CASPER, Wyo. — Six cities, but not Casper, have recommended resolutions for adoption — regarding animal control districts, decriminalization of cannabis, allowing municipalities to generate local revenue and publishing legal ads, among others — by the Wyoming Association of Municipalities at its summer convention. The Casper City Council will review these and other resolutions at […]
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Public may receive quicker response from Casper City councilors
CASPER, Wyo. — People often speak to the Casper City Council during the designated meeting public comment period, and must only voice their concerns and questions to the mayor. As the meetings are set up now, councilors may respond to comments at the end of the meeting, which has frustrated them and the public alike. […]
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Two companies plan apartment complex in Old Yellowstone District
CASPER, Wyo. — Two housing development companies intend to build a six-story, 104-unit apartment building in the Old Yellowstone District, they announced in a press release Monday. The Yellowstone will be designed and constructed by the Casper-based Brick & Bond Real Estate and Development and the Minneapolis-based Stencil Group. “Nestled within the heart of Casper, […]
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Video of Kyle True/Prism Logistics plan for gravel pit now available
CASPER, Wyo. — The video recording of the recent town hall with the man behind the effort to mine gravel west of Casper is now available. Kyle True, CEO of Prism Logistics LLC, spoke to about 150 people at the Ramkota Hotel, 800 N. Poplar St., on May 9 to explain the need for gravel in […]
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Nonprofits, businesses to erase student food debt in Natrona County
CASPER, Wyo. — Of the 12,700 students in the Natrona County School District, 1,725 are in “food debt,” according to a man who is doing something about it. “We’re going to wipe out all the food debt from all the students in Natrona County,” Frank Grillo said Thursday. His H.E.R.O. Outdoors organization, which does fundraising […]
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Casper police issue final press release about Tuesday homicide
CASPER, Wyo. — The Casper Police Department has issued a final press release about the homicide that occurred early Tuesday morning in which a 17-year-old girl was shot and a male teenager was arrested. The department understands the ripple effect such an incident, albeit isolated, has on the community, the Friday press release said. “We […]
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Casper Area Transit will begin move to E-fare system soon
CASPER, Wyo. — Casper Area Transit will begin using a new electronic fare system for its door-to-door and fixed-route services over the next month and a half, according to a press release from the Casper Area Metropolitan Planning Organization on Friday. The Casper City Council approved the electronic system for bus fares last fall. An […]
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Enbridge awards $11,500 to Casper Fire-EMS
CASPER, Wyo. — The City of Casper Fire-EMS Department recently received $11,550 from the Enbridge Fueling Futures Grant to buy firefighting bunker gear, according to a press release from the department. The department cited a comment on Enbridge’s page that stated it puts in energy to communities through its employees’ volunteerism and generosity and to […]
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Natrona County Fire District phone lines down
CASPER, Wyo. — The Natrona County Fire District Office phone lines are currently down. The office, 555 N. Robertson Road, does not have an estimated time when service will be restored. In case of an emergency, call 911. For more information, visit the Fire District’s Facebook page. The regular number for the Natrona County Fire […]
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New Casper hockey team needs public’s help for a name
CASPER, Wyo. — A new hockey team will face off in Casper come this fall for its inaugural 2024–25 season, according to a press release from the city on Wednesday. The National Collegiate Development Conference team will have players, equipment, a sheet of ice, pucks and sticks. However, it has no name as of yet. […]
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Teen charged with 1st-degree murder in Tuesday death of Casper girl
CASPER, Wyo. — A boy born in 2007, identified only by the initials E.C., was charged Wednesday with one count of murder and one count of stalking in the Tuesday death of a girl, according to the Natrona County District Attorney’s Office. E.C. appeared by videoconference during his initial appearance before Natrona County Circuit Court […]
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Donations for Casper schools received for nurses, welding student, basketball equipment
CASPER, Wyo. — Nearly $90,000 in donations for a welding student, vinyl gloves, girls’ basketball equipment, school nurses and a champion engineering class were approved by the Natrona County School District Board of Trustees on Monday. The trustees conducted their meeting at the Roosevelt High School/Pathways Innovation Center, 3000 Independence Court, according to the agenda. […]
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Food waste is worth $60K to CY Middle School
CASPER, Wyo. — The engineering class at CY Middle School turned wasted food into a $60,000 win and was honored with its efforts at the Natrona County School District Board of Trustees meeting Monday. Career technical educator Christy Rodgers stood with her students, one holding posters about their project, before the trustees at their meeting […]
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Natrona County coroner identifies girl who died on Tuesday
CASPER, Wyo. — Natrona County Coroner James Whipps has identified a Casper juvenile who died Tuesday morning as 17-year-old Lenea Brown of Casper, according to a press release Wednesday morning. The Coroner’s Office, in conjunction with the Casper Police Department, is investigating the incident that led to her death on the 6800 block of Buckboard […]
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Downtown open container area to remain the same
CASPER, Wyo. — The City of Casper will keep the same streets and boundaries this summer as last year for people to walk downtown with open containers of alcoholic beverages. The City Council accepted that recommendation from city staff, who wrote a May 1 memo to City Manager Carter Napier, according to the agenda for […]
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Casper City Council: How are we doing?
CASPER, Wyo. — The Casper City Council is inviting citizens to complete a short surveyregarding information from and to the council. “Council has citizen engagement as one of its strategic goals,” Manager of Public Engagement Jolene Martinez said. “Council will use the information gathered from this survey to identify areas it will focus its communication […]
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Events Center, downtown open container area lead Casper Council work session today
CASPER, Wyo. — The ongoing success of the Ford Wyoming Center needs another look for the future, according to the first item on the agenda for the Casper City Council work session today. The council will meet at its temporary chambers at The Lyric, 230 W. Yellowstone Highway, at 4:30 p.m. The council does not […]
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Sinkhole forces Poplar St. closure from 13th St. to CY Ave.
CASPER, Wyo. — The City of Casper has closed South Poplar Street from 13th Street to CY Avenue, according to a press release Tuesday. “We have a sinkhole caused by the collapse of a stormwater pipeline,” Streets Manager Shad Rodgers said. Crews from the city and the Wyoming Department of Transportation are working on the […]
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Pizza, milk, turf, roofing, elevator contracts approved by NCSD trustees
CASPER, Wyo. — On Monday, the Natrona County School District Board of Trustees approved five of six bids for contracts for the current fiscal year and the fiscal year that begins July 1. The board held its regular meeting at Roosevelt High School/Pathways Innovation Center, 3000 Independence Court. Superintendent Michael Jennings recommended these bids for […]
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Student honors, donations, policy changes on Natrona School Board agenda
CASPER, Wyo. — The Natrona County School District Board of Trustees will deal with a full agenda at its meeting at 7 p.m. today. The board will conduct its meeting at the Roosevelt High School/Pathways Innovation Center, 3000 Independence Court, on the west side of Casper. The board is scheduled to honor the CY Middle […]
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Pathway Innovation Center students show off their work at open house Tuesday
CASPER, Wyo. — The Pathways Innovation Center is inviting the community to an open house Tuesday to see its students’ work done this school year, according to a press release from the Natrona County School District. The event at the PIC, 3000 Independence Court, will run from 4:30 to 7 p.m. Tuesday. The open house […]
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Casper child cancer foundation hosts webinar on child trauma
CASPER, Wyo. — The Olivia Caldwell Foundation will host a webinar on trauma-informed care at noon Thursday, according to a press release. During the free webinar, Dr. Justin Romano will discuss his approach to trauma-informed care. Romano believes teaching children how to overcome trauma can help them live happy, successful lives while trauma left untreated […]
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Kyle True defends proposed scaled-down gravel pit; many not convinced
CASPER, Wyo. — Kyle True, CEO of Prism Logistics LLC, stood before a crowded room Thursday evening to explain his company’s plans for a gravel pit west of Casper and allay area homeowners’ fears. “We are trying to listen, and I believe there are substantial, reasonable, applicable fears and there are inapplicable fears, and we […]
