🌱 How a new booster station could safeguard Rawlins’ drinking water supply

Good morning to you Rawlins! Catch up on our news and events right here. Keep reading to stay in the know. ☀️

In today's newsletter:

• How a new booster station could safeguard Rawlins’ drinking water supply
• Truck driver charged in tunnel crash that killed two Rawlins residents
• Rawlins remembers William “Bill” Martin, a 1967 Rawlins High graduate

Today's riddle: What did the carpenter ant say when he walked into the bar? 🤔 (Answer below!)

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Weather forecast:

• Wednesday: Partly sunny and pleasant, with a high of 79 and low of 47 degrees.
• Thursday: Mostly sunny and breezy, temps: high: 80, low: 44.
• Friday: Breezy in the afternoon, with a high of 81 and low of 48 degrees.

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📰 News we're reading

• Rawlins Council Votes to Apply for State Grant (bigfoot99.com) — Rawlins is pursuing a $1.5 million state mineral royalty grant to add a pressure‑booster station that would protect water service for higher‑elevation neighborhoods if a key line fails again. After a recent break spilled over a million gallons, engineers say the new pump at Date and 9th would let crews reroute flow and complete long‑term repairs with fewer disruptions.
   

• Murder charges lodged against trucker in Green River Tunnel pileup (truckersnews.com) — Two young men from Rawlins, Christopher Johnson and Quentin Romero, were among those killed in a massive 2025 pileup in the Green River Tunnel, and the truck driver involved now faces murder and assault charges. The case, unfolding in state courts, continues to seek accountability for the crash that claimed three lives and injured many others along I‑80.
   

• William 'Bill' L. Martin (southtexasnews.com) — A former Rawlins resident and 1967 Rawlins High School graduate, William “Bill” L. Martin, has passed away at 78, leaving many family members and friends mourning his loss. Though his visitation and funeral will be held in Texas next week, his years in Rawlins and ties to the community are warmly remembered by those who knew him here.
   

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What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• Pizza Hut, Inc. posted a job opening for Team Member in Rawlins. Apply here.
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🗞 Nearby News

Casper Mountain

• PHOTOS: No injuries after small aircraft makes crash landing near Casper airport (oilcity.news)
• Best States for Racial Equality in Education (2026) (trib.com)
• Natrona County Sheriff's Office incident report log (6/1/26-6/2/26) (oilcity.news)

Casper

• Casper PD Incident Report logs (6/1/26-6/2/26) (oilcity.news)

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: Is the bar tender here? (Thank you W. M. for sending it in!)
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