Council pleased with law enforcement contract

A month after the Crook County Sheriff’s Office took on the enforcement of law within Sundance, the city council had no concerns or complaints to share with Sheriff Jeff Hodge at last week’s regular meeting.

“The people I’ve talked to think it’s working well,” said Mayor Paul Brooks, commenting that he’s certain he would have heard from citizens if they’d had any complaints.

The people of Sundance appear to be enjoying the presence of the Sheriff’s Office deputies, said Brooks, while Council Member Callie Hilty commented that it appears there is more patrolling now than before the contract beg...