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  • SHS student takes third at state Poetry Out Loud

    Mar 18, 2021

    Telsie Comer, a junior from Sundance Secondary, was third place winner out of more than 500 students participating in the 16th annual Poetry Out Loud Statewide competition, which was held virtually this year. There were 13 high schools registering a team and 11 of those schools advancing a school champion to the state finals. Shown left to right, Mr. Gillis (English teacher), Teresa Preisner (music teacher and mother to Telsie), Telsie Comer....

  • Poppy Poster winners

    Mar 18, 2021

    For many years, Sundance art teacher Tobi Miller has had all of her 7th grade students participate in the American Legion Auxiliary (ALA) Unit 80 (Hulett and Sundance) poppy poster contest. The ALA poppy poster co-chairs are Tracy Bush, Hulett, and Janet Lake, Sundance, who said that the quality of the posters was especially high this year. This year’s winners are Annika Haugen, 1st; Jaylin Mills, 2nd; and John Wacker, 3rd. Each winner received a cash prize, and their posters go on for f...

  • BHSU Dean's List

    Mar 18, 2021

    Black Hills State University has released the Dean’s List for the fall 2020 semester. A total of 712 students maintained a grade point average (GPA) of 3.5 or higher while taking at least 12 credit hours. Crook County students on the list include: Kaylei Petz (BSED Elementary Education) and Heather Ver Burg (BSED English Education) of Moorcroft and Molly Amann (BSED Elementary Education) of Sundance....

  • Peek at the Past

    Mar 18, 2021

    1 Years Ago Mar. 17, 1921 Rev. N.E. Wood met with a painful accident Thursday while doing some decorating work at the Citizens Bank. The scaffolding broke and dropped him to the floor. The result was a badly wrenched ankle and other bruises. As Mr. Wood was unable to conduct services Sunday, the regular service was presided over by M.C. Roberts. The combined fair committees of the commercial club and farm bureau had a meeting last week and decided to engage a livestock judge immediately. It is proposed to hold a real livestock exhibit this...

  • Douglas charges $25 minimum for public records

    Chase Vialpando, Douglas Budget Via Wyoming news Exchange|Mar 18, 2021

    DOUGLAS — The City of Douglas last week charged the Douglas Budget $37.60 for a copy of City Administrator Jonathan Teichert’s contract, a public document. Later, the newspaper was ironically charged $27.10 for a copy of the 2015 resolution that sets the fee structure for public documents and research cost. Budget News Editor Cinthia Stimson formally requested the contract via email from City Clerk Chaz Schumacher March 5. Stimson then received a city “Public Records Request Form,” in which she had to state her company affiliation, contact... Full story