Statewide COVID-19 Related Deaths Rise to 257
Twenty-seven more Wyoming residents have died of complications stemming from the coronavirus, including three in Campbell County that occurred last month, according to a Thursday afternoon release from the Wyoming Department of Health (WDH).
This...
Conservatives Form Freedom Caucus to Challenge House GOP
By Andrew Graham, WyoFile
Conservative members of the Wyoming House of Representatives have created a caucus to negotiate with House Republican leadership, two members of the group told WyoFile this week.
The group calls itself the Wyoming...
Proposed Budget Cuts Pound Public Services
By Andrew Graham, WyoFile
Gov. Mark Gordon last week sent proposed budget cuts to the Wyoming Legislature that slash public services and weaken the already thin safety net supporting Wyoming’s most vulnerable.
In a press release accompanying...
Edwards’ Replacement Picked
After three hours of interviews and discussion, Campbell County Commissioners unanimously selected Chris Knapp to replace former Representative Roy Edwards in the Wyoming House of Representatives.
Edwards passed away on Nov. 2, one day before...
Republicans Advance Three Candidates to Fill House Seat
Members of the Campbell County Republican Party Central Committee Thursday selected three names to advance to the Campbell County Board of Commissioners to fill the vacant House District 53 seat.
The vacancy was created by...
Gillette College District Advances To Next Step
The Wyoming Community College Commission (WCCC) just unanimously approved moving forward the application for the formation of the Gillette College Community College District.
The application package will now go to the Wyoming Legislature which must...
City to Invest Further in Energy Capital Sports Complex
The Gillette City Council voted unanimously Tuesday night to spend $65,000 to pay experts to reevaluate an outdated master plan for the Energy Capital Sports Complex (ECSC).
City Spokesperson Geno Palazzari advised in a follow-up...
Rep. Barlow Elected Speaker of the House, Committee Assignments Finalized
Representative Eric Barlow will be the new Speaker of the House as legislators nail down committee assignments and elect leadership to fill top positions as they prepare to convene for the 66th Wyoming Legislature...
Commissioners Approve Mask Mandate for County Employees
Update: This story was updated with new information received from the Wyoming Department of Health. There are now 12 counties with mask mandates and two additional counties have pending applications.
Masks are now mandatory for county...
Edwards’ Son Describes How COVID-19 Came on Quickly
By Andrew Graham, WyoFile
Rep. Roy Edwards’ battle with COVID-19 lasted a little more than two weeks before he died in Wyoming Medical Center in Casper, his son Mitch Edwards said.
Though the family did not immediately...