Business grant applications now open
The Wyoming Business Council is now receiving applications for the Wyoming Business Interruption Stipend at wyobizrelief.org. Initial reports state that there have been 772 successful grant recipients for a total of $23.8 Million in just the first hour of WBC stipend program rollout. The program…
Yellowstone staff test negative for coronavirus
JACKSON (WNE) — Yellowstone National Park staff are reportedly clear of COVID-19. The park had 43 employees who regularly interact with visitors tested for the virus on May 28 and 29. Every employee’s test result was returned negative, according to…
WYDOT director backs usage charge as solution to funding state roads
◆ State facing $100 million in unmet road needs. By Tom Coulter Wyoming Tribune Eagle Via- Wyoming News Exchange With the state facing more than $100 million in annual unmet road needs, the head of the Wyoming Department of Transportation…
WDH alarmed by the drop in immunizations during pandemic
◆ Wyoming sees 42 percent drop in immunizations in April. By Kim Deti Wyoming Department of Health The Wyoming Department of Health (WDH) has seen an alarming decline in the number of immunizations administered by providers enrolled in the WDH…
WSGS publishes new geological maps of some areas in Lincoln County
◆ Maps highlights the extent of the Greys River Fault. Provided by the Wyoming State Geological Survey The Wyoming State Geological Survey (WSGS) released five new geological maps of areas in southwestern and northwestern Wyoming. The agency published the 1:24,000-scale…
Wyoming recoveries outnumber confirmed cases of COVID-19
As of Sunday afternoon on June 7, the Wyoming Department of Health reported a total of 734 confirmed Coronavirus cases. The state reported an additional 213 probable cases. Probable cases are identified as people who had direct contact with a…
Coronavirus cases up by 12, recoveries increase by 20
By The Wyoming News Exchange The number of people confirmed to have contracted the coronavirus since it was first detected in Wyoming in mid-March grew to 721 on Friday. The Wyoming Department of Health, in its daily coronavirus update, said…
Thayne rest area to be closed
◆ WYDOT and state looking to cut expenses. The Star Valley rest area, located on U.S. Highway 89 just south of Thayne, will be among 10 rest areas around the state to close. The WYDOT rest area closures will take…
Man sentenced to life in stabbing death
By The Torrington Telegram Via- Wyoming News Exchange TORRINGTON – Jamie Stuart Snyder will spend the rest of his life in prison for murdering Wade Erschabeck two years ago in Fort Laramie. A jury found Snyder guilty of first-degree murder…