Douglas Budget
DOUGLAS — Proposed amendments to a Wyoming Department of Environmental Quality permit would authorize Black Hills Lignite, LLC to open two new mining areas totaling 126 acres north of Glenrock.
BHL already operates a number of small surface mines and a processing plant in Glenrock, and...
DOUGLAS (WNE) — Two people were rescued from Box Elder Canyon in a grueling 24-hour operation over two days last week.
The rescue was a combined effort of the Converse County Sheriff’s Office, Converse County Search and Rescue, Glenrock Volunteer Fire Department, Glenrock EMS and the Wyoming...
Students Quincey Pellatz, Ivan Pellatz, Tobias Pellatz, Ottalie Pellatz, Holly Hayes, Tripp Buckley, Lilly Kilgore, Emily Kilgore and Jake Hayes bow to their professor at the beginning of class. As part of their classes, the students are taught discipline and to show respect. Photo by Jackson Day, Douglas Budget.
DOUGLAS — At the end of last year, Chris Dutcher was independently training his daughter in Jiu-jitsu when he knew he needed to share it within the community. Now, he runs a martial arts school in Douglas where he’s teaching kids and adults alike the value of self confidence, hard work and self...
DOUGLAS — Two of Joe Bright’s children ran into the house screaming that the family’s horses were dead. It was July 30 at 7:53 p.m.
That exact time will be forever etched into Bright’s memory. He lost four equine members of his family that night – Cash, Max, Doc and Snickers. He almost lost a...
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DOUGLAS (WNE) — A man was indicted on multiple counts involving drugs and driving violations after he allegedly parked his car alongside I-25 and tried to hide packages in the bushes near the road.
Shawn M. Patrick was indicted in Converse County Circuit Court on May 16 with one count of...
Andrew ‘Andy’ Gregory gets checked out by medical personnel at Memorial Hospital of Converse County in Douglas following the tornado which touched down on the North Antelope Rochelle Mine June 23 just after 6 p.m. Andy is a fueler at NARM and was just coming off of a day shift when the tornado hit the miners. Fortunately, everyone survived the devastation. Courtesy photo.
NARM employee thankful to be alive following EF2 twister that hit coal mine Friday night
DOUGLAS — Andy Gregory grasped onto an exhaust pipe under a semi truck fuel trailer with all of his might, praying to God to save his life.
He thought about his wife, Jennifer, and his two daughters....
DOUGLAS — The hiring practices of the Converse County School District No. 1 board and its selection of a person in gender transition to teach middle school students drew fire during the board’s last meeting.
CCSD#1 Superintendent Paige Fenton Hughes confirmed that the district recently hired...
DOUGLAS (WNE) — Amid ongoing turmoil and continuing investigations and audits, the Community Services Block Grant (CSBG) staff abruptly resigned June 1, according to CSBG Chairwoman Johnna Shepherd.
“Therefore, services are concluded,” she said. “The Converse County Community Services Block...
DOUGLAS — Sixteen months ago, Nordex USA was planning on building a $2.2 billion clean hydrogen plant within Niobrara and Converse counties by late 2025 or early 2026, according to Aspen Consulting President Mike Noonan, who spoke to residents and stakeholders on behalf of his client, Nordex USA,...
DOUGLAS — Converse County rancher and former state Rep. Frank Moore formally entered the race to lead the Wyoming Republican Party, setting up a head-to-head battle with another well-known Converse rancher, Frank Eathorne.
Eathorne is seeking an unprecedented fifth year as state party chairman...
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