Wyoming braces for $1.5 billion revenue hit
By Nick Reynolds Casper Star-Tribune Via- Wyoming News Exchange CASPER — Collapsing energy prices and the COVID-19 pandemic are expected to cost Wyoming up to $1.5 billion in revenues through June 2022, preliminary estimates released Tuesday show, setting the stage…
Wyoming unemployment rose to 9.2% in April; job losses seen across the state and in every major industry
The Research & Planning section of the Wyoming Department of Workforce Services reported today that the state’s seasonally adjusted unemployment rate rose from 3.8% in March to 9.2% in April. Given the large number of layoffs and other economic disruptions…
Tax relief for drillers prompts debate
By Camille Erickson Casper Star-Tribune Via- Wyoming News Exchange CASPER — Wyoming produces more minerals from public land than almost any other state in the country. That makes a new federal guideline especially potent for the leading energy producer. In…
Coronavirus cases up by 30 over weekend
By The Wyoming News Exchange The number of confirmed coronaviruses diagnosed in Wyoming since the illness reached the state in mid-March grew by 30 over the weekend to total 638 on Sunday. The Wyoming Department of Health, in its regular…
Idaho Fish and Game have been stocking up, preparing for memorable Memorial Day weekend
Memorial Day Fishing Guide Fish and Game crews have been stocking fish around the state, and more will be added before the holiday weekend. Due to COVID-19, Memorial Day will be memorable in ways people hadn’t anticipated, but fishing will remain a…
Wyoming Business Council’s upcoming webinar to update agriculture producers on food assistance program (CFAP)
The Wyoming Business Council will host an informational webinar to update agriculture producers on the USDA’s Coronavirus Food Assistance Program (CFAP) grants at 6 p.m. on Thursday, May 28 via Zoom. The grant program will help producers who suffered commodity…
Yellowstone National Park reminds boaters/anglers to drain, clean, dry boats and equipment
Mammoth Hot Springs – Yellowstone National Park encourages the public to get ready for boating and fishing season, which began today, Saturday, May 23, 2020. Boaters and anglers should clean, drain, and dry all boats and equipment prior to arriving in…
Cheney defends U.S. intent to withdraw from the Open Skies Treaty
Washington – Wyoming Congresswoman House Republican Conference Chair Liz Cheney (R-WY), who also serves on the House Armed Services Committee, released the following statement (see full text) after the Trump Administration announced its intent to withdraw from the Treaty on Open…
NTEC furloughs 93 hourly workers, 8 salaried from Antelope mine
By Gillette News Record Staff Via- Wyoming News Exchange GILLETTE — More than 100 Antelope coal mine workers lost their jobs Thursday morning when Navajo Transitional Energy Co. furloughed 93 hourly employees and laid off eight salaried staff. The furloughs…
Swift Idol Audtions end May 25
◆ Hopefuls are down to final days to submit an entry. The 2020 Fall River Propane Swift Idol audition window is rapidly closing. Auditions opened on Friday, May 1 and will close at 11:59 p.m. on Monday, May 25. Up…