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Also check out The Rock Orchestra By Candlelight on the Casper Patch calendar
Good day Casper! We're here again with what you need to know today. Grab a cup of coffee and read on. ☀️
In today's newsletter:
- Who's competing at Casper's free three-day state pickleball championship?
- Five ways to spend your Saturday right here in Casper
- Did a WWII bomber crash once happen on your Casper-area land?
Also on today's calendar: Harland Williams and 3 more events.
And lastly, we have a post from a neighbor, Peg N.!
Today's riddle: Where do math teachers go on vacation? 🤔 (Answer below!)
- Saturday: Hot; breezy in the morning, with a high of 91 and low of 57 degrees. 🌶 Hot!
- Sunday: A passing afternoon shower, temps: high: 91, low: 65.
- Monday: Windy; a thunderstorm around, with a high of 82 and low of 57 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
1. Pickleball is for everyone: Powerball Amateur Pickleball State Championship Series comes to Casper (oilcity.news) — Casper residents can catch top amateur pickleball action all weekend as the Powerball Amateur Pickleball State Championship runs Sept. 5–7 at the Casper Pickleball & Sports Complex, free to watch. Players from across Wyoming and beyond are competing for spots in a Dallas world championship, giving Casper strong representation on a national stage. 
2. Your Saturday, Sept. 5 Guide: Five things to do in the Oil City (oilcity.news) — If you're looking for something to do in Casper today, there's a full slate of options from morning through evening. Downtown hosts a Back to Hogwarts Day, ART 321 offers a watercolor class, CitiWerks Cafe has open mic, The Hangar shows the Cowboys game, and the library's American Revolution exhibit continues.
3. Mission: To Find Lost WWII Crash Sites In Wyoming (kgab.com) — Casper's World War II legacy is being rediscovered as a volunteer team searches for long-lost training crash sites tied to the former Army Air Base at Casper/Natrona County Airport. With several sites already found, including one on Casper Mountain, they work with the Wyoming Veterans Museum to mark locations and hold memorials for fallen airmen and their families.
4. Felony warrant out for driver in crash that flipped vehicle last week in Casper (oilcity.news) — Casper-area readers should know a felony warrant has been issued for a 32-year-old man accused of battering a woman, then allegedly running a red light and causing a rollover crash near Evansville. Charges include DUI, battery, property destruction and leaving the scene, and he remains presumed innocent unless proven guilty.
5. Lawmakers consider higher taxes for data centers (wyomingpublicmedia.org) — State lawmakers met in Casper this week to debate whether large data centers should be taxed at a higher industrial rate, a move that could affect future projects in Natrona County. They ultimately delayed advancing the proposal, asking for clearer definitions and better reporting on tax exemptions before revisiting the issue in November.
📸 Around Casper
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🗓 Upcoming Events in Casper
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★ Featured events ★
- The Rock Orchestra By Candlelight →
Ford Wyoming Center, 1 Events Dr, Casper
8:00 pm
Friday September 11
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Other local events
- Work Session Meeting
Town of Mills 704 4th St, Mills, WY 82604
6:00 pm - Regular City Council Meeting
Town of Mills 704 4th St, Mills, WY 82604
7:00 pm - Ghost Town Shooters NRL22 COF →
Ghost Town Shooters, 2330 N Station Road, Casper
11:00 am - WAMCAT Fall 2026 Institute IN-PERSON series →
Nolte Gateway Center, Casper - Harland Williams →
Rialto Casper, 100 E 2nd St, Casper
7:00 pm
Tuesday September 8
Saturday September 12
Wednesday September 16
Saturday October 3
🗓 Events Nearby
- Work Session Meeting
Town of Mills 704 4th St, Mills, WY 82604
6:00 pm - Regular City Council Meeting
Town of Mills 704 4th St, Mills, WY 82604
7:00 pm - Raynes & David Wimbish →
Rialto Casper, 100 E 2nd St, Casper
6:00 pm
Tuesday September 8
Saturday October 17
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💬 Chatter
What your neighbors are talking about on social media
- Anahis bakery on Facebook is selling banana bread cinnamon rolls cream cheese frosting tomorrow!!
They are $7 for bakery rolls they are pretty big! (Nextdoor Demsey Acres) - I found 2 small dogs wandering around red tail and Lennox.
The brown Boston terrier went back into a back yard, a little gray older dog is out on the trial barking, i tried to get it to follow me back to what… (Nextdoor Sagewood)
- Natrona County Schools posted a job opening for Substitute Custodian in Casper. Apply here.
- Spencer's posted a job opening for Assistant Store Manager - Spencer's in Casper. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Casper here.
Ok Casper! So now you're in the loop about what's happening today. Thanks for reading, and see you in your inbox next time! Oh -- and if you like what you're reading, invite a friend to Patch AM!
-- The Patch AM Team
P.S. The answer to today's riddle: Times Square (Thank you Jean K. for sending it in!)
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