Gillette News Record

12/06/2025

Photo from the Dec. 14, 1998 News Record: Chet Dickson takes bids on a Beanie Baby during an auction at Rockpile Community Center in 1998.

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12/06/2025

This week, the Campbell County Commission re-upped a program that was created to incentivize the development of residential property in the county, but at least one commissioner is worried about unintended consequences that this could have down the road.

The program encourages more districts and larger districts, but Commissioner Scott Clem said he was concerned about what would happen down the road if the state eliminates residential property tax.

“If personal property tax goes away there’s nothing funding those districts, it becomes a county problem,” Clem said.

This week, the Campbell County Commission re-upped a program that was created to incentivize the development of residential property in the county, but at least one commissioner is worried about

12/06/2025

Sherri Speten, 55, had pleaded no contest July 15 to first-degree arson for setting fire to the apartment on Laurel Court where her daughter lived.

On Nov. 17, District Judge Michael McGrady went along with the plea agreement and sentenced Speten to four and a half to 12 years in prison, with credit for 1,000 days served. These 1,000 days include the 703 days she spent in the Campbell County Jail, as well as 297 days for the 2,378 hours she worked while part of the jail’s work block program, where inmates can get one day off of their sentence for every eight hours they worked.

A Gillette woman was sentenced to prison for intentionally starting three separate fires in an apartment at the end of 2023.

12/06/2025

After two months of contentious public debate, the Gillette City Council voted Tuesday night to remove the malicious harms ordinance from its city code.

“This is where I want to be, this is the place I love, and I’ve got to tell you, if you rescind this ordinance, it will be the first time I can remember that I will be ashamed of my city,” resident Diane Ernst said ahead of the vote.

“It’s truly refreshing to see the ‘Equality State’ acting so,” Cheryl Vomhof wrote in a comment sent to the City Clerk’s Office, one of 17 in favor of the repeal submitted ahead of the meeting. “This ordinance placed an unrealistic burden on our law enforcement and split our wonderful community.”

After two months of contentious public debate, the Gillette City Council voted Tuesday night to remove the malicious harms ordinance from its city code.

12/06/2025

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12/06/2025

In January, the 2026 class of the Campbell County High School Hall of Fame will be recognized and inducted.

The members of the hall of fame class include Steve Oldenburg, Mike Curry, Jim McCreery, Tyler Cox, Tom Seamans, Ross Hall, Sundance Wicks and the 2010 girls swimming and diving team.

Next month, seven individuals and one team will be inducted into the Campbell County High School Hall of Fame.

12/06/2025

The former director of a Wyoming mental health advocacy group faces felony charges accusing her of stealing more than $31,000 from the organization, court documents show.

Albany County prosecutors charged Andi Summerville on Tuesday with seven counts of theft and a single count of forgery. An arrest warrant was issued the same day, according to documents filed in circuit court in Laramie.

The former director of a Wyoming mental health advocacy group faces felony charges accusing her of stealing more than $31,000 from the organization, court documents show.

12/06/2025

Saturday, December 6
Today: A 20 percent chance of snow before 11am. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 35. Wind chill values as low as 19. Northwest wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 24 mph.

Tonight: Mostly cloudy, with a steady temperature around 24. West wind 6 to 9 mph, with gusts as high as 17 mph.

12/06/2025

Residents who stopped by The Main Bagel for their breakfast fix Wednesday morning may have slowed their steps for a moment when they saw the flashing cruiser parked outside and even more so when they walked through the door to see members of the Campbell County Sheriff’s Department working behind the counter.

Residents who stopped by The Main Bagel for their breakfast fix Wednesday morning may have slowed their steps for a moment when they saw the flashing cruiser parked outside and

12/06/2025

WYDOT has seen an increase in road closure gate crashes and close calls in recent winters as drivers try to race the gate as employees are lowering it. At least 23 recorded crashes have taken place since 2020, and that’s not including the near misses.

“What drivers don’t understand is that they’re racing to be the first one on a closed road, not the last one on an open road,” said WYDOT Assistant Chief Engineer Mark Ayen in a press release.

This winter season, the Wyoming Department of Transportation urges drivers to stop racing highway road closure gates this winter season.

12/06/2025

An 18-year-old man was arrested late Thursday evening for burglary. Police responded to reports of a man attempting to enter vehicles parked in the area, Deputy Police Chief Brent Wasson said. While the suspect ran away, officers found him on Warren Avenue. The suspect, who appeared to be drunk, initially misled officers by spelling his name incorrectly but was eventually identified.

BURGLARY

12/05/2025

The high school basketball season is right around the corner, and while the defending state champions at Campbell County High School will have to replace a lot of experienced players, they bring back one of the team’s leading scorers.

Forward/center Jack Andela has goals of leading Campbell County to back-to-back 4A state titles and winning the Gatorade Player of the Year.

“I wanted to go into my senior season stress-free, with no distractions,” Andela said. “I want to try and go back-to-back, and I think we have the team that is capable of doing it.”

The high school basketball season is right around the corner, and while the defending state champions at Campbell County High School will have to replace a lot of experienced players,