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Sundance Square movies set for summer
The Sundance Chamber of Commerce has confirmed that its summer movie night series will be taking place on Tuesday nights. The first is scheduled for June 14 and the movies will run weekly until August 9. If weather causes a movie to be cancelled,...
Program changes worry CCSS
The hammer finally fell during a phone call. After months of vague warnings that “big changes” might be on the way, Crook County Senior Services (CCSS) Director Jenna Ellsbury heard that the state is making changes to its Wyoming Home Services (W...
Property tax relief program opens
Homeowners are invited to take advantage of a new program that was signed into law this weekend to offer relief on property taxes for anyone whose income and assets fall below a specific limit. The Property Tax Refund Program has a deadline of June...
Vore Buffalo Jump to host open house
Just as the year's tourist season gets underway for the Vore Buffalo Jump, the historical site plans to invite members of the public to attend an open house event on June 4. Whether you've never had...
Veterans assistance available
A state of Wyoming veterans service officer from the Wyoming Veterans Commission will conduct community outreach services around Wyoming cities throughout June. Sandy McFarland is available to meet with veterans and their families to discuss state an...
Peek at the Past
100 Years Ago May 25, 1922 J.L. Driskill of Spearfish arrived in Moorcroft from Denver last Friday proceeding a shipment of 863 two-year-old southern steers he had purchased on that market. The cattle arrived at an early hour Saturday morning and...
Wyoming Cowboy Hall of Fame inductees announced
Two Crook County natives are set to be honored as part of the Wyoming Cowboy Hall of Fame’s Class of 2022. The Wyoming Cowboy Hall of Fame (WCHF) seeks out and celebrates the men and women who introduced this state to its ranching heritage,...
Moorcroft man sentenced for aggravated assault
A Moorcroft man will serve up to ten years for aggravated assault and battery after allegedly ramming a woman’s truck into a power pole. On April 17, 2020, a Moorcroft Police Officer was dispatched for a domestic violence call and advised that a...
Click It or Ticket campaign reminds drivers: buckle up May 23-June 5 and every day
Wyoming law enforcement is reminding drivers about the lifesaving benefits of wearing a seat belt this spring during the U.S. Department of Transportation’s National Highway Traffic Safety Administration’s (NHTSA) national Click It or Ticket high...
Crook County Sheriff
May 9 – Five VIN checks. Two traffic stops. Paper service. Three suspicious circumstances. Juvenile problem. Welfare check. Search and Rescue. EMS page; patient transfer. May 10 – Seven VIN checks. Five traffic stops. Animal complaint. Two...
Circuit Court
Speeding – Morgan Hofland, Gillette, WY, $94/75, $155; Cameron Jones, Monument, CO, 100/65, $365; Rodney Woodruff, Sturgis, SD, 94/75, $155; Darrell Alvin Red Cloud, Box Elder, SD, 89/80, $103; Katya R. Halliday, San Diego, CA, 98/80, $160; Wesley...
Stomach flu reports increasing across Wyoming
As reports of viral gastroenteritis increase across the state, the Wyoming Department of Health (WDH) is asking anyone with stomach flu symptoms to stay home until they feel better. “We are specifically seeing increased reports in school and...
Wyoming News Briefs
Gillette woman, former CCH consultant, ordered to prison and $172K restitution GILLETTE (WNE) — A Gillette woman and former Campbell County Health public relations consultant, Alexa Kinney, was sentenced to nearly three years in prison and ordered...
Candidates announce for state seats
Three local candidates have thrown their names in the hat for the upcoming elections, aiming to vie for Crook County’s two seats in the Wyoming State Legislature. Senator Ogden Driskill announced he will stand again for Senate District 1, saying...
Old Stoney art auction coming up
As the final push to complete Old Stoney continues, the Crook County Museum District is preparing for its 12th annual art auction. Always a popular draw for art lovers and museum supporters alike, the annual show is an opportunity to own a locally...
Teen Challenge makes an impact
Wyoming Highway Patrol trooper James Rose started the day with this advice to the assembled sophomores and freshmen from Moorcroft, Sundance and Hulett: "You'll get the most out of today if you are...
Keeping up with the times
In a world where technology changes every day, it's more important than ever that the rulebook we're expected to play by gets the regular updates it needs to keep up. Sometimes a little tweak can make the world of difference to a victim, as will...
Republicans remember their legacy
Dignitaries and members of the Crook County Republican Party gathered on Saturday night for the annual Lincoln Day Dinner, a fundraising event that once again attracted a sold-out crowd. Hosted at Cen...
Human case reported as bird flu continues to spread
As the bird flu continues to spread across the United States, including in Wyoming, a single reported case in a person from Colorado has now been confirmed by the CDC. The infected individual is reported to have had direct exposure to poultry and...
Crook County currently experiencing sporadic positive COVID-19 cases
Almost a third of people who were hospitalized with COVID-19 are now believed to go on to experience post-COVID conditions six months later. Among everyone who contracted the virus, 13.3% of people are thought to have still been experiencing...
Celebrate our first responders EMS Week
May 15-21 is the 47th annual celebration of EMS Week. EMS week is the time to learn and understand more about and honor those front-line heroes dedicated to providing emergency medicine care. In the years of 2020 and 2021, COVID–19 took the focus...
Library program focuses on small town perspectives
Crook County Library is hosting the program "Wyoming: Perspectives on a Small Town with Long Streets" by Dennis Davis on Fri., May 20 at the library meeting room in Sundance. The program will begin...
This Week at Your Library
The library will be closed on Mon., May 30, in observance of Memorial Day. We are still doing curbside and in-town delivery if you would prefer not to come inside. We have numerous magazines available for a two-week checkout. NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC is a...
California woman sentenced for two separate crimes
Paige Poor of California has been sentenced on two separate incidents that took place in Crook County almost a year apart. The first involved seizure of an estimated $100,000 worth of controlled substances from a vehicle in which she was a...
Man given split sentence on drug charges after Beulah crash
David Gray of South Dakota has been given a split sentence for possession with intent to deliver after marijuana and TCH was found in his vehicle when it crashed into the Stateline Station in Beulah. On the morning of August 12, 2021, a Crook County...