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Casper schools see big drop in enrollment
Oil City News
Natrona County School District 1 is facing an accelerating financial challenge after an update shows student enrollment has dropped by 428 students this year, a loss that directly impacts the district’s primary state funding. The decline, a serious issue for the district, is happening a lot faster than anticipated, Oil City News reports. Read the full story.
Accountant goes to prison for embezzling from Cody newspaper publisher
Powell Tribune
At a recent hearing in Park County District Court, the prosecution argued that a Powell accountant’s embezzlement of $1.28 million merited up to six years in prison. District Judge Bill Simpson, however, concluded that the decade-long theft from a Cody-based newspaper publishing company deserved an even longer sentence. “Society needs to have a message sent,” the judge said, according to the Powell Tribune. Read the full story.
Cheyenne engineers request $15 million in sales tax for road maintenance, upkeep
Wyoming Tribune Eagle
City engineering department officials are seeking $15 million on the 2026 sixth-penny sales tax ballot to help fund the next five years of road maintenance and upkeep in Cheyenne. The city maintains roughly 370 miles of streets, which can be damaged by heavy vehicles, moisture infiltration, freezing temperatures, oxidation and delayed maintenance, the Wyoming Tribune Eagle reports. Read the full story.
Federal government shutdown affects home closings, loan processing
The Sheridan Press
Experts are warning that the federal government shutdown is impacting an already strained housing market. Real estate professionals in Wyoming, and nationally, are pointing to lapsed programs, delayed approvals, delayed paperwork, uncertainty and loss of buyer confidence as factors potentially slowing home sales, The Sheridan Press reports. Read the full story.
Yellowstone roads reopen after storm ahead of Saturday’s seasonal closure
Buckrail
After a snowy weekend that saw more than 30 accidents, stranded vehicles, and slide-offs, Yellowstone National Park’s internal roads are open for the final days of the visitor season. Only Dunraven Pass, the road connecting Tower Fall and Canyon Village, is closed, Buckrail reports. Read the full story.