Lincoln County Library System Book Review: “They Call Us Enemy” by George Takei
◆ “They Called Us Enemy” by George Takei. By Melissa Soelter Library Assistant, Lincoln County Library My favorite format to enjoy reading is graphic novels, which are becoming increasingly popular. They appeal to a wide audience and depict any story,…
Report: 25% of state residents skeptical of COVID
By Morgan Hughes Casper Star-Tribune Via- Wyoming News Exchange CASPER – A new national survey aims to answer not just whether people will accept a COVID-19 vaccine, but why they might not. National health policy think tank the Surgo Foundation…
Medicaid expansion would create almost 2,000 jobs, study says
By Morgan Hughes Casper Star-Tribune Via- Wyoming News Exchange CASPER — Expanding Medicaid could create nearly 2,000 Wyoming jobs and grow the state’s overall economic output by $1.5 billion in five years, according to a new report published Thursday. The report…
Body found on UW property
LARAMIE (WNE) — The Laramie Police Department received notification Wednesday afternoon of a dead body found on University of Wyoming property on the 1900 block of East Harney Street. Officials said the body found is not connected to the dead…
Wyoming Game and Fish report in excess of 300 wolves
Cheyenne -The Wyoming Game and Fish Department released a report this week indicating Wyoming is maintaining wolf numbers at healthy levels by using hunting, which helps hold rancher/wolf conflict numbers down as well. Game and Fish managers say steady gray…
Governor Gordon Announces Cabinet Changes
CHEYENNE, Wyo. – Governor Mark Gordon has appointed Deputy Director Stefan Johansson as Interim Director of the Wyoming Department of Health (WDH) and Information Services Administrator Timothy Sheehan as Interim Chief Information Officer of the Department of Enterprise Technology Services (ETS)….
COVID-19 numbers up slightly from last week
Monday, May 17, the number of laboratory-confirmed coronavirus cases seen since the disease was first diagnosed in the state in mid-March stood at 49,951, an increase of 360 cases over the 49,591 reported on May 10. Sweetwater County had the…
Wyoming Track & Field Ready For Mountain West Championships
LARAMIE, Wyo — The University of Wyoming Track & Field Teams head back to Fresno, Calif., for the 2021 Mountain West Outdoor Championships to be held Thursday-Saturday this week at Veterans Memorial Stadium. The Cowboys and Cowgirls finished out the…
Governor Gordon Withdraws Wyoming from COVID-era Unemployment Programs
CHEYENNE, Wyo. – Governor Mark Gordon has announced that Wyoming will end its participation in federal supplemental unemployment benefits in order to address workforce shortages being felt throughout the state. The programs were made available through federal laws initiated in response…
Cheney ousted from party leadership position
Republicans in the US House of Representatives voted on Wednesday to remove Wyoming Rep. Liz Cheney — the No. 3 House Republican — from the party’s leadership post for her criticism of former president Donald Trump’s unfounded claims of…