Man accused of kidnapping wife, leaving her naked at Walmart
By The Gillette News Record Via- Wyoming News Exchange GILLETTE — A Gillette man is accused of kidnapping his wife and leaving her naked at Walmart, allegedly telling her he wanted her to be embarrassed. John Jesse Crump, 37, is…
Republican Party official says fight at convention left him hospitalized
————————- By Nick Reynolds Casper Star-Tribune Via- Wyoming News Exchange CASPER — Two county party chairmen were involved in a physical altercation at this weekend’s Wyoming Republican Convention in Gillette, according to one of the officials, who said the incident…
Japanese carbon capture technology to be tested at ITC
By Jonathan Gallardo Gillette News Record Via- Wyoming News Exchange GILLETTE — A Japanese company has signed on to use the Integrated Test Center near Gillette to test a technology designed to capture carbon dioxide from flue gas produced by…
Woman found crushed to death in oilfield
GILLETTE (WNE) — A 21-year-old woman was found dead at an oil field location off Buffalo Cut Across Road about 40 miles southwest of Gillette on Wednesday morning. A 38-year-old man called 911 to report finding the body of Jade…
NTEC furloughs 93 hourly workers, 8 salaried from Antelope mine
By Gillette News Record Staff Via- Wyoming News Exchange GILLETTE — More than 100 Antelope coal mine workers lost their jobs Thursday morning when Navajo Transitional Energy Co. furloughed 93 hourly employees and laid off eight salaried staff. The furloughs…
Wyoming News Briefs: September 19, 2018
The Star Valley Independent is a member of the Wyoming News Exchange. These stories come courtesy of the WNE. Competency evaluation ordered for man in mother’s death DOUGLAS (WNE) — The Glenrock man accused of murdering his mother last month…
Wyoming News Briefs: Monday August 13, 2018
The Star Valley Independent is a member of the Wyoming News Exchange. These stories come courtesy of the WNE Yellowstone fire risk set at ‘very high’ JACKSON (WNE) — The risk of wildfire in Yellowstone National Park has been boosted…
Wyoming News Briefs: July 20, 2018
The Star Valley Independent is a member of the Wyoming News Exchange. These stories come courtesy of the WNE. Man attempts to flee police in concrete mixer truck GILLETTE (WNE) — During a chase early Thursday morning, a South Dakota…
Wyoming News Briefs: April 9, 2018
The Star Valley Independent is part of the Wyoming News Exchange (WNE). These stories are from the WNE. Campbell County boy killed in explosion of homemade cannon GILLETTE (WNE) — A 14-year-old boy died last week after a cannon he…
Sara Reed named 2018 Wyoming Teacher of the Year
CHEYENNE – Sara Reed, a kindergarten teacher at Hillcrest Elementary School in Campbell County School District #1, has been named Wyoming’s 2018 Teacher of the Year. State Superintendent Jillian Balow says Mrs. Reed is the kind of teacher that every…