Debate over distancing orders heats up as doctors await surge
By Andrew Graham, WyoFile.com Debate in Wyoming is increasing over whether Gov. Mark Gordon closing some businesses but stopping short of a stay-at-home order is inadequate or a threat to liberty, even as a top doctor contends a hospital surge…
‘Flattening the curve’ of anxiety, poor health during pandemic
“A normal reaction to an abnormal situation” is how therapist Kipp Dana described the anxiety one feels in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic. “These are unusual circumstances, and it is stressful. It wouldn’t take a diagnosed mental illness…
Mobile food pantry and Star Valley community food drive a success
◆ Shelves are stocked, individuals and families helped. Thursday, April 2 volunteers gathered at the National Guard Readiness Center in Afton to unload and distribute 24,000 pounds of food to over 250 patrons in Star Valley. “The food was from…
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…