Committee drafting bill for new Gillette college
By Jake Goodrick Gillette News Record Via- Wyoming News Exchange GILLETTE — The Select Committee on Community College Funding agreed Friday to start working toward drafting a bill that would clarify state statute regarding community colleges and potentially clear the…
Enzi invites Wyoming residents to attend virtual Inventors Conference
Registration is available online at www.enzi.senate.gov Washington, D.C. – If you are an inventor, small business owner or entrepreneur, U.S. Senator Mike Enzi, R-Wyo., encourages you to attend the Inventors Conference, which will be held online via Zoom on Saturday,…
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Wyoming to offer premium relief to members
By Tom Coulter Wyoming Tribune Eagle Via- Wyoming News Exchange CHEYENNE — Blue Cross Blue Shield of Wyoming announced Thursday that it will offer a total of $15 million in premium relief to employers and individuals due to the economic…
Governor Utilizes CARES Funds to Provide Free COVID-19 Testing for Wyoming Residents
CHEYENNE, Wyo. – Governor Mark Gordon has made free, at-home COVID-19 testing available to the state’s residents. The saliva test is administered by Vault Health and allows residents to get results at home without needing to visit a healthcare provider. Wyoming…
Wyoming energy sectors slogging through slow recovery, report shows
By Camille Erickson Casper Star-Tribune Via- Wyoming News Exchange CASPER — Wyoming’s energy industry continued to limp along in September with price, production and employment indexes trailing far behind last year, a new report published by Wyoming’s Economic Analysis Division shows. Data…
All eight Wyoming Football games to be televised
The Mountain West Conference released the 2020 football TV schedule on Tuesday and all eight Wyoming Football games will be televised by either CBS Sports Network (CBSSN) or FS1. Wyoming’s season opener at Nevada on Saturday, Oct. 24 will be…
Lincoln county man among three new COVID-19 deaths
By The Wyoming News Exchange Three more Wyoming residents have died as a result of coronavirus, the Wyoming Department of Health announced Tuesday, bringing the state’s death toll from the illness to 57. The department said all three of the…
Devils Tower visitor numbers up in September, down for year
GILLETTE (WNE) — Popular tourist attractions have been hit hard by the COVID-19 pandemic and Devils Tower is no exception. The number of people who came to see the first U.S. national monument through September 2020 has decreased by 9.6%…
Confirmed coronavirus cases up by triple digits for sixth consecutive day
By The Wyoming News Exchange New laboratory-confirmed cases of coronavirus increased by 152 on Monday, marking the sixth consecutive day of triple-digit growth in the number of new confirmed cases recorded in the state. The Wyoming Department of Health, in…
Woman sentenced to 5 to 7 years in prison for assault by vehicle in Gillette
GILLETTE (WNE) – A woman who ran into a semitruck on Interstate 90 after getting on the wrong on-ramp will spend up to 14 years in prison. Mary Jane Steele, 52, was sentenced to five to seven years in prison…