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Red Buttes Observatory Anchors University of Wyoming Research and Teaching Programs

Red Buttes Observatory Anchors University of Wyoming Research and Teaching Programs

University of Wyoming's Red Buttes Observatory south of Laramie supports ongoing student training and research with a 0.6 m telescope and advanced cameras, producing published results.

Marcus Williams•2 min read•11:47 AM

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Approximately 37,000 residents

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Laramie, Wyoming

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4,274 square miles in southeastern Wyoming

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Albany County Public Library Highlights Events, Foundation and Available Resources

Albany County Public Library Highlights Events, Foundation and Available Resources

Albany County Public Library highlights events, digital resources and foundation support that provided $108,310 in fisca...

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UW and Wyoming SBDC Host Free Start Your Own Business Q&A Feb. 12

UW and Wyoming SBDC Host Free Start Your Own Business Q&A Feb. 12

Albany County residents can get free startup help from UW and the Wyoming SBDC with a Feb. 12 webinar and a Gillette wor...

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WYDOT District 1, contractor begin crack-sealing on US-287 across Albany County

WYDOT District 1, contractor begin crack-sealing on US-287 across Albany County

WYDOT District 1 and contractor Highway Improvement Inc. began crack-sealing on US-287 north of Rawlins, creating flaggi...

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UW President Ed Seidel Named to DOE’s 21-Member Science Advisory Committee

UW President Ed Seidel Named to DOE’s 21-Member Science Advisory Committee

University of Wyoming president Ed Seidel was named to the DOE’s new 21-member Office of Science Advisory Committee, a r...

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13th and Steele intersection closed Feb. 10 to 12 for manhole work

13th and Steele intersection closed Feb. 10 to 12 for manhole work

13th and Steele will close Feb. 10-12 for a manhole replacement, with mobilization beginning Feb. 9; expect detours, bar...

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Wyoming Outdoor Recreation Summit Returns to Saratoga April 30 to May 1

Wyoming Outdoor Recreation Summit Returns to Saratoga April 30 to May 1

Wyoming outdoor leaders will meet in Saratoga April 30-May 1 to shape the state's recreation economy, workforce and comm...

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UW in Laramie to Host NSF-Funded Great Plains I-Corps Cohort

UW in Laramie to Host NSF-Funded Great Plains I-Corps Cohort

UW will host an NSF Great Plains I‑Corps cohort to help Laramie innovators test commercial potential of technologies and...

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Human Bean opens second Laramie drive-thru, gives 10% to soup kitchen

Human Bean opens second Laramie drive-thru, gives 10% to soup kitchen

The Human Bean opened a second Laramie drive-thru at 415 S. Johnson St., and owners Matt and Davina Lockhart donated 10%...

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BioLife abruptly closes Laramie and Casper plasma centers on Feb. 3

BioLife abruptly closes Laramie and Casper plasma centers on Feb. 3

BioLife permanently closed its Casper and Laramie plasma centers on Feb. 3, leaving donors and staff scrambling and rais...

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Winter Recreation Guide for Albany County Wyoming Snowy Range and Trails

Winter Recreation Guide for Albany County Wyoming Snowy Range and Trails

A practical winter recreation guide for Albany County’s Snowy Range with access notes, trail and facility statuses, and ...

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6-Week Cancer Thriving and Surviving Workshop Announced in Laramie

6-Week Cancer Thriving and Surviving Workshop Announced in Laramie

A 6-week workshop for people affected by cancer will run in Laramie, offering stress management, healthy-living and comm...

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UW men win 15K classic, Cowgirls place second at 9,000-foot Colorado Mesa

UW men win 15K classic, Cowgirls place second at 9,000-foot Colorado Mesa

University of Wyoming men won the 15-kilometer classic at Colorado Mesa at high altitude, while Cowgirls finished second...

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Medicine Bow-Routt Forests and Thunder Basin Hiring Seasonal Workers for Recreation

Medicine Bow-Routt Forests and Thunder Basin Hiring Seasonal Workers for Recreation

National Forest units are recruiting seasonal workers for the recreation season, offering local summer jobs and support ...

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Laramie-area police blotter: WY-230 emergency, possible Sand Creek Road fraud

Laramie-area police blotter: WY-230 emergency, possible Sand Creek Road fraud

Emergency responses were reported on the 200 block of Wyoming Highway 230 and a separate possible fraud was logged on Sa...

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Laramie Nears Completion of First Five Wayfinding Signs; 40-50 Planned

Laramie Nears Completion of First Five Wayfinding Signs; 40-50 Planned

"The Laramie Wayfinding Project is almost complete," social posts say, but the City says the first five signs are in sto...

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DEQ Issues Draft Renewal Permit for Laramie Compressor Station in Albany County

DEQ Issues Draft Renewal Permit for Laramie Compressor Station in Albany County

The DEQ issued a draft renewed Title V operating permit for the Laramie Compressor Station, a move that affects local ai...

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Laramie Beats Cheyenne East 57-51 in Home Conference Thriller

Laramie Beats Cheyenne East 57-51 in Home Conference Thriller

Laramie snapped a four-game skid with a 57-51 home win over Cheyenne East, a morale-boosting conference victory for loca...

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Fast-Moving Grass Fire Along I-80 West of Laramie Fully Contained

Fast-Moving Grass Fire Along I-80 West of Laramie Fully Contained

A fast-moving grass fire near I-80 exit 310 in West Laramie burned about 56 acres, prompted evacuations and outages, and...

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Albany County unveils conservative $83.74M 2025-26 budget; solar project advances

Albany County unveils conservative $83.74M 2025-26 budget; solar project advances

Albany County presented a conservative proposed budget of around $83.74 million for fiscal year 2025–26, a plan that loc...

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Backcountry Film Festival screening set at Laramie’s Gryphon Theatre Feb. 27

Backcountry Film Festival screening set at Laramie’s Gryphon Theatre Feb. 27

Backcountry film festival comes to the Gryphon Theatre Feb. 27 with outdoor films, a raffle, local nonprofit booths and ...

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Laramie City Council to Meet Feb. 17; Attend in Person or Online

Laramie City Council to Meet Feb. 17; Attend in Person or Online

Laramie City Council will meet Feb. 17 at 6:30 p.m.; residents can attend in person or online via Zoom, YouTube, or Cabl...

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Wyoming Supreme Court Dismisses Lawsuit Seeking Removal of Secretary Gray

Wyoming Supreme Court Dismisses Lawsuit Seeking Removal of Secretary Gray

The Wyoming Supreme Court affirmed dismissal Feb. 13, 2026 of Laramie attorney Tim Newcomb’s bid to remove Secretary of ...

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Megan Gogerty's FEAST gets Wyoming premiere in Laramie Feb. 13-21

Megan Gogerty's FEAST gets Wyoming premiere in Laramie Feb. 13-21

Relative Theatrics brings FEAST. to Laramie's Phoenix Ballroom Feb. 13-21, an immersive dinner-theatre with a communal d...

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Infinite Outdoors Co-Creator Sam Seeton to Speak at UW Feb. 5

Infinite Outdoors Co-Creator Sam Seeton to Speak at UW Feb. 5

Sam Seeton of Infinite Outdoors speaks at UW Feb. 5 about connecting private landowners with hunters and building a scal...

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CLCA Installs Public AED at Library, Offers AHA CPR and First Aid

CLCA Installs Public AED at Library, Offers AHA CPR and First Aid

An AED was installed at the county library after CLCA and a neighbor split the cost; CLCA will offer American Heart Asso...

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Albany County Facebook Post Highlights Senator Chris Rothfuss, Urges Civic Engagement

Albany County Facebook Post Highlights Senator Chris Rothfuss, Urges Civic Engagement

A Feb. 10 Facebook post from The TALK SHOP highlighted Senator Chris Rothfuss and urged Albany County residents to know ...

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Gordon Addresses Lander Residents on Upcoming Budget, $40M UW Cut

Gordon Addresses Lander Residents on Upcoming Budget, $40M UW Cut

Gov. Mark Gordon told roughly 180 Lander residents the University of Wyoming faces a proposed $40M cut and urged both si...

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University of Wyoming Cowgirls host Minnesota Saturday, Idaho Sunday Feb. 5-6

University of Wyoming Cowgirls host Minnesota Saturday, Idaho Sunday Feb. 5-6

University of Wyoming Cowgirls hosted Minnesota (10 a.m.) and Idaho (11 a.m.) Feb. 5-6 in their first home duals of 2026...

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Laramie Home Brewers Festival March 7 Raises Funds for L.A.W.S.

Laramie Home Brewers Festival March 7 Raises Funds for L.A.W.S.

Laramie’s Home Brewers Festival returns March 7, bringing homebrewers to the Civic Center and raising ticket proceeds fo...

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