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Governor and Health Officer Loosen Restrictions on Restaurants and Keep Public Safe

CHEYENNE, Wyo. –  Governor Mark Gordon has worked with the Wyoming Department of Health to ease restrictions on restaurants in the state while continuing efforts to keep the public safe. This comes in new public health orders. The changes to Health…

Report details historic COVID impact to state economy

By Camille Erickson Casper Star-Tribune Via- Wyoming News Exchange CASPER — The COVID-19 pandemic delivered historic blows to Wyoming’s economy during this year’s second quarter, according to a new report published on Monday by Wyoming’s Economic Analysis Division. The report…

Governor Gordon directs state resources to provide support on Mullen Fire

CHEYENNE, Wyo. – Governor Mark Gordon has directed numerous state resources to provide assistance and support to affected communities and teams battling the Mullen Fire. The fire is burning largely on the Medicine Bow National Forest as well as some…

Hospital receives insurance payment for ransomware attack

———————- GILLETTE (WNE) — Campbell County Health has received an insurance settlement almost a year after a ransomware attack crippled its computer systems and disrupted its operations for months. After a series of negotiations with multiple insurance companies, CCH has…

Experts discuss health impacts of oil, gas drilling

By Tom Coulter Wyoming Tribune Eagle Via- Wyoming News Exchange CHEYENNE — A pair of public health experts spoke on the effects of oil and gas drilling development in Wyoming and Colorado during a locally organized panel recently. Thursday’s virtual…

UW football back for fall

By Davis Potter Casper Star-Tribune Via- Wyoming News Exchange CASPER — Wyoming football is officially back. So is the rest of the Mountain West. After a week of various media reports, statements from university administrators and state officials, and rampant…

Fire in Medicine Bow grows by more than 32,000 acres

———- By The Laramie Boomerang Via- Wyoming News Exchange LARAMIE — There were no doubts the critical weather conditions and natural fuels feeding the Mullen Fire burning in the mountains about 40 miles west of Laramie went from bad to…

Transportation Commission awards $62.7 million in contracts in September

The Wyoming Department of Transportation (WYDOT) will pave 13 miles of Interstate 80 between Rock Springs and Rawlins to improve the surface. The Wyoming Transportation Commission awarded Interstate Highway Construction Inc., of Englewood, Colorado, a $20.8 million contract for the…

Thursday second day in a row with more than 100 new coronavirus cases

By The Wyoming News Exchange A second day of increases of more than 100 in new confirmed coronavirus cases around Wyoming pushed the state’s number of active cases to new highs Thursday. The Wyoming Department of Health, in its daily…

Wyoming receives $43 million with federal literacy grant

◆ Statewide literacy task force will be launched. CHEYENNE (WNE) – Teachers could soon have a few more tools to promote reading in their classrooms, as the Wyoming Department of Education has received a federal grant totaling $43.3 million that…