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Five kids are representing Crook County in rodeo this summer, with three of them set to compete during the seven days of the 75th National High School Finals Rodeo (NHSFR) in Gillette. Two meanwhile qualified for the week-long National Junior High Finals Rodeo (NJHFR) at the Georgia National Fairgrounds in Perry, GA. High School Standings for the NHSFR are calculated using the points accumulated during each competitor’s top 12 rodeos throughout the season. In individual events, the top four qualify for the national finals. This year, Chaz D...
Speeding – Jack August Hietpas, Stillwater, MN, 93/80, $125; Tad Michael Swaney, Rozet, WY, 79/70, $103; Christian W. Rightly, Moorcroft, WY, 76/70, $97; Stephen Williams, Gillette, WY, 92/75, $145; Nicholas Howard White, Upton, WY, 35/20, $145; Juan Cruz Vargas, Commerce City, CO, 82/70, $120; Joshua Taylor Mikesell, Loveland, CO, 69/50, $165; Sender Medrano Castillo, Gillette, WY, 49/30, $223; Nicholas Lawson, Spearfish, SD, 87/75, $120; William Haas, Sanibel, FL, 96/65, $225; Devon W. Cathcart, Gillette, WY, 32/20, $130 Expired Temporary L...
The Busy Bean is one of the latest new businesses to open in Hulett. Amanda Galliway wanted to be able to do something she was passionate about and have the freedom to create something uniquely her own and to share it with others. Her business is in a kiosk in the parking lot of the Tower Valley station and is open Monday through Friday 6 a.m. to 3 p.m. and on Saturdays from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. Galliway says she has never done anything like this before and it's definitely an adventure for her. The...
North Antelope Rochelle Mine workers injured in tornado released from hospital GILLETTE (WNE) — All mine workers hospitalized after a tornado carrying up to 130 mph gusts struck North Antelope Rochelle Mine early Friday night have been released and the large open-pit coal mine is gradually resuming its operations. The tornado touched down at about 6 p.m. Friday while shift change was underway, knocking over at least 12 empty train cars, flipping multiple buses there to transport workers and sparking a search and rescue operation that drew n...
The LEGO® Guy, Curtis Mork was the special guest of the Hulett Public Library last week. Kids were treated to some history about LEGO and hands on fun. LEGO Guy brought LEGO blocks for kids to play with and even brought some of his own creations....
Two life-long Hulett residents celebrated their 90th birthdays recently. Winnie Bush celebrated the weekend of the rodeo with a party at the home of her son, Roy Bush. The past mayor celebrated her 90th with family and friends. The other young lady celebrating was Hulett resident Mary French. Mary was a ranch gal who moved into Hulett and now has lived here many years. A birthday party was held at the Hulett Civic Center carry in dinner last Sunday. Mary was surprised with a cake, money tree...
June 12 – Six VIN checks. Paper service. Seventeen traffic stops. Fire page. Three EMS pages. Business checks. Motorist assist. Fingerprints. Traffic hazard. June 13 – Five VIN checks. Paper service. Three traffic stops. Six EMS pages. Four sets fingerprints. Citizen assist. Three business checks. Property damage. Alarm-fire. Two house watches. Found property. June 14 – Seven VIN checks. Paper service. Six traffic stops. Motorist assist. Citizen assist. EMS page. Fingerprints. Traffic complaint. Animal complaint. Two business checks. House...
Speeding – Dennis Selting, Hermosa, SD, 82/65, $209; Kang Shih, Champaign, IL, 97/75, $170; Samuel Schaefer, Tallahassee, FL, 79/70, $103; James C. Mooney, Mandeville, LA, 89/70, $165; Tanner Kirk, Gillette, WY, 79/70, $103; Campbell Credeur, Hempstead, TX, 88/70, $150; Bert D. Norfolk Jr., Gillette, WY, 87/75, $130 No Seat Belt (driver) – Bert D. Norfolk, Jr., Gillette, WY, $25 Drive Over, Across or Within Median – Bert D. Norfolk, Jr., Gillette, WY, $100 Pass in No-Passing Zone – Gunner J. McLaughlin, Sundance, WY, $150 Expired Tempora...
Man who led deputies on chase with meth and fentanyl in car gets 8-10 years GILLETTE (WNE) — A man who led sheriff’s deputies on a car chase through Gillette while his passenger threw meth and fentanyl out the window was sentenced to up to ten years in prison. Zachary Thomas Stott, 29, was given two imposed eight- to 10-year sentences in May for possession with intent to deliver meth and fentanyl. The two sentences are to run concurrent with each other, according to court documents. Dawn M. Merdink, 44, was in the car with Stott and acc...
A man currently serving up to ten years in the Wyoming State Penitentiary after pleading guilty to burglary and theft in Weston County is now facing similar charges in Crook County. According to court documents, Donald Jenerou stole items in both Hulett and Moorcroft in October, 2021. On October 14, 2021, an officer of Moorcroft Police Department took a report of a burglary at the Converse Carwash and Laundromat in which $4500 in cash, computer hard drives (including from a security system), keys and cameras were taken. The officer contacted...
GILLETTE — Kennedy Wainaina and Chris Gakwa may have made their last trip to Gillette for a while. They’ve made the nearly 800-mile drive several times since reporting their sister, Irene Gakwa, missing last March. This time, they drove east in a 15-passenger van with eight other family members to attend the sentencing of Nathan J. Hightman, the man convicted of stealing from Irene’s bank account, running up her credit cards and deleting her email account in the days and weeks after she was last heard from. At his sentencing Wednesday, Hight...
The Wyoming Department of Transportation wants to remind residents about upcoming changes to license plates for light trailers. Starting July 1, owners of light trailers – defined as trailers weighing less than 1000 lbs. – can purchase a permanent plate for their trailer. Light trailers that are less than 6 years old would incur a $350 one-time permanent registration fee for the plate. To register older trailers, owners will need to pay a $50 one-time administration fee, a one-time fee equ...
The 76th Annual Hulett Rodeo was held last weekend and the long-standing reputation of a wet weekend was full blast on Saturday. It rained all day until about 3 p.m., but that didn't stop the rodeo action. Sunday turned around and turned out to be a beautiful day and the event lasted until nearly 6 p.m. Rodeo results will follow....
The Hulett rodeo parade was a wet one this year but that didn't stop the 27 entries. Sponsored in conjunction with the recreation board and chamber, entries included businesses, queens and horses and tractors. This year's grand marshals were Russell and Sheri Stinson....
Sat., June 17 is the second annual Women’s Conference, with this year’s theme being Overcomers! based on scripture, Romans 8:37. This free meeting is an outdoor, rain or shine day of teaching, fellowship, praise and food held in the front yard of David and Debi Plekan, 146 Hunter Street, Hulett. The meeting begins with breakfast cooked on the outdoor griddle at 9 a.m. Local woman, Bonnie Klein, will be the first speaker, sharing her powerful testimony. After a light lunch of smoked brisket and the fixings, Kari Perkins Stephens of Get Up & Get...
June 5 – Seven VIN checks. Five traffic stops. Two information. Two EMS pages. Two assists to another agency. Two fingerprints. Found property. Alarm. Welfare check. Business check. House watch. June 6 – Seven VIN checks. Two traffic stops. Paper service. Four welfare checks. Three assists to another agency. Prisoner transport. Two business checks. Accident. Citizen assist. Traffic hazard. Two house watches. June 7 – Five VIN checks. Four traffic stops. Paper service. Theft. Welfare check. Prisoner transport. EMS page. Three fingerprints. House...
Speeding – Saige Reed, Moorcroft, WY, 79/70, $103; Mary Percifield, Moorcroft, WY, 87/75, $130; Mark Gerard Walter, Whitewood, SD, 81/65, $140; Laurel Sherburne, Alstead, NY, 90/80, $105; Kayla Jones, Gillette, WY, 87/75, $120; Kane A. Girlinghouse, Dry Prong, LA, 86/80, $82; Scott Ross, Lacey, WA, 88/55, $235; Charles C. Harless, Moorcroft, WY, 86/80, $97; Brady Drolc, Belle Fourche, SD, 96/70, $190; Nathan Thomas Baker, 69/50, $165; Edy Hernandez, Wright, WY, 104/80, $180; Samuel Louis Costalez, Sheridan, WY, 63/50, $135; Trenton Collins, S...
Curtis Mork, the LEGO GUY, will be at the Library on Thurs., June 15 at 1 pm. He will do a short presentation on how Lego® began, show some of his own creations and then the kids will get to build their own. Everyone is Welcome! NEW FICTION BOOKS: The Wedding Planner by Danielle Steel – Faith Ferguson is New York’s most in-demand wedding planner, an arbiter of taste for elegant affairs, lavish ceremonies and exclusive fêtes. She appreciates a simple celebration as much as a dazzling event, for she knows that a dream wedding is not neces...
The Hulett Library is "Traveling The World" and kicked off the adventures flying to Japan and China last week. Crafts, games, fun facts, prizes and much more are planned. All kids that come get entered into a drawing to win a prize bag, winner will be drawn the last Tuesday of this month....
Temple Grandin to speak in Sheridan in support of new nonprofit SHERIDAN (WNE) — Temple Grandin, a prominent figure in both the agriculture and autism communities, is coming to Sheridan in July to help raise funds for a new local nonprofit. Grandin is an advocate for the humane treatment of livestock. According to her website, around half the cattle in the U.S. are handled in facilities she designed specifically to reduce stress on animals before slaughter. A professor of animal science at Colorado State University in Fort Collins, Colorado, sh...
GILLETTE — The Campbell County Public Library Board passed an amended collection development policy Thursday night on a 3-2 vote. The vote comes after months of work, dozens of public comments and some help from the Florida nonprofit Liberty Counsel. Board members Charlie Anderson and Darcie Lyon voted against the policy, while board chair Sage Bear and board members Chelsie Collier and Charles Butler voted for it. Collier called the policy a “safety net” for children who don’t have “invested parents” protecting them, and that it would provi...
All are invited to come down June 10 and 11 to the Hulett Recreation Grounds for the 76th Annual Hulett Rodeo. Events start at 1:30 p.m. each day and, for those who’d like to come early Saturday, the parade starts at 10 a.m. on Hulett’s Main Street. Hang around that evening for some live music and some goat roping, again, on Main Street. If there are enough cowboys and cowgirls, slack will be at 10 a.m. Sunday and tickets are good for all day. There will be regular rodeo events plus lots of things for the kids to do. There will be boot rac...
Bond revoked for Dell Range shooting defendant CHEYENNE (WNE) — Tirso Munguia, 19, one of the three defendants charged in connection with the shooting death of Angelina Harrison, 16, had his bond revoked last week after violating the terms of his bond by allegedly making contact with Harrison’s family. Judge Edward Buchanan ordered the District Court to revoke Munguia’s bond, saying that he “materially violated his bond.” Buchanan also said that his bond could be reinstated on the same terms, with the condition that Munguia be subject t...
May 22 – Five VIN checks. Four traffic stops. Five paper services. Assist another agency. Fingerprints. Two motorist assists. Minor in possession. Two business checks. Animal complaint. May 23 – VIN check. Two traffic stops. Two paper services. Three EMS pages. Accident. Two traffic hazards. Two business checks. Found property. Prisoner transport. May 24 – Five VIN checks. Two traffic stops. Coroner call. Information. Welfare check. Two traffic hazards. Intoxication. Two assists to another agency. Animal bite. Suspicious. Two EMS pages. May 25...
Speeding – David Jacobs, Coeur d’Alene, ID, 89/80, $113; Yun-Chin Tsou, Atlanta, GA, 83/65, $216; Spencer Mansell, Beaverton, OR, 93/80, $125; Grace Anderson, Newcastle, WY, 79/70, $103 Resident Vehicle Registration and License Violation – Samuel L. Simmon, Beulah, WY, $90 Expired Temporary License Permit/Improper Registration – Richard Craig Tschetter, Spearfish, SD, $150 Careless Driving – Alexander H. Rounsaville, Gillette, WY, $340 No Auto Insurance (2nd + offense) – Breannon Hepp, Buffalo, WY, $570, 90 days jail/87 days suspended,...
