Sundance Times - Continuing the Crook County News Since 1884

Bill creates charter school authorization board GILLETTE (WNE) — The state will now have a board made up of qualified education individuals to authorize new charter schools. Previously, if a school district board did not agree on the creation of a...

Among the bills signed into law by Governor Mark Gordon over the last week was one that gives Wyoming primacy to permit and regulate parts of the rare earth and critical minerals industry. HB 061 does this by amending the agreement state status...

The Board of Trustees is looking to gather information on potential U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) grants that could support a bid for Crook County Medical Services District (CCMSD) to build a new hospital. The idea of inviting a...

Keeping someone safe if they are prone to wandering can be a challenge, but the Crook County Sheriff's Office can help. The office sponsors Project Lifesaver, a nationwide program designed to help you protect someone who is cognitively impaired....

These are Pinochle average scores for individuals as of February 22, 2023: Lyle Brunson 4230 Terry Wilkerson 3774 Vivian Brunson 3759 Gail Kaiser 3714 Carol Jordan 3660 Jacquie McInerney 3601 Tracy Santistevan 3589 Jennifer Adams 3544 Larry Byrne...

100 Years Ago March 8, 1923 Bids for construction of the new high school building for Sundance High School District No. 1 will be opened by the board next Saturday. It is expected that a considerable number of contractors will be on hand that day to...

We do in-town deliveries for people who are unable to make it into the library and we do curbside delivery for those who would prefer not to come inside. Just give us a call and we will get your books ready. Have you tried the Libby app to access...

Speeding – Matthew Silbernagel, Frederick, CO, 90/80, $105; Martin Gonzalez, Greeley, CO, 92/75, $145; Jijette Wood, Rozet, WY, 79/70, $103; Colin Woods, Gillette, WY, 92/75, $145; Peter W. Davis, Sundance, WY, 40/30, $140 No Seat Belt (driver)...

Feb. 20 – Coroner call. Accident. Motorist assist. Fraud. Suicidal subject. Feb. 21 – VIN check. Traffic stop. Escort. Fingerprints. Fraud. Two motorist assists. Accident. Alarm. Fingerprints. Patient transfer. Two business checks. Abdominal....

This year’s supplemental budget places more than $1 billion into savings – a move that Governor Mark Gordon said would allow the state to keep taxes low and generate higher investment returns. For every dollar of state revenue spent in the bill,...

Governor Mark Gordon took action last week on the long list of bills that had made their way through the legislative process and onto his desk. Friday was the last day for bills to be reported out of committee in the second House. Any legislation...

Federal mandates still dictate that a medical facility implement a mask policy if the risk of COVID-19 transmission is high. Crook County Medical Services District (CCMSD) has been hoping to drop the mask requirement for a couple of months now, but,...

Of the bills presented to Governor Mark Gordon last week, he exercised his veto authority on just one. HB 106 would have reimposed a moratorium on the exercise of power of condemnation for wind energy collector systems. However, Gordon said that a...

JACKSON — The 24-year-old Wisconsin man who died Thursday southeast of Smoot was killed by an avalanche that broke loose above him and carried him into a creek below. “His sled landed on top of him, six to seven feet of debris piled in and he...

SOUTH PASS—Kevin Maynard doesn’t bat an eye at these conditions. Highway 28 is visible, after all, and it’s not snowing. Still, as the Wyoming Department of Transportation plow driver navigates the winding highway toward the...

Man charged after $22K in fraudulent disability benefits GILLETTE (WNE) — A Gillette man is accused of defrauding the Wyoming Department of Workforce Services out of more than $22,000 by continuing to file temporary disability claims for about a...

Due to delays caused by a backlog at the Wyoming State Hospital, the trial of Crook County native Ed Svoboda is now expected to begin in August. Svoboda will stand trial for murder in the first degree following the death of his wife in 2021. Svoboda...

100 Years Ago March 1, 1923 B.E. Miller, the Carlile meat man, was in Sundance Saturday with a fine assortment of prepared sausage, which met ready sale. Mr. Miller stated he and William Zimmerschied have recently imported some fine turkeys from...

We do in-town deliveries for people who are unable to make it into the library and we do curbside delivery for those who would prefer not to come inside. Just give us a call and we will get your books ready. Have you tried the Libby app to access...

CASPER — It’s unclear whether the Senate will get to debate the “Life is a Human Right” bill, the most ambitious and sweeping anti-abortion legislation the Wyoming Legislature has seen.  Over a week after clearing the House in a 46-16 vote,...

SHERIDAN — Distance education and in-person classes will soon be treated equally when it comes to how the state reimburses community colleges for the courses it offers. The legislation was among the first slate of bills signed by Gov. Mark Gordon...

Governor Mark Gordon signed the first bills to emerge from the 2023 session of the Wyoming State Legislature last week. Just three were originally slated to reach the governor’s desk on Wednesday, a number that had grown to 36 by the time he...

Cody man charged with perjury CODY (WNE) — The Cody man charged in September for the alleged assault and battery of his pregnant girlfriend was charged Feb. 7 with one count of perjury after he allegedly asked his girlfriend to recant her statement...