Proudly Serving the Hulet and Devils Tower Community
Proudly Serving the Hulet and Devils Tower Community
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To the theme of “A Brand of Its Own”, this year’s Crook County Fair will officially kick off next week, bringing all the events and entertainments it has long been known for. Entertainment Begin fair week on July 25 with the ice cream social at 3:45 p.m. The next evening will bring a 4-H/FFS volleyball tournament, while the Muley Fanatics Family Fun Night is scheduled for July 27 at 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. Tuck into a pancake breakfast cooked by your elected officials at 7 a.m. on July 28. That evening, a youth dance will take place at the rodeo...
Pee-Wee Princess Katie Burch Katie Burch is the daughter of Dallas and Anna Burch of Oshoto. She is homeschooled and will be a second grader this fall. She enjoys riding horses, crafting, and playing the piano. Katie participates in local rodeos in the barrels, poles, dummy roping and sheep riding events. Katie is a member of the Carlile Wranglers 4-H Club. Her scholastic ambition is to continue enjoying the different subjects in school. She would like to represent Crook County as the next...
The Wyoming WIC Program, operated by the Wyoming Department of Health (WDH), helps many Wyoming families with free nutritious foods and education, breastfeeding support and healthcare referrals. The Wyoming WIC Program serves women who are pregnant or new moms, infants and children up to age five. WIC features free, easy-to-use benefit cards participants can take to local stores to get nutritious foods at no cost. Some WIC families also are eligible for infant formula benefits. “Our income guidelines are newly and significantly updated, w...
Please join us on Thurs., July 20 at 6:30 p.m. for the Moore Hill Cemetery Walk. We will meet at the cemetery and Jill Mackey will lead us through an evening of memories and stories of our early history. Everyone is welcome to attend this free event. Please bring a lawn chair. NEW FICTION BOOKS: The Only Survivors by Megan Miranda – A decade ago, two vans filled with high school seniors on a school service trip crashed into a Tennessee ravine – a tragedy that claimed the lives of multiple classmates and teachers. The nine students who man...
Bonnie Stahla was the lucky winner of the Hulett Public Library's trivia contest for May and June. Stahla received $25....
The Hulett Branch Library ended the summer reading program adventures last week. What an exciting trip it was visiting China, Hawaii and other interesting places. Kids learned about customs, food and toured the countries. The winner of the summer travel program bag was Coilee Kallhoff....
Colorado man dies, bus driver airlifted in Sunday morning crash GILLETTE (WNE) — A 25-year-old Colorado man died and a bus driver was airlifted for treatment after a head-on crash Sunday morning south of Wright. Campbell County Coroner Paul Wallem said Nicholas Finnian Mahoney, of Littleton, Colorado, died instantly at the scene. Sheriff Scott Matheny said the Sheriff’s Office began receiving “numerous” 911 calls at about 7:30 a.m. for a pickup versus passenger bus accident on Highway 59 south of Cosner Road. He said Mahoney was driving...
Under the scenic Devils Tower at the KOA, on a beautiful summer night Mr. Thomas Jefferson reminisced about the Louisiana Purchase and the incorporation of far western lands into these United States. The audience was intrigued by his details of the events and was able to converse with one of our Founding Fathers. Todd Fritz brings Thomas Jefferson to life and the event was hosted by Roy Montgomery American Legion Auxiliary Unit #80, the Hulett branch library, Friends of the Hulett Library and...
Speeding – Anoop R. Gayam, Elkhorn, NE, 94/75, $155 Open Container of Alcohol in Moving Vehicle – Brianna K. Graham, Weston, WY, $150 Window Tint Violation – Kile L. Tarrant, Moorcroft, WY, $90 No Daily Use Permit – Brittani J.K. Johnston, Kelowna, BC, Canada, $85 Fail to Require Child Age 12 and Under to Wear Life Jacket – Robert B. Rogers, Newcastle, WY, $150...
June 26 – Six VIN checks. Eight traffic stops. Property damage. Business check. Industrial accident. Prisoner transport. Patient transport. Two REDDI reports. Parking problem. Gun call. June 27 – Four VIN check. Traffic stops. Paper service. Two prisoner transports. Citizen assist. Fingerprints. Motorist assist. Three business checks. Sex offense. June 28 – Eight VIN checks. Traffic stops. Paper service. Four EMS pages. Two animal complaints. Two prisoner transports. Two fingerprints. Assist another agency. Extra patrol. Suspicious. House...
CASPER — The Bureau of Land Management’s first oil and gas lease sale in over a year netted roughly $14.7 million in Wyoming — about $1.8 million more than last year’s sale. Wyoming will receive 48% — roughly $7 million — of that revenue. While Gov. Mark Gordon applauded the lease sale in a Monday statement, he noted that it represents “not even a quarter of a loaf.” “The fact that our producers participated to the degree they did is a credit to the Wyoming oil and gas industry,” Gordon said in the statement. “Their efforts mean Wyoming...
Ed Svoboda has pleaded “no contest” to aggravated homicide by vehicle, one of three murder charges that were leveled against him following the untimely death of his wife, Kathleen. Svoboda initially pleaded not guilty by reason of mental illness to charges of murder in the first degree, murder in the second degree and aggravated homicide by vehicle. Svoboda was arrested on September 5, 2021 after the Crook County Sheriff’s Office responded to reports that he had driven a truck into his back yard and struck his wife, Kathleen. She was prono...
Crook County Weed & Pest invites the public to find out more about an invasive grass that has been found growing within county borders and is known to be capable of negatively impacting pasture and rangelands. A ventenata field tour will take place on July 18 near Rozet and the district is hoping to attract as many participants as possible to learn more about the grass and how to combat its spread. “This would be a great time to ask specialist questions,” says Alycia Conroy-Davis, District Supervisor. Ventenata is not native to North Ame...
Johnny Geib walking Arlo on the streets of Hulett. You never know what you will see in a small rural town. Kids riding bikes and playing and walking their cow? Yep, Johnny Geib was out walking his fair cow, Arlo last week giving him some exercise. Geib keeps his friend at the Hulett School barn and is getting ready to show him at the Crook County Fair....
Residents of Aladdin have been without water since before the weekend. Because the State of Wyoming owns the affected water tank, it’s unclear at this time how the issue might be solved. The problem began with a single affected home on Wednesday, but had become a district-wide disaster by Thursday morning. “We discovered one of the residents here was out of water and then gradually everyone lost water,” says Wendy Tope, Vice President of the district. On Thursday morning, an electrician came out to inspect the well. “They said that the pump is...
Doctor Bob Cummings of the Hulett Medical Clinic was surprised last Wednesday with a beautiful peacock cake made by Deb Bears for his birthday. Cummings loves and raises peacocks, so the cake was perfect. Patients and well-wishers were treated to a delicious cupcake to help with the celebration....
Speeding – Donald H. Cool, Gillette, WY, 80/70, $105; Carlos L. Almenares, Las Vegas, NV, 102/80, $180; Charity Clarissa Linares, Gillette, WY, 45/30, $145; Davina Oduong, Bismarck, ND, 98/80, $150; Michael Nickelson, Lake City, FL, 82/65, $209; Nathaniel Wilson, Sheridan, WY, 87/80, $99; John Kelly, Cleveland, OH, 82/70, $120; Patrick Donaldson, Hayden, ID, 89/80, $113; Deena Budd, Pueblo, CO, 94/80, $130; Kyler James Rea, Joplin, MO, 48/30, $160; Taylor Waluch, Saint Regis, MT, 87/75, $120; Murray E. Hebbring, Newcastle, WY, 50/30, $240; Wyat...
June 19 – Five VIN checks. Six traffic stops. Traffic complaint. Citizen assist. Accident. Patient transfer. June 20 – Five VIN checks. Traffic hazard. Six traffic stops. Three business checks. Suspicious persons. June 21 – Four VIN checks. Traffic stop. Suspicious. Fire page. Three EMS pages. Two motorist assists. Project Life Saver. Traffic hazard. Information. Three business checks. June 22 – Five VIN checks. Paper service. Five traffic stops. Assist other agency. Two motorist assists. Project Life Saver. Civil standby. EMS page. June 23...
Strike-down of affirmative action will not impact admissions at UW or CSU CHEYENNE (WNE) — The U.S. Supreme Court’s decision to strike down affirmative action in college admissions on Thursday will not impact the admissions processes at either the University of Wyoming or nearby Colorado State University. Though the court declared race can no longer be a factor in admission, neither university anticipates changes in their own admissions. “The university does not see any direct impact from this,” UW associate vice president of institutional comm...
Karson Amos putting the finishing touches on the curb by the Rodeo Bar. Amos, who is the Town's summer help, has been busy, painting, curbs and gutters, mowing and doing general maintenance and labor for the town....
GILLETTE - The tornado that pummeled North Antelope Rochelle Mine last Friday traveled a nearly four-mile path from the Converse County line through the massive southern Campbell County open-pit coal mine where it ripped apart buildings, flipped empty train cars and injured eight people. The long-track twister, officially graded as an EF-2 on the zero-to-five tornado scale, grew as wide as 700 yards during its 3.8-mile course northeast into Campbell County with a duration between 5:49 p.m. and...
The Hulett Public library summer program has been busy traveling around the world. Last week they made a stop in Hawaii where they learned how to hula and make some yummy pineapple dessert....
Though the Crook County Weed & Pest District budget is not yet finalized for the year ahead, it’s looking likely that it will include some extra assistance for landowners who are dealing with grasshopper problems this summer. Alycia Conroy-Davis, District Supervisor, presented the most recent draft of the district’s annual general budget to the Crook County Commissioners on Monday. She explained that the grasshoppers are so bad in some areas that the Crook County Weed & Pest Board has decided to cut down funding for less-used programs in ord...
The Roy Montgomery American Legion Auxiliary Unit #80, the Hulett Branch Library, Friends of the Hulett Library and the Hulett Museum invite you to join Mr. Thomas Jefferson at 6:30 p.m. on July 5 at Devils Tower KOA as he reminisces about the Louisiana Purchase and the incorporation of far western lands into these United States. The tavern keeper will provide light snacks and libations as we travel back in time two hundred years to converse with one of our Founding Fathers. All are welcome. If you have any questions, please call the museum at...
Local authors Pat Frolander, Andi Hummel and Viktoria Peterson are proud to offer a second collection of work from the Bearlodge Writers, Spirit of the Bear Lodge, launching on July 8, 2023. Spirit of the Bear Lodge is a celebration of poetry, fiction, essay and memoir with wide-ranging themes. The works in this volume encompass the best of the Bearlodge Writers, a critique group based in Sundance, founded in 1979. Bearlodge Writers was first envisioned as a place where writers could gather to share, create and encourage each other. Its...
