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Hurrah for the Cowboy: Men of the Open Range

• Exhibit at the Rockpile Museum The traveling exhibit, Hurrah for the Cowboy, is currently on display at the Campbell County Rockpile Museum in Gillette, Wyoming from through December 2024. This collection of vintage engravings (1867-1911) depicts the North American…

Crypto mines arise in Campbell County and neighbors have questions

By Jake Goodrick Gillette News Record Via- Wyoming News Exchange GILLETTE — Gary and Darva Rye looked out their window to a surprise Thursday morning. On days when the sky is clear, they have a full view of the Big…

University will take over carbon capture test site

• Move comes after two projects break ground near Gillette By Aedan Hannon Casper Star-Tribune Via- Wyoming News Exchange CASPER — The University of Wyoming’s School of Energy Resources is taking over management of the state’s leading carbon capture test…

Prison recommended for man in brass knuckle assault

GILLETTE (WNE) — A Gillette man accused of punching another man with brass knuckles and later attacking two police officers may see up to 12 years in prison. Jason David Sieler, 47, pleaded guilty Sept. 2 to aggravated assault and…

Man uses bed sheets to rappel from third-story hotel room and escape deputies

GILLETTE (WNE) — A 26-year-old man eluded deputies multiple times Saturday night, once after initially contacted during a traffic stop and a second time when he rappelled out of a third story hotel window using multiple bed sheets he tied…

Man facing 31 child abuse counts waives hearing

GILLETTE (WNE) — A Gillette man charged with 31 counts of aggravated child abuse has been bound over to District Court after he waived his preliminary hearing. Tyler Bryan Martinson, 28, had been scheduled to have a preliminary hearing on…

Law enforcement confiscates 14 pounds of meth found in car during Highway 50 stop

GILLETTE (WNE) — Local charges have been dismissed against a California man accused of drug trafficking because he has been charged federally. Ian Arbee Batar Molina, 26, was found with 14 pounds of meth in his trunk when he was…

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…