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Press Release – The City of Gillette’s 2017 Citizen Survey is online and ready for citizens to take. The survey, which has been conducted almost every year since 1977, will be online until July 21, 2017.  Due to the time requirements to manually enter data from printed surveys, it is preferred that citizens take the […]

Press Release – The Campbell County Rockpile Museum regrets to announce that our tentative trip to the Pumpkin Buttes for the Great American Eclipse on August 21st has been officially cancelled. Museum Director Robert Henning stated that “due to unforeseen circumstances and an inability to come to an agreement on access, we are unable to […]

Press Release – Partial fire restrictions on public lands administered by the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) in Wyoming’s Sheridan, Johnson and Campbell counties will begin July 18, 2017 due to dry conditions and high fire danger. The BLM is working with the counties to coordinate fire restrictions. Under a partial closure the following acts […]

Press Release – The City of Gillette has learned of a phone scam targeting Utility customers. The scammers are demanding payment or the customer’s utilities will be disconnected. Do not give them any personal or financial information. Collect any identifying information and contact the Gillette Police Department at (307) 682-5155. City of Gillette Customer Service […]

Press Release – Veterinarians at the Animal Medical Center in Gillette Wyoming received laboratory confirmation this week that a horse under their treatment tested positive for the West Nile Virus. According to Dr. Marshall Kohr the horse presented wobbly and unsteady on his feet. Even though about 33% of the horses who exhibit signs of West […]

Press Release – More options in order to get better care. That’s what GOP senators say they are offering with a revised version of their health care system overhaul. “I don’t know many people who think our health care status quo should be left in place. We need to make changes,” said U.S. Senator Mike Enzi, R-Wyo. “We […]

Press Release – Nutritious food items, as well as many other benefits, are available for many Wyoming families through the Wyoming WIC Program, which is operated by the Wyoming Department of Health (WDH). “For families who participate in WIC, we offer ideas on how to shop for healthy food,” said Lisa Caldwell, WIC breastfeeding coordinator […]

Press Release – Governor Matt Mead announced today that Wyoming will join the First Responder Network Authority known as FirstNet. Congress established FirstNet in 2012 to build, operate, and maintain the first high-speed, nationwide wireless broadband network dedicated to public safety. This network has been a top priority for first responders and public safety agencies in […]

Press Release – The Rockpile Museum Association and Wyoming Humanities are pleased to announce that historian and author Paul L. Hedren will be at the Campbell County Rockpile Museum in Gillette on Thursday, July 13th at 7:00 p.m. to speak about his book Powder River: Disastrous Opening of the Great Sioux War. The Great Sioux […]

Press Release – Governor Mead, ranchers, energy producers, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, the U.S. Forest Service and the Bureau of Land Management will gather in Cheyenne to celebrate taking another step toward balanced agricultural and energy production alongside wildlife conservation in the Thunder Basin. Thanks to a recently finalized “Conservation Strategy” spearheaded by […]