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WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, U.S. Senator John Barrasso (R-Wyo.) released the following statement after he was elected to serve as chairman of the Republican Conference, the No. 3 leadership position for Senate Republicans. “It’s an honor to be elected chairman of the Senate Republican Conference. People in Wyoming want to know that their thoughts, ideas […]

Game and Fish continues to notify hunters of new areas where CWD is found CHEYENNE – The Wyoming Game and Fish Department confirmed a buck mule deer has tested positive for chronic wasting disease (CWD) in Deer Hunt Area 5. The deer was harvested south of Sundance. CWD has previously been documented in neighboring deer […]

Press Release – Councilman Robin Kuntz has resigned his seat on the Gillette City Council. His last day on the Council was Tuesday, November 13th. Councilman Kuntz was elected to represent Ward 3 in 2006. “I am resigning my seat on the Gillette City Council,” said Kuntz. “This was not an easy decision for me. […]

A Sage Valley Junior High student was arrested Tuesday after another student reported the suspect had brought two handguns to school. Gillette Police Chief Jim Hloucal said the suspect was cooperative when confronted by school staff. He allegedly had threatened to shoot at least one specific student and staff members he was angry with. There […]

One suspect is in custody.The Gillette Police Department says that there were no injuries and there were no acts of violence. The police will continue to investigate the situation. More information will be made available during regular media briefings. From Sage Valley Principal Terry Quinn: “Based upon the information from investigation, the building lockdown has […]

Nineteen individuals have filed to fill the seat vacated by Clark Kissack on the Campbell County Board of Commissioners. The deadline to apply was Friday. The Campbell County Republican Censual committee has scheduled a meeting for 6:00 pm Thursday at Gillette City Hall to narrow the list to three candidates. Current Campbell County Commissioner, Rusty Bell […]

Press Release – Wyoming Governor-elect Mark Gordon announced co-chairs for his official transition committee today, tapping two longtime Wyoming leaders with deep experience in state government and public policy. Gordon announced that Dr. Pat Arp, the current Wyoming Deputy State Treasurer, and Gale Geringer, Gordon for Governor campaign manager, will serve as co-chairs of his transition […]

Gillette College Nursing students will host an Educational Health Fair on Saturday, Nov. 17 from 8 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. at the Carter Health Science Education Center. Attendees will have the opportunity to visit with Gillette College Nursing students about health-related topics as well as receive a wellness screening and participate in a blood drive. […]

Energy Capital Economic Development continues to work for the economic betterment of Campbell County. Here are some activities that we’d like to share with you. Gillette Economy on Upward Trend The Gillette economy is improving, and Energy Capital Economic Development CEO Phil Christopherson looks for that trend to continue. “The oil industry is coming back. Companies […]

Devils Tower National Monument, Crook County Wyoming, is proposing an Accessibility Improvement Project to address accessibility, safety, and operational issues within the main visitor use areas at Devils Tower National Monument (the Monument). The Monument received nearly 500,000 visitors in 2017, with the highest concentration of visitor use occurring at the Monument visitor center and […]