🌱 Patch AM: Can Laramie finally break its long losing streak in Casper tonight?

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In today's newsletter:

• Can Laramie finally break its long losing streak in Casper tonight?
• What key school funding decisions will be made in Casper this October?
• Why did lawmakers walk out of talks that affect Casper's growth?

Also on today's calendar: SUPPORT FOR WARD DAVIS and 3 more events.

Today's riddle: What has a neck but no head? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Saturday: A heavy t-storm in the p.m., with a high of 84 and low of 66 degrees.
• Sunday: Mostly sunny and windy, temps: high: 82, low: 55.
• Monday: A t-storm around in the p.m., with a high of 88 and low of 58 degrees. 🌶 Hot!

📰 News we're reading

• Laramie Plainsmen Ready to Start the 2026 Prep Football Season [VIDEO] (kowb1290.com) — High school football fans in Casper can catch Natrona County hosting Laramie tonight at Cheney Alumni Field, with kickoff at 7 p.m. The Plainsmen are trying to snap a decades-long drought, including their last Casper win over NC back in 1994, and local listeners can follow every play on KOWB's live broadcast.
   

• Wyoming school finance committee moves toward funding solutions (wyofile.com) — State lawmakers are hammering out major changes to school safety, nutrition, and technology funding, with the next round of negotiations happening in Casper on Oct. 21–22. The committee is crafting bill drafts to add more school resource officers, bolster meal programs, and expand student computer access while trying to satisfy a court order that found Wyoming's K–12 system unconstitutionally underfunded.
   

• Lawmakers walk out during Wyoming Business Council reform talks (wyofile.com) — Casper's future business growth is tied to a heated debate in Cheyenne over how to overhaul the Wyoming Business Council and its grant programs. Lawmakers even walked out of a rare joint committee meeting while arguing whether to replace or supplement the Business Ready Community program, which many say favors already-strong cities like Casper over smaller towns with crumbling infrastructure.
   

📸 Around Casper

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Casper

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★ Featured events ★

Thursday September 3
• Benson Boone →
  Ford Wyoming Center, 1 Events Dr, Casper
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Other local events

Thursday September 3
• Planning Commission Meeting
  Town of Mills 704 4th St, Mills, WY 82604
  5:30 pm
Friday September 4
• SUPPORT FOR WARD DAVIS →
  Rialto Casper, 100 E 2nd St, Casper
  7:00 pm
Tuesday September 8
• Work Session Meeting
  Town of Mills 704 4th St, Mills, WY 82604
  6:00 pm
• Regular City Council Meeting
  Town of Mills 704 4th St, Mills, WY 82604
  7:00 pm
Friday September 11
• The Rock Orchestra By Candlelight →
  Ford Wyoming Center, 1 Events Dr, Casper
  8:00 pm

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🗓 Events Nearby

Thursday September 3
• Planning Commission Meeting
  Town of Mills 704 4th St, Mills, WY 82604
  5:30 pm
Tuesday September 8
• Work Session Meeting
  Town of Mills 704 4th St, Mills, WY 82604
  6:00 pm
• Regular City Council Meeting
  Town of Mills 704 4th St, Mills, WY 82604
  7:00 pm
Saturday October 3
• Harland Williams →
  Rialto Casper, 100 E 2nd St, Casper
  7:00 pm
Saturday October 17
• Raynes & David Wimbish →
  Rialto Casper, 100 E 2nd St, Casper
  6:00 pm

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🗞 Nearby News

Mills

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• Bulk Material Operator (I-III) (rigzone.com)

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• How did data center skepticism impact elections in southeastern Wyoming? (wyomingnews.com)

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P.S. The answer to today's riddle: A bottle (Thank you Netty W. for sending it in!)
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