Proudly Serving the Hulet and Devils Tower Community
Proudly Serving the Hulet and Devils Tower Community
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What started out as Powder River Energy trimming trees that were too close to power lines has turned out to be an opportunity for Hulett residents to trim trees that might not only be unsafe for the power lines but also for other reasons, such as weak limbs or rot. The contracted company has been busy in Hulett trimming trees and then mulching them up, and you can really see a difference in some areas....
Deputy shot, suspect killed after robbery at LCCC CHEYENNE (WNE) — A sheriff’s deputy is in the hospital and a suspect has been killed following a call to the authorities about an alleged robbery of a student at Laramie County Community College, local officials said Saturday night. Earlier in the day, the Laramie County Sheriff’s Office was investigating an alleged robbery and assault of a person at LCCC, according to LCSO Capt. Don Hollingshead. Then, at about 2:25 p.m., deputies “contacted a suspect in the area of Cahill Park” regarding...
Mar. 21 – Animal complaint. Assisted DFS. Business checks. EMS call. Fire call. Paper service. Project Lifesaver call. Suspicious person. Theft. Five traffic stops. Six VIN checks. Welfare check. Mar. 22 – Crash. Animal complaint. Business checks. Domestic. Paper service. Four EMS pages. Prisoner transport. Attempted suicide. Mental health. Four traffic stops. Three VIN checks. Mar. 23 – Animal complaint. Business checks. EMS call. Fire call. Four paper services. Suspicious circumstances. Traffic hazard. Five traffic stops. Eight VIN checks. Ma...
Speeding – Timothy Perry, Rozet, WY, 90/75, $135; Jacob Batters, Thunder Bay, ON, Canada, 87/70, $145; Thomas John Kern, Arlington, WA, 88/75, $125; James Fiorello, Rapid City, SD, 87/75, $120; Ryan Eaton, Saint Onge, SD, 89/80, $103; Natalie Wintch, Valley City, ND, 87/80, $99; Wesley Leong, Rapid City, SD, 95/80, $135; Ian T. Connely, Gillette, WY, 86/75, $115; (minor), Sundance, WY, 114/80, $230; Matthew Bozek, Seattle, WA, 97/75, $170; Ryan Hardesty, Valparaiso, IN, 79/65, $130 Drive While License Cancelled, Suspended or Revoked – Gary Dal...
CASPER — Rep. Landon Brown had two press releases on his computer: one that announced he was bowing out of the Wyoming Legislature and one that said he was running for reelection. He sent the latter one Friday, but only after weeks of mulling over the pros and cons of what being a state lawmaker in Wyoming entails these days. Increasing incivility in the statehouse gave Brown second thoughts about running again. In Brown’s view, that incivility steadily increased after former President Donald Trump took office, but really accelerated with the o...
WYO Help (formerly Goshen Help), a community action agency, is seeking input from the public about access to public resources. They will hold a public meeting on Wed., Apr. 20 at 10:30 a.m. at the Senior Center in Sundance to explain and discuss WYO Help’s community action plan for Crook County and to seek citizen’s attitudes about housing, access to health services and food insecurity. As a community action agency, WYO Help is designed to be a hub for the communities we serve. While we are not responsible for every service that is pro...
The Wyoming Department of Transportation and its contractor Croell, Inc. will begin construction on a ten-mile stretch of US 14 between Sundance and the Devils Tower Junction of US 24 the week of April 11. The scope of this project is to install pipe irrigation, repair soft spots, widen shoulders at select locations, add a turning lane at mile marker 196.5 and install a new electrical weather system at mile marker 186. Once these items are completed, the road surface will be milled and repaved and a chip seal surface will be added. Paving is...
Crook County Library is hosting the program "Pioneer Aviator of the Black Hills: Neva Esmay Pluimer" by Tim Velder on Fri., Apr. 22 at the library meeting room in Sundance. The program will begin at 7 p.m. and is free to the public. 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...
Rare Element Resources (RER) last week announced that it has developed a timeline for its rare earths demonstration plant that should see construction complete within around two years and the test itself done around a year later. Meanwhile, the company has appointed a new chief financial officer. RER scaled down its staff considerably after the Bearlodge Project was put on hold in 2016 due to financial woes. Aside from its boards of directors, management has been handled by President, CEO and Director Randall J. Scott. With the demonstration...
The BLT is a straightforward yet magnificent sandwich that everyone can enjoy. BLT stands for Bacon, Lettuce, and Tomato. Many people add their own twists to BLT sandwiches, but the foundation of every sandwich should start with freshly toasted bread, smoky bacon, fresh-cut lettuce, and sweet ripe tomatoes. Try these tips for making your best BLT Sandwich. The Bread When making a BLT, picking out your bread is the first step, and using good-quality sandwich bread is always the best option. If you want extra flavor and crunch, the bread should b...
If you haven't been in the Greater Hulett Community Center gym lately, you may want to come down and take a look. A project that has been in the works for a couple of years finally came to fruition. The floor was in bad shape and needed to be either replaced or refinished. Thankfully the floor is in great shape and only needed to be stripped and finished. It now looks like a brand-new floor. Other improvements included new wall mats that now say GHCC and new basketball hoops and backboards. For...
Appearing in court for an arraignment on Thursday, Ed Svoboda pled not guilty to the charges against him related to the death of his wife in September by reason of mental illness. His wife, Kathleen, was allegedly hit by a truck and trailer in her back yard on September 5, 2021. Svoboda was arrested and charged with murder in the first degree. If convicted, he faces life imprisonment at minimum, and could be given the death penalty, a $10,000 fine or both. He has also been charged with murder in the second degree, carrying a minimum penalty of...
CHEYENNE —In perhaps Gov. Mark Gordon’s final action regarding bills that passed the state Legislature during its recently completed budget session, he vetoed some legislation Friday and allowed others to become law without his signature. One such bill that can proceed, although without the governor’s explicit approval, is the Legislature’s redistricting plan. State lawmakers voted to add three colleagues after the next election, and the bill therefore has gone by the moniker of the 62-31 plan. In his message explaining why he was not OK’ing...
CASPER — Nearly two decades after being sentenced to death, Dale Wayne Eaton was ordered Friday to spend the rest of his life in prison without the chance of parole or commutation. Eaton was convicted of the kidnapping, rape and murder of Lisa Marie Kimmell, which took place in Casper in 1988. Friday was the 34-year anniversary of Kimmell’s disappearance. Eaton’s trial and conviction took place in 2004, and he was originally sentenced to death. But court appeals kept that punishment from being carried out, and prosecutors decided not to seek...
David Mulberry, of the Three Old Guys and a Sasquatch team, curls a chicken during the 8th annual Chicken Curling Tournament on Saturday, March 26, 2022, at the Cheyenne Ice and Events Center. Over forty teams participated in the double-elimination style tournament with over four dozen frozen chickens out on the ice used for curling instead of the traditional curling stone....
WYDOT announces strategy for National Electric Vehicle Infrastructure funding LYMAN (WNE) — Wyoming will soon receive National Electric Vehicle Infrastructure (NEVI) formula funds to use to facilitate electric vehicle infrastructure development, especially charging stations, around the state. The funding is part of the Federal Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA), also known as the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law (BIL), signed by President Biden in November 2021. The Wyoming Department of Transportation (WYDOT) is allocated $3.9 m...
Speeding – Clinton Andambi, Everett, WA, 90/75, $135; Krista M. Barker, Belle Fourche, SD, 88/80, $101; (minor), Gillette, WY, 93/75, $150; Ryan Boultain, West Fargo, ND, 81/70, $115; Chloe Kirschten, Sioux Falls, SD, 89/80, $103; Thomas Gould, Hardin, MT, 90/80, $115; Matthew Fallon, Black Hawk, SD, 91/75, $140; Brittany Yellowhair, Tonalea, AZ, 82/70, $120; Aurora Castaneda, Gillette, WY, 93/75, $150; Jennifer Wolf, Waseca, MN, 92/80, $120; Judith Deunamuno, Lakewood, WA, 92/80, $120; Shawn Wilson, Gillette, WY, 86/75, $115; Garrett Young Wol...
CASPER — Wyoming’s population is growing faster than the country’s. The state’s population grew by 1,536 people between July of 2020 and 2021, according to data from the census bureau. That’s an increase of 0.3%, above the nationwide average of 0.1% in the same time period. Data also shows more people moving into Wyoming since July 2020. Over a year, 1,368 more people moved to the state than left it, an announcement from state economist Dr. Wenlin Liu said. Between 2014 and 2019, Liu said, Wyoming saw more people leave than arrive in the state...
With spring right around the corner, the Hulett public library thought it would be a great time to make some adorable bird houses. Seven women took part in the craft class last week. There were bird houses ranging from traditional to ones that looked like barns....
It might've been the beautiful weather or the release of the requirement to wear a face mask, but whatever it was, the Hulett blood drive was a huge success last week. Thirty units of blood were collected according to coordinator Ronnie Johnson. Hulett tries to have a blood drive every eight weeks and usually has a great turnout....
The library invites kids of all ages and parents to come enjoy a Paw Patrol Story Time and meet Marshall, Chase and Skye. This will take place on Mon., Apr. 4 at 10 a.m. in the GHCC Meeting Room. NEW FICTION BOOKS: Along the Rio Grande by Tracie Peterson – Recently widowed Susanna Jenkins has decided to follow her family to the booming town of San Marcial, New Mexico, for a fresh start and to aid in her family’s sudden change in fortune. They are tasked with managing her uncle’s new Grand Hotel, and it takes all her patience to try to help...
BUFFALO — Agricultural land values are rising in Johnson County and across the country, handing local landowners both opportunities and challenges. “Some of this stuff, we would not have guessed it would have sold at as high a price as it has,” said Byron Geis, a sales associate with Chase Brothers and rancher in Johnson County. Farm real estate in the United States, a measure of the value of all land and buildings on farms, increased $220 to an average of $3,380 per acre from 2020 to 2021, up 7%, according to the Land Values 2021 Summa...
A state of Wyoming veterans service officer from the Wyoming Veterans Commission will conduct community outreach services around Wyoming cities throughout April. 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 f...
Speeding – Lora Whetham, Fargo, ND, 86/75, $115; Terry Richter, Bismarck, ND, 85/70, $135; Denis Berry, Billings, MT, 89/75, $130; Kelly Cummings, Mandan, ND, 79/70, $103; Kevin Blanton, Grover Beach, CA, 97/80, $145; Jesse S. Mertz, Olympia, WA, 55/45; Christopher Franco, Gillette, WY, 85/75, $105; Aya Rabbaa, Middleton, WI, 89/80, $103; Tyler Renee Stephenson, Olympia, WA, 93/75, $150; Amy Johnson, Fairfield, IA, 95/75, $160; Jessica Semler, Sheridan, WY, 90/80 $105; Jason Wawrzyniak, Greenfield, WI, 85/80, $15; Ashley Stands, Minneapolis, MN...
Mar. 7 – Ten VIN checks. Three paper services. Traffic stop. Two motorist assists. Animal complaint. Fraud complaint. Crash report; no injuries. Business checks. Assist to EMS. Two EMS pages. Mar. 8 – Two VIN checks. Three traffic stops. Business checks. Sundance house watches. Suspicious circumstance. Crash report; no injuries. Welfare check. Subject arrested on Crook County warrant. Sex offense. EMS page. Mar. 9 – VIN check. Two traffic stops. Business checks. Two suspicious circumstances. Assist to Moorcroft Police. Assist to Wyoming Highw...
