Casper-Natrona County Public Health Department

The Casper-Natrona County Public Health Department has named a new director, ending a months-long search by board members and area health officials. Dr. Kelly Weidenbach will take over for Robert Harrington who retired after 15 years with the agency...

The Casper-Natrona County Health Department will be looking for a new public health director. Former director Robert Harrington tendered his resignation July 10 after 15 years as the head of the organization. Natrona County Board of Health member Mark Smith says the health department will have to make several decisions over the next few weeks...

A license revocation hearing against operators of an east Casper motel has been cancelled by Casper-Natrona County Health Department officials. Public health director Robert Harrington signed a settlement with operators of the First Interstate Motel on Monday morning...

Allergists and national health agency officials are saying that the 2013 spring and summer allergy season could be particularly lengthy and severe. Officials with the American College of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology say increased temperatures throughout the country will cause certain trees, grasses and weeds to produce more pollen for longer periods of time this spring and summer...

The Casper-Natrona County Public Health Department is offering free chickenpox vaccinations to children under the age of 18. Trina Soper, the nursing supervisor at the Casper-Natrona County Public Health Department, says chickenpox, a contagious viral infection, can cause significant problems for some children...

Officials at last week’s Natrona County Board of Health meeting said they were concerned about Casper City Council’s recent decision to revisit – and possibly amend or repeal – the city’s controversial public indoor smoking ban...

Officials with the Casper-Natrona County Public Health Department say the number of flu cases in the Casper area is on the decline. However, health officials also say that, despite the declining numbers, many area flu cases remain severe...

Officials with the Denver-based franchisee of Casper’s Golden Corral say they applaud the Wyoming Department of Health for work done in a state-issued report released last week regarding a Norovirus outbreak at the Casper restaurant late last year...

According to an official report released by the Wyoming Department of Health, a state epidemiologist says the cause of a Norovirus outbreak that sickened several hundred customers of Casper’s recently-opened Golden Corral restaurant late last year was likely “restaurant associated...

Health administrators say the flu virus is continuing its spread throughout Wyoming and the U.S. Despite limited remaining vaccination quantities, officials with the Casper-Natrona County Public Health Department are urging residents to get their flu shots as quickly as possible...