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Natrona County School District trustees are scheduled to discuss the Next Generation Science Standards at a Monday work session. It will be the first of two scheduled discussions the board will have on the controversial standards which present climate change and evolution as fact...

Annual aircraft rescue firefighting training sessions are underway at the Casper-Natrona County International Airport. During each session, area residents may notice columns of heavy black smoke coming from the airport. Januska says the burns are required by the Federal Aviation Administration and there's no immediate threat to public safety or airport operations...

Improvements will be coming to a road on Casper’s east side. Casper City Council on Tuesday unanimously approved a $720,000 contract with a Mills-based company for improvements along Blackmore Road. Casper mayor Paul Meyer said the project has a wide scope...

Liquor code revisions that would allow for satellite wineries to operate within Casper have been passed and adopted by Casper City Council. Council members unanimously adopted the new code Tuesday night. Casper mayor Paul Meyer says the city’s revised liquor ordinance now duplicates state law, in that, it now allows for a certain number of out-of-town Wyoming-based wineries to sell their product w

Another step has been taken toward the construction of an ice rink at the Casper Events Center - with it may come expanded ice time for local ice skating enthusiasts, touring ice shows and professional hockey. Casper City Council on Tuesday approved a contract for the installation of a refrigerated floor at the city-owned arena...

The owner of a local photography company says he intends to run for a seat on the Natrona County Commission later this year as a Republican. Steve Schlager says he doesn’t possess any political experience, but the former officer with the Casper Police Department says he does possess experience as a civil servant...

The average price for a gallon of gas in Wyoming slipped fractionally last week to $3.45, according to GasBuddy.com and its survey of nearly 500 gas stations throughout the state. “There’s not an awful lot of movement there, but what we see is comparable to what we’re seeing nationwide,” GasBuddy...

Casper mayor and Ward II councilman Paul Meyer says he will seek another Casper City Council term this November. “I’m a real businessman in the city, I will hold my head high due to my business affiliations and political aspirations - and at the time when I can’t hold my head high in this city, that’ll be the time I’ll leave office,” Meyer said...

The installation of an ice rink may be just around the corner at the Casper Events Center. “Engineering work has been done, we’ve got a contract drawn up, and we anticipate getting approval of that so we can move forward with the installation of ice in the window that we have this summer,” John Patterson, the city manager of Casper, said on Thursday...

The city of Casper formally welcomed the Casper Coyotes hockey franchise to the community on Thursday. The expansion team will begin play next season in the Western States Hockey League, which currently has 24 teams in four divisions...