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🌱 Patch AM: Why 137 troublesome Casper turkeys were trapped and moved
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Morning Casper! We've got the scoop on the latest happenings in town. Read on to get looped in. ☀️
In today's newsletter:
- Why 137 troublesome Casper turkeys were trapped and moved
- How a Casper jail became part of Trump’s immigration dragnet
Today's riddle: I got fired from the M&M factory. 🤔 (Answer below!)
Find out what's happening in Casperfor free with the latest updates from Patch.
- Saturday: Increasingly windy, with a high of 54 and low of 43 degrees.
- Sunday: Breezy with clouds and sun, temps: high: 53, low: 38.
- Monday: Increasingly windy, with a high of 49 and low of 32 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
• Wyoming loves wildlife: WyoFile's most popular Photo Fridays of 2025 (wyofile.com) — One of WyoFile’s most-read Photo Fridays of 2025 spotlighted a Wyoming Game and Fish project that trapped 137 nuisance wild turkeys around Casper and moved them to rural areas in Natrona and Converse counties. The roundup also revisits other popular wildlife and landscape photo essays from across Wyoming, from fossil-rich rest areas to rattlesnake country and migrating elephants in Jackson Hole. 
Find out what's happening in Casperfor free with the latest updates from Patch.
• Wyoming officials leaned into Trump's immigration agenda in 2025 (wyofile.com) — Wyoming’s stepped-up role in Trump’s immigration crackdown now reaches directly into Natrona County, where ICE agreements led to immigrants being held for weeks in a Casper jail cell. The story traces new state laws, sheriff partnerships with ICE, and the human impact on undocumented workers and detainees connected to Wyoming, including one man who described his time in Casper as psychological “hell.”
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🗓 Events Nearby
- Douglas - Teen Saturday DnD
Douglas Branch - Meeting Room 2 , 300 E Walnut St , Douglas
11:00 am - Douglas - Adult: Tolkien Tea Party
Douglas Branch - Meeting Room 1 , 300 E Walnut St , Douglas
11:00 am - Douglas - Adult Craft and Chat
Douglas Branch , 300 E Walnut St. , Douglas
9:00 am - Glenrock - Teen Advisory Board
Glenrock , 518 S 4th St , Glenrock
4:00 pm - Casper City Council Meeting
City Hall , 200 N. David St. , Casper
6:00 pm - Douglas - Children's Storytime
Douglas Branch , 300 E Walnut St , Douglas
10:00 am - Glenrock - Children's Story Time
Glenrock Branch , 506 S 4th St , Glenrock
10:00 pm - BUCKAROO & LADY BUC BASKETBALL vs CASPER CHRISTIAN 5:00 & 6:30PM
Kaycee School , 235 Holt Ave , Kaycee
5:00 pm - Glenrock - Teen Ping Pong Night
Glenrock Branch , 518 S 4th St , Glenrock
6:00 pm - Glenrock - Teen D&D
Glenrock Branch , 506 S 4th St , Glenrock
3:00 pm - KCS LADY BUC BASKETBALL @ RIVERSIDE - 4:00PM
Kaycee School , 1212 B St , Basin
4:00 pm - Glenrock - Adult - Book & Brew:
Ft. Diablo , 1136 US-87 , Glenrock
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💬 Chatter
What your neighbors are talking about on social media
- Is anyone’s child missing a cute painted picture of a boy with the name of E Huise?
It probably got caught in the wind and got stuck on my fence. It has a tear on it. Let me know if you want to come and get it. (Nextdoor Paradise Drive) - Hi everyone, new to the Casper area and looking for work.
Driving and warehouse are my specialties, but am very versatile and hard-working. Please feel free to reach out. Thank you! (Nextdoor Poplar/Collins)
- ManpowerGroup posted a job opening for Shipping and Receiving in Casper. Apply here.
- PetSmart, Inc. posted a job opening for Retail Sales Associate in Casper. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Casper here.
🗞 Nearby News
Bar Nunn
- Wyoming legislator who allegedly 'drinks while driving for anxiety' arrested (eastidahonews.com)
Douglas
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