pandemic
UW mask mandate continued until February
By Mary Steurer
Casper Star-Tribune
Via Wyoming News Exchange
CASPER — The University of Wyoming will extend its mask mandate until mid-February, the board of trustees voted Wednesday.
The mandate, introduced in August, requires all students, faculty and...
‘Strike team’ unveils $3B in proposals for federal stimulus funds
By Dustin Bleizeffer, wyofile.com
Gov. Mark Gordon’s open call for ideas on how to spend more than $1 billion from the American Rescue Plan Act — a measure all three Wyoming Congressional delegates opposed — has so far garnered...
Big Horn Armory owner Greg Buchel is unable to sell his company’s firearms on a state-run site for vendors, which he believes is illegal discrimination. Big Horn Armory currently operates out of a shop in rural Cody, but is looking to expand. (Photo by CJ Baker, Powell Tribune)
Cody gunmaker fights to list products on state website
By CJ Baker
Powell Tribune
Via Wyoming News Exchange
POWELL — Firearms manufacturers are not able to sell their guns and ammo on the state’s Shop Wyoming website — and a Cody lawmaker wants the attorney general to take action against what...
One bill emerges from special session
By Jasmine Hall
Wyoming Tribune Eagle
Via Wyoming News Exchange
CHEYENNE — One bill dedicated to fighting the federal COVID-19 vaccine mandate emerged Wednesday evening as the Wyoming Legislature ended a seven-day special session.
House Bill 1002 was...
COVID hospitalizations continue to rise
By Morgan Hughes
Casper Star-Tribune
Via Wyoming News Exchange
CASPER — The number of hospitalized COVID-19 patients in Wyoming rose to 195 on Monday — the most since Dec. 10.
The last time hospitalizations were climbing at this rate in Wyoming, vaccines...
Standardized test results normal through pandemic
By Jasmine Hall
Wyoming Tribune Eagle
Via Wyoming News Exchange
CHEYENNE — Wyoming Superintendent of Public Instruction Jillian Balow described the 2020-21 state assessment results as “overwhelmingly normal” Tuesday, despite a school year that...
Wyoming coal production falls by 21% in 2020
By Nicole Pollack
Casper Star-Tribune
Via Wyoming News Exchange
CASPER — Coal production in Wyoming plummeted 21% in 2020 as the U.S. saw its lowest yield since 1965, the Energy Information Administration (EIA) reported Wednesday.
The steep decline...
Construction companies deal with low material supply
By Stephen Dow
The Sheridan Presss
Via Wyoming News Exchange
SHERIDAN — Excalibur Construction used to order its building materials on a per-house basis. This year, they’re ordering per semi-truck.
Even then, they’re not guaranteed to get all...
Statewide public health orders reach expected final phase
By The Wyoming Tribune Eagle
Via Wyoming News Exchange
CHEYENNE — The Wyoming Department of Health on Friday announced the likely final phase for statewide public health orders related to the COVID-19 pandemic, including the immediate...
Wyoming businesses asked to return millions in COVID-19 relief funding
By Tom Coulter
Wyoming Tribune Eagle
Via Wyoming News Exchange
CHEYENNE – Nearly a year after the COVID-19 pandemic began in Wyoming, thousands of businesses statewide have received a boost through funding that arrived via...
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