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  • Family Fun Day

    Jun 30, 2022

    Riding a bull in a pool during the Family Fun Day. These kids were having fun. See article page 4....

  • Full summer ahead for Cook Lake

    Sarah Pridgeon|Jun 30, 2022

    Landslide dangers and necessary construction have hindered use of Cook Lake Recreation Area in recent seasons – but not this year. According to Mike Gosse, District Ranger, the popular site will be offering a full set of amenities over the coming weeks of summer. “Cook Lake, Reuter, Bearlodge and Sundance Horse Camp are all open for camping with a full season of use expected. There are campground hosts at Reuter Campground and Cook Lake,” he says. “New additional horse corrals have been installed at the Sundance Horse Camp with a new restroo...

  • Local author participates in library summer program

    Jun 30, 2022

    The Hulett Public Library's summer program theme is "Oceans of Possibilities" and last week they had a special guest who was perfect for the theme, Ruth Musgrave, who recently moved to Hulett and is an author of children's books. She spoke to the participants in the summer program, told a little bit about her books and then very graciously donated some of her nonfiction books to the library. The kids that enjoyed making T-shirts with shark on them and drawing sharks to finish out their...

  • Town of Hulett announces firework hours

    Jun 30, 2022

    The Hulett Town Council at the last meeting set the dates and time for fireworks to be shot off. Fireworks are allowed on July 1, 2 and 3 from 10 a.m. to midnight and on July 4 from 10 a.m. to 10 p.m....

  • Circuit Court

    Jun 30, 2022

    Speeding – Kane Wolkey, Kansas City, MO, 75/65, $140; Megan Schleifer, Okawville, IL, 85/75, $105; Nathan Perko, Richland, WA, 89/70, $155; Miriam Dashtipour, Willard, MO, 94/80, $130; Christopher Sullivan, Moorcroft, WY, 95/80, $135; Julie Gonzalez, Gillette, WY, 91/75, $140; Rick Wagner, New Underwood, SD, 89/75, $130; Johnny Cantrell, Yakima, WA, 87/75, $120; Lawrence Kuch, Lancaster, PA, 77/70, $99; Jason S. Nichols, Hulett, WY, 86/70, $140; Elizabeth Eloe-Reep, Idaho Falls, ID, 75/65, $140; Jamie Rost-Robinson, Baker, MT, 77/65, $174; J...

  • Crook County Sheriff's Office

    Jun 30, 2022

    June 20 – Three traffic stops. Four VIN checks. Alarm. Business checks. Citizen assist. Coroner call. Harassment. House watch. Patient transfer. Suspicious person. Auto theft. June 21 – Fifteen traffic stops. Two VIN2 checks. Two business checks. House watch. Two paper services. Patient transfer. Theft. June 22 – Nine traffic stops. Four VIN checks. Animal complaint. Citizen dispute. Lockout. REDDI report. Suspicious person. Traffic complaint. Welfare check. June 23 – Seven traffic stops. VIN checks. Traffic accident. Animal bite. Assiste...

  • Early deadline

    Jun 30, 2022

    Due to the Independence Day holiday, deadline for news and advertising for the July 7 issue of the Wyoming Pioneer will be noon on Friday, July 1....

  • Crook County Library to host Jefferson program

    Jun 30, 2022

    Crook County Library will host the program "In the Company of Thomas Jefferson" by Tom Pitz on Wed., July 6 at 7 p.m. in the library meeting room in Sundance. The program is free and open to the public. "Mr. Thomas Jefferson of Monticello will speak to and converse with visitors from the far western territory on the occasion of the 46th anniversary of approval of the Declaration of Independence. Mr. Jefferson, who after eight years, retired from his elected office as chief Executive of these Uni...

  • Farm Bureau Federation hosting candidate forum

    Jun 30, 2022

    Crook County Farm Bureau Federation is hosting a local candidate forum at the RAM Center at 6:30 p.m. on Thurs., July 14. The RAM Center is located at 18048 US Hwy 14. Senate District 1 candidates as well as Crook County Commissioner candidates will be in answering questions. Moderating the event will be David Iverson of Cowboy State Politics. Water and cookies will be provided by Farm Bureau and the Republican Women. Please send potential questions for the candidates to Diana Burian at [email protected]....

  • Hulett Branch Library

    Nancy Bowles|Jun 30, 2022

    The library will be closed Mon., July 4. We will be showing movies for adults on July 11 and July 25 and they will start at 1:15 p.m. Call the library at 467-5676 for more information. NEW FICTION BOOKS: Every Cloak Rolled in Blood by James Lee Burke – Novelist Aaron Holland Broussard is shattered when his daughter Fannie Mae dies suddenly. As he tries to honor her memory by saving two young men from a life of crime amid their opioid-ravaged community, he is drawn into a network of villainy that includes a violent former Klansman, a f...

  • Cool family fun day

    Jun 30, 2022

    The annual Hulett Recreation Board family fun day was held last Saturday at the Hulett Recreation Grounds. The day started at 3 p.m. with fun games for the kids including a bouncy house, slip and slide, dodgeball and bull riding in a little pool. For supper, hotdogs and hamburgers were available and at dusk a great fireworks display was set off....

  • Rising seniors from across the state celebrated at 79th American Legion Auxiliary Girls State

    Jun 30, 2022

    After one week of engaging in government processes, meeting with public officials, and running for offices, delegates from the 79th session of Wyoming Girls State are headed home well-informed and fired up to make a difference. Fifty-six rising seniors representing thirty-eight high schools from across the state arrived at Laramie County Community College (LCCC) campus to prepare for this year's Girls State. The girls were assigned to either the Federalist or Nationalist party, House, Senate or...

  • Wyoming News Briefs

    From Wyoming News Exchange Newspapers|Jun 30, 2022

    Former Little League treasurer accused of stealing nearly $30K pleads guilty to felony theft GILLETTE (WNE) — A Campbell County man accused of stealing nearly $30,000 from Gillette Little League while he was the club’s treasurer has pleaded guilty to felony theft. Rory Geis, 40, reached a plea agreement June 16 in which he agreed to plead guilty to felony theft. The prosecution agreed to dismiss a second count of felony theft. In exchange for the guilty plea, the state recommends a suspended four- to six-year sentence with a 30-day split sen...

  • FFA and 4-H members attend NE 307 Show Clinic

    Jun 30, 2022

    The ninth annual Northeast 307 Show Clinic was held in Sundance June 9-10. FFA and 4-H members from several counties and two states attended this two-day learning symposium. The 307 Show Clinic brings in show industry experts that teach participants all about showing, fitting, feeding and care of their animal projects. The multi-species show clinic program began with Danice Conzelman in 2010, who established the Northeast Wyoming (NEW) Livestock Camp. The program evolved to be a multi-county...

  • Crook County Farm Bureau Federation announces 2022 scholarship winners

    Jun 30, 2022

    The Crook County Farm Bureau Federation has selected the winners for three scholarships for 2022. This year's winners are FaithHoney Anderson, Dalton Butler and Brook Hofland. In first place, FaithHoney Anderson was selected to receive a $1500 scholarship from the Crook County Farm Bureau Federation for the 2022-2023 school year. FaithHoney was the National Honor Society chapter President, and the Family, Career, and Community Leaders of America chapter President and National Vice President,...

  • Utility rates increase

    Jun 30, 2022

    The Hulett Town Government has set new rates for sewer and water. Each service will go up $1. Sewer will now be $16 and water $19 for the first 1000 gallons. Sewer rates have not been increased for eleven years and the last time water rates saw an increase was in 2017. City officials noted sewer and water are enterprise funds and must pay for themselves....

  • Warrants

    Jun 30, 2022

    Crook County School District #1 Notice is hereby given that the Crook County School District #1 Board of Trustees issued warrants for the following bills exceeding $500.00 at the regular meeting of the board held on June 20th, 2022, at SUNDANCE, WYOMING. To Whom Paid Purpose of Expenditure Amount General Fund 2 GUYS DECO INC Replace Carpet $ 9,764.54 21 ELECTRIC Electrical Repairs $ 1,007.50 A & B WELDING SUPPLY CO INC Teaching Supplies $ 1,151.12 ACKERMAN, BRANDON B Isolation $ 728.32 ALL AROUND HARDWARE LLC Supplies $ 648.74 AMAZON.COM...

  • REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS

    Jun 30, 2022

    REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS Crook County School District #1 is requesting proposals for Audio and Intercommunication System Upgrades in four (4) district schools. RFP documents are available at: CCSD #1 Central Office 122 State Highway 585 Sundance, Wyoming 82729 Or by emailing: [email protected] There will be a mandatory Pre-bid Meeting/ walkthrough on Thursday, July 7th at 8 AM, at the Sundance Secondary School at 1016 E. Cleveland St. in Sundance, Wy. Directly followed by a walkthrough at the Hulett School, Moorcroft Secondary School and Moorcroft...