Coronavirus health orders extended again
By Joshua Wolfson, Seth Klamann and Brandon Foster Casper Star-Tribune Via- Wyoming News Exchange CASPER — The public health orders put in place to slow the spread of COVID-19 in Wyoming will remain in place through at least Sept. 15….
Number of active coronavirus cases up six
————– The number of active coronavirus cases in Wyoming went up for the first time in four days Thursday with the reporting of 38 new laboratory-confirmed and probable cases. The Wyoming Department of Health, in its daily coronavirus update, said…
Man sentenced in murder of woman whose body was taken to Powell
POWELL (WNE) — A man who murdered his girlfriend in Colorado, then brought her body to the Powell police station and confessed to the crime in late 2018 has received a 34-year prison sentence. Jonathan Akin, 24, received the sentence…
Gordon unveils details of initial budget cuts
By Tom Coulter Wyoming Tribune Eagle Via- Wyoming News Exchange CHEYENNE – Gov. Mark Gordon revealed the details of Wyoming’s initial round of budget cuts Wednesday afternoon, with state agencies cutting more than $250 million to essential programs and eliminating…
Legislative Joint Agriculture Committee meeting set for SV
———————- ◆ Meetings set to begin Thursday, August 27. The Legislative Joint Agriculture Committee will meet in Star Valley this week. According to Representative Evan Simpson, the committee meeting provides “a rare opportunity.” “The meeting will be held both remotely…
Wyoming Unemployment Falls to 7.1% in July 2020
The Research & Planning section of the Wyoming Department of Workforce Services reported today that the state’s seasonally adjusted unemployment rate fell from 7.6% in June to 7.1% in July. Wyoming’s unemployment rate peaked at 9.6% in April and has…
University of Wyoming Athletics Launches WHYoming NOW Campaign
The Mountain West Conference recently announced that 2020 fall sports are being postponed indefinitely due to the ongoing challenges with the effective mitigation and management of the COVID-19 virus as it relates to athletic competition. Due to that postponement of…
34th coronavirus victim reported, active coronavirus cases fall again with 60 recoveries
———————– By The Wyoming News Exchange A Fremont County man has become the 34th Wyoming resident to die from the coronavirus, the Wyoming Department of Health announced Tuesday. The department said the man had underlying health conditions that would put…
2020 Lincoln County Primary Election Results
Lincoln County residents went to the polls on Tuesday August 18 for the Primary Election where the County Clerk reported a total of 4,750 votes. For U.S. Senator replacing the outgoing Mike Enzi, former U.S. Representative Cynthia M. Lummis steamrolled…
Clean Coal Technologies to begin testing near Gillette soon
By Jonathan Gallardo Gillette News Record Via- Wyoming News Exchange GILLETTE — After taking about two years to increase its technology’s efficiency, Clean Coal Technologies will soon begin testing its process to create a cleaner coal that is viable for…