Continuing the Crook County News Since 1884
Continuing the Crook County News Since 1884
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A successful Homecoming Week came to a close on Friday with the annual parade through town before the big games. Above, well-wishers wave to the kids, who respond with showerings of candy. Below, the class of 2032 make their joyful way down Main Street. For more about the Homecoming games, see pages 13-14....
A civil trial that was to consider the removal of Mary Kuhl from her position as Crook County Treasurer will no longer be necessary because her letter of resignation was accepted by the county commissioners on Friday. The trial was set to begin on Tuesday but the petition for her removal, filed by the Wyoming Attorney General’s Office (AG), has now been dismissed with prejudice, a term that means it cannot be brought back to court in the future. This was done as part of the settlement agreement in which Kuhl agreed to resign her office. ...
Rare Element Resources (RER) has finally received the $21.9 million funding promised by the U.S. Department of Energy. The company announced last week that its next goal is to construct a demonstration plant in Upton that will process and separate rare earth elements from ore that was previously stockpiled at the Bear Lodge Project in Crook County. “The award represents approximately 50% of the total estimated project costs. Securing the remainder of the funds is the responsibility of Rare Element Resources,” says George Byers, RER. To rai...
Two topics are still generating interest for the Sundance City Council: a proposed change to the noon siren and the implication of the recent U.S. Census that the city has lost around 150 citizens over the last ten years. The first came up during Sheriff Jeff Hodge’s monthly report at last Tuesday’s regular meeting. He clarified that, while he has been hearing from the community on this topic, it is actually within the purview of Emergency Management. “The siren has probably generated the most comments that we’ve had in a long, long time,...
Should the city grant variances on its zoning code for specific requests from citizens? The Sundance City Council had three opportunities to consider this question at last week’s meeting, and the answer was different for each unique circumstance. Mayor Paul Brooks opened a public hearing for a zoning change with a little history on how the zoning code came to be. Years ago, he said, there was no zoning at all in Sundance and the city was a “hodge podge” of different types of property. The council went through a lot of effort to get it zoned...
Ethel Anderson Chatfield was born on April 9, 1926, and earned her Angel Wings on October 6, 2021. Her parents, Andrew and Marie, were Danish immigrants and she was one of the youngest of nine children. Ethel loved her siblings fiercely. She attended rural schools and then graduated from Sundance High School in 1945. She was Football Queen, loved music and had a beautiful singing voice. She often sang for various events around the area. Ethel married Edward 'Fritz' Chatfield in 1948 and they... Full story
Samuel F. Orr born May 28, 1951, the first of six children to Ted and Virginia Orr, in Lewellen, Nebraska. His younger spunky years were spent on family ranches in Colorado and Wyoming. Sam was drafted during the Vietnam War and was stationed in Alaska as part of a construction battalion. There he met and later married his wife, Kathy. The new family started on the Sam’s family ranch in Colorado but later moved to Haines, Oregon. Once settled in Haines, the family raised cattle, hay, grass, drove farm and cattle truck. Eventually, the trucks t... Full story
Kendall Dean Frederiksen came into this world on September 28, 1959, in Deadwood, South Dakota, to the proud parents, Karl and Joan (Dudrey) Frederiksen. A few years later he was blessed with a baby sister named Karla. Throughout Kendall’s childhood, he lived in Sundance, Wyoming, Olive and Hathaway, Montana, and settled in Casper, Wyoming, in January 1968. Keith Bosche, a family friend from Montana, came to attend Casper College and was part of the family, and a true treasure and blessing to t... Full story
Superintendent Amnesty Kochanowski announced the selection of Curlinda Mitchell Blacksheep, Ed.D. as the new supervisory park ranger for interpretation and education at Devils Tower National Monument. She will lead visitor services such as managing the visitor center, providing ranger programs, facilitating outreach to the public, and ensuring the history and purpose of Devils Tower and National Park Service (NPS) is shared widely. In years to come, Blacksheep will reinvigorate the educational...
Addressing concern from local landowners whose property now houses part of the Elk Creek Pipeline, representatives from Oneok last week spoke with the county commissioners to explain that the restoration project is far from complete. The aim, they said, is to restore the properties to exactly how they appeared before the pipeline was installed, leaving the landowners whole. However, the weather this year has been “incredibly challenging” for new grass. The land was seeded in the fall of 2020 and, so far this year, the contractor has per...
The meetings, tours and opportunities for public comment that were expected to take place this week as part of the Revitalization Roadmap and Development program have been postponed until the middle of November. At that time, says Andy Miller of the Sundance Chamber of Commerce, the week is expected to follow the original schedule. The postponement is due to COVID-19 in the Downtown Redevelopment office, which means Ben Levenger is obliged to delay his engagements for the time being. The Revitalization Roadmap program is funded through a...
A local oil company approached the county commissioners last week to ask for relief on the interest associated with their tax bills for the last three years. Understanding the difficulties companies like Ranch Oil have faced due to prices over the last half decade and additional difficulties such as the pandemic, the commissioners agreed to waive $40,195.79 for interest on taxes between the years of 2018 through 2020. Jennifer McDowell, attorney for Ranch Oil, presented the request on behalf of Carl Dean, co-owner, and Tonie Cook, land...
Every session for the past several years, the Wyoming legislature has endured one push after another for Obamacare Medicaid expansion. For my part, I have held steady against expansion in every debate. My position has brought no end of criticism from the media, certain special interests and many of my less conservative legislative colleagues. Fortunately, a majority of senators have had the courage to stand up against those special interests that are pushing Medicaid expansion on Wyoming. It...
We are still doing curbside and delivery if you would prefer not to come inside. If you are a master gardener, will you please contact the library? We would like to have some gardening programs, and need a master gardener to lead them. Thanks! Thanks to the generosity of Les Fullerton’s family, we now have the Les Fullerton Memorial that is paying for all InterLibrary Loan requests. Displays: If you have a collection you would like to show to Sundance, please let us know! We have two locking cases that we would love to put your collection in f...
Following an unusually quiet 2020-21 flu season, a Wyoming Department of Health (WDH) official says the need for flu shots remains important to help protect Wyoming residents from influenza as the COVID-19 pandemic continues. “As the next flu season begins, we know flu shots remain the first and most important step in influenza protection,” said Dr. Alexia Harrist, state health officer and state epidemiologist with WDH. “Flu vaccines are safe and reduce illness, hospitalizations and deaths. Everyone six months of age and older should recei...
Since she began helping locals in need seek assistance back in May, Elise Hanslip of WYO HELP says she has managed to secure around $150,000 in rental support for Crook County residents alone. Hanslip visited the Sundance City Council last week to offer an overview of her agency and how it can provide a bridge between people who are in financial need and funding designed specifically for those who have been affected by the pandemic. WYO HELP can offer assistance with everything from food to mental health, she said, “But my main job is for t...
A wind developer is looking at the Black Hills National Forest as a possible location for a wind farm that would be large enough to supply the City of Chicago. The project is in its early exploratory phase and where exactly the towers would be placed will depend to a large degree on how the nearby communities feel, according Scott Debenham of Debenham Energy. A wind developer since 2001, Debenham visited the county commissioners to ask for a letter of support as he begins the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) process, for which he was...
Speeding – Dalan Leblanc, 83/70, $125; Jared Fratcher, CA, 88/80, $101; Miguel Porchas Campa, AZ, 78/70, $101; Connor Friske, SD, 93/75, $150; Sean Lewis, FL, 91/75, $140; Nathan J. McGuire, TX, 91/70, $165; Jess R. Jimison, Moorcroft, 79/70, $103; Julia Hart, CA, 89/75, $130; Robert Althage, CO, 82/70, $120; James Rose, OH, 90/75, $135; Charles Riggin, MA, 96/75, $165; Joshua Alan Stanton, MT, 85/75, $115; Vanessa Andersen, GA, 88/80, $101; Aaron Cannon, Gillette, 90/75, $135; Heather Nohrenberg, MN, 86/75, $115; Julie Niemitalo, SD, 62/45, $...
Sept. 27 – Five traffic stops. Four VIN checks. Fire page. Three sets fingerprints. Child abuse/neglect report. Four EMS pages. Notified coroner. Vehicle crash. Two suspicious person reports. Assisted motorist. Animal complaint. Courtesy ride. Sept. 28 – Four EMS pages. Two assists to another agency. Fingerprints. Three VIN checks. Booked in subject. Two traffic stops. Assisted motorist. Project Lifesaver. Animal carcass removed. Welfare check. Civil assist. Business check. Sept. 29 – Three fire pages. Three traffic stops. Paper servi...
Woman pleads guilty to assault in stabbing GILLETTE (WNE) — The woman accused of stabbing her ex-boyfriend has pleaded guilty to aggravated assault and battery, which was reduced from attempted second-degree murder in a plea agreement. With the plea, the maximum penalty for Karissa Bowling, 26, is ten years in prison and a $10,000 fine compared to a possible five to 25-year sentence and a $50,000 fine for the attempted second-degree murder charge. A count of aggravated burglary was dropped as part of the agreement. Prosecutors will recommend a...
PROCEEDINGS OF THE BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS AT THE COURTHOUSE IN SUNDANCE, CROOK COUNTY, WYOMING Tuesday, October 5, 2021 8:30 o’clock a.m. Present were Chairman Kelly B. Dennis, Vice-Chairwoman Jeanne A. Whalen, Member Fred M. Devish and County Clerk Linda Fritz. The Pledge of Allegiance was recited to the Flag. Jeanne moved to approve a License for Use of County Road or Property for Dena Mills across Inyan Kara Creek Road No. 268. Fred seconded, all ayes, motion carried. Fred moved to approve the minutes from September 7, 8, 17 & 30, 2... Full story
City of Sundance October 5, 2021 The Town Council met this day in regular session at 7:00 p.m. with Mayor Paul Brooks presiding. Roll call was taken by Mayor Brooks with Council Members, Brad Marchant, Callie Hilty, Joe Wilson and Randy Stevenson present. COUNCIL MEMBER MARCHANT MOVED, COUNCIL MEMBER WILSON SECONDED a motion to approve the Consent Agenda. All ayes, MOTION CARRIED. US POSTAL SERVICE-POSTAGE $319.73; ASSOCIATION OF PUBLIC TREASURERS OF THE UNITED STATES AND CANADA-ADM-ASS. DUES $159.00; AT & T -WATER, LANDFILL, MAYOR PHONE... Full story
PUBLIC NOTICE Pursuant to the Wyoming Administrative Procedure Act, Wyo. Stat. § 37-1-101(a)(vi)(E) and its Procedural Rules and Special Regulations, the Wyoming Public Service Commission (Commission), hereby gives notice that Beulah Land Water, LLC., (Beulah Water or the Company) has filed an Application requesting a Certificate of Public Convenience and Necessity (CPCN) for its existing and future customers in Beulah Land Estates, Redwater Estates, and certain adjacent lands in Crook County, Wyoming. (Application). 1. Beulah Water is a... Full story
NOTICE OF SALE OF ABANDONED VEHICLES The following vehicles will be sold on 10-18-2021 at 10: a.m. at 32 Government Valley Rd, Sundance, Crook County, Wyoming, to wit: A 1978 Cadillac Eldorado, VIN# 6L4798Q224522. The seller claims $5000 for the expense of removal, preservation, custody storage and sale. A 1994 Wabash Van Trailer, VIN# 1JJV53247RL214482. The seller claims $5000 for the expense of removal, preservation, custody storage and sale. The vehicles shall be sold to the highest bidder who pays in a form acceptable to the seller.... Full story
STATE OF WYOMING COUNTY OF CROOK IN THE DISTRICT COURT 6th JUDICIAL DISTRICT IN THE MATTER OF THE CHANGE OF NAME OF Charla Pachucki Petitioner Civil Action Case No. 8822 NOTICE OF PUBLICATION You are hereby notified that a Petition For Change of Name, Civil Action No. 8822 has been filed on behalf of Charla Pachucki in the Wyoming District Court for the 6th Judicial District, whose address is PO Box 406, Sundance, WY 82729, the object and prayer of which is to change the name of the above-named person from Charla Pachucki to Charla Skrobot.... Full story
