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Governor Gordon signs 11 bills into law Tuesday

By Oil City Staff|March 30, 2021

Governor Mark Gordon (Dan Cepeda, Oil City File)

CASPER, Wyo. – Governor Mark Gordon took action on 11 bills on Tuesday, March 30, according to a release from his office.

The Governor signed the following bills into law Tuesday:

Mental health professions practice act-amendments (HB0004)
Driver’s license requirements-visual acuity: (HB0020)
Burials for indigent persons (HB0029)
Interference with public contracting: (HB0029)
Crime of bestiality: (HB0046)
Division of banking-fees (HB0069)
Off-road recreational vehicles registration authorized: (HB0069)
Provider recruitment grant program (HB0087)
Access to anatomical gifts and organ transplants (HB0111)
Food freedom act amendments: (HB0118)
Hathaway Scholarships-success curriculum in middle school (HB0120)

Gordon previously signed these bills into law earlier in the session.

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The nonprofit Casper Housing Authority CARES announced Tuesday it is seeking volunteers and items to be given away during its annual event connecting homeless citizens to needed services.

The 6th Annual Project Homeless Connect Natrona County (PHCNC) event will be held Friday, January 28 from 8 a.m. – 5 p.m. at The Good Food Hub, located at 420 W. 1st St.

Those that are homeless or close to homeless are invited to come receive services from multiple community agencies and businesses at the free event, PHCNC said. Services will include hot meals, healthcare, legal advice, haircuts, employment services, coats, hats, housing assistance, veteran aid, and more.

The nonprofit is looking to collect needed items ahead of the event, which can be dropped off at the Casper Housing Authority (located at 140 East K St. until 4 p.m. on Thursday, January 27. Needed items include the following:

Adult-size warm socks

Deodorant (sticks)

Bars of soap (regular size)

Washcloths

Small flashlights

Sanitary pads (7-10)

Disposable razors

Combs

Brushes

Toothbrushes

Toothpaste

Sleeping bag

#helppeople #oilcityproud #casperhousingauthority #casperwyoming

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David Street Station is offering “Glow Skate” at its outdoor ice rink in downtown Casper before closing for the season next week.

“As the final days of ice skating this season are upon us, we are excited to ‘glow’ out in style this Friday, January 14, during our Glow Skate,” David Street Station said on Tuesday.

“Glow Skate” will feature colorful lighting and a live DJ from Rocky Mountain Sound & Light. Glow sticks will also be handed out to attendees.

#davidstreetstation #downtowncasper #casperwyoming #oilcityproud #oilcitywyo
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Howdy partner,

Time to boot up and start dancing, partner. It is easy to forget that we live in the West, when everything is modern and not all of us ride horses or are cowboys everyday. But it doesn’t mean we aren’t still proud of being in the Cowboy State! it's time to get to get to the boot-scootin’-boogie!

Casper is expecting a high of 39°F today with a windy mix of clouds. That Breeze is coming from the SW at 20 mph to 30 mph and occasional gusts gust up to 40 mph.

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The Natrona County Library is full of events, books, programs, and other opportunities to learn.

According to Megan Bratton, the marketing director at the Natrona County Library, one of the main objectives is to promote literacy in the community. However, that does not just mean literacy in reading. She says that it also includes literacy in “technology, creations, programs, textiles, creativity, and more.”

In order to help cultivate this literacy, the library has set up programs that help get the community involved. Bratton says, “Sometimes it’s just about getting people in the door” so that they can learn about all the other things that they offer.

All of the events and programs that they offer are free to the public, being paid for by other associations like the county, library foundations, and Friends of the Library.

Many of these programs use the Creation Station, which is used to foster creation and allow individuals to use their creativity to gain or practice their hobbies. According to Bratton, it was created in 2017 with a grant from the University of Wyoming. It was the first of its kind in Natrona County as well as the state. To this day it remains the most used.

#natronacountylibrary #serving #books #sewing #creationstation #learning #oilcityproud #oilcitywyo #library

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Around the middle of September last year, Brandon Craddock noticed his back and shoulders felt unusually sore after work.

His job spraying foam insulation into small spaces is physically taxing, so perhaps he thought it was a pulled muscle. After a nap, he woke up feeling far worse and had developed a fever.

It was the start of what would soon evolve into life-changing health complications for Brandon and his wife, Dawn Feraud. Problems they’re still struggling to overcome.

The symptoms resembled COVID complications, so he went for a rapid test that came back inconclusive. The second test came back negative.

“So I go back to work and he goes back to work,” said Dawn, who worked as education support personnel at the Natrona County School District at the time.

Days later, one of Dawn’s sons came home from school after feeling sick and soon tested positive for COVID.

#oilcitywyo #covid #gofundme

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Kelly Walsh's Cydney Eskew (left) looks to pass while Douglas' Chloe Collins defends during the Trojans' 67-57 win over the Bearcats on Saturday in the Taco John's Invite at East High School in Cheyenne. The loss snapped Douglas' state girls record 48-game winning streak. (Briar Napier/Oil City News)
It’s been 736 days.

Over two full years have passed since Douglas girls basketball last lost a game, posting the longest winning streak from a girls basketball program in Wyoming high school history — 48 games — in the process. Approaching the all-time boys and girls record (set by Pine Bluffs’ boys team from 2015-17), the Bearcats could be forgiven for quite literally forgetting how to lose, as it’s been that long.

Until this weekend.

Kelly Walsh stunned the three-time defending Class 3A state champions with a 67–57 win Saturday afternoon in the Taco John’s Invite at Cheyenne East High School, leaving the Bearcats with a L on their résumé for the first time since Jan. 3, 2020.

The Trojans (6–3) led almost the entire game and seemed rather subdued in their celebrations at the final buzzer despite upending one of the state’s prep powerhouses in the sport. It turned out that Douglas’ (8–1) record wasn’t something on the minds of many Kelly Walsh players Saturday, which — judging by the result — turned out to be a pretty good thing.

#basketball #kellywalshhighschool
#sports

Sunshine and light breezes Saturday made for fair skating weather at David Street Station for the Princess and Superhero Skate.

Captain America, Superwoman, Belle, Mulan, and Elsa (courtesy of Dream Upon A Princess) lent helping hands as children ventured out onto the ice, some without the help of sliding walkers for the first time.

Captain America (alter ego of local celebrated vocalist Matt Stairs) said even the superheroes are prone to the occasional fall; a fair lesson for the aspiring youngsters. He was also asked several times about the whereabouts of Spider-Man: “He’s off in New York, fighting crime.”

#davidstreetstation #casperwyoming #casper #oilcityproud #oilcitywyo #wyolife #skating #superhero #princess #fun #family #dreamuponaprincess

@davidstreetstation @dream_upon_a_princess

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The flag-draped casket carrying LCpl Jerrod Warden is taken into the chapel at the Oregon Trail Veterans Cemetery on Thursday, Jan. 6, 2022. (Dan Cepeda, Oil City)

LCpl Jerrod Warden was given military funeral honors on Thursday at the Oregon Trail Veterans Cemetery after a memorial service at Highland Park Community Church.

Warden, age 20, died on December 14 at Camp Pendleton in California. According to his parents, it was a non-combat death and remains under investigation.

Warden joined the Marines after graduating from Kelly Walsh High School in 2020. He and his battalion were deployed for six months last year in the Middle East before returning to Camp Pendleton.

“He was a good kid,” his father Kyle Warden told Oil City News. “He was always loving, caring … he would do anything for anybody. We’ve heard from a lot of people that he was the nicest person around.”

“He told me the hardest part of being a Marine was not the mental or the physical part, it was being away from your family,” said his mother, Kelly.

During the ceremony at Oregon Trail Cemetery, Kelly was presented with the U.S. Flag that draped Jerrod’s coffin. Many in attendance cried openly during the 21-gun salute and the playing of “Taps.”

#thefallen #military #marines #marinecorps #casperwyoming

The Wyoming Game and Fish Department said in a press release on Tuesday that people should not feed wildlife.

“As many Wyoming residents are finding out, private feeding of wildlife can cause serious problems,” the department said. “Each year there are many examples of how a well-meaning gesture to ‘help’ wildlife can actually lead to their demise.”

One problem with feeding wildlife is that the food animals get from humans may not be part of their natural diet.

Read more on Oil City News. Photo credit: Wyoming Game and Fish Department

#wyolife #casperwyoming #wyoming #wildlife #protect #gameandfish

After weeks of unseasonably warm and windy conditions, winter finally arrived for real…though only for a day or so.

The first significant winter storm of the new year moved through Wyoming on Wednesday, bringing snow, sub-zero temperatures and road closures along the way.

There is more snow for the western portions of Wyoming today, but central and southern Wyoming will be grappling with very high winds and blizzard conditions.

Schools are closed to in-person learning in Cheyenne, and miles or interstate and highways are closed this morning.

Temperatures in Casper will remain very cold through much of the day before a warming trend arrives. The National Weather Service says wind chill values will be as low as minus 15 degrees. Friday’s temperatures are expected to rise into the upper 30s, but gusty winds will persist.

#snow #casperwyoming #snowstorm #oilcityproud #oilcitywyo #visitcasper #casper

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From @staryakranch

"Woke up and it’s -2°F outside & snowing ❄️ The #yaks couldn’t be happier and we love having some so close now! We made a pasture surrounding our home for all the mama’s and their new calves, and for the #yak we’re currently halter training or weaning 🤠"

The animals are enjoying the Wyoming weather!

#StarYakRanch #oilcityproud #oilcitywyo #jeffreestar #yaks #yak #dog #snow #wyolife #wyomingwildlife #wyomingweather #snowstorm #2022

Photos credit: Star Yak Ranch

Are you enjoying the snow out in Casper today? What about your dogs? This photo was submitted by Dawn Foreman, and the pup looks right at home.

Send us your photos of the snow in Casper!

#snowday #snow #winterinwyoming #dogs #fun #wyolife #oilcityproud #oilcitywyo #casperwyoming #snapped

Here are just a few photos from the storm today, and if you weren’t already convinced by the freezing temperatures not to go outside this might be enough to change your mind. We are looking for more photos of this crazy storm. Get the chance to have your photo on Oil City News!

Send us your photos!

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Cheyenne-born Team USA speedskater Brianna Bocox competing for her country in a meet. Despite personal grief and much pressure to perform, Bocox has excelled at the long track level and will compete for a spot on the Olympic roster at the U.S. Olympic Trials in Milwaukee, Wisconsin this week. (Courtesy of Sheri Olson)

It is the biggest race of her young, 24-year-old life approaches, Brianna Bocox remembers the figures and recollections that got her there in the first place. She also remembers the memories she missed out on.

Bocox is a long track speedskater for Team USA, and a really good one at that. Her initials, B.B., hold significant weight in the sport; Bonnie Blair won five gold medals over three Winter Olympics for the U.S. in the 1980s and 90s, while American teammate Brittany Bowe is currently one of the finest all-around skaters in the world, holding the current world record in the 1,000 meters and former best in the 1,500.

But Wyoming isn’t a hotbed for Olympians, much less for speedskating of all sports. For Bocox — a Cheyenne-born Burns High School alum — it’s a peculiar career path to choose, but one that has (and still could) take her very, very far.

#speedskating
#olympics #wyolife #wyoming #famous #proud #dedication

Casper City Council member Ray Pacheco was sworn in as the city’s new mayor during the council’s first meeting of 2022 on Tuesday, January 4. Pacheco served as vice mayor in 2021 and previously served as Casper’s mayor in 2018.

Council member Steve Freel was sworn in as vice mayor on Tuesday. Freel previously served as Casper’s mayor in 2020 and 2021.

The mayor and vice mayor in Casper are selected from among members of the city council by vote of members of the city council. Pacheco and Freel were provisionally elected by their peers for the leadership positions during the council’s straw poll vote in November 2020. The council confirmed the results of the straw poll vote in a formal vote during Tuesday’s meeting.

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