Healthcare Expansion: Geisinger Wyoming Valley Medical Center marked the topping off of an 11-story acute care tower that will add all-private rooms, expand the emergency department with 22 treatment areas (including three trauma bays), add 24 ICU beds, and bring six hybrid-capable operating rooms plus upgrades for its Heart Hospital. Local Planning: Cheyenne-area residents can weigh in on how Old Stratton Park should reopen and be managed, with a draft plan review running through Aug. 23 and a community meeting set for Aug. 18 in Colorado Springs. Weather & Climate: A total solar eclipse on Aug. 12 is expected to briefly cool the air and disrupt animal behavior, while Wyoming’s broader drought picture remains dry in parts of the Missouri River Basin. Public Safety Alerts: Summit County is investigating failures in evacuation alert software after an alert meant for 107 households instead blanketed parts of the county and Wyoming. Wyoming Wildlife: Wyoming Game and Fish reports sage-grouse lek attendance down 13% this spring, with just over 27,000 males counted. State Services: Wyoming’s SUN Bucks summer food program has a final Aug. 31 application deadline, with benefits already issued to more than 36,500 children. Road Work: WYDOT maintenance is set to begin Aug. 17 on Teton Pass, with weekday lane closures and a short-term closure of the Phillips Ridge dirt lot starting Aug. 24.