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  • Getting bright

    Jan 4, 2024

    Powder River Energy has been busy replacing old street lights with new LED bulbs. The new lights will be more efficient and will provide a different type of brightness. In the town of Hulett around 45 lights will be changed. People will notice that the lights seem to be brighter and more directed downward onto the streets and sidewalks....

  • Crook County Sheriff's Office

    Jan 4, 2024

    Dec. 18 – Two VIN checks. Two fingerprints. Four traffic stops. Four business checks. Two house watches. Welfare check. Traveler’s aide. Motorist assist. Dec. 19 – Motorist assist. Two paper services. Four traffic stops. House watch. Two suspicious circumstances. Information. Two business checks. EMS page. Dec. 20 – Three VIN checks. Two paper services. Three traffic stops. Four business checks. Four house watches. Fingerprints. Prisoner transport. Project Life Saver. Three EMS pages. Dec. 21 – Four VIN checks, Fingerprints. Two traffic s...

  • Circuit Court

    Jan 4, 2024

    Speeding – Rodney W. Brown, Philip, SD, 45/30, $205; Trevor Ray Tognoni, Rozet, WY, 91/80, $115; Stacy Haggerty, Newcastle, WY, 83/70, $125 No Seat Belt (driver) – Marla Hether, Sheridan, WY, $25; Nathaniel McGillivray, Gillette, WY, $25 Follow Too Closely – Marla Hether, Sheridan, WY, $100 Expired Temporary License Permit/Improper Registration – Rickie Linneman, Gillette, WY, $140 Drive While License Cancelled, Suspended or Revoked – Mark P. Christman, Gillette, WY, $450 No Valid Driver’s License; Unauthorized Use of Vehicle – Preston James...

  • Veterans assistance available

    Jan 4, 2024

    A state of Wyoming veterans service officer from the Wyoming Veterans Commission will conduct community outreach services around Wyoming cities throughout January. 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 in N...

  • Celebration

    Jan 4, 2024

    The Hulett Public Library held their annual holiday open house Dec. 14. The library was full of friends of the library. Refreshments were served and games were enjoyed with prizes. At the end of the party, winners of the holiday silent auction were announced....

  • Local student named to WY All-State Choir

    Jan 4, 2024

    Dylan Williams, a Hulett High School 10th grade student was selected to be in the Wyoming All-State Choir in the tenor section. He will go to Casper January 14-16 to prepare and participate in the concert held on the 16th. Williams had to tryout in Gillette in October and found out Dec. 1 that he had been selected. He had to practice and cite read and sing a piece that the judges gave him to sing. From there, their performance was reviewed and then the judges selected the All-State participants. Now he's practicing and memorizing music that he...

  • Wyoming News Briefs

    Wyoming News Exchange Newspapers|Jan 4, 2024

    PacifiCorp moving forward with study on bird safety near turbines CHEYENNE (WNE) — PacifiCorp and its research partners are moving forward with a study to evaluate the effects of painting a single wind turbine blade black on 36 different turbines to reduce collision risks to birds flying near the wind turbines. “This is an extraordinary partnership of scientists, federal regulators, wildlife managers, a nongovernmental organization, academia, developers and utility companies working together to find solutions to reduce the impacts of cri...

  • Wyoming State Parks launches new booking website

    Sarah Pridgeon|Jan 4, 2024

    Wyoming State Parks has announced the launch of a new reservation and permit sales system that it says will offer a more streamlined experience for recreationists looking to enjoy the state’s outdoor opportunities. The new website allows you to refine your needs when staying in a state park, from the type of camping or lodging you’d prefer through to the type of camping equipment you will bring. Once you select from the available options, you can view maps detailing exactly where each available site is located and additional information, suc...

  • Wyoming Public Lands bill clears Senate committee

    Alex Hargrave, Buffalo Bulletin Via Wyoming News Exchange|Jan 4, 2024

    BUFFALO — Federal legislation that would, among other land management directives, release three wilderness study areas in Johnson County from longtime protections, is one step closer to becoming law. Long championed by Wyoming’s congressional delegation and the Wyoming County Commissioners Association, the Wyoming Public Lands Initiative was introduced in 2015 to finalize the designation of several Wilderness Study Areas throughout the state. The bill passed out of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources committee by voice vote during a bus...

  • The Year in Review

    Sarah Pridgeon|Jan 4, 2024

    January As the annual Wyoming Legislative Session kicked off, Jason Perry was honored during the opening ceremonies for his work as Hulett's ambulance director and his efforts to get all of Hulett's EMTs certified as paramedics. Meanwhile, Ogden Driskill took the oath as President of the Senate and Chip Neiman was selected as House Majority Floor Leader – which, to the best of his knowledge, was a position never before offered to a freshman legislator. Crook County Medical Services District (CCM...

  • PUBLIC INPUT MEETINGS

    Jan 4, 2024

    NOTICE OF INTENT TO HOLD PUBLIC INPUT MEETINGS Notice is hereby given that the Board of Crook County Commissioners is hosting a series of public input meetings where options for growth management in Crook County will be discussed. These sessions will be led by a facilitator and are free and open for the public to attend. The same information will be presented at each meeting. The dates and locations of the meetings are: January 9, 2024, at 6pm - Greater Hulett Community Center Gymnasium, 401 Sager Avenue, Hulett, WY 82720 January 11, 2024, at...