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  • Distribution

    Jun 8, 2023

    IN THE DISTRICT COURT FOR CROOK COUNTY, WYOMING SIXTH JUDICIAL DISTRICT IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OF ARDIS L. BISAUTA, DECEASED Case No. CV-8960 NOTICE OF APPLICATION FOR DECREE OF DISTRIBUTION TO ALL PERSONS INTERESTED IN SAID ESTATE: YOU ARE HEREBY NOTIFIED that on the 1st day of June, 2023, Sherrell Welcome, Applicant, filed in the above named Court an Application for Decree of Distribution for the purpose of distributing the oil, gas, and other minerals in and underlying that certain tract of land situate in Crook County, Wyoming, by...

  • Theft charge reduced for man found in possession of keys to stolen car

    Sarah Pridgeon|Jun 8, 2023

    A theft case involving a man who allegedly admitting to driving a vehicle that he knew had been stolen and leaving it parked outside a grocery store has been remanded to Circuit Court. Jose Alejandro Riquelme Castaneda has entered into an agreement in which he has agreed to plead guilty to an amended misdemeanor charge. On February 27, a Crook County Sheriff’s Office deputy responded to a report of a suspicious vehicle parked at Paradise Foods in Pine Haven. The deputy reports running the VIN and was advised that the vehicle had been stolen f...

  • Crook County Sheriff's Office

    Jun 8, 2023

    May 22 – Five VIN checks. Four traffic stops. Five paper services. Assist another agency. Fingerprints. Two motorist assists. Minor in possession. Two business checks. Animal complaint. May 23 – VIN check. Two traffic stops. Two paper services. Three EMS pages. Accident. Two traffic hazards. Two business checks. Found property. Prisoner transport. May 24 – Five VIN checks. Two traffic stops. Coroner call. Information. Welfare check. Two traffic hazards. Intoxication. Two assists to another agency. Animal bite. Suspicious. Two EMS pages. May 25...

  • Circuit Court

    Jun 8, 2023

    Speeding – David Jacobs, Coeur d’Alene, ID, 89/80, $113; Yun-Chin Tsou, Atlanta, GA, 83/65, $216; Spencer Mansell, Beaverton, OR, 93/80, $125; Grace Anderson, Newcastle, WY, 79/70, $103 Resident Vehicle Registration and License Violation – Samuel L. Simmon, Beulah, WY, $90 Expired Temporary License Permit/Improper Registration – Richard Craig Tschetter, Spearfish, SD, $150 Careless Driving – Alexander H. Rounsaville, Gillette, WY, $340 No Auto Insurance (2nd + offense) – Breannon Hepp, Buffalo, WY, $570, 90 days jail/87 days suspended,...

  • SHS Honor Rolls

    Jun 8, 2023

    Quarter 4 Honor Roll Twelfth Grade Lauryn Mariah Brooks Jameson Jacob Fleenor Kaedyn Michael Fletcher Kimberly Rae Fowler McKaya Jo Gillespie Nora Rose Gustafson Chloe Marie Hanzlik Jesse Mehki Harmon Dillon Rusk Haugen Ty Vincent Kenan Kort Blaster McLaughlin Rachelle Verna Miller Jeral Anson Nehl Ashtyn Jeremiah Powe Sheridan Marie Schubarth Mazelynn Julianna Sharp Zoe Anne Skeens Isabella Marie Smith-McCleery Parker James Speidel Shane Bradley Tenke Ashley Rose Wilen Eleventh Grade Bren Michael Anderson Branson Todd Bankenbush Riley...

  • Standing tall

    Jun 8, 2023

    SHS graduate Parker Speidel was recently named as this year's Standing Tall Award winner. The award is given each year to a Sundance High School senior in honor of Brenda Maynard Walters. Classmates and family of Walters established the award and cash prize in 2014 to present to a student who embodies the positive traits that Brenda was best known for: compassion, loyalty and tenacity....

  • Wyoming Farm Bureau Federation Scholarships

    Jun 8, 2023

    The Wyoming Farm Bureau Federation (WyFB) awarded $5500 in college scholarships to nine young Wyoming Farm Bureau Federation members for the 2023-24 school year. “Investing in the youth of our great state as they work to accomplish their academic goals is important to the Wyoming Farm Bureau Federation,” said Todd Fornstrom, WyFB President. “We are proud to honor these outstanding individuals with college scholarships to play a small part in helping them achieve their goals.” The Livingston-King Scholarship, valued at $1500, is given in honor o...

  • Wyoming sues over feds' tardiness on grizzly delisting decision

    Mike Koshmrl, WyoFile.com|Jun 8, 2023

    The state of Wyoming is going to court again over grizzly bears, this time because federal wildlife officials missed a deadline to decide whether they would pursue removing Endangered Species Act protections. State officials announced their petition in a cheeky press release this week, accusing the U.S. Department of Interior of "hibernating" on deadline. "The petition seeks to remedy the DOI's inaction," the statement from Gov. Mark Gordon's office said. Under federal policy, the U.S. Fish and...

  • NWTF Wyoming State Chapter hosts annual veterans' spring turkey hunt

    Jun 8, 2023

    During the first weekend of May, the NWTF Wyoming State Chapter held its annual veterans spring turkey hunt in Newcastle. Since its inception in 2018 with two veteran hunters, the event has grown steadily, and this year it proudly hosted four veterans. The state chapter diligently raises funds to cover various expenses associated with the hunt, including lodging, meals and licenses for the honored participants. Prior to the hunt, Joe Sandrini, Wyoming Game and Fish Department biologist, met...

  • CCNRD

    Jun 8, 2023

    Crook County Natural Resource District (CCNRD) May 2nd Regular Board Meeting Minutes CALL MEETING TO ORDER by Chairman Wayne Garman at 12:06 pm at the Sundance USDA Service Center. ATTENDANCE Board: Wayne Garman, Lily Altaffer, Kim Fundaun, Casey Devish, Wanda Burget Employees: Sarah Anderson, Bridget Helms, Jessica Halverson, Carmen Horne-McIntyre Guests: Keela Deaton, NRCS District Conservationist, Danielle Roth, SEO MONTHLY UPDATES FSA Update Grassland CRP signup is happening now through May 26, 2023. The rate per acre stayed the same as...