COVID-19 causes dismal quarter for Wyoming coal industry
CASPER, Wyo. (AP) — Wyoming coal production is down dramatically as the coronavirus exacerbates a long-term trend of diminishing demand for the fossil fuel to generate [...]
Articles by Reece Monaco
Jackson to require face masks in most businesses
JACKSON, Wyo. (AP) — A town in northwestern Wyoming will require people to wear face masks in many businesses to limit spread of the coronavirus. The Jackson Town Council [...]
Green River mining company to lay off workers
GREEN RIVER, Wyo. (AP) — A mining company in Green River says it will lay off an unspecified number of workers in response to the economic downturn caused by the [...]
Wyoming returns 118 inmates from out-of-state facilities
CHEYENNE, Wyo. (AP) — The Wyoming Department of Corrections has returned over 100 inmates from facilities in other states in a move delayed by the coronavirus. Corrections [...]
SLIB Supports Large Land Purchase
CHEYENNE, Wyo. – Governor Mark Gordon and the members of the State Loan and Investment Board (SLIB) have unanimously supported the submission of a bid to purchase [...]
Public health orders remain unchanged as COVID-19 case numbers increase
CHEYENNE, Wyo. – Wyoming’s current public health orders will be extended through July 15 as the number of cases of COVID-19 in the state continues to steadily [...]
Wyoming Continues Legal Fight for Coal Exports
CHEYENNE, Wyo. – Wyoming has submitted its Reply Brief to the United States Supreme Court in its challenge to Washington State’s unconstitutional discrimination [...]
Bear knocks woman to ground near Yellowstone’s Old Faithful
YELLOWSTONE NATIONAL PARK, Wyo. (AP) — Yellowstone National Park administrators say a woman was knocked to the ground by a grizzly bear and suffered minor injuries as she [...]
Wyoming Unemployment Falls to 8.8% in May 2020
The Research & Planning section of the Wyoming Department of Workforce Services reported today that the state’s seasonally adjusted unemployment rate fell from its [...]
Grand Teton National Park opens first county visitor centers
JACKSON HOLE, Wyo. (AP) — Grand Teton National Park will open three visitor centers for the first time this year, about a month after the park reopened following closures [...]