Proudly Serving the Hulet and Devils Tower Community
Proudly Serving the Hulet and Devils Tower Community
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The Hulett Public Library held their summer reading program the month of June. The theme was summer reading adventure. Every week, kids came to the library and enjoyed playing games, reading, traveling and having fun. Prizes were given for those who reached the reading goals. The last day the kids finished up with a water balloon fight and prizes were handed out....
Powder River Energy Foundation and Basin Electric Power Cooperative have joined forces to make a $10,000 donation to Climb Wyoming, fostering workforce development so low-income single mothers can discover self-sufficiency through career training and placement. Climb Wyoming is a statewide nonprofit that creates brighter futures for struggling single mothers and their families. The program includes job training and placement in high-demand careers, such as truck driving and healthcare, as well...
Pickleball players taking advantage of the great weather to enjoy a game. Since the tennis courts across from the GHCC have been converted to a pickleball court, residents and even tourists have been enjoying playing the game. The public library has the rackets and balls that can be checked out and Jeanie Haas even gave lessons on the game last week. The town, which recently acquired this property from the school, is slowly converting it into a continued recreation area for H...
Pee-Wee Princess Amberlyn Dixon is the daughter of Brandon and Courtney Dixon of Sundance. She will be a third grader this fall at Sundance Elementary School. She enjoys riding her horses, spending time with her bunnies, pig, chickens, and geese, reading, dancing, camping, fishing, playing outside and spending time with her family and friends. She also enjoys sewing, quilting and crocheting and, of course, attending rodeos! Amberlyn has participated in a variety of horse shows and playdays in...
A START bus on the temporary bypass, which opened Friday, reconnecting Jackson Hole and Teton Valley. The road was closed by a landslide on June 8....
Marjory Ilene Ousnamer, beloved wife, mother, aunt, grandmother and great grandmother passed away June 20, 2024, at the age of 84. Born on April 24, 1940, to Lyle and Lena Gray in Kemmerer, Wyoming, Marjory was the second of four children and their only daughter. She shared countless stories about the various places her family lived and all her dad's adventures – especially the ones about flying airplanes. In her early teens, an accident took the life of her father and put her mother in the h...
CORRECTION Last week’s newspaper listed the day of the parade, bicycle rally, color run, livestock sale and Tris Munsick concert incorrectly. Parade day will take place on Saturday, July 27. The youth rodeo is scheduled for July 20, the ranch rodeo for July 23 and the youth rough stock rodeo for July 25. Fair week is coming right up, this year to the theme of "Country Freedom". Promising all the familiar contests and attractions, there will be a few small schedule changes to watch out for t...
A lawsuit has been filed against Crook County Medical Services District (CCMSD) by the company responsible for the electronic medical records (EMR) system that was recently replaced throughout the district. TruBridge Inc has filed the suit in the Southern District of Alabama, claiming that the district broke its contract and owes the company just under $1 million in damages. According to the complaint, CCMSD entered into an agreement with TrBridge for the use of its EMR system, Evident. The system was to provide full accounts receivable...
A state of Wyoming veterans service officer from the Wyoming Veterans Commission will conduct community outreach services around Wyoming cities throughout July. Sandy McFarland is available to meet with veterans and their families to discuss state and federal veterans’ benefits, Department of Veterans Affairs claims or VA healthcare. McFarland can also help veterans and their families apply for benefits, file claims or request healthcare. Her office is located at 551 Running West Dr., Ste. 100, in Gillette, and she will be available in S...
Speeding – Benjamin Shean, Brunswick, ME, 79/70, $103; Misty Yount, Poseyville, IN, 78/65, $125; Stephen Hennies, Rapid City, SD, 80/75, $15; Susan Hassinger, Maple Valley, WA, 89/80, $103; Rick A. Hardcopf, Minneapolis, MN, 90/75, $135; (minor) Custer, SD, 75/70, $15; Trent Nickels, Bellevue, NE, 111/80, $215; Ramses Ceniceros Garcia, Santiago, Mexico, 99/80, $155; Javier Garcia Hernandez, Gillette, WY, 80/75, $15; Somasundaram Gomathinayagam, Frisco, TX, 85/80, $15; Rebecca Madison, Corvallis, MT, 69/65, $63; Gunner M. Swanson, Bismarck, N...
June 24 – Alarm. Two animal complaints. Business checks. Two EMS calls. House watch. Motorist assist. Three paper services. Fingerprints. Traffic hazard. Three traffic stops. June 25 – Crash. Three alarms. Two animal complaints. Assist another agency. Assist Wyoming Highway Patrol. Business checks. DUI. Two paper services. Suspicious circumstances. Mental health call. Two traffic hazards. Eight VIN checks. June 26 – Motorist assist. Six VIN checks. June 27 – Crash. Animal complaint. Assist Wyoming Highway Patrol. Two citizen assists. EMS call....
The GHCC is raffling off a vacation package that was graciously donated by the Theodore Roosevelt Medora foundation. The package includes two tickets to the musical, the pitchfork fondue supper, golfing and a one-night stay for two. This packaged is valued at $750. Tickets can be purchased at the community center. This getaway must be used by September 2024 and the drawing will be held July 15 at noon....
Want to see a little magic? The Hulett Branch Library will be presenting Magician Cody Landstrom on Tues., July 16 at 5 p.m. at the Greater Hulett Community Center gymnasium. Adults and kids will enjoy this performance of magic. See the knot that jumps, incredible hat tricks, scarves vanish before your eyes and much more at this show. Cody’s performance is suitable for any age....
Magician Cody Landstom will be performing his magic in the GHCC gym on Tues., July 16 at 5 p.m. Everyone is welcome. NEW FICTION BOOKS: Evergreen Christmas by Janet Dailey – Barrel racer Jordyn Banks is thrilled to discover affordable land for sale in charming Noel, perfect for breeding her horses. But that’s not all. A nomad with no family – other than her beloved quarter horse, Star – she also hopes to find a home within the close-knit Appalachian Mountain community. Yet Jordyn didn’t bargain on inheriting a controversial Fraser Fir – or...
Northwest College has named 484 students to its spring 2024 semester honor rolls. The list of students represents 37 communities in Wyoming, 24 in Montana, as well as 15 states and 13 countries. Lane Jay of Hulett is listed on the President’s Honor Roll. Callie Ringelberg of Hulett is on the Vice-President’s Honor Roll. To be listed on the President’s Honor Roll, students must complete at least 12 semester hours of college-level coursework with a 4.0 grade point average. Students qualifying for the Vice President’s Honor Roll completed the sam...
The University of Wyoming lists 13 students from Crook County on the 2024 spring semester academic Dean’s and Dean’s Freshman Honor Rolls. The honor rolls consist of regularly enrolled undergraduates above freshman standing who earned a 3.4 or better grade-point average, and freshmen who have earned a 3.25 or better grade-point average. To be eligible, students must have been enrolled for a minimum of 12 credit hours taken for letter grades. Students are: Myles T. Stefanich of Beulah; Katrina Bauman and Mckenna V. Kromarek of Hulett; Day...
Police arrest man known for harassing people at Cheyenne businesses CHEYENNE (WNE) — Laramie County Sheriff ’s deputies arrested a 42-year-old man known locally for harassing and “hexing” business owners on June 20 for trespassing. On the day of Joshua Hayden-Ali’s arrest, Deputy Aaron Veldheer responded to a disturbance in progress at the Safeway supermarket at 700 South Greeley Highway. The description of the man matched that of Hayden-Ali. Veldheer spoke with the woman who said Hayden-Ali had been threatening her. She told Veldheer...
Fire restrictions are back in place on BLM land within Crook County and the agency is asking for the public’s help to prevent human-caused fires by being safe and responsible while enjoying the outdoors. “Preventable wildfires threaten lives, property, and precious resources every year,” says Craig Short, BLM High Plains District Fire Management Officer. “Firefighters are needed more than ever to keep Americans safe, so please, do your part to prevent human-caused wildfires.” A fire ban was initially put in place in March due to the abundance...
It isn’t shaping up to be a good summer for Wyoming’s rabbits. Following last week’s announcement from Wyoming Game & Fish that Rabbit Hemorrhagic Disease Virus 2 appears prevalent this year, the Wyoming Department of Health (WDH) is now warning about tularemia, otherwise known as “rabbit fever”. This serious disease can spread to humans in a number of ways and can cause serious symptoms. According to WDH data, eight confirmed and suspected cases of tularemia have been reported so far in 2024 – four times the normal amount for the whole year....
Budget Hearing The Crook County Museum District will hold a Budget Hearing July 15, 2024 at 5:30 p.m. in the Old Stoney Conference Room in Sundance. Publish: July 4 and 11, 2024...
Meeting/Budget Hearing Notice The Crook County Tourism Promotion Board will hold its regular meeting and budget hearing on Wednesday, July 17th in Sundance at the Crook County Museum and Cultural Center at 6 p.m. The meeting will begin with the budget hearing. The board is proposing a $397,330.05 budget. Publish: July 4, 2024...
CASPER — State Superintendent Megan Degenfelder has traveled to Washington to join other states in opposition of President Joe Biden’s new Title IX rules. Wyoming is just one of more than 20 states trying to sue the Biden Administration for changes to the federal statute that provides equal protections regardless of sex in schools. Enacted in 1972, Title IX has helped women gain equal ground in sports and employment practices. Federal funding for both public K-12 schools and public universities is tied to Title IX compliance. Biden’s new regul...
