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  • Spring is in the air

    Mar 24, 2022

    With spring right around the corner, the Hulett public library thought it would be a great time to make some adorable bird houses. Seven women took part in the craft class last week. There were bird houses ranging from traditional to ones that looked like barns....

  • Blood drive

    Mar 24, 2022

    It might've been the beautiful weather or the release of the requirement to wear a face mask, but whatever it was, the Hulett blood drive was a huge success last week. Thirty units of blood were collected according to coordinator Ronnie Johnson. Hulett tries to have a blood drive every eight weeks and usually has a great turnout....

  • Hulett Branch Library

    Nancy Bowles|Mar 24, 2022

    The library invites kids of all ages and parents to come enjoy a Paw Patrol Story Time and meet Marshall, Chase and Skye. This will take place on Mon., Apr. 4 at 10 a.m. in the GHCC Meeting Room. NEW FICTION BOOKS: Along the Rio Grande by Tracie Peterson – Recently widowed Susanna Jenkins has decided to follow her family to the booming town of San Marcial, New Mexico, for a fresh start and to aid in her family’s sudden change in fortune. They are tasked with managing her uncle’s new Grand Hotel, and it takes all her patience to try to help...

  • Land values rising rapidly

    Seth Taylor, Buffalo Bulletin Via Wyoming News Exchange|Mar 24, 2022

    BUFFALO — Agricultural land values are rising in Johnson County and across the country, handing local landowners both opportunities and challenges. “Some of this stuff, we would not have guessed it would have sold at as high a price as it has,” said Byron Geis, a sales associate with Chase Brothers and rancher in Johnson County. Farm real estate in the United States, a measure of the value of all land and buildings on farms, increased $220 to an average of $3,380 per acre from 2020 to 2021, up 7%, according to the Land Values 2021 Summa...

  • Shoun places at tournament

    Mar 24, 2022

    Kohlee Shoun placed second in two divisions at the AAU Black Hills Nationals wrestling tournament. Shoun took second in the boys' division and the girls' division where she lost one out of three matches....

  • Public Notice:

    Mar 24, 2022

    Public Notice: A motion was made at the December meeting by the Hulett Crook County Seniors to make two amendments to their by-laws. The first change the board would like to make is to add a comment to section V.D. to define the word removal. Removal is defined as action taken against any board member who does not abide by the votes and motions carried by the majority of the board. The second change would be to add Vice-President to section VI. C. The office of President and Vice-President shall both be filled by a Hulett Area Senior over the...

  • Rare visitor

    Mar 24, 2022

    Tessa Garman and her sister, Taylor were greeted by this rare visitor to the feed ground Monday night, Mar. 14, as they made their way out to the cows....

  • Devils Tower National Monument transitioning to cashless fee collection

    Mar 24, 2022

    Beginning April 1, 2022, Devils Tower National Monument will be accepting entrance fee payments via card and digital payments only. Reducing cash collected in fee operations allows a park unit to be a better steward of our visitor's dollars. It allows our park unit to: 1. Reduce the amount of time park staff spend managing cash (i.e. reduce our administrative burden); 2. Increase the amount of fee revenue available to support critical projects and visitor services; 3. Improve accountability and reduce opportunities for improprieties. Cashless...

  • Veterans' assistance available

    Mar 24, 2022

    A state of Wyoming veterans service officer from the Wyoming Veterans Commission will conduct community outreach services around Wyoming cities throughout April. 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 at the f...

  • Circuit Court

    Mar 24, 2022

    Speeding – Lora Whetham, Fargo, ND, 86/75, $115; Terry Richter, Bismarck, ND, 85/70, $135; Denis Berry, Billings, MT, 89/75, $130; Kelly Cummings, Mandan, ND, 79/70, $103; Kevin Blanton, Grover Beach, CA, 97/80, $145; Jesse S. Mertz, Olympia, WA, 55/45; Christopher Franco, Gillette, WY, 85/75, $105; Aya Rabbaa, Middleton, WI, 89/80, $103; Tyler Renee Stephenson, Olympia, WA, 93/75, $150; Amy Johnson, Fairfield, IA, 95/75, $160; Jessica Semler, Sheridan, WY, 90/80 $105; Jason Wawrzyniak, Greenfield, WI, 85/80, $15; Ashley Stands, Minneapolis, MN...

  • Crook County Sheriff's Office

    Mar 24, 2022

    Mar. 7 – Ten VIN checks. Three paper services. Traffic stop. Two motorist assists. Animal complaint. Fraud complaint. Crash report; no injuries. Business checks. Assist to EMS. Two EMS pages. Mar. 8 – Two VIN checks. Three traffic stops. Business checks. Sundance house watches. Suspicious circumstance. Crash report; no injuries. Welfare check. Subject arrested on Crook County warrant. Sex offense. EMS page. Mar. 9 – VIN check. Two traffic stops. Business checks. Two suspicious circumstances. Assist to Moorcroft Police. Assist to Wyoming Highw...

  • Bids

    Mar 24, 2022

    Legal Notice Invitation to Bid Crook County Road & Bridge is seeking bids for supplying and delivery of Magnesium Chloride for the CMAQ Dust Mitigation Project. The bids are due by March 31, 2022 at 3:00pm. Please visit the Road & Bridge office; call 283-1441; or download the full bid package at crookcounty.wy.gov. Bring your complete bid packets to the Road & Bridge office or mail to PO Box 995, Sundance, WY 82729. Bid opening will be at the County Road & Bridge Office on March 31, 2022 at 3:00pm. Bids received after this time will be...

  • POLLING LOCATION

    Mar 24, 2022

    NOTICE OF CHANGE OF POLLING LOCATION Notice is hereby given that on the 3rd day of May, 2022, at 2:30 o’clock P.M. in the Commissioners Room in the Courthouse in Sundance, WY, the Board of County Commissioners will consider a change of polling place location for the following Districts and Precincts: • 01-01 Sundance Inside North, 01-02 Sundance Inside South and 02-02 Sundance Outside to be moved back to the Crook County Courthouse basement at 309 Cleveland, Sundance. • 03-03 Beulah to be moved to the Northeast Wyoming Welcome Center at 5266...

  • Bids

    Mar 24, 2022

    CALL FOR BIDS Crook County School District #1 is seeking bids to upgrade the theater lighting and sound systems at Sundance Jr/Sr High School. Bid documents are available at: West Plains Engineering 1750 Rand Rd. Rapid City, SD 57702-9347 Or electronically at: QuestCDN.com There is a mandatory Pre-bid Meeting at 10 AM on Friday, April 1, 2022, at the Sundance High School auditorium located at 1016 E. Cleveland St. in Sundance, WY 82729. Bids must be sent to: CCSD#1 Central Office Attn: Randy Gill PO Box 830 122 State Highway 585 Sundance,...

  • State Briefs

    From Wyoming News Exchange Newspapers|Mar 24, 2022

    South Dakota man killed in avalanche SARATOGA (WNE) — A 58-year-old South Dakota man is dead following an avalanche in the Encampment River Wilderness on March 12. At approximately 1:02 p.m., the Carbon County Sheriff’s Office (CCSO) received a call from Roy Simonson of Rapid City, South Dakota. Simonson reported himself and Jon P. LaFramboise, also of Rapid City, had been caught in an avalanche while snowmobiling near Hog Park in the Sierra Madre mountain range. He also reported he had performed CPR on LaFramboise, but couldn’t find a pulse...

  • CCLUP&ZC

    Mar 24, 2022

    CROOK COUNTY LAND USE PLANNING & ZONING COMMISSION MINUTES AT THE COURTHOUSE IN SUNDANCE, CROOK COUNTY, WYOMING Monday, March 7, 2022 7:00 p.m. Present were Chairman Morgan Ellsbury, Member Dustin Buckmiller, Member Terry Wilkerson and Member Mary Yemington. Vice-Chairman Cody Galloway was absent. Chairman Morgan Ellsbury asked if there were any amendments to the agenda. Dustin Buckmiller moved to adopt the agenda; Terry Wilkerson seconded, all ayes, motion carried. Chairman Morgan Ellsbury asked if there were any additions or corrections to...