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Month: April 2020

Idaho reports 33 COVID-19 related deaths

The following story courtesy of EastIdahoNews.com. It is used here with permission. The Idaho Department of Health and Welfare is reporting 33 COVID-19 related deaths. Statewide, the number of total positive cases of COVID-19 is up to 1,453. That’s 14…

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DO NOT PLAYLIST: “HEYYEYAAEYAAAEYAEYAA”

It’s another weird one.  Here’s this week’s Do Not Playlist.  Can anyone pronounce the title?  

Exxon delays construction on the LaBarge Carbon Capture Project due to economic downturn

Kemmerer City Administrator Brian Muir says ExxonMobil Corporation will have to delay construction on the LaBarge Carbon Capture Project due to the economic downturn as a result of COVID-19. The project originally was to start in August, but now there are…

Lincoln County officials encourage citizens to fill out Census survey

Lincoln County Officials are encouraging citizens to make sure they fill out the U.S. Census survey and for the first time in history this can be done online. Destry Dearden, GIS & IT Director for the county, says many people…

Silver Star Communications offers tips to improve internet speeds while families work and learn from home

The social distancing steps that are put in place among the COVID-19 pandemic has made wifi and home internet even more vital with people working from home and children learning from home. Silver Star Communications has some tips to try…

Uinta County authorities seeking information on suspicious mail activity

Information from the Uinta County Law Enforcement Services Facebook page. “On Monday April 13, 2020 at approximately 11:30 a.m., Dispatch received a report of a female in a white Jeep going through the mailboxes on County Road 217 outside of…

First Coronavirus-Related Death Confirmed in Wyoming

Wyoming recorded its first death attributed to the coronavirus Monday. Gov. Mark Gordon and Sean McCallister, chief executive officer for the Johnson County Healthcare Center, both confirmed that the person who died was an older man from Johnson County who…

State’s jobless fund among strongest; study finds it could sustain current claim levels for 321 weeks

By Nick Reynolds Casper Star-Tribune Via- Wyoming News Exchange CASPER — As record numbers of workers across the United States are forced to apply for unemployment benefits as a result of the COVID-19 outbreak, workers in Wyoming can rest somewhat…

Wyoming coronavirus count up to 270, officials expect surge in late April

  Wyoming should see a surge in coronavirus cases in the last week of April and peak in mid-May, according to several health officials in the state. The projection came as Wyoming’s total coronavirus case count increased to 270 as…

State holding over $1.57M belonging to Lincoln County residents

◆ Wyoming law requires the state to hold unclaimed property in perpetuity until the rightful owner is able to claim it. The state of Wyoming is holding over $91 million belonging to current and former residents of Wyoming, according to…