Alert Top Story Spotlight Longtime Casper legislator, Korean War veteran Gail Zimmerman dies at 92 Dylan Farrell Aug 5, 2025 Aug 5, 2025 Updated Sep 9, 2025 0 1 of 2 Gail Zimmerman, a longtime Casper legislator and Korean War veteran, died Wednesday. He was 92. Contributed photo Gail Zimmerman, a longtime Casper legislator and Korean War veteran, died Wednesday. He was 92. Contributed photo Prefer us on Google Learn More Facebook Twitter Bluesky WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Dylan Farrell Editor's note: This story has been updated to reflect the Zimmermans' family structure and the timeline of Gail Zimmerman's public service. kAmv2:= +:>>6C>2?[ H9@ C6AC6D6?E65 >F=E:A=6 5:DEC:4ED[ :?4=F5:?8 r2DA6C[ 36EH66? E96 DE2E6 9@FD6 2?5 D6?2E6 7C@> `hgd\`hhh[ 5:65 @7 ?2EFC2= 42FD6D @? 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She started as a Brownie. Now this Casper woman is being honored for her leadership with Girl Scouts of Wyoming Half a century after the trip that first brought Janet de Vries to Wyoming as a young troop member, the longtime Girl Scouts leader is being h…
You might want to know about these closures in Casper A couple of closures you might want to know about.
Finding loved ones just got easier at Highland Cemetery The cemetery is also reminding visitors that all Memorial Day decorations placed in front of or behind headstones must be removed by June 6.
America turns 250: Casper’s biggest Fourth of July celebration is coming to the Ford Wyoming Center Additional activities are still being finalized.
‘Everyone deserves to be on the shelf’: A Casper man's fight for representation and intellectual freedom Conrrado Saldivar, Natrona County Library manager, was recently named a 2026 Mover and Shaker by the Library Journal.
