Wyoming ranked 15th for teacher pay
JACKSON (WNE) — A new analysis finds that Wyoming teacher pay is the 15th best in the country. Market research website Business.org ranked each state by average teacher pay compared to the average salary of all jobs. Wyoming came in 15th, with teacher…
Study shows coal-fired power plant retrofit could provide benefits
CHEYENNE, Wyo. – The U.S. Department of Energy has completed a carbon capture, utilization and storage (CCUS) study for several Wyoming coal-fueled power plants. The study showed CCUS retrofits can provide significant benefits. The goal of the study was to evaluate…
Lawmakers advance bills to help agribusinesses, meat processing facilities
———– ◆ Bills would appropriate $80 million for farming and ranching businesses. By Tom Coulter Wyoming Tribune Eagle Via- Wyoming News Exchange Lawmakers advanced legislation Friday aiming to boost the state’s meat processing facilities and provide more financial relief to…
Nearly 50 UW students quarantined because of coronavirus
———— By Brandon Foster Casper Star-Tribune Via- Wyoming News Exchange CASPER — COVID-19 infections stemming from University of Wyoming students gathering off campus have led the school to quarantine nearly 50 students since Monday. Seven students have tested positive this…
Hemp’s stumbles reveal hurdles in Wyoming’s race to diversify
By Andrew Graham, WyoFile.com ALBIN—Ron Rabou is no hemp-necklace-wearing hippy. A Trump 2020 flag flies at the entrance to his driveway. A hanging in his office reminds him that “God made a Farmer.” The eastern Wyoming agriculturalist has never tried…
Player wins Lucky for Life grand prize with ticket from Afton Maverik
September 1, 2020 – WyoLotto announced today the first ever grand prize winner of the Lucky for Life game. The winning ticket was sold at the Maverik in Afton, Wyo. Players should get out their tickets and check their numbers…
Voting in a pandemic: What Wyoming learned from the primary
By Dustin Bleizeffer, WyoFile.com Pandemic concerns, combined with worries over potential mail-in ballot delays due to cutbacks at the U.S. Postal Service, created a greater awareness of election processes and a greater sense of urgency to be counted, according to…
Active coronavirus cases in Wyoming decrease by 9
As of 9 a.m. Saturday, Aug. 29, the total number of confirmed coronavirus cases seen in Wyoming since the illness was first diagnosed in the state increased by 14, from 3,196 to 3,210. The number of laboratory-confirmed cases in Lincoln, Sheridan…
Coronavirus health orders extended again
By Joshua Wolfson, Seth Klamann and Brandon Foster Casper Star-Tribune Via- Wyoming News Exchange CASPER — The public health orders put in place to slow the spread of COVID-19 in Wyoming will remain in place through at least Sept. 15….
Number of active coronavirus cases up six
————– The number of active coronavirus cases in Wyoming went up for the first time in four days Thursday with the reporting of 38 new laboratory-confirmed and probable cases. The Wyoming Department of Health, in its daily coronavirus update, said…