Utility to do helicopter inspections in the area If you see a helicopter hovering over a power line in your neighborhood next week, don’t be surprised. It will be one of Rocky Mountain Power helicopters inspecting the lines in central and northern Wyoming. more

New commercial real estate and residential subdivisions in Gillette and Campbell County could experience delays in getting permits if the Department of Environmental Quality assumes the authority to … more

Gov. Matt Mead will release the Wyoming Energy Strategy on Monday.The strategy addresses energy development, Wyoming’s environment and the economy as interconnected elements of … more

Last month, City Administrator Carter Napier asked the Campbell County Public Land Board for a letter supporting the proposed city annexation of Cam-plex. The board did not take any action then, and … more

FRIDAYLOCAL COLOR ART SHOW, 6-9 p.m., reception for local and regional artists, 4402 Brorby Blvd .GILLETTE COLLEGE GRADUATION, 7-9 p.m., Wyoming Center Spirit Hall at Cam-plex.UNCORKED, 7-9 p.m., … more

Devils Tower National Monument reopened Friday morning after being closed for two days after a controlled burn went outside of containment lines. The fire was 100 percent contained Thursday … more

Sunflower Elementary fourth-grader Kennedy Pulliam, center above, shows a face of disgust Wednesday at Gillette College as she listens to Civil War enthusiast and teacher Bruce Berst talk about the … more

A red-winged Blackbird perches among the reeds Wednesday at Fishing Lake. “In the North, their early arrival and tumbling song are happy indications of the return to spring,” according to the … more

Devils Tower National Monument Superintendent Reed Robinson says the monument will remain closed for part of Thursday while firefighters attempt to contain a wildfire that has burned more than 56 … more

Federal officials in Washington might further obstruct the expansion of existing ports in the Northwest which are expected to open up the Asian market for Powder River Basin coal, bringing private … more