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Friday, July 18th, 2025
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Good morning, Gillette. Here's your local news at a glance for Friday, the 18th of July.
COMMUNITY NEWS
- ➤ Today, Dubois hosts the family-friendly Friday Night Rodeo at Clarence Allison Memorial Arena at 7:30 p.m. with food on site and tickets at the gate costing $20 for adults, $10 for kids ages 6 to 12 and free for children 5 and under. In Gillette, Jay Stott Solo performs live at Grinner's Bar and Liquor at 8 p.m. while FRVA’s International Convention Expo opens at Wyoming Center Spirit Hall at 9 a.m. County 17
- ➤ Climb Wyoming will host info meetings on July 24 at 6 p.m. and July 29 at noon at its Gillette office at 405 W. Boxelder Road — the sessions will explain a new job training and placement program for single moms seeking careers in schools, behavioral and mental health programs and adult services. Attendees should plan for their own childcare — the meetings are the first step in applying for the soon-to-start program. County 17
- ➤ WyoGives Day saw Gillette organizations receive about $312,244 from the statewide $5,629,635 fundraiser that spanned 36 hours—9,293 donors gave nearly 19,000 gifts. The Council of Community Services in Gillette led Campbell County with $53,314, showing strong local support. County 17
GOVERNMENT NEWS
- ➤ On July 16, Campbell County Fire Department responded to five calls including a medical response at Mountain Meadow Lane at 1:27 a.m., a vehicle smoke report on I-90 at 12:44 p.m., and medical calls at Bertha Avenue, Overdale Drive, and Kirstan Avenue. The department has handled 1,742 service requests year to date — a sign of steady demand — as it continues to support the community. County 17
- ➤ The Big Beautiful Bill—passed last week—will increase logging on federal lands by 25% over the next few years, adding 250 million board feet from Forest Service lands and 20 million from Bureau of Land Management acres each year; industry representatives and environmental groups worry that long-term contracts and shifting timber revenue to the U.S. Treasury may reduce local funding and flexibility. Wyoming Public Media
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9-10 a.m. — Sage Bluffs Park — Free for Braintree students and caregivers — Enjoy a morning of sunshine and classic backyard games with friends and family.
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