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Man who burglarized Old Trail Town is sentenced CODY (WNE) — The man charged with burglarizing five buildings at Old Trail Town in August of 2021 pleaded guilty Nov. 28 to aggravated burglary, possession of a firearm by a convicted felon and possession of a deadly weapon with unlawful intent. Initially, Zakary Asher Diller, 25, faced six separate charges, but two counts of theft and one count of property destruction and defacement were dropped as part of a plea agreement. After pleading guilty to three felonies, Diller was sentenced to state p...
A clearing of the air at last week’s meeting led to the board of trustees agreeing to examine the possibility of once again seeking to fund a new hospital building for Crook County Medical Services District (CCMSD). As the board convened for its monthly meeting, Sandy Neiman addressed new trustee Brent Fowler with the stated intention of getting to the bottom of a rumor before the board begins working together in the new year. “When you were elected and even afterwards, you said the reason we don’t have a new hospital is my fault,” she said to...
As the year came to an end, so too did a combined half century of service from two of the county's most familiar elected officials. Clerk of District Court Tina Wood enjoyed a retirement party on Wednesday, during which she was presented with a plaque commemorating 32 years of serving Crook County's citizens (below). The next day, friends and supporters of County Assessor Theresa Curren gathered in her office to celebrate the 19 years she has dedicated to the county (above)....
Dec. 19 – Eight VIN checks. Two business checks. Three traffic stops. Fire alarm. Paper service. Three EMS pages. Dec. 20 – Seven VIN checks. Paper service. Traffic accident with damage. Assist Wyoming Highway Patrol. Motorist assist. Property damage reported. Welfare check. EMS page. Dec. 21 – VIN check. Paper service. Animal complaint. Citizen assist. Disturbance call. Motorist assist. Prisoner transport. Patient transport. Suspicious person. Traffic hazard. Welfare check. Fire page. EMS page. Dec. 22 – VIN check. Business check. House w...
Speeding – Jacob W. Rath, Belle Fourche, SD, 79/70, $103; Troy Taggart, Newfolden, MN, 100/75, $185; Dakota Ward Shugars, Gillette, WY, 94/75, $155; Joshua Ouellette, Bailey, CO, 89/75, $130; Jonathan Glasscock, Gillette, WY, 88/80, $101; Jacob Schmidt, Basin, WY, 104/80, $180; Gerardo Bravo Temis, Amarillo, TX, 90/80, $105; Lexy Becker, Eden Prairie, MN, 83/70, $125; Jared S. Denke, Black Hawk, SD, 75/65, $115 No Registration and Improper Display of Tabs – Breannon Hepp, Buffalo, WY, $100 Vehicle Off Road – Kye Blakeslee Jensen, Buffa...
Copelands’ bankruptcy stalls civil lawsuits PINEDALE (WNE) —Listing a mountain of debts to investors, customers, medical facilities – and collection agencies – Shane and Ramsey Copeland of Marbleton, past owners of Triple Peak Landscaping, LLC, filed for relief in U.S. District of Wyoming Bankruptcy Court. Those who filed civil complaints against Triple Peak and the Copelands hoping to collect almost $200,000 of money they claim Copelands owe them might never be repaid in full. One is Bill Murdock of Big Piney, who invested $143,000 with Shane...
January Life had almost returned to normal by the beginning of 2022 after almost two full years of the COVID-19 pandemic. However, the danger was not over, as a new and more infectious strain that came to be known as Omicron began to dominate new infections. Crook County Medical Services District (CCMSD) implemented a new policy requiring staff be vaccinated to comply with the federal mandate upheld by the U.S. Supreme Court and tightened its visitation policy to protect patients and residents...
A grant from Wyoming Humanities is like a Christmas present! The Museum was able to install this wonderful exhibit because of generous support from them and the National Endowment for the Humanities. The exhibit lets kids dig for rocks and minerals and are able to read about the areas that they're digging in. When you're done digging through the snowbanks, come play in our dig it pit....
Hot on the heels of a nation-spanning storm that closed down the region for several days came a “polar plunge” last week, just in time for Christmas. Travel once again became difficult as temperatures began to plunge and the new snow joined what was already on the ground to blow whiteouts across the roads. The strong, gusty winds continued until the end of the week, with the combination of fresh snow and wind resulting in blizzard-like conditions in some parts of the region. The bigger problem for human fingers and toes, though, was the dan...
Due to the upcoming holiday our offices will be closed Mon., Jan. 2. Deadline for the Jan. 5 issue of the Wyoming Pioneer will be noon on Fri., Dec. 30. Have a Happy New Year!...
CHEYENNE — Rep. Landon Brown has filed a bill for the Wyoming Legislature’s upcoming general session that would set the foundation for the Purple Star School program in the state’s K-12 schools. The Cheyenne Republican lawmaker wants to streamline assistance for military-connected students and to ensure their transitions from one school to another are well-supported. He said he was approached two years ago by the U.S. Department of Defense to introduce the bill and has been working since then to implement the program with the Wyoming Depar...
Dec. 12 – Four VIN checks. Business checks. Citizen assist. Gun call. Traffic hazard. Trespassing complaint. EMS page. Dec. 13 – Alarm. Assisted another agency. Business checks. EMS page. Dec. 14 – Traffic stop. Business check. Welfare check. Dec. 15 – Traffic accident with damage. Assist another agency. Assist Wyoming Highway Patrol. Fingerprints for outside employment. Suspicious person. Arrest subject on warrant. Dec. 16 – Three VIN checks. Traffic accident with injuries. Traffic accident with damage. Fire alarm. Domestic disturban...
Mrs. Maupin stopped by and enjoyed the goodies at the library open house. Despite the frigid weather conditions, the Hulett public library held their open house last week. The Library ladies had hors d'oeuvres and door prizes. A handful of people braved the weather and enjoyed the holiday festivities....
Speeding – Alexis Munoz Almanza, Gillette, WY, 81/70, $115; Sherrianne Murphey, Moorcroft, WY, 91/80, $115; Daniel Novak, Newcastle, WY, 88/75, $125; Adam Martinez, Gillette, WY, 85/75, $105; John T. Jones, Moorcroft, WY, 70/50, $170; Peggy Milster, Spokane, WA, 79/65, $188; Taranvir Ghuman, Federick, MD, 94/70, $190; Charles Glenn Allen, Sundance, WY, 91/80, $115 Child Safety Restraint System Violation – Taranvir Ghuman, Frederick, MD, $80 No Seat Belt (driver) – John T. Jones, Moorcroft, WY, $25; (passenger) – Jianang Wang, Seattle, WA, $10...
POWELL - Having previously toured Yellowstone National Park in summer numerous times, Will Schnorr was excited to schedule a business trip to the region last week. All he had to do was add a couple vacation days to his scheduled stop to give him the opportunity to see the park during late fall. He was lucky, arriving just after the park opened for over-snow travel Dec. 15. He was hoping to get through the East Entrance; the closest to his business call. The West Entrance has the most over-snow...
On Friday, Governor Mark Gordon ordered that U.S. and State of Wyoming flags across the state be flown at half-staff to honor the memory of Bruce Lang, who lost his life attempting to assist with an ice rescue at Keyhole Reservoir last week. Lang was a volunteer firefighter and training officer with the Pine Haven Volunteer Fire Department. He died when his UTV plunged into open water as he was heading to assist an individual who had fallen through the ice. "Jennie and I send our deepest...
6 busiest year on record for Teton County Search and Rescue JACKSON (WNE) — This year marked the busiest year on record for Teton County Search and Rescue. “Through November, we have had 123 calls for service,” the report issued by the group states. “Our previous record for the whole calendar year was 105, in 2021.” A Dec. 21 press release sent by Matt Hansen, the communications director for the Teton County Search and Rescue Foundation, detailed the findings of 2022. “This past summer we responded to bike wrecks, horse wrecks, injured or ti...
Local weathermen predicted and warned people that the upcoming storm could produce massive amounts of snow and boy did it. Beginning last Tuesday snow began to fall across Northeast Wyoming and into South Dakota. In Hulett, at least 12 inches was received Tuesday night followed by 6-8 inches Thursday and a couple inches on Friday. The storm closed businesses, schools and roads, making travel come to a halt. Hulett public works was out in the early hours of Wednesday trying to open up the...
Two local men died during a search and rescue effort at Keyhole State Park that began on Thursday and continued until dusk on Sunday. The Crook County Sheriff’s Office received a call on December 15 at around 9:10 p.m. that a male subject had fallen through the ice while driving his UTV on the reservoir. Dispatch spoke to the subject on the phone, who said he had made it out of the water and was lying on the ice. Pine Haven Fire and EMS were paged and arrived at approximately the same time as three local citizens, who drove a UTV onto the i...
If you haven't been in the Summit National Bank lately you need to go see probably one of the cutest Christmas trees ever. The girls at the bank have outdone themselves decorating for Christmas, including their tree, which looks like a gnome....
The Audubon Christmas Bird Count is a widespread effort in which an estimated 80,000 volunteers in more than 2600 locations across the U.S., Canada, Caribbean and Latin America will track the health of bird populations at a scale that scientists could not accomplish alone. Crook County is among the locations where volunteers can help gather valuable data about such things as number of bird species and numbers of each species within set geographic areas on an early winter day. Birders of all ages are invited to contribute to the nationwide...
Powder River Energy has announced that it will be issuing almost $20 million in capital credit retirements this year. The cooperative describes these credits as one of the major benefits of being a member and say they reflect one of the seven principles of a cooperative: member economic participation. Each year, all revenue that has been received in excess of the expenses for that year is allocated to members as a capital contribution based on their power purchased. The unretired amount in a member’s capital credit account represents the v...
Speeding – Jesse Kropf, Ritter, OR, 81/75, $97; Camey Rae Gathman, Mandan, ND, 90/75, $135; Richard Summers, Nederland, TX, 88/80, $101; Rebecca Podio, Newcastle, WY, 82/70, $120; Ryan Remington, Rapid City, SD, 86/75, $115; Patrick Hoover, Ashburn, VA, 94/75, $155; Michael Landsverk, Billings, MT, 91/80, $115; Derick H. Douglas, Newcastle, WY, 77/70, $99; Nicholas Mattson, Daniel, WY, 88/80, $101; William Streidl, Broomfield, CO, 47/30, $209; Oakley Aaron Hanson, Gillette, WY, $80 No Seat Belt (driver with passenger under 12) – Timothy Fox...
GILLETTE — The future of two library board members is up in the air after Commissioner Rusty Bell revealed their membership in the Wyoming MassResistance private Facebook group and called for their removal from the board. Commission Chairman Del Shelstad said Thursday he has no issue with putting that on the agenda for Tuesday’s commission meeting, but that he wanted to run it by the other commissioners before making it official. In an email written Tuesday morning to deputy county attorney Kyle Ferris, who was recently hired by the com...
The Tower Valley Station located in Hulett is encouraging kids to come in and sign up to win the "World's Largest Christmas Stocking". Last day to enter will be Dec. 22 and the drawing will be held on the 23rd. The stocking is filled with all sorts of toys, for boys and girls....
