Laramie schools adopt mask mandate
By Eve Newman Laramie Boomerang Via- Wyoming News Exchange LARAMIE — When classes begin again for the Albany County School District on Thursday, students in kindergarten through eighth grade will have to be masked up for in-person learning at county…
COVID forces closure of visitor center
JACKSON (WNE) — Although the federally owned visitor center on North Cache Street has been closed because of Teton County’s high COVID-19 risk level, similar federal facilities in Grand Teton National Park are remaining open. The National Elk Refuge, which…
UW linebacker enters transfer portal
Wyoming Linebacker, Charles Hicks, announced Monday afternoon via his Twitter account that he will be entering the transfer portal. The 6′ 3″ 230-pound senior had been in a tight battle for the starting spot with redshirt sophomore Easton Gibbs, listed…
Gas prices fall by almost a nickel in last week
CHEYENNE (WNE) — Wyoming gas prices have fallen 4.7 cents per gallon in the past week, averaging $3.52 per gallon Monday, according to GasBuddy.com‘s daily survey of 494 stations in Wyoming. Gas prices in Wyoming are 9.7 cents per gallon higher…
Celebration of Life for Alan Sessions
A Celebration of Life for Alan Sessions will take place at the Afton Volunteer Fire Department building on Saturday, August 28, 2021 from 12-2 p.m. Burial in the Afton Cemetery will take place after the services.
Active COVID cases up by one over weekend, hospitalizations up 25
The number of active coronavirus cases in Wyoming increased by only one over the weekend, but the number of people hospitalized grew by 25, from 140 to 165, according to Wyoming Department of Health figures. The department’s regular coronavirus update…
Rescuers find body of Idaho hiker missing for weeks
This story provided by EastIdahoNews.com. It is used here with permission – RED LODGE, Montana — Rescuers have recovered the body of an Idaho hiker missing in the Montana wilderness. Climbers found Tatum Morell, 23, Saturday in an area below…
State vaccination rates rising
By Morgan Hughes Casper Star-Tribune Via- Wyoming News Exchange CASPER – More Wyomingites received a first COVID-19 vaccine dose in the last two weeks than in any two-week period since mid-May, state figures show. More than 7,400 people received a…
Legislators begin redistricting process
By Carrie Haderlie The Sheridan Press Via- Wyoming News Exchange SHERIDAN — To protect the honored “one person, one vote” rule, the number of people within each voting district in any given state should generally be the same as in…