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Evansville Town Council secures emergency water reserves amid looming shortage concerns
4+ hour, 58+ min ago (576+ words) EVANSVILLE, Wyo. " Faced with the potential of a looming water shortage, the Evansville Town Council took measures at their March 23 meeting, unanimously approving the purchase of additional water reserves to ensure the town's taps don't run dry this summer. Mayor…...
Casper City Council approves $4.5 million contract for Wastewater Treatment Plant improvements
3+ week, 5+ day ago (287+ words) CASPER, Wyo. " The Casper City Council on Tuesday approved a $4.5 million agreement to replace infrastructure at the Sam H. Hobbs Wastewater Treatment Plant, addressing equipment failures that city staff say began last year. The council unanimously voted at their Tuesday meeting…...
Casper contracts for 2026 sewer system repairs
1+ mon, 1+ week ago (151+ words) CASPER, Wyo. " The City of Casper will move forward with plans for rehabilitation and repairs to its sewer system, after the City Council on Tuesday unanimously approved a roughly $1.6 million contract for the work. According to Interim Public Services Director…...
Jessica's Pond to permanently close, Wyoming Game and Fish says
1+ mon, 1+ week ago (285+ words) CASPER, Wyo. " The Wyoming Game and Fish Department recently announced that it is permanently closing Jessica's Pond, a popular fishing spot in Casper. A release from Game and Fish says that the decision to close the area came due to…...
Casper to conduct ecological assessment for next phase of North Platte River restoration
1+ mon, 1+ week ago (193+ words) CASPER " The Casper City Council approved a contract for a vegetation and ecology assessment to guide the next phase of the North Platte River restoration Get home delivery of Oil City Weekly newspaper, arriving by mail each Friday! THANKS TO…...
Drought-triggered restriction on North Platte River squeezes spigots for Wyoming towns
1+ mon, 2+ week ago (678+ words) Get home delivery of Oil City Weekly newspaper, arriving by mail each Friday!JUST $129/year A lingering "snow drought" has triggered an early season restriction on diversions from the North Platte River and its tributaries, primarily shutting off water spigots…...
Backer of controversial Seminoe hydroelectric project proposes new tack
2+ mon, 3+ week ago (1104+ words) The developer of a proposed pumped-water-storage hydroelectric project at Seminoe Reservoir has submitted a revised plan and asked federal officials to consider it as they evaluate the proposal and draft regulations." Utah-based rPlus Hydro says the alternative plan addresses a…...