News Letter Journal

09/10/2026

Today in Wyoming History:
In 1897, the first bicycle known to have been made in Wyoming was assembled.

(Thanks Wyoming State Historical Society.)

09/10/2026

Men’s Golf Opens the 2026-27 Season at the Ram Masters Invite

LARAMIE, Wyoming (9/9/26) – The University of Wyoming men’s golf team commences its season this week. The Cowboys compete in the Ram Masters Invite on Thursday and Friday at the Fort Collins Country Club.
The Pokes enter 2026-27 fresh off one of their finest seasons of note. They took fifth at the Mountain West Conference Championships, matching their best such finish in school history. Part of that was Brody Leid placing fourth, which tied the third-best conference finish in program history, while also being the second-best Mountain West individual finish in school history.
https://newslj.com/mens-golf-opens-2026-27-season-ram-masters-invite

09/10/2026

FROM WYOFILE:
Wyoming becomes 50th state to join maternal care alliance
Participation was announced at inaugural maternal care summit in Laramie, where health and policy experts gathered to discuss closing care gaps for moms and babies.

Via the and WyoFile
LARAMIE—When Wyoming recently joined the Alliance for Innovation on Maternal Health — a nationwide initiative to support best practices that make births safer and improve maternal health outcomes — it was the 50th state to do so.
However late to the party the state is, participants of Wyoming’s inaugural Maternal Health Summit used the news as a point of celebration to kick off the event last week at the University of Wyoming. With an issue as challenging and complex as maternal healthcare gaps in this rural state, every step counts, Rural Health Institute Director Laura Gilbert said.
https://newslj.com/wyoming-becomes-50th-state-join-maternal-care-alliance

09/10/2026

Bextel announces plan for first 100 days as governor

Via the and the Wyoming Tribune Eagle
CHEYENNE — As the general election races gear up, candidates continue to release their plans to hit the ground running if they are successful in their campaign for Wyoming’s top executive office.
Constitution Party candidate for governor Rebecca Bextel laid out her “First 100 Days” plan on Aug. 28, outlining her goals and priorities, if elected. The plan includes reducing the size of government, lowering costs for families and defending traditional energy sources.
https://newslj.com/bextel-announces-plan-first-100-days-governor

09/10/2026

09/10/2026

Conditional approval granted for RAM to industrial rezone; opposition fears irrevocable infrastructure strain, lifestyle disruption

Via the and the County Record-Times
WHEATLAND – On the heels of a public hearing with the Planning & Zoning board two weeks ago to hear proposals to rezone private Ranching, Agriculture, and Mining land to industrial use, the Platte County Commissioners heard the next step in the process last Wednesday.
The September 2 commissioners' public hearing centered on a request to rezone 5,344 acres of Lazy V6 Ranch land, along the Goshen Hole rim, from RAM to Industrial for the proposed Site Layer 4 energy and data center campus.
https://newslj.com/conditional-approval-granted-ram-industrial-rezone-opposition-fears-irrevocable-infrastructure

09/10/2026

FROM WYOFILE:
Wilderness advocates delay removal of tree ‘Yellowstone Forest Reserve’ surveyors inscribed in 1893
The Shoshone National Forest may still authorize a helicopter to extricate a section of the tree, but other options — like a 3D replica — are being considered after advocates objected to altering designated wilderness.

Via the and WyoFile
Public opposition will slow plans to remove and display a section of a dead Shoshone National Forest tree that surveyors mapping Yellowstone Forest Reserve boundaries inscribed 133 years ago.
The dead Engelmann spruce still stands about 28 miles from the nearest trailhead in the Washakie Wilderness. Plans to recover the artifact via helicopter have been underway for years, and there’s even a place in the Wyoming State Museum to display it.
https://newslj.com/wilderness-advocates-delay-removal-tree-yellowstone-forest-reserve-surveyors-inscribed-1893

09/10/2026

Wetzel Named MW Men’s Athlete and Freshman of the Week, Dalbec Picked as Women’s Athlete of the Week

LAS VEGAS (Sept. 8, 2026) – Wyoming cross country earned three Mountain West weekly awards as freshman Habtamu Wetzel was named the men’s Athlete and Freshman of the Week while senior Eowyn Dalbec was named women’s Athlete of the Week, the conference office announced Tuesday.
https://newslj.com/wetzel-named-mw-mens-athlete-and-freshman-week-dalbec-picked-womens-athlete-week

09/10/2026

Prometheus Hyperscale Data Center asks Natrona County commission for industrial park designation

Via the and the Budget
DOUGLAS — Supporters and opponents of a proposed data center on the Natrona/Converse county line spilled out of the Natrona County commissioners’ meeting into the hallway Tuesday to hear a request for an industrial park designation for the 940-acre site south of I-25.
The request was made by Trenton Thornock, founder and senior advisor of the data center company, Prometheus Hyperscale, and Eric Schlidt, director of Build Wyoming, a statewide initiative that advances the establishment of digital infrastructure and data centers in Wyoming.
https://newslj.com/prometheus-hyperscale-data-center-asks-natrona-county-commission-industrial-park-designation

09/09/2026

Cheyenne City Council committee advances Cox Ranch annexation, rezoning

Via the and the Wyoming Tribune Eagle
CHEYENNE — Members of the Cheyenne City Council’s Public Services Committee advanced three items related to annexation and rezoning of the Cox Ranch property, which are intended to allow developers to build a data center on the property.
The three items discussed at Tuesday’s meeting include annexing the land, which is located west of Roundtop Road and adjacent to Happy Jack Road, into the city, and rezoning the land from agricultural use to business park use.
https://newslj.com/cheyenne-city-council-committee-advances-cox-ranch-annexation-rezoning