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The Hulett Airport Board held their annual fly-in last Saturday and what a beautiful day for it. No wind and clear skies was a perfect invitation for local aviators. The morning breakfast was attended by 75 people. Locals and pilots came from all over the area, including Belle Fourche, Buffalo, WY, Casper, Sheridan and Rapid City. Seventeen planes and two helicopters enjoyed flying in for the annual event. The Hulett Airport Board feels that this is a great way to show the public what is at the...
Mary Edna (Neiman) Barbour, 97, of Hulett, Wyoming, died Thursday, July 11, 2024. She went to meet her Savior peacefully with family by her side, in the same home she lived in for the past 73 years. Mary was born August 8, 1926 in Eads, Colorado, to Albert Carmel and Annie Mable (Gerber) Neiman. She was the sixth of eight children. During her early years, Albert worked in the sawmill industry, resulting in the family moving often to where there was available timber. They lived in Colorado and... Full story
Magician Cody Landstrom performed before an audience of young and old last week at the Greater Hulett community center. Sponsored by the Hulett library, Landstrom performed magic tricks that the young audience enjoyed and were in awe of. About 20 people enjoyed some traditional magic plus some sleight-of-hand....
Another fantastic year of swimming lessons is in the books. There were some challenges with rescheduling due to remodels and an intimidatingly cool pool after it was refilled; however, our youth persisted and learned some critical new skills. We had an awesome group of 24 swimming students this year. We had two Quackers who learned skills like blowing bubbles, front and back floats and front crawls. Our eight Level 1 swimmers learned rhythmic bobs, retrieving objects underwater, floating,...
Delta-8 THC and similar hemp-derived substances will remain illegal to sell in Wyoming following a federal district court judge's decision today not to grant a restraining order or injunction on the ban. "Public interest is best served by denying Plaintiffs' Motion for Preliminary Injunction," U.S. District Court Judge Kelly Rankin wrote Friday. "The Court appreciates the hardships [the ban] places on Plaintiffs. It is unfortunate their businesses face financial strain and they cannot use the...
We will have an early printing schedule due to the motorcycle rally. Deadline for the August 8 issue of the Wyoming Pioneer will be noon on Friday, August 2. Deadline for the August 8 issue of the Moorcroft Leader and the Sundance Times will be noon on Monday, August 5.... Full story
The absentee voting period has opened for the primary elections and the Crook County Clerk’s Office is ready to receive your request. While you can request an absentee ballot at any time during the year of an election, voting via that ballot occurs during a limited window. This window opened on Tuesday and will remain so until August 19, when it must be returned to the office before 7 p.m. Apply for an absentee ballot by calling the office at 283-1323 or emailing [email protected]. Ballots can be mailed to you if you are unable to vis...
July 8 – Four VIN checks. Project Lifesaver. Traffic stop. Citizen assist. Two assist other agency. Welfare check. Two motorist assists. Citizen dispute. Traffic hazard. Three business checks. Trespassing. Suspicious circumstance. July 9 – VIN checks. Three business checks. Traffic stop. Motorist assist. Threatening. Accident. EMS page. Three fire pages. July 10 – Two VIN checks. Theft. Traffic stop. Two motorist assists. Animal complaint. Traffic hazard. Civil standby. REDDI report. Suspicious circumstance. Business check. July 11 – Five VI...
Speeding – Jenner Nelson, Minneapolis, MN, 79/75, $10; William Waskowitz, Cincinnati, OH, 69/65, $10; Eleanor Lent, Arlington, VA, 79/75, $10; David Williams, Rapid City, SD, 84/80, $10; Elizabeth Boos-Uttecht, Aladdin, WY, 79/75, $10; Jonathan Moody, Loveland, CO, 79/75, $10; Taylor Dahlin, Sheridan, WY, 80/75, $15; Jedidiah McDonald, Columbia Falls, MT, 85/80, $15; Ronald Paprocki, New York, NY, 85/80, $15; Gauge A. Ross, Gillette, WY, 85/80, $15; Todd Hotchkiss, Gillette, WY, 80/75, $15; Matthew Comte, Ormond Beach, FL, 80/75, $15; Casey C...
Thank You Coal Divide Zone 19 would like to thank: Pine Haven, Moorcroft, Aladdin, Beulah, Sundance, BLM/State, US Forest Service, Crook County fire warden Charlie Harrison, and all the neighbors in Coal Divide Zone 19. Special thanks to (babysitters) Tyler Lindholm, DJ and John Kennedy and anyone we may have missed. From Jackpot Ranch, Dallas and Becky Rolf Coal Divide Zone 19 Our Thanks In memory of Bexley Lorriane Jeppesen: As Athena Peterson’s family, we would like to thank everyone who attended Bexley’s celebration of life on July 8, 202... Full story
Lightning is usually the biggest troublemaker when fire season gets underway, with human mistakes also playing their part. This year, though, an unexpected culprit has made its presence felt in Crook County. Hay swathers have caused five of the most recent fires, including one that was first reported on Saturday afternoon. “They hit rocks and it causes a spark or a bearing goes out and gets hot,” says Fire Warden Charlie Harrison. “The ones we have had this year appear to be caused by the spark from a rock.” Swather fires have so far included t...
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Devils Tower on pace to have busiest year ever GILLETTE (WNE) — Devils Tower has been on a record-setting pace so far in 2024. Through June, 192,682 people visited the national monument in Crook County. That’s up more than 5000 visitors from 2021, which is the busiest year on record for Devils Tower. In 2021, 550,712 people visited Devils Tower. It was the first time the national monument broke the 500,000-visitor mark, and it happened as the country started to come out of the COVID-19 pandemic and people began flocking to the outdoors. But...
PROCEEDINGS OF THE BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS AT THE COURTHOUSE IN SUNDANCE, CROOK COUNTY, WYOMING Monday, July 15, 2024 9:00 o’clock a.m. Present were Chairman Fred M. Devish, Vice-Chairman Kelly B. Dennis, Member Bob Latham and County Clerk Melissa Jones. The Pledge of Allegiance was recited to the Flag. Present for the final budget hearing were Jeff Hodge, Larry Schommer, Tammy Jundt, Randy Leinen, Bonnie Stahla, Julie Crawford, Carol Stutzman and Joe Baron and via Teams, Dan Thomas, Leslie Perkins, Jim Ford and Mike Mores. Dan began b... Full story
Meeting Notice The Crook County Medical Services District (CCMSD) Board of Trustees will hold a regular meeting on July 26, 2024, at 11:00 a.m. at the Sundance State Bank Meeting conference room. You are invited to attend in-person or via Teams webinar. https://events.teams.microsoft.com/event/cefb1336-edd1-41de-9f0b-04410364e2e4@f1f73db4-4d69-4e07-8652-10c57c1f3e50 Publish: July 25, 2024... Full story
Public Notice Weston County Children’s Center/Region III Developmental Services will be destroying children’s records with the birth years of 2010 and 2011. If you wish to obtain these records please come to the main office: 104 Stampede, Newcastle, WY 82701, with proper ID. Last day to obtain records: August 9, 2024 Publish: July 25 and August 1, 2024... Full story
Notice of Renewal of Retail Liquor License Notice is hereby given that on the 17th day of June, 2024 Coronato Brothers, LLC dba Ponderosa Café and Bar filed an application in the office of the Town Clerk of Hulett, WY for the renewal of a retail liquor license for the following describe place and premise to wit: Lot 9 Block 3, Hunter Addition #1. 115 Main Street Hulett, WY And protests, if any there be against the renewal of such license will be heard at 7:30 p.m. on August 1, 2024 Notice of Renewal of Retail Liquor License Notice is hereby... Full story
CALL FOR BIDS Crook County School District #1 is seeking bids for the Sundance High School Re-Roof Project, located at Sundance High School, Sundance, WY. This project will consist of: Removing and Replacing the existing PVC membrane roof system at Sundance High School with a completion date of December 1, 2024. Bid documents are available at: CCSD #1 Central Office 122 State Highway 585 Sundance, Wyoming 82729 Or electronically at: Schutz Foss Architects, PC 3030 4th Ave. North Billings, MT, 59101 [email protected] (406) 252-9218 Bids must... Full story
NOTICE August 5, 2024 is the last day to register to vote in the Primary Election to be held August 20, 2024. You may register at the County Clerk’s office or any City Hall within the County. Acceptable Identification for Voter Registration may be any one or more of the following: • Wyoming Driver’s License; • United States Passport; • Driver’s License or Identification Card issued by any State or Outlying Possession of the United States; • Identification Card issued by the Federal Government, any State or Local Government, or an Agency thereo... Full story
NOTICE OF HEARING TO VACATE A PORTION OF COUNTY ROAD NO. 51, KNOWN AS THE KLONDIKE ROAD TO WHOM IT MAY CONCERN: The Board of County Commissioners of Crook County, Wyoming has resolved in Resolution No. 2024-17 pursuant to Wyoming Statute 24-3-101 et seq. to vacate a portion of a county road known as the Klondike Road (formerly the Hulett-Alzada Road) which is County Road No. 51, as shown on the Map attached to the Petition and shown below in this Notice being that portion of said road that... Full story
Fair week kicked off on Saturday with the youth rodeo as kids from around the county showed off their skills on horseback. The weekend rounded out with team roping and the horse show, followed by a week of livestock shows, fashion revues and entertainment. The week will conclude with the much-anticipated parade day on Saturday, which will begin with a color run and bike relay, followed by the parade itself at 10 a.m. The Crook County Rodeo Royalty will be crowned an hour later, followed by a...