Police arrested a Casper man Friday morning on suspicion of prescription forgery and possession of forged documents after a pharmacist noticed something unusual.

According to a police affidavit, pharmacist Susan Thompson at the Second Street Albertson's grocery store called police after she noticed that a prescription belonging to Edward Chauncey Jones, 30, appeared to have been altered to increase the number of pills to 48 from 28. The prescription was for Lor Tab, a form of hydrocodone and acetaminophen. The physician's assistant who wrote the prescription told Thompson she wrote it for 28 pills.

Police arrested Jones at the Albertson's. According to the affidavit, he said he had not forged the prescription and had not given it to anyone else since he left his medical clinic that morning.

Geologists honor Midwest teacher

Bill Ochs, Midwest High School earth sciences teacher, will be honored Friday with the Wyoming Geological Association's K-12 teacher of the year award, according to a news release.

The association will recognize members for their contributions to the organization and industry.

According to the association, his class gives students hands-on experiences with their study of stratigraphy and paleontology in an outside lab via a partnership with the Rocky Mountain Oilfield Testing Center. Indoors his students work in a fossil preparation and study lab.

"By the time his students come to college and into beginning geology classes, they are prepared to become earth scientists," said Jerry Nelson, geology and geography instructor at Casper College.

College plans eclectic concert

Casper College Concert Band Director Doug Bull will direct a free concert at 7:30 p.m. Sunday in Durham Hall, located in the Aley Fine Arts Center on the college campus.

The concert will feature not only the concert band but the Casper College Brass Ensemble which will begin the show with Moussorsky's "Gopak," William Byrd's ''Round About Her Charret," and other selections.

The concert band will perform Resphigi's "Pines Of The Appian Way," Brian Balmages' "Summer Dances," Clifton William's "Dedicatory Overture," Naohiro Awai's "Jungle Fantasy," Frank Erickson's "Festive Winds," and Stephen Bulla's "Rhapsody For Flute" featuring sophomore music major Mary McNally on flute.

Nic hosts clay workshop

Amber Battista Olson will host a workshop from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Oct. 27 at the Nicolaysen Art Museum & Discovery Center.

The workshop is designed to help participants discover forms and materials that will inspire their work in clay, sculpture or collage, according to a news release.

Participants are encouraged to bring clay tools if they have them, a notebook/sketchbook, and any natural materials they would like to work with. Clay will be provided and fired by the NIC.

The cost of the workshop is $45. For more information or to register, call Lyman at (307) 235-5247.