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  • Having fun and raising funds

    Feb 23, 2023

    The fifth annual Hulett cheerleader fundraiser was held last Saturday night at the GHCC. Supporters gathered to help raise funds, and to have a fun evening of silent and live auctions. The live auction had a lot of unique items including cutting Craig Goodell's hair. Auctioneer was Justin Biesheuvel, who was entertaining as always. Unofficially, around $15,000 was raised. The cheerleaders will use this to help the community, athletes, the school, organizations and for the Red Devil Spirit...

  • Spring flood outlook lower than average

    Sarah Pridgeon|Feb 23, 2023

    The snow may be coming down more often than it has over recent years, but the National Weather Service (NWS) is not predicting it will cause flooding when the spring arrives. According to the outlook for the Rapid City Hydrologic Service Area, the severe drought conditions that led into winter – along with lower streamflows and minimal frost – have reduced the chance for spring floods, despite the abundance of the snowpack. At this time, there is below average potential for flooding in northeastern Wyoming. The NWS predicts less than a 5% chanc...

  • Svoboda trial to begin in August

    Sarah Pridgeon|Feb 23, 2023

    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 has pled not guilty by reason of mental illness. An August, 2022 date was originally set for his trial. However, the case has experienced significant delays due to the necessity for an examination of his mental condition, which was to take place at the Wyoming State Hospital. At Svoboda’s a...

  • Hulett Branch Library

    Nancy Bowles|Feb 23, 2023

    NEW FICTION BOOKS: Love Through the Seasons by Tracie Peterson – Four short contemporary romances from bestselling author Tracie Peterson take readers to the author’s native state of Kansas. A single mother is braced for spring tornadoes and Stormy Weather when she encounters her son’s scout troop leader. A student finds her King of Hearts while participating in a summer Renaissance festival, but she may lack queenly confidence. Autumn isn’t just about the changing of the trees for a widow living with her mother and aunts on the family farm, i...

  • Circuit Court

    Feb 23, 2023

    Speeding – Marie Pineda Zuniga, Postville, IA 52162, 91/80, $115; Amber Dungan, Moorcroft, WY, 89/80, $103; Jeanette Bell, Billings, MT, 79/70, $103; Carter Sandven, Bozeman, MT, 85/75, $105; Turner Eiland, Gillette, WY, 113/80, $225 Speed Too Fast For Conditions – Rildo Albornoz Rimas, Middleton, WI, $240 Child Safety Restraint System Violation – Clark White, New Underwood, SD, $80; Maria Pineda Zuniga, Postville, IA, $70 Expired Temporary License Permit/Improper Registration – Bradford Green, Lafayette, LA, $140 Vehicle Over Max Load (4001-6...

  • Crook County Sheriff's Office

    Feb 23, 2023

    Feb. 13 – Ten VIN checks. Four traffic stops. Property damage. Assist Wyoming Highway Patrol. Two motorist assists. Fraud. Two information requests. Medical. Fall. Two patient transfers. Two prisoner transports. Feb. 14 – Traffic stop. Three business checks. Fire. Prints. Two accidents. Citizen assist. Suspicious circumstances. Patient transfer. Feb. 15 – Traffic hazard. Two animal complaints. Abandoned vehicle. Suspicious circumstances. Dead body. Two fingerprints. House watch. Wanted person. Juvenile probation. Domestic Feb. 16 – Seven VIN ch...

  • Card of Thanks

    Feb 23, 2023

    Our Thanks The Wyoming Pork Council recently donated $2000 to Hulett's Blessings in a Backpack program. We currently are feeding 24 students weekly, and will provide each family with an Easter dinner. We want to thank them for their continued support of our program. Deb Bush...

  • Public Notice

    Feb 23, 2023

    Crook County Weed and Pest Control District is giving notice that the district will begin receiving applicator bids for 2023 noxious weed control program. If you are interested in bidding for the noxious weed program bids will be either mailed to the District at P.O. Box 7, Sundance, WY 82729 or hand delivered to the District office at 802 11th Street South. Bids must be presented to the Office Manager no later than 6:00 p.m. April 12, 2023. Bids can be found at the local Weed and Pest Office or online at WWW.Crookcountyweeds.com For more...

  • ANNOUNCEMENT OF SEALED BID

    Feb 23, 2023

    Crook County Facilities Department is seeking bids for the purchase and removal of a 1999 L shaped barn shelter located at 1110 Fairgrounds Loop in Sundance WY. Minimum acceptable bid is $2000. Sealed bids must be received in the County Clerk’s Office at 309 Cleveland Street, Sundance by 10:00 am on March 7, 2023. Any bids received after this time will be rejected. Sealed bids will be opened and awarded March 7, 2023, at 11:00 a.m. by the Board of Crook County Commissioners. Winning bid must be paid in full by March 14, 2023 and the bidder w...

  • CALL FOR BIDS

    Feb 23, 2023

    Crook County School District #1 is seeking bids for the Chair Lift Replacement Project, located at Sundance High School, Sundance, WY; Hulett School, Hulett, WY and Moorcroft High School, Moorcroft, WY. This project will consist of: Removing and replacing the existing stairway chair lifts at Sundance High School, Hulett School and Moorcroft High School with a completion date of August 14, 2023. Bid documents are available at: CCSD #1 Central Office 122 State Highway 585 Sundance, Wyoming 82729 Or electronically from: Schutz Foss Architects, PC...

  • CALL FOR BIDS

    Feb 23, 2023

    Crook County School District #1 is seeking bids for the Bleacher Replacement Project, located at Sundance High School, Sundance, WY and Moorcroft High School, Moorcroft, WY. This project will consist of: Removing and Replacing the existing bleachers at Sundance High School and Moorcroft High School with a completion date of August 14, 2023. Bid documents are available at: CCSD #1 Central Office 122 State Highway 585 Sundance, Wyoming 82729 Or electronically from: Schutz Foss Architects, PC 3030 4th Ave. North Billings, MT, 59101...

  • CALL FOR BIDS

    Feb 23, 2023

    Crook County School District #1 is seeking bids for the Gym Floor Refinishing Project, located at Sundance High School, Sundance, WY; Hulett School, Hulett, WY and Moorcroft High School, Moorcroft, WY. This project will consist of: Stripping the existing surface, repairing damaged areas of wood flooring, painting and refinishing the Gym floors at Sundance High School, Hulett School and Moorcroft High School with a completion date of August 1, 2023. Bid documents are available at: CCSD #1 Central Office 122 State Highway 585 Sundance, Wyoming 82...

  • From the Desk of House Majority Floor Leader Chip Neiman

    Chip Neiman, Representative|Feb 23, 2023

    The end is in sight as we conclude the sixth week of the 2023 Legislative Session. This week, budget negotiations were finalized by members of the House and Senate, and we continue to debate many bills with important impacts on Wyoming. As always, as discussions on legislation continue, my thoughts are on what a bill’s outcomes will mean for House District 1. Here are some notable measures that are moving through the legislative process: Budget bill Although I am pleased with the savings f...

  • Hulett Scoreboard

    Feb 23, 2023

    Girls Basketball Hulett – 39, Harding County – 68 Hulett – 32, Upton – 72 Boys Basketball Hulett – 39, Upton – 77 Regional Wrestling Evan Fowler 106 – 1-2 (8th) MJ Ulmer 138 – 0-2 (6th) Justen Foster 145 – 2-2 (7th) Brighton Thibault 152 – 0-2 (5th) Hudson Riley 152 – 2-2 (7th) Logan Westover 170 – 0-2 Christian Reilly 285 – 3-0 (1st)...

  • Cooking time

    Feb 23, 2023

    The Hulett Library held an air fryer class and it was a hit. Brianna Gose and her daughter helped with the class giving pointers and tips on cooking. Along with the librarians, people were treated to delicious foods cooked in an air fryer, everything from steaks to cookies....

  • Legislature removes disincentive for community colleges' online classes

    Kristen Czaban, The Sheridan Press Via Wyoming News Exchange|Feb 23, 2023

    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 during the current session of the Wyoming Legislature. “This bill removes any financial consequence for our community colleges offering courses via a certain modality,” Northern Wyoming Community College District President Walt Tribley said. “It is absolutely the right thing to do philoso...

  • Wyoming News Briefs

    From Wyoming News Exchange Newspapers|Feb 23, 2023

    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 to get the case dismissed. Travis William Rednour, 40, now faces imprisonment for up to five years, a fine of no more than $5000 or both, if convicted of perjury. That would be in addition to felony charges Rednour currently faces for aggravated assault and battery of a pregnant woman and the misdeme...