Wyoming jobless rate increases slightly
CASPER (WNE) — Wyoming’s unemployment rate ticked up in February, reversing a downward trend experienced by the state after last year’s pandemic-related closures were lifted. The Equality State ended February with a 5.3% jobless rate, up from 5.1% in January…
Sublette County home lost to fire as firefighters battle snow covered roads
A home in the Hoback Ranches area of Sublette County was lost in a fire Friday, April 2, as firefighters battled snow covered roads and limited access. Sublette County Unified Fire reports that they were dispatched to the location on…
Boating permits for Grand Teton National Park are available online starting Tuesday
Kayaking on Jackson Lake. | Courtesy NPS.gov The following is a news release from Grand Teton National Park. MOOSE, Wyoming – Boaters to Grand Teton National Park and the John D. Rockefeller, Jr. Memorial Parkway will have the option to…
Wyoming COVID deaths crest 700
By The Wyoming News Exchange The deaths of five more Wyoming residents have been linked to the coronavirus, the Wyoming Department of Health announced Wednesday. The department said the fatalities bring to 700 the number of Wyoming residents whose deaths…
UW announces fall semester will be ‘traditional’
By Marissa Taylor Laramie Boomerang Via- Wyoming News Exchange LARAMIE — The University of Wyoming has decided to return to on-campus learning and activities this fall semester. UW was originally slated to make a final decision in June, but given…
Sales tax increase removed from school funding bill
By Kathryn Palmer Wyoming Tribune Eagle Via- Wyoming News Exchange CHEYENNE — A proposal to address a $300 million shortfall to Wyoming’s K-12 education funding model is headed to the Senate floor, but a sales tax hike won’t be a…
Lawmakers leave dozens of bills to wither on the vine
By Nick Reynolds, WyoFile.com CHEYENNE – Dead bills are a fact of life in the Wyoming Legislature. According to years of data on the Legislature’s voting records, roughly one quarter of committee-sponsored bills and nearly two-thirds of individual-sponsored bills die each session….
Lincoln County with 28 active COVID-19 cases
As of 3 p.m. Monday, March 29, the number of laboratory-confirmed coronavirus cases seen since the disease was first diagnosed in the state in mid-March stood at 47,522, an increase of 371 cases over the 47,181 reported on March 22….
Fuscillo promotes virtual training for Wyoming Alzheimer caretakers
Charles J. Fuschillo Jr., President and CEO of the Alzheimer’s Foundation of America, called SVI’s Duke Dance this week to promote a virtual education conference for Wyoming residents April 15. Fuschillo has served as President & Chief Executive Officer of…
Marijuana, fuel tax, seat belt bills die in Legislature
By Tom Coulter Wyoming Tribune Eagle Via- Wyoming News Exchange CHEYENNE — With about a week and a half left in the Wyoming Legislature’s general session, a slew of bills addressing everything from marijuana to seat belt use failed due…