Mayor Jerry Jackson presented his State of the City address to the community and City Council on Thursday, Feb. 22. He will make the presentation again at a presentation hosted by the Harrison Regional Chamber of Commerce and Black Hills Energy on Thursday, March 14, at 7:30 a.m.
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The program, which the company hopes to start next year, would allow customers to purchase monthly offset "blocks" that would represent a portion of their natural gas usage.
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The FBI and state law enforcement officials are working with local authorities on the criminal investigation. Aspen Assistant Police Chief Bill Linn said those responsible would have had to be familiar with the gas system to pull off the sabotage.
“They tampered with flow lines. They turned off gas lines,” Linn said.
The words “Earth First!” were also found writing on a pipe at a natural gas pumping station near the town, which is the name of a self-described “radical environmental group,” although it’s not clear at this time if the group was involved.
This story first appeared on Cowboy State Daily
Black Hills Energy on Thursday announced support of nearly $760,000 from its annual corporate United Way fundraising campaign to support 50 United Way agencies across its service area.
Black Hills Energy and its employees have been fully committed partners with United Way for 76 years.
More than 1,300 employees from all Black Hills Energy electric and gas subsidiaries across Arkansas, Colorado, Iowa, Kansas, Montana, Nebraska, South Dakota and Wyoming supported the campaign, and Black Hills Corporation Foundation, the charitable arm of Black Hills Energy, is adding an additional 25 percent match to supplement employee pledges.
In Wyoming, 157 Black Hills Energy employees pledged $82,532.25, with a Black Hills Energy 25% foundation match totaling $20,633.06.