Good morning, Cheyenne.

The Kiwanis Club of Cheyenne was named the 2026 recipient of the WRPA Citation Organization Award today, recognizing over 15 years of backing youth recreation and local parks.

The club donated over $40,000 to youth programs and pledged $250,000 for future community park developments.

Brittany Hooper received the 2026 Wyoming Recreation and Park Association Outstanding Recreation Professional Award for her 25 years of leadership in Cheyenne’s parks and recreation division.

Today, she manages parks, athletic facilities and community programs that enrich local life.

Attorney General Keith G.

Kautz is urging consumers to check their eligibility for compensation from a $96.5 million settlement after a federal court granted preliminary approval this month. Buyers who purchased covered generic drugs (May 2009–Dec. 2019) can call or email to see if they qualify.

The Cheyenne Board of Public Utilities upgraded the Sherard Water Treatment Plant by switching from chlorine gas to an on-site sodium hypochlorite system for $4 million, a move that improves safety and cuts annual expenses.

Water treated by the new system entered the network in early September (saving about $64,000 yearly).

Hunters are asked by Wyoming Game and Fish to submit CWD samples from harvested deer, elk, or moose to help wildlife managers track the disease.

Samples can be collected at regional offices or game check stations, and results appear online within three weeks (instructions are available on the department website).

Today, the Wyoming Department of Health issued an advisory for the West Causeway at Granite Springs Reservoir — about 30 miles west in Curt Gowdy State Park — after detecting a harmful blue-green algae bloom.

BOPU staff will continue monitoring water quality to protect residents, pets and livestock.

The former Kmart building near Hobby Lobby on Dell Range Blvd in Cheyenne is being split into retail spaces for Burlington and Sierra — a plan that also includes a revised parking area and extra loading dock, with work likely to finish in early spring once contracting starts.

Cheyenne Central’s girls and boys tennis teams won state titles at the Wyoming High School Tennis Championships in Gillette last weekend and recreated a historic (1995) photo to honor their legacy.

Coach Garrett Seamans said the teams fought hard to secure the win.