Continuing the Crook County News Since 1884
Dirt road realities
Life is better down that old dirt road. Country roads, take me home.
That is, until someone comes driving down the middle of the road around a blind corner at 50 mph, throwing rocks and dust.
Gravel roads are romanticized by country music and inspirational quotes on Pinterest, but if you live on a gravel road, you know there can be serious hassles.
Crook County has more than 1000 miles of county roads and zero stop lights. To say this is a rural county seems like an understatement.
Not all gravel roads are county roads, however. There might be private roads, subdivision-maintained roads, unmai...