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October 6, 2011 I The Lovell Chronicle [ 5
JIM MINCHOW
The Lovell Volunteer Fire Dept. and the North Big Horn Ambulance crew were
called to a tractor-trailer crash on U.S. 14A 25 miles east of Lovell Sunday evening.
Trooper Scott Hall said the truck carrying a heavy load of paper rolls bound
for the Georgia-Pacific Wallboard plant when the truck's brakes overheated and
failed. There were no injuries, but rolls of paper littered the mountainside.
BY JENNIFER BUTLER concurrently.
Lovell resident Patrick He received a suspend-
Durtsche appeared in Big ed sentence of two to three
Horn County District Court years and was placed on
Tuesday to be sentenced for three years of probation for
the four crimes he had com- bringing contraband into a
mitted over the past few jail.
years. Skar gave Durtsche
In a previous court hear- credit for time served on
ing, Durtsche had pleaded the probation revocation
guilty to probation revoca- charge. The judge said be-
tion, burglary, and bringing cause of his cooperation and
contraband into a jail. He assistance with both the
pleaded guilty to the fourth Park and Big Horn Coun-
charge, larceny, during this ty sheriffs offices, his pro-
sentencing hearing Tuesday. bation revocation sentence
Judge Robert E. Skar has already been complet-
sentenced Durtsche to four ed.
to six years in the state A witness for Durtsche,
penitentiary for the lar- Joan Haaf, a recent retiree
ceny charge with an order from the Big Horn County
of restitution to be made Sheriffs Office, said Durt-
in the amount of $8,405.04 sche was used as an infor-
to the National Park Ser- mant for about six months.
vice, and four to six years Haaf said the information
in the state'penitentiary for he provided led to six to
the burglary of Lovell Drug eight felony charges and re-
with an order of restitution moved drugs such as hero-
in the amount of $5,511.06. ine, methamphetamine and
The sentences are to run cocaine from the streets.
warn,ng
The Lovell Police Department received
the:foltawing Calls the week of Sept. 27
- Oct 3:
Sept 27: A collision between two vehicles
was reported at the intersection of Main
and Shoshone. Officers responded to the
• accident that happened between a vehi-
cle driven by Jo Dawn Leonhardt and one
driven by Patrick Henry. After investigat-
ing the incident, officers cited Leonhardt
for following too closely behind the other
vehicle. No injuries were reported.
Several motorists called the Lovell Po-
lice department to report a bunch of hay
scattered all over the highway near the
Shoshone Bridge. Officers responded
and cleared the hay from the road.
Sept. 28: Lovell police officers responded
to a report of two boys throwing apples at
passing trucks on Main Street. The boys
were warned of possible consequences of
their actions and a letter was mailed to
the boys' parents advising them of the in-
cident.
Jerry Burton, a behav-
ior counselor, said he had
started counseling Durtsche
in November of 2007 after
Durtsche had witnessed
the murder of a close friend.
Burton said he was suffer-
ing from post traumatic
stress disorder (PTSD).
Burton added Durtsche
also had PTSD from an ac-
cident in his early teens
where he lost sight in his
right eye. Burton said this
is when his addiction be-
gan.
Burton said the level
of Durtsche's addiction led
him to commit the crimes
MARRIAGES wise noted.
Marriage licenses issued from the Big Hem CIRCUIT COURT
County Clerk's office recently were: Persons fined in the Fifth Judicial Circuit
David Anthony Grant and Elsie Faith Stewart, Court in Lovell before Judge Thomas Har-
both of Basin. rington recently were:
DEEDS Teressa E. Hart, 24, DUI alcohol, deferred, $190
Warranty deeds issued from the Big Horn fees, 18 months probation; open container al-
County Clerk's office recently were: cohol, moving vehicle, fined $40
Joseph Simon and Dianne Simon to Jeremy Jesse J. Bassett, 18, under21 consume alcohol,
Dickson and Carmen Dickson; Big Hem fined $190 ($150 suspended), 6 months pro-
County S.S. 08-003 Lots 56, 290, 29P, 2 bation
T56N R94W Tony Rodriguez, 17, under 21 possess alcohol,
Matthew C. Bassett and Tracy Bassett to Jona- fined $190 ($150 suspended), 6 months pro-
than Morgan and Kellee Morgan; Big Hem bation
County S.S. 07-007 Lots 1, 62AT56N R95W Andrew M. Palmer, 20, no seat belt, fined $25
Quitclaim deeds issued from the Big Horn For speeding in a 30 mph zone:
County Clerk's office recently were: Cornelius Covaci, 35, 43 mph, fined $122
Stephen C. Burrell to Stephen C. Burrell Trustee Melissa J. Ehrmantraut, 47, 35 mph, fined $59
of the Stephen and Kathleen Burrell Trust Dat- For speeding in a 45 mph zone:
ed 9/2/2011; Lovell Original Town (part) Lots Clarence R. Hofmann, 61, 68 mph, fined $182
1,3, 4 Block 23 For speeding in a 55 mph zone:
MUNICIPAL COURT Adam W. Pankonin, 27, 71 mph, fined $122
Persons fined in the Lovell Municipal Court For speeding in a 65 mph zone:
before Judge Sylvia Gams recently were: Kimbedy M. Good, 20, 75 mph, fined $70
Aubrey Marie Jordan, 33, dog at large, fined $55; Richard P. Trimmell, 56, 70 mph, fined $15
dog at large 2nd violation, fined $55; vicious Grenoble A. Le Prefuet, 56, 75 mph, fined $80
dog, fined $120 Amanda J. Dobson, 29, 85 mph, fined $100
For speeding in a 20 mph school zone:John A. Mayfield, 41, 77 mph, fined $86
Allan P. Clark, 30, Sierra Vista, AZ, 31 mph, fined Dan W. Bunnell, 68, 74 mph, fined $67
$240 Tri M. Tran, 47, 83 mph, fined $94
Ronald A. Foote, 60, Thermopolis, 25 mph, fined Warren J. Adams, 32, 81 mph, fined $88
$65 William P. Berry, 23, 74 mph, fined $67
Rhee C. Bachman, 47, Oakdale, MN, 25 mph, Jeff J. Frost, 48, 75 mph, fined $70
fined $55 William R. Nelms Jr., 48, 76 mph, fined $73
Todd A. Harsted, 47, Ten Sleep, 25 mph, fined Juan S. Chapa, 59, 76 mph, fined $73
r$65 Amber Dawn Downing Metcalfe, 23, 78 mph,
Amy R. Vyvey, 33, Worland, 28 mph, fined $160 fined $79
Jerry Wellman, 83, 25 mph, fined $65 Cheryl R. Jolley, 47, 70 mph, fined $15
Individuals are local residents unless other- Kenneth P. Roesch, 61, 73 mph, fined $64
he did. Burton added he
believe sentencing Durt-
sche to several years in jail
would only make him clean
of drugs, not make him so-
ber. He recommended an
intensive inpatient rehabil-
itation facility for 180 days.
Skar urged Durtsche
to seek treatment after his
sentence is completed.
m- Officers were called to mediate a dispute
between two neighbors over one neigh-
bor cutting back some .plants that were
in the way of walking on the sidewalk.
After investigating the incident and
talking to a witness, Hailyn Selle was is-
sued a citation for breach of the peace.
Sept. 29: Officers were called to investi-
gate a noise disturbance that sounded like
two women arguing. Police investigated
and issued a citation to Elizabeth Romano
for breach of peace.
Sept. 30: A motorist called Lovell Police to
report approximately 200 head of sheep on
the highway just east of the causeway on
Hwy 14A. The caller noted that there were
dogs with the sheep but did not see people
present.
Oct. 2: A Lovell resident called to report a
minor accident where a driver lost control
of his vehicle and hit a fence. Officers re-
sponded to the scene and issued a citation
to Cameron Tirrell for driving too fast for
the conditions.
The Big Horn Co_unty Sheriffs Office er was notified and asked to remove pigs
received the following calls for the week of from the road.
Sept. 29 - Oct. 2: t- Deputies were called to mediate a family
Sept. 26: A resident of Byron called to ex- dispute in Byron and were able to calm
press concern that his ex may attempt to the parties involved. No arrests were
damage his property while he was at work. made.
Officers spoke to ex and advised that it Oct. 1: A resident of Byron called to report a
would not be a wise choice to damage prop- suspicious person hanging around his prop-
erty. erty. Deputies investigated and concluded
Sept. 28: Sheriffs deputies were called to in- that the person was lost and looking for a
vestigate a complaint by a resident of Cow- ride. The ride arrived and took the person
ley that someone was banging on the side away from the area.
of his house. Deputies investigated and did Oct. 3: A motorist called to report three
not find anyone at the scene, cows in road on the west end of Byron. The
A motorist called to report several pigs owner was notified and cows were removed
on the highway near Cowley. The own-"'" ~m:the rOad.
TOWN OF LOVELL
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to burn will be notified if there is a sensitive resident in the area. If a complaint is received by the
dispatcher a police officer will be sent to investigate and may require afire to be extinguished.
There is a 2 hour burn down period until 6 p.m.
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Thursday
Scattered
showers and
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Friday
Mostly cloudy
with rsln showers
56 / 37
Saturday
Still cool, chance
of showers
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Sunday
~Partly cloudy
62 / 38
Monday
Mostly sunny and
briefly milder
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" - - • • . • this weekend. Scattered rain and possibly some snow
showers will be possible too.
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Yellowstone National Park- Snow showers will continue
Boysen 690,056 93.1% 857.9 cfs 954.2 ~ to be in the forecast for at least Saturday. Some snow
showers though may linger into Sunday too.
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