The Fort Caspar Museum and Association was excited to welcome to community to their annual Caspar Collins Day. The free event celebrated Casper’s namesake with many activities for everyone to enjoy.
On Thursday, July 22 at approximately 9:30 a.m. Cheyenne Police Officers were dispatched to a report of suspicious activity in the area of West 17th Street and Bent Avenue.
The Casper-Natrona County Health Department has recently fielded numerous calls from concerned citizens regarding door-to-door COVID vaccinations, and organization representatives want all residents to know that the CNCHD is not in any way involved in this type of canvassing to either administer vaccines or distribute information.
Starting Saturday, river and stream fishing will be prohibited from 2 p.m. until sunrise. Yellowstone Lake and other lakes will remain open to fishing from sunrise to sunset, like usual. Warm water can be stressful for trout and other fish, especially when they’re caught.
While camping in Grand Teton National Park, Arvidson failed to properly store garbage and beverages resulting in a grizzly bear receiving a food reward when it found the unattended garbage and drink at the campsite.
As Wyoming faces with another year of drought, trout are grappling with reduced food and oxygen, and in many instances, their very survival. The conditions have fish managers with the Wyoming Game and Fish Department concerned about the impacts on fish in many of the local rivers and lakes.
Mimi’s House is hosting their plant sale this Saturday. The Boy’s House and House Mom Kim have spent the last four months growing plants and creating planters.
Frazier Shows is hosting a carnival at the Eastridge Mall in Casper in the JcPenney’s parking lot. They say it’s a great way to see the community together once again.
Each week Blue Federal Credit Union and Wyoming News Now are teaming up to salute our community helpers with our Do Gooder award. This week’s recipient is Dan Hedrick.
Cheyenne Frontier Days kicks off this Friday and what better way to celebrate the occasion than with art. The Old West Museum, which has been in operation since the summer of 1978, covers the history and heritage of Cheyenne frontier days.
HIVIZ, LLC. received the “yes” that over 900 small businesses were hoping to hear after pitching at Walmart’s Open Call 2021. Walmart will be moving forward with stocking the shelves with HIVIZ’s Birdbuster sights.
CPD officers arrested Lorenzo Eagle with the recommended charges of one recommended misdemeanor charge of possession of a controlled substance, one recommended misdemeanor charge of driving under the influence of alcohol, one recommended misdemeanor charge of interference along with several other driving-related citations and one misdemeanor warrant.
43 members of Eastland Baptist Church from Tulsa, Oklahoma came to Casper for their Youth Mission Trip. They are spending the week volunteering at the church for this year’s Vacation Bible School.
Wyoming Department of Transportation has received notification from their public affairs office that a driver's license phone scam had started circulating on July 16th. Text messages are being sent to cell phones regarding false final notices for license waiver validations.
UW’s Arabic and Middle East Studies Program, in the School of Politics, Public Affairs and International Studies, was awarded a $461,000 grant for the coming year.
Work will only be performed on one side of the street at a time, primarily in the parking lane. During Cheyenne Frontier Days, work will continue but will not include any street closures.
A Casper delivery service is using their profits to make a difference. Lickety-Split Delivery is selecting a different location each day in July to be their featured restaurant.
Wyoming Humanities announced two new grant opportunities for the state to help Wyomingites delve into what makes Wyoming unique. Applicants must come up with new and innovative ways to capture new audiences.
The Central Wyoming Regional Water is asking that Casper citizens conserve irrigation water. The Regional Water System request comes from a chemical shortage from an equipment failure from a facility in Texas.
FR crews arrived on scene to find a detached shed to be on fire and spreading to vegetation in the alley. Crews were able to quickly get the fire under control and confine it to the shed. The detached shed was unoccupied along with the adjacent home.
Scammers are sending text messages that seemingly give a final notice about a “license waiver validation” and include a link to a third-party website to “avert a suspension.” The scammer’s website has been designed to look like a WYDOT website. Sometimes reminder texts with deadlines are sent as well.
Theodore Garland has a social-media page, a podcast, and a guidebook. All three have overlapping pictures and posts about his guided tours in YNP, which violated closures and other park regulations and encouraged visitors to do the same.
The Cheyenne Botanic Gardens is Wyoming’s only public garden. It exists in one of the most challenging garden climates in the lower 48 states (high winds, regular hail, high altitude, little winter snow cover, and unpredictable first and last frosts).
