Con Trumbull, great-great-grandson of Gov. Bryant B.
Brooks, will present “Governor B. B. Brooks: A Family Perspective on Wyoming History” at 6 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 5 at the Campbell County Rockpile Museum; the free program is limited to 20 seats, reservations required (call 307-682-5723).
The City of Gillette will close 4-J Road between West Boxelder Road and Granite Court for Cottonwood Park drainage improvements (Nov.
2 to Nov. 13).
Campbell County Rockpile Museum will host a free Christmas Crafts Family Day on Saturday, Dec.
12 from 10 a.m. to noon at the museum where children ages 6 to 12 can make holiday projects; space is limited to 40 children (registration opens Monday, Nov. 9 for members and Monday, Nov. 16 for the public).
Primrose Retirement is hosting a Trick or Treat Parade today from 4 to 5 p.m., and CAM-PLEX will present World Ballet Company's Swan Lake at 7 p.m. Gillette Main Street's 2026 Boo-Fest runs Saturday (noon–3 p.m.), and the Campbell County Sheriff's Office will hold Treat Street Saturday at 6 p.m.
The Campbell County School Board approved new qualifications for valedictorian and salutatorian after a 40-minute debate Tuesday night at its regular meeting.
Nucleon Fuel held an informational open house Wednesday evening at Gillette College Main Building to introduce plans for a uranium processing facility at Fort Union Industrial Park that would convert uranium concentrate (yellowcake) into uranium hexafluoride and host the company’s U.S. headquarters; reactions were mixed and company officials said more public meetings are planned.
CCSD1 officials reviewed WY-TOPP results and said the next testing window will run April 27 through May 28, 2027, noting a 43% proficiency gap for some English language learners and 230 students identified as homeless.
Board members also heard that bleacher installation at Campbell County High's stadium is scheduled to start Monday, striping will follow, and bids for Phase 3 open Nov. 3 (recommendation set for Nov. 10).
Three northeastern counties applied to FEMA last May for $750,000 to map coal-seam fires across 1.5 million acres using infrared and thermal surveys, and officials say they are still waiting to hear whether the grant will fund mapping and future mitigation.
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