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After last week’s much-needed shot of moisture, Fire Warden Charlie Harrison has temporarily suspended all burn ban restrictions in Crook County. This respite is intended to allow time for residents to burn slash and trash piles as needed while conditions are favorable, but the restrictions will be reinstated should this area enter another dry spell. In a statement, Harrison said, “The conditions will be monitored and adjusted as needed.” To ensure that the smoke from your burn is not misinterpreted as an emergency, Harrison asks that you a...
Powder River Energy Corporation (PRECorp) this month is issuing a capital credit retirement or “refund” of about $12 million. This retirement returns a portion of the money members paid for electric usage during select years. Some Powder River Energy members will receive a credit on their bill or a check in the mail. Capital credits are a major benefit of being a member of an electric cooperative and reflect one of the seven cooperative principles: Member Economic Participation. At the close of each fiscal year, all revenue received in excess o...
Dec. 9 – Two VIN checks. Crash. Assisted Wyoming Highway Patrol. Traffic stop. Business checks. Civil standby. Coroner call. Two EMS calls. Dec. 10 – Three VIN checks. Two fingerprints. Four accidents. Assist other agency. Two business checks. Two fire pages. Three EMS pages. Dec. 11 – Five VIN checks. Paper service. Two traffic stops. Four business checks. Two citizen assists. Animal complaint. EMS page. Fire page. Dec. 12 – Five VIN checks. Traffic stop. Two business checks. House watch. Traffic hazard. REDDI report. Fingerprints. Prisone...
Speeding – Ethan Jensen, Belle Fourche, SD, 84/80, $10; Kim Sow, Seattle, WA, 84/80, $10; Delane Waterbury, Lynwood, WA, 85/80, $15; Ciarra Eggers, Sundance, WY, 85/80, $15; John Phillips, Moorcroft, WY, 85/80, $15; Travis J. Raisley, Gillette, WY, 80/75, $15; Aaron Myers, Devils Tower, WY, 75/70, $15; Trevor Ousley, Rapid City, SD, 85/80, $15; Ben Bagniewski, Missoula, MT, 80/75, $15; Jacy Deboard, Spearfish, SD, 85/80, $25; Jacob Boltz, Billings, MT, 80/70, $105; Trent Moore, Gillette, WY, 88/75, $125; Jason Grady, Spearfish, SD, 88/75, $...
Gasoline prices drop again, average now at $2.87 per gallon in Wyoming CHEYENNE (WNE) — Average gasoline prices in Wyoming have fallen 2.8 cents per gallon in the last week, averaging $2.87 per gallon Monday, according to GasBuddy.com’s survey of 494 stations in Wyoming. Prices in Wyoming are 14.9 cents per gallon lower than a month ago, and stand 4 cents per gallon lower than a year ago. According to GasBuddy price reports, the lowest price in the state Sunday was $2.29 per gallon, while the highest was $3.49, a difference of $1.20 per gal...
The Hulett woodworking class, under the advisement of Dave Letellier, chose to refinish a bench which was dedicated to Freida Dent by the Friends of the Library. HHS Student Bradley Geib took on the project himself and made the beautiful bench look new once again. The bench usually sits outside the Hulett Public Library but is currently inside the Greater Hulett Community Center....
NEW FICTION BOOKS: The More the Terrier by David Rosenfelt – Reluctant lawyer Andy Carpenter is relieved to be headed back to Paterson, New Jersey, after a week-long family vacation in the Adirondacks. He’s ready to put the holly jolly season way behind him and settle in at home with his three dogs. But when they finally arrive, there is an extra dog eagerly awaiting them, as well as one anxious dog sitter. The Mighty Red by Louise Erdrich – The Mighty Red is a novel of tender humor, disturbance, and hallucinatory mourning. It is about on-th...
As his final meeting came to an end, Commissioner Kelly Dennis was honored for his years of service to Crook County. Dennis served as commissioner for four terms, spanning a total of 16 years, before which he was a member of the Crook County Land Use Planning & Zoning Commission for several years and served on the Crook County School District Board of Trustees from 1981 to 1984. He is officially the longest serving commissioner in the county's history. "I appreciate having the opportunity to...
Speeding – Ramon Tapani, Woodland, WA, 84/80, $10; Brayden McClure, Mandan, ND, 84/80, $10; Lavonne Luby, Sycamore, IL, 84/80, $10; Karianne Hawkins, Buffalo, WY, 80/75, $15; Jacob Rodriguez, Cedar Creek, TX, 80/75, $15; Samantha Brookes, Inwood, WV, 85/80, $15; Castillo Martinez, Chicago, IL, 81/75, $97; Yadir Castillo, Fort Lupton, CO, 78/70, $101; Honor Heer, Aurora, CO, 79/70, $103; Justin Dike, Gillette, WY 85/75, $105; Derek F. Smith, Hulett, WY, 85/65, $160 No Seat Belt (passenger) – Christina Tapani, Battle Ground, WA, $10 Window Tin...
Dec. 2 – Eight VIN checks. Paper service. Traffic stop. Trespassing complaint. Fingerprints. Fraud complaint. Business check. Dec. 3 – Five VIN checks. Paper service. Three traffic stops. Juvenile complaint. Citizen assist. Welfare check. Business checks. EMS page. Dec. 4 – Four VIN checks. Three paper services. Traffic stop. Citizen dispute. Animal complaint. Assist to Wyoming Highway Patrol. Two EMS pages. Two fire pages Dec. 5 – Two VIN checks. Paper service. Three traffic stops. Assisted Wyoming Highway Patrol. Business checks. Domesti...
Department of Education seeks public comment on new standards SHERIDAN (WNE) — The Wyoming Department of Education is seeking public comment on the 2024 Proposed Wyoming Standards for world languages and cultures, math extended and science extended. Comments can be provided by attending a virtual meeting or submitting online at docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSey_KXqLlRLNHsD6LCaXxqKNBO3xaqVffQWF68eTRVXfvri0w/viewform by 11:59 p.m. on Jan. 17, 2025. Virtual meetings are also being held to collect comments on Dec. 16 from 4-5 p.m.; Dec. 18 f...
The county is considering a change to its fire restrictions, removing the option for individuals to request permits to burn during a ban period. The provision is causing more issues than it’s solving, the county commissioners believe. Fire Warden Charlie Harrison brought up the issue last week when he mentioned that county residents will often request permits during a fire ban period. No matter the person’s history, level of experience or circumstances, he said, he cannot grant one when conditions are dangerous. Commissioner Fred Devish com...
A judge has ordered federal wildlife officials to decide by Jan. 20 whether Yellowstone-area grizzly bears should be delisted from the Endangered Species Act. The order, issued by U.S. District Court of Wyoming Judge Alan Johnson, could speed up a potential handover of authority to Wyoming, Idaho and Montana - opening the door for grizzly bear hunting. Johnson issued the decision Friday in response to a Wyoming petition that sought to compel the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service to honor a missed...
CHEYENNE — A ban on cellphone use in the classroom is quickly becoming a popular policy adopted by state legislators across the country — and Wyoming could soon be one of them. At least 18 states have passed laws or adopted policies banning or restricting the use of cellphones in the classroom, according to an Education Week analysis published in June. A bill headed for the 2025 general session, sponsored by Sen. Wendy Schuler, R-Evanston, would implement a statewide ban on cellphone use and smartwatches in the classroom during ins...
Ben Pravecek and Josh Didier from the Hulett Public Works department were busy last week decorating the town for the holidays. Putting up pole lights, decorating the town park and making sure the tree at the end of Hill Street was lit up perfectly....
A total of 28 kids and 12 adults spent uncounted hours cutting, sanding, weighing, finishing and mounting wheels and axles on blocks of wood for the annual CBRangers and Hulett Pine Car Invitational. The event was held on Sunday, November 24 at First Baptist Church of Hulett following morning worship and a special Thanksgiving meal. Three competitions were held for the brightly colored cars that came in a wide variety of shapes, but all less than seven inches long and under five ounces. The...
Speeding – Chylo Young, Rapid City, SD, 84/80, $10; Jimmy M. Terui, Gillette, WY, 85/80, $15; Nathan Belleveau-Butler, Arlington, VA, 85/80, $15; Jamie Johnson, Seymour, WI, 75/70, $15; Caleb Robert Knapp, Wright, WY, 85/80, $15; Sierra Cannon, Gillette, WY, 86/80, $97; Omar Solis, Shores, Fl, 89/80, $103; Terry Schaaf, Bowman, ND, 79/70, $103; Dallas Nix, Rapid City, SD, 85/75, $105; Yonny Labrada Heredero, Carlsbad, NM, 50/35, $135; Jose Perez Resendiz, Conroe, TX, 75/65, $140; Bryan G. Miller, Gillette, WY, 91/75, $140; Caleb Berry, G...
Nov. 25 – Two VIN checks. Two paper services. Three traffic stops. Fingerprints. Two accidents. Animal complaint. Missing person. Two suspicious circumstances. Traffic hazard. Business checks. EMS page. Fire page. Nov. 26 – Three VIN checks. Paper service. Two assists to Wyoming Highway Patrol. Animal complaint. Two citizen assists. Hit and run accident. Theft. Burglary. Fingerprints. Suspicious circumstance. Four EMS pages. Nov. 27 – VIN check. Ten traffic stops. Two motorist assists. Animal complaint. Fingerprints. Assist to Wyoming Highw...
Former Smith’s employee pleads guilty to stealing thousands of dollars GILLETTE (WNE) — A woman accused of stealing money from Smith’s while she worked there will plead guilty. On Nov. 14, Katheryn Cranmer, 39, reached a plea deal in which she agreed to plead guilty to felony theft and, in return, the state will recommend a four-to-six-year prison sentence, suspended for three years of supervised probation. On July 11, Smith’s reported that Cranmer had stolen $43,000 over the past six months while she was a manager at the store. Another...
POWELL — Russia’s invasion of Ukraine has resulted in the loss of more than four million chickens and Europe’s largest egg production facility in southern Ukraine, as well as up to 6.9 million acres of cropland, according to NASA Harvest. Now, in an effort to get agricultural production back up and running, a Park County company founded by a Cody entrepreneur, and backed by a prominent American politician and two Ukrainian entrepreneurs, wants to assist in bringing agricultural businesses back online. To do that they need energy. The disruption...
CHEYENNE — Two bills headed to the Wyoming Legislature’s 2025 general session, sponsored by a Republican legislator, aim to restrict transgender people’s access to female-only spaces and collegiate sports teams. Rep. Martha Lawley, R-Worland, said it’s time for the Wyoming Legislature to create “uniformity” across the Equality State when it comes to transgender policy. In an op ed sent out by email Monday announcing the bills, Lawley said Wyoming once led the nation in equal opportunity when it became the first state to grant women the right to...
CASPER — The Bureau of Land Management on Tuesday passed final rules for the Powder River Basin stating that more than 413,000 acres of land are to be blocked off from new federal coal leasing. Wyoming Gov. Mark Gordon blasted the decision and stated that he will seek to have the decision reversed — even through litigation. The revision of the rules began following a court order that directed the BLM to conduct a new environmental analysis that included no new coal leasing and limited coal leasing as options. The decision to end new fed...
Representative Chip Neiman will complete his swift rise to the top of the leadership ladder next year as he takes on the position of Speaker of the House. Neiman was elected on the weekend, which came as little surprise to him, considering his was the only name being considered. "I knew that was the next logical position for me, as majority floor leader, to move into the position of speaker," he says. "I knew I had the support of everyone who was winning and potentially could win in the general...
Speeding – Caleb Fenlason, Sundance, WY, 84/80, $10; Nicolas Nelson, Blue Mounds, WI, 80/75, $15; Olivia Tougas, Thief River Falls, Mn, 85/80, $15; Rhonda Snow, Sundance, WY, 80/75, $15; Joni Ackerman, Billings, MT, 80/75, $15; Evan Fazio, Casper, WY, 80/75, $15; Natalie Laplante-Endres, Brookings, SD, 85/80, $15; Lorina Lopez, North Las Vegas, NV, 80/75, $15; Alan Beaudion, Weatherford, TX, 80/75, $15; Tyler Kromarek, Hulett, WY, 79/70, $103; Robert Murdock, Dawson, PA, 80/70, $105; Caleb Fenlason, Sundance, WY, 78/65, $125; Steven Yoder, B...
Nov. 18 – Eight VIN checks. Traffic complaint. Fingerprints. Trespassing complaint. Threats. Nov. 19 – Six VIN checks. Traffic stop. Residential alarm. Citizen assist. Assist to DFS. Assist to Wyoming Highway Patrol. Assist to Moorcroft Police. Accident; no injuries. Fire page. EMS page. Nov. 20 – Five VIN checks. Two traffic stops. Accident. Assist to Hulett Police. Suspicious circumstance. Trespassing complaint. Three motorist assists. Civil Standby. Two EMS pages. Fire page. Nov. 21 – Two VIN checks. Two traffic stops. Assisted Wyoming Highw...
