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A Nightmare on Jackson Street: Local house decorates with the spirit of the season
CASPER, Wyo. — “I was 11 years old,” began Gonzo Bonsai, the owner of a meticulously decorated Halloween house located on Jackson Street. “I worked at a haunted house through my local high school back in Wisconsin. It was the March of Dimes Haunted House on Lime Kill Road, and I fell in love with the idea.”
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Casper Area Transit to pause services Nov. 11 for Veterans Day
CASPER, Wyo. — Casper Area Transit will pause bus operations Nov. 11 in observance of Veterans Day, the City of Casper announced Monday. The holiday closure applies to both the fixed-route LINK service and the ASSIST door-to-door paratransit service. The primary transit office will also remain closed on Nov....
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Nicholas Whipps Takes Over As Casper Area Chamber Of Commerce Executive Director
Dr. Nicholas Whipps takes over as Executive Director of the Casper Area Chamber of Commerce this November, bringing years of experience working with veterans at Casper College and the city recreation department.
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Casper plans for streetlight modernization project
CASPER, Wyo. — A study into Casper’s streetlights has revealed that nearly all streets, intersections and sidewalks across the city currently fall below national illumination recommendations, according to consultants at the Casper City Council’s Tuesday work session. Funded through a $119,850 federal grant from the U.S. Department...
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Casper officials give sixth-cent project updates, fifth-cent data at Wednesday press conference
CASPER, Wyo. — Casper officials gave progress updates on past municipal tax initiatives while detailing spending plans for proposed revenue from Natrona County’s countywide fifth-cent sales tax ahead of the upcoming election at a Wednesday press conference. If voters choose to renew the fifth-cent tax on Nov. 3...
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New Metro Animal Services facility to break ground in early November
CASPER, Wyo. — Construction work on a new Metro Animal Services facility will soon begin in earnest, with a groundbreaking ceremony scheduled for Nov. 5 at 4:30 p.m. The event was announced Wednesday by Casper Mayor Ray Pacheco. According to Metro Director Jodi Decker, the new building and groundbreaking...
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Haunted history, ghost stories linger at Fort Caspar
CASPER, Wyo. — A game of checkers can last all summer at Fort Caspar, where volunteers and historians like Johanna Wickman and Con Trumbull say patience is key when your opponent is believed to be a spirit. They make a move on one of the fort’s checkerboards, leave and...
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Downtown trunk or treat delights local families
CASPER, Wyo. — Though Halloween doesn’t come until Saturday, area children got a head start on their candy collection Friday afternoon, as Casper emergency services personnel and municipal staff hosted a trunk or treat at the Hall of Justice and Casper City Hall. Responders with the Casper Fire-EMS...
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Downtown businesses celebrate season with ghost scavenger hunt
CASPER, Wyo. — There is still time for downtown Casper shoppers to become intrepid ghost hunters as businesses in the district are gearing up for the conclusion of the second annual Great October Ghost Hunt, a community scavenger hunt designed to encourage local shopping and boost downtown foot traffic.