Crook County
Julius Bock came from abroad, in Germany, then settled and made a reputation in this area of Wyoming. According to everyone I’ve known or heard talk who knew Julius, he followed the Golden Rule. He was a good American and a good neighbor in an era when having or lacking one could be the difference...
Sheridan, Wyo – Wyoming Department of Transportation northeast Wyoming maintenance crews will begin yearly paving operations on various roads in Crook, Weston, Campbell, Johnson and Sheridan counties.
Paving operations are scheduled to begin the week of May 15, 2023 in Crook and...
SUNDANCE (WNE) — U.S. Senator Cynthia Lummis has once again expressed her disapproval of the decision to upgrade the northern long eared bat’s status to endangered – this time, in the form of a joint resolution.
The upgraded classification to endangered species is in response to the continued...
CASPER – Although more people died than were born in Wyoming last year, the state’s total population still increased as hundreds of new people moved in.
The state’s total population grew by 1,898 people, or 0.3%, which is slightly less than the United States growth rate of 0.4%, the Wyoming...
GILLETTE —A high schooler and a senior citizen walked into a community college Thursday evening.
Aden Fulton, 17, and Steve Boothe, 65, filled their plates with candied bacon and chicken, and they each grabbed a can of Mountain Dew at the Campbell County Chamber of Commerce’s monthly mixer at...
SUNDANCE — A wildfire prevention program in California is set to bolster the timber supply here in Crook County, according to an announcement made by the U.S. Forest Service (USFS) last week.
Through this program, Neiman Sawmills is expected to receive surplus fire salvage logs from areas with...
Judge Stuart S. Healy III, for the District Court in the Sixth Judicial District, has accepted the News Letter Journal’s lawsuit challenging the legality of a secret ballot, and also ruled that the hearing on the lawsuit will take place in Weston County in June. Healy ruled during a hearing on Feb...
Sub-zero temperatures, heavy snows and savage winds have taken a toll on Wyoming’s farmers and ranchers this winter, prompting Gov. Mark Gordon to prepare a request for federal assistance.
Gordon on Monday urged ranchers to prepare for a brutal winter storm this week and said he’s working with...
SUNDANCE (WNE) — Due to a backlog at the Wyoming State Hospital, the trial of Crook County native Ed Svoboda is now expected to begin in August. Svoboda will stand trial for murder in the first degree following the death of his wife in 2021.
Svoboda has pleaded not guilty by reason of mental...
Bruce Moats, the attorney representing the News Letter Journal, Kari Drost, Patricia Bauman and Raymond Norris, has filed a motion in the District Court for the Sixth Judicial District to amend the complaint against the Board of Weston County Commissioners to include text messages in which county...
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