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Casper
Friday, January 2nd, 2026
Good morning, Casper. Here's your local news at a glance for Friday, the 2nd of January.
COMMUNITY NEWS
- ➤ Oil City News’s 'Year in Review' recaps top local stories from 2025 by highlighting significant changes like Radiant Industries canceling a reactor project & shifts in school and business operations that have shaped community life. Oil City News
EDUCATION NEWS
- ➤ Casper College’s Lee and Felicia Castellow Adult Learning Center will host five free information sessions on Jan. 6 and 8 at the CALC on the southeast side of Werner Technical Center to help adults earn a high school equivalency certificate; RSVPs are due by Jan. 5 and Jan. 7. Jack FM
- ➤ Casper College’s Lee and Felicia Castellow Adult Learning Center is hosting five free sessions on Jan. 6 and 8 to help adults earn a High School Equivalency Certificate — each session requires an RSVP and valid ID. Sessions are held at the CALC inside the Werner Technical Center. 104.7 KISS FM
- ➤ Casper College’s Lee and Felicia Castellow Adult Learning Center is hosting five free sessions for adults to earn a high school equivalency certificate on Jan. 6 at 9 a.m. and 1 p.m. and on Jan. 8 at 9 a.m., 1 p.m. and 6 p.m. at the Werner Technical Center. The Cowboy
- ➤ Casper College’s Lee and Felicia Castellow Adult Learning Center (CALC) will host five free sessions on Jan. 6 and Jan. 8 for adults to earn a High School Equivalency Certificate; RSVPs are required and valid ID must be brought. The sessions aim to help build better job and earnings opportunities. K2 Radio
GOVERNMENT NEWS
- ➤ The Wyoming Department of Transportation on Wednesday unveiled two new specialty license plates – one featuring search and rescue and the other honoring rodeo heritage – available starting Jan. 1, 2026, with auctions planned early next year to support their causes. Jack FM
- ➤ The Wyoming Game and Fish Department uses nearly 250,000 annual harvest surveys to estimate big game takes statewide—despite only 20 to 40 percent of hunters responding—and updated its longstanding method with online tools and UW support in 2023 to guide wildlife management. 104.7 KISS FM
- ➤ Flags statewide will remain at half-staff until dusk on January 5 by order of Governor Mark Gordon to honor Judy Catchpole, the former superintendent who passed on December 4, 2025 + funeral details will be shared by her family. K2 Radio
- ➤ The Wyoming Game and Fish Department sends nearly 250,000 surveys each year to estimate big game harvests even though only 20–40 percent of hunters reply. Officials use decades of survey science (including a UW partnership) to guide wildlife management and set future hunting seasons. Jack FM
- ➤ Wyoming D-O-T introduced new Search and Rescue and Rodeo license plates available Jan. 1, with a limited run set for auction early this year — extra fees and optional donations will support rescue operations and rodeo programs. The Cowboy
HEALTH NEWS
- ➤ Banner Health in Casper reinstated mandatory mask use in patient areas amid rising flu cases; visitors, patients, and staff must wear masks while other seasonal visitor restrictions will lift on March 31. Oil City News
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Bubbles, Baubles and Beans Annual Benefit
5 p.m. — INDUSTRIAL BUILDING — Benefiting Natrona County Meals on Wheels — Enjoy family-friendly activities and culinary delights for a great cause.
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Mule Deer Foundation Banquet
5-10 p.m. — The Hangar Bar & Grill — Early Bird Special available — Celebrate mule deer conservation with raffles, silent and live auctions, and more.
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