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Today on the show, Campbell County is part of a national program aimed at strengthening and growing opportunities in local economies shaped by coal industries. The Eastern Shoshone Tribe debuted a new arbor at their annual powwow in Fort Washakie. We’re back with our primary election series - the Road To Cheyenne. We’re taking a look at state House and Senate races in the northwest part of the state and we’ll hear from some voters. And an interview with Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg. Those stories and more.
C17 Crime Clips for Tuesday, June 25
GILLETTE, Wyo. — Here is a summary of notable crimes in and around Gillette yesterday, June 24, obtained through law enforcement reports compiled by the Gillette Police Department and the Campbell County Sheriff’s Office. Trespassing, June 24, Highway 14-16, GPD. An 85-year-old woman was trespassed from a fueling...
Campbell County Fire Dept. Report (6/24/24)
GILLETTE, Wyo. — The Campbell County Fire Department responded to the following incidents on Monday, June 24:. At 6:17 a.m. to Shoshone Avenue for a medical emergency. At 8:28 a.m. to Cliff Davis Drive for an alarm activation. At 11:39 a.m. to Hidden Valley Road for a gas odor.
Marriages
These couples applied for marriage licenses in Campbell County. They are from Gillette unless otherwise noted. Tyler Everett Tomas Hutchison and Melissa Ann Safora. Arthur Ellis Montgomery and Vanya Hristova Simeonov. Daniel Salas Sepulveda and Idania Mendoza Soto. Gregory Dean Perkins and Leah Nicole Flores-Gonzalez. Barrett Burke Garnica and Shelbi...
Rozet Man Accused Of Stealing 168 UPS Packages Says He Did It For ‘The Rush’
A 53-year-old northeast Wyoming man told police he stole dozens of packages from a Gillette United Parcel Service facility just for “the rush” he gets by taking things and thought nobody would notice because so many packages go through the warehouse. Larry Munday, who lives in Rozet near...
Mining the Sun: Some in the Wyoming Epicenter of the Coal Industry Hope to Sustain Its Economy With Renewables
Coal mines are not static. They move. A years-long time lapse of a strip mine would show a crater crawling across the Earth as miners gouge pits hundreds of feet deep to expose coal seams, and then haul dirt excavated from the front of the hole to fill in the back, where the mining’s finished. It’s an efficient way to begin the process of “reclamation,” which companies are required to implement to restore the disturbed land to some semblance of its pre-mining condition.
Driver High on Drugs and Booze Slammed Porsche on Guardrail in Wyoming; Witness Say Lucky to Be Alive after Such Horrific Crash
A man is currently incarcerated after admitting to his third DUI offense in less than four years. He was apprehended after driving his Porsche at high speed through downtown Gillette on Sunday night, crashing into a guardrail, and flipping his car. He then tried to escape on foot. A 39-year-old...
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