Here's your local news at a glance for Thursday, the 26th of June.
Good morning, Laramie.
At its June 17 meeting, the Laramie City Council appointed two members to the Comprehensive Plan 2025 Steering Committee to update the city's vision.
The committee will work with residents and officials to shape plans for the future.
Wyoming hunters remain united in opposing any proposals to sell public lands, saying no revised plan will ever protect their access for hunting.
Sen. Mike Lee is working on a revised bill, and local outdoorsmen and lawmakers warn that even small sales could threaten key hunting areas—fueling ongoing political debate.
Wyoming lawmakers took a careful step to let naturopathic doctors get a license by forming a working group led by Sen. Eric Barlow at a Tuesday meeting in Casper— the group will study if these doctors can give medicine and order lab tests.
Some supporters say the change may help with doctor shortages in rural areas— while others want more care in writing the rules.
Three mosquito samples collected just outside city limits tested positive for West Nile virus this week using RAMP testing, but no human, bird, or horse cases have been reported in the area.
City officials will continue to fog neighborhoods and apply targeted larval control in parks and trails (areas with historically higher mosquito activity).
Laramie cyclists competed in the Wyoming Senior Olympics where they gathered at the starting line on a windy day with temperatures around 75 degrees that warmed by mid-day — riders then faced rising heat in Cheyenne as the event continued.
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.
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