Here's your local news at a glance for Thursday, the 17th of September.
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🏘️ Community
First Interstate Bank held its annual Volunteer Day on Wednesday, Sept.
16—more than 50 employees volunteered for local nonprofits by building beds and supporting community projects. The event aided groups like Sleep in Heavenly Peace, Habitat for Humanity Heart of Wyoming, and Meals on Wheels.
At the Boys & Girls Clubs of Central Wyoming's 28th Annual Awards & Recognition Breakfast held Wednesday, Sept.
16 at the Ford Wyoming Center, local leaders and honorees celebrated youth academic achievements and community support. Speakers shared stories on how every choice matters (highlighting the club's lasting impact).
💼 Business
The Natrona County Board of Commissioners approved a malt beverage permit for Love's Travel Stop north of Casper, clearing the way for beer sales when the 11,000-sqft complex (which includes a Hardee’s restaurant) opens Oct.
8 near Bar Nunn off Interstate 25. It will create up to 50 jobs.
📰 Economy
Peabody Energy, Union Pacific & Ferromex shipped coal from Wyoming’s Powder River Basin to Asia via the Port of Guaymas, marking a pilot project that could boost Wyoming’s mining industry.
The route tested cross-border logistics with several trains and a cargo vessel now bound for Vietnam.
🎓 Education
At Wednesday’s State of Community forum, Casper College reported a 2% increase in students and plans to offer four-year Bachelor degrees pending accreditation.
Local leaders also highlighted dual-enrollment success, campus updates, and revitalization efforts (including new tourism marketing strategies) to boost community growth.
🌲 Environment
The Wyoming Game and Fish Department announced today that it is lifting multiple catch and release fishing closures around the state after cooler weather lowered water temperatures.
Some closures remain in effect (check the department website for updates) to monitor ongoing conditions.
📰 Finance
After a cybersecurity incident disrupted systems on Sept.
8, Hilltop Bank now lets customers view their balances from Sept. 4 and has reopened nearly all branches except its new Cheyenne Prairie branch (where staffing is still being finalized) while offering only limited transactions.
🏛️ Government
Casper native and former NBC reporter Pete Williams delivered the Constitution Day keynote at Casper College’s Wheeler Concert Hall on Wednesday, Sept.
16, 2026, and warned that the steep decline in local newsrooms threatens democratic accountability (3,500 newspapers closed nationally in 20 years).
Wyoming farmers and ranchers say the Senate Agriculture Committee advanced Farm Bill 2.0 in a narrow 12+11 vote amid a dispute over SNAP that may delay a full Senate vote before Sept.
30, risking key support for local agriculture.
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