Continuing the Crook County News Since 1884
Continuing the Crook County News Since 1884
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Like the rest of Wyoming, Crook County’s population has seen some changes over the past couple of years. Perhaps the most significant is that the state experienced the fastest population aging in the nation between 2022 and 2023. During that timeframe, according to data from the state Economic Analysis Division, the total population of Wyoming only grew by 0.4% but the population aged 65 and over grew by 3.5%. This saw the median age for Wyoming increase by 0.4 years to 39.7 years, which is slightly above the national median age of 39.1. W...
With Wyoming’s first case of human infection from West Nile virus (WNV) confirmed for the year, the Wyoming Department of Health (WDH) has issued a reminder to protect yourself from mosquito bites. “Recent reports confirm the first human infection of West Nile virus this season involving a Goshen County resident,” said Courtney Tillman, epidemiologist with WDH. “It is important to remain alert and protect yourself from mosquito bites during the last months of summer while mosquitoes remain active.” According to CDC data, this year has seen...
1 Years Ago August 21, 1924 The Homestake Mining company is soon to erect a new school building for the benefit of the 20 or more children of employees in the company's lumber camp at Buckhorn. Buckhorn is becoming quite a settlement and as the population grows, the number of school children shows a corresponding increase. 75 Years Ago August 18, 1949 Between 300 and 400 new Chinese pheasants will soon make their homes in the fields of Crook County. Dominic Feeley of the Redwater Soil...
State’s unemployment rate holds steady at 2.9% CASPER (WNE) — Wyoming’s seasonally adjusted unemployment rate held steady at 2.9% from June to July, the Research & Planning section of the Wyoming Department of Workforce Services reported Monday. While Wyoming’s unemployment rate has remained low, the U.S. unemployment rate has increased in each of the past three months, rising from 3.8% in March to 4.3% in July. Over the year, unemployment rates were higher than year-ago levels in every county, with most counties ticking up two-tenths of a pe...
Madeline Fleenor, reserve champion market swine, division 3 champion market, champion FFA showmanship, reserve senior 4H showmanship. Rowdy Rathbun, champion breeding swine, champion junior 4H showmanship. Dixey Rathbun, reserve breeding swine, reserve junior 4H showmanship. Liberty Cook, champion senior 4H showmanship, division 2 champion market swine. Karson Amos, champion bred and fed goat, champion FFA showman. Charlie Porter, reserve bred and fed goat. Molly Rozell, reserve champion FFA...
Iron Order Motorcycle Club made a second stop while in Sundance during the rally. After donating to the food drive at Rehab Solutions, the group also donated $1000 to the Crook County Museum Foundation....
The political action committee affiliated with the hard-line Republican Wyoming Freedom Caucus announced late Thursday it returned thousands of dollars to the Crook County GOP after the Wyoming Senate president alleged the donation was illegal in a complaint he filed last week. "While we are immensely grateful for the Crook County Republican Party's commitment to the liberty movement, no amount of support is worth a politically motivated prosecution for the sake of another headline meant to...
Wyoming Wednesday once again brought a crowd to town for the annual burnouts, walking tacos and motorcycle appreciation. While the visitor numbers were again more modest than they have been in the past, it was a relatively peaceful experience for all. It was definitely quiet, says Sheriff Jeff Hodge, which seems to have been the norm for the past several years. Only one arrest was made, for sexual battery. According to the figures from Sturgis, attendance was up a little from last year but...
Old Stoney celebrated its 101st birthday on Friday with a party in Sundance Square, complete with cake, refreshments and live music....
Filing is now open for the special district seats to be chosen at the general election in November. This year, seats will be elected for the school, medical services, museum, natural resources and senior citizen districts. Four seats are open for Crook County School District, all for four-year terms. Candidates may file to run for a Hulett, Moorcroft or one of two Sundance district trustee positions. For Crook County Medical Services District, three seats are open. These include four-year terms for the Hulett, Moorcroft and Sundance areas....
Fire Warden Charlie Harrison and the Crook County Commissioners have made the decision to upgrade the county fire restrictions to stage two. At this time, the fire situation throughout the county is considered to be severe to extreme due to a heavy fuel load and dry conditions. This could create situations that over-extend the firefighting capacity of local government. “The situation dictates that,” commented Commissioner Fred Devish last week, noting that it doesn’t seem as though the conditions are set to change any time soon. Shawn Cochr...
Signs of the primary election are everywhere, with less than a week to go. But if you’ve been watching carefully, you may have spotted indications since almost the beginning of the year. “There’s a lot going on behind the scenes, all the way back to February in election year,” says Melissa Jones, Crook County Clerk. Early Days Filing for an initiative petition must be done in February, for example. April sees the start of the process of finding election judges, while the Wyoming Secretary of State’s Office (SOS) certifies the offices that are u...
Crook County’s local mining concerns are both seeing growth and development. While Rare Element Resources prepares to open its pilot plant in Upton and makes moves towards establishing a mine in the Bearlodge, Strata Energy is expanding its production. It’s a pretty exciting time at Strata, said CEO Ralph Knode last week, thanks to fundraising efforts from parent company Peninsula Energy. “In the last eight months, they’ve raised over $100 million USD and it’s all going right into the expansion of our plant operations at Oshoto,” he told the...
Staff for U.S. Senator Cynthia Lummis of Wyoming will hold remote office hours in Moorcroft, Hulett and Sundance on Wed., Aug. 21. Field Representative Ally Garner will be available to meet with residents and hear ideas, comments and concerns about what is happening in the U.S. Senate, and to help anyone having trouble working with a federal agency. Of the remote office hours, Sen. Lummis said: “My team and I are working every day to make sure the federal government works for the people of Wyoming. Whether you need help interacting with a f...
New York man pleads not guilty after saying he would shoot up a school CASPER (WNE) — The case of a man who called 911 to report that he was going to shoot up several locations — including a mission, Walmart, high school and the Natrona County Library — was taken up in court recently as officials sought to determine if he should stand trial. On June 22, 2023, police arrested Bryce Montesdeoca at the Central Wyoming Rescue Mission in Casper, where he had been staying since his recent move from New York. Montesdeoca had a 9 mm pistol he claim...
Speeding – Bradley Rindfleisch, Chicago, IL, 79/75, $10; Jacob Lichter, Naperville, IL, 75/70, $15; Caline Olson, Barnesville, MN, 80/75, $15; Karen Werner, Federal, WA, 85/80, $15; Trisha Graham, Abington, PA, 85/80, $15; Lisa Terrell, West Columbia, SC, 85/80, $15; Jenelle Huskey, Three Rivers, MI, 85/80, $15; Rhonda Whitaker, Raleigh, NC, 85/80, $15; Aiden Downey, Gillette, WY, 85/80, $15; Ryan Sherbeyn, Canton, IL, 85/80, $15; Joseph Steehler, Rochester, NY, 85/80, $15; Michael Smith, Janesville, CA, 49/45, $63; Brieanne Merson, San D...
July 29 – Seven VIN checks. Two paper services. Assist to Wyoming Highway Patrol. Two suspicious circumstances. Fingerprints. Two traffic stops. Juvenile complaint. Missing person complaint. Traffic hazard. Animal complaint. Threats. Three EMS pages. Three fire pages. July 30 – Three VIN checks. Paper service. Three traffic stops. Motorist assist. Suspicious circumstance. Assist to Wyoming Highway Patrol. Public indecency. Two EMS pages. July 31 – Three VIN checks. Fingerprints. Welfare check. Two Motorist assists. Accident. Two EMS pages...
Did you know we have a Library of Things collection? You can check out lots of fun kits for a variety of activities. Check out our “Share a Book” bags. These are bags geared toward preschool age kids with fun books and activity ideas based on themes. Great resource for at home story times. LIBRARY HAPPENINGS: MEETINGS: Crook County Library Board meeting Thur., Sept. 5 at 1 p.m. in Sundance. Crook County Library Foundation meeting Wed., Oct. 16 at 1 p.m. in Hulett. Sundance Friends of the Library meeting Tue., Sept. 3 at 1:30 p.m. PRO...
At last week’s regular meeting, the Sundance City Council agreed to a cost-share deal with Josh Kammerer for the subdivision of “starter homes” he intends to build on the south end of 21st Street. In exchange for the 240 feet of new sewer infrastructure that Kammerer will install for the nine lots, the city agreed to waive the tap fee on those lots. This was decided upon in lieu of the agreement between the two parties that had originally been on the agenda, with Kammerer suggesting it would be an easier way of doing things that would requi...
There may or may not be a leak in the water pipe underneath a home located on S. 5th Street, but finding out for sure would be a conundrum. Cheryl Bullock visited the council last week on behalf of her ex-husband, Kerry Littke, who owns the property but does not live there. Littke has been asking for the water to be shut off for two years now, she said, but is told it cannot be done. He does not, however, want to continue receiving bills for water that he has not been using. “Evidently, there’s a water leak there,” said Bullock, telling the c...
The Sundance City Council has opted to table an ordinance that would create a no parking zone on one block of a city street. The decision was taken in response to an appeal from the residents whose choice of parking originally sparked the discussion. At July’s meeting, the council heard that a specific vehicle on the block of E. Sewell St. behind the high school was causing issues for the neighbors, who were having difficulty backing out of their driveway. The owner of the vehicle, according to Mayor Paul Brooks, had initially agreed to a...
1 Years Ago August 14, 1924 A daring bank holdup was staged at Lavoye last Saturday when two men entered at noon, held up the bank force and got away with $3000 in loot. The men were amateurs and came to grief Immediately. A gun was left on the counter and Cashier Corey opened fire with it, which aroused the town. One of the bandits was captured in a few minutes with some of the money taken. He proved to be John Mundell of Upton, and it was said that his partner is also a well-known Upton man, but so far has eluded the officers. Mr. and Mrs....
Green and yellow zucchini are also types of summer squash. There are numerous varieties of zucchini. Each has unique features (appearance, color and taste) distinguishing it from other varieties. If you want an inexpensive vegetable, you can find an abundance of zucchini this time of year. While zucchini is treated as a vegetable in the culinary realm, it's technically the fruit of the zucchini flower. Squash Blossoms Did you know that the blossoms of summer squash plants are also edible? Be...
The Wyoming Department of Corrections announced last week that inmate Fred Schon had died at the Wyoming Medium Correctional Facility in Torrington. In 2021, the 87-year-old was sentenced in Crook County to up to 40 years of incarceration for second degree sexual abuse of a minor under the age of 13. Schon was originally charged with 52 separate felony counts of the same charge. The incidents allegedly took place over a period of approximately four years, according to court reports. The allegations were investigated by Sundance Police...
For the past few years, a sizeable group of members from the Iron Order Motorcycle Club has spent time enjoying the community of Crook County around rally time – and they like to give a little something back in return. This year, says member and former Sundance resident Ron Koehn, the club donated $500 towards Rehab Solutions' food drive for the Crook County Food Pantry. Pictured above with Dr. Alana Hall, club members presented a check for the cause on Thursday afternoon. The club selects a l...
