Gillette News Record

11/30/2025

Sunday, November 30
Today: Partly sunny, with a high near 25. Wind chill values as low as -8. Southeast wind 6 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 15 mph.

Tonight: Mostly cloudy, then gradually becoming mostly clear, with a low around 7. Wind chill values as low as -2. South wind around 8 mph becoming west after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 16 mph.

11/30/2025

Photo from the Nov. 12, 1985 News Record: Taking advantage of the recent snowfall and cold spell that's kept it around, Ernie Baily and his dog-sled team raced along Highway 50 southwest of Gillette in 1985. He and his wife, Sherry, became interested in Siberian dog-sled teams about nine years ago. They say it's a fun activity the whole family can enjoy.

Photo from the Nov. 12, 1985 News Record:

11/29/2025

Jennifer Woolsey, 40, will plead guilty to exploitation of a vulnerable adult. In exchange, prosecutors recommend four to six years in prison, to run concurrent to a three- to five-year sentence for violating her probation on an original charge of possession of m**h.

Woolsey also must pay $3,266 in restitution to her uncle.

A woman who is accused of stealing from her 78-year-old uncle has reached a plea deal that includes recommended prison time.

11/29/2025

On a day in mid-November, elementary school kids across the Campbell County School District had to put their heads together for one truly heroic science project.

Saving Batman.

On a day in mid-November, elementary school kids across the Campbell County School District had to put their heads together for one truly heroic science project.

11/29/2025

Kamren Crousore, 19, was originally charged with attempted second-degree murder, attempted manslaughter and aggravated assault — all with a firearm enhancement — as well as reckless endangering and unlawful contact. The maximum sentence he was facing was life in prison plus 72 years.

On Monday, he pleaded guilty to attempted manslaughter. Prosecutors dropped the charge’s firearm enhancement. Crousore also pleaded guilty to unlawful contact, and prosecutors dropped the attempted second-degree murder charge and the aggravated assault. He also agrees to pay for the victim’s medical costs.

The plea agreement did not include a sentencing recommendation. Prosecutors and Crousore’s defense attorney will make their arguments for an appropriate punishment at his sentencing.

The teen who is accused of shooting another teen with a stolen gun and hiding from law enforcement for a few days has pleaded guilty to one of the charges

11/29/2025

What they are asking the commissioners for is to prioritize much-needed projects at both the Campbell County Ice Arena and Spirit Hall and to revisit the agreement between Cam-plex and Parks and Rec for the use of Spirit Hall.

The original memorandum of understanding for Spirit Hall was created 17 years ago. And since then, Parks and Rec Director Dwayne Dillinger said, “the business at Cam-plex has changed considerably, and I believe the business of hockey in the state of Wyoming has changed considerably.”

For the past several months, there has been discussion on the future of ice in Campbell County.

11/29/2025

If you were in the Pronghorn Center on Nov. 21 to watch the Gillette College women’s basketball team play, the noise might have been a little overwhelming.

On that day, hundreds of fifth-graders from all over the Campbell County School District got to tour Gillette College as part of a program designed to give kids a chance to see what opportunities they might have for furthering their education several years down the road.

They watched the Pronghorn women’s basketball team take on Colorado Northwestern Community College. After falling behind in the first half, Gillette College righted the ship in the third quarter and ran away with it. Each time a Pronghorn made a basket, the crowd of fifth-graders erupted in cheers.

If you were in the Pronghorn Center on Nov. 21 to watch the Gillette College women’s basketball team play, the noise might have been a little overwhelming.

11/29/2025

On Nov. 22, four high school students spent their Saturday morning outside fighting a fire.

It wasn’t just any fire, and these weren’t just any high school students.

These four young men — Carter Beltz, Hunter Phipps, Tyler Study and Jayden Orgaard — make up the first class of the Campbell County Fire Department’s new cadet program. They were at the Alan Mickelson Fire Training Center to get some hands-on training.

On Nov. 22, four high school students spent their Saturday morning outside fighting a fire.

11/29/2025

Saturday, November 29
Today: Patchy blowing snow before 8am. Cloudy through mid morning, then gradual clearing, with a high near 18. Wind chill values as low as -12. Blustery, with a northwest wind 19 to 24 mph decreasing to 6 to 11 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 37 mph.

Tonight: Partly cloudy, with a low around -2. Wind chill values as low as -14. Light and variable wind becoming south around 6 mph in the evening.

11/29/2025

Police met with a 51-year-old man Wednesday morning who reported that he had been trading cryptocurrency online, said Police Sgt. Jamison Norlander. The man said $79,000 was missing from his account after a woman he met on social media told him to deposit the $79,000 over the past five days into an account that she had access to.

FRAUD

11/29/2025

Nine Camels and five Bolts were all-state selections based on their performance in the 2025 season.

The Camels’ Carson Eischeid was an all-state player on defense and special teams, while Thunder Basin’s Hadley Hudson received all-state honors for offense and defense.

With the 2025 Wyoming high school football season over, coaches across the state cast their votes for the best of the best, and a combined 14 players from Campbell County