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Western Wyoming Family Planning to close after 48 years
Rocket Miner
For almost 50 years, Western Wyoming Family Planning has been a quiet but vital lifeline for Sweetwater County. Since opening its doors in 1976, the Rock Springs clinic has offered affordable healthcare, reproductive support and a compassionate ear, the Rocket Miner reports. However, after 48 years, the clinic plans to close March 31. “I do believe access to birth control at a low price is going to be the hardest to find,” Executive Director Paola Delgadillo said. “Patients depended on us because their insurance no longer covers their needs or they just couldn’t afford those services.” Read the full story.
House joins Senate in approving $5 million for state shooting complex
Powell Tribune
An additional $5 million to build the Wyoming State Shooting Complex in Park County appears likely. That amount, from a fund initially set up for the complex back in 2023, was approved in Senate and House amendments. With that, the complex will have its full ask of state funding, with the remainder of the roughly $20 million project to be covered by sponsorships and donations. The main point of contention has been whether the $5 million constituted extra funding or just the rest of what had previously been promised, the Powell Tribune reports. Read the full story.
UW has opportunity to take over Cheyenne supercomputer facility operations
Wyoming Tribune Eagle
The National Science Foundation has announced that management and operations of the National Center for Atmospheric Research-Wyoming Supercomputing Center are expected to transition to a third-party operator, and the University of Wyoming has a chance to take that role. The Derecho supercomputer is located at the NCAR-Wyoming Supercomputing Center in the North Range Business Park in west Cheyenne. The announcement comes two months after the Trump administration announced plans to shut down NCAR’s Mesa Laboratory in Boulder, Colorado, the Wyoming Tribune Eagle reports. Read the full story.
Cheyenne Council approves $199K for Historic Pumphouse repurpose design
Cap City News
The Historic Pumphouse near the Ames Underpass is officially slated for a “dignified” second life following a unanimous Cheyenne City Council vote to convert the pioneer-era structure into a municipal operations hub. The council approved a $198,903 professional services agreement with TDSi for the design and adaptive reuse of the pumphouse. The facility is set to become the new home base for the city’s Clean and Safe program, Cap City News reports. Read the full story.
Carbon County GOP requests Rep. Nina Webber resign as statewide committee chairwoman
Cody Enterprise
The Carbon County GOP is calling on a Cody lawmaker to resign from her statewide Republican Party leadership position. In two separate resolutions, Carbon County’s Republican Party called for three representatives implicated in checkgate to resign from their legislative posts: Darin McCann, R-Rock Springs; Marlene Brady, R-Green River and Joe Webb, R-Lyman. The resolution did not ask Rep. Nina Webber, R-Cody, to resign from the Legislature but instead called on Webber to step down from her role as statewide committee chairwoman for the GOP. The resolutions will be considered Saturday when the Wyoming GOP convenes in Cheyenne. The resolutions were prompted by the Feb. 9 delivery of checks on the House floor by conservative activist and Jacksonite Rebecca Bextel, the Cody Enterprise reports. Read the full story.