Shelly Sachwitz stood waiting in the crowded lobby of Perkins Restaurant & Bakery carrying one grandchild with her left arm and holding the hand of another with her right. Her daughter, Jaclyn, put their name in for a table for five and made her way back through the crowd to wait with her family. more

When joining the military, there are many different roles you can land in. You could be a medic, a pilot or right in the heart of combat. more

There may not be enough time in the school day to accomplish all that school trustees want to do under goals they established in August. But that is a dilemma school officials will look closer at in the coming months as they progress toward those academic goals for students. more

Students can win scholarship prizes if they win an art contest sponsored by the VFW Post 7756 Ladies Auxiliary Ninth- through 12th-graders can compete in the Young American Creative Patriotic Art Contest, and the local winner’s entry will be forwarded to the state competition. The local winner will get $100, second place will get $75 and third place $50. more

Like many businesses in the state, S&S Builders employees work with heavy equipment and machinery, drive thousands of miles of narrow roadways to get to and from jobs, and finish projects outdoors in blazing heat or freezing cold. more

The City Council is considering whether to permanently adopt a merit pay program that would reward employees with raises of 1, 3 or 5 percent each year if they are meeting or exceeding job expectations. more

If you were to listen to local officials, Gillette’s future is intrinsically tied to the success of Gillette College. more

There’s no doubt Campbell County school officials feel they’re being squeezed by the state over class schedules. more

Campbell County Girl Scouts will kick off Girl Scout Week on Sunday with their Cupcake Wars. The event is from 2 to 4 p.m. Sunday at the Campbell County Public Library. more

The Bureau of Land Management approved Anadarko Petroleum Corp.’s plan to drill for oil and natural gas in an area that encompasses Campbell and Johnson counties. Anadarko wants to drill 36 … more