Continuing the Crook County News Since 1884
Continuing the Crook County News Since 1884
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Sundance Memorial Hospital experienced two positive cases of COVID-19 last week, according to Interim CEO Micki Lyons. The first patient was announced on Thursday and is no longer within the facility as they were transferred to Rapid City for treatment. “Everything went well,” reported Lyons to the Crook County Medical Services District Board of Trustees after the first incident. After it was confirmed that the patient had tested positive, she said, the hospital went through the process of determining who may have been exposed and asking any em... Full story
Should Crook County Medical Services District apply for CARES Act funding for a new hospital when there is still debate as to whether the community wants one? This question was raised at Friday’s meeting of the board of trustees while considering what to do with the completed application. Interim CEO Micki Lyons asked for the board’s input as to whether the application for $55 million to build a modern hospital with single rooms and quarantine facilities should be submitted. There has been “conflicting information” as to whether the federal mon...
With the new school semester looming and the pandemic still rife across Wyoming, Crook County School District has released its “Smart Start” plan, which aims to ensure a return to brick-and-mortar teaching this fall. The plan has been in progress for several months and has been altered during that time to meet with the state’s requirements. Information from a survey sent to parents in June was used to guide the plan and will affect such factors as the platform that would be used to deliver remote education should there be a need for a lockd... Full story
The Crook County Fair wrapped up after a full week of rodeos, animal shows, parades and entertainment. See p11 for more....
Please join the family of Ross J. Garman for a celebration of life service to be held on Sunday, August 16, 2020 at 2 p.m. The service will be held outdoors at the ranch on Garman Road (Crook County Rd 157) near Miller Creek. Look for signs and balloons that day, marking the way. Valet parking and shuttle service provided. Will have square bale seating, but chair seating is limited so please bring a lawn chair if you want to comfortably sit and visit.... Full story
In the July 30 edition of your paper you ran an article about the Wyoming Gun Owners organization. In it you quoted negative statements about the group from sources such as NBC News, The Washington Post, and The Daily Beast. These are the worst of the worst regarding the values that most Wyoming residents hold dear. These are the exact groups who try to chisel away and eventually destroy our Second Amendment rights by labeling anyone who supports traditional values as “extremists.” Whether a group has an out of state presence is immaterial in...
I am alarmed at the free college rhetoric that hit the Wyoming news cycle over the past week. I know our post-secondary institutions are concerned about enrollment being down this fall and the financial hardship that will cause. But dangling the offer of free college with federal CARES money is not the right message or strategy for that money or our state. It is all too easy in contemporary politics for politicians to offer free everything, we can do better than that in Wyoming. A draft bill, proposed by Speaker Harshman, and supported by...
I don’t think I’m likely to go down in Wyoming history as a famous birdwatcher. Not that this was an ambition I felt was mine to achieve, but my failures over the last few days have certainly clarified that my talents lie elsewhere. I don’t know about you guys, but we’ve been noticing more variety in the winged visitors passing through this season. We have crossbills and robins, the odd bird of prey and, of course, the ever-present turkeys and their adorable offspring. Still waiting on the ret...
Health Management Services (HMS), the company that was until recently overseeing the management of Crook County Medical Services District, has given notice that it will be withdrawing its legal claims against the district. HMS filed suit against the district, claiming the company had been given 120 days of notice as per its contract, but was then dismissed without payment. According to the complaint, the five-year contract states that payment for HMS’s services would take the form of five percent of CCMSD’s total gross operating revenues. Thi...
Wyoming is among several states experiencing an outbreak of Salmonella Newport linked to eating red onions purchased through a specific company. At least 16 cases have been identified so far, including in Crook County. The Wyoming Department of Health (WDH) says half the Wyoming cases have been reported in Campbell County, with the remainder in Carbon, Goshen, Natrona, Sheridan and Teton. According to the Centers for Disease Control (CDC), there have so far been 396 cases nationally across 34 states with 59 people hospitalized. The CDC...
The county commissioners have kicked off the official process to rebuild two county roads near Sundance that were damaged during the installation of a pipeline. The project will utilize funding that was provided in 2018 by the pipeline company, Oneok, specifically for that purpose. “When Oneok was building their pipeline, the Board of County Commissioners entered into an agreement with them that gave them the easements. They gave us half a million dollars that included maintenance on some of these roads,” explained County Attorney Joe Baron on...
Range Telephone Cooperative and its three subsidiary companies have announced that they are to unite under one brand name with a new look and logo. The rebranding will not affect customers and cooperative members, says Chief Marketing Officer Jason Wille, other than receiving the benefit of combined network capabilities and industry expertise. The rebranding will bring Range Telephone Cooperative, RT Communications (RT), Advanced Communications Technology (ACT) and Dubois Telephone Exchange (DTE) together under one brand name: Range. “This i...
The National Weather Service (NWS) warns that severe drought conditions are now impacting parts of northeast Wyoming, including the edges of Crook County. An area encompassing Weston and Campbell Counties is marked on the U.S. Drought Monitor map as experiencing moderate drought at this time, with severe drought towards the west. Moderate drought is also affecting the northern and southern edges of Crook County, though the remainder of this county is a stage lower at “abnormally dry”. According to the Rapid City NWS station, the thu...
With the motorcycle rally coming next week, we are on an early printing schedule. Deadline for the Sundance Times and Moorcroft Leader will be noon on Mon., Aug. 10. Deadline for the Wyoming Pioneer will be noon on Fri., Aug. 7.... Full story
Crook County School District #1 has announced its policy for free and reduced price meals for children unable to pay the full price of meals served under the National School Lunch Program, and/or School Breakfast Program. Each school and the Central Office have a copy of the policy, which may be reviewed by any interested party. The following household size and income criteria will be used for determining eligibility. Children from households whose income is at or below the levels shown are eligible for free or reduced price meals. Income Eligi...
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Speeding – Michael Dapra, CA, 43/30; Raymond Garza, CO, 70/55; Mark Cox, PA, 55/30; Phillip Arcaro, OH, 65/55 Failure to stop – Valentine Thibaudeau, FL Expired Registration – Seth Langbauer, MT Public Intoxication – Michael Benvenga, MT...
July 27 – Eight VIN checks. Four traffic stops. Two subjects booked into jail. Fingerprints. Motorist assist. Removal of animal carcass from roadway. Assist to Wyoming Highway Patrol. Crash report. Seven EMS pages. Two fire pages. July 28 – Two paper services. Report of shots fired – gun call. Coroner notified. House watch. Warrant for wanted person executed. Assisted Moorcroft Police Department. Subject taken into custody. Business check. Suspicious circumstance investigated. Ten EMS pages. Fire page. July 29 – Four VIN checks. Two paper s...
Speeding – Jeffrey J. Bailey, SD, 87/80, $120; Robert F. Jarkiewicz, IL, 94/75, $155; Layn D. Smith, NC, 82/70, $120; Andrew D. Foos, VA, 83/70, $125; Isaac D. Lemma, TX, 86/70, $125; Christopher F. Bowling, CO, 82/70, $120; Cohrtney M. Bond, WI, 87/80, $99; Marcus H. Morris, VA, 86/75, $100; ; Gabriel B. Arnold, OH, 82/65, $145; Lyra N. Rinkenberger, Casper, 37/20, $85; Jimmy M.M. Cretti, CO, 46/30, $100; Joseph Matthew Penning, Hulett, 55/45, $105; David A. Nichols, MO, 83/65, $150; Christina Koutsari, MN, 94/80, $130; Shiuh Liang Chin, Caspe...
War Memorial Stadium seating will be limited CASPER (WNE) — The University of Wyoming’s War Memorial Stadium will likely be kept at roughly a quarter of its capacity in the coming season and student capacity may be slashed by as much as two-thirds, the school’s athletic director told faculty Monday night. “There is no way we’re going to put 30,000 people in there for any event this year,” Tom Burman said during a town hall. Though exact details are still being worked out with health officials, Burman said that the stadium’s capacity will...
Crook County Library presents Duffy Hudson as he brings his talent to life in a performance in Sundance on Friday, August 14. This program is free to all and will be held at the Courthouse gazebo at 7 p.m. Please bring your own chairs. Join us as this Broadway and film actor brings the great America author, Ernest Hemingway, to life. This one-man biographical performance will focus on the life, work and writing style of Ernest Hemingway, his deep love for Wyoming and his collection of Wyoming...
The library doors are open. We will still be doing curbside delivery if you would prefer not to come into the library. We do ask that you wear a mask to enter the library. If you do not have a mask, one will be provided. Maximum of five (non-staff) people in the library at one time. Maximum length of stay limited to 30 minutes. Children under 13 MUST be accompanied by an adult. Two computers are available for adults. Teen and Children’s computers are not available. Library Programming: IN-LIBRARY PROGRAMMING IS SUSPENDED FOR JULY. MOORCROFT CEM...
1 Years Ago August 4, 1920 A sign with the legend “Tourists Camping Ground” has now been placed on the south side of the road leading in to Sundance from the east to direct tourists to what has been reported to be one of the finest camp grounds on the Custer Battlefield Hiway. Too much hay may be the ultimate result of an unusually wet and hot summer. One traveler reports 40 stacks of hay on one place. Hugh Thompson guessed his first cutting at 2 loads per acre; it amounted to 37 loads fro...
According to Wednesday's update from the Department of Health, Wyoming's total lab confirmed cases of COVID-19 have increased by 32 and now stand at 2424. Probable cases have increased by 7 to 499. There are currently 16 people hospitalized with COVID-19 in Wyoming. Crook County has had a total of 10 confirmed cases. One new case was added yesterday after having been accidentally added to another county's tally. All have recovered. 27 people have died as a result of COVID-19 in Wyoming. Of the confirmed cases, 1937 are now reported to have... Full story
According to Thursday's update from the Department of Health, Wyoming's total lab confirmed cases of COVID-19 have increased by 25 and now stand at 2449. Probable cases have increased by 10 to 509. There are currently 16 people hospitalized with COVID-19 in Wyoming. Crook County has had a total of 10 confirmed cases. All have recovered. 27 people have died as a result of COVID-19 in Wyoming. Of the confirmed cases, 1969 are now reported to have recovered, and 397 of the probable cases. Sweetwater and Washakie counties each reported 1 new case;... Full story
