Good morning, Laramie.

Starting July 5, Laramie will host its annual Jubilee Days through July 13 with parades, street dances, a rodeo and food festivals celebrating Wyoming history — drawing both local residents and visitors.

City staff from Parks and Recreation, Solid Waste, Fire Department and police are coordinating permits, safety and logistics to ensure the festivities run smoothly.

Austin Kissell, an elk hunter from Laporte, was locked in on Boswell Road during a snowstorm when a gate at Ox Yoke Ranch blocked his exit and almost damaged his truck and camper — he said that officials, including the Forest Service and Albany County, must soon settle who controls the road so that hunters and others can safely use it.

Yesterday, Congress held a hearing on rare earth processing + heard testimony on new methods to cut Chinese supply control.

Local companies in Wyoming and Montana and Idaho National Lab are teaming with government support to build a demonstration plant + advance domestic production of these critical minerals.

Laramie Open Golf Championship

Date Range — Jacoby Golf Course — Registration required — Compete in a 54-hole stroke play tournament for professionals and low handicap amateurs.

Laramie Jubilee Days

5 PM - 9 PM — Laramie, WY — Entry fees apply — Celebrate a week of community spirit with parades, rodeos, and live music.

Jubilee Days PRCA Rodeo

1-2 a.m. — Laramie, WY — Ticket purchase required — Experience the thrill of rodeo sports from the largest sanctioning body in the world.

55th Annual Huck Finn Fishing Derby

7-11 AM — LaPrele Park — Free entry — Families gather to catch trout in the youth stock pond in this Laramie summer tradition.