Good Day
Rock Springs
Friday, May 16th, 2025
Good morning, Rock Springs. Here's your local news at a glance for Friday, the 16th of May.
COMMUNITY NEWS
- ➤ Rock Springs Main Street/URA earned Accredited Main Street America status on May 15 after meeting rigorous national evaluation standards—showing downtown growth with 15 new businesses, nearly 40 new jobs, over $610,000 in combined investments, and more than 3,500 volunteer hours. Wyo4News
ECONOMY NEWS
- ➤ Tata Chemicals operates an underground trona mine in southwest Wyoming that makes soda ash used in everyday products and plans to add small nuclear reactors to cut power costs—meeting rising global demand while the industry faces pressure from cheaper synthetic soda ash and trade tariffs from China. The move could boost production over the next eight years and support the work of about 2,500 workers statewide. WyoFile
EDUCATION NEWS
- ➤ Rock Springs High School adopted an accelerated block schedule for the 2024-2025 school year. Rocket Miner
GOVERNMENT NEWS
- ➤ The Rock Springs City Council will meet Tuesday, May 20 to discuss a resolution that could close the Civic Center, which needs $3 to $5 million for major repairs including pool pumps, water heaters and a leaky roof. The Alliance for Historic Wyoming added the center—built partly in 1925 as the Old Timer Building—to its Watchlist of Endangered Places to spur community solutions for its structural problems. Wyo4News
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Deana Carter Concert
7 p.m. — Broadway Theater — Tickets available — Experience the legendary Deana Carter's timeless hits in an intimate setting.
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Sweetwater Blues n’ Brews Festival
2-7 p.m. — Bunning Park — $40 general admission, $50 VIP — Enjoy live blues music and craft brews in the fresh air of Rock Springs.
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TODAY'S FOOD FOR THOUGHT
The only normal people are the ones you don't know very well.
~ Alfred Adler
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