Fly Tying: Ugly Bug Fly Shop Hosts Second Annual “Great Bug Battle”
The Great Bug Battle, entering its second year, gives fly tyers a chance to compete in what organizers describe as an “Iron Chef” type of contest. Keep Reading | 558 words
Casper Rundown — What’s Happening in Casper, Wyoming
A weekly column looking at what's happening in Casper. Keep Reading | 693 words
Eating Wyoming: It’s Restaurant Week in Casper
It's Restaurant Week in Casper. Visit Casper is partnering with dozens of restaurants, breweries, sandwich shops, and more. Keep Reading | 964 words
The team from HQ Southern Barbecue in Casper serves up a sampling of macaroni and cheese as part of the 2018 “Noon Year’s Mac&Cheese Fest” in Casper. (Courtesy photo)
Something different for the New Year — a mac&cheese festival
A New Year’s celebration for those who love macaroni and cheese and may not be able to stay awake until midnight is on tap in Casper on Dec. 31. Keep Reading | 517 words
Wyoming Suffrage to be commemorated through music
The Wyoming Symphony Orchestra has commissioned an original work from rising American composer Stephanie Ann Boyd to celebrate the 150th anniversary of women’s suffrage in Wyoming and the 100th anniversary of suffrage in the United States. Keep Reading | 625 words
Some retailers look for options to seasonal help
As holidays draw near, employers at retail stores, restaurants and hotels in Wyoming may find the state’s current unemployment rate of 3.8 percent makes it very difficult for them to hire extra workers for the holiday season. Keep Reading | 752 words
Sense of community makes Casper neighborhood one of magazine’s 50 ‘nicest places’
A Casper neighborhood has been identified by Reader’s Digest magazine as one of the 50 “nicest places in America.” Keep Reading | 530 words
Windmill fan blades and motor housing components wait for disposal at the Casper Regional Landfill. Some 1,000 pieces from decommissioned wind turbines will be disposed of at the CRL by 2020, bringing an estimated $675,485 in new revenue to the landfill. (Photo courtesy of the Casper Regional Landfill staff)
Wind turbine blades being disposed of in Casper landfill
The Casper landfill will soon be the home of more than 1,000 decommissioned wind turbine blades and motor housing units. Keep Reading | 434 words
Meet the young Wyoming bullfighter whose ‘life calling’ is cowboy protection
While bull riders were out in the arena four times during last week's College National Finals Rodeo in Casper, the bullfighters were out more than 100 times. And hometown hero, bullfighter Wyatt Mason -- a Casper, Wyoming native -- was in the arena 135 times looking out for his fellow cowboy. Keep Reading | 233 words
College National Finals Rodeo in Wyoming: Special Olympics
On the last day of the College National Finals Rodeo in Casper, Wyoming contestants help put on a Special Olympics version of the competition for area special olympians. Keep Reading | 404 words