Oil City News

CASPER, Wyo. — The Casper City Council approved the vacation and replatting of just under 9 acres of land to be used for a driver education course by the Natrona County School District. The 8.95 acres of land are located at the northeast intersection of Wyoming Boulevard and Alcova-Casper Road. D...

CASPER, Wyo. — Next week, the Nicolaysen Art Museum will ring in the Chinese New Year with a celebration of Chinese culture and science for the whole family to enjoy. The celebration is scheduled for Wednesday, Jan. 29 from 5:30 to 7 p.m. ...

CASPER, Wyo. — A Casper man was sentenced to four to six years in prison on Friday for holding an unloaded firearm to a woman’s head last April. When Zachary Scott Kovacs, 23, appeared before Judge Josh Eames, he was so remorseful that he was unsure if he deserved the suspended sentence they were asking for, according to his public defender, Dylan Rosalez, who added that Kovacs had no relevant cri

Alton “Ace” Parker: 1928 – 2025 Alton “Ace” Parker, 96, of Casper, Wyoming has accepted a final transfer and left for the next big boom on Sunday, January 19, 2025. Ace lived with the oilfield in his blood. He was born and raised on a Carter Oil lease camp outside of Seminole, Oklahoma, to Alton and Fleady Parker. He told stories of listening ...

CASPER, Wyo. — The Casper Spuds baseball team will continue using Mike Lansing Field for the coming years, after the Casper City Council unanimously voted to renew the team’s lease for the field’s facilities on Tuesday. The lease agreement allows the team use of the concessions area for the sale of food and beverages. It grants the Sp...

LARAMIE, Wyo. — The Wyoming Integrated Test Center, managed by the University of Wyoming’s School of Energy Resources, was recently provisionally selected to negotiate a substantial funding award to continue and expand testing operations for carbon dioxide capture, removal and conversion. The U.S. De ...

A journey that began in a Chinese orphanage has brought Jase B. to a new chapter in his story — one filled with promise, leadership and inspiration. Named the Boys & Girls Clubs of Central Wyoming’s 2025 Youth of the Year, Jase is now preparing to represent the Club at the State Youth of the Year competition later this month. Jase’s path to ...

CASPER, Wyo. — A no unnecessary travel alert has been issued for Casper Mountain Road as a winter storm impacts Natrona County and much of central Wyoming. According to WYDOT, the alert was issued just after 1:30 p.m. WYDOT’s traffic cameras showed heavy snowfall and snowpack on the road. Cameras...

CASPER, Wyo. — Multiple Natrona County residents and others have been charged in a methamphetamine delivery conspiracy that resulted in three high-speed chases and additional robbery charges for some defendants. Four suspects were arrested last Thursday after a high-speed chase on Interstate 25 during which spike strips were used to disable the vehicle and two bags of presumptive-positive methamph

CASPER, Wyo. — Powder River Energy Corporation has been awarded $23.5 million by the U.S. Department of Agriculture. The funding, announced by Acting State Director Janice Blare, comes from the Powering Affordable Clean Energy program, established through the Inflation Reduction Act. S...