SVI Media, local health officials coordinate on COVID-19
BY JULIE DOCKSTADER HEAPS Getting educated about COVID-19 and community protocols may not only help slow the spread of the virus. You may also help mitigate a surge in a pandemic that has taken but 2 ½ months to…
Game and Fish to non-residents: please wait to come as COVID-19 spreads
BY JULIE DOCKSTADER HEAPS Usually this time of year, hunters and other recreationists – including non-residents – are itching to get out on the waterways and mountains of Wyoming. But this spring with COVID-19 spreading across the country, officials with…
Case numbers at 221, face masks now recommended
Compiled from Wyoming News Exchange newspapers The number of coronavirus cases in Wyoming reached 221 on Tuesday with the diagnosis of nine new cases in four counties. Meanwhile, state health officials followed the lead of the Centers for Disease Control…
WHSAA officially cancels Spring sports
The status of Wyoming high school sports had been sketchy at best amid the COVID-19 pandemic as the Wyoming High School Activities Association (WHSAA) had already banned practices through the month of April and canceled the annual Art Symposium which…
Applying for Medicaid during COVID-19 pandemic
As COVID-19 continues to affect people in myriad ways, The Wyoming Department of Health put word out on the best ways to apply for state Medicaid and who may be eligible. “We realize that COVID-19 has touched many residents’ lives,…
Fossil Butte is modifying visitor center operations
Kemmerer – Fossil Butte National Monument announced modifications — effective Saturday, April 4 — to operations in response to guidance from the governor and Wyoming Department of Health to slow the spread of COVID-19. Until further notice, the following services and…
Wyoming residents continue to help neighbors through outbreak
Compiled from Wyoming News Exchange newspapers Cheyenne realtor spreads smiles with free ice cream CHEYENNE – With the circumstances surrounding coronavirus in Wyoming, local Realtor Asha Bean wanted to do something to help spark joy in the community. Even in…
Local emergency responders had to self quarantine following possible COVID-19 exposure
A group of first responders in Star Valley had to self quarantine after possibly being exposed to COVID-19 during a call. Lincoln County Emergency Management reports that a call for service at a residence in Star Valley was received this…
Wyoming coronavirus case numbers at 216, face masks now recommended
Compiled from Wyoming News Exchange newspapers The number of coronavirus cases in Wyoming reached 216 on Tuesday with the diagnosis of four new cases in three counties. Meanwhile, state health officials followed the lead of the Centers for Disease Control…
Star Valley virus cases not ‘community spread,’ says health official
BY JULIE DOCKSTADER HEAPS The four currently confirmed cases of COVID-19 in Lincoln County were not the result of “community transmission,” Star Valley Health CEO Bren Lowe told SVI Media this week. “All of those cases [which are within Star…