State to begin process to ease restrictions next week
Compiled from Wyoming News Exchange newspapers State officials will begin moving next week to ease the restrictions on businesses and gatherings that were put into place in March, Gov. Mark Gordon announced Thursday. Gordon, in a news release, said the…
Park staffing, services crippled by COVID; Yellowstone and Grand Teton experience will be different in 2020
By Mike Koshmrl Jackson Hole News&Guide Via- Wyoming News Exchange JACKSON — In an ordinary summer a destination park as famous as Yellowstone brings on some 500 seasonal employees, about tripling its staff, to help handle the crush of 4-million-plus…
Teton County man dies from coronavirus
The seventh death in Wyoming attributed to the coronavirus was reported Wednesday by the Wyoming Department of Health. The department said the victim was an older Teton County man who had been hospitalized in another state for treatment. The man…
Coronavirus cases up to 326, recoveries to 275
Compiled from Wyoming News Exchange newspapers The number of coronavirus cases in Wyoming grew by four on Wednesday to total 326, while the number of people to have recovered from the illness went up by 21 to total 275. The…
Gordon: ‘Everyone in Wyoming should be concerned’ by dip in oil prices
By Nick Reynolds Casper Star-Tribune Via- Wyoming News Exchange CASPER — Futures prices for oil fell into the negatives for the first time in recorded history Monday, further straining a Wyoming economy already reeling from months of price declines, continuing…
Four members of Arapaho tribe die from coronavirus
Compiled from Wyoming News Exchange newspapers Four members of the Northern Arapaho Indian Tribe died this week as a result of the coronavirus, a tribal official announced Tuesday. Lee Spoonhunter, co-chair of the Northern Arapaho Business Council, confirmed the deaths,…
Protesters push Gordon to lift restrictions, case count at 317
Compiled from Wyoming News Exchange newspapers The state will lift its restrictions on businesses and gatherings when it appears prudent to do so, Gov. Mark Gordon told a group of protesters at the state Capitol on Monday. Gordon’s talk with…
State eyes uncertain federal aid and cuts as revenues plunge
By Andrew Graham, WyoFile.com The Legislature and Gov. Mark Gordon began this week to square up to plummeting state revenues with plans for a special legislative session, calls for flexibility in the use of federal funds, indications of budget cuts…
Health orders prompt enforcement questions
By Shane Sanderson, Morgan Hughes and Seth Klamann Casper Star-Tribune Via- Wyoming News Exchange CASPER – State public health orders issued in response to the coronavirus pandemic can be prosecuted in court, but an exemption to the rules makes it…
Gordon sticks with April 30 for end to public health orders
Compiled from Wyoming News Exchange newspapers The public health orders issued in March to slow the spread of coronavirus in the state will remain in place until at least April 30, Gov. Mark Gordon announced. Gordon’s announcement came as the…