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South Dakota man killed in avalanche SARATOGA (WNE) — A 58-year-old South Dakota man is dead following an avalanche in the Encampment River Wilderness on March 12. At approximately 1:02 p.m., the Carbon County Sheriff’s Office (CCSO) received a call from Roy Simonson of Rapid City, South Dakota. Simonson reported himself and Jon P. LaFramboise, also of Rapid City, had been caught in an avalanche while snowmobiling near Hog Park in the Sierra Madre mountain range. He also reported he had performed CPR on LaFramboise, but couldn’t find a pulse...
A public hearing is coming up next month for proposed rules that the county will use to guide distribution of the remaining $200,000 of American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) funding left in its coffers, as well as the second installment of just under a quarter million dollars that’s expected later this year. The county has been working to devise an application process for entities with projects they believe are eligible for pandemic-related funding. Now available for public viewing are the application form, certification form, checklist, eligible e...
History students and local residents were in attendance as Kylie McKormick presented her program Fifty-One Years of Freedom: Wyoming's Suffrage Story 1869-1920 to a room filled with history students. The program, which was sponsored by the Hulett Branch Library and the Hulett Museum & Art Gallery, was presented by McKormick, who is a historian based out of Casper. The audience listened to her tell the history of women in Wyoming and were able to ask questions during the hour-long...
STURGIS — The Veterans Affairs (VA) hospital in Hot Springs is on the chopping block again, and so is the one at Fort Meade. In a confidential call Friday to employees, Rob McDivitt, VISN 23 director, outlined a plan to close the hospitals at Fort Meade and Hot Springs, turning them into clinics. “These are their plans: they will turn the full-service VA hospitals in Fort Meade and Hot Springs into clinics; the Sioux Falls VA hospital will lose its emergency services; and the clinic in Wagner will completely close,” reported Gov. Kristi Noem...
Speeding – Anastasia Kelli, Sheridan, 84/70, $130; Katie Austin-Schaffer, Coopersville, MI, 90/80, $105; Kenneth Simonton, Douglas, 86/75, $115; Anthony Janckila, Cokato, MN, 91/80, $115; Darrel Laughing, Gillette, 88/80, $101; (minor), Gillette, 92/80, $120; Sarunas Brazdeikis, Hinsdale, IL, 90/80, $105; Tiffany Mittlieder, Spearfish, SD, 90/80, $105; Brandon D. George, Rapid City, SD, 95/75, $160; Rohan Parge, Chicago, IL, 92/70, $170; Haley Idler, Gillette, 90/75, $135; Eh Rarr, South Salt Lake City, UT, 93/75, $150; William Nanemahoo, F...
Feb. 28 – Two VIN checks. Paper service. Three traffic stops. Assisted Wyoming Highway Patrol. Business checks. EMS page. Mar. 1 – Five VIN checks. Four traffic stops. Two welfare checks. Report of trespassing. Report of suspicious person. Motorist assist. Business check. Citizen assist. Animal complaint. EMS page. Mar. 2 – Three VIN checks. Paper service. Traffic stop. Two business checks. Escorted girls’ basketball team. Prisoner transport. Assisted another agency. Two EMS pages. Mar. 3 – Five VIN checks. Two traffic stops. Burglar alarm. Mo...
CFD warns: Don’t fall prey to ticket scalpers CHEYENNE (WNE) — Less than 24 hours after Cheyenne Frontier Days announced its 2022 Frontier Nights concert lineup, CFD officials warned people to beware of ticket scalpers. Musicians on tap for the annual series of shows range from Wyoming-based artists Chancey Williams and Ian Munsick to top country music duo Brooks and Dunn, country/ rap/rock artist Kid Rock and rap/country musician Jelly Roll. Scalping refers to the practice of buying event tickets, sometimes for face value, and then res...
The Freedom Convoy, which is traveling across the United States, came through Crook County last Thursday. A couple of people came through Hulett who were going to meet up with the convoy on the interstate. Residents welcomed and cheered the convoy as they were on the interstate going past Moorcroft, Sundance and Beulah....
Mary Kuhl was given a deferred sentence on Friday for crimes related to misconduct during her time as county treasurer. She will serve two years of supervised probation as part of a plea agreement, after which the charges will be expunged from her record. Kuhl originally pled “not guilty” to one felony charge of unauthorized use of monies, as well as to one misdemeanor count of official misconduct and two misdemeanor counts of issuing false certificate. The allegations against her included that she listed a customer’s license plate tabs as lost...
This article has been corrected for clarification. This year's county audit flagged a serious issue within the Crook County Weed & Pest District that led to a "near complete breakdown in the accounting process". The list of errors presented included failures to pay bills or file reports and "general disorder" within the administrator's office and accounting system. Paul Stille of Leo Riley & Associates presented his annual findings to the county commissioners last week, commenting that, "Weed &...
Crook County will be offering an additional private pesticide applicator class in April. This class is an opportunity for individuals to renew or obtain a private pesticide applicator license. Any landowner that anticipates applying restricted use pesticides must acquire a private pesticide application license through this class, complete the take-home workbook, or pass the exam administered in the extension office, prior to purchasing and use of said pesticide. The class includes weed and pest district updates, worker protection standards,...
We will be having a Bird House Craft on Thurs., Mar. 17. Please call the library at 467-5676 to reserve your spot as we have a limited number of bird houses. NEW FICTION BOOKS: Abandoned in Death by J D Robb – The woman’s body was found in the early morning, on a bench in a New York City playground. She was clean, her hair neatly arranged, her makeup carefully applied. But other things were very wrong – like the tattoo and piercings, clearly new. The clothes, decades out of date. The fatal wound hidden beneath a ribbon around her neck. And t...
Speeding – Kelsey Hart, CO, 91/75, $140; Beau Carter Garcia, SD, 79/70, $103; William Lawrence Pollard, WA, 88/75, $130; Ridge Stewart, La Barge, 90/75, $135; Branden Bruns, SD, 85/70, $135; Camille Lawrence, MT, 95/80, $135; Dillon Barch, Gillette, 94/75, $165 No Valid Driver’s License – Paulo Mata Reyes, NC, $140 Speed Too Fast for Conditions – David Wold, MN, $100 No Seat Belt (driver) – Dillon Barch, Gillette, $25 Follow Too Closely – Ilya Androshchuk, WA, $90 Fail to Drive Vehicle Within Single Lane – Gabriel Holl, WA, $90 No Registrati...
A meet and greet was held last Monday at the Greater Hulett community center for Dr. Gaddiel Rios and his wife Silvia. Dr. Rios is the new doctor at the Red Bluff Medical Center under the Campbell County Medical group. Dr. Rios has over 22 years of experience in family medicine and has practiced in both metropolitan areas and smaller, more rural communities like Hulett. The doctor graduated from Tufts University school of medicine in Boston Massachusetts and completed his family medicine...
Rawlins boil advisory extended into this week LARAMIE (WNE) — A city of Rawlins advisory to boil water has been extended and is likely to continue through Wednesday. Residents in Rawlins and Sinclair started to conserve and boil their water as the city works to repair its water lines, which failed Thursday to the point of cutting off many customers. In what city officials have dubbed an emergency situation, the disruption of service happened as work continues to repair leaks in the water supply pipeline. While workers had reduced water p...
County resident Edward Svoboda has been bound over to District Court on charges related to the death of his wife of 53 years last September. Svoboda appeared in Circuit Court on February 7 for a review of the competency evaluation performed in January at the Wyoming State Hospital. Judge Matthew F.G. Castano found there to be probable cause to believe an offense – or several offenses – had been committed by Svoboda. He bound the case over to District Court for arraignment and further proceedings. Svoboda has been charged with murder in the fir...
Seasons change even when they never quite seemed to arrive, and so the next few weeks will undoubtedly bring the first hints of spring. Unless the Climate Prediction Center changes its current outlook, flooding is unlikely to play a major part in the season ahead of us. According to predictions released by the National Weather Service (NWS), drought conditions are expected to persist this spring and there is a below average potential for flooding in this region. The U.S. Drought Monitor is likewise expecting abnormally dry to extreme drought...
Speeding – Julian R. Quiriarte, Gillette, 93/75, $150; Matthew James Muffie, Rozet, 63/45, $160; Craedon Ellery Harris, SD, 95/75, $160; Tymmrie Rainbolt-Souder, Gillette, 87/75, $130; Karey Thomas, UT, 97/80, $145; Ella Gustafson, Sundance, 86/75, $115; Bryan Fisher, AZ, 84/70, $130; Alejandro Rodriguezgonzalezmez, CA, 87/70, $145; Jared Medhurst, ND, 77/70, $99; Allison Clemetson, SD, 89/80, $103; Danny Callahan, SD, 90/80, $105; Christopher Lane Cermak, Gillette, 95/70, $185; Peter Haggerty, MN, 89/75, $130; Ryan Eaton, SD, 89/80, $103 No S...
Luke Peterson and Echo Bohl were the top two checkers players when the Hulett Public Library held their first annual checkers tournament. Six people participated in the event. An elimination process was held to determine the winner and, after several games, Luke Peterson was the first-place winner, taking home $60. Coming in second was Echo Bohl with a $40 prize....
Nearly 20 ladies had a great time painting an adorable cow head at the Hulett Museum. Sponsored by the Hulett Public Library and the Hulett Museum and Art gallery, this was a fun-filled evening of visiting and painting with friends and family. Even if you're not an artist, the instructor walks you through techniques and tricks to help you paint a beautiful picture. These have been such a huge success, watch for future classes....
Bus driver arrested for DUI while driving kids CHEYENNE (WNE) — A bus driver for Laramie County School District 1 was arrested Wednesday evening – with high school kids aboard – for allegedly driving under the influence during a field trip, according to local and state officials. The incident took place on a highway in Goshen County as the driver transported East and South high schools’ students on a trip out of state, according to the authorities. After receiving a call that the bus driver wasn’t staying in his lane of travel, a Wyoming H...
CHEYENNE —Lawmakers in the House failed to introduce a bill on the floor by Friday’s deadline that would have expanded Medicaid coverage for Wyoming residents. But that doesn’t mean the issue is dead for this session. House Bill 20, “Medical treatment opportunity act,” would have needed 40 votes in the House to be introduced on the floor. The legislation was sponsored by the Joint Revenue Interim Committee. Rep. Steve Harshman, R-Casper, who serves as the co-chairman of the Joint Revenue Interim Committee, told the Wyoming Tribune Eagle on...
With approximately $200,000 of American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) funding left to spend and another installment of just under a quarter million dollars expected later this year, the county has been working to devise an application process for entities with projects they believe are eligible for pandemic-related funding. The Crook County Commissioners have scheduled a public hearing on April 5 at 4 p.m., at which time they will hear comments on the application form that has been devised, which details the requirements to both request and award the...
Rep. Chip Neiman held a town hall meeting last Tuesday at the Greater Hulett Community Center. Nearly 30 residents attended the three-hour session. Neiman talked about a number of issues facing Wyoming. Some of the topics discussed were increasing fuel tax, funding of schools and runoff elections. The audience was also very interested in the voting procedure and how to find out how votes were being cast on bills. Neiman brought up the legislative website and navigated it showing the audience...
The Wyoming Public Service Commission (PSC) has granted permission for Powder River Energy (PRECorp) to increase its Cost of Power Adjustment (COPA) by $1,386,882 per annum to reflect a change in wholesale power costs. The effect of this will be a modest increase to residential monthly bills. In a second filing, the cooperative has also been given permission to increase the discount offered to members who have permanent electric resistance heat or electric heat pump space heating systems. COPA COPA is the mechanism by which the cooperative...
