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GALLERY: 2024-2025 ARTCORE Season Schedule Released
ARTCORE is ready to kickoff their tremendous season of events on July 22. See the entire 2024-2025 season lineup and learn about the artists right here. ARTCORE was invented in 1978 with the purpose of providing opportunities for individual artists. ARTCORE presents music, dance, and theater presentations to enhance the vibrant Arts scene of the Casper area. With more than 40 events on the schedule there will truly be something for everyone.
Werner Wildlife Museum to host ‘Turkey Vultures: Friend or Foe’
CASPER, Wyo. — “Turkey Vultures: Friend or Foe” is July’s Werner Wildlife Series topic on Thursday, July 18 at 7 p.m. Guest presenter Joanne Theobald will share her vast collection of photographs and videos and provide information about turkey vulture traits, habits and folklore, according to Dalene Hodnett, director of museums.
Big D convenience store planned for Poplar and Wyo Blvd. in Casper
CASPER, Wyo. — Site work is underway at the location of a planned Big D convenience store on the south side of Wyoming Boulevard and South Poplar Street in Casper. Plans submitted to the City of Casper Planning Division show renderings of a modern Big D with its trademark pitched red roof and rock wall exterior siding. At the site — which is just west of the Rocky Mountain Carwash facility — underground fuel tanks can be seen awaiting installation as crews work on leveling and infrastructure. No foundation has been laid as of mid-July.
Boston’s Pizza open for business in Best Western Downtown Casper
CASPER, Wyo. — Casper welcomed the area’s newest Boston’s Pizza location last week with the grand opening of the 5,300-square-foot restaurant and sports bar, located in the Best Western Downtown Casper, 123 West E. St. Boston’s offers a unique concept, combining family-friendly dining with a neighborhood sports...
They were blind, now they can see: Casper man shares vision in photo exhibit after cornea transplant
CASPER, Wyo. — Local Casper resident Bill Fehringer, who received a cornea transplant in 2002 that allowed him to see, is featured in the 2024 Circle of Light Photo Project this month. The exhibit is a partnership between Banner Wyoming Medical Center and the Rocky Mountain Lions Eye Bank.
Rocky Mountain Power Gives Reason for Massive Casper Area Power Outage
Yesterday's (Monday, July 15th, 2024), power outage affected almost 25,000 residents in Casper and the surrounding area. In an updated post to the official Rocky Mountain Power Facebook page, it was stated that outage was due to "emergency de-energization" The official Rocky Mountain Power website defines de-energization as:. De-energizations are...
Popular Grocery Chain Closing Over 30 Locations
Ever since the pandemic hit, and still to this day, businesses have been struggling to stay afloat. Closing down stores that are underperforming, and having to file for bankruptcy seem to be the norm of today's day and age. Popular grocery chain closing over 2 dozen locations. Stop & Shop,...
Child Development Center gets zone change to build fence
CASPER, Wyo. — On Tuesday, the Casper City Council approved on third reading an ordinance that would allow the transfer of a narrow strip of property on East 12th Street. The ordinance created a plat for Highland Park Addition No. 8 at 2020 E. 12th St. for the transfer of a portion of the Liberty Square Apartments to the Child Development Center.
Plat for proposed subdivision on Casper’s east side wins council approval
CASPER, Wyo. — A plat for a proposed 26.67-acre area for a development in east Casper won its final approval during the Casper City Council’s regular meeting on Tuesday. The council passed on third and final reading the creation of a plat during its regular meeting at its temporary chambers at The Lyric, 230 W. Yellowstone Highway.
Bar Nunn Fire Department Car Show fast approaching
CASPER, Wyo. — The seventh annual car show benefiting the Bar Nunn Fire Department is right around the corner, though people who want to show off their ride still have time to register. The car show is scheduled for July 20 from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. at Antelope...
Balloonists injured in crash landing in east Casper Saturday
CASPER, Wyo. — A balloonist was injured Saturday after being ejected from the basket during a descent over east Casper during the annual Casper Balloon Roundup. Casper Police Department Spokesperson Amber Freestone said the event was reported around 7 a.m. Saturday. Two female passengers were aboard, and the craft was reportedly trying to land in an underinflated state.
D. Lynette St. Clair of Fort Washakie joins Wyoming PBS Foundation Board
The Wyoming PBS Foundation has welcomed three new members to its Board of Directors, including local resident D. Lynette St. Clair of Fort Washakie. The other two new board members are Carol Bell of Cody and Sarah Jo Heuck Sinclair of Sheridan. “I am delighted to extend a warm welcome...
Kanye West Faces Financial Chaos With Over $1M Unpaid Taxes; Yeezy, Wyoming Ranch in Major Debt
Kanye West's financial and legal troubles continue to mount as unpaid taxes and property expenses add to his tumultuous situation. The total amount owed by several of his companies, including Yeezy, has now allegedly reached $1,064,221 due to outstanding unpaid tax liens and property taxes. The Sun reported that West's...
Powell Baseball Player Set To Return After Suffering Life-Threatening Rattlesnake Bite
Powell resident Jhett Schwahn, 19, is thankful he always wears long pants when he hikes. Earlier this month, it might’ve saved his life from a rattlesnake bite. On July 8, Schwahn and his girlfriend were hiking down from the summit of 8,123-foot Heart Mountain in northwest Wyoming when Schwahn was suddenly bitten by a rattlesnake in the late afternoon hours. He heard no rattle from the reptile that pounced out from a bush near the trail.
C17 Crime Clips for Wednesday, July 17
GILLETTE, Wyo. – Here is a summary of notable crimes in and around Gillette yesterday, obtained through law enforcement reports compiled by the Gillette Police Department and the Campbell County Sheriff’s Office. Suspicious activity, July 16, Bay Avenue, GPD. Officers responded to Bay Avenue at 8:47 a.m. to...
GRHS Softball Community Rallies Behind Coach McEndaffer
GREEN RIVER – Players and parents went to the Sweetwater County School District No. 2 Board of Trustees meeting in support of Blair McEndaffer, the Green River High School softball coach for the last four years. McEndaffer was recently up for her yearly renewal as a GRHS coach and...
#WhatsHappening: 2024 National Day of the Cowboy celebration in Dubois
(Dubois, WY)—The National Day of the Cowboy is July 27, 2024, and according to the Dubois Western Activities Association (DWAA), several local businesses and organizations are celebrating this national event. This year, the DWAA teamed up with The Outside Circle Show to offer two nights of free working cowboy...
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