Wyoming’s Second Coronavirus-Related Death Confirmed
Compiled from Wyoming News Exchange newspapers Wyoming reported its second death attributed to coronavirus on Wednesday. The state Department of Health, in a news release, announced that the victim was an older Laramie County man who had been hospitalized for…
Speech will go on – local students to take part in state competition
◆ A virtual state tournament set for speech and debate students. Star Valley High School’s Speech and Debate Team are among a rare, few high school students throughout the nation who will participate in their State Tournament during the spring…
Hathaway exception granted to all students who drop courses during the COVID-19 pandemic
The Wyoming Department of Education (WDE) is granting an exception for cause to all Hathaway Scholarship recipients who do not meet satisfactory academic progress due to courses dropped on, or after, March 13, 2020. Hathaway Scholarship recipients must maintain…
Wyoming case count to 282, recoveries up to 164
Compiled from Wyoming News Exchange newspapers The number of confirmed coronavirus cases in Wyoming grew to 282 on Tuesday, but at the same time, the number of patients to have recovered from the illness went up by 24. The Wyoming…
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,…
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…
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…