Laramie Headline News

Local Walmart stores across Wyoming will participate in a fund raiser for Make-A-Wish Wyoming. Beginning tomorrow, September 22, Walmart stores will team up with Straight Talk Wireless to raise money for the Make-A-Wish Foundation.

It's no secret that the Wyoming Cowboys have gotten off to a tough 0-3 start to the 2012 season. Their last two losses have been by a combined five points. The bad news is the Pokes don't have a win yet. The good news is they still have the upcoming Mountain West Conference season ahead.

The Downtown Farmers Market is a summer time favorite of many in Laramie, and this Friday there will be a special booth at the event. In addition to all the normal vendors, the 2012 Walk to End Alzheimer’s will have their own booth to register to walk in their event at 5:00 p.m. the same day.

Looking for a cheap lunch? Jimmy John's in Laramie is participating in Customer Appreciation Day today (Sept. 20) and offering sub sandwiches #1-6 for $1 from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m.

Apple announced earlier this week that pre-orders for the new iPhone 5 topped 2 million units in just 24 hours. Are you getting one?

Plans to reconstruct Grand Avenue in Laramie between 15th and 21st Streets in 2014 will be the main topic at an open house being put on by the Wyoming Department of Transportation. WYDOT spokesperson Ross Doman says the public is welcome to come and learn more about the project on September 27 from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. at the West Ballroom in the UW Student Union.

Nelson Maldonado-Torres, author of “Against War,” will lecture Monday, Sept. 17, from 4-6 p.m. at the University of Wyoming College of Education auditorium.

You can probably tell there's a hint of fall in the air in Laramie. The days still get warm, but the nights and mornings are cooler. There's also the fact that leaves are starting to turn color and drop from the trees.

Karen Jo Koonan, an expert on jury selection, will speak as part of the William D. Griffith Series Tuesday, Sept. 18.

For their annual campaign, the United Way of Albany County has set their biggest goal ever at $400,125.