Continuing the Crook County News Since 1884
Continuing the Crook County News Since 1884
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After an emotional hearing in the courtroom on Wednesday, Lesley Raber has been sentenced to one year in jail with six months of that time suspended for the misdemeanor crime of homicide by vehicle. Judge Thomas Rumpke heard testimony from both sides, including evidence of Raber’s good behavior while out on bond and impact statements from the family of Nancy Robison, the motorcyclist who was killed when Raber pulled out in front of her at an intersection on Highway 212 last August. Deputy County Attorney Linda Black, for the prosecution, b...
A 73-year-old hunter from Riverton got turned around in what he’d thought was a familiar part of Boundary Gulch last week. Thanks to the combined efforts of the Crook County Sheriff’s Office and Crook County Volunteer Search & Rescue, he was rescued and brought to safety. When the hunter was finally located on November 19, he had managed to travel five miles from his starting point through treacherous terrain. The hunter knew the area, having been to Crook County a number of times before. It...
Long-running conversations about the future of Sundance’s ambulance fleet came to an abrupt end on Thursday when the Crook County Medical Services District Board of Trustees was presented with a possible solution and instantly approved it. For the last year, the Sundance City Council has been dissatisfied with the traditional arrangement, in which the city owns the ambulances and is responsible for their maintenance and storage. This, according to Mayor Paul Brooks, is a throwback to a time w...
A 33-year-old Sioux Falls area man lost his life earlier this month in an ATV accident on Rifle Pit Road. Scott Gackle appears to have been returning to his hunting camp at the end of the day when the single-vehicle crash took place. “He was in the area deer hunting with some others in a group,” says Deputy Eric Stevens, who investigated the incident. The crash was reported just after midnight on November 13. The group went into Sundance to eat dinner in one vehicle, then returned to the ranch house to pick up their ATVs and head back to the...
The Wyoming Coaches’ Association recently announced this year’s all-conference and all-state selections for Volleyball and Football. SHS Volleyball players named to the Powder River All Conference Team and 2A All State pictured above: (front, left to right) Aftyn Marchant (All Conference and All State), Teddi Marchant (All Conference). Back, left to right: Sherry Negaard (All Conference and All State), Cana McInerney (All Conference), Joleen Pollat (Honorable Mention All Conference). Below, mem...
Francis “Keith” McDonald, 92, of Aladdin, Wyoming, died Wednesday, November, 20, 2019 at the Ft. Meade Veterans Hospital. Keith was born January 6, 1927, in Fruitdale, South Dakota, to Francis James and Viola I. (Michelson) McDonald. He graduated from Belle Fourche High School. He entered the Army May 2, 1945, and served in Japan with Company B, 3rd Combat Engineers, 21 Regiment Combat Team, 24th Infantry Division. He sailed on the SS Marine Swallow and was honorably discharged in 1946. He returned to Belle Fourche and drove fuel truck for his...
Robert “Bob” S. Ulrich, 91 of Sundance, Wyoming, died Saturday, November 23, 2019, at Crook County Memorial Hospital. Memorial services are planned for 1 p.m., on Saturday, December 7, 2019, at the Sundance Church of Christ. A dessert bar will follow the service. A full obituary will appear in next week’s paper. Arrangements are under the care of Fidler-Roberts & Isburg Funeral Chapel of Sundance. Online condolences may be written at www.fidler-isburgfuneralchapels.com...
Virginia R. Massie, 71 of Sundance, Wyoming, died Wednesday, November 20, 2019, at Crook County Memorial Hospital in Sundance. Arrangements are pending with Fidler-Roberts & Isburg Funeral Chapel of Sundance....
The businesses of Sundance have benefited from the Shop Small concept for the last few years, setting a date at the end of each November during which the downtown area will be packed with locally produced goods and shoppers clasping punch cards or glasses of wine. Get your Christmas shopping done early while supporting your town’s economy this weekend with two opportunities to celebrate local business. The first of the two traditions is Small Business Saturday, introduced through the Sundance Main Street Committee in 2016 and part of the Shop S...
The county’s Specific Purpose Option Tax (SPOT) has reached its $6.25 million total and will be switched off at the end of December. This will reduce sales and use tax locally by one percent until such time as voters once again approve the sixth penny on their ballots. The Specific Purpose Sales and Use Tax (SPOT), better known as the “sixth penny” or “one percent tax,” is an optional tax with a strictly defined purpose. The SPOT Tax has been use to raise extra revenue for counties and municipalities since it was authorized by the Legislatu...
Plans continue to move ahead for an update to the medical services facilities in Hulett, the Crook County Medical Services District Board of Trustees heard last week. “We are still working on plans for a new clinic in Hulett,” reported Sandi Kellogg of the Crook County Medical Foundation. Kellogg stated that the foundation has contacted architects in Wyoming about creating plans and taking next steps and has also spoken with Janet Jares, Advocacy Coordinator at the Wyoming Department of Health, about potential grants that could be pursued to...
The Library will be closed Thursday and Friday, November 28 and 29, for Thanksgiving. NOVEMBER BATTLE OF THE MILITARY SERVICE BRANCHES FOOD DRIVE: We are conducting a food drive to help stock the shelves at the Crook County Food Pantry before the holidays. We will have bins set up in the library with the name of each branch of service on them. Please bring in non-perishable food items and place them in the bin of the service branch you served in or your favorite branch. The bin with the most items will win, and we will announce the winner in...
Speeding – Thomas A. Vanluvan, Sundance, 92/75, $130; Richard W. Holmberg, NV, 88/75, $110; Owen T. Watkins, SD, 90/75, $120; Jose L. Serrano, AZ, 79/70, $88; Robert G. Wenger, Devils Tower, 92/65, $180; Ronald R. Able, WA, 88/80, $145; Michael L. Schactner, WI, 75/65, $70; Joel F. Castlillo, MN, 81/70, $100; Mallary K. Hoffmann, SD, 95/80, $120; Kennedy K. Yeboah, ND, 86/70, $125; Colton L. Richards, OK, 89/75, $115; Ethan Michael Keller, SD, 86/75, $100; Joshua M. Boglarsky, MI, 88/75, $110; Hugh Wagner IV, IL, 28/20, $96; Ashley M. C...
Nov. 18 – Three VIN checks. Traffic stop. Paper service. Two EMS pages. Detention Deputy fingerprinted three subjects. Deputy assisted Department of Family Services with call. Deputies and Search and Rescue performed mission; located subject. Nov. 19 – Six VIN checks. Traffic stop. Two paper services. Two EMS pages. Nov. 20 – Four VIN checks. Traffic stop. Two paper services. EMS page. Deputy investigated theft. Deputy investigated property destruction. Deputy assisted Wyoming Highway Patrol with call. Detention Deputy booked in subject. Nov....
Nov. 16 – House watch and business checks. Three bar checks. Seven traffic stops. Nov. 17 – House watch and business checks. Two traffic stops Nov. 18 – House watch and business checks. Tow traffic stops. Nov. 19 – House watch and business checks. Two traffic stops. Nov. 20 – House watch and business checks. Three bar checks. Six traffic stops. Nov. 21 – House watch and business checks. Vehicle lock out. Three bar checks. Six traffic stops. Nov. 22 – House watch and business checks. Three bar checks. Five traffic stops....
Speeding – Thomas Worsley, SD, 75/55; Jennafer Fisher, IL, 50/30 Driving on Suspended License – Rachell Prunty, Upton Public Drunkenness – Bryan Robert, WA...
I am writing in regards to the article in the November 21 Sundance Times written by Michael Illiano about the RINO website. In response to the comments in the article made by Gail Symons, yes, the Republican Party is an ideology, an ideology of “timeless truths,” which is right off the front page of the Wyoming Republican Platform. The Wyoming Republican Party has a platform which honors Biblical Judeo-Christian principles of morality, the US Constitution, the Wyoming Constitution and the Declaration of Independence. The Platform supports sma...
Few things make me happier than crossovers between my culture and yours, but this week’s combo is the most bizarre I’ve seen in a while. It involves house paint, spellings and the nation’s favorite sketch show – oh, and a newspaper, because all good things need to involve newspapers. The paint in question is a luxury brand called Farrow & Ball, which hails from my home county of Dorset and has been churning out wall coverings since 1946 that are based on historic archives and the natural...
If you’re seeking a meaningful gift for the holidays or a treat for your own enjoyment, you may be interested to attend an event next weekend that will showcase some of northeast Wyoming’s enviable literary talent. The Bearlodge Writers will be hosting an event from 4-7 p.m. on December 4 at the Longhorn Saloon & Grill on Main Street in Sundance. This gathering is an opportunity for you to meet five local authors and snag a signature for your favorite of their books. The authors in att...
The Riven Country of Senga Munro, a novel based in northeast Wyoming by local author Renée Carrier, is now available in both ebook and paperback. Touching on themes of love, loss and restoration, the book follows the story of Senga as she comes to terms with the death of her young daughter. “In the aftermath, she learns what it means to be ‘other’ in the rural West. Senga can see what others can’t in the novel’s thread of magical realism,” says Carrier. “An arrow shot through time by a nineteenth century Cheyenne scout jolts her awake from her...
The Crook County Library has been abuzz with children’s activities. Play to Learn stations were set up throughout the library on November 13 for families with preschoolers and toddlers to do at their own pace. This is a program started last school year, allowing a break from regular storytime but still having an activity for families to attend on Wednesday mornings. Stations have included play dough, dramatic play, puppets, bean bins, building blocks and counting and sorting mats. The library h...
Eastern Wyoming College will be advising and registering Sundance students at the Central Administration Building on Tuesday, December 3, from 8 a.m.-4 p.m. Advising and registration for Moorcroft students will be held in the EWC room of Moorcroft High School on Wednesday, December 4, from 8 a.m.-4 p.m. If students have any questions concerning financial aid or other funding opportunities, please contact the Financial Aid office at (307) 532-8224 or [email protected]...
Sundance High School Student Council President Rhianna Heaster was elected the 2019-2020 Wyoming Association of Student Councils President during the WASC state convention Nov. 17-19 in Sheridan. “I was really nervous,” said Heaster. “But I was also excited and ready to take on the responsibility.” Heaster spent her time at the convention giving candidate speeches and answering questions from a panel of voting delegates. Along with Heaster’s presidential bid, senior Josiah Rudloff completed...
THe Sundance Junior High Wrestling Tourney was held last Thursday....
Sundance sent a select group of choir and band students to represent SHS at the Northeast Music District Clinic. With other honor choir and band students from around the NE region, the SHS Honor Choir and Band put on an amazing performance of moving pieces. The choir sang five songs from different composers, while the band played four arrangements also by varying composers. A sample of the challenging pieces includes Tres Cantos Dos Indios Krao (Macros Lente) for the choir, while the band perfor...
