate

    Jul 4, 2024

    STATE OF WYOMING COUNTY OF CROOK IN THE DISTRICT COURT SIXTH JUDICIAL DISTRICT Probate No.2024-CV-9031 IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OF: JUANITA B. SIEMERS, Deceased. NOTICE OF APPLICATION FOR DECREE OF DISTRIBUTION TO ALL PERSONS INTERESTED IN SAID ESTATE: You are hereby notified that, pursuant to W.S. §2-1-205, Edra L. White has filed a sworn Application for Decree of Distribution with the Clerk of the above-entitled court wherein she prays that pursuant to W.S. §2-4-101(c)(ii) the Rule of Descent, the following-described property be set o...

  • Budget

    Jul 4, 2024

    Budget Hearing Notice The Crook County Natural Resource District will hold a regular meeting and budget hearing for the final budget on July 9, 2024 at 12:00 pm at the Sundance USDA Service Center, 117 S 21st St, Sundance. Publish: June 27 and July 4, 2024...

  • Crook County Rodeo Royalty contestant

    Jul 4, 2024

    Pee-Wee Princess Amberlyn Dixon is the daughter of Brandon and Courtney Dixon of Sundance. She will be a third grader this fall at Sundance Elementary School. She enjoys riding her horses, spending time with her bunnies, pig, chickens, and geese, reading, dancing, camping, fishing, playing outside and spending time with her family and friends. She also enjoys sewing, quilting and crocheting and, of course, attending rodeos! Amberlyn has participated in a variety of horse shows and playdays in...

  • UW Honor Rolls

    Jul 4, 2024

    The University of Wyoming lists 13 students from Crook County on the 2024 spring semester academic Dean’s and Dean’s Freshman Honor Rolls. The honor rolls consist of regularly enrolled undergraduates above freshman standing who earned a 3.4 or better grade-point average, and freshmen who have earned a 3.25 or better grade-point average. To be eligible, students must have been enrolled for a minimum of 12 credit hours taken for letter grades. Students are: Myles T. Stefanich of Beulah; Katrina Bauman and Mckenna V. Kromarek of Hulett; Day...

  • BLM fire restrictions back in place

    Sarah Pridgeon|Jul 4, 2024

    Fire restrictions are back in place on BLM land within Crook County and the agency is asking for the public’s help to prevent human-caused fires by being safe and responsible while enjoying the outdoors. “Preventable wildfires threaten lives, property, and precious resources every year,” says Craig Short, BLM High Plains District Fire Management Officer. “Firefighters are needed more than ever to keep Americans safe, so please, do your part to prevent human-caused wildfires.” A fire ban was initially put in place in March due to the abundance...

  • Rabbit fever cases concern health department

    Sarah Pridgeon|Jul 4, 2024

    It isn’t shaping up to be a good summer for Wyoming’s rabbits. Following last week’s announcement from Wyoming Game & Fish that Rabbit Hemorrhagic Disease Virus 2 appears prevalent this year, the Wyoming Department of Health (WDH) is now warning about tularemia, otherwise known as “rabbit fever”. This serious disease can spread to humans in a number of ways and can cause serious symptoms. According to WDH data, eight confirmed and suspected cases of tularemia have been reported so far in 2024 – four times the normal amount for the whole year....

  • Wyoming brings Title IX fight to Capitol

    Allison Allsop, Casper Star-Tribune Via Wyoming News Exchange|Jul 4, 2024

    CASPER — State Superintendent Megan Degenfelder has traveled to Washington to join other states in opposition of President Joe Biden’s new Title IX rules. Wyoming is just one of more than 20 states trying to sue the Biden Administration for changes to the federal statute that provides equal protections regardless of sex in schools. Enacted in 1972, Title IX has helped women gain equal ground in sports and employment practices. Federal funding for both public K-12 schools and public universities is tied to Title IX compliance. Biden’s new regul...