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Dale Killingbeck

Killingbeck is glad to be back in journalism after working for 18 years in corporate communications with a health system in northern Michigan. He spent the previous 16 years working for newspapers in western Michigan in various roles.

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Clients have trashed rooms at Cheyenne’s Journey Center for Families, a nonprofit for the homeless operated by COMEA, forcing the organization to close for the holidays. The center says it won’t reopen until sometime next year.

Residents Trash Cheyenne Homeless Center, Closing It For Holidays

Clients have trashed rooms at Cheyenne’s Journey Center for Families, a nonprofit for the homeless operated by COMEA, forcing the organization to close for the holidays. The center says it won’t reopen until sometime next year.

Dale KillingbeckDecember 04, 2025

A Douglas couple is trying to salvage what they can from their 1923 Craftsman bungalow home that was devastated by fire Friday morning. A shop next to the home full of the husband’s tools also burned. He’s a carpenter recently laid off for the season.

Douglas Couple Escape Fire, But Not Their Shop And 102-Year-Old Home

A Douglas couple is trying to salvage what they can from their 1923 Craftsman bungalow home that was devastated by fire Friday morning. A shop next to the home full of the husband’s tools also burned. He’s a carpenter recently laid off for the season.

Dale KillingbeckDecember 02, 2025

A 55-year-old Gillette woman is fighting for her life in a Denver burn unit following an early morning house fire Sunday. Tammy Jo Schafer has battled heart problems in recent years who friends says is a giving person who “doesn’t know a stranger.”

Gillette Woman Fights For Her Life In Denver Burn Unit After Sunday Morning Fire

A 55-year-old Gillette woman is fighting for her life in a Denver burn unit following an early morning house fire Sunday. Friends describe Tammy Jo Schafer as a giving person who “doesn’t know a stranger.”

Dale KillingbeckDecember 01, 2025

The story of a Casper high school senior’s effort to start a Turning Point USA Club America chapter has inspired a young Florida filmmaker. He says her story is one of “common sense values” that needs to be told.

Casper Turning Point USA Teen Founder's Story Inspires Florida Filmmaker

The story of a Casper high school senior’s effort to start a Turning Point USA Club America chapter has inspired a young Florida filmmaker. He says her turbulent story of the opposition she encountered needs to be told.

Dale KillingbeckNovember 30, 2025

Dr. Howard Snyder grew up in Cheyenne and became a U.S. Army surgeon during World War II. When he met Dwight Eisenhower, the general and soon-to-be president made Snyder his personal physician — and never went anywhere without him.

Eisenhower Never Went Anywhere Without His Cheyenne-Born Personal Physician

Dr. Howard Snyder grew up in Cheyenne and became a U.S. Army surgeon during World War II. When he met Dwight Eisenhower, the general and soon-to-be president made Snyder his personal physician — and never went anywhere without him.

Dale KillingbeckNovember 30, 2025

Joseph Cavender led Wyoming National Guard and other troops in an artillery unit during World War I.

Wyoming History: WWI Commander Took Troops To Fight In France, Never Came Home

A respected World War I Wyoming National Guard commander trained Wyoming troops to fight on the battlefields in France. But a transition from infantry to artillery proved challenging. And when the guns went silent, he never came home.

Dale KillingbeckNovember 30, 2025

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