Yellowstone and Grant Teton National Parks now closed to visitors
Yellowstone and Grand Teton national parks are announcing modifications to operations at the request of local county health officers from Park County, WY, Park County, MT, Teton County, WY, and Gallatin County, MT. The health and safety of our visitors, employees, volunteers, and partners is our…
Lincoln County officials working hard at every level to fight the effects felt in the COVID-19 pandemic
Lincoln County Commissioner Kent Connelly says they are meeting with health officials every morning and are on meeting calls up to the national level to battle all the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic. He says the most important thing people…
Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints bringing home nearly 20,000 missionaries
Some missionaries serving in or returning to the United States and Canada will end their missions earlier than planned, according to a letter regional leaders of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints sent to local leaders. Elders, or…
As business halts, workers brace for unemployment
By Morgan Hughes Casper Star-Tribune Via- Wyoming News Exchange CASPER — The phones at the Wyoming Department of Workforce Services office have been ringing off the hook. Busy signals and hour wait times greet callers, even as 37 agency employees…
Multi-State Pursuit Ends Safely Near Alpine
An Idaho Falls, Idaho resident is in custody following a pursuit that took place Saturday morning, March 21, 2020. The pursuit started when a deputy within Bonneville County, Idaho, attempted to stop a 2016 Subaru WRX for speeding near Swan Valley,…
State limits gatherings to 10, cases grow to 26
Compiled from Wyoming News Exchange Newspapers The number of people with coronavirus in Wyoming grew to 26 over the weekend, and the state health officer issued an order prohibiting gatherings of 10 or more people in the latest effort to…
Website: Real time data concerning the Coronavirus in the U.S. and Canada
Homeland Security and Emergency Management has shared a website which has real-time data from credible sources as it pertains to the Coronavirus. As of Monday morning the State of Wyoming had 26 confirmed cases. If you would like to easily…
Derringer Holding takes first at Regional Elks Hoop Shoot
◆ Local 11-year-old qualifies for nationals. Derringer Holding, an 11-year-old student at Etna Elementary School, took first place in The Regional Elks National Hoop Shoot, held March 14 in Colorado Springs, Colorado. This qualified him to compete in the National…
Snow plowing operations begin in Grand Teton National Park
◆ Opening dates of roads depends on weather. Spring plowing is underway in Grand Teton National Park. The snow clearing efforts started Monday, March 16. “The plowing operations mark the end of over-snow access on the 14-mile section of the…
Health Department clarifies which Wyoming businesses are exempt from closure order
With the COVID-19 Coronavirus now shutting down Wyoming businesses by order of Governor Mark Gordon, residents and business owners were left asking questions about who was included and who was not. This question was answered by a four-page document released…