By Dustin Bleizeffer Gov. Mark Gordon has promised to sue over a new suite of federal rules that most observers agree will hasten the U.S. thermal coal industry’s trajectory toward extinction — an existential threat to many Wyoming communities and one of the state’s main economic drivers. The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency on Thursday issued four “final” rules aimed at drastically cutting coal pollution, including a mandate that existing coal-fired power plants cut or capture 90% of their planet-warming carbon dioxide emissions by 2032 or convert to natural gas or close a ..read more

CASPER, Wyo. — The National Weather Service in Riverton’s forecast for the start of the coming week features bright, sunny days followed by nights with chances for rain and a wintry mix. Today, there is a 20% chance of isolated showers and thunderstorms beginning in the late afternoon, after 3 p.m. The day will be mostly sunny, though, with a high temperature of roughly 58 degrees. Moderately strong winds could gust as strong as 20 mph. At night, scattered showers and thunderstorms will move through the region before midnight, followed by isolated showers between midnight and about 3 a.m. Nig ..read more

The Michael Houck Real Estate Team is hosting nine different open house events this weekend. This is your chance to find your forever home — or, at the very least, to see some of the very best houses currently on the market. The houses being shown on Sunday include: Address: 1415 W 27th St. — Casper, Wyoming Time: 11:30 to 12:30 p.m. Bedrooms: Two Bathrooms: One Additions: One-Car Garage Listing Price: $236,000 Address: 122 N. Elk — Casper, Wyoming Time: Noon to 1:00 p.m. Bedrooms: Three Bathrooms: Two Additions: One-Car Garage Listing Price: $270,000 Address: 545 ..read more

CASPER, Wyo. — We were right! The sun DID come out tomorrow! Er, today. Yesterday? We don’t even know anymore. But thanks to photographer Amber Jones for sending in this photo of a “beautiful rainbow over the open prairie.” Do you have a photo that captures the beauty of Wyoming? Submit it by clicking here and filling out the form, and we may share it ..read more

MILLS, Wyo. — Dozens of dart players and other community members filled Diesels Bar and Grill Saturday for a fundraiser benefiting the Maher family, following the recent passing of Casper teen Bobby Maher. “Bobby and my son were best friends,” event organizer Amber Vandom previously told Oil City News. “He was such a fun, loving kid. They were always riding bikes together, hanging out and just getting into trouble together the way all young kids do.” Vandom said the idea to help her friends with a fundraiser was a no-brainer, and the idea to specifically host a darts competition to raise the ..read more

CASPER, Wyo. — Since opening roughly a year ago, Babe and Ruthie Boutique has become a popular local source of fashionable clothing and jewelry. Now, the owners are opening a children’s clothing store, only a few doors down in the Sunrise Shopping Center. Owner Dee Zeidler said the idea to add children’s clothing to Babe and Ruthie’s catalog was borne from several requests by customers. It soon became clear that space would not allow for them to add children’s clothes at the existing 4330 South Poplar St. location, and so the hunt was on for a second location. “We had a bunch of people say to ..read more

By Joshua Wolfson Before my daughter was born, I wrote her a letter I never sent. I was traveling for work at the time and stopped at a rest area to put into words the thoughts spinning in my head. I didn’t save the letter. It disappeared that summer amid the flurry of rituals tied to impending parenthood: painting walls, building cribs, buying toys and tiny outfits. But I remember telling her in that letter what I hoped she’d become. Courageous and wise. Resilient and kind. A decade and a half later, I realize that much of what I hoped for her was the ability to thrive without me. Not t ..read more

CASPER, Wyo. — Jon Schaffner is this year’s Casper College Alumni Association 2024 Distinguished Alumni Award winner. After graduating from Casper College in 1998 with two Associate of Science degrees, one in engineering and the other in physics, Schaffner attended the University of Wyoming, earning his Bachelor of Science in electrical engineering with honors. After graduating from UW, Schaffner headed to Pensacola, Florida, where he reported to Officer Candidate School, earning a commission as an ensign in the United States Navy. In late 2001, Schaffner began his first sea tour aboard the s ..read more

By Mike Koshmrl Until a few weeks ago, Wayne Pacelle was undecided whether he’d join the fray of lawsuits challenging the federal government’s decision to allow western states to continue managing gray wolves.  Then the news cycle spun toward Sublette County, where local resident Cody Roberts is accused of running down a wolf with a snowmobile on Feb. 29, capturing the critically wounded animal, taping its mouth shut, and showing it off in a bar for hours before finally killing it — actions that have thus far only earned Roberts a $250 fine. Pacelle, a forme ..read more

CASPER, Wyo. — The ding of aluminum bats and the cheering of fans and players emanated from Washington Park on Saturday at the inaugural Rock the Diamond Baseball Tournament. The tourney features five teams from throughout the state: the Casper Knights, the Cheyenne Coyotes, the Rawlins Renegades, the Green River Wolves and the 307 Spartans out of Rock Springs. “This is our first big event of the season, so we’re really excited,” Casper Knights coach Clayton Parry said. In the coming weeks, the Knights will be traveling to Green River, Lander and Cheyenne for more competition, Parry said. Pla ..read more