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If you or someone you know is in immediate danger of harming themselves, please call 911. If you or someone you know is experiencing suicidal thoughts, call the U.S. National Suicide Prevention Lifeline at 988 or text “WYO” to 741-741 for the Crisis Text Line. CASPER,...

CASPER, Wyo. – It was good to be back home again on Friday for the Kelly Walsh High School Trojans. After a stinging 34-0 loss to Campbell County in Gillette on Aug. 30, the Trojans were ready to redeem themselves in front of their home crowd during their first home game of the season. K...

GILLETTE, Wyo. — A recently released and updated plan from the Bureau of Land Management would tap millions of additional acres of public lands for solar energy development, including lands in Wyoming.  At the end of August, the BLM announced its proposed roadmap for solar energy development on public lands, expanding the original 2012 Western Solar Plan for solar project permitting on public land

Janet M. Christensen: 1928 – 2024 Janet (Jan) M. Christensen (McLean) passed away on August 31, 2024 surrounded by her family at the Wyoming Medical Center. She was 95 years old. Jan was born on November 4, 1928 in Hood River, Oregon to John McLean and Beth Bailey McLean. Grow ...

WASHINGTON, D.C. — On Thursday, U.S. Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg announced $2,827,340 in grants for seven Wyoming projects. The grants are part of $1 billion in funding through President Joe Biden’s Bipartisan Infrastructure Law for the Safe Streets and Roads for All, or SS4A, program. The fundin ...

CASPER, Wyo. — Five seats on the Natrona County School District Board of Trustees are on the ballot in the Nov. 5 general election. On Thursday, the Natrona County Clerk’s Office confirmed that the following is the final slate of candidates. Current tru ...

CASPER, Wyo. — City of Casper officials are inviting the public to join them on two nights this month to learn more about its push for a 6th Cent tax to fund any or all of eight propositions. In late June, Casper City Council finalized its recommended list of projects the Specific Purpose Sales and Use Tax would fund if the tax is approved by voters in November. That...

*Trigger Warning* The following story focuses on themes of addiction and mental health. If you or someone you know is struggling with addiction, call or text the Crisis Lifeline at 988. Those who have lived in Casper for a certain amount of time have undoubtedly been to La Cocina, one of the town’s preeminent Mexican restaurants. La C ...

CASPER, Wyo. — Congratulations to all of the happy couples applying for marriage licenses in Natrona County. Here is a list of those who applied for a marriage license from Aug. 21 to Aug. 27. All filings are reported to Oil City News by the County Clerk’s Office. The log is ...

There’s a debate among the general public on the subject of AI (Artificial Intelligence) and its rise in the workforce. Some people hate it, stating that AI takes jobs away from actual human beings, that the margin for error vastly outweighs the benefits and that AI robots, at some point, are going to become sentient and have minds and emotions of their own and will eventually grow to resent the h

CASPER, Wyo. — Unforeseen complications with the construction of the new Casper Mountain Trails Center’s parking lot could add over $168,000 to the total cost, the Natrona County Board of County Commissioners learned on Tuesday. According to Natrona County Parks Director Michael Brown, the recently expanded parking lot features a large soft spot that needs to be repaired. “When y...

CASPER, Wyo. — The Natrona County Board of County Commissioners on Tuesday took no action towards approving or denying a major subdivision request, after multiple people spoke out against the developer during the public hearing. The proposed subdivision, named the Tatanka Run major subdivision, would be located on the east side of Interstate 25 North, roughly three miles north of the intersection