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Month: April 2020

Starting the process of opening businesses

The Lincoln County Commission has started working with Dr. Chris Krell, county health officer on a process to open some businesses. Dr. Krell is part of the Lincoln County Public Health Office. The changes come as Wyoming Gov. Mark Gordon…

Interviews

April 27: Katelyn Petersen, Swift Idol LIVE Contestant

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Idaho man arrested for Aggravated Assault and Stalking

This information courtesy of the Bonneville County Sheriff’s Office On April 22, 2020, at approximately 12:15am, a Bonneville County Sheriff’s Deputy came upon a vehicle involved in a crash in the intersection of Eagle and Sunnyside in Ammon. The Deputy…

Lincoln County small businesses can apply for variance to open amid COVID-19 struggles

Many small businesses in Western Wyoming have been hit particularly hard by restrictions imposed by the closure orders due to COVID-19. Governor Mark Gordon issued the first set of closures on March 13  which then expanded and have shut down…

Interviews

April 27: Lincoln County Commissioner Jerry Harmon

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KICK IT OR KEEP IT: “Give It Up” by Jay R. Stephens

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Wyoming 4-H Foundation awards scholarships

Recipients of 4-H scholarships attend UW in Laramie or other Wyoming community colleges. Over $61,000 in scholarships was awarded by the Wyoming 4-H Foundation/State 4-H Office scholarship committee to 4-H’ers attending the University of Wyoming or a Wyoming community college…

State Geological Survey publishes new bedrock map focusing on southeastern Wyoming

The Wyoming State Geological Survey (WSGS) published a new geologic bedrock map of areas covering several counties in southeastern Wyoming and western Nebraska. The release of the Chugwater quadrangle map completes 1:100,000-scale bedrock mapping on the state’s eastern border. The…

Wyoming Catholic schools receive technology grants

The Wyoming Catholic Ministries Foundation (WCMF) recently awarded $141,768 through “Catholic Schools Technology Grants.” Four of Wyoming’s six Catholic schools applied for the 2020 technology grants for hardware and software upgrades. Funding for this program comes from three-permanently restricted endowments…

WYDOT installing variable speed limit signs along section of I-80

The Wyoming Department of Transportation (WYDOT) will install several variable speed limit signs along a 30-mile section of Interstate 80 in Sweetwater County. The Wyoming Transportation Commission awarded Advanced Electrical Contracting, of Sheridan, a $1 million contract for the work…