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The Campbell County Joint Powers Lodging Tax Board voted 5-1 at a special meeting on April 26 to move forward with a contract with Zartico, a Utah-based geofencing software company that will track spending habits during this year’s National High School Finals Rodeo (NHSFR) in July. While some in the community were supportive, other questioned the need, constitutionality, and intent behind these plans.
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The Campbell County Convention and Visitors Bureau will roll out geofencing technology to track rodeo participants and visitors. They're doing so to get a better understanding of where money is spent in the community and how it can help benefit the local economy. Other information, such travel routes to and from the event site, is also a focus that local officials and businesses can use in future decision making. But while some are optimistic of what this could mean for the local economy, others are skeptical of these plans.
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The YES House began the business in the fall of 2022 in an introductory business class that teaches students about the skills that are necessary to operate a successful business. Originally an in-house venture, awareness of the business has spread throughout the community where deliveries are being made. Though uncertain of where its future is currently, there's talk of expanding to a food cart or truck to service local community events.
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The Gillette Service Center recently moved to a larger location that's more centrally, which has allowed easier access for those needing assistance to come by. The effects of the pandemic, inflation, and other economic factors have played a role in the increased need as have the fluctuations in the local energy-driven economy.
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Two sets of "Track N Go" snow tracks have recently been installed on marked police vehicles to help in navigating the city's streets during periods when normal driving conditions are difficult or impossible. They've proven valuable so far, especially to serve residential neighborhoods whose streets may not be plowed regularly and to bring in essential workers that may not be able to make it to work otherwise.
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The NHSFR after its venue in Kansas City was unable to host it in those years. The Cam-plex facilities, which have hosted the NHSFR on and off since 1993, were scheduled to host the National Junior High School Finals Rodeo in those years before it was was relocated to an Oklahoma venue on a long-term contract. The Cam-plex will host the 2023 NHSFR, which marks the rodeo's 75th anniversary.
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Every January, communities across the country come together and try to estimate the homeless population by going out at night and trying to locate those without a place to stay. Point in Time happens in late January in Wyoming. In Gillette, the Council of Community Services (CCS) also hosted its annual event on the same day this year. It’s meant to connect the local homeless population with several social service agencies to help them get back on their feet.
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The Youth Emergency Services House, or Y.E.S. House in Gillette has housed young adults ages 18-24 at the Brook Street Inn as part of their Youth Homeless Demonstration Project. Approximately 30 young people from Northeast Wyoming have been housed at the leased hotel since the program's inception in October 2021.
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The future of a Gillette football team is more certain after its owner inks a contract with Cam-plexThe owner of the Gillette Mustangs, an expansion team playing in the Champions Indoor Football league since 2021, was seeking a better contract with its host venue, which included concerns over rent costs and game-related preparation. The new agreement is for three years with possible capital upgrades, such as a video screen scoreboard, being considered as part of a long-term desire to expand the uses of the Cam-plex facilities and provide more sports options to Gillette.
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The OSPA Wyoming tour is performing at the Rockpile Museum on Jan. 5 and will also perform in Sheridan, Buffalo, Casper, Laramie, Cheyenne, Rock Springs, and Jackson. The band promotes traditional and contemporary Basque music and dance and celebrates the mixed musical heritage of the Basque diaspora, which has a presence in parts of Wyoming and the Mountain West.