IRS warns of scams related to COVID-19 stimulus payments
SHERIDAN (WNE) — Internal Revenue Service — Criminal Investigation (IRS-CI) warned Wyoming taxpayers to be alert about possible scams relating to COVID-19 economic impact payments. Andy Tsui, Special Agent in Charge of the IRS-CI Denver Field Office, made the announcement Thursday in…
Amber Alert ends; charges filed against mother
RIVERTON (WNE) — The Friday-afternoon Amber Alert asking Fremont County residents to search for a Dodge truck containing missing children has been resolved. Wyoming Highway Patrol announced that the children were found late Friday evening. They were found in Colorado,…
TEXT-IN RESPONSES: What grade would you give the Governor’s response to COVID-19?
As the state of Wyoming and the nation continue to battle the outbreak of COVID-19, Duke & Dahl asked radio listeners during the Weekday Wakeup on Swift 98 & The Spur what grade they would give Gov. Mark Gordon and…
Idaho reports 33 COVID-19 related deaths
The following story courtesy of EastIdahoNews.com. It is used here with permission. The Idaho Department of Health and Welfare is reporting 33 COVID-19 related deaths. Statewide, the number of total positive cases of COVID-19 is up to 1,453. That’s 14…
Exxon delays construction on the LaBarge Carbon Capture Project due to economic downturn
Kemmerer City Administrator Brian Muir says ExxonMobil Corporation will have to delay construction on the LaBarge Carbon Capture Project due to the economic downturn as a result of COVID-19. The project originally was to start in August, but now there are…
Lincoln County officials encourage citizens to fill out Census survey
Lincoln County Officials are encouraging citizens to make sure they fill out the U.S. Census survey and for the first time in history this can be done online. Destry Dearden, GIS & IT Director for the county, says many people…
Silver Star Communications offers tips to improve internet speeds while families work and learn from home
The social distancing steps that are put in place among the COVID-19 pandemic has made wifi and home internet even more vital with people working from home and children learning from home. Silver Star Communications has some tips to try…
Uinta County authorities seeking information on suspicious mail activity
Information from the Uinta County Law Enforcement Services Facebook page. “On Monday April 13, 2020 at approximately 11:30 a.m., Dispatch received a report of a female in a white Jeep going through the mailboxes on County Road 217 outside of…
First Coronavirus-Related Death Confirmed in Wyoming
Wyoming recorded its first death attributed to the coronavirus Monday. Gov. Mark Gordon and Sean McCallister, chief executive officer for the Johnson County Healthcare Center, both confirmed that the person who died was an older man from Johnson County who…
State’s jobless fund among strongest; study finds it could sustain current claim levels for 321 weeks
By Nick Reynolds Casper Star-Tribune Via- Wyoming News Exchange CASPER — As record numbers of workers across the United States are forced to apply for unemployment benefits as a result of the COVID-19 outbreak, workers in Wyoming can rest somewhat…