In commemoration of the 236th anniversary of the signing of the United States Constitution, Secretary of State Chuck Gray presented to 8th graders, 11th graders, and 12th graders, as well
The Wyoming Supreme Court has ruled that Park County Circuit Court Judge Joey Darrah had the authority to order a competency evaluation in the Joseph Underwood case.
Personal beliefs and local politics are driving inconsistent, often contradictory responses to Wyoming’s health orders from law enforcement, local elected officials and business leaders.
In the expanded public-health orders signed Dec. 7, the state left enforcement of both a mask mandate and a bar and restaurant curfew to local officials. The orders drew wide support from the state’s principal industries, healthcare organizations and even its Republican congressional delegation, but the reactions of would-be enforcers across the state have been far from universally cooperative.
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In Sweetwater County, Sheriff John Grossnickle and County Attorney Dan Erramouspe issued a statement on Dec. 8 describing the mask mandate from Gov. Mark Gordon and State Health Officer Dr. Alexia Harrist as unenforceable because it would require law enforcement to assess someone’s medical condition.