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  • Fires burn 1600 acres

    Sarah Pridgeon|Feb 29, 2024

    Two wildfires that ignited on Sunday burned a combined estimated total of 1600 acres and required a sizeable response from firefighters around the county and beyond. In New Haven, a fire located on a combination of private and state land is estimated to have reached 400 acres. According to Fire Warden Charlie Harrison, crews that responded to the fire included Oshoto, Carlile, Sundance, Pine Haven and Hulett. The lower portion of the fire was located in grass, but around 70% of the fire was in...

  • Hulett hosts FFA speech

    Feb 29, 2024

    Devils Tower FFA hosted the countywide FFA Creed and Speech Competition Feb. 21 at the Hulett School. The annual contest is sponsored by the Crook County Farm Bureau Federation. Congratulations to all the participants for a great job representing your chapters. Creed Speaking contestants recited the FFA Creed by E.M. Tiffany and answered questions from the judges. First place went to Loni Gill from Moorcroft FFA, second place went to Abby Stroud from Moorcroft FFA and third place to Kimber...

  • Winifred Darlene Bush

    Feb 29, 2024

    Winnifred Darlene Bush, age 90 years young and a life long resident of Wyoming, passed away peacefully in her sleep, and went to see her Lord on the morning of January 16, 2024. She was a beloved mother, grandmother, great-grandmother and great-great-grandmother. Winifred, or Winnie as people called her, was born in a small cabin up Whitetail Creek to George Malvin and Edith Lorene (Williams) Watts on June 13, 1933. She grew up with one brother George Jr. and three sisters, Nellie, Mae and Linda. Winnie was enrolled at the Russell School up...

  • Lloyd Charles Park

    Feb 29, 2024

    Lloyd Charles Park arrived with a bang on the July 3, 2023 to the parents of Brian Park and Lesley Raber-Park of Alzada, Montana. The world wasn't ready for the little firecracker Baby Lloyd Charles was. He was often known as Squishy, Lil LC but mostly known as Smushy. Smushy was a fighter. He spent a lot of time at the Children's Hospital overcoming all his medical battles. Including the discovery that he had very rare syndrome associated with Xia-Gibbs. When Baby Lloyd came home, he continued to thrive. He grew into a chunky, happy, healthy b...

  • Crook County Sheriff's Office

    Feb 29, 2024

    Feb. 19 – VIN check. Three business checks. Juvenile problem. Citizen assist. Theft. Suspicious circumstance. Feb. 20 – Eight VIN checks. Two traffic stops. Assist to Wyoming Highway Patrol. Coroner call. Motorist assist. Suspicious circumstance. Two Fire pages. Feb. 21 – Six VIN checks. Three traffic stops. REDDI report. Assist to Upton Police. Accident; no injuries. Business check. Housewatch. Motorist assist. Suicidal subject. Feb. 22 – Two VIN checks. Traffic stop. Business checks. Fingerprints. Assist to Wyoming Highway Patrol. Motoris...

  • Circuit Court

    Feb 29, 2024

    Speeding – Kurt Gilbert, Casper, WY, 90/80, $105; Emmi M. Johnson, Osseo, MN, 89/75, $130; Tad Michael Swaney, Rozet, WY, 100/80, $160; Johnathan Reske, Dickinson, ND, 79/70, $103; Steven Harless, Riverton, WY, 85/75, $105; Tylin Eixenberger, Gillette, WY, 92/80, $120; Lori Lebaron, Rapid City, SD, 90/75, $135; Douglas Wayne Strong, Sundance, WY, 90/80, $105 Expired Temporary License Permit/Improper Registration – Kristen L. Wells, Rozet, WY, $150; Jose Rodriguez, Hesperia, CA, $140 Drive While License Cancelled, Suspended or Revoked – Ofeli...

  • Hulett Branch Library

    Nancy Bowles|Feb 29, 2024

    NEW FICTION BOOKS: The Ghost Orchid by Jonathan Kellerman – LAPD homicide lieutenant Milo Sturgis sees it all the time: Reinvention’s a way of life in a city fueled by fantasy. But try as you might to erase the person you once were, there are those who will never forget the past...and who can still find you. The Fury by Alex Michaelides – This is a tale of murder…Or maybe that’s not quite true. At its heart, it’s a love story, isn’t it? Lana Farrar is a reclusive ex-movie star and one of the most famous women in the world. Every year, she inv...

  • Flu shots still available

    Sarah Pridgeon|Feb 29, 2024

    With an influx of influenza A and B cases spreading through the community, Crook County Public Health is alerting anyone who has not yet had their flu shot this year that a limited number of doses are still available. Public Health currently has fewer than 50 doses of regular flu vaccine and high-dose vaccine for those aged over 55 years. If you would like to take advantage of one of these remaining doses, contact Public Health at 283-1142....

  • Library presenting cattle trails program

    Feb 29, 2024

    A program on “Moorcroft and the Cattle Trails” will be held at 1:30 p.m. on Wed., Mar. 6 at the Hulett Library. Cindy Mosteller, director of the West Texas Trail Museum, will give a presentation about how Moorcroft got its start and the cattle trails that helped influence our area....

  • Social Security celebrates Women's History Month

    Josh Weller, Social Security Public Affairs Specialist in Denver, Colorado|Feb 29, 2024

    March is Women’s History Month — a time to focus not just on the past, but also on the challenges women continue to face in the 21st century. At Social Security, we provide vital benefits and financial protection for women. Nearly 55% of people receiving Social Security benefits are women. Today, more women work, pay Social Security taxes and earn credit toward monthly retirement income than at any other time in our nation’s history. Women have longer average life expectancies and tend to live more years in retirement than men. This means women...

  • From the Desk of House Majority Floor Leader Chip Neiman

    Chip Neiman, Representative|Feb 29, 2024

    The Wyoming Legislature marked the halfway point, or “crossover,” of the 67th Budget Session this week. On Thursday, February 22, the House completed its third and final reading of the budget bill, House Bill 1. There’s still a long way to go. Negotiations and debate now begin to find compromise between the House and Senate. The numbers are still fluid and nowhere near final. What’s clear at this point is this: the Legislature is digging too deep into the General Fund. The motto for this bu...

  • From the Desk of Senate President Ogden Driskill

    Ogden Driskill|Feb 29, 2024

    Last week, the Wyoming Legislature marked the halfway point, or “crossover,” of the 67th Budget Session. Both the Senate and House worked late nights to complete final readings of our respective budget bills, which will now head to joint committees for further negotiations. There’s a lot of work to get done, and the hardest is still ahead. Media reported last week that there is a “massive fiscal rift” between the Senate and House budget bills – about a $900 million difference. This owes to a h...

  • Wyoming News Briefs

    Wyoming News Exchange Newspapers|Feb 29, 2024

    Jackson receives high ranking in AARP Livability Index CHEYENNE (WNE) — AARP recently released its Livability Index, a list of the most livable communities in the country recently, with Jackson ranking in the top 10 in the nation for communities with a population between 5000 and 24,999. The AARP Livability Index evaluates and ranks communities based on various factors that contribute to residents’ quality of life. It looks at everything from homes and transportation to health and community engagement. Jackson was ranked ninth in the Livability...

  • AAU Wrestling end of season party this week

    Feb 29, 2024

    Hulett AAU Wrestling will hold their end of season party this Thursday, February 29 at 6 p.m. in the big gym. Friends and family are invited to come watch the youth wrestling team dual each other. Refreshments will be available and the gun raffle winners will be drawn. Team members will return their singlet, shoes and headgear after the party and receive a gift....

  • Scoreboard

    Feb 29, 2024

    State wrestling Girls 145- 5th Delainie Munch Boys 285- 2nd Christian Reilly Boys Regional Basketball Hulett – 68, HEM – 47 Hulett – 30, Southeast – 51 Hulett – 28, Kaycee – 42 Girls Regional Basketball Hulett – 44, HEM – 38 Hulett – 15, Southeast – 39 Hulett – 48, Clearmont – 23 Hulett – 24, Rock River – 42 The Lady Devils placed fourth at regionals, and are headed to state....

  • School District Warrants

    Feb 29, 2024

    Crook County School District No. 1 Notice is hereby given that the Crook County School District #1 Board of Trustees issued warrants for the following bills exceeding $500.00 at the regular meeting of the board held on FEBRUARY 19TH, 2024 IN HULETT, WYOMING. To Whom Paid Purpose of Expenditure Amount General Fund 21 ELECTRIC Repairs $4,898.90 A & B WELDING SUPPLY CO INC Supplies $1,695.34 ABLE LLC Registration $2,720.00 ACE INDUSTRIAL SUPPLY, INC. Supplies $748.90 ALLEN, VICTORIA M Decals $502.50 ALLERDINGS, SCOT Officiating $575.00 AMAZON...