🌱 Patch AM: Are you ready for Casper’s new USDA conservation funding deadline?

Hi Casper! We have the latest buzz right here. Let's keep you in the loop and get this morning started right! ☀️

In today's newsletter:

• Are you ready for Casper’s new USDA conservation funding deadline?
• What Hageman’s Senate run could mean for Casper and Wyoming

Today's riddle: How many sheep does it take to make a sweater? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Saturday: Afternoon snow showers, with a high of 46 and low of 13 degrees. ⛄️ Brr!
• Sunday: Sunny and colder, temps: high: 26, low: 14.
• Monday: Plenty of sunshine, with a high of 33 and low of 26 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• USDA Announces January 23 Deadline for Regional Conservation Partnership Programs (RCPP) Sign Up (tsln.com) — Casper-area farmers and ranchers have until Jan. 23, 2026, to be batched for funding through USDA’s Regional Conservation Partnership Program, following a new signup schedule announced from Casper. The NRCS Wyoming office says this deadline helps keep conservation projects on track despite the recent government shutdown, and encourages producers to contact their local USDA Service Center for details.
   

• Harriet Hageman in Line for Wyoming Senate Seat (theamericanconservative.com) — Casper residents recently heard Rep. Harriet Hageman defend her hardline immigration stance at a local town hall, just months before she launched a Trump-backed bid for the U.S. Senate. Her run could reshape Wyoming’s lone House seat while she continues championing energy, federal land policy, and conservative priorities like border security and parental rights in schools.
   

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🗓 Events Nearby

Saturday December 27

• The Grounder Mid: A grounding, rooting practice great for stress & anxiety - A 45- Minute Practice
  The Wellness Mat , LLC , Casper
  12:45 pm
• COLLEGE FOOTBALL Saturdays - All Day Happy Hour at The Drinkery
  Urban Bottle Wine and Spirits , 410 S Ash St , Casper
  2:00 pm
• You Build It- Together
  The Wellness Mat , LLC , Casper
  2:00 pm
• Sam Adams - Stand Up Comedy
  Rialto Casper , 100 E 2nd St , Casper
  7:00 pm
• I Love The 80's To Death
  Rialto Casper · Casper , WY , Evansville
  7:00 pm

Sunday December 28

• Ashtanga - Full Primary Series
  142 N Kimball St · Casper , WY , Evansville
  2:00 pm

Tuesday January 27

• PMP Certification 4 Days Classroom Training in Casper, WY
  Casper Business Center , 123 W 1st St , Casper
  9:00 am

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• Let’s make a challenge for 2026 to start out the new year with positive thoughts and let’s all pull together and make this 2026 a better year.
  Hope y’all have a happy New Year’s and be safe out there. as you all know, I had a housefire two months ago in October lost it all I’m going into… (Nextdoor Fairgrounds /Casper)
• Merry Christmas!
  Is anybody near Dundee missing something that looks like a patio umbrella cover? It is black with silver lining. The wind put it in our yard. (Nextdoor E 12th St)

• Walmart posted a job opening for Merchandise and Stocking Associate in Casper. Apply here.
• Oakview Group posted a job opening for Custodial Maintenance/Changeover Crew | Part-Time | Ford Wyoming Center in Casper. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Casper here.

Ok Casper! So now you're in the loop about what's happening today. Thanks for reading, and see you in your inbox next time! Oh -- and if you like what you're reading, invite a friend to Patch AM!

-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: I have no idea. I didn’t even know sheep could knit.
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