Smokefree Natrona County

Keep Casper Smoke Free has started an online crowdfunding campaign that aims to defray attorney’s fees in a suit the group plans to file against the city of Casper in district court later this year. Keep Casper Smoke Free co-chair Kimberly Holloway says her group, which came up 61 signatures short of its smoking ban referendum target of 2,554 last month, is attempting to raise $3,000 by Dec... Rea

City of Casper officials say they will not recount nearly 100 rejected smoking ban referendum signatures that were being challenged by Keep Casper Smoke Free earlier this week. In response, Keep Casper Smoke Free says it will now file a complaint in district court...

Keep Casper Smoke Free officials say they’ll ask the city to recount the signatures the group gathered for a referendum on changes to Casper’s amended public smoking ban.

A group wanting a total ban on indoor smoking fell 72 votes short of the signatures needed to bring the issue to voters.

UPDATE 3:30 p.m. Wednesday: Per Smokefree Natrona County's Facebook page, over 2,850 signatures have been gathered. UPDATE 8:10 p.m. Tuesday: Officials with Keep Casper Smoke Free, the referendum committee trying to overturn changes to the city of Casper’s controversial public smoking ban, say they think they have the needed number of signatures for a referendum...

An anti-smoking group looking to revert changes to the city of Casper’s public smoking ban says it’s getting close to the number of signatures it needs for a referendum. Keep Casper Smoke Free co-chairperson Kimberly Holloway says her group is nearing the 2,465 signatures it needs by July 17 to force a special election in August...

A group looking to reverse changes to the city of Casper’s controversial public indoor smoking ordinance is on its way toward gathering the 2,460 signatures needed to force a special election in August. 287 people signed Keep Casper Smoke Free’s petition for a referendum on Friday during a rally at Conwell Park...

City councilors have approved multiple amendments to the city of Casper’s controversial public indoor smoking ban.

Smoky bars, restaurants, bowling allies or other businesses that will soon be allowed to resume smoking could return within Casper's city limits. Unless those who wish to keep Casper smoke-free, can convince the Casper City Council not to change the ordinance. The consensus is that with an increased number of smokers on the council itself, the indoor smoking ordinance ban will most likely be undone or severely weakened in Casper.

Casper's Non-Smokers are planning to rally together tomorrow afternoon to let the city council hear their collective voice.

Casper's Non-Smokers are planning to rally together tomorrow afternoon to let the city council hear their collective voice.

The majority of Casper City Council says it's in favor of either repealing or rewriting the city’s recently established public indoor smoking ban. The ban was discussed for nearly an hour at Tuesday’s council work session. Councilman Daniel Sandoval wants the ban repealed...