Proudly Serving the Hulet and Devils Tower Community
Proudly Serving the Hulet and Devils Tower Community
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If you have driven by Mercantile 307 in Hulett, hopefully you've noticed the artwork on the side of the building. Anna Swanson, who has been working at Devils Tower Lodge, is turning a boring brick wall into a work of art. She says she's thankful for the opportunity to do this mural and that it's proven to be intimidating more than a few times, but that's what makes it fun. "I started doing large format artwork a few years ago with a couple of murals in Jackson Hole and a few of the tipis at...
It will be around three months before the county’s new rules for large subdivisions kick in, but the wording of the regulations ensure that any development started before that time will still have to meet the appropriate standards. The Crook County Commissioners convened in a special meeting last week to discuss the large acreage subdivision regulations, consider the public comments received and ultimately adopt the new rules via resolution. According to that resolution, the commission felt it necessary to create the regulations because the c...
At the request of Commissioner Kelly Dennis – himself acting on behalf of a “concerned citizen” in Hulett – a letter has been sent to the Wyoming Game & Fish Commission to request a new approach to a predator problem in the area. Dennis told his fellow commissioners that there is currently an issue with lions around Hulett, and the concerned citizen on whose behalf he was raising the issue does not feel that the game warden’s approach of “avoid it and it will go away” is sufficient. He requested that the county write and submit a letter asking...
Lucille “Lucy” Frances (Long, Strait) Baxter was born January 19, 1945, in Belle Fourche, South Dakota, to William “Chub” Long and Alice (Mahoney) Long. Alice was not sure she wanted another baby with the next youngest only nine months old. Grandma Mahoney assured them, “You’ll find that this one will be a blessing and you’ll always be glad.” Lucy was quickly adored by her siblings and Lucy and her sister Lorrie grew to be inseparable. They spent many hours on their family ranch near Hulett, Wyoming, playing dolls, exploring the creeks and...
Mildred Tope, age 97, died Thursday, September 15, 2022 at Belle Estate Assisted Living, Belle Fourche, South Dakota. Mildred Della (Shepherd) Tope was born on October 2, 1924 to Piney (Pollock) Shepherd and Alf Shepherd. She was the first child born at Edgerton, Wyoming. During her childhood, she lived in numerous homes in the oil patch in southwestern Wyoming until she moved with her family to their ranch near Oshoto, Wyoming. Mildred graduated from Sundance High School in 1943, and went to...
On Sun., Sept. 25 at the Hulett Recreation Grounds, the Hulett Roping Club will be hosting their annual Free barbecue. This is their way of saying thank you to everyone who made the 2022 Hulett Rodeo a great success. The barbecue will be served from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Steak, beans, chips, cookies, biscuits, gravy and drinks will be available. Please bring your own table service. The annual meeting and election of officers will be at 1:30 p.m. Queen contest for young ladies ages 12-21 will follow the meeting with the playday to follow. There...
Sept. 5 – Paper service. Fifteen traffic stops. Fire ban violation. Two motorist assists. Assist Keyhole State Park Ranger. Suspicious vehicle. Business check. House watch. Three EMS pages. Sept. 6 – Eight VIN checks. Two paper services. Nine traffic stops. Business check. Welfare check. Citizen assist. Motorist assist. Two suspicious circumstances. Fingerprints. EMS page. Fire page. Sept. 7 – Four VIN checks. Paper service. Nine traffic stops. Business check. Fire alarm. Two suspicious circumstances. Fingerprints. Motorist assist. Welfare chec...
Speeding – Stephen Kirby, Chino, CA, 78/65, $181; Ranae Monson, Moorcroft, WY, 85/70, $135; Rayannan Taken, Gillette, WY, 75/70, $15; Jennifer Schulte, Milton, DE, 82/65, $209; Anita Johnson, Monument, CO, 90/80, $115; Enrique Calo, Ontario, CA, 86/75, $125; Rebecca-Ann Bekoff, Gillette, WY, 87/75, $120; Deborah Whitford, Oakland, NJ, 88/65, $281; Warren K. Huckins, Upton, WY, 86/70, $140; Mary Diercksen, W Caldwell, NJ, 82/65, $209; William Kelley, Glenrock, WY, 81/65, $202; Stephen Roy Stroud, Upton, WY, 76/70, $107; Cameron Lepine, C...
The Devils Tower FFA is making plans to get elementary students involved in the chapter by growing herbs. Each class Kindergarten through fifth grade, has been assigned a herb to grow in their classroom. Herbs are easily grown, low maintenance plants that are perfect for growing in classrooms year-round. The FFA has drastically reduced in active participant numbers the last few years. The idea for this plan is to get kids interested in the FFA so our program doesn't dwindle and die out. Chapter...
The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) has begun the long process of revising the document that defines how it approaches management of everything from livestock grazing and fire management to air quality and minerals on the lands it governs within northeast Wyoming. It’s the first time this century that the Resource Management Plan (RMP) for the tri-county region of Crook, Weston and Niobrara counties will be revisited. “The last time we went through this process for the Newcastle Field Office was in the 1990s,” says Tyson Finnicum, public affai...
Campbell County finally succeeds in getting federal grant for industrial park GILLETTE (WNE) — If at first you don’t succeed, try, try again. And again. And again. After numerous failed attempts at getting funding for an industrial park, Campbell County was finally successful this week, when it was awarded a $2.8 million federal grant to help build an industrial park east of Cam-plex. The grant is from the U.S. Department of Commerce’s Economic Development Association, specifically from a program designed to help coal communities. Public Works...
Hulett Elementary School students outside saying the Pledge of Allegiance. Students at the elementary school line up outside to say the Pledge each day before school. The high school recites the Pledge of Allegiance first hour, led by a student over the intercom, followed by any announcements for the day. It's great way to start each morning....
PROCEEDINGS OF THE BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS AT THE COURTHOUSE IN SUNDANCE, CROOK COUNTY, WYOMING Tuesday, September 6, 2022 8:30 o’clock a.m. Present were Chairman Kelly B. Dennis, Vice-Chairwoman Jeanne A. Whalen, Member Fred M. Devish and County Clerk Melissa Jones. The Pledge of Allegiance was recited to the Flag. Fred moved to sign a Proclamation declaring the month of September as Hunger Action Month. Jeanne seconded, all ayes, motion carried. Jeanne moved to approve the minutes from August 1, 2 & 8, 2022. Fred seconded, all ayes, m...
GILLETTE — The top elections official in Campbell County has filed a complaint with the state and federal governments regarding a local political action committee. Campbell County Clerk Susan Saunders filed a complaint with the Wyoming Secretary of State’s Office and the Federal Election Commission about the Coal Country Conservatives Political Action Committee. The PAC, which distributed political materials ahead of the primary election in August, did not file reports about where it was getting its money from or how it spent its money. Can...
JACKSON — The Teton County Sheriff’s Office has seen a rash of calls this week regarding scammers posing as local law enforcement officers to extort money or personal information. “There’s been a wave of phone scams this week where the caller is using deputies’ names,” Teton County Sheriff Matt Carr said. “They tend to target things by ZIP code, working in a certain area at a certain time. They’re probably pulling our deputies’ names off the internet.” This week, Dispatch Manager for the Sheriff’s Office Riclyn Betsinger said that although sh...
LARAMIE — The way University of Wyoming students and administrators approach tuition will change next year. The UW Board of Trustees gave the green light for two recommendations from administrators Thursday: increase tuition by 4% and transition to a block tuition model starting in the 2023-24 school year. While students now pay tuition per credit hour they take, a block tuition model will introduce a lump sum students pay regardless of the number of credits. Block tuition rates will be the norm for any undergraduate student taking 12-18 credit...
Football Meeteetse – 38, Hulett – 12 Volleyball Hulett – 25, Clearmont – 10 Hulett – 25, Clearmont – 17 Hulett – 25, Clearmont – 9 Cross Country Belle Fourche Invitational Abigail Palus – 12 Cassie Palus – 31 Rachel Merwin – 32 Brooklyn Palus – 33 Newell Conference Hulett team – 4 Abigail Palus – 2 Cassie Palus – 18 Brooklyn Palus – 22 Rachel Merwin – 27 2000M Middle School Haydon Ritchie – 3...
