Moorcroft Leader - The Voice of the Community Since 1909, Serving Moorcroft and Pine Haven, Wyoming

CASPER — Drive through downtown Casper on a typical summer afternoon, and more likely than not, you will see nothing remarkable. 

You may notice that the traffic is mild and the sidewalks are tidy and mostly empty — save for maybe a few shoppers and businesspeople wandering about. Visit during the evening, and you may have some angst finding street parking, especially if there’s a concert going on. Life downtown is pretty ordinary, in other words. 

Which might surprise you if you’ve Googled Casper lately. A rash of recent attention from national (and some international) media, spu...