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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