Individuals and families in Johnson County struggling to afford their rent or utilities due to the COVID-19 pandemic will soon have the opportunity to apply for assistance. 

SHERIDAN — A Wyoming Retirement System plan currently serving 273 retirees and their beneficiaries, including 25 from Sheridan, will likely be exhausted sometime in 2026, according to the Wyoming Retirement System.A fix is still possible, according to the city of Sheridan’s Human Resources M…

 JACKSON (WNE) — St. John’s Health is putting its money where its mouth is.

Wyoming residents who lost a loved one to COVID-19 may apply for federal reimbursement of funeral expenses to help ease some of the financial stress and burden caused by the pandemic. 

Each team will receive $7.5 million of the overall $20 million prize pool of the Carbon XPrize. The other $5 million was awarded in $500,000 payments to each of the 10 finalist teams in the competition.

Earlier this year, the Wyoming Legislature established the state’s short-time compensation program through its passage of House Bill 9. 

The topic has come up frequently in the state Legislature since a provision in 2010’s Affordable Care Act first called for expansion of Medicaid eligibility. But for every step forward, there have been multiple steps back. 

GREYBULL — The demise of House Bill 173, which would have changed the way the state funds its school districts, served as a reminder of the deep philosophical differences between the two chambers in the state legislature, according to Rep. Jamie Flitner of Shell.

POWELL — The further west the caravan of state-green trucks traveled Tuesday, the harder the snow fell. After starting the week in temperatures that were 30 to 40 degrees below normal and facing a long day in the ice cold river, most would entertain thoughts of waiting for warmer weather. 

POWELL — Following the death of a 2-year-old Cody girl, the child’s caregivers are each facing a charge of first-degree murder. 

Although the cuts could have been worse, they leave the office and its staff, along with the roughly 15,000 Wyomingites the office represents each year, teetering on the edge.

In response to President Joe Biden's executive actions, Wyoming Rep. Liz Cheney, Sens. John Barrasso and Cynthia Lummis and Gov. Mark Gordon made statements strongly supporting the Second Amendment. 

“A lot of that came down to just availability of the artists,” he said. “The country artists seemed more eager to get on the road. Most hip-hop and rock artists, from what we’re seeing, they’re planning more of a fall tour, so the availability was not there.”

With Wyoming facing a roughly $300 million annual funding shortfall in its K-12 education system, Gordon said the time has come for him to take a more direct role in the discussions over how the state’s schools are funded.

JACKSON — Thousands of times a year, motorists inadvertently smash into Wyoming wildlife like mule deer, elk and pronghorn antelope, littering highway right-of-ways with carcasses that sometimes include dozens or hundreds of pounds of fresh, lean, edible meat.

CASPER – A bill that would have found slight cuts to Wyoming’s $300 million education funding shortfall died Wednesday after Senate leadership declined to continue negotiating with the House of Representatives. 

CHEYENNE — Early in the 2021 Legislative Session, Wyoming seemed positioned for a pivotal year in its state history.

JACKSON — A federal innovation grant is helping the Wyoming Department of Transportation and Wyoming Highway Patrol launch a statewide drone program.

CODY — Two Cody residents were arrested March 31 by the Cody Police Department on charges of felony aggravated child abuse.

Now, a more flexible and wide-reaching program run by the Department of Family Services is aiming to distribute $180 million in its first wave of assistance to renters and landlords. 

Gordon, who also issued a few vetoes of specific items within the gargantuan budget, described his decisions in a letter to leaders of both chambers Thursday, stating “these are not easy decisions to make, but this discussion on the fundamental question of the role of government has been a necessity.”

House Bill 75 would require voters to show certain kinds of identification before being able to vote in person.

Sean McCallister is resigning from his post as Johnson County Healthcare Center’s CEO, the facility announced on Friday.

Easter services for churches in Johnson County.

CASPER — A proposal to set aside over a million dollars in funding for Wyoming to sue other states divesting from coal cleared an initial vote in the Senate on Monday afternoon.

JACKSON — The National Elk Refuge’s big rigs spewed out alfalfa pellets for the last time in 2021 on Monday, marking the end of a feeding season that has been abridged by about two weeks to meet management goals.

CHEYENNE — A proposal to address a $300 million shortfall to Wyoming’s K-12 education funding model is headed to the Senate floor, but a sales tax hike won’t be a part of the possible solution.

Of those respondents who indicated an increase in alcohol consumption, the leading reason, at 60%, was boredom, followed by isolation and stress.

“The vaccine rollout is much faster than we thought,” said UW Associate Vice President for Marketing and Communications Chad Baldwin. “Case numbers are almost down to nothing.” 

The bill failed on the third and final reading in the Senate on Wednesday in a narrow 14- 15 vote, with one lawmaker excused. 

WIN aims to modernize and refocus the state’s higher education system through collaboration, primarily among the seven community college districts and the university. 

GILLETTE — Wyoming is taking its objection to President Joe Biden’s moratorium on issuing oil and gas leases on federal lands to the courts.

CHEYENNE — In an unprecedented vote, the Wyoming House of Representatives gave its final support Wednesday to a bill authorizing the expansion of Medicaid coverage to an estimated 24,000 low-income residents in the state, marking a level of support among lawmakers that has not been seen sinc…

CASPER — After debating for much of the afternoon, the Wyoming House of Representatives passed a bill to fund K-12 education Tuesday. That bill will now go before the Senate, and the House now must consider the Senate’s education funding proposal, which that chamber passed last week. 

In this week’s print edition of the Bulletin, it was reported that masks would no longer be required, however, the approval of the exception does not necessarily mean that, as administrators will decide the best path forward for the district in the coming days. 

CHEYENNE — With about a week and a half left in the Wyoming Legislature’s general session, a slew of bills addressing everything from marijuana to seat belt use failed due to them not being considered by Monday night, their swift deaths brought about by a procedural deadline.

CASPER — An effort by lawmakers to defend Wyoming’s leading industry gained ground Monday after a pair of bills aimed at slowing coal plant closures cleared the House.

GILLETTE — Paul Langevin first noticed the unusual substance beneath the ice on Keyhole Reservoir in December.As he’s done for decades, Langevin headed out on the frozen lake to bore a hole and drop a line.But when he broke through the thick layer of ice, it wasn’t just water that sprang up …