Sarah Pridgeon

Sundance

Staff Writer at The Sundance Times

Editor at Moorcroft Leader

Uprooted Englishwoman living in Wyoming. Staff Reporter for The Sundance Times. Tweeting just for me.

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Articles

Funding the future of EMS

2 weeks ago | buffalobulletin.com | Sarah Pridgeon

SUNDANCE — If citizens consider emergency medical services essential, it’s time to find a better way to fund it, according to the county’s ambulance services. This could mean the formation of a special district to distribute the proceeds of two mills among the EMS crews that service Sundance, Hulett, Moorcroft and Pine Haven.
County fire announces buffalo hunt raffle

1 month ago | sundancetimes.com | Sarah Pridgeon

Support your county firefighters and you could be the lucky winner of a hunt or custom firearm. Crook County Volunteer Fire Department has launched its annual raffle, this year for the chance to win either a cow buffalo hunt with processing or a Henry lever action .22 mag custom engraved. The drawing will take place on October 15. The hunt can either be redeemed right away or for the 2026 season.
Grow a little extra

1 month ago | sundancetimes.com | Sarah Pridgeon

The “Grow a Little Extra” program is back again this year, offering a chance for the green thumbed to help make a difference in this area. Presented by the Wyoming Hunger Initiative, the program involves simply adding a little extra to your vegetable garden, through which you can provide fresh produce for local people who are facing food insecurity. Free seeds are available at the UW Extension Office in Sundance, all selected for their suitability to grow in Wyoming’s climate.
Gillette man charged for vehicle theft

1 month ago | sundancetimes.com | Sarah Pridgeon

Grant McLure of Gillette has been charged with felony theft after allegedly stealing a vehicle from Moorcroft that he had seen for sale on Facebook. An officer from the Moorcroft Police Department was called out on February 26 at around 1:50 a.m. for a report of a truck leaving a premises in town towing another vehicle on a flat bed trailer. The reporting party believed the vehicle had been stolen.
Population still rising

1 month ago | sundancetimes.com | Sarah Pridgeon

While most of Wyoming was experiencing slow growth or even decline last year, Crook County stood well ahead of the pack in population increase. In fact, the local growth rate was more than double the national average and six times higher than the Wyoming average. According to the latest statistics from the Wyoming Economic Analysis Division, the number of people living in Crook County grew by 2.4% between July of 2023 and 2024. That’s 179 new people joining the community across the year.
More new laws get governor's signature

1 month ago | sundancetimes.com | Sarah Pridgeon

Governor Mark Gordon was particularly pleased to sign SF-152 last week, which aims to strengthen Wyoming’s ability to fight wildfires and make sure funding is available for suppres-sion efforts this year. Calling it an “improvised by well-thought-out” response to last year’s huge fires, which burned over 850,000 acres, he praised the bill for providing funding for suppression and disaster fund-ing replenishment, as well as a slight increase to the state’s firefighting capabilities.
Game & Fish invites public to season-setting meeting

1 month ago | sundancetimes.com | Sarah Pridgeon

If you are interested in the proposed hunting seasons for this year, Wyoming Game & Fish invites you to attend a public meeting next week to learn about local wildlife populations and visit with staff from the department. The department hosts these meetings every year in anticipation of hunting season, with the goal of ensuring that wildlife is managed according to the public’s wishes.
Women still earn less in Crook County

1 month ago | sundancetimes.com | Sarah Pridgeon

There’s a gender gap visible in the wage slips of women across Wyoming, but Crook County is one of the biggest culprits when it comes to paying men more. According to statistics from the Wyoming Economic Analysis Division, women in this county earn 58 cents to the dollar on men’s wages, taking home an average monthly pay check of $3341 compared to the average male earning of $5722.
Back to its roots

1 month ago | sundancetimes.com | Sarah Pridgeon

There's a barber's pole on Main Street for the first time since Cecil Crago hung up his clippers after more than four decades of keeping the town groomed. Skye Seeley and McKennon Aragon opened Sundance Barber Shop within the Deer Lodge Motel business center in 2022, and have now relocated to the building that originally housed a busi-ness of the same name.
Mediation ongoing for Moskee grazing issue

1 month ago | sundancetimes.com | Sarah Pridgeon

No legal fix has yet been found for the state land lease issue in the Moskee area that left two ranchers at loggerheads over grazing rights. However, Bearlodge District Ranger Patrick Champa visited the Crook County Commissioners last week to explain how the U.S. Forest Service has been working with the Office of State Lands and Investments to tackle the problem once cattle are turned out for the year.