Continuing the Crook County News Since 1884
Continuing the Crook County News Since 1884
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Wyoming elk hunters in brucellosis monitoring areas are urged to submit blood samples and other information about elk they harvest. As a thank you, hunters will be entered into a raffle to win high-quality outdoor equipment. The Wyoming Game and Fish Department established the brucellosis raffle to encourage hunters to continue to submit samples. Leading outdoor manufacturers and conservation organizations have donated equipment to the raffle to support brucellosis monitoring. Raffle prizes include: • Ruger American Predator rifle in 6.5 Creedm...
When fall hits, hunters can get caught up anticipating their season. But, before putting boots on the ground, make sure to have the current, correct and required licenses, stamps and permits, safety gear and proof of hunter education. “It’s easy to overlook a simple requirement in the excitement of preparing for a hunt,” said Scott Edberg, Wyoming Game and Fish deputy chief game warden. “We want everyone to have a good hunting season and ensuring your licenses and safety requirements are in order will give you a great starting point.” Licenses,...
EVANSTON — Uinta County School District No. 1 has filed a motion to dismiss the lawsuit filed against the district over Rule CKA, which allows for approved staff to carry concealed firearms on district property. The lawsuit was filed on Aug. 26 by Evanston attorney Tim Beppler, retired teacher Katie Beppler, and parents Nathan Prete and Tiffany Eskelson-Maestas, both as individuals and on behalf of their minor children. The suit makes several claims, including that Rule CKA is unconstitutional according to both the U.S. and Wyoming Constitution...
GILLETTE — In a span of less than 36 hours, hundreds of former Wyoming Blackjewel LLC coal miners have gone from wondering if the Eagle Butte and Belle Ayr mines would ever reopen to wondering who they may be working for when they reopen. Two companies have made offers to buy the mines after six weeks of near silence of what appeared to be stalled negotiations between the federal government and Contura Energy Inc., which bought the mines as the only bidder at Blackjewel’s bankruptcy auction. Contura announced Wednesday it has an agreement wit...
No patient data at risk in Gillette ransomware attack GILLETTE (WNE) — There is no indication that any patient data was compromised by the Friday ransomware attack that has disrupted Campbell County Health’s computer systems, said Matt Sabus, CCH IT director, in a press conference Monday afternoon. CCH has no estimated time for when its computer systems will be restored after Friday’s ransomware attack, but in the meantime it is continuing to serve patients. During a press conference Monday afternoon, Dr. Nicholas Stamato, chief of medic...
The Upton-Sundance Patriots continue to dominate the football field as they walked away with another victory over the Tongue River Eagles on Friday night. Leading the charge for the Patriots was Jayden Caylor with a 23-yard run into the endzone, followed by a successful extra point kick by Levi Rudloff, putting the Patriots up 7-0. Quarterback Brad Kruger found Kye Taylor in the end zone next for a ten-yard reception to close out the first quarter and putting the Patriots up 14-0. The second quarter continued to see the Patriot score increase a...
The Bulldog runners traveled to Custer this past weekend to compete in the Custer Invite. Leading the way for the Bulldog Varsity boys was Hunter Skeens, placing eighth among 54 runners with a time of 19:51. Not far behind was Jaydon Davis, coming in 19th with a time of 20:29, followed by Kort McLaughlin, placing 50th with a time of 25:05. Tori Wheeler was the first across the line for the Varsity Lady Bulldog runners, placing 11th with a time of 25:08, followed by Darcy Flahaven who finished 22nd with a time of 30:06. The junior high racers...
The SHS Lady Bulldog golfers claimed the top spot this weekend at the 2019 2A Wyoming State Golf Championships in Lusk with Sheridan Schubarth taking first individually among all the girls in the state. Allie Crawford placed fifth and Tairyn Richards tied for seventh. The boys’ team placed seventh. Sheridan Schubarth, Allie Crawford and Tairyn Richards were each selected as 2019 WCA All-State in Golf. Girls Teams: Rnd 1 Rnd 2 Total Sundance 339 339 678 Tongue River 340 359 699 Upton 345 390 7...
The Lady Bulldogs hosted Moorcroft on Thursday night in a Northeast Conference volleyball match. The Bulldogs started out with the momentum and never looked back. Senior Bulldog Laney Dungey had a hot hand when it came to serving going 22 of 24 with two aces on the night, while Sherry Negaard was tough in the net racking up 10 kills. Walking away with a 25-18 victory in game number one, the Bulldogs continued to turn on the heat into game two with a 25-13 victory. The Bulldog back row was busy,...
Junior Varsity Patriots continue to demonstrate success on the field. Wins over Newcastle and Campbell County leave the Junior Varsity Patriots undefeated to date, which adds to our vision of a great future program and bolsters our immediate Varsity Patriot football future. The scrimmage with Wright Panthers in Upton on Monday night gave our Junior Varsity players even more experience and adds to the depth on the Varsity Patriots line-up as they face the Big Horn Rams later this week. Submitted...
Ever wonder who the greatest empire builder of the world was? The students in the Alternative Program at Hulett are studying just that, by comparing many leaders throughout history including Attila the Hun, Alexander the Great, Julius Caesar and Genghis Khan, to name a few. While researching these greats, one student came across a traveling exhibit of Genghis Khan in Bozeman, Montana featuring over 200 artifacts from the 13th century Mongolian Empire. Aside from controlling the largest land...
