Work begins on Interstate 25

Sections of Interstate 25 north of Casper will be reduced to one lane for maintenance work beginning this morning and continuing through June 27, according to the Wyoming Department of Transportation.

Workers will begin chip-and-seal work between mileposts 189 and 210 about 6 a.m. daily. Only one lane will be closed at a time, allowing traffic to flow in both directions.

The affected section is between the I-25 intersection at Highway 20/26 (Shoshoni Bypass) and the Midwest exit (Highway 259). Travelers should anticipate delays and be aware of slowing traffic and construction workers.

Library board will decide on cost

The Natrona County Public Library Board of Trustees will make two important decisions at a meeting at 5 p.m. Thursday regarding the project to build a new library, according to a release.

Architects, consultants and a committee working on cost estimates for the new library project will present recommendations, after which the Board of Trustees will finalize the cost for a new library to be presented to voters this November. Ballot language to be used in proposing an expiring sixth-cent cent sales tax to finance the new library project also will be discussed.

The meeting will be held in the library's Crawford Room and is open to the public.

For more information, call 577-READ.

Accident injures four

A three car pile-up on 12th Street and Country Club Road sent four people to the Wyoming Medical Center on Tuesday afternoon, said Craig Kidder, a Casper Fire/EMS public information officer.

Casper police Sgt. Deahn Amend said the accident involving two passenger cars and a sport utility vehicle is still under investigation.

Property damaged near fairgrounds

Authorities received at least eight reports of broken windows and doors near the Central Wyoming Fairgrounds early Tuesday, according to Casper and Natrona County law enforcement.

Police Sgt. Mark Trimble said initial reports indicated rocks were thrown into windows of a variety of Casper businesses.

Natrona County Sheriff's Office reports include damage at the Animal Hospital of Casper and Wyoming Building Supply.

Both the animal hospital and building supply offices reported broken glass doors with initial damage estimates of between $600 and $700 each.

No arrests have been made so far.

Loaf 'N Jug suspect changes plea

Gregory Allen Lockwood, 39, will have a change of plea hearing at 2:30 p.m. Monday.

Lockwood previously pleaded not guilty for reasons of mental illness, but a doctor found him competent to participate in his own defense and understand the charges against him.

Police arrested Lockwood on Jan. 18 in an alley behind the Loaf 'N Jug at 12th and Beverly streets shortly after the store had been robbed. The Loaf 'N Jug in the 4300 block of South Poplar Street had been robbed minutes earlier.