Governor Utilizes CARES Funds to Provide Free COVID-19 Testing for Wyoming Residents
CHEYENNE, Wyo. – Governor Mark Gordon has made free, at-home COVID-19 testing available to the state’s residents. The saliva test is administered by Vault Health and allows residents to get results at home without needing to visit a healthcare provider. Wyoming…
Wyoming energy sectors slogging through slow recovery, report shows
By Camille Erickson Casper Star-Tribune Via- Wyoming News Exchange CASPER — Wyoming’s energy industry continued to limp along in September with price, production and employment indexes trailing far behind last year, a new report published by Wyoming’s Economic Analysis Division shows. Data…
All eight Wyoming Football games to be televised
The Mountain West Conference released the 2020 football TV schedule on Tuesday and all eight Wyoming Football games will be televised by either CBS Sports Network (CBSSN) or FS1. Wyoming’s season opener at Nevada on Saturday, Oct. 24 will be…
Lincoln county man among three new COVID-19 deaths
By The Wyoming News Exchange Three more Wyoming residents have died as a result of coronavirus, the Wyoming Department of Health announced Tuesday, bringing the state’s death toll from the illness to 57. The department said all three of the…
Devils Tower visitor numbers up in September, down for year
GILLETTE (WNE) — Popular tourist attractions have been hit hard by the COVID-19 pandemic and Devils Tower is no exception. The number of people who came to see the first U.S. national monument through September 2020 has decreased by 9.6%…
Confirmed coronavirus cases up by triple digits for sixth consecutive day
By The Wyoming News Exchange New laboratory-confirmed cases of coronavirus increased by 152 on Monday, marking the sixth consecutive day of triple-digit growth in the number of new confirmed cases recorded in the state. The Wyoming Department of Health, in…
Woman sentenced to 5 to 7 years in prison for assault by vehicle in Gillette
GILLETTE (WNE) – A woman who ran into a semitruck on Interstate 90 after getting on the wrong on-ramp will spend up to 14 years in prison. Mary Jane Steele, 52, was sentenced to five to seven years in prison…
Keeping avalanches off Teton Pass is Sisyphean task
By Tom Hallberg Jackson Hole News&Guide Via- Wyoming News Exchange JACKSON — An avalanche, believed to be skier-triggered, barreled onto Highway 22 from Twin Slides, entombing a Jeep and forcing the driver to “swim” out of the debris. A now…
Gambling rebounding after COVID slowdowns
By Clair McFarland The Ranger Via- Wyoming News Exchange RIVERTON — After suffering for 10 weeks due to COVID-19, the state’s newly legalized gambling outlets are recovering – at a rate that pleases gaming proponents. “Our experiences have been very…
Gordon: COVID-19 spike in Wyoming shows “very serious deterioration”
By Margaret Austin Wyoming Tribune Eagle Via- Wyoming News Exchange CHEYENNE – While coronavirus cases in Wyoming appeared fairly steady throughout the summer, the state is now seeing a spike across the board, including Laramie County. In fact, Laramie County…