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Gary Wayne Potter: 1954 – 2024 Gary Wayne Potter, born June 2, 1954, in Casper, Wyoming, to Thelma and Charles Ralph Potter, passed away on September 8, 2024. Gary attended Grant Elementary, Dean Morgan Junior High School, and graduated from Kelly Walsh High School in 1973. Gary ...

CASPER, Wyo. — Casper Police weren’t putting up with driving under the influence during the last half of August. “DUI’s don’t have a time-frame,” traffic officer Ryan Brownell said in a prepared statemetn. “There are arrests at all hours...

GILLETTE, Wyo. — Gov. Mark Gordon and the Campbell County Commissioners are hosting “The Cowboy State Economy: Keeping Wyoming Energy Strong,” a forum for community members to hear from industry and elected leaders who are working to keep Wyoming energy jobs and core industries strong. The evening f...

GILLETTE, Wyo. — Wildlife managers are asking hunters to submit samples from their harvest in a continued effort to track chronic wasting disease in Wyoming.  Chronic wasting disease is a fatal neurological disease affecting American cervids, or members of the deer family, including white-tailed deer, mule deer, elk and moose, according to the U.S. Geologi ...

CASPER, Wyo. — The City of Casper is hosting its annual Pooch Pool Party to send off the dog days of summer with style at Mike Sedar Pool this Saturday, Sept. 14. According to a release, the party for pups runs from 1 to 3 p.m. and costs $10 per dog. Ther ...

CASPER, Wyo. — Every year, the nonprofit Gilder Lehrman Institute recognizes one outstanding history teacher from each state. This year, the honoree from Wyoming is Kelly Walsh High School teacher Paula Volker, who has been teaching government, sociology, AP government, and world history since 1994. KW Princip ...

CASPER, Wyo. — A majority of the Natrona County School District Board of Trustees voted to advance a late-addition agenda item Monday to solicit design proposals for upgrades to Kelly Walsh High School’s athletics and activities complex, including an activities support building. The ite...

CHEYENNE, Wyo. — Law enforcement and truck drivers from across the country will join forces next weekend for the truck convoy to raise awareness and funds to benefit Special Olympics Wyoming athletes on Saturday, Sept. 21. The WYDOT yard at 5300 Bishop Boulevard in Cheyenne will be filled with trucks as they convoy through the city to celebrate their support of Special Olympics Wyoming athletes. T

CHEYENNE, Wyo. — Gov. Mark Gordon has ordered both the U.S. and State of Wyoming flag be flown at half-staff statewide from sunrise to sunset on Wednesday, Sept. 11, Patriot Day, to honor and pay our respects to the individuals who lost their lives in the terrorist attacks of  Sept. 11, 2001. “For ...

CASPER, Wyo. — A long-vacant former restaurant building on Casper’s east side is being polished up for its next tenant. According to the City of Casper’s Building Division, Riddle’s Jewelry is planning to move into the former Golden Corral building, located at 5091 E. 2nd St. According t...

By Tennessee Watson and Jake Goodrick, Gillette News Record New video of the moments leading up to Kenneth R. Durrah’s death in the Campbell County Detention Center raises questions about jail guards’ use of certain restraint practices to subdue individuals in their custody. The video of the 2022 ...

If you or someone you know is in immediate danger of harming themselves, please call 911. If you or someone you know is experiencing suicidal thoughts, call the U.S. National Suicide Prevention Lifeline at 988 or text “WYO” to 741-741 for the Crisis Text Line. CASPER,...