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Shana Lipps, 56, says she feels better than ever. As a teenager, Shana Lipps was a competitive swimmer and didn’t have a care in the world about her weight. “You eat as many calories as you want and have no trouble,” she said.  As an adult, tho ...

CASPER, Wyo. — A Casper man was sentenced to eight to 12 years in prison Tuesday after a jury convicted him of third-degree sexual abuse of a minor last summer. Ryan Dale Townsend, 36, still maintains his innocence, according to his attorney, Tim Cotton, who addressed Judge Kerri Johnson at sentencing on Tuesday morning. “He s ...

CASPER, Wyo. — A new liquor store will be coming to the Casper area in the coming year after the Casper City Council unanimously approved a liquor license for the planned business on Tuesday. The license is being transferred from Local Liquor & Lounge, located at 4120 Centennial Hills Blvd., to Inte...

CASPER, Wyo. — Soldiers with the Wyoming Air National Guard deployed to South America this week, and were given a sendoff worthy of their service. That’s according to a release from the Wyoming National Guard, which stated that soldiers assigned to Detachment 6, Bravo Company, 2/245th Aviation Regiment were honored at a ceremony at the Army Guard’s C-12 Hangar on Dec. 1. The sendoff ce ... Read Mo

CASPER, Wyo. — Despite very little snow in the lower elevations of Natrona County, Hogadon Basin Ski Area recently announced that its opening day for the 2024–25 season will be Saturday, Dec. 7, 2024. That’s according to a social media post from Hogadon, which stated that it will begin operating under normal hours beginning Saturday. It will be open ...

CASPER, Wyo. — Here are details on some calls taken by Natrona County law enforcement agencies in the past week. Information was provided by Natrona County Sheriff’s Office spokesperson Kiera Hett and Casper Police Department spokesperson Amber Freestone. Additional...

CASPER, Wyo. — The City of Casper Parks Department now has a clear directive on how to improve the city’s parks and outdoor amenities moving forward, after the City Council approved the Parks and Recreation Master Plan for the coming years on Tuesday. The pla...

CASPER, Wyo. — In October 2023, the U.S. Attorney’s Office formed a Project Safe Neighborhoods Leadership Committee in Wyoming. Throughout the last year, the PSN Leadership Committee reviewed and analyzed various factors and statistics to determine how to best use PSN resources, as well as to develop and implement enforcement strategies to prevent and reduce crime and to provide oversight and eval

CASPER, Wyo. — Natrona County’s tourism wing will have a new leader in the coming year, as Annette Pitts was recently named as Visit Casper’s next CEO. She officially steps into the position on Jan. 6. Pitts will replace outgoing CEO Tyler Daugherty, who Visit Casper public relations said is stepping away from the position due to personal reasons. Pitts joins V...

GILLETTE, Wyo. — Gillette Police Department Officer Christopher Goree was taken into custody and placed on administrative leave pending termination after he was charged with four felonies and a misdemeanor for actions taken while serving as an officer in Utah. G...