News across Natrona County
People Behind Progress: Community Over Competition
What makes a city a place people are proud to call home? It’s easy to point to the visible things: thriving local businesses, public art, live music, community events, restaurants filled with familiar faces, and gathering places where people actually want to spend their time.…
Oil City News welcomes new feature writer and photojournalist
Greetings to the Oil City News readers. I am excited to introduce myself to you all as the new features writer and photojournalist here at Oil City News. I am looking forward to putting down roots here in Casper and to becoming a part of your community. As the features writer at…
Kelly Walsh swimmers decry cancellation over Oil Bowl scheduling conflict
CASPER, Wyo. — Four members of the Kelly Walsh High School girls swim and dive team addressed the Natrona County School District 1 Board of Trustees at its Monday meeting to protest the cancellation of an upcoming home meet, which they say was done to allow more parking for the…
Pokes in the Pros: Week 3
CASPER, Wyo. — The University of Wyoming has produced several NFL players currently making an impact. Here’s how they did in the most recent week’s slate of games. Josh Allen, Buffalo Bills Allen had a relatively shaky outing on Sunday, but it didn’t cost his team as the Bills…
Casper College interns begin semester at Oil City News
CASPER, Wyo. — This month, Oil City News has welcomed its first fall interns from Casper College onto its staff. Ashlyn Cooper and Caleb Hill are students at Casper College and will be on staff until mid-November. Hill is majoring in anthropology and English while Cooper is…
Special Olympics Wyoming fall tournament returns to Casper
CASPER, Wyo. — Special Olympics Wyoming recently announced that it will host its annual State Fall Tournament in Casper next week, from Wednesday, Oct. 7 to Friday, Oct. 9. The event will offer competition in bowling, cycling, bocce and soccer. It represents over 700 athletes…
Charges filed against 18 individuals on Wind River Indian Reservation
CASPER, Wyo. — The U.S. Department of Justice recently announced that it has filed charges against 18 individuals on the Wind River Indian Reservation, for a variety of crimes. A release from the DOJ says that these charges came as a result of a recent surge of resources to the…
Casper man gets 6–10 years after firing rifle at ceiling toward neighbor
CASPER, Wyo. — A 27-year-old Casper man got a straight prison sentence on Tuesday for discharging a firearm into the ceiling above his apartment last October. Judge Kerri Johnson agreed with investigators that it appeared the shots targeted the sound of the footsteps of the woman…
Grand Teton National Ballpark? Visitors call it a field of nightmares.
by Angus M. Thuermer Jr., WyoFile MOOSE, WYOMING—The news shot around Grand Teton National Park’s Jenny Lake on Sunday like the crack of a well-hit baseball echoing off the walls of Cascade Canyon. The Trump administration and Major League Baseball are scouting the park for a…
Obituaries: Brownewell; Elmore; Isbell; McNeff; Patton; Vega; Voelker
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Man pleads cold to sexual assault in downtown Casper last summer, faces up to 15 years in prison
Prosecutor Pat LeBrun laid out the details of what the responding Casper Police Department officers saw after getting a call to the park across from the courthouse at 10:06 a.m. on Saturday, August 1.
Natrona County District Court criminal case hearings (9/21/26–9/25/26)
CASPER, Wyo. — The following are arraignments, judgments and sentences rendered in criminal cases in Natrona County District Court last week. This may not be a comprehensive log and is based on hearings attended by Oil City News, filings provided by the clerk of district court,…