Affiliate – Gillette

The new owner’s of the Belle Ayr & Eagle Butte surface mines, Eagle Specialty Materials, has worked out an agreement with Campbell County to pay about half of what was owed to the county for back taxes by Blackjewel and Contura Energy. And, what about the nearly 600 employees whose withholding’s for insurance and 401k […]

Campbell County Commissioner’s at their regular meeting last week approved an amendment to the Advanced Carbon Products Inovation Center (ACPIC) grant agreement between Campbell County and the Wyoming Business Council. Beth Raab is a grant specialist for Campbell County… The amended agreement also now includes the recent 1.5 million dollar EDA grant the project received. […]

October 12 is Home Fire Drill Day. Can everyone in your house exit in less than 2 minutes? Do you have a plan to reunite? Read more about fire safety and family protection tips here: https://www.nsc.org/…/safety-to…/emergency-preparedness/fire#ThinkSafeLiveSafe#WMSafetyCouncil#KeepEachOtherSafe#MakeSafeHappen#HomeFireDrillDay

Wyoming Highway Patrol’s K-9 Hunter retired from service September 2019.  K-9 Hunter was purchased in 2010 for narcotics detection work and paired initially with Sergeant Jeremy Beck, who is now assigned to the Safety and Training Section at Headquarters in Cheyenne as the Wyoming Highway Patrol’s Public Information Officer. At the time of K-9 Hunter’s retirement, […]

Judge Kevin Gross of the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the District of Delaware signed an order Wednesday giving final approval of the sale of the Antelope and Cordero Rojo mines in Campbell County and Spring Creek mine in Montana. Gillette News Record reports, the sale now makes the buyer, NTEC (Navajo Transitional Energy Company) the […]

Flu Season Ahead: Protect Self and Others by Getting a Flu Shot With October marking the official beginning of the 2019-20 influenza season, Wyoming Department of Health (WDH) representatives are again recommending yearly flu vaccines as the first and most important step in flu protection for state residents. Flu is a contagious respiratory illness caused […]

The Casper Star-Tribune is reporting a federal judge approved the sale of mines owned by bankrupt coal operator Blackjewel to Eagle Specialty Materials, an affiliate of FM Coal. The court’s endorsement clears the path for the Eagle Butte and Belle Ayr mines to resume full operation again after more than three months in limbo. The […]