Campbell County
GILLETTE (WNE) — A proposed hate crime ordinance passed its second reading Tuesday night on a 4-3 vote by the Gillette City Council.
It will now move on to a third and final reading, which will take place at the city council’s next meeting on June 6.
The votes remained unchanged from the first...
Fossil fuel advocates, conservationists both critical of EPA plan
CASPER — Wyoming leaders swear – almost across the board – that carbon capture is destined to be a vital part of electricity generation. Just not yet.
The Biden administration’s proposed emissions constraints for power plants...
GOP committee nixes push to seek lawmaker’s expulsion
CASPER — The Wyoming Republican Party was united in condemning Laramie Democrat Rep. Karlee Provenza for posting a meme concerning transgender people that was criticized for its violent overtones.
But Republican leaders were split on Saturday...
GILLETTE — Gillette City Council members and many others in the community are divided over a proposed hate crime ordinance, evidenced by the turnout and comments made at a City Council meeting Tuesday night.
Residents packed the city council chambers to speak on the proposed city law, which would...
From the Wyoming Department of Transportation
Sheridan, Wyo – Wyoming Department of Transportation northeast Wyoming maintenance crews will begin yearly paving operations on various roads in Crook, Weston, Campbell, Johnson and Sheridan counties.
Paving operations are scheduled to begin the week of May 15, 2023 in Crook and...
Volunteers Hanna Goodman and Dahlton Tarno fill a cooler with steaming crawfish during the annual Crawfish Boil at the Cam-plex Wyoming Center on Friday, April 22, 2022. Volunteers fed lines of people that wrapped around the inside of the event center. Photo by Ed Glazar, Gillette News Record.
GILLETTE — It’s not an extravagant affair.
There are no wine glasses or polished silverware, and no one needs to dress for the occasion. In fact, it’s probably better to wear clothes that can sport a few stains.
In simple terms, it’s a meal. A meal filled with friends and family and even those...
Mike Kennedy takes a break from building a display Tuesday for the Rockpile Museum in the old Campbell County Fire Station in Gillette. At 87, Kennedy works part-time building and restoring things for the museum. Photo by Ed Glazar, Gillette News Record.
GILLETTE — Mike Kennedy spends his mornings in an old maintenance building off of Second Street. The warehouse, which is a storage space for the Campbell County Rockpile Museum, is stuffed with remnants of the past: old sheep wagons, a threshing machine, a loom.
“I love it,” he said. “I just walk...
CHEYENNE — Air quality in Cheyenne has worsened since last year, and similar trends were observed statewide, according to a report released Wednesday by the American Lung Association.
The organization working to improve lung health and prevent lung disease revealed the air quality changes around...
SHERIDAN — Wyoming is becoming an island amid a sea of states that have legalized marijuana in some capacity.
Marijuana remains illegal at the federal level, but 21 states have legalized recreational marijuana use and 37 states have legalized medicinal marijuana in some capacity.
Among Wyoming’...
An inventory of some 30 coal mine and coal plant facilities sets the stage for encouraging new uses, and helps communities facing economic transition
Wyoming is home to a wealth of mining and coal-fired power generation infrastructure that will eventually be decommissioned, razed and shipped away,...
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