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Today’s edition · Thurs., Nov. 5

Casper OKs a new animal shelter contract; Trojans head to state 34-0

Plus, a coal chute under a downtown alley adds seven days to the project

The Good Day Casper team7 sources3 min read

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Animal shelter

The Casper City Council approved an agreement Tuesday with Sampson Construction Company for the new Metro Animal Shelter, with a contract construction cost of $7,610,610. Adding a $203,523.40 contingency brings the total commitment to $7,814,133.40 for a planned 9,694-square-foot building. Oil City News

The new animal shelter's total commitment tops $7.8 million

$7,610,610
contract construction cost
$203,523.40
owner-controlled construction contingency
$7,814,133.40
total financial commitment
9,694
square feet planned for the shelter

Source: Oil City News

Downtown alley

Councilors on Tuesday approved Change Order No. 2 with Falcon Construction, adding $142,275 and seven calendar days to the alley project. Crews found an underground coal chute running beneath the alley from the basement of the Cadillac Cowgirl at 147 South Center St. Oil City News

Volleyball

The Kelly Walsh Trojans head to state at 34-0, having dropped only five sets in the regular season. They won the last two state titles and are chasing a third. Wyoming News Now

Bixby hotel

The council voted Tuesday to terminate legacy property use restrictions on lots 16 through 19 in the . That happens once the planned C.H. Bixby hotel is finished and gets a certificate of occupancy. Oil City News

Food conference

The Wyoming Food Coalition brings its 2026 annual conference to Casper Nov. 12-14. It runs primarily at the , 2011 Fairgrounds Road. The Sheridan Press

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Casper OKs a new animal shelter contract; Trojans head to state 34-0

Plus, a coal chute under a downtown alley adds seven days to the project

The TLDR

  1. Council approves the new animal shelter's construction contract
  2. A coal chute adds seven days to the downtown alley project
  3. Kelly Walsh volleyball heads to state at 34-0
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