Stimulus checks not likely to arrive until May
Lawmakers struck a $2 trillion stimulus deal early Wednesday that includes sending checks directly to individuals amid the coronavirus crisis — but it will likely take until at least May before the money goes out. Under the plan as it…
Businesses eligible for federal loans
◆ Applications for federal disaster loans open to Wyoming businesses. Governor Mark Gordon has announced that small businesses in the state are now eligible to apply for up to $2 million per company in federal economic disaster loans. The loans…
Third closure order includes salons and barbershops
State officials on Tuesday ordered the closure of non-essential personal service businesses such as hair salons and barbershops as Wyoming’s coronavirus case count climbed to 33. Gov. Mark Gordon and Dr. Alexia Harrist, the state’s health officer, issued the order,…
Jackson Hole Board asks potential visitors to reschedule
The following in a release from the Jackson Hole Travel and Tourism Board The Jackson Hole Travel and Tourism Board requests that all potential visitors prioritize their own health along with the well-being of Jackson Hole and the surrounding communities…
Yellowstone and Grant Teton National Parks now closed to visitors
Yellowstone and Grand Teton national parks are announcing modifications to operations at the request of local county health officers from Park County, WY, Park County, MT, Teton County, WY, and Gallatin County, MT. The health and safety of our visitors, employees, volunteers, and partners is our…
Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints bringing home nearly 20,000 missionaries
Some missionaries serving in or returning to the United States and Canada will end their missions earlier than planned, according to a letter regional leaders of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints sent to local leaders. Elders, or…
As business halts, workers brace for unemployment
By Morgan Hughes Casper Star-Tribune Via- Wyoming News Exchange CASPER — The phones at the Wyoming Department of Workforce Services office have been ringing off the hook. Busy signals and hour wait times greet callers, even as 37 agency employees…
Multi-State Pursuit Ends Safely Near Alpine
An Idaho Falls, Idaho resident is in custody following a pursuit that took place Saturday morning, March 21, 2020. The pursuit started when a deputy within Bonneville County, Idaho, attempted to stop a 2016 Subaru WRX for speeding near Swan Valley,…
Jury convicts local man of drug trafficking and judge sends him to prison
This story courtesy of EastIdahoNews.com. It is used here with permission. IRWIN — A local man has been sentenced to prison after being convicted by a jury for trafficking methamphetamine. Dwayne C. Christiansen, 45, appeared before District Judge Dane Watkins…
26 confirmed cases of Coronavirus in Wyoming
As of 7 a.m. Monday March 23, 2020, here are the numbers of confirmed cases of Coronavirus in the State of Wyoming broken down by county. Albany: 0 Big Horn: 0 Campbell:…