Wyoming’s COVID-19 cases rise to 187; governor orders quarantine for visitors to state
Compiled from Wyoming News Exchange newspapers The number of reported coronavirus cases in Wyoming surged to 187 on Saturday morning, an increase of 21 cases overnight. Eight counties showed a rise in reported cases, with Fremont County — one of…
***Update: Missing man recovered in Palisades avalanche
The following is a release from the Bonneville County Sheriff’s Office. Bonneville County Sheriff’s Deputies, Search and Rescue, and Air Idaho Rescue were able to resume operations this morning and recover the victim from yesterday’s avalanche, 46 year old Robert…
Governor, State Health Officer extend statewide Public Health Orders through April 30
• Governor also Directs 14-Day Quarantine for Travelers Arriving in Wyoming from another State or Country Governor Mark Gordon and State Health Officer Dr. Alexia Harrist have extended the three existing statewide health orders through April 30 to slow community…
Wyoming News Briefs: April 3, 2020
Cheyenne officials eye liquor store deliveries CHEYENNE (WNE) – A few weeks into the COVID-19 pandemic’s local impact, city officials are eyeing a way to allow Cheyenne’s liquor stores to make deliveries – something already permitted in most other parts…
Star Valley Health Issues Statement Following First Confirmed COVID-19 Case in Star Valley
The following is a press release from Star Valley Health. The first confirmed case of COVID-19 was reported in Lincoln County Thursday evening, April 2. Star Valley Health has confirmed its first positive test result for the Coronavirus (COVID-19) on…
Filing process changes for Wyoming Unemployment Insurance
CHEYENNE — Since the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, unemployment claims in Wyoming have quadrupled. To meet that demand and better serve citizens seeking benefits, the Wyoming Department of Workforce Services (DWS) announced changes to its unemployment insurance claims filing…
Star Valley Health: 36 tests performed with 29 negative and 7 pending
As of 10:00 a.m. April, 2, 2020 there are no confirmed cases of COVID-19 in Lincoln County, WY. Star Valley Health has tested 36 patients for COVID-19 with 29 negative test results received and 7 test results pending. Star Valley…
Wyoming COVID-19 cases rise to 150, five critically ill in Fremont County
Compiled from Wyoming News Exchange newspapers The number of Wyoming counties untouched by the coronavirus shrunk to seven on Thursday as the Wyoming Department of Health reported 13 new cases in seven counties, including the first case seen in Uinta…
Star Valley Health details efforts, current preparedness and capacity for potential COVID-19 spread
The following is a news release from Star Valley Health Star Valley Health has been meeting in response to COVID-19 since January. It currently meets on a daily basis in continued planning as it prepares to care for the community…
Sublette County Deputy rescues stranded dog in Fremont Lake
(Pinedale, Wyo –April 2nd, 2020) SCSO Deputy rescues stranded dog in Fremont Lake. Tuesday, March 31, at approximately 1:15pm, Sublette County Dispatch received a call of a dog who had fallen through the ice into Fremont Lake just outside of…