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  • Moorcroft wrestlers host awards picnic

    Grace Moore|Aug 13, 2020

    After months of quarantine and social distancing, the Moorcroft High School wrestling team was able to honor their best players and say farewell to their graduated seniors Thursday evening with a picnic at Robinson Park followed by an awards ceremony. Around 70 guests attended the event, many bringing homemade sides to accompany the hamburgers and hotdogs donated by the school sports program. Even the light rain that fell during dinner could not daunt the spirits of these families and friends...

  • Pine Haven puts a hold on projects

    Grace Moore|Aug 13, 2020

    Pine Haven Mayor John Cook speaks frankly about how Pine Haven is and will deal with the economical issues subsequent to the state’s significant revenue loss. According to Cook, the town has put a hold on all projects until after November, “until we find out if we get that one percent money,” referring to the sixth cent tax that will appear on the ballot. The approval or disapproval of the sixth cent sales taxation will determine how the council proceeds with said projects, he says. “Once we kno...

  • Absentee ballots to be counted early

    Sarah Pridgeon|Aug 13, 2020

    On the authority of Secretary of State Ed Buchanan, the process of counting votes for the primary will start a little early this year. A directive sent to county clerks across Wyoming permits the processing of absentee ballots a few days before the election. The directive is intended to address the fact that a high number of voters are expected to opt for the absentee ballot method for this year’s primary due to the pandemic. “An influx of absentee ballot requests and absentee ballots returned to the county clerks as a result of the COVID-19 pa...

  • Keyhole Reservoir under investigation for cyanobacterial bloom

    Aug 13, 2020

    A concerned visitor alerted Wyoming State Parks that their pets became ill after a recent visit to Keyhole State Park. Out of an abundance of caution, park staff posted warning signs and contacted the Wyoming Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ). That agency is proceeding with an investigation of a potential harmful cyanobacterial bloom (HCB). The investigation is currently only for the section of the reservoir in the upper end of Cottonwood Bay, potentially affecting Pronghorn, Tatanka,...

  • Ted Wilson

    Aug 13, 2020

    Ted Wilson, 91 of Hulett, Wyoming, passed away on August 4, 2020. Ted was born on October 11, 1928, at the family home to Carl and Lola Wilson. He grew up working on the ranch with his father and brother, Dick and sister, Myrna Lea. He attended grade school in a country schoolhouse across the creek from their home. In 1953, he met Betty Wilson at a church social at the Hulett Baptist Church and asked her to go flying in his Piper Cub. That was the beginning of a beautiful love story that...

  • Card of Thanks

    Aug 13, 2020

    Thank you to the following sponsors of the 2020 Crook County Hereford Show: Empire Ranch Ivan and Jennifer Cranston Lee Habeck Mike and Karen Dirks Schelldorf Ranches Inc W Bar Feeds Geis Ranch George Whalen Family Ward and Kristy Waters...

  • State Briefs

    From Wyoming News Exchange Newspapers|Aug 13, 2020

    Wyoming unemployment call center sometimes strained as claim levels remain high CHEYENNE (WNE) – Despite Wyoming’s unemployment rate ticking down slightly in recent months, ongoing steep demand for assistance has kept the phone lines busy – and sometimes unreachable – at the state’s Department of Workforce Services. “We’re getting a lot of calls,” DWS Communications Manager Ty Stockton said Friday. “Quite a few of those are people wanting to make a claim over the phone, and those do take some time. …But quite a few are people who have an...

  • Local state legislators buck-back against gun group's tactics

    Jake Goodrick, Gillette News Record via Wyoming News Exchange|Aug 13, 2020

    GILLETTE — Multiple Campbell County Republican legislators and primary candidates are bucking against an outspoken pro-Second Amendment group after a bevy of political attacks targeting incumbents and other candidates ahead of this month’s election. State Sens. Michael Von Flatern and Ogden Driskill, former Speaker of the Wyoming House of Representatives Tom Lubnau and others are rebuking the claims and question the motivations of Wyoming Gun Owners following a steady flurry of social media posts targeting them and other politicians. The cam...

  • Circuit Court

    Aug 13, 2020

    Speeding – Xavier J. Bradford, CO, 35/20, $100; Brad H. Thompson, FL, 79/70, $103; Emily R. Hoover, IL, 90/80, $105; Jennifer K. Farley, Osage, 85/70, $135; Gary D. Elton, Gillette, 48/30, $150; Connor I White, Gillette, 81/70, $115; Mutaz M. Fahm M. Abu Khalaf, MN, 89/75, $115; Shelby E. Miller, CO, 87/80, $84; David A. Wenaas, MN, 50/45, $15; Justin M. Greenway, OR, 95/80, $135; Christopher P. Rushton, ND, 88/80, $101; Barry E. Steeg, Gillette, 79/70, $103; Ilianeliz M. Diaz, FL, 89/75, $115; Omar Arellano, TN, 85/75, $105; William R. C...

  • Crook County Sheriff's Office

    Aug 13, 2020

    Aug. 3 – Five VIN checks. Two paper services. Two fingerprints. Aug. 4 – Three VIN checks. Two paper services. Two traffic stops. Assist to Big Horn County. Gun call. Missing person report; subject located. Animal complaint. Fingerprints. Fight. Motorist assist. Two EMS pages. Fire department page. AUG. 5 – Three VIN checks. Assist to DFS. Assist to Probation/Parole. Domestic dispute. Fraud complaint. Checked address for wanted subject; no contact. Subject booked into jail. Two EMS pages. Fire department page. Aug. 6 – VIN check. Eight traffic...