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A state of Wyoming veterans service officer from the Wyoming Veterans Commission will conduct community outreach services around Wyoming cities throughout June. 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 at the foll...
Gillette woman, former CCH consultant, ordered to prison and $172K restitution GILLETTE (WNE) — A Gillette woman and former Campbell County Health public relations consultant, Alexa Kinney, was sentenced to nearly three years in prison and ordered to pay restitution for federal charges related to defrauding multiple victims and making false claims to the Internal Revenue Service. She was sentenced Thursday in Casper before U.S. District Judge Alan B. Johnson. Kinney was arrested in October on charges related to fraudulent investment o...
Summer Reading Program for kids, ages 6-11, starts on June 1. Stop in any time before then to pick up your reading logs. There are really cool prizes and trophies to win. Adult Summer Reading Bingo also starts on June 1. Make sure you pick up your Bingo Cards by June 1. First person to get a Bingo wins a prize. The Library Summer Fun Programs will be on Tuesdays the month of June. The Lego Guy will be here on Tuesday, June 7 at 1:30 p.m. and all ages are welcome to attend. It will be in the GHCC gym. He will be showing his fabulous Lego...
The annual industrial arts show was held last Tuesday at the Hulett High School. The industrial arts show showcased woodworking projects of all kinds and artwork by students of Carla Snook. This was followed by the awards ceremony for sports....
Speeding – Morgan Hofland, Gillette, WY, $94/75, $155; Cameron Jones, Monument, CO, 100/65, $365; Rodney Woodruff, Sturgis, SD, 94/75, $155; Darrell Alvin Red Cloud, Box Elder, SD, 89/80, $103; Katya R. Halliday, San Diego, CA, 98/80, $160; Wesley Blomquist, Davenport, WA, 80/65, $195; (truck) – Jonathan Eekhout, Julesburg, CO, 79/70, $398 Exhibit Acceleration – Jesus M. Loya Ornelas, Gillette, WY, $150 No Seat Belt (driver) – Brian Cole Neiman, Hulett, WY, $25 No Valid Driver’s License – Todd B. Brist, Beulah, WY, $150 Drive While License Can...
Winners of the craziest and prettiest hats at the library tea party, Donna Long and Mary Barbour. See story on page 12....
Three local candidates have thrown their names in the hat for the upcoming elections, aiming to vie for Crook County’s two seats in the Wyoming State Legislature. Senator Ogden Driskill announced he will stand again for Senate District 1, saying he will run on his past record and “with a promise of continued leadership in keeping Wyoming strong.” If elected, he says this will be his last term. “I have a proven track record of accomplishing things – not just hollow promises,” he says. “Many who are in this role become frustrated as being an e...
Dignitaries and members of the Crook County Republican Party gathered on Saturday night for the annual Lincoln Day Dinner, a fundraising event that once again attracted a sold-out crowd. Hosted at Central Office this year, the dinner is intended to "support conservative candidates for public office" and saw 221 attendees enjoy an evening to the theme of "Remembering Our Legacy." State dignitaries in attendance included Governor Mark Gordon and First Lady Jennie Gordon, State Treasurer Curt...
April 18 – Six VIN checks. Four traffic stops. Two vehicle crashes. Assisted Wyoming Highway Patrol. Disturbance report. Motorist assist. Traffic hazard removed. Welfare check. Fire page. April 19 – Six VIN checks. Paper service. Six traffic stops. Minor in possession. Gas drive-off. Prisoner transport. Fire page. April 20 – Nine VIN checks. Nine traffic stops. Animal complaint. Business check. Fingerprints for outside employment. Prisoner transport. Property damage. Suspicious circumstances. Welfare check. April 21 – Four VIN checks. Two pap...
Deputies rescue drunk party goers CODY (WNE) — An evening gathering in Badger Basin resulted in a possible life-saving rescue by Park County deputies who’d spent almost five hours on the scene to ensure the many partygoers were OK. According to a sheriff’s office release, on the night of May 7, deputies became suspicious that a party involving alcohol was being held in the hills of Badger Basin off of WYO 294. When the deputies arrived, they noticed a large bonfire with numerous people standing around it. When everyone saw the patrol vehicles,...
The Hulett town election was held last Tuesday at the Greater Hulett community center. Out of 169 registered voters, about a third took the opportunity to vote on mayor and two counsel positions. Incumbent mayor Ted Parsons ran unopposed and won with 51 votes. For the council position, Chris Bears received 49 votes, Boz Backen received 48 votes and Gary McCollum received 11 votes. As a new council person, Chris Bears will be sworn in at the July meeting....
Speeding – Marsha Rogers, Hulett, WY, 91/80, $115; Zachary Anderson, Broom field, CO, 80/70, $105; Timothy Murphy, Mandeville, LA, 87/75, $120; David Henjum, Belgrade, MT, 92/75, $145; Julia Blakesley, Thermopolis, WY, 80/75, $15; Joyanna Diaz, Bismarck, ND, 90/75, $135; Colton Moore, Bloomfield, IN, 86/75, $115; Gavin P. Weyrich, Riverton, WY, 89/70, $80; Nicholas Zick, Belfair, WA, 90/80, $105; Richard Goetz, Gillette, WY, 82/65, $209; Kenneth Corliss, Newell, SD, 90/80, $105; Lauren Haiar, Spearfish, SD, 80/70, $105; Kory Tegman, Columbia F...
May 15-21 is the 47th annual celebration of EMS Week. EMS week is the time to learn and understand more about and honor those front-line heroes dedicated to providing emergency medicine care. In the years of 2020 and 2021, COVID–19 took the focus of so many parts of our lives it was hard to celebrate the everyday heroes. Now, reflecting back on all the sacrifices, hardships and the never-wavering commitment to helping others it's clear that EMS has, and will continue to, rise to the challenge. A...
Crook County Library is hosting the program "Wyoming: Perspectives on a Small Town with Long Streets" by Dennis Davis on Fri., May 20 at the library meeting room in Sundance. The program will begin at 7 p.m. and is free to the public. Author Dennis Davis will center his program on his book by the same name, which looks at a wide range of Wyoming people and places. "The book and the photographs result from more than four years of traveling around Wyoming as the energy industry changed," said...
The Hulett public library held a tea party on May 9 at the library. Ladies were encouraged to show up wearing their finest hat as there would be a contest for the prettiest and the craziest. Wonderful entertainment was provided by Joni Neiman and her daughter Hailey Wagner as they played their instruments and sang as the ladies enjoyed their tea, beautifully made sandwiches and desserts. The winner of the craziest hat was Donna Long and the prettiest was Mary Barbour; they each received...
The primary elections this August will see a couple of minor alterations for local voters, but future elections could bring deeper change. Warned County Clerk Linda Fritz last week, the current focus on election integrity may see Crook County lose some of its polling places. “Times are going to change,” she told the county commissioners, later adding, “If we can’t keep the places secure enough and we have too much scrutiny, I think it would be fair to say that [we] may have to…close down some of the rural polling places.” Fritz was referring t...
Crook County’s elected officials are set to see a significant salary increase for the first time in many years. The county commission has approved raises across the board to ensure that those individuals elected to serve the county are paid at a rate that better matches inflation and is more competitive with similar roles in surrounding communities and private industry. According to the resolution, salaries for elected officials were last raised four years ago by $1700. In the time since, non-elected county employees have received cost of l...
Is more control needed over what happens on Crook County land? The county commission is hoping its potential rules for large acre subdivisions will be enough but, as stated by Commissioner Kelly Dennis last week, may need to consider the idea of zoning. The conversation cropped up during discussions of hiring a new secretary for the Growth & Development department to replace an outgoing employee, including what should appear on the job description for that person. “I think we need to have a clear plan of where we’re going down the road to hir...
Visit the Hulett Museum and Art Gallery for several upcoming activities, including the story of a local unsung hero and a summer craft series. Who was the unsung hero during the 1941 parachutist rescue at Devils Tower? Who was the first civilian pilot to fly after the bombing at Pearl Harbor? Who was the only woman to train pilots and rig parachutes for servicemen at the Black Hills Airport? Who was the ‘Diana of Dakota’? On May 23 at 6 p.m., local amateur historian Tim Velder will tell the story of Neva Esmay Pluimer and her famous exp...
SHERIDAN — Laramie County lost the bulk of its representation at the Wyoming Republican Party state convention Saturday morning. After nearly two hours of procedural maneuvering and debate, the body voted not to seat all 37 delegates from the state’s most populous county. The lack of delegates from the county meant Republicans from that area had a diminished voice in the remaining business of the convention, including consideration of state bylaws, resolutions and platforms. Following the vote, the Laramie County delegation filed out of the...
Speeding – Bich Tran, Hesperia, CA, 90/75, $135; Vladislav Grishchenko, Snohomish, WA, 100/70, $210; Steven A. Turbiville, Spearfish, SD, 94/75, $205; Braden Yackley, Spearfish, SD, 55/30, $295; Edgardo Ruiz-Canseco, Gillette, WY, 91/80, $115; Lashay Hoblit, Gillette, WY, 77/65, $120; John Stewart, Loxley, AL, 92/80, $120; Jesse Roberts, Orlando, FL, 88/75, $125; Renee Addington, Spearfish, SD, 90/75, $135; (truck) – Luis Santiago Andino, Orlando, FL, 75/65, $435 Drive While License Cancelled, Suspended or Revoked – Daniel Jeremy Spenc...
Girl taken from Alaska found in Gillette CHEYENNE (WNE) — U.S. marshals and Gillette Police Department officers on Friday afternoon found a child kidnapped from Alaska earlier this spring. The recovery followed the arrest of the noncustodial mother in Gillette, according to a U.S. Marshals Service announcement Friday. While the child was not found with the mother at the time of the arrest, it was located later. Autumn Wilson had been arrested April 19 on charges of custodial interference and kidnapping. Wilson then was turned over to the Campbe...
Sticking close to home again when making his decision, Governor Mark Gordon has selected Crook County Deputy Attorney Lynda R. Bush as the Sixth Judicial District’s next Circuit Court Judge. “I want to thank Governor Gordon for the honor of this appointment, and I look forward to serving the citizens of Crook and Weston Counties,” Bush said. Bush was selected from a list of three candidates that were submitted to the governor by the Judicial Nominating Commission for his consideration. Also on the list were Jacqueline K. Brown of Casper and N...
Once again this June, the Country Junkin’ weekend will offer a unique opportunity to sell your unwanted items, find new treasures or both during a countywide yard sale. Applications are available now if you would like to sign up as a vendor. The Country Junkin’ event was conceived in 2019 as a way to attract visitors to the area while giving avid collectors the chance to share their treasures and combining the yard and garage sales that tend to punctuate the summer in this region. The weekend of bargain hunting is set to take place on June 3-5...
The Hulett Town election will be held Tues., May 10 from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. at the Greater Hulett Community Center. This year residents will be voting for mayor and two council positions. Mayor Ted Parsons’ position is up as are Councilmen Boz Backen and Gary McCollum. On the ballot will be for Ted Parsons for mayor and running for the council positions are Derrick Backen, Chris Bears and Gary McCollum. Voters must provide their identification....
