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Press Release – The Mystic Ranger District on the Black Hills National Forest is planning to ignite 431 acres, to complete the Silver Mountain project Wednesday, October 24, depending on weather. Smoke will be visible for several miles and could impact Highway 16, Rockerville, Rapid City and other surrounding areas. Crews have been preparing to […]

There will be a Veterans Day Parade on Sunday, November 11th 2018. Parade Start Time: 1:00 PM Parade Start Location: Corner of 4J and 2nd Street Activities: Placing flags on graves – Mt Pisgah Cemetery at 7 AM Memorial Ceremony Lasting Legacy Park @ 11 AM Veterans Day Parade starts @ 1:00 PM Collect flags […]

Press Release – People with questions or concerns about long-term care services in Wyoming can find an advocate through the Wyoming Long-Term Care Ombudsman Program offered through the Wyoming Department of Health (WDH). With a focus on resident rights, the program works on behalf of people who live in nursing homes, assisted living facilities, and […]

Press Release – Charles Miller Shaw, an inmate at the Wyoming Honor Farm in Riverton, Wyoming, died unexpectedly on Sunday, October 21, 2018. Shaw was sentenced on November 22, 2017, by Natrona County District Court Judge Daniel L. Forgey. He was serving five concurrent sentences for drug related offenses. The longest was a 4-8 year sentence […]

Press Release – At a special meeting of the Northern Wyoming Community College Board of Trustees, NWCCD President Dr. Paul Young announced he will retire in mid July 2019. As one of Wyoming’s longest-serving higher education leaders, Young became president of NWCCD in June 2010 after serving five years as the vice president of institutional […]

Press Release – U.S. Senator John Barrasso (R-WY), chairman of the Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works (EPW), released the following statement on the Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) withdrawal of the agency’s unjustified ground water monitoring rule for in situ uranium recovery (ISR). The Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC), the primary regulator of ISR activities, […]

Press Release – The Wyoming Secretary of State’s Office today released data on the number of persons who changed their party affiliation on their voter registration in the weeks before or on the date of the 2018 Primary Election – August 21st. 12,509 persons in total changed their party affiliation between July 6th and September 20th: […]

Press Release – The Northern Hills Ranger District, located in Spearfish, SD, will be offering free use firewood through December 1, 2018 with a valid permit, in the Schoolhouse Gulch area near the SD-WY state line. The District is offering firewood collection from recent forest management activities that were done to clean-up tornado damage. Officials urge […]

Press Release – A listing of the most critical road projects to reduce wildlife-vehicle collisions and improve big game migration was published online recently by the Wyoming Wildlife and Roadway Initiative Team. This multi-agency team, driven by the Wyoming Game and Fish Department and the Wyoming Department of Transportation, was formed in 2017 to find innovative ways […]

Press Release – The City of Gillette is looking for an individual to serve as the City’s representative on the Boys and Girls Club Advisory Board. This is for one (1) Term that will expire on 10/31/2021 The Boys and Girls Club of Campbell County’s mission is to enable all youth, especially those who need […]