COVID-19 Coverage

Worldwide COVID-19 death toll tops a staggering 3 million

April 17, 2021 By DAVID BILLER, MARIA CHENG and JOSHUA GOODMAN Associated Press Writers RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — The global death toll from the coronavirus topped a staggering 3... Read more »

04/17/21 9:23 AM

NCSD to discuss face mask variance at special meeting Monday

04/16/21 6:46 PM

NCSD reports 3 new COVID-19 cases this week; one at Casper College

04/16/21 4:57 PM

53 new COVID-19 cases confirmed in Wyoming Friday, hospitalizations remain at 24

04/16/21 3:14 PM

Wyoming COVID hospitalizations rise to 24 Thursday; 61 new confirmed cases

04/15/21 3:13 PM

This vax’s for you: Budweiser offers free suds to entice COVID vaccinations

04/15/21 1:33 PM

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US opens more distance in worldwide race against coronavirus

The United States opened more distance between itself and much of the rest of the world on Thursday, nearing the 200 millionth vaccine administered in a months-long race to protect the population against COVID-19, even as other countries, rich and poor, struggle with stubbornly high infection rates and deaths.

04/15/21 12:32 PM

Wyoming COVID hospitalizations climb above 20 again; 46 new confirmed cases

CASPER, Wyo. — The Wyoming Department of Health (WDH) reported 46 additional confirmed cases of COVID-19 during their 3 pm Wednesday, April 14 update. There have been 48,333 total confirmed cases in... Read more »

04/14/21 3:04 PM

WDH: Wyoming’s COVID-related death toll rises by two to 703

CASPER, Wyo — Wyoming’s COVID-19 related death toll rose by two to 703, according to the Wyoming Department of Health’s weekday update. That’s two more than were listed on Monday’s... Read more »

04/13/21 3:55 PM

58 new confirmed COVID-19 cases, 2 related deaths reported in Wyoming Tuesday

CASPER, Wyo. — The Wyoming Department of Health (WDH) reported 58 additional confirmed cases of COVID-19 during their 3 pm Tuesday, April 13 update. There have been 48,287 total confirmed cases in... Read more »

04/13/21 3:39 PM

Wyoming residents who lost loved ones to COVID-19 can get up to $35K to help cover funeral expenses

CASPER, Wyo. — Wyoming residents who lost a loved one to COVID-19 are able to apply for up to $35,000 in funeral expense support “to help ease some of the... Read more »

04/13/21 2:30 PM

Test scores show NCSD virtual students lagging; ~400 virtual students expected in fall 2021

CASPER, Wyo. — The Natrona County School District is anticipating about 400 students will attend school virtually in fall 2021. Associate Superintendent Walt Wilcox said during the NCSD Board of... Read more »

04/13/21 1:18 PM

Natrona County Health Department offers alternatives after J&J vaccine ‘paused’ by CDC

CASPER, Wyo. – The Casper/Natrona County Health Department is offering the two-dose Moderna COVID-19 vaccine today in its clinic at Eastridge Mall after the CDC issued a “pause” for the... Read more »

04/13/21 9:26 AM

India reels amid virus surge, affecting world vaccine supply

NEW DELHI (AP) — The Indian city of Pune is running out of ventilators as gasping coronavirus patients crowd its hospitals. Social media is full of people searching for beds, while relatives throng pharmacies looking for antiviral medicines that hospitals ran out of long ago.

04/13/21 5:38 AM

US recommends ‘pause’ for J&J vaccine over clot reports

WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. is recommending a “pause” in administration of the single-dose Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccine to investigate reports of potentially dangerous blood clots.

04/13/21 5:34 AM

NCSD may request mask variance if state doesn’t lift school requirement after April 15

CASPER, Wyo. — Five parents of students attending school in the Natrona County School District urged the NCSD Board of Trustees to work to lift the requirement that students wear... Read more »

04/12/21 8:28 PM

Over 158K Wyomingites get COVID vaccine; about 56% of Natrona residents 65+ fully vaccinated

CASPER, Wyo. — At least 158,646 Wyoming residents have received at least one dose of a COVID-19 vaccine as of Monday, April 12 and an estimated 55.95% of Natrona resident... Read more »

04/12/21 2:56 PM

Only 1 new COVID-19 case confirmed in NCSD community this week

CASPER, Wyo — One new confirmed case of COVID-19 was reported this week in the Natrona County School District. The case was from a student at Natrona County High School,... Read more »

04/09/21 5:15 PM

65 new COVID-19 cases reported in Wyoming Friday, 5 in Natrona County

CASPER, Wyo. — The Wyoming Department of Health (WDH) reported 65 additional confirmed cases of COVID-19 during their 3 pm Friday, April 9 update. There have been 48,133 total confirmed cases in... Read more »

04/09/21 3:39 PM

Wyoming reports 83 more confirmed COVID cases, 7 in Natrona on Thursday

CASPER, Wyo. — The Wyoming Department of Health (WDH) reported 83 additional confirmed cases of COVID-19 during their 3 pm Thursday, April 8 update. There have been 48,068 total confirmed cases in... Read more »

04/08/21 3:06 PM

WMC’s Respiratory Symptom Screening Clinic in Casper moving due to low COVID numbers

CASPER, Wyo. — The Wyoming Medical Center announced on Wednesday that the Respiratory Symptom Screening Clinic will move to Sage Primary Care on Monday, April 12 “due to the low... Read more »

04/07/21 3:30 PM

COVID vaccine clinic inside former Casper Macy’s now open

CASPER, Wyo. – Casper’s COVID Vaccine Center set up inside the former Macy’s space in the Eastridge Mall is now officially open. According to a release issued by the Casper/Natrona... Read more »

04/07/21 12:43 PM

72 new COVID-19 cases confirmed in Wyoming Tuesday, two in Natrona County

CASPER, Wyo. — The Wyoming Department of Health (WDH) reported 71 additional confirmed cases of COVID-19 during their 3 pm Tuesday, April 6 update. There have been 47,931 total confirmed cases in... Read more »

04/06/21 3:28 PM

WDH: 80+ cases of four COVID-19 ‘variants of concern’ found in Wyoming

CASPER, Wyo. — The Wyoming Department of Health said on Tuesday, April 6 that “follow up analysis of positive samples has shown four different COVID-19 variants recognized by national and... Read more »

04/06/21 11:52 AM

Viral thoughts: Why COVID-19 conspiracy theories persist

PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) — Daniel Roberts hadn’t had a vaccination since he was 6. No boosters, no tetanus shots. His parents taught him inoculations were dangerous, and when the coronavirus arrived, they called it a hoax. The vaccine, they said, was the real threat.

04/06/21 9:42 AM

Vaccine skepticism runs deep among white evangelicals in US

Apr 05, 2021 By DAVID CRARY AP National Writer The president of the Southern Baptist Convention, America’s largest evangelical denomination, posted a photo on Facebook last week of him getting... Read more »

04/06/21 5:07 AM

Historic Houston movie theater closes due to pandemic

April 3, 2021 By JUAN A. LOZANO Associated Press HOUSTON (AP) — A historic Houston theater that director Richard Linklater called his “film school” and that for decades was the... Read more »

04/03/21 10:42 AM

Many still hesitate to get vaccine, but reluctance is easing

The race is on to vaccinate as many people as possible, but a significant number of Americans are so far reluctant to get the shots, even in places where they are plentiful.

04/02/21 4:00 PM

51 new COVID-19 cases confirmed statewide Friday, two in Natrona County

CASPER, Wyo. — The Wyoming Department of Health (WDH) reported 51 additional confirmed cases of COVID-19 during their 3 pm Friday, April 2 update. There have been 47,786 total confirmed cases in... Read more »

04/02/21 3:40 PM

Department of Corrections reports 4 new COVID cases at facility this week

CASPER, Wyo– The Wyoming Department of Corrections (WDOC) identified four COVID-19 cases in its facilities over the last week, according to a release Thursday. The four cases were all among inmates... Read more »

04/02/21 2:25 PM

Wyoming COVID vaccine leaders: Teton gives first doses equal to ~53.5% of population; Laramie County gives most total doses

CASPER, Wyo. — Over 162,000 Wyoming residents have received at least an initial dose of one of the COVID-19 vaccines “when state and special federal counts are combined,” the governor’s... Read more »

04/02/21 11:31 AM

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COVID-19 Coverage

Worldwide COVID-19 death toll tops a staggering 3 million

NCSD to discuss face mask variance at special meeting Monday

NCSD reports 3 new COVID-19 cases this week; one at Casper College

53 new COVID-19 cases confirmed in Wyoming Friday, hospitalizations remain at 24

Wyoming COVID hospitalizations rise to 24 Thursday; 61 new confirmed cases

This vax’s for you: Budweiser offers free suds to entice COVID vaccinations

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Eyemart Express: Open!!! Come on in!!!

Home Instead Senior Care: Compassionate Senior Care Services

US opens more distance in worldwide race against coronavirus

Wyoming COVID hospitalizations climb above 20 again; 46 new confirmed cases

WDH: Wyoming’s COVID-related death toll rises by two to 703

58 new confirmed COVID-19 cases, 2 related deaths reported in Wyoming Tuesday

Wyoming residents who lost loved ones to COVID-19 can get up to $35K to help cover funeral expenses

Test scores show NCSD virtual students lagging; ~400 virtual students expected in fall 2021

Natrona County Health Department offers alternatives after J&J vaccine ‘paused’ by CDC

India reels amid virus surge, affecting world vaccine supply

US recommends ‘pause’ for J&J vaccine over clot reports

NCSD may request mask variance if state doesn’t lift school requirement after April 15

Over 158K Wyomingites get COVID vaccine; about 56% of Natrona residents 65+ fully vaccinated

Only 1 new COVID-19 case confirmed in NCSD community this week

65 new COVID-19 cases reported in Wyoming Friday, 5 in Natrona County

Wyoming reports 83 more confirmed COVID cases, 7 in Natrona on Thursday

WMC’s Respiratory Symptom Screening Clinic in Casper moving due to low COVID numbers

COVID vaccine clinic inside former Casper Macy’s now open

72 new COVID-19 cases confirmed in Wyoming Tuesday, two in Natrona County

WDH: 80+ cases of four COVID-19 ‘variants of concern’ found in Wyoming

Viral thoughts: Why COVID-19 conspiracy theories persist

Vaccine skepticism runs deep among white evangelicals in US

Historic Houston movie theater closes due to pandemic

Many still hesitate to get vaccine, but reluctance is easing

51 new COVID-19 cases confirmed statewide Friday, two in Natrona County

Department of Corrections reports 4 new COVID cases at facility this week

Wyoming COVID vaccine leaders: Teton gives first doses equal to ~53.5% of population; Laramie County gives most total doses

FDA authorizes 2 changes to Moderna’s vaccine

US draws close to 100M vaccinations as baseball resumes

Wyoming reports 81 more confirmed COVID cases; 20 patients in hospitals Thursday

Five additional COVID deaths reported in Wyoming; 102 confirmed cases Wednesday

COVID-19 pushed total US deaths beyond 3.3 million last year

Pfizer says its COVID-19 vaccine protects younger teens

Holy days arrive for the faithful as pandemic eases in US

Wyoming governor: No plans to reimpose COVID-19 mask mandate

Natrona County slow to get jab; only 40% of those eligible booked COVID vaccinations

33 additional COVID-19 cases reported in Wyoming Tuesday, zero in Natrona County

Tiny COVID Concerts

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Oil City News Tiny COVID Concert: Joey Patterson!

Tiny COVID concert: Randy Craig!

Tiny COVID Concert: Sing along with Todd Smith

Tiny COVID concert: Mastermind of Monkey

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Crime

Crime

Weekly arrest report (4/9/21-4/16/21)

Four Sikhs among victims of Indianapolis mass shooting

Casper Police execute search warrant downtown Friday night

Oil City Police Calls (4/15/21 – 4/16/21)

Recent Arrests (4/15/21 – 4/16/21)

Obituaries

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Obituaries: Young, Scerbo, Galovich

Obituaries: Moore, Perea, Ayers, Biamon

AP source: Ponzi schemer Bernie Madoff dies in prison

Obituaries: Hanson-Sevon, Kamish

Obituaries: Strausner, Ridgeway, Grosenheider

Community

Community

(PHOTOS) Donor Dash 5K brings stories of lives touched by organ and tissue donation

County advises of washout on Smokey Gap Road near Midwest

Casper College T-Bird Trek returns Sept 12 with two half-marathon options, 5K, and 10K

Scott Rudin will ‘step back’ after allegations of bullying

UW profs narrate PBS doc on ‘Wizard of Oz’ author Baum’s life and characters

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UW profs narrate PBS doc on ‘Wizard of Oz’ author Baum’s life and characters

Central Wyo temps climb through Sunday; near-record cold and more snow on Monday

NCSD to discuss face mask variance at special meeting Monday

Gardeners encouraged to grow extra to fight hunger in Wyoming