Continuing the Crook County News Since 1884
Continuing the Crook County News Since 1884
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The next generation of critters is beginning to appear all over the county. This newborn pronghorn antelope south of Sundance quickly got the hang of its new legs with a race across the pasture on its very first morning of life....
The trial of Lesley Raber for aggravated homicide by vehicle has been continued until October due to a change in the defendant’s attorney. According to the motion filed with District Court, the request was made because Raber recently retained a new defense attorney based on “a dissatisfaction with prior trial counsel”. The motion acknowledged that this issue was raised only two weeks before the trial, which has been pending for ten months; however, “it has been in the preparation for trial and last minute negotiations that this dissati...
Faced with the question of how to replace two ambulances in Sundance as quickly as possible, the board of trustees for Crook County Medical Service District last week put a long-term idea for the county ambulance service on the backburner. Instead, the board intends to approach the City of Sundance to discuss options to replace the ailing vehicles. At a previous request from the board, CEO Nathan Hough had been researching possibilities to purchase new ambulances and find financing, but said he had been unable to find a perfect solution. At...
The City of Sundance has officially secured a Business Ready Community grant for $484,000 to develop a new park on the site next to Old Stoney. The State Lands and Investments Board (SLIB) approved full funding for the city’s request on June 20. The funding joins a second grant for a similar amount from the Land and Water Conservation Fund, administered by Wyoming State Parks, which was approved in May. Together, the grants total approximately $868,000. According to Clerk Treasurer Kathy Lenz, the project is expected to cost around $1 m...
A new grief group specifically for people who have lost a spouse will hold its first meeting at the Church of Christ on July 2 at 1 p.m., says Cheryl Wales. The group is intended as a forum for bereaved members of the community to provide support, comfort and practical advice to one another as they work through the grieving process together. Wales encourages anyone who has lost a spouse to consider coming to the first meeting to see for themselves how the group will work and decide whether it could be a useful tool in their own situation....
After 13 years helping customers with their mail at Sundance Post Office, Heather Miller took the reins last weekend as the official new postmaster for the branch. It's a role she has been preparing and hoping for for the last several years – and, if the reaction of the community is anything to go by, it's a position many people wanted her to see her in. "The day I found out, we told a couple of people," she says. Customers had been checking regularly whether Miller had won the position so, as it tends to do in a small town, the news spread l...
Our beloved son Joshua Patrick Donnell, age 13, of Carlile, Wyoming, took his own life on June 23, 2019, at his home in Carlile. Josh suffered for years with depression; may he rest in peace now without sadness in the arms of our Lord. Josh was born November 26, 2005, in Fairfax County, Virginia, to Douglas and Jessica Donnell. The family moved to Carlile in May 2009 to live rurally. Josh attended Moorcroft K8 school from kindergarten until seventh grade this year when he transferred to Hulett School. Josh attended First Presbyterian Church in... Full story
Delbert "Sonny" Lloyd Harbaugh, Jr., was born May 23, 1932, in Rapid City, South Dakota, in a house that later washed away in the flood of 1972. He lived on Haines Avenue until age 11 when his father landed a job at the Black Hills Ordnance Depot in Igloo, South Dakota. He graduated from Provo High School in 1950. He attended Black Hills Teaching College (now Black Hills State University) where he met the love of his life. During the Korean conflict, he enlisted in the US Army in 1953. The ceasefire agreement was reached during boot camp. He... Full story
William Colbert "Bill" Barker was born September 30, 1956, in Newcastle, Wyoming, to John R. Barker and Bertha "Bobbie" Barker Truax. He died in Angeles City, Pampanga, Philippines on May 30, 2019. Bill attended Kitty Moats Elementary School in Osage, Wyoming. He attended high school in Upton, Wyoming and Newcastle. Bill earned his GED and joined the Navy in 1976. He spent years traveling the world during his Navy career, serving in the Philippines for 11 years. He loved and had a special place in his heart for the Philippines, returning a... Full story
Sharon Louise Ewing Anderson was born August 25, 1952 in Sundance, Wyoming, to Dorman James and Ellen Astrid Ewing. She joined one brother, William Eugene Ewing and one sister, Linda Lea Ewing Larsen. Sharon attended schools all over northern Wyoming as well as Craig, Colorado as her dad was employed in the oilfield business. Sharon married the love of her life John Earl Anderson on May 23, 1970 in Sundance. To this union three children were born, Laticia Yvette (Jamie) Gibb, Brian Conrad Anderson and Bradley James (Mallory) Anderson. Sharon... Full story
The public comment period has now opened for Strata Energy’s request to change practices at its Lance Projects in-situ uranium mine near Oshoto. The company hopes to switch over to an acidic lixiviant that it believes would vastly improve recovery rates. The Department of Environmental Quality, Division of Air Quality has provided notice that it proposes to approve the request to install and operate either one or two sulfuric acid storage tanks able to hold a total of 52,000 gallons. The request was initially submitted over a year ago. Strata e...
1 Years Ago The Times June 25, 1919 Sheriff Hurtt found it necessary to make some corrections of the conduct of a young man at Beulah last Saturday night. Complaints had previously reached Mr. Hurtt of the practice of too much rough talk for such a normally social and civilized place as Beulah. Telephone report reached Sundance Tuesday evening that Carl Blatt had been shot through the leg in the neighborhood of the Blatt ranches on Prairie creek during the afternoon and Sheriff Hurtt was requested to proceed to the scene for investigation....
FRIENDS OF THE LIBRARY OPEN HOUSE LUNCHEON Thursday, June 27 from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. This luncheon is free to the public in appreciation for all the community support shown to the library this past year. Come enjoy some incredible food and good company! Library Programming: A UNIVERSE OF STORIES summer reading activities 10:30 a.m. Wednesdays in July for grades 1st – 6th. July 10, 17, 31. MAKER DAYS, July 1 and July 29, 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. for all ages. ALL AGES MOVIE Thursday, July 11, 1 p.m. OUTDOOR FAMILY MOVIE, Monday, July 18, at sunset: ...
LARAMIE — The remains of Machinist’s Mate First Class George Hanson, killed in the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor, will be escorted by motorcade from Denver International Airport to Laramie on Wednesday for burial on Saturday. Hanson’s remains are expected to arrive at the Delta Airlines terminal of Denver International Airport at 7:15 p.m. Wednesday. Hanson will be buried in Greenhill Cemetery at 11 a.m. Saturday. Born in Pennsylvania in 1909, Hanson moved to Laramie with his mother in 1916. He stayed in Laramie throughout his teen years but...
Stone tablet found near Rock Springs subject of TV show EVANSTON (WNE) — A mysterious stone tablet discovered in southwest Wyoming nearly 80 years ago will be featured on a season 4 episode of The Travel Channel’s “America Unearthed” airing on Tuesday, June 25. A story appearing in the Uinta County Herald on Nov. 19, 1982, detailed the strange tablet’s mysterious origins. Discovered near Rock Springs in the 1940s by Lorene Bolen, who lived in Evanston in the 1980s, the small sandstone tablet was kept by Bolen as a “conversation piece.” Try...
Wyoming House Majority Whip Tyler Lindholm, Saturday praised President Trump’s restraint over Iran’s downing of an unmanned U.S. surveillance drone and urged Congresswoman Liz Cheney, R-Wyo., to stop publicly criticizing the president and pushing the U.S. toward “yet another endless war in the Middle East.” Lindholm, a U.S. Navy veteran who recently authored a commentary published in multiple newspapers across the state and launched a website – WyBringOurTroopsHome.com – to press Cheney, a member of the U.S. House Armed Services Committee,...
Landscape For by Him all things were created that are in heaven and that are on earth, visible and invisible, whether thrones or dominions or principalities or powers. All things were created through Him and for Him. Colossians 1:16 The lay of the land or topography. The brushstrokes of a piece of art or the scope of what the eye beholds. Call it what you may, the word landscape encompasses much. Although these views have obvious characteristics, they possess specific natures which cannot be changed. The reality of Jesus Christ and his creation...
June 15 – House watch and business checks completed. Officer tagged abandoned vehicle left on private property. Three bar checks. Seven traffic stops. June 16 – House watch and business checks completed. Two traffic stops. June 17 – House watch and business checks completed. Officer assisted DFS. Two traffic stops. June 18 – House watch and business checks completed. Traffic stop. June 19 – House watch and business checks completed. Officer provided traffic control for Sundance Fire Department dealing with truck on fire at Port of Entry. Ju...
Speeding – Brady M. Nasset, Moorcroft, 88/80, $86; Petersen C. Graham, CO, 89/80, $88; Derrik D. Rensink, AK, 85/75, $90; Payton R. Pixley, Cheyenne, 85/70, $120; Tyler E. McCurdy, Gillette, 90/80, $90; Jeffrey J. Ubl, ND, 78/70, $86; Jesse J. Rahn, SD, 88/75, $110; Gregory Williamson, NY, 88/65, $266; Jami L. Nelms, Gillette, 85/75, $90; Edward S. Dreese, MT, 79/70, $98; Rachel A. Anderberg, SD, 78/70, $86; Abby Ann Olson, SD, 73/45, $185; Denise J. Larson, WI, 79/70, $88; Rhett T. Fanning, SD, 83/70, $120; Tom S. Smolinski, IL, 87/75, $...
June 10 – Five VIN checks. Two paper services. Five traffic stops. Detention Deputy did finger printing twice for outside employment. Deputy assisted another agency. Detention Deputy transported an inmate for medical appointment. Deputy investigated animal complaint. Deputy assisted motorist. June 11 – Four VIN checks. Two paper services. Four traffic stops. Deputies responded to REDDI report on interstate. Deputy assisted highway patrol on crash on interstate. Deputy assisted another agency on locating wanted person. Deputy took wanted sub...
Participants in the 4-H Dog Training class, left to right: Karen Ulmer, Jake Schommer, Laurie Schwabauer, Britt Wheeler, Branson Bankenbush, Jordan Mouat, Tessa Sanderson. These kids have been training with their dogs since the end of May for two nights a week and will continue until mid July. This program was formally taught by Tammy Needham and has been lucky enough to be continued under the guidance of Laurie Schwabauer. Laurie has worked with 4-H and dog training for many years in Sheridan...
The Sundance High School Trap Team took second place overall at their first State Championship that was held this past Saturday in Torrington at the Goshen County Sportsman’s Club. Kolton Miller of the Sundance team took high overall and first place in the Varsity division. In the Jr. Varsity division, Parker Speidel was first and Gavin Reynolds took third. Ben Tinsley took first place in the Novice division. Teagan Marchant took second place in the Female Shooter division. It has been a g...
Eastern Wyoming College is pleased to announce the honor rolls for the Spring 2019 semester. There were 100 students receiving recognition for achieving high scholastic grades. Micah Selting of Sundance is among those on the Dean’s Honor Roll. To qualify for the Dean’s Honor Roll, students must also be full-time and achieve a grade point average of 3.5, but less than 4.0....
4-H Summer Camp is a much anticipated event for youth in Crook and Weston Counties and this year was no exception. Over 100 youth and adult volunteers flocked to the RAM Center near Devils Tower Junction for the annual Crook-Weston County 4-H Camp. Thirty teen leaders helped the campers solve the mystery of “the stolen 4-H flag” throughout the weekend. 4-H Summer Camp began with a leadership training for teen leaders who serve as camp counselors. The group of 30 outstanding teens participated in...
Crook County Natural Resource District (CCNRD) June 4th Regular Board Meeting Minutes CALL MEETING TO ORDER The meeting was called to order at 12:03 pm by Vice Chairman Ted Parsons at the Sundance USDA Service Center, 117 South 21st Street, Sundance, Wyoming. ATTENDANCE Board: Ted Parsons, Wanda Burget, Lily Altaffer, Jennifer Hinkhouse (Call in), Wayne Garman Employees: Sarah Anderson, Bridget Helms, Carmen Horne-McIntyre (Call in) Guests: NRCS District Conservationist Keela Deaton & FSA Susan Johnson OPEN ISSUES TO DISCUSS Guest Update NRCS-...
