Oil and gas workers to benefit from Energy Rebound Program
GILLETTE (WNE) – The state is using CARES Act funding to help the recovery of the oil and gas industry. Gov. Mark Gordon launched the Energy Rebound Program, which will use up to $15 million in CARES Act funding to…
More than 900 new confirmed COVID cases reported Thursday
By The Wyoming News Exchange A near-record increase in the number of new confirmed coronavirus cases pushed the number of active cases in the state to more than 8,700 Thursday. The Wyoming Department of Health, in its daily coronavirus update,…
Men try to cook chicken in geyser
CODY (WNE) – Three men were cited in September after they tried to cook two whole chickens in a Yellowstone National Park hot spring. According to a Park spokesperson, a ranger received reports of a group hiking with “cooking pots”…
New oil and gas rule showing promising results
By Camille Erickson Casper Star-Tribune Via- Wyoming News Exchange CASPER – A new rule designed to ease the number of drilling applications received by the state and level the playing field for oil and gas operators appears to be working…
Granger mayor arrested for felony theft
ROCK SPRINGS (WNE) – Granger Mayor Bradly McCollum was arrested by Sweetwater County sheriff deputies Thursday afternoon on a warrant for alleged felony theft and wrongful appropriation of public property. McCollum, 55, who was elected mayor in 2018, is alleged…
Nine new deaths attributed to COVID, confirmed cases up 53
By The Wyoming News Exchange The deaths of nine more Wyoming residents have been linked to the coronavirus, the Wyoming Department of Health announced Saturday. The department said the deaths of six men and three women occurred between last month…
Jackson police beef up efforts to find prowler
By Emily Mieure Jackson Hole News&Guide Via- Wyoming News Exchange JACKSON — Cold air filled Sgt. Russ Ruschill’s unmarked car Saturday night during a shadowy cruise down East Kelly Avenue. His window down, the detective explained, “I’m listening for anything…
Wyoming’s coronavirus cases continue to rise
By The Wyoming News Exchange The number of laboratory-confirmed coronavirus cases in Wyoming increased by 279 on Thursday, according to the state Health Department, which also reported an increase of 86 probable cases. The increases brought to 12,954 the total…
Final cull: Exotic goat herd trimmed by 43 in Teton Park
By Mike Koshmrl Jackson Hole News&Guide Via- Wyoming News Exchange JACKSON – Rangers have decided to pull volunteer hunters out of the Tetons early and cease the cull of exotic mountain goats for now. Volunteers killed 43 goats during a…
Lummis elected Wyoming’s 1st female U.S. senator, Cheney wins 3rd term easily
By Tom Coulter Wyoming Tribune Eagle Via- Wyoming News Exchange CHEYENNE – In a history-making moment for the Equality State, former Republican Congresswoman Cynthia Lummis was declared the winner of the race to become the state’s next U.S. senator, making…