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Press Release – The online archive of the Wednesday, August 8th Campbell County League of Women Voters Candidates’ Forum is now available for on-demand viewing. This forum featured the following races: Wednesday, August 8th Forum County Coroner Clerk of District Court County Treasurer County Commissioners We would like to thank all of the candidates for […]

Lieutenant Chuck Deaton with the Gillette Police Department is alerting the public of a phone scam impacting the area. He said individuals posing as Social Security Administration staff are attempting to get social security numbers and threatening arrest if refused. Do not give out your personal information over the telephone and contact local law enforcement is assistance if […]

Press Release – Due to dry conditions and high fire danger, the Bureau of Land Management Buffalo Field Office is implementing Stage 1 fire restrictions for all BLM-administered public lands within the boundaries of Campbell and Sheridan Counties, beginning August 10, 2018. The BLM urges visitors to these public lands to adhere to the restrictions, in […]

At Wednesday night’s Campbell County Fire Board meeting, JR Fox was named interim fire chief. Dale Izatt was also named as a strong candidate. Board chairman Del Shelstad would not comment any further on the resignation of former chief Bill Shank last week, saying it was a personnel issue. He said more info on a official chief […]

Press Release – Wyoming Game and Fish Department officials immobilized and fitted a cow moose with a GPS collar Tuesday morning above Park Reservoir. The immobilization and capture effort is part of an ongoing, multi-year study of moose in the Bighorn Mountains to monitor population dynamics and seasonal habitat use. A total of 60 cow […]

Press Release – The online archive of the Monday, August 6th Campbell County League of Women Voters Candidates’ Forum is now available for on-demand viewing. This forum featured the following races: Wednesday, August 1st Forum State Senate District 01 State Senate District 23 State House of Representative District #52 City Council Ward 1 (2-year term) […]

Press Release – Gillette College will host Last Call for Fall on Wednesday, Aug. 15 from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the Gillette College Main Building. This walk-in registration day will provide prospective students with everything they need to enroll at Gillette College for the fall 2018 semester. This event is free and open […]

Press Release – Wildlife managers with the Wyoming Game and Fish Department euthanized a black bear Sunday morning after it received repeated human-provided food rewards in the Sibley Lake campground in the Bighorn National Forest. The bear, a four to five-year-old male, visited the campground Friday evening and was able to access food left out by […]

Press Release —Campbell County Memorial Hospital (CCMH), a Campbell County Health (CCH) entity, has received designation as an Area Trauma Hospital by the Wyoming Trauma Program. The Trauma Site Review was conducted April 18, 2018, and the designation was awarded for a three year period—up for review in 2021. The goal of Wyoming’s statewide trauma […]

Press Release – On August 4th, 2018 a fatal crash occurred at milepost 18 on US 212/Haul Road near Hulett, Wyoming.  At 2:06 p.m., Wyoming Highway Patrol troopers were dispatched to the area for a two-vehicle collision. A 2005 Chevrolet Trail Blazer was stopped facing westbound on US212 waiting for a group of motorcycles traveling eastbound. […]