News across Natrona County
Natrona County Library honors ‘book lady’ Dolly Parton to kick off Dolly Day festivities
CASPER, Wyo. — Late country music star Dolly Parton famously said that she wants to be remembered first and foremost as “the book lady,” for founding the Imagination Library. On Friday, the Natrona County Public Library honored that legacy by kicking off the inaugural Dolly Day…
Fort Caspar Museum places final headstones in project to honor fallen soldiers
CASPER, Wyo. — With the addition of the final 19 headstones, the Fort Caspar Museum recently completed its years-long project to add graves for the soldiers who died while serving at the 19th century military fort. The project was spearheaded by local historian and author Johanna…
Wyoming Community Service Providers honors direct support professionals at Casper banquet
CASPER, Wyo. — On Wednesday, Sept. 16, Wyoming Community Service Providers gathered at The M in downtown Casper to recognize and honor 16 direct support professionals, or DSPs for their work throughout Wyoming. At the event, 16 different DSPs were named and honored, and the…
Oil City News presents: VOICES w/ Whitney Asay
Every week, Oil City News presents VOICES, a series of questions designed for members of the community to share their upcoming events and activities happening throughout Casper. Each week, a new voice will be heard. This week’s edition of VOICES features Whitney Asay, executive…
Bucking the wind: Wyoming artists transform wind blade into snowfence
The "Windborne" art installation transforms a discarded wind turbine blade into function inspiration, Casper artist says.
Wyoming high school football scoreboard (Week 4)
CASPER, Wyo. — Here’s a look at the high school football scores from this week across Wyoming. Scores including local schools (in Natrona County) are in bold. Only varsity-on-varsity games involving Wyoming schools are listed below. Thursday, Sept. 24 Class 1A 9-man Friday, Sept.…
Clock Control Lifts Kelly Walsh Past Tigers
CASPER — The Kelly Walsh Trojans controlled the clock for much of Friday night, using a methodical ground game to defeat the Rock Springs Tigers 21-6. The loss dropped Rock Springs to 0-5 on the season, while Kelly Walsh improved to 2-3. Kelly Walsh received the opening kickoff…
Casper’s vintage fashion boutique GiGi’s on 2nd gets second chance with new owner
CASPER, Wyo. –– Like a lot of loyal customers at GiGi’s on 2nd, Anastasia Avramidis was upset to hear that owner Jody Sauers was planning to retire and close the vintage boutique consignment store. “When I found out, I was sad and thought that somebody should purchase it,” she…
Natrona County High School releases list of ‘event expectations’ for students, visitors
CASPER, Wyo. — Natrona County High School recently released a list of “event expectations” for both students and visitors during high school football games. NCHS released a social media post on Friday saying that, beginning Friday, Sept. 25, it is implementing the following…
‘It’s killing me’: Soaring fuel prices pound Wyoming’s food providers and producers
CASPER, Wyo. –– Rapidly rising fuel prices are eating into the budgets of Wyoming organizations that help local producers and those facing food insecurity. “Transportation is not an easy task, and any one of my transportation routes is pretty much a 500-mile round trip,” said Eat…
Wyoming Starbucks stores spared as company plans closures across North America
CASPER, Wyo. –– Wyoming won’t be deprived of caffeine, at least when it comes to one of the largest coffee providers. On Thursday, Starbucks announced that it will close 250 of its stores across North America as part of an ongoing effort to upgrade and revive their locations. The…
Natrona County recent applications for marriage (9/16/26–9/22/26)
CASPER, Wyo. — Congratulations to all of the happy couples applying for marriage licenses in Natrona County. Here is a list of those who applied for a marriage license from Sept. 16 through Sept. 22. All filings are reported to Oil City News by the County Clerk’s Office. The log…