GPD Lt. Selected as Next Chief
Chuck Deaton will take over as Gillette’s next chief of police starting Feb. 28, according to a Thursday announcement from the City of Gillette.
Deaton was selected from five finalists who advanced through a lengthy...
Gillette Police Officer Cleared in Fatal Shooting
Jeffery Sanders, the Gillette police officer involved in a fatal shooting last November, will not face criminal charges and is expected to return to full duty, Gillette Police Department (GPD) officials announced Tuesday.
The fatal shooting...
City Council Appoints President, Advisory Board
Municipal Court Judge Jeremy Michaels swore in Gillette City Councilmen elects Shay Lundvall and Eric Hanson during Tuesday night's tele-remote council meeting along with Councilmen Nathan McLeland and Billy Montgomery, who were reelected to the...
Gillette Crime Stoppers Crime of the Week
Crime Stoppers, the Gillette Police Department and Campbell County Sheriffs Office needs your help in solving a destruction of property that occurred at Sunflower Park at the 2400 block of Dogwood Avenue in November 2020....
City Looking to Predict COVID-19 Trends Through Wastewater
Detecting COVID-19 through wastewater may sound ludicrous, but it might provide an early detection system crucial to the City of Gillette’s response to the growing coronavirus pandemic.
For months now, the city wastewater crews have...
Chicken Vote Delayed Until January
A proposed amendment that would allow residents to house chickens in city limits will not appear before the Gillette City Council until January.
The amendment, which would allow for up to five chickens in most...
Decision to Redo Lakeway Road Coming
The decision to move forward on a multi-million-dollar bid to replace asphalt with concrete on Lakeway Road falls to the Gillette City Council Dec. 15.
In total, the project could cost the city upwards of...
Gillette Police Chief Announces Retirement
Gillette Police Department (GPD) Chief Jim Hloucal will retire this March after 30 years of service, according to a release from the City of Gillette Wednesday.
Hloucal joined the GPD in 1991, and during that...
Road Report
The City of Gillette announces the following road and lane closures as part of the 2020 Water Main Replacement Project and Pavement Management Schedule (funded by Penny Power) and other community events:
The southernmost, eastbound lane...
Gillette Crime Stoppers Crime of the Week
Crime Stoppers, the Gillette Police Department and Campbell County Sheriffs Office would like to ask for your help in stopping the spread of counterfeit money in Gillette and Campbell County this Christmas season.
GPD and...