Wyoming lawmakers announce tentative schedule for 2021 general session
By Tom Coulter Wyoming Tribune Eagle Via- Wyoming News Exchange CHEYENNE — With state lawmakers set to convene virtually Tuesday, a tentative schedule for the rest of the 66th Wyoming Legislature’s upcoming general session was released Monday, providing an initial…
Wyoming Health Dept. says state is getting good share of vaccine
JACKSON (WNE) — The Wyoming Department of Health disagrees with St. John’s Health CEO Dr. Paul Beaupre’s assessment that the state isn’t receiving its rightful share of COVID-19 vaccines. “At this time, we do not feel it is an accurate…
Wyoming wolf-hunting season comes to close
PINEDALE (WNE) — The 2020 wolf-hunting season in Wyoming’s trophy game management area closed as the New Year began last week, with only 31 gray wolves taken from a limit of 51. Last year, Wyoming Game and Fish sold 1,987…
Confirmed COVID cases up by more than 500
By The Wyoming News Exchange Laboratory-confirmed coronavirus cases in Wyoming increased by more than 500 on Monday, but the number of active cases increased by only 137, according to Wyoming Department of Health figures. The department, in its daily coronavirus…
Active COVID cases rise by 149 Friday
By The Wyoming News Exchange The number of Wyoming’s active coronavirus cases increased Friday as the state reported 406 new laboratory-confirmed cases of the virus. The Wyoming Department of Health, in its daily coronavirus update, said in addition to the…
Fat bike championship moves to Pinedale
PINEDALE – There is a silver lining to the changes and upheaval wrought by the pandemic. During the past five years, the Colorado resort town of Crested Butte hosted the World Fat Bike Championships sponsored by Borealis Fat Bikes. Due…
Wolf hunt ends 20 short of limit
PINEDALE (WNE) — The 2020 wolf-hunting season in Wyoming’s trophy game management area closed as the New Year began last week, with only 31 gray wolves taken from a limit of 51. Game and Fish manages gray wolves, which are…
Twenty-five more deaths tied to COVID; active cases down slightly
By The Wyoming News Exchange The deaths of 25 more Wyoming residents have been linked to the coronavirus, the Wyoming Department of Health announced Thursday. The department described the deaths of all but four as involving older adults. The deaths…
Light at the End of the Tunnel: Moderna Vaccine safe and effective; available in phases
As the vaccine campaign against COVID-19 rolls across Wyoming – including Star Valley – the state health department continues to remind residents and health officials to be patient and continue safe community protocols. They offer a tool box – you…
Wyoming Republicans condemn storming of Capitol
By Camille Erickson Casper Star-Tribune Via- Wyoming News Exchange CASPER — Several Wyoming Republicans spoke out to condemn the violence unfolding in Washington, D.C., on Wednesday, after a mob of President Donald Trump’s supporters stormed the U.S. Capitol. The interruption…