Sunday, March 1st, 2026
Good morning, Laramie. Here's your local news at a glance for Sunday, the 1st of March.
COMMUNITY NEWS
- ➤ Rancher Jeff Ketcham said his longhorn cow Sweetheart produced her 20th calf on Monday at Walkin’ K Ranch (east of Cheyenne), continuing a 20-year streak of reliable annual births that has sparked local interest in longhorn cattle farming. Cowboy State Daily
CRIME NEWS
- ➤ In 1927, former newspaperman and Albany County sheriff Charles Cosby was fatally shot by Frank Bray in a ravine near Laramie during an auto probe that marked his short tenure in office, and his death led to widespread community mourning. Cowboy State Daily
ECONOMY NEWS
- ➤ Wyoming is set to see more plumbing jobs as new data centers, a nuclear plant, and military upgrades add to the current shortage of skilled workers. Local programs (like the Laramie County Community College apprenticeship) help ease the gap, though local contractors warn rising wages may challenge future projects. Cowboy State Daily
EDUCATION NEWS
- ➤ A Wyoming House committee approved a bill to recalibrate K-12 school funding after earlier legislative talks stalled following multiple Senate amendments at a meeting in Cheyenne, with further discussions expected to shape local school budgets. Laramie Boomerang
TODAY'S FOOD FOR THOUGHT
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