Author: Andrew-Rossi
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Feel stressed? There are solutions you can easily find at home. The Wyoming Department of Family Services is offering home solutions to the stressful situations that are affecting everyone during these pressing times. Ed Heimer, Field Administrator and licensed clinical social worker with the Department is particularly concerned about parents, already stressful but even more…
There’s a lot of water coming off the mountains this year. The Bureau of Reclamation has released their updated analysis of the predicted April through July runoff in the Bighorn Basin. This report has been released several times over the past few months, as weather and increasing snowpack has changed the anticipated amount of water…
Good news, Cody. And no, it’s not just a flight of fancy. COVID-19 may have grounded flights around the globe, but it hasn’t grounded the ambitions of Skywest Airlines, the regional airline that operates in partnership with Delta and United Airlines with a fleet of 504 aircraft. They have been operating as the regional provider…
More closures in national forests across the West. Acting Regional Forester Jennifer Everlien signed an order closing all developed recreation sites within the Rocky Mountain Region of the National Forest Service. That region encompasses 24 national forests and grasslands across Colorado, Kansas, Nebraska, South Dakota and Wyoming. Developed recreation sites are temporarily closed while dispersed camping,…
A 1 mile, 27-million-dollar road project is moving forward on the Beartooth Highway. WYDOT is ready to begin the rather intensive task of completing the 420-foot, 3-span Beartooth Ravine steel girder bridge, 20-foot-high mechanically stabilized earth retaining walls, and roadwork and landscaping to tie into that portion of U.S. Highway 212. This particular project required intense…
Wyoming needs your blood. While everyone in the state is encouraged – if not implored – to stay home as much as possible, there’s one need that cannot wait – live-saving blood donations. Vitalant continues to organize a series of community blood drives during the COVID-19 crisis. With hospitals already at capacity or anticipating they…
You and your kids can now enjoy an outdoor expo at home. Wyoming Game and Fish has announced Expo at Home, this year’s completely online alternative to the Wyoming Outdoor Expo, originally scheduled to take place in Casper this May but cancelled due to the continuing scourge of the coronavirus. Instead of planning to return…
Sheridan Avenue’s facelift is moving along swimmingly. WYDOT held another community update yesterday at its new time and location: 9 am on the porch of the Irma Hotel, which will be the location of all weekly construction meetings for the discernible future. While business and pedestrian activity has slowed down, construction is literally chipping and…
The time has come to channel your inner superhero – and wear a mask. Following the recommendation of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Alexia Harrist – the state health officer and state epidemiologist with the Wyoming Department of Health – now recommends wearing cloth face masks in public settings – mainly grocery stores…
Blue Cross Blue Shield is doing its part to ease the fears of its members – both medical and financial. The health insurance provider wants everyone one of its members to receive the medical attention they need, especially with the COVID-19 pandemic growing in the state. To accomplish this, they have announced a waiver to…