In 1859, Albert Bierstadt, a renowned Western artist, captured what likely stands as the earliest photographic documentation of a pioneer wagon train traversing Wyoming, descending a hill towards the Big Sandy River valley.
The American Solar Challenge is is currently taking place and, this year, the event follows the route of the Oregon trail, meaning that Casper has served as a checkpoint for the racers.
Police response to a possible hostage situation on Casper's west side caused the brief lock down of three elementary schools around noon Friday.
"The schools were notified to go into lock-down, because officers were responding to a possible hostage situation in the neighborhood of River West off of Robertson Road...
Potential development west of Casper brought historians interested in local archeology out last week to make a request of the Natrona County Commission.
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