Continuing the Crook County News Since 1884
Continuing the Crook County News Since 1884
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The firemen’s benefit July 4 event hosted at the Devils Tower KOA was a hit, according to Teresa Brown, who helped man the grill at the event. “It’s really nice; a lot of good people are here,” she said. On hand were several games and challenges for young and old alike as well as lemonade and slushies to keep cool as everyone waited for the barbecue dinner of brats and burgers. Despite fireworks not being allowed due to the high fire danger, plenty of fun was available for July 4 reveler...
There’s been barely a pause so far in this year’s fire season. According to Fire Warden Doug Leis, some days have seen several incidents in quick succession – and it doesn’t look like the weather will be letting up any time soon. “It’s these storms coming through. It’s so dry that every one of those storms start three or four fires,” Leis says. Most of the fires have been in pastures and within the trees, he says. While the days without weather are better, thanks to the countywide drought conditions, every lightning storm has brought new dan...
Interstate travelers through Crook County were treated to an extra dose of patriotic pride on Independence Day. Near the Moskee exchange of I-90, Joleen Pollat and her horse, Traveler, waved the flag to passersby to wish them a happy Fourth of July....
Consider yourself a white hat? This year’s Crook County Fair invites you to test out your skills by “unmasking the outlaws, bandits and thieves and stealing the show” from July 24 to 31. Visitors and exhibitors alike can expect all the usual competition and entertainment throughout the week. This year’s events begin a little earlier than fair week itself, however, with the Rodeo Royalty Banquet in Moorcroft next weekend on Friday, July 16, followed by the competition itself the next morning at 9 a.m. Fair week itself kicks off on July 24 with...
Despite ongoing financial concerns at the state level, the fiscal year of 2021 doesn’t look like it’s going to be too painful for Crook County. Thanks to some conservative budgeting from the individual departments, says County Clerk Linda Fritz, it’s looking like the budget will balance this year without any significant cuts. “I asked all the departments to start off with a budget that mirrored last year’s. We also agreed on no raises at the moment, because we wanted to see what the budget was going to look like,” Fritz says. Though the final f...
Thank You I wanted to say thank you to the Sundance Times for the article on Wyoming Power and to the following businesses that donated and helped make this opportunity possible: Sundance State Bank, Croell Redi-Mix and Sundance Hardware. I would also like to thank Terry and Cheryl Wales and all those that purchased tickets for my picnic table raffle! Your support was greatly appreciated. Thank you, Lane Gill...
The Aladdin Homemakers have been at it again. Just in time for Flag Day on June 14 and the Fourth of July, the Homemakers made sure their neighbors all had a flag on their mailbox or gate post....
The Gray family is celebrating the life of loving father, grandfather and great grandfather Richard Gray. Obituary is below with service information. Richard Gray passed away Saturday, July 3, 2021 at the Weston County Manor. The family is very appreciative of the loving care the staff provided him for the last several years. He called it home and was always happy to return after a day touring the highways of Crook, Campbell and Weston counties. Richard was born at home to Oneal and Lula Gray... Full story
Helen Agnes Knipp passed away June 30, 2021 in Rapid City, South Dakota. Funeral services will be held July 9, 2021 at noon at the Meridian Mortuary in Newcastle, Wyoming.... Full story
Teddie Lou Eberspecher Ellis was born on July 19, 1936, to Rachel Elizabeth Duncan and Clarence Theodore Eberspecher in the home of her maternal aunt and uncle in Glenrock, Wyoming. She was raised in various locations north of Douglas including a homestead owned by her parents. She started school in Glenrock when she was in first grade but soon moved to Harrison, Nebraska where her father leased the Davis Place. The family moved into a house in town when World War II started, and her father... Full story
It’s been pointed out to us by a number of astute patriots that our math was off in the ad celebrating Independence Day in last week’s issue. Those observers were indeed correct, and we do recognize that this year’s July 4 holiday was a celebration of 245 years of freedom rather than 145 years. On the bright side, it was nice to see just how many people are looking at our advertising.... Full story
1 Years Ago July 7, 1921 One of the most successful home celebrations in recent years was pulled off at Sundance Monday to the delight of a large crowd who assembled early in the morning and stayed all day to enjoy the fun. At 10:30 the slow auto race was called, with seven entries. It was no one’s race up to the last ten yards, the winners being W.H. Thorn first and Floyd Hawken second. Following this came the public address at courthouse square. J.T. McGuckin, commander of Sundance post, in a neat speech introduced Judge E. C. Raymond of N...
In last week’s issue, in the article headlined “Man given suspended sentence for assaulting Sundance police officer,” Trevor Hartl was said to be a resident of Gillette. He is actually a resident of Sundance. We apologize for the error.... Full story
The Wyoming Arts Council is holding the first round in a series of statewide listening sessions in Northeast Wyoming. These events are free and open to the public. Individual artists, community members, grantees and volunteers, board members and staff from local arts organizations are invited to attend. A listening session will be held from 4:30 to 6 p.m. on Thurs., July 15 in Sundance at Old Stoney. Sessions will also be held in Sheridan and Gillette....
The number of cases linked to an outbreak of salmonella caused by backyard poultry has continued to grow and has now been found in 46 states, including Wyoming, according to the Centers for Disease Control. With the addition of another 311 cases, the total number of people who have become ill is now at 474. The outbreak has now caused 69 new hospitalizations, bringing the total to 103, and one death of a patient in Indiana. One in three sick people is reported to be a child younger than five years old. The number of illnesses reported in...
U.S. Representative Liz Cheney said late last week that she is honored to have been named to serve on the House select committee to investigate what occurred during the January 6 attack on the United States Capitol. “Congress is obligated to conduct a full investigation of the most serious attack on our Capitol since 1814. That day saw the most sacred space in our Republic overrun by an angry and violent mob attempting to stop the counting of electoral votes and threatening the peaceful transfer of power,” said Cheney in a statement. “Wh...
June 28 – Two VIN checks. Traffic stop. Sundance business checks. County business checks. Fingerprints for outside employment. Assisted another agency. Assisted Wyoming Highway Patrol. Motorist assist. Domestic report. Fraud report. Animal complaint. Suspicious circumstances report. Sundance house watches. Three EMS pages. Fire page. June 29 – Two paper services. Four VIN checks. Three traffic stops. County business checks. Sundance business checks. Two fingerprints for outside employment. Booked in new inmate. Open door reported; eve...
Speeding – Jimmy Msemo, KY, 90/80, $70; Stephen J. Cerro, Evanston, 75/65, $115; Jean M. Hladky, Gillette, 32/20, $130; Perry Campo, WA, 90/80, $105; Clayson Davis, Cody, 100/80, $160; Gene McDonald, AL, 91/80, $115; Neil Baun, SD, 114/80, $230; Justin D. Adams, Gillette, 90/80, $105; Garrett Janeczko, WA, 88/75, $125; Susan Lynn Heidegger, MT, 97/75, $170; Jerod A. Farella, Newcastle, 90/70, $170; Merrill Westfall, FL, 78/70, $101; Virginie Pioche Khare, FL, 79/70, $103; Karl Obenberger, WI, 90/80, $105; Oliva Flanagan, NC, 85/75, $105; D...
My mother was a champion in her schooldays at the only sport that mattered. She could wield a conker like no other, earning the respect of many a peer, and it was decades before anyone figured out the reason for her success. At this point, I’m sure you’re wondering what a conker is and why anyone would want to wield one, and that’s a reasonable line of thought. You have the delightful gifts of nature we know as conkers in North America, although you call them by the more sensible name of horse chestnuts, but the playground activity of smack...
NOTICE OF HEARING ON COUNTY BUDGET Notice is hereby given that a public hearing on the proposed budget for Crook County for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2022, which is now being considered by the Board of Crook County Commissioners, will be held in the Crook County Commissioner’s Room at the Courthouse in Sundance, Wyoming, on the 15th day of July 2021 at 9:00 o’clock a.m., at which time any and all persons interested may appear and be heard respecting such budget. A summary of such proposed budget follows: SUMMARY OF BUDGET Fund Total Cas... Full story
NOTICE OF HEARING ON BUDGET Notice is hereby given that a public hearing on the proposed budget for Eastern Wyoming Board of Cooperative Educational Services (EW BOCES) for the 2020-2021 fiscal year ending June 30, 2021, which is now being considered by the EW BOCES Board, will be held in the Tebbet Classroom Building, room T110, on Eastern Wyoming College’s main Torrington, Wyoming campus, on the 15th day of July, 2020, 12:30 p.m., at which time any and all persons may appear and be heard. Call to arrange for access via teleconference (... Full story
Crook County School District #1 Notice is hereby given that the Crook County School District #1 Board of Trustees issued warrants for the following bills exceeding $500.00 at the regular meeting of the board held on JUNE 21, 2021, at SUNDANCE, WYOMING. To Whom Paid Purpose of Expenditure Amount General Fund A & J Screening Jackets $ 1,726.00 Ackerman, Brandon Isolation $ 997.08 All Around Hardware LLC Supplies $ 640.23 Amazon.com Credit Card Plan Teaching Materials & Supplies $ 18,593.15 American Hotel & Lodging Registrations $ 925.01... Full story
Public Notice Black Hills Bentonite of Casper, Wyoming has filed a regular mining permit application with the Land Quality Division of the Wyoming Department of Environmental Quality for the mining of Bentonite in Crook County, Wyoming. The Keyhole State Project is approximately two (2) miles to the Southeast of the town of Pine Haven, Wyoming, and approximately fifteen (15) miles to the Northwest of the town of Upton, Wyoming. The application may be viewed at the Cheyenne or the Sheridan Office of the Land Quality Division. The application... Full story
Notice of Public Hearing CROOK COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT #1 2021-2022 PROPOSED BUDGET SUMMARY FISCAL YEAR FISCAL YEAR PROPOSED 2019-2020 2020-21 2021-2022 ACTUAL ESTIMATED BUDGET Revenue $ 22,027,018 $ 21,755,567 $ 21,524,000 GENERAL FUND Expenditures $ 22,186,877 $ 21,841,104 $ 26,228,331 Revenue $ 2,549,525 $ 2,876,601 $ 4,825,000 SPECIAL REVENUE FUND Expenditures $ 2,061,953 $ 1,976,758 $ 4,825,000 Revenue $ 367,360 $ 351,993 $ 67,335 CAPITAL PROJECTS FUND Expenditures $ 363,883 $ 351,993 $ 67,335 Revenue $ 57,382 $ 326,248 $ 1,800 CCSD... Full story
NOTICE OF POSTPONEMENT OF FORECLOSURE SALE The Foreclosure sale originally scheduled for June 28, 2021, in the matter designated below is now postponed until July 12, 2021, as set forth below. Default having occurred and all prerequisites to foreclosure having been met, notice is hereby given that the mortgage executed by Chance L. Englebert, married man, mortgagor, in favor of Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc., as nominee for Bay Equity LLC, mortgagee, dated November 7, 2018, recorded November 8, 2018, in Book 591 of Photos at... Full story
