The annual Hulett Lions Club pancake supper was held the night before hunting season began. This event has been held for years at the Hulett Civic Center, welcoming hunters while having a great fundraiser. Generations have come to this supper, enjoying the all-you-can-eat breakfast and visiting with friends and neighbors. This is the club's biggest fundraiser and helps them contribute to community...

Sarah Pridgeon

To the surprise of few but the relief of many, fire restrictions are now being lightened across the county. Shortly after last week’s snowstorm, Fire Warden Charlie Harrison announced that the county burn ban was to be temporarily suspended until November 5. “The ban will be discussed at the commissioners’ meeting to determine if it will be suspended or modified to meet conditions,” he said. Following a 120-acre fire next to Keyhole State Park on the weekend, which Harrison says was caused by a controlled burn on private land that...

Sarah Pridgeon

American Legion Crook County Post #45 and VFW Devils Tower Post #3411 invite the public to a ceremony and gathering to commemorate Veterans’ Day. A program of respect and honor for veterans will take place at 11 a.m. on November 11 at the war memorial in Sundance. This will be followed by a pot luck lunch, to which the public is also welcome. Attendees are encouraged to bring a salad or dessert to share. The lunch will feature a Prisoner of War/Missing in Action table (otherwise known as a Missing Man Table). This table holds symbolic...

Oct. 21 – Three VIN checks. Suspicious circumstance. Two animal complaints. Two thefts. Two motorist assists. Assist to Wyoming Highway Patrol. Business checks. Oct. 22 – Four VIN checks. Paper service. Traffic stop. Business checks. Welfare check. Animal complaint. EMS page. Oct. 23 – Three VIN checks. Paper service. Traffic stop. Residential burglar alarm. Two welfare checks. Citizen dispute. Accident. Trespassing complaint. Business check. House watch. Oct. 24 – Four VIN checks. Three paper services. Two traffic stops....

Speeding – Jacob Roth, Bellefontaine, OH, 84/80, $10; Bobbi Robb, Henderson, KY, 85/80, $15; Jo Ann Bachmann, Gillette, WY, 87/80, $99; Kolby Rosser, Summerset, SD, 91/80, $115; Christopher Hall, Rapid City, SD, 93/80, $125; Lee Kravitz, Waltham, MA, 95/80, $135; John Davis, Monroe, OR, 83/65, $150; Cameron R. Wilkinson, Gillette, WY, 93/75, $160 Fail to Report Over $1000 Property Damage or Injury – Tomas K. Hardy, Spearfish, SD, $250 No Auto Insurance – Shellia A. St. George, Sundance, WY, $570 No Camping Permit – Leo Frederick Jo...

Nancy Bowles

Join us at the Hulett Branch Library for the two-part series, “Life and Death Matters Program,” planning for aging and end of life. It will be Wed., Nov. 13 (Aging and End of Life concepts with attorney Rick Erb) and Wed., Nov. 20 (Write Your Own Story with Funeral Director Rita Mashak and Representatives from Hulett and Moore Hill Cemeteries) both programs will start at 1 p.m. NEW FICTION BOOKS: We Solve Murders by Richard Osman – Steve Wheeler is enjoying retired life. He still does the odd bit of investigation work, but he prefers...

Wyoming News Exchange Newspapers

Family of three found dead from carbon monoxide poisoning RIVERTON (WNE) — A family of two adults and a toddler died after an undetected carbon monoxide leak consumed their home in Riverton. Police were initially called to the 900 block of East Adams Street Thursday morning at around 7:40 a.m. after someone reported smelling fumes in the area. “Fire department personnel found a high concentration of carbon monoxide around [the] home,” the Riverton Police Department (RPD) reported. Police and firefighters forced open the door to the...

The winner of the Hulett library's "Guess the Date of the 1st Snowfall Contest" is Luke Peterson. Congratulations! Shovel was donated and painted by Cynthia...

Josh Weller, Social Security Public Affairs Specialist in Denver, Colorado

Veterans Day is on Monday, November 11, 2024. We honor all veterans who served our country and risked their lives to protect us. If you know a veteran, please let them know about our Military and Veterans webpage at www.ssa.gov/people/veterans. On that page, we have information about Social Security Disability Insurance (SSDI) benefits for veterans, including: How SSDI benefits are different from benefits available through the Department of Veterans Affairs and require a separate application. How we expedite the processing of Social Security...

Area kids enjoyed a brisk trunk or treat in the parking lot of the Hulett School on Halloween. Several organizations and businesses joined in and provided fun activities and games for the kids. This has become an annual event at the school and provides a safe trick or treating experience. Kids of all ages dressed up and...

Mike Koshmrl, WyoFile.com

At its peak, the mighty Elk Fire made a furious wind-driven, overnight run. Sheridan and Johnson County firefighters had never seen anything like it before on their home turf. Neither had their parents or grandparents. Between 1:30 and 5 a.m. on Oct. 4, the blaze consumed more of the Bighorns' rugged east slope than any previously documented fire had burned that forest in total. "In a matter of three hours it ran 25,000 acres," Bighorn National Forest Supervisor Andrew Johnson said weeks...

Breakfast Nov. 11 – Mini pancakes, turkey sausage, fruit, juice, milk Nov. 12 – Breakfast pretzel, GoGurt, fruit, milk Nov. 13 – Cinnamon roll, GoGurt, fruit, milk Nov. 14 – Strawberry smoothie, fruit, milk Grab N Go Nov. 11 – Honey bun, fruit, juice, milk Nov. 12 – Chocolate oatmeal bar, fruit, GoGurt, milk Nov. 13 – Cinnamon roll, cheese stick, fruit, milk Nov. 14 – Strawberry smoothie, yogurt, fruit, milk Lunch Nov. 11 – Chicken nuggets, fries, fruit, veggie bar, milk Nov. 12 – Soft shell taco, Doritos, fruit, veggie...