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CASPER, Wyo. — The Casper-Natrona County Health Department inspects restaurants, grocery stores, convenience stores, mobile food units, commissaries, and food vending operations. Every facility has an unannounced inspection at least twice a year. Accor ...

CHEYENNE, Wyo. — The Kemmerer Wildlife Crossing project on U.S. Highway 189 in southwest Wyoming is on schedule to begin construction next year, the Wyoming Game and Fish Department recently announced. The project is funded with a $24.3 million Wildlife Crossing Pilot Program discretionary grant that the Federal Highway Administration awarded to the Wyoming Department of Transportation and Wyoming

CASPER, Wyo. — Casper physician Ryan Jackson recently created the Loyd Haden Tanner Memorial Scholarship to honor the memory of his grandfather. The $1,000 scholarship will be awarded yearly. To qualify, students must have a GPA of at least 2.0, be...

GILLETTE, Wyo. — A rookie Gillette police officer is facing multiple felonies with Utah prosecutors alleging he engaged in a custodial sexual relationship, tampered with a witness and illegally accessed protected information while employed as a Hurricane City police officer, Washington County court records state. C...

CASPER, Wyo. — Eric Bischoff has lived a thousand lifetimes. He knows what it means to struggle. He also knows what it means to succeed. He’s thrived, and he’s survived. Like another pro wrestling legend and close friend of Bischoff’s used to say, he’s “dined with kings and queens, and dined on pork ‘n beans.” Eric Bischoff has done it all and, a...

CASPER, Wyo. — On Tuesday, during the Natrona County Commissioners’ work session, Natrona County Clerk Tracy Good revealed the results of the 2024 election, which took place in November. Speaking to the county commissioners, Good shared various statistics regarding Wyoming voter turnout. “There ...

CASPER, Wyo. — Multiple municipal departments will soon be equipped with new vehicles after the Casper City Council approved the purchase of six vehicles at Tuesday’s meeting. The combined cost of the vehicles is roughly $1.3 million. Two new...

CASPER, Wyo. — The University of Wyoming has a meat judging team. Not only that, but the team recently made a very impressive showing during a fall performance. That’s according to a release from the University of Wyoming, which stated that the UW team finished in the top 10 overall in four different contests it participated in during the fall season. In two of ...

CASPER, Wyo. — Food Bank of Wyoming recently announced that the organization is participating in a Holiday Matching Challenge in order to provide meals to those experiencing food insecurity. That’s according to a release from the nonprofit organization, which stated that thanks to a gift from the John P. Ellbogen F ...

CASPER, Wyo. — A Casper man allegedly pepper-sprayed a liquor store clerk, stole over $2,000 worth of cigarettes and led police on a chase before his arrest Tuesday night, Casper Police Department spokesperson Amber Freestone told Oil City News. F...

Shana Lipps, 56, says she feels better than ever. As a teenager, Shana Lipps was a competitive swimmer and didn’t have a care in the world about her weight. “You eat as many calories as you want and have no trouble,” she said.  As an adult, tho ...

CASPER, Wyo. — A Casper man was sentenced to eight to 12 years in prison Tuesday after a jury convicted him of third-degree sexual abuse of a minor last summer. Ryan Dale Townsend, 36, still maintains his innocence, according to his attorney, Tim Cotton, who addressed Judge Kerri Johnson at sentencing on Tuesday morning. “He s ...