Brad Hopkins

Brad Hopkins was awarded this year’s Mick and Susie McMurry Cowboy Code Try Award for his work with the homeless.

The new shelter has seen an increase in people in need, and the numbers are expected to rise as the cold weather sets in.

The current building at 230 N. Park St. will be razed after the center is complete. That area will be used for parking and green space,

The 'point-in-time' count is important because it gives a number of homeless rather than guessing the magnitude of the situation.

The Central Wyoming Rescue Mission intends to break ground for then new building next spring, and open in 2018.