Wyoming Unemployment Falls to 7.1% in July 2020
The Research & Planning section of the Wyoming Department of Workforce Services reported today that the state’s seasonally adjusted unemployment rate fell from 7.6% in June to 7.1% in July. Wyoming’s unemployment rate peaked at 9.6% in April and has…
University of Wyoming Athletics Launches WHYoming NOW Campaign
The Mountain West Conference recently announced that 2020 fall sports are being postponed indefinitely due to the ongoing challenges with the effective mitigation and management of the COVID-19 virus as it relates to athletic competition. Due to that postponement of…
34th coronavirus victim reported, active coronavirus cases fall again with 60 recoveries
———————– By The Wyoming News Exchange A Fremont County man has become the 34th Wyoming resident to die from the coronavirus, the Wyoming Department of Health announced Tuesday. The department said the man had underlying health conditions that would put…
2020 Lincoln County Primary Election Results
Lincoln County residents went to the polls on Tuesday August 18 for the Primary Election where the County Clerk reported a total of 4,750 votes. For U.S. Senator replacing the outgoing Mike Enzi, former U.S. Representative Cynthia M. Lummis steamrolled…
Clean Coal Technologies to begin testing near Gillette soon
By Jonathan Gallardo Gillette News Record Via- Wyoming News Exchange GILLETTE — After taking about two years to increase its technology’s efficiency, Clean Coal Technologies will soon begin testing its process to create a cleaner coal that is viable for…
Yellowstone fire danger raised to Very High
The parkwide wildland fire danger for Yellowstone National Park is now VERY HIGH. Currently, there are no active wildland fires in the park. Currently, there are no fire restrictions in place in the park. Campfires are only permitted within established…
Coal mines could store old turbine blades
—————————— By Camille Erickson Casper Star-Tribune Via- Wyoming News Exchange CASPER — Wind energy companies will have the option of using decommissioned wind turbine blades as backfill material when reclaiming surface coal mine sites soon, thanks to a new bill…
Active coronavirus cases increase by 24 statewide since Thursday
Record growth in new coronavirus cases pushes active cases over 500 By The Wyoming News Exchange The number of active coronavirus cases in Wyoming went back up over 500 on Friday as the state saw a record number of new…
Gas prices up in last month
GILLETTE (WNE) — Gas prices in Wyoming are 7.6 cents per gallon higher than a month ago, going up 1.2 cents in the past week. But at an average of $2.16 a gallon, that’s still 51.4 cents lower than a…
“World War II POW Camps of Wyoming” selected as state’s great read
◆ Wyoming’s POW camps housed several thousand incarcerated Italian and German prisoners. By Susan Mark, Outreach Librarian, Wyoming State Library “WORLD WAR II POW Camps of Wyoming,” by Cheryl O’Brien has been selected as Wyoming’s “Great Read” for the 20th…