Here's your local news at a glance for Friday, the 27th of June.
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🚧 Accidents
Laramie firefighter Dylan Schilt was left temporarily paralyzed when a stone chimney chase collapsed on him during a house fire call on Feb.
28—injuring his back, ankle and lung—and after 16 weeks of recovery he walked out of a physical therapy center in Denver and returned home where he continues outpatient therapy.
💼 Business
Laramie-based Airloom Energy received Pentagon approval for two SBIR applications—each potentially awarding $1.25 million—and is set to begin building a prototype of its new, smaller wind turbine design this summer.
CEO Neal Rickner said the company is also talking with a data center and local developers to quickly bring its efficient wind energy solution to military bases and other projects.
🌲 Environment
The Medicine Bow National Forest will share LaVA project details and ask for public input in June and July using several feedback methods — the project will cover new focus areas like Cottonwood and Libby as well as previous ones such as Barrett and Middle Douglas.
Further information is available in the recent newsletter and on the project website.
🏛️ Government
Wyoming farmers and ranchers supported a bill approved on Monday to boost federal oversight of foreign ownership of agricultural land.
The legislation would add the Agriculture Secretary to a Treasury committee that reviews investments in agribusiness — a move intended to better protect local farmlands.
On Thursday, about 300 people gathered at the Wyoming Capitol in Cheyenne to protest Sen. Mike Lee's proposal to sell or transfer federal public lands.
Rep. Karlee Provenza of Laramie organized the rally—local residents waved signs and cheered to block the plan.
🎉 Laramie Events
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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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