Good Day
Laramie
Saturday, July 12th, 2025
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Good morning, Laramie. Here's your local news at a glance for Saturday, the 12th of July.
COMMUNITY NEWS
- ➤ Cole Prevost competed in the Flaming Gorge Jalapeño Eating Contest during Laramie Jubilee Days and experienced a lasting afterburn—highlighting the contest as a local favorite among residents. Laramie Boomerang
CULTURE NEWS
- ➤ A Florida boy had his Wild West dream come true on a peaceful ranch in the Laramie Valley where he experienced cowboy life—fulfilling a wish he had only imagined before. Laramie Boomerang
EDUCATION NEWS
- ➤ Senators Lummis, Barrasso and Representative Hageman introduced the Wyoming Education Trust Modernization Act to allow new investment strategies for the state's $5.4 billion school trust fund so that school funding could rise from 5% to 8.3% without raising taxes. The bill maintains permanent fund safety + could add millions for K-12 classrooms. Laramie Live
ENVIRONMENT NEWS
- ➤ The Wyoming Game and Fish Department confirmed that invasive New Zealand mudsnails are present in Gelatt Lake and Wheatland Reservoir #3 near Laramie after angler reports from late April and early this summer. Officials warn that cleaning, draining, and drying gear is essential to stop the spread — once these snails enter a waterbody, they cannot be removed. Laramie Live
- ➤ Dead trees and storm-damaged branches are blocking trails in Wyoming because federal crews have fewer workers due to budget cuts — local outfitters and volunteer groups now work to clear them; outfitter Lee Livingston said delays cost his business up to $3,000 a day. Cowboy State Daily
TRAVEL NEWS
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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.
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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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Wyoming TeacherCon: 250 Years of Legacy and Learning
8 a.m. – 5 p.m. — Marian H. Rochelle Gateway Center — Early bird registration $100 — Celebrate Wyoming's teaching legacy with workshops, keynotes, and networking.
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TODAY'S FOOD FOR THOUGHT
By the time a man realizes that his father was right, he has a son who thinks he's wrong.
~ Charles Wadsworth
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