COVID Cases Decline in Natrona County School District
The coronavirus pandemic continues, but the Natrona County School District has seen a few good trends recently, two officials told the district’s board of trustees on Monday.
The district works with, and takes the lead from the Casper-Natrona County School District, Verba Echols said. She is the associate superintendent of human resources and district services.
The numbers of positive COVID-19 cases is dropping, Echols said.
“We see an incredible decline of positives among staff, positive cases of COVID, and we see an incredible decline in that quarantine,” she said.
“Those numbers literally have dropped off to single digits in the last two weeks of reporting,” Echols said.
PacifiCorp Foundation Awards Grants to Wyoming Nonprofits
Published: December 23, 2020
Mimi s House is among the non-profits receiving a grant from the PacifiCorp Foundation. Chastidy Greenwood-Fox, Mimi s House
Two dozen non-profits in Wyoming, including five in Casper, received thousands of dollars in grants from the PacifiCorp Foundation to strengthen arts and other programs in communities during the COVID-19 pandemic, according to a news release.
Arts and educational organizations have had to find creative ways to present their programs including using virtual programs to connect to families and students, the news release said.
“Local programs like these are the heartbeat of Wyoming, providing connection, education and tradition and helping to heal and strengthen our communities,” said Sharon Fain, Rocky Mountain Power vice president for Wyoming.
The Fremont County Sheriff joined another county on Thursday when he said that he will not enforce Gov. Mark Gordon's new face covering mandate to slow the