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Vaccine distribution “going well,” but limited availability

By Hannah Black Wyoming Tribune Eagle Via- Wyoming News Exchange CHEYENNE – About two weeks into the COVID-19 vaccine’s distribution in Wyoming, the focus is still on frontline medical workers, some first responders and people living in long-term care facilities…

Bars, Restaurants Can Resume Late Night Service After Decline in COVID-19 Hospitalizations

CHEYENNE, Wyo. – Governor Mark Gordon has announced a return to normal operating hours for bars and restaurants, praising the response by Wyomingites that has resulted in a decline in COVID-19 hospitalizations around the state. Effective January 9, updated health orders…

Cowboys and Bulldogs Close Out Series on Monday

FRESNO, Calif. (Jan. 3, 2021) – The Wyoming Cowboys and Fresno State Bulldogs close out their season series on Monday evening at 7 p.m. MT. Wyoming and the Bulldogs are schedule to tip-off at 7 p.m. MT in a contest…

Cowboy Rally Falls Short in Season Opener Against UNC

LARAMIE, Wyo. (Jan. 3, 2021) – The Wyoming Cowboy Wrestling team opened its 2020-21 season Sunday afternoon as they hosted Big 12 foe Northern Colorado. The Cowboys won five matches in a row to end the dual, but fell to the…

Feds OK 5,000-well project

DOUGLAS (WNE) — After six years of sometimes controversial debating, studying and protracted periods of waiting, the Bureau of Land Management released its highly anticipated decision regarding the Converse County Oil & Gas Project with a resounding yes. BLM’s signed…

Lincoln County with 59 active cases of Covid-19

A trend of steady declines in the number of active cases of coronavirus in Wyoming was reversed Wednesday as the total climbed back over 1,500. The Wyoming Department of Health, in its daily coronavirus update, said it had received reports…

Confirmed COVID cases rise by 97, active cases fall again

Reports of 97 new confirmed cases of coronavirus were outpaced Tuesday by the number newly reported recoveries among patients with confirmed or probable cases, pushing the number of the active cases in the state down again. The Wyoming Department of…

Peabody reaches deal with creditors

By Greg Johnson Gillette News Record Via- Wyoming News Exchange GILLETTE — In a move that could potentially stave off a second Chapter 11 bankruptcy in five years for Peabody Energy Corp., the company has announced an agreement with its…

Relief program provides $82M; more than half of applicants left empty-handed

By Camille Erickson Casper Star-Tribune Via- Wyoming News Exchange CASPER – A coronavirus-related relief program aimed at pumping money into hurting businesses in Wyoming has ended. But over half of all eligible applicants did not end up receiving the money…

Lawmakers weighing options for 2021 general session

By Tom Coulter Wyoming Tribune Eagle Via- Wyoming News Exchange CHEYENNE —  After state lawmakers decided last month to delay most of the 2021 general session beyond January due to COVID-19 concerns, plans for the 66th Wyoming Legislature are still…