Carter Napier

Casper City Council will hold an extended work session at City Hall, 200 N. David St., at 4:15 p.m. today to hear requests for funding from the proposed Optional One-Cent Sales Tax that is up for renewal in November. Forty-one governmental, civic organizations and nonprofits submitted proposals seeking money for their programs for public transportation, recreation, the arts, museums, social servic

The apparent demise of Hedquist Construction, Inc., marks the latest episode in Craig Hedquist’s relationship with the city.

Casper's reserves amount to about $12.6 million, which would sustain the city for 102 days if all funding sources immediately evaporated.

Napier estimated revenues from the Optional One-Cent Sales Tax No. 16, if renewed, would be about $12 million to $13 million a year, for a total of about $50 million.

Jason Speiser was appointed interim fire chief on Dec. 1 after Kenneth King resigned.

New Casper Police Chief Keith McPheeters is a 25-year veteran of the Farmington, N.M., Police Department.

In October 2016, Kenneth King announced his retirement soon after apologizing for an email he called a joke about suppressing evidence in the Oct. 2015 Cole Creek Fire.

The candidates will be in Casper next week for interviews, but there is no timeline for deciding on a new chief.

City Manager Carter Napier said the amended changes could put Casper in the black by the end of fiscal year 2019.

The Casper City Council gave informal approval to raising building permit fees and planning and engineering fees during its work session Tuesday. Mayor Kenyne Humphrey said the changes are long overdue. "There was pretty strong majority to move that forward since there haven't been increases since 1979," Humphrey said...