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Today’s edition · Fri., Nov. 13

Rock Springs rallies around WE Soda workers; flags at half-staff Friday

Plus, Sweetwater County commissioners win a state open-government award.

The Good Day Rock Springs team6 sources2 min read

News Notes

Layoffs

After announced hundreds of upcoming layoffs, local churches organized a community evening of prayer at Emmanuel Baptist Church in Rock Springs on Monday night. The event ran two and a half hours. Green River Star

Flag

Gov. Mark Gordon has ordered the Wyoming flag lowered to half-staff at the State Capital and in Sweetwater County on Friday, Nov. 13. It honors former state Rep. and Sen. Raymond Sarcletti, who died Oct. 30. Oil City News

Sarcletti served Sweetwater County in the Legislature from 1993 to 1998

  1. 1993Raymond Sarcletti began representing Sweetwater County in the Wyoming House.
  2. 1995Sarcletti moved to the Wyoming Senate, where he served through 1998.
  3. Oct. 30Sarcletti died in 2026.
  4. Nov. 13The Wyoming flag will be at half-staff at the State Capital and in Sweetwater County.

Source: Oil City News

Award

The Sweetwater County commissioners are the Wyoming Press Association's November Benjamin Franklin Award for Open Government recipient. Rocket Miner Managing Editor Ann Jantz nominated the board, citing its proactive communication. WyomingNews.com

Hunger

At a regional summit in Dubois, the and the Hughes Charitable Foundation honored volunteers. Rock Springs resident Kathy Garrison accepted an award for Bill Ruoff on behalf of the First Congressional Church Community Garden. WyomingNews.com

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  1. Thurs., Nov. 12Wamsutter-area school board seat is open
  2. Wed., Nov. 11Sweetwater County lost 443 jobs in early 2026, mostly in mining
  3. Tues., Nov. 10Broadway Theater lands a TourWest grant; Home & Holiday Show is Friday
  4. Mon., Nov. 9Rock Springs pauses two housing waiting lists for now
  5. Sun., Nov. 8LCCC women win Region IX title in Rock Springs
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Good Day Rock Springsto me · Fri., Nov. 136:00 a.m.

Rock Springs rallies around WE Soda workers; flags at half-staff Friday

Plus, Sweetwater County commissioners win a state open-government award.

The TLDR

  1. Rock Springs rallies around workers facing WE Soda layoffs
  2. Flags at half-staff today for Raymond Sarcletti
  3. Sweetwater County commissioners win a state open-government award
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Around Rock Springs

From Oil City News, Wyo4News and 2 more newsrooms, gathered by 6AM News, 6AM City’s local news service.

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  1. Oil City News11 hours ago

    Gov. Gordon orders Wyoming flag lowered to half-staff on Friday

    CHEYENNE, Wyo. — Governor Mark Gordon has ordered the Wyoming flag to be lowered to half-staff at the State Capital and in Sweetwater County on Friday,

  2. Wyo4News13 hours ago

    “Plant seeds of hope”: The mission of the YWCA

    November 12, 2026 – Wyo4News Sweetwater County’s YWCA (Young Women’s Christian Organization), is an organization that provides services to individuals struggling with interpersonal violence. Throughout the year, the YWCA organizes a number of community projects. Last month, one of the YWCA’s most noticable efforts in the community was the Clothesline Project. It was a display

  3. Your Wyoming Link17 hours ago

    AROUND WYOMING: Mining Layoffs, Semi Fire and Avalanche Safety Center!

    Green River's mayor and city council respond to WE Soda Trona industry layoffs, a threat at Rock Springs Junior High School is reported not credible, a semi-truck along Interstate 80

  4. WyomingNews.com19 hours ago

    RSJH reports no credible threat following police investigation

    ROCK SPRINGS -- Sweetwater County School District No. 1 is providing an update regarding recent rumors and text messages circulating among students concerning a possible threat to Rock Springs Junior

  5. WyomingNews.com19 hours ago

    Wyoming Hunger Initiative honors local volunteers working in the space of food insecurity

    CHEYENNE -- First Lady Jennie Gordon’s Wyoming Hunger Initiative in partnership with the Hughes Charitable Foundation hosted a regional summit in Dubois recently to bring folks together who are working

  6. WyomingNews.com20 hours ago

    Sweetwater County Commissioners earn WPA's Benjamin Franklin Award for November

    ROCK SPRINGS — The Sweetwater County Board of County Commissioners is the November recipient of the Benjamin Franklin Award for Open Government, a monthly recognition of the Wyoming Press Association