Continuing the Crook County News Since 1884
Continuing the Crook County News Since 1884
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JACKSON — As recently as last fall, the animal that’s making headlines as the first Colorado wolf in four years was wandering one of the most remote and wild landscapes left in the Lower 48 states. It was the closing days of October when a pilot contracted by the Wyoming Game and Fish Department pinged 1084M with his Snake River Pack mates in the willow complex not far from Hawk’s Rest, a craggy mountain overlooking the Upper Yellowstone River that’s famous for its location — as far as one can get from a road in the Lower 48. The three-yea...
Powell resident Daniel Stanley kayaks along a Powell street on Sunday afternoon after a major storm dropped more than one-half inch of rain, along with hail, on Powell in a little more than 30 minutes. The storm left several homes and businesses in part of Powell flooded with up to one foot of water....
CHEYENNE — The Wyoming Government Efficiency Commission on Monday approved recommending a group of about 18 cost-saving measures to Gov. Mark Gordon and the state Legislature. The list could potentially save the state more than $60 million over the 2021-22 biennium. The recommendations come from the national consulting firm Alvarez & Marsal, which was hired by the state in 2018 on a one-year, $1.8 million contract for the efficiency study. According to the report, which was voted on by the efficiency commission during a Monday meeting, its p...
Gillette resident LaDonna Hatch sets up her 1962 Shasta camper, named “Stitching Sally,” during a gathering of vintage camper enthusiasts in Gillette last weekend. The rally was organized by Paul and Caroline Lacitinola, publishers of “Vintage Camper Trailers Magazine.” The Lacitinolas made Gillette their last stop on a trip of 5,000 to 6,000 miles before returning to their home in California....
Gillette man dies weeks after motorcycle crash GILLETTE (WNE) — Nearly three weeks after a devastating motorcycle crash left Deven Dulany with badly broken legs, arms and internal injuries, the Gillette 20-year-old has died. Dulany had been receiving emergency treatment and care at the University of Colorado Medical Center in Aurora, Colorado, that included amputating part of his left leg and numerous surgeries. Dulany had been showing some small gains, including moving his arms and right leg some and communicating with friends and family, but...
Annual testing for white-nose syndrome, which decimated the population of northern long-eared bats across the nation a few years ago and caused it to be listed as a threatened species under the Endangered Species Act in 2014, has found no trace of the disease in Crook County. Wyoming Game & Fish has been monitoring for the presence of white-nose syndrome since the bat was classified as threatened. To do this, Game & Fish, along with other agencies, swab the bats annually for early detection of the fungus Pseudogymnoascus destructans, which...
Junior Princess Daisy Soesbe Daisy Soesbe is the daughter of James and Samantha Soesbe of Moorcroft, Wyoming. She will be a sixth grader this fall at Moorcroft K-8 School. She enjoys reading, drawing, singing, animals, playing clarinet and being outdoors. Daisy is a member of the band at school and her local 4-H club. She helps her community by doing roadside cleanup with her 4-H club, participating in Operation Christmas Child and baking cookies for the Parade of Lights. Her scholastic...
The 4-H dog show was held this past Saturday. Showmanship and Conformation will round up the dog show on Wednesday July 24 at 2 p.m. in the big barn....
A decade ago, it wasn’t uncommon to hear someone lament that the days of county fair were seeming numbered. This summer, nothing could be further from the truth for the kids of Crook County. In 2012, when Sara Fleenor took over as 4-H Educator for the county, just 13 cattle were entered into the fair; this year, she says, there are 95. Meanwhile, from 30 kids of Crook and Weston Counties at the annual 4-H camp in that first year, the number had risen this summer to over 100. “I think there are...
Bob Burke Days: Barrel Race, Breakaway - Fri., July 19, 9 a.m. CCHA Youth Rodeo - Sat., July 20, 10 a.m. Bob Burke Memorial Drawpot Team Roping - Sat., July 20, 4 p.m. Family Fun Night - Thurs., July 25, 5-7 p.m. Youth Rough Stock Rodeo - Thurs., July 25, 5:30 p.m. Free Pancake Breakfast - Fri., July 26, 6:30-7:30 a.m. Pig Wrestling - Fri., July 26, 5 p.m. Calcutta, 6 p.m. Wrestling Parade - Sat., July 27, 10 a.m. Royalty Crowning - Sat., July 27, 11:30 a.m. Junior Livestock Sale - Sat., July 27, 5 p.m. Team Roping Jackpot - Sun., July 28,...
