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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…
NCSD policy committee considers AI guidelines
CASPER, Wyo. — Natrona County School District 1 leadership is considering an official policy on artificial intelligence, which was presented Monday during the Board Policy Committee’s meeting. According to Associate Superintendent Amy Rose, the unauthorized use of artificial…
Casper Fire-EMS Department to donate pair of old firetrucks to Casper College fire science program
CASPER, Wyo. — The Casper Fire-EMS Department will donate two of its older fire engines to the Casper College fire science program. The firetrucks being donated are two 1999 American LaFrance pumpers that have reached the end of their useful operational life after 27 years of…
University of Wyoming optimistic on academic freedom despite censorship lawsuit naming new president
by Maggie Mullen, WyoFile On the cusp of his first academic year as president of the University of Wyoming, retired Army Brig. Gen. Shane Reeves made national headlines in late August, though not for his new post leading the state’s sole four-year public university. Instead, as…
(PHOTOS) KWHS Marching Band competes in northern Colorado festival over weekend
CASPER, Wyo. –– Kelly Walsh High School Trojan Marching Band director Sarah Hanson stood on a portable platform surrounded by dozens of student performers on Saturday afternoon. They were already sweating in their performance costumes after over an hour of intense practice that…
Supreme Court finds Wyoming must spend more on teachers, strikes down other funding demands
by Rebecca Huntington, WyoFile, and Owen Houtakker, Wyoming Tribune Eagle In a highly anticipated decision, the Wyoming Supreme Court ruled Thursday that the state has failed to adequately fund K-12 teacher salaries and properly account for inflation. But the court struck down…