WYDOT resumes non-commercial driver license road tests
Drivers who need to take a non-commercial driver license road test will be able to take their exam starting this week. The Wyoming Department of Transportation’s (WYDOT) Driver Services Office will start conducting non-commercial road tests by appointment only this…
Public prohibited from attending special session; press privileges still up in the air
By Tom Coulter Wyoming Tribune Eagle Via- Wyoming News Exchange CHEYENNE – The public will not be allowed into the Capitol for the Wyoming Legislature’s two-day special session starting Friday, which will include some lawmakers attending in person and others…
Jackson hospital hits zero in COVID-19 patients
JACKSON (WNE) — St. John’s Health had zero patients being treated for COVID-19 in the hospital Friday. That shows the community’s successful response to the pandemic, hospital CEO Paul Beaupre said during Friday’s weekly community update, which was livestreamed from…
Wyoming Workforce Services town hall to focus on claimant questions
CHEYENNE – The Wyoming Department of Workforce Services (DWS) is hosting a series of virtual town halls to provide additional information about Department programs and unemployment insurance benefits, as well as answer questions from job seekers and employers. This week’s…
Wings Across Wyoming – Salute to Healthcare Heroes
CHEYENNE, Wyo. – The Wyoming Air National Guard’s 153rd Airlift Wing will be conducting an aerial salute to the health care professionals on the frontlines in the fight against the COVID-19 pandemic. On Friday, May 15, the Air National Guard…
Majority of Wyoming counties now have variances
Compiled from Wyoming News Exchange newspapers Wyoming’s coronavirus case count topped 500 over the weekend as the state Department of Health reported 14 new cases, most of them in Fremont County. At the same time, restaurants and bars in most…
Severe Weather Awareness Week is May 11-15
Central and western Wyoming’s 2020 Severe Weather Awareness Week will occur from Monday, May 11 until Friday, May 15. “It is the National Weather Service’s mission to protect life and property and during this week NWS Riverton will be stressing…
Air National Guard members deploy in support of COVID Task Force West
◆ Airmen tasked with setting up Aero-medical Evacuation Operations Team. Thursday, April 23 nine members of the Wyoming Air National Guard’s 187th Aeromedical Evacuation Squadron deployed to Travis Air Force Base in California, as part of COVID Task Force West….
Cooperative moose research project underway
◆ Study seeks to provide greater understanding. Provided by the Wyoming Game and Fish Department Last month, 16 moose were captured and radio collared south of Meeteetse as part of a cooperative research effort between the Wyoming Game and Fish…
Wrong-way collision claims a life in Parley’s Canyon
The following is a news release from Utah Highway Patrol On Saturday, May 9, 2020 at approximately 11:41 pm, there were multiple reports of a silver passenger car driving westbound in eastbound lanes near milepost 141 on I-80 in Parley’s…