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Local weathermen predicted and warned people that the upcoming storm could produce massive amounts of snow and boy did it. Beginning last Tuesday snow began to fall across Northeast Wyoming and into South Dakota. In Hulett, at least 12 inches was received Tuesday night followed by 6-8 inches Thursday and a couple inches on Friday. The storm closed businesses, schools and roads, making travel come to a halt. Hulett public works was out in the early hours of Wednesday trying to open up the...
Two local men died during a search and rescue effort at Keyhole State Park that began on Thursday and continued until dusk on Sunday. The Crook County Sheriff’s Office received a call on December 15 at around 9:10 p.m. that a male subject had fallen through the ice while driving his UTV on the reservoir. Dispatch spoke to the subject on the phone, who said he had made it out of the water and was lying on the ice. Pine Haven Fire and EMS were paged and arrived at approximately the same time as three local citizens, who drove a UTV onto the i...
If you haven't been in the Summit National Bank lately you need to go see probably one of the cutest Christmas trees ever. The girls at the bank have outdone themselves decorating for Christmas, including their tree, which looks like a gnome....
Eric Orval Huseby, 88 was born July 28, 1934 to Louis and Muriel Huseby on the Huseby Ranch. Eric passed away on December 13, 2022. Eric attended the country school here on the place through the eighth grade. Eric worked with his dad on the ranch and in the timber industry. His fairness, honesty and kind heartedness is matched by few. He will be greatly missed. On June 5, 1955, Eric married Jeannie Davis in a ceremony at the Baptist Church in Hulett. The couple made their home on the ranch for...
The Audubon Christmas Bird Count is a widespread effort in which an estimated 80,000 volunteers in more than 2600 locations across the U.S., Canada, Caribbean and Latin America will track the health of bird populations at a scale that scientists could not accomplish alone. Crook County is among the locations where volunteers can help gather valuable data about such things as number of bird species and numbers of each species within set geographic areas on an early winter day. Birders of all ages are invited to contribute to the nationwide...
Powder River Energy has announced that it will be issuing almost $20 million in capital credit retirements this year. The cooperative describes these credits as one of the major benefits of being a member and say they reflect one of the seven principles of a cooperative: member economic participation. Each year, all revenue that has been received in excess of the expenses for that year is allocated to members as a capital contribution based on their power purchased. The unretired amount in a member’s capital credit account represents the v...
Speeding – Jesse Kropf, Ritter, OR, 81/75, $97; Camey Rae Gathman, Mandan, ND, 90/75, $135; Richard Summers, Nederland, TX, 88/80, $101; Rebecca Podio, Newcastle, WY, 82/70, $120; Ryan Remington, Rapid City, SD, 86/75, $115; Patrick Hoover, Ashburn, VA, 94/75, $155; Michael Landsverk, Billings, MT, 91/80, $115; Derick H. Douglas, Newcastle, WY, 77/70, $99; Nicholas Mattson, Daniel, WY, 88/80, $101; William Streidl, Broomfield, CO, 47/30, $209; Oakley Aaron Hanson, Gillette, WY, $80 No Seat Belt (driver with passenger under 12) – Timothy Fox...
GILLETTE — The future of two library board members is up in the air after Commissioner Rusty Bell revealed their membership in the Wyoming MassResistance private Facebook group and called for their removal from the board. Commission Chairman Del Shelstad said Thursday he has no issue with putting that on the agenda for Tuesday’s commission meeting, but that he wanted to run it by the other commissioners before making it official. In an email written Tuesday morning to deputy county attorney Kyle Ferris, who was recently hired by the com...
The Tower Valley Station located in Hulett is encouraging kids to come in and sign up to win the "World's Largest Christmas Stocking". Last day to enter will be Dec. 22 and the drawing will be held on the 23rd. The stocking is filled with all sorts of toys, for boys and girls....
Junior High Girls Basketball Districts at Wright: Hulett – 16, Newcastle – 10 Hulett – 20, Sundance – 24 (championship game) The seventh-grade team was seated first in the conference and brought home the second-place medals for the Northeast District after losing to Sundance....
CALL for BIDS Crook County School District #1 Board of Trustees is accepting sealed bids for the sale of the following surplus property: • 4x4 Lincoln Torchmate Plasma table with all attachments. This does not include the plasma cutter. There are holes in the water pan that will need to be repaired. Everything else works as it should. The property is located at Moorcroft High School in Moorcroft, WY, and can be inspected by scheduling an appointment with Randy Gill at (307)-290-0701. Photos are available upon request by emailing g...
WyDOT cautions drivers about winter conditions SHERIDAN (WNE) — The Sheridan Police Department reported 38 motor vehicle accidents on city streets, not including hit and run accidents, between Dec. 1 and Dec. 15. Data for Dec. 8 was not available, so the number could be even higher. “One of our biggest safety issues is the number of people that drive without their headlights on, especially in windy, foggy or snowy conditions in the middle of the day,” said Wyoming Department of Transportation District 4 Public Involvement Specialist Laura...
