Gillette – Sheridan Media

Majority of session attendees favor separate Gillette College

October 13, 2020 Pat Blair

A majority of those attending a listening session held recently in Gillette appeared in favor of seeing Gillette College become independent of the Northern Wyoming Community College District. Campbell County Commissioner Rusty Bell estimates as

Former Gillette City Hall added to National Register

October 2, 2020 Pat Blair

A ribbon-cutting will be held next week to celebrate the listing of the former Gillette City Hall on the National Register of Historic Places. The event will be at 4:30 p.m. Thursday at the building

‘Listening sessions’ scheduled for Gillette College proposal

September 30, 2020 Pat Blair

Wyoming’s Community College Commission will meet in November to decide on a request by Gillette College to form its own, separate community college. But in the meantime, the state college commission has scheduled two “listening

College board looks at impacts of separation

September 21, 2020 Pat Blair

The clock is ticking on Gillette College’s application to become separate from the Northern Wyoming Community College District, and in the meantime, the college board is considering how the split will affect Sheridan College. Dr.

College district offers another chance for students to enroll this fall

September 17, 2020 Pat Blair

The Northern Wyoming Community College District is offering students another chance to enroll this fall, with an offering of a variety of eight-week courses that will start on Oct. 15. Federal and local funding is

College district receives $700,000 gift

September 15, 2020 Pat Blair

Reporting at a meeting oif the Northern Wyoming Community College District trustees Tuesday night, College President Dr. Walt Tribley said the district has received an anonymous gift of $700,000 toward the health sciences center in

Effort to create separate Gillette College now in hands of state commission

August 28, 2020 Pat Blair

n effort to establish Gillette College as an institution separate from the Northern Wyoming Community College District is now in the hands of the Wyoming Community College Commission. Campbell County Commissioner Rusty Bell said a

Rodeo continues at Sheridan, Gillette colleges

August 28, 2020 Pat Blair

While the bulk of athletic programs have been cut this year from Sheridan and Gillette colleges, the rodeo programs at both colleges will continue, although not without changes. Walt Tribley, president of the Northern Wyoming

10 new COVID cases reported in Campbell County

August 27, 2020 Pat Blair

As of mid-week, Campbell County Public Health has received confirmation of 10 new cases of COVID-19, and one new hospitalization. The new cases raise the total lab-confirmed cases to 146, with 24 cases currently active

Campbell County task force to appear before college commission

August 26, 2020 Pat Blair

A task force assembled in July to create and present an application for a new college district to be created for Campbell County is scheduled to appear Thursday in a meeting of the Wyoming Community

Athletic programs on hold at Sheridan, Gillette colleges

August 24, 2020 Pat Blair

With one exception, the athletics programs in the Northern Wyoming Community College District – Sheridan and Gillette colleges – are on hold this year. The exception, according to Dr. Walt Tribley, who’s president of the

A Look Back in Time: Aug. 24, 1920

August 24, 2020 Pat Blair

Now here’s Sheridan Media’s look back in time, to 100 years ago, by reporter Pat Blair as published in the Sheridan Enterprise newspaper on Aug. 24, 1920. Construction will begin immediately of a combined shop,

College classes start Monday

August 21, 2020 Pat Blair

All three of the Northern Wyoming Community College District’s campuses – Sheridan and Gillette colleges and Sheridan College in Johnson County – will open their doors Monday for the start of fall classes. Dr. Walt

NWCCD ranks 5th best community college in nation

August 20, 2020 Pat Blair

Northern Wyoming Community College District has been ranked the fifth Best Community College in the U.S., according to a list released this week by WalletHub. The college district, which operates Sheridan and Gillette colleges and

Grant funds available for college students this fall

August 14, 2020 Pat Blair

Additional funds are now available for new and current students who want to attend Northern Wyoming Community District colleges this fall. That includes Sheridan and Gillette colleges and Sheridan College in Johnson County. The fall