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The National High School Finals Rodeo (NHSFR) wrapped up this past weekend in Rock Springs.

Cheyenne Frontier Days is happening now and goes through July 28. This year, they’re calling it the Year of the Cowgirl highlighting the spirit and strength of western women throughout history.A new novel titled Sunny Gale by Jamie Lisa Forbes was inspired by women who competed in rodeo in the late 1800’s and into the early 1900’s.

Traveling with Buffalo Bill’s Wild West show for more than a decade, Vicente Oropeza was a master of trick roping as practiced by the charro culture in Mexico.

The rodeo set records for attendance and event payouts. The rodeo’s board of directors reported a total of 24,807 tickets sold.

The Campbell County Rockpile Museum is hosting the ProRodeo Hall of Fame Takeover, an exhibit from the ProRodeo Hall of Fame and Museum of the American Cowboy in Colorado Springs, Colorado.

Youth rodeo events such as steer, bronc, and bull riding are new this year, in addition to how various rodeo events are judged and live interviews with rodeo contestants.

The Ford Wyoming Center will host the pinnacle of the college rodeo season June 11-17. Approximately 400 student-athletes are competing this year from colleges and universities from across the country.

The Campbell County Lodging Tax Joint Powers Board and the Campbell County Convention and Visitors Bureau are moving ahead with plans that will implement geofencing technology for this year’s National High School Finals Rodeo in July in Gillette. It comes after some residents spoke out against these plans at two public meetings, voicing concerns about violations of privacy, constitutionality, and the necessity of them.

The NHSFR after its venue in Kansas City was unable to host it in those years. The Cam-plex facilities, which have hosted the NHSFR on and off since 1993, were scheduled to host the National Junior High School Finals Rodeo in those years before it was was relocated to an Oklahoma venue on a long-term contract. The Cam-plex will host the 2023 NHSFR, which marks the rodeo's 75th anniversary.

HB0095 failed on a 30-32 vote in the House after concerns were raised about overreaching into local government affairs while supporters touted it as a way to protect these governments from efforts by animal rights activists targeting rodeos and other agricultural-related animal activities.