Campbell County
JACKSON — After experiencing record sales and use tax collections last fiscal year, Teton County was the only county in the state to see a decline in 2023.
The Wyoming Economic Analysis Division attributed the .1% dip from fiscal year 2022 to the sudden, temporary closure of Yellowstone National...
GILLETTE — The state wants to hear from communities about why they should be the ones to host a proposed shooting complex. It also wants to hear how those communities think the facility should be managed.
The State Shooting Complex Oversight Task Force met in Cody Friday morning to go over the...
Rebecca Gray, a 2016 Campbell County High School graduate, earned the trail name “Scout” during her six months hiking the entire Appalachian Trail this year. From late March to early October, Gray hiked 2,198 miles from northern Georgia to Maine. ~ News Record Photos/Ed Glazar
GILLETTE — In sixth grade, Rebecca Gray participated in a district-wide track meet for Campbell County. She got “last place in the last division,” earning her an unenviable title.
“I was the worst runner in the county,” she said.
In early October, Gray accomplished something that Campbell...
Jacob Smith drinks one of a few cups of coffee last Tuesday morning in the lobby of the Council of Community Services Way Station homeless shelter in Gillette. Photo by Ed Glazar, Gillette News Record.
GILLETTE — A few years ago, life was good for Jacob Smith.
He had a construction business, two homes and “all the cars I needed.” Now everything he owns fits into a storage container that sits in the hallway of the Way Station at the Council of Community Services.
Smith moved to Gillette when...
The areas shaded in gray depict regions determined to be socioeconomically disadvantaged, elevating their qualification for some federal clean energy grants. (U.S. Department of Energy)
FROM WYOFILE:
The Biden administration’s Justice40 Initiative requires that 40% of clean energy grants must benefit disadvantaged and marginalized communities.
Academics and economic development officials fear that Biden administration “environmental justice” requirements are hurting Wyoming’s...
Weston County unemployment increased slightly from July to August, from 2.1% to 2.2%, according to the Sept. 20 report from the Wyoming Department of Workforce Services Research and Planning section.
Despite the increase, the county’s unemployment rate remains one of the lowest in the state.
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SHERIDAN — Sheridan and Campbell counties’ partnership for emergency medical services could serve as a prime example for other areas in Wyoming.
Jen Davis, a senior policy advisor in Gov. Mark Gordon’s office, provided an update on a working group’s recommendations to better serve Wyoming’s...
GILLETTE (WNE) — About 16,000 people were impacted Tuesday during a phone outage that downed phone lines across the city and county, along with 911 calls. The outage also affected those in Weston County and some parts of Crook County.
David King, Campbell County Emergency Management...
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GILLETTE (WNE) — The Wyoming State Bar and the Wyoming Supreme Court recently awarded John R. Perry, retired District Court judge for the 6th Judicial District, the Larry L. Lehman Award for Judicial Excellence.
Perry served as a district court judge in Campbell County for 21 years before...
Positive case found in Campbell County
GILLETTE — What appears to be Wyoming's most active season for West Nile virus in a decade has not ended yet.
Twenty-one cases of the West Nile virus have been reported in Wyoming this year including one death in Fremont County and at least one positive...
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