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Gillette City Council, at it’s regular meeting Tuesday voted to submit a Level III Grant Application on Behalf of the City to begin work on projects that would extend regional water service. The grant amount being requested, just under 3 million 78 thousand dollars. The City has received grant funding for four sets of projects […]

The proposed Advanced Carbon Products Innovation Center, (known locally as the Ice Pick) is now fully funded and should soon be in the construction stage after receiving a 1.46 million dollar grant from the Federal Economic Development Administration. Phil Christopherson, CEO and Executive Director of Campbell County Economic Development Corporation explained to Basin Radio what […]

CHEYENNE, Wyo. – The Wyoming Department of Workforce Services (DWS) is partnering with Enroll Wyoming to help residents find health insurance if they lose their coverage due to job loss. As negotiations continue to reopen the idled Eagle Butte and Belle Ayr coal mines in Campbell County, the Gillette Workforce Center and Enroll Wyoming are available […]

Department Continues Educating on Secondhand Smoke Dangers The Wyoming Department of Health (WDH) is helping residents learn about secondhand smoke dangers to encourage them to protect themselves and their families by avoiding exposure. “The Surgeon General and other medical experts have been telling us for years there is no risk-free level of secondhand smoke exposure,” […]

At a recent meeting of the Wyoming Legislature’s Joint Interim Minerals Committee in Casper this past Friday, Legislators heard from a variety of experts on the state of the coal industry in Wyoming, and in particular, the Powder River Basin. Travis (Dee – Tye) Deti, Executive Director for the Wyoming Mining Association told the committee […]