Continuing the Crook County News Since 1884
Continuing the Crook County News Since 1884
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A national award for a school employee in Newcastle provided the occasion for Governor Mark Gordon to make a trip to northeast Wyoming last week, but also gave him the chance to do some multi-tasking. Before heading south to recognize Keeley Anderson, paraprofessional at Newcastle Middle School, as the 2022 Recognizing Inspiring School Employees national awardee, the governor made time on Wednesday morning to visit the Hulett School with Wyoming's new Superintendent of Public Instruction, Brian...
Newly minted Superintendent of Public Instruction Brian Schroeder is throwing his support behind a bill that is slowly making its way through the legislative process. A staunch proponent of childhood literacy, he believes Senate File 32 is vital to ensuring that all Wyoming’s kids have the chance to succeed. “It will require the districts to put screeners and assessments in place so that they can detect dyslexia and other learning disabilities or reading deficiencies early on,” he says of the bill, titled “K-3 reading assessment and interve...
New guidance issued by the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) last week reflect the view that we are now moving into a stage of the pandemic focused more on managing the disease. In counties considered to be experiencing low levels of community transmission, the CDC is no longer recommending masks. “This updated approach focuses on directing our prevention efforts towards protecting people at high risk for severe illness and preventing hospitals and healthcare systems from being overwhelmed,” said Dr. Rochelle Walensky, CDC Director, on Fri...
A pair of bull elk soak in a bit of warm morning sun as they lazily graze along Highway 116 south of Sundance during last week's frigid weather....
Thank You The family of Bonnie “Jean” Wenande would like to thank everyone for their acts of kindness during this sad and difficult time. The calls, cards, flowers, donations to her memorial are very much appreciated. Thank you to Father Bryce and Deacon Kim for the beautiful service. John, Diane and Denise, thank you for the wonderful music and the ladies from the church for the very nice lunch. Thank you to Nikki and everyone else at the Gillette Memorial Chapel for all you did to make this time of sorrow easier to manage. She will be mis... Full story
Gary George Goodvin, 70 passed away February 18, 2022, at his home in the Philippines surrounded by loved ones. Gary was born June 28, 1951, in Chamberlain, South Dakota, to Burton "Bud" and Twila Abernathy Goodvin. Gary spent his younger years in Chamberlain, Gann Valley, South Dakota, where he lived with his grandmother Mildred Abernathy for a time, New Mexico, Upton, Wyoming and later Devils Tower, Wyoming, where he helped his parents at the Devil's Gulch store and Café near Devils Tower. He also drove a water truck for his father, hauling... Full story
Edith Shepherd, 90 of Moorcroft, Wyoming, passed away on February 27, 2022. Funeral services will be at 10 a.m. on Friday, March 11, 2022 at the First Presbyterian Church in Moorcroft. Burial will take place at Black Hills National Cemetery at 2:30 p.m. Arrangements are under the care of Fidler-Roberts & Isburg Funeral Chapel of Sundance. Online condolences may be written at www.fidler-isburgfuneralchapels.com.... Full story
Alexandra Hansen, an artist from Aladdin, invites the community to an elegant event this March that aims to introduce the work of new artists from around the Midwest. The Black Hills Art Gala will take place at the Matthews Opera House in Spearfish. Hansen, a wildlife artist, is among the talent that will be showcased in the event. "I organized this art gala in an effort to bring a few new artists to the area," she says. "It's a beautiful variety of artists from Nebraska, Colorado, Montana,...
The U.S. Forest Service is looking to introduce a forest-wide project to increase resiliency by diversifying the tree species within the Black Hills National Forest (BHNF). The Public has until March 24 to submit comments regarding the proposal. “The purpose of the Spruce Vegetation Management Project is to reduce the number of acres dominated by white spruce (Picea glauca) and increase the number of acres of pine and aspen forest-wide with the objective of increasing overall forest resiliency,” said Jerry Krueger, Deputy Forest Sup...
Site Name Elevation (ft.) Current Snow Depth (in.) Current Snow Water Equivalent (in.) 30-year Median SWE Last Year’s SWE Current Percent of 30-year Median SWE Bear Lodge Divide 4680 5.1 1 2.1 1.4 48 Blind Park Snotel 6870 17 4 6.6 4.6 61 Cole Canyon Snotel 5870 18 3.7 4.7 3.5 79 Ditch Creek 6880 14.4 2.4 3.5 2.9 69 Little Bear Run 6240 10.2 2.1 3.6 2.2 58 Mallo 6420 18.3 3.3 6.5 4 51 Mount Tom 5560 12.4 2 4.3 2.5 47 North Rapid Creek Snotel 6250 17 4.7 5.8 5 81 Reuter Canyon 6280 20.7 3.6 8.2 3.7 44 Upper Spearfish 6500 18.4 3.8 6.2 4.6 61 S...
Its mid-morning Monday and I am racing to meet this week’s paper deadline. We have had a crazy busy two weeks of session – now starting the third week at a run. We are finishing the last of the Senate files this morning. Major bills we have heard to date: • SF 1 Budget of the State of Wyoming – this bill has passed the Senate and House and will go to a conference committee. As a whole the bill went smoothly and I expect that the differences will be worked out easily. It was a frugal budget...
A Moorcroft resident was killed on Tuesday in a vehicle crash that took place on the interstate near Moorcroft. The crash occurred when a passenger vehicle collided with a semi truck that was experiencing engine troubles. The incident took place at around 8:58 a.m. on February 22, at milepost 162 eastbound. A semi truck combination was traveling eastbound in the right lane at around 30 to 40 mph with its hazard lights activated due to engine troubles, says Lt. Tim Boumeester, Wyoming Highway Patrol. A passenger vehicle was also traveling...
Unemployment continues to trend downwards across Wyoming, including in Crook County. The latest figures from the Wyoming Department of Workforce Services show the unemployment rates to have ticked down another small notch, from 1.9% in November to 1.8% in December. It’s a tiny improvement in itself, but a continuation of the positive trend that has seen unemployment here halve since the same time last year. In December, 2020, at the height of the pandemic, 3.5% of the Crook County population was unemployed. Crook County continues to have one o...
A Beulah man has been given a suspended sentence as part of a plea agreement that saw a felony charge of possession of marijuana reduced to a misdemeanor in return for a guilty plea. On July 19, 2021 a Crook County Sheriff’s Office deputy responded to a report of a possible domestic in Beulah. A Wyoming Highway Patrol trooper already on scene advised that, when he arrived, Tyron Miller was laying on the driveway on top of a female subject. Miller was detained, at which point the trooper l...
Feb. 14 – Business checks. Child abuse report. Civil standby. Two sets fingerprints. Theft report. Traffic stop. Four VIN checks. Feb. 15 – Business checks. Three EMS pages. House watches. Paper service. Fingerprints. Theft report. Two traffic stops. Four VIN checks. Feb. 16 – Business checks. Two citizen assists. False 911. Patient transfer. EMS page. Four VIN checks. Feb. 17 – Assisted other agency. Assisted Highway Patrol. Business checks. Five EMS pages. Coroner call. Drugs. False 911. Fire page. Assisted motorist. Fingerprints. Two pri...
Speeding – Lane T. Blakeman, MO, 98/70, $200; Gerardo Gregorio, SD, 96/75, $165; Darryl Harris, VA, 86/75, $115; Heath A. Rose, Gillette, 80/70, $105; Josh Bryson, Canada, 91/80, $115; Neil M. Dunbar, Aladdin, 84/70, $130; Grant Turek, NE, 90/80, $105; Aden Linde, Moorcroft, 114/80, $230; Kyle Finch, MT, 91/80, $115; Scott Craig, SD, 90/80, $105; Brett Brekke, SD, 89/80, $103 Fail to Merge into Farthest Lane from Emergency Vehicle – Jill R. Webb, SD, $240 Child Safety Restraint System Violation – Naomi E. Jacobson, Sundance, $80 Fail to Drive...
Most of the legislation aimed at reforming the election process in Wyoming has failed to make it past the halfway point of this year’s budget session. However, one bill that would make a significant change to how citizens of this state cast their ballots passed out of the Senate on Monday morning. Senate File 97 would end “crossover voting” in Wyoming, a practice in which voters have historically had the option to switch their party affiliation right up until the moment they are handed a ballot. The bill was introduced by Senator Bo Bitem...
CHEYENNE — Attempts were made in both chambers of the Wyoming Legislature on Friday to amend the 2023-24 biennium budget to expand Medicaid coverage to more than 20,000 residents without health insurance. Both failed. In the Senate, amendment author Sen. Cale Case, R-Lander, tried to appeal to his colleagues by sharing his own emotional experience without health care almost a decade ago. He said he lost his business in his divorce, and, with it, his health insurance. In the same year, he found out he had stage-three melanoma cancer, and the m...
Man who sang ‘Bad Boys’ during chase faces 18 years GILLETTE (WNE) — A Gillette man could serve up to 18 years in prison for kidnapping and strangling his wife under a plea agreement reached earlier this month. Robbie C. Muller, 32, pleaded guilty to kidnapping and strangulation, both of which included a habitual criminal enhancement. He also pleaded guilty to possessing meth in a separate case after police found 28.1 grams of meth in his wife’s pickup that he had recently driven. Prosecutors will recommend imposed sentences of 11 to 18 year...
The Sundance Bulldog wrestling team finished its 2021-22 season this past weekend in Casper at the State Tournament. The Bulldog wrestlers captured two medals as Dawson Flahaven (285 lbs.) finished in fifth place and Andrew Davis (132 lbs.) finished in sixth place. Going into the tournament, Dawson was seeded seventh and bested his position by two and Andrew came into the tournament unseeded and was able to crack the top six by upsetting two seeded wrestlers. Those competing were: 106 lbs. Zach...
The Sundance girls’ basketball team punched their ticket to the state tournament this past weekend, taking second place in the 2A East Regional Tournament. It was a three-game weekend for the Lady Bulldogs coming into the tournament as the number two seed from the north. In the first round, the Sundance team was up against the number three seed from the south, the Lusk Tigers. The Lady Bulldogs wasted no time putting the points on the board and taking a 17-7 lead in the first half. Sundance continued to dominate the Lady Tigers throughout t...
Sundance High School senior Levi Rudloff will be featured as part of KEVN Black Hills FOX's Rising Star of the West scholarship contest Wed., Mar. 9 on The SIX and on Black Hills FOX News at 9 p.m. Rudloff qualified for the contest by submitting a short video of himself to KEVN Black Hills FOX. Rudloff is one of the semi-finalists who will be seen through Mar. 11. His one-minute commentary will be aired and then placed on www.blackhillsfox.com for viewers to watch and rate. One competitor from...
For FCCLA, Jaylin Mills and Blakely Gill are going to compete in the STAR Event National Programs in Action with their focus on the Power of One. They interviewed residents of Sundance Assisted Living and asked for their advice on life. The residents were asked “What would you like to pass on to the younger generations?” The advice will be shared over the next three weeks. These are the Wise Words for this week: “Be healthy and take care of yourself or you just keep trying to get things right!” “Work hard, no one else is going to do it for yo...
First established in 1958, Devils Tower Natural History Association is a non-profit corporation chartered by the United States Congress, to aid the National Park Service with historical, educational and interpretive programs. Our mission is to promote understanding and conservation of the natural, cultural and historical resources of the nation’s first national monument through education, public information and service. This year, DTNHA is offering a monetary, one-year scholarship in the amount of $1,000.00. Application forms may be obtained f...
STATE OF WYOMING COUNTY OF CROOK IN THE DISTRICT COURT SIXTH JUDICIAL DISTRICT PROBATE NO. 5874 IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OF JUDITH ANNE HENKEL Deceased. NOTICE OF PROBATE OF ESTATE TO ALL PERSONS INTERESTED IN SAID ESTATE: You are hereby notified that on the 3rd day of February, 2022 the estate of the above-named decedent was admitted to probate by the above-named court, and that William Holme and E. Jeannée Nunn were appointed Co-Personal Representatives thereof. Notice is further given that all persons indebted to said decedent or to... Full story
