Proudly Serving the Hulet and Devils Tower Community
Proudly Serving the Hulet and Devils Tower Community
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The Hulett Airport Board held their annual fly-in last Saturday and what a beautiful day for it. No wind and clear skies was a perfect invitation for local aviators. The morning breakfast was attended by 75 people. Locals and pilots came from all over the area, including Belle Fourche, Buffalo, WY, Casper, Sheridan and Rapid City. Seventeen planes and two helicopters enjoyed flying in for the annual event. The Hulett Airport Board feels that this is a great way to show the public what is at the...
Magician Cody Landstrom performed before an audience of young and old last week at the Greater Hulett community center. Sponsored by the Hulett library, Landstrom performed magic tricks that the young audience enjoyed and were in awe of. About 20 people enjoyed some traditional magic plus some sleight-of-hand....
Another fantastic year of swimming lessons is in the books. There were some challenges with rescheduling due to remodels and an intimidatingly cool pool after it was refilled; however, our youth persisted and learned some critical new skills. We had an awesome group of 24 swimming students this year. We had two Quackers who learned skills like blowing bubbles, front and back floats and front crawls. Our eight Level 1 swimmers learned rhythmic bobs, retrieving objects underwater, floating,...
Delta-8 THC and similar hemp-derived substances will remain illegal to sell in Wyoming following a federal district court judge's decision today not to grant a restraining order or injunction on the ban. "Public interest is best served by denying Plaintiffs' Motion for Preliminary Injunction," U.S. District Court Judge Kelly Rankin wrote Friday. "The Court appreciates the hardships [the ban] places on Plaintiffs. It is unfortunate their businesses face financial strain and they cannot use the...
The absentee voting period has opened for the primary elections and the Crook County Clerk’s Office is ready to receive your request. While you can request an absentee ballot at any time during the year of an election, voting via that ballot occurs during a limited window. This window opened on Tuesday and will remain so until August 19, when it must be returned to the office before 7 p.m. Apply for an absentee ballot by calling the office at 283-1323 or emailing [email protected]. Ballots can be mailed to you if you are unable to vis...
July 8 – Four VIN checks. Project Lifesaver. Traffic stop. Citizen assist. Two assist other agency. Welfare check. Two motorist assists. Citizen dispute. Traffic hazard. Three business checks. Trespassing. Suspicious circumstance. July 9 – VIN checks. Three business checks. Traffic stop. Motorist assist. Threatening. Accident. EMS page. Three fire pages. July 10 – Two VIN checks. Theft. Traffic stop. Two motorist assists. Animal complaint. Traffic hazard. Civil standby. REDDI report. Suspicious circumstance. Business check. July 11 – Five VI...
Speeding – Jenner Nelson, Minneapolis, MN, 79/75, $10; William Waskowitz, Cincinnati, OH, 69/65, $10; Eleanor Lent, Arlington, VA, 79/75, $10; David Williams, Rapid City, SD, 84/80, $10; Elizabeth Boos-Uttecht, Aladdin, WY, 79/75, $10; Jonathan Moody, Loveland, CO, 79/75, $10; Taylor Dahlin, Sheridan, WY, 80/75, $15; Jedidiah McDonald, Columbia Falls, MT, 85/80, $15; Ronald Paprocki, New York, NY, 85/80, $15; Gauge A. Ross, Gillette, WY, 85/80, $15; Todd Hotchkiss, Gillette, WY, 80/75, $15; Matthew Comte, Ormond Beach, FL, 80/75, $15; Casey C...
We strive to deliver great customer service with helpful information for everyone. This includes improving access for underserved communities. We aim to reduce language barriers and increase access to Social Security programs, services, and benefits. If you are a person with Limited English Proficiency (LEP), know that we have the resources available to help you in your preferred language. We encourage you to learn about the resources that are available to serve LEP communities. What resources are available? We offer publications in languages...
Devils Tower on pace to have busiest year ever GILLETTE (WNE) — Devils Tower has been on a record-setting pace so far in 2024. Through June, 192,682 people visited the national monument in Crook County. That’s up more than 5000 visitors from 2021, which is the busiest year on record for Devils Tower. In 2021, 550,712 people visited Devils Tower. It was the first time the national monument broke the 500,000-visitor mark, and it happened as the country started to come out of the COVID-19 pandemic and people began flocking to the outdoors. But...
Fair week kicked off on Saturday with the youth rodeo as kids from around the county showed off their skills on horseback. The weekend rounded out with team roping and the horse show, followed by a week of livestock shows, fashion revues and entertainment. The week will conclude with the much-anticipated parade day on Saturday, which will begin with a color run and bike relay, followed by the parade itself at 10 a.m. The Crook County Rodeo Royalty will be crowned an hour later, followed by a...
Family and friends celebrated the anniversaries of three Knapp couples last Saturday at the GHCC. Jerry and Marilyn Knapp were celebrated for 70 years, while their sons and wives, Kent and Jeanine and Jerry D. and Wendy celebrated 50. The GHCC was full of well-wishers who enjoyed looking at pictures of the couples that chronicled their lives together. Lunch was provided by Buttons and Bows and by Kent Knapp....
Congratulations Chris Maupin! She was drawn as the library trivia winner for this quarter. She received $25 from the Friends of the Library....
Peggy McAmis is the Hulett library patron highlight for June. She comes in almost weekly to check out books. Sometimes she brings her husband, David, with her. Both are pretty avid readers. She is a member of the Book Discussion Group and is also a participant of the five-mile walking exercise class on Monday and Thursday nights. We love to see her smiling face and hear of her adventures. When asked what she likes about the library, she replied, "I really like you librarians... You guys are...
GILLETTE - The last several months have been a whirlwind for Crook County ranchers Shondah and Randall Otwell. They have been putting the finishing touches on their product, the water rippler, which they hope will make life easier for ranchers all across the country when it hits the market this fall. The water rippler solves a problem that has plagued the agricultural industry for generations. In the winter, water tanks freeze over and ranchers have to go out to each tank and break the ice...
The Wyoming Department of Transportation would like to remind motorists of the new penalties for violating highway closures to light and high profile vehicles that went into effect July 1. The "Light and high profile vehicle closures bill" (SF0113) passed in the 2024 legislative session. The bill language notes that, "any person who willfully fails to observe any sign, marker, warning, notice or direction" for closures to light, high-profile vehicles is guilty of a misdemeanor, and upon...
Northeast Wyoming’s residents will be far outnumbered by visitors this August as rallygoers from the east collide with an estimated 60,000 guests at Gillette’s Camplex. Both the Sturgis Motorcycle Rally and the International Pathfinder Camporee will be taking place during the first week of August and officials are warning that locals will feel an impact. Save yourself some inconvenience, says Crook County Emergency Management Coordinator Ed Robinson, by planning ahead to have everything you need on hand before the influx begins. What’s Camporee...
Identity theft is when someone uses your personal information to impersonate you or steal from you. It is important that you stay safe online. Please review these data privacy and identity protection resources: 1. A great online resource is www.ssa.gov/myaccount. You can visit this page to open a secure my Social Security account, keep track of your earnings record, and identify any suspicious activity. 2. Our blog post, Protect Yourself from Identity Thieves, helps you understand how to spot, prevent, and report identity theft. You can check o...
NEW FICTION BOOKS: The Comfort of Ghosts by Jacqueline Winspear – London, 1945: four adolescent orphans with a dark wartime history are squatting in a vacant Belgravia mansion, the owners having fled London under heavy Luftwaffe bombing. Psychologist and Investigator Maisie Dobbs visits the mansion on behalf of the owners and discovers that a demobilized soldier, gravely ill and reeling from his experiences overseas, has taken shelter with the group. Come the Fall (Of Men and Horses) l by Dawn Newland – By 1924, Arizona’s expansive range...
Speeding – Denis Cote, Orleans, ON, Canada, 74/65, $113; Jian Zou, Edmonds, WA, 89/70, $155; Bryan Jackson, Minot, ND, 80/75, $15; Emmanuel Bolee, Fargo, ND, 91/75, $140; Keith R. Reinhard, Gillette, WY, 79/70, $103; Richard Chambers, Keyport, WA, 84/80, $10; Brennan Michael Aga, Spearfish, SD, 85/70, $135; Barbara Iwan-Limbo, Rapid City, SD, 80/75, $15; Will Collier, Gillette, WY, 94/75, $155 No Valid Driver’s License – Jose M. Dominguez Varela, Gillette, WY, $150 No Daily Use Permit – Emerly L. Spoonhunter, Gillette, WY, $85 No Camping...
Wyoming’s smaller towns may now have an easier path to obtaining federal grant funding through a new state program that aims to fill the gaps in knowledge and capability. Governor Mark Gordon announced last week that the Wyoming Grant Assistance Program (WYGAP) is now active through the State Budget Department and will be looking to assist local governments, nonprofits and small businesses in finding, pursuing and managing the grants they need. The program acknowledges the hurdles that often face smaller communities when it comes to seeking f...
Kidnapped man lands up to 14 years in prison GILLETTE (WNE) — A Gillette man who pleaded guilty to the second-degree sexual abuse of a minor received has been sentenced to ten to 14 years in prison. Zackery Minard, 22, was found in bed with a 14-year-old girl by the girl’s mother, who called her boyfriend, Timothy James Ott. Ott, 30, and a friend beat up Minard, put him in a car trunk and drove him out of town, eventually abandoning him on a country road. The temperature outside was about 35 degrees. According to Minard, Ott told him to wal...
Always a favorite during the Fourth of July is the annual Devils Tower KOA fireworks, which is held on the 4th. This year didn't disappoint, the display provided a great show for tourists and locals. Local fire departments and the Hulett EMS were on hand to make sure everything went off smoothly and safely....
Dylan Williams attended the Hugh O'Brien Youth (HOBY) Leadership Conference June 28-30 in Cheyenne. The conference is opened to sophomores and focuses on personal, service and group leadership skills. Williams had to apply and one sophomore from each school is chosen. He is now eligible to go to Nationals in Chicago this year and can be a volunteer for HOBY camps next year. The students are challenged to volunteer 100 hours each year....
Friends and family gathered last Saturday to celebrate Dorothy Wood's 90th birthday. The Hulett Civic Center was packed with wellwishers. Dorothy's birthday brought generations of not only family, but Hulett residents together for her celebration....
As the final stage of adopting the new hazard mitigation plan for the county, Emergency Management Coordinator Ed Robinson has been presenting it for approval to the governmental bodies it will affect. The Region 1 Hazard Mitigation Plan is, Robinson says, “A plan that is adopted by all of the municipalities and the county every five to seven years.” As the last adoption was in 2018, the time for renewal has arrived. The mitigation plan identifies the demographics and characteristics of the county and the major hazards faced here. These inc...
