Local
Scam Losses In Gillette Exceed $100,000 in 2012
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The Gillette Police Department wants to bring awareness to the community regarding various scams. Though these scams are nothing new, the police department has been seeing a large increase in reports of people sending unknown people or organizations money. This year alone losses exceed over $100,000! Citizens are often told they have won prizes, the lottery or various sums of cash but can only receive the winnings after sending money for various types of fees, expenses or processing fees.
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Mayor Murphy encourages residents to support energy industries after 2012 election
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After yesterday's election, Mayor Tom Murphy encourages local residents to support local energy industries.
"Obviously, the presidential race did not turn out the way that I and many Wyoming voters would have liked it to, but we need get past that," Murphy said, and added, "Instead of sticking our head in the sand when our candidate doesn't win, let's start thinking that once someone is elected to public office, there is not an R or a D, or any other letter by their name. And that once elected, they represent, and work for, all of us - not just their party or just those who voted for them."
Local General Election 2012
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WARD 1 COUNCIL GILLETTE
DON ELDER 954 28.16
KEVIN MCGRATH 1,918 56.61
WARD 2 COUNCIL GILLETTE
BILLY MONTGOMERY 1,267 38.91
FORREST ROTHLEUTNER 1,453 44.63
WARD 3 COUNCIL GILLETTE
TED JERRED 1,864 44.01
JOHN WAYNE 1,592 37.59
HOSPITAL DISTRICT
VOTE FOR 3
BROOK BAHNSON . . . . . . .2,173 4.10
MIKE DUGAN . . . . . . . . . . 3,775 7.13
DOUGLAS GERARD. . . . . . 3,268 6.17
JOE HALLOCK. . . . . . . . . . 5,160 9.74
RANDY HITE . . . . . . . . . . 6,381 12.05
ALAN L. MITCHELL . . . . . . 3,465 6.54
BUDDY MORMAN . . . . . . . 3,440 6.50
TOM SIMONS . . . . . . . . . . 3,701 6.99
ALLEN TODD . . . . . . . . . . 3,463 6.54
COMMISSIONERS
GARRY G. BECKER (REP) . . . . . . 9,792 27.74
MARK A. CHRISTENSEN (REP) . . . . . 11,073 31.36
WRITE-IN. . . . . . . . . . . 2,669 7.56
SCHOOL DISTRICT
VOTE FOR 4
LISA DURGIN .............................. 8,560 12.12
DAVID R. FALL . . . . . . . . . 9,884 14.00
DEB HEPP. . . . . . . . . . . 8,107 11.48
LINDA S. JENNINGS. . . .... . . . . 8,793 12.45
JOHN PETTYJOHN. . . . . . . . . 6,712 9.51
CEMETERY DISTRICT
VOTE FOR 3
RONDA BOLLER . . . . . . . . . 6,938 13.10
ARLENE BRYANT . . . . . . . . . 6,183 11.68
J. D. JONES. . . . . . . . . . 6,543 12.36
TAMMY JO SCHAFER . . .. . . 5,600 10.57
GARY WELPER. . . . . . . . . . 4,290 8.10
CONSERVATION DISTRICT
VOTE FOR 2
ROBERT (BOB) MAUL. . . . . . . . 7,755 21.97
RICHARD V. VANCAMPEN. . . . . . . 5,373 15.22
LINDSAY (TAYLOR) WOOD . . . . . . 7,456 21.12
CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT A VOTE FOR 1
FOR . . . . . . . . . . . . 14,287 80.94
AGAINST . . . . . . . . . . . 2,442 13.83
CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT B VOTE FOR 1
FOR . . . . . . . . . . . . 15,660 88.72
AGAINST . . . . . . . . . . . 1,142 6.47
CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT C VOTE FOR 1
FOR . . . . . . . . . . . . 8,091 45.84
AGAINST . . . . . . . . . . . 7,710 43.68
TWO PERCENT LODGING TAX VOTE FOR 1
FOR . . . . . . . . . . . . 11,858 67.18
AGAINST . . . . . . . . . . . 5,085 28.81
Veterans Day Information
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Veterans Day (November 11th) Activities 10 a.m. - The public is invited to attend the Bricks for Vets ceremony at Lasting Legacy Park. This ceremony is to dedicate the sculpture "United We Stand" and the Bricks for Vets memorial in Lasting Legacy Park. There will be several featured speakers, including County Commissioner Micky Shober, City Council President Kevin McGrath, City Councilman Everett Boss, Bryan Pownall (Bricks for Vets Chairman), and Pete Quinnell (VFW State Commander)
1 p.m. - Veterans Day Parade will be held on Sunday, November 11th from 1:00 p.m. to 2:30 p.m. on Second Street from 4-J Road to Osborne Avenue. Please drive accordingly.
City Offices will be closed on Monday, November 12th in observance of the Veterans Day holiday. Solid Waste will not pick up trash on Monday, and will pick up Monday's trash on Wednesday, November 14th.
Tuesday's trash routes will be picked up as normal, but on Wednesday, November 14th, Solid Waste will run a double route and pick up Monday and Wednesday's trash.
For more information contact Public Information Officer Joe Lunne at (307) 686-5393.
Gun Cleaning Man Wounds Self and Shoots TV
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A little before 8pm on Saturday night the Campbell County Sheriff's Office responded to Nepstad Drive for a gunshot wound. A 40 year old Gillette man had apparently wounded himself in the leg after a mishap cleaning his gun. Under-sheriff Scott Matheny said the man told deputies he had his leg up on a TV tray while he was cleaning his .45-caliber handgun. The bullet went threw the man's left leg above his knee and exited below his knee. Deputies also noted a bullet hole at the bottom of the man's TV. The man was treated and released from Campbell County Memorial Hospital.
Suspect Accused Of Threatening To Cut Off Child's Fingers
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A 34 year old Gillette man was arrested yesterday as a suspect in a felony aggravated assault. Investigators say the man is accused of holding a butcher knife to a child's hand. Allegedly the suspect threatened to cut off the fingers of a 12 year old girl as punishment for stealing a Nintendo DS. Gillette Police sergeant Dirk Blackmer said the child was not cut in the incident.
17th Annual Native American Artifact Show
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The Campbell County Rockpile Museum and the Pumpkin Buttes Chapter of the Wyoming Archaeological Society invite the public to attend their 17th Annual Native American Artifact Show on November 10th, 2012. The show will be from 9 a.m. until 3 p.m. and admission is free.
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