Here's your local news at a glance for Friday, the 5th of December.
Good morning, Casper.
🏘️ Community
The Cowboy State Expo (Christmas Mall Expo) is at Eastridge Mall today through Dec.
7 with over 200 vendors and family-friendly activities including food, local shopping, and special events in the old Macy’s.
Kiwanis Club, in partnership with Food For Thought and Natrona County High School Key Club, will provide meals for more than 800 food-insecure students and families over the winter break.
The program (started in 2020) supplies extra nourishment when school meals are not offered.
Food Bank of Wyoming announced it received a $125,000 matching donation from the John P.
Ellbogen Foundation (every dollar donated through Dec. 31 is matched) to boost its holiday food drive. A benefit concert scheduled for Dec. 20 at Oil City Beer Company (Headbangers Against Hunger) offers locals a chance to support the effort.
🎭 Culture
Generation Warrior is a new documentary following eight Northern Arapaho and Eastern Shoshone youth as they face early adulthood on the Wind River Reservation and will air Tuesday, Dec.
9 at 7 p.m. on Wyoming PBS (filmed over four years to capture their stories).
The documentary Generation Warrior will debut on Wyoming PBS Tuesday, Dec.
9 at 7 p.m. and follows eight Northern Arapaho and Eastern Shoshone youth as they face early adulthood and cultural expectations on the Wind River Reservation.
🎓 Education
Judy Catchpole, Wyoming’s former state superintendent of public instruction, died on Dec.
4 as Gov. Mark Gordon’s office announced her passing. A longtime Casper resident (she led education reform from 1995 to 2003), she remained active on local education boards.
🏛️ Government
Wyoming Senator John Barrasso and Senator Michael Bennet introduced the bipartisan Retirement Rollover Flexibility Act Tuesday to let workers transfer their Roth IRAs into employer plans and lower fees.
The measure aims to help public, nonprofit and private employees consolidate their retirement savings.
🏥 Health
Banner Health announced seasonal visitor restrictions to help keep patients, visitors and staff safe during respiratory illness season.
The guidelines, effective immediately, state that no visitors under age 13 are allowed without supervision and people with symptoms must delay their visit.
🎉 Casper Events
Submit an event →
5v5 WY Futsal Cup
8 a.m. - 5 p.m. — WYO Sports Ranch — Registration required — Compete in a thrilling futsal tournament with teams from across Wyoming.
🏠 Casper Real Estate
Submit a listing →
No new real estate listings today. You can submit one here.
💼 Casper Job Board
Submit a job →
No new job posts today. You can submit one here.
📣 Casper Announcements
Submit an announcement →
No new community announcements today. You can submit one here.
Stay in the know, Casper.
Free, always. No spam. Unsubscribe anytime.