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GOSHEN COUNTY-Community SITUATION REPORT COVID-19 18 April 17 2020
General Situation Goshen County Public Health in conjunction with Goshen County Emergency Management City EMrsquos all of our Healthcare Partners and Elected Officials are working diligently with the State of Wyoming Health Department Wyoming Office of Homeland Security The Governorrsquos Office and other Counties within the state to respond proactively to the COVID-19 outbreak This Situation Report is being produced to offer you the most current information as possible as this situation is ever changing sometimes by the hourday
Current Status WyomingAt this time 305 laboratory-confirmed cases 107 probable cases 2 COVID-19 related deaths
Cases by County (First number shows laboratory-confirmed cases second shows probable cases Probable cases are defined as close contacts of lab-confirmed cases with symptoms consistent with COVID-19) Albany 6 (1) Big Horn 1 (1) Campbell 13 (4) Carbon 4 Converse 8 (6) Crook 4 Fremont 45 (7) Goshen 3 (1) Hot Springs 1 Johnson 11 (4) Laramie 69 (26) Lincoln 5 (4) Natrona 38 (10) Niobrara 1 (1) Park 1 Platte 0 Sheridan 12 (4) Sublette 1 (2) Sweetwater 10 (5) Teton 61 (28) Uinta 6 Washakie 5 (3) Weston 0
Goshen County Confirmed Cases 3
Goshen Cowty Public Health 2025 Campbell Drive Suite 1
Tonington WY 82240
417120
The Goshen Cowty and City Bected Officials Cowty Health Officer Emergency
Management and Public Health Officials of Goshen Cowty -ill continue to follow the
Executive Directive and Public Health Orders from Govemor Mark Gordon and the Wyoming
State Health Officer Aleltia Hanist on the current COVID-19 related resttictions through the end
of April 2020
We would like to thank the residents and businesses for working with us during this
difficult time to prevent promote and protect the citizens in our colllllllllllty and every cowty in
the State of Wyoming It i s important to stand united to help in the fight against COVID-19
Please fmd the current state orders on the links listed below
Wyoming GovemoJS httpscovidl9wyogovgovemOJS--Orders
Wyoming Department of Health httpslhealthwvogovpublichealthinfectious-disease-epidemiology
shyunitdiseasenovel-coronaviruscovid-19-orders-and-guidance
PREPAREDNESS RESPONSE
NOTE-If you suspect you may have symptoms of COVID-19 and are requesting testing PLEASE CALL YOUR HEALTHCARE PROVIDERCLINIC BEFORE ARRIVAL-you will be required to answer specific questions and given specific instructions
If you have questions or concerns contact GOSHEN COUNTY PUBLIC HEALTH - 532-4069
PLEASE EXERCISE SOCIAL DISTANCING AND STAYING HOME
Updates will now be posted on MONDAY WEDNESDAY and FRIDAY in the weeks ahead The Sit Report has been reduced to the most recent information gathered both State and Locally Any prior information needed you may refer back to the previous reports with all the specific phone numbers and status of the community businesses
News ReleaseFOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Thursday April 16 2020 Contact Kelly Ruiz Public Information Officer Wyoming Office of Homeland Security 307-777-4909 Ken Johnston Cowboy State Volunteers President 303-589-0637
Cowboy State Volunteers conduct flights to support COVID-19 response (Cheyenne) -- Volunteers from across the state flew into action to assist with delivering test kits for COVID-19
Three members of the Cowboy State Volunteers flew private aircraft to deliver Abbott ID NOW COVID-19 equipment and test kits across the state on April 14 2020 The organization is comprised of volunteer pilots who provide support for search and rescue operations disaster relief and organ transportation
ldquoWyoming has a well-deserved reputation for helping our neighbors in times of troublerdquo Ken Johnston Cowboy State Volunteers president said ldquoDuring the lsquogreat blizzard of 1949rsquo volunteer pilots using their own airplanes delivered food medicine and also transported medical personnel to snowbound people across Wyoming The Cowboy State Volunteers has been created to continue that traditionrdquo
The volunteers delivered 10 Abbott machines with 12 testing kits each across the state
Heather Tottingham Wyoming Department of Health accompanied Mike Gray in his Twin Comanche and flew from Cheyenne to Casper with crews and transferred the equipment and kits and then continued their flight to Gillette and Newcastle ldquoIm very grateful to the Cowboy State Volunteers With their help we were able to make deliveries to 10 Wyoming communities in one dayrdquo Tottingham said ldquoThey generously donated their time and fuel cost to help Unified Command with this important task Mike and Ken were great to work with and it gave me the unique opportunity to personally make sure these machines made it to their destinations safelyrdquo
The aircraft used are provided by Wyoming pilots ldquoWe fly our own airplanes and no one gets paid except for the fuel and oil used on a flightrdquo Johnston said
Twenty pilots and five crew members volunteer their time to the Cowboy State Volunteers The organization has 18 fixed-wing aircraft and two helicopters across the state
The flights were a joint effort among pilots and crew Chad Kuhn (Pinedale) and Alex Heil flew equipment in Kuhnrsquos Cessna210 to Lander Rawlins Rock Springs and Kemmerer Joe Feiler (Casper) and Dallas Chopping flew Feilerrsquos Cessna 177 Cardinal to deliver supplies to Thermopolis and Cody
--END--
Photo - Cowboy State Volunteer Mike Grays Twin Comanche Heather Tottingham and Mike Gray stand in front of Grays Twin Comanche aircraft
Kelly Ruiz-PIO Wyoming Office of Homeland Security
Two Wyoming State Hospital Patients Test Positive for Coronavirus
04172020 1026 AM MDT
Two patients recently transferred to the Wyoming State Hospital (WSH) in Evanston have tested positive for coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) according to the Wyoming Department of Health (WDH) Both adult females arrived Monday at WSH a state-run psychiatric facility and part of WDH
State of Wyoming
Governor Mark Gordons Press Conference on COVID-19 April 15 2020 httpswwwyoutubecomwatchv=l0_MGAm6YGY WYOMING PBS
AS of Friday APRIL 3 2020 at 130 pm
GOVERNORS DIRECTIVE - Self-Quarantine Directive for Individuals Arriving from another State or Country - httpsdrivegooglecomopenid=1xZF2MlVstWCSp8YtWc_7mJLwwsVa1Si5
The Wyoming State Health Officer Alexia Harrist has ordered a second continuation extending the following 3
ORDERS to April 30th 2020
1 ndash Second Continuation of Statewide Public Health Order Closing Bars Restaurants Theaters Gymnasiums Child Care Facilities K-12 Schools Colleges Universities and Trade Schools Statewide httpshealthwyogovwp-contentuploads202004Second-Continuation-of-Statewide-Order-1pdf
2 ndash Second Continuation of the Statewide Public Health Order 2 ndash Forbidding Gatherings of Ten (10) People or More httpshealthwyogovwp-contentuploads202004Second-Continuation-of-Statewide-Order-2pdf
3 ndash Second Continuation of Statewide Public Health Order 3 Temporary Closure of Nail Salons Hair Salons Barber Shops Massage Parlors Tattoo Body Art and Piercing Shops and Cosmetology Electrology and Esthetic Services httpshealthwyogovwp-contentuploads202004Second-Continuation-of-Statewide-Order-3pdf
Eastern Wyoming College Campus Update April 16 2020
EWC Campus Update April 16 2020 (Torrington Wyoming April 16 2020)hellipEastern Wyoming College has the following Campus Update for Thursday April 16 2020
Refunds are currently being processed on an individual basis for residence hall students Please watch for your refund
On April 9 2020 the US Department of Education released details regarding its distribution of emergency coronavirus assistance to postsecondary students This student assistance constitutes the first round of emergency funding under the Higher Education Emergency Relief Fund (HEERF) established by Section 18004(a)(1) of the CARES Act and is part of more than $14 billion allocated by the CARES Act to higher education institutions and students EWC has submitted its request to receive its portion of the funding and would like to ensure impacted students receive some additional help to cover unforeseen expenses related to the disruption of campus operations due to the COVID-19 epidemic including food housing technology health care child care and course-related materials Students will need to request this assistance through a simple online application that will be available soon Please watch EWCs website for more details in the coming days
General Announcements
Eastern Wyoming College students who are struggling with non-academic issues and would like information about community support agencies please contact Dr Debbie Ochsner Dean of FacultyStudent Services at debbieochsnerewcwyedu 307-532-8221 or 307-575-1121 for further referral information
The EWC Directory can be found at the following link to reach any EWC employee Employees are working from home but are available by phone and email httpsewcwyedudirectory
All messages and alerts can be found at the following link httpsewcwyedualerts
Following the Governorrsquos orders the campus in Torrington and in Douglas will each remain closed through April
30th Contact Tami Afdahl Director of College Relations 3075750829 tamiafdahlewcwyedu
-end-
Please visit GoGoshennet for more Local events and information
COVID-19 INFORMATION Wyoming 2-1-1 httpswy211communityosorg
CDC - httpswwwcdcgovcoronavirus2019-nCoVindexhtml
Wyoming Information Sharing Platform ndash (WISP) httpswwwarcgiscomappsMapSeriesindexhtmlappid=42fd398fa8f449fb930f2d3755c5a1bb Click on the Goshen County Information for this site
This report is also posted on the Goshen County website goshencountyorg
AND
Goshen County Economic Development
Goshen County Sheriffrsquos Office Goshen County amp Torrington Emergency Management
and Goshen County Public Health - fb pages
PETS Worried about your pet during the COVID19 outbreak Therersquos no evidence that pets can get sick from the virus or spread the virus in the US Continue taking every day preventive actions to keep yourself healthy and certainly you should not stop interacting with or caring for your pets
Weather ndash Local Weather for our area National Weather Service - Cheyenne httpsforecastweathergovMapClickphplat=422255amplon=-1042256XnuT5ohKi70
If there are corrections deletions or additional information that needs to be added that may have been missed-please send me an email ndash Shelly Kirchhefer skirchhefergoshensherifforg and I will be happy to update
Objectives 1 Coordinate continuous communication efforts with all the stakeholders to fulfill needs
resources information updates and community concerns2 Maintain Situational Awareness and consistent messaging3 Continue Continuity of Operations4 Adapt and apply necessary means as this situation rapidly changes
Essential Elements of Information bull Status of citycounty government facilitiesbull Future anticipated shortfalls (personnel equipment fiscal etc)bull Potential Community needsshortfallsbull Community information
Incident Name COVID-19 Situation Report 18
Situation Report UPDATE Operational Period
April 17 2020 ndash 1700 April 20 2020 - 1700
Incident Type Pandemic Affected Jurisdiction GOSHEN
Goshen EOC Monitoring
ESFs 2 5 6 7 8 13 15
Unified Command Group
PHRC-Heather Saul Nurse Mngr- Kelly Beard CHO-Dr Marion Smith EMA-Shelly Kirchhefer
DateTime Prepared April 17 2020 1700 Prepared by Shelly Kirchhefer
Goshen Cowty Public Health 2025 Campbell Drive Suite 1
Tonington WY 82240
417120
The Goshen Cowty and City Bected Officials Cowty Health Officer Emergency
Management and Public Health Officials of Goshen Cowty -ill continue to follow the
Executive Directive and Public Health Orders from Govemor Mark Gordon and the Wyoming
State Health Officer Aleltia Hanist on the current COVID-19 related resttictions through the end
of April 2020
We would like to thank the residents and businesses for working with us during this
difficult time to prevent promote and protect the citizens in our colllllllllllty and every cowty in
the State of Wyoming It i s important to stand united to help in the fight against COVID-19
Please fmd the current state orders on the links listed below
Wyoming GovemoJS httpscovidl9wyogovgovemOJS--Orders
Wyoming Department of Health httpslhealthwvogovpublichealthinfectious-disease-epidemiology
shyunitdiseasenovel-coronaviruscovid-19-orders-and-guidance
PREPAREDNESS RESPONSE
NOTE-If you suspect you may have symptoms of COVID-19 and are requesting testing PLEASE CALL YOUR HEALTHCARE PROVIDERCLINIC BEFORE ARRIVAL-you will be required to answer specific questions and given specific instructions
If you have questions or concerns contact GOSHEN COUNTY PUBLIC HEALTH - 532-4069
PLEASE EXERCISE SOCIAL DISTANCING AND STAYING HOME
Updates will now be posted on MONDAY WEDNESDAY and FRIDAY in the weeks ahead The Sit Report has been reduced to the most recent information gathered both State and Locally Any prior information needed you may refer back to the previous reports with all the specific phone numbers and status of the community businesses
News ReleaseFOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Thursday April 16 2020 Contact Kelly Ruiz Public Information Officer Wyoming Office of Homeland Security 307-777-4909 Ken Johnston Cowboy State Volunteers President 303-589-0637
Cowboy State Volunteers conduct flights to support COVID-19 response (Cheyenne) -- Volunteers from across the state flew into action to assist with delivering test kits for COVID-19
Three members of the Cowboy State Volunteers flew private aircraft to deliver Abbott ID NOW COVID-19 equipment and test kits across the state on April 14 2020 The organization is comprised of volunteer pilots who provide support for search and rescue operations disaster relief and organ transportation
ldquoWyoming has a well-deserved reputation for helping our neighbors in times of troublerdquo Ken Johnston Cowboy State Volunteers president said ldquoDuring the lsquogreat blizzard of 1949rsquo volunteer pilots using their own airplanes delivered food medicine and also transported medical personnel to snowbound people across Wyoming The Cowboy State Volunteers has been created to continue that traditionrdquo
The volunteers delivered 10 Abbott machines with 12 testing kits each across the state
Heather Tottingham Wyoming Department of Health accompanied Mike Gray in his Twin Comanche and flew from Cheyenne to Casper with crews and transferred the equipment and kits and then continued their flight to Gillette and Newcastle ldquoIm very grateful to the Cowboy State Volunteers With their help we were able to make deliveries to 10 Wyoming communities in one dayrdquo Tottingham said ldquoThey generously donated their time and fuel cost to help Unified Command with this important task Mike and Ken were great to work with and it gave me the unique opportunity to personally make sure these machines made it to their destinations safelyrdquo
The aircraft used are provided by Wyoming pilots ldquoWe fly our own airplanes and no one gets paid except for the fuel and oil used on a flightrdquo Johnston said
Twenty pilots and five crew members volunteer their time to the Cowboy State Volunteers The organization has 18 fixed-wing aircraft and two helicopters across the state
The flights were a joint effort among pilots and crew Chad Kuhn (Pinedale) and Alex Heil flew equipment in Kuhnrsquos Cessna210 to Lander Rawlins Rock Springs and Kemmerer Joe Feiler (Casper) and Dallas Chopping flew Feilerrsquos Cessna 177 Cardinal to deliver supplies to Thermopolis and Cody
--END--
Photo - Cowboy State Volunteer Mike Grays Twin Comanche Heather Tottingham and Mike Gray stand in front of Grays Twin Comanche aircraft
Kelly Ruiz-PIO Wyoming Office of Homeland Security
Two Wyoming State Hospital Patients Test Positive for Coronavirus
04172020 1026 AM MDT
Two patients recently transferred to the Wyoming State Hospital (WSH) in Evanston have tested positive for coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) according to the Wyoming Department of Health (WDH) Both adult females arrived Monday at WSH a state-run psychiatric facility and part of WDH
State of Wyoming
Governor Mark Gordons Press Conference on COVID-19 April 15 2020 httpswwwyoutubecomwatchv=l0_MGAm6YGY WYOMING PBS
AS of Friday APRIL 3 2020 at 130 pm
GOVERNORS DIRECTIVE - Self-Quarantine Directive for Individuals Arriving from another State or Country - httpsdrivegooglecomopenid=1xZF2MlVstWCSp8YtWc_7mJLwwsVa1Si5
The Wyoming State Health Officer Alexia Harrist has ordered a second continuation extending the following 3
ORDERS to April 30th 2020
1 ndash Second Continuation of Statewide Public Health Order Closing Bars Restaurants Theaters Gymnasiums Child Care Facilities K-12 Schools Colleges Universities and Trade Schools Statewide httpshealthwyogovwp-contentuploads202004Second-Continuation-of-Statewide-Order-1pdf
2 ndash Second Continuation of the Statewide Public Health Order 2 ndash Forbidding Gatherings of Ten (10) People or More httpshealthwyogovwp-contentuploads202004Second-Continuation-of-Statewide-Order-2pdf
3 ndash Second Continuation of Statewide Public Health Order 3 Temporary Closure of Nail Salons Hair Salons Barber Shops Massage Parlors Tattoo Body Art and Piercing Shops and Cosmetology Electrology and Esthetic Services httpshealthwyogovwp-contentuploads202004Second-Continuation-of-Statewide-Order-3pdf
Eastern Wyoming College Campus Update April 16 2020
EWC Campus Update April 16 2020 (Torrington Wyoming April 16 2020)hellipEastern Wyoming College has the following Campus Update for Thursday April 16 2020
Refunds are currently being processed on an individual basis for residence hall students Please watch for your refund
On April 9 2020 the US Department of Education released details regarding its distribution of emergency coronavirus assistance to postsecondary students This student assistance constitutes the first round of emergency funding under the Higher Education Emergency Relief Fund (HEERF) established by Section 18004(a)(1) of the CARES Act and is part of more than $14 billion allocated by the CARES Act to higher education institutions and students EWC has submitted its request to receive its portion of the funding and would like to ensure impacted students receive some additional help to cover unforeseen expenses related to the disruption of campus operations due to the COVID-19 epidemic including food housing technology health care child care and course-related materials Students will need to request this assistance through a simple online application that will be available soon Please watch EWCs website for more details in the coming days
General Announcements
Eastern Wyoming College students who are struggling with non-academic issues and would like information about community support agencies please contact Dr Debbie Ochsner Dean of FacultyStudent Services at debbieochsnerewcwyedu 307-532-8221 or 307-575-1121 for further referral information
The EWC Directory can be found at the following link to reach any EWC employee Employees are working from home but are available by phone and email httpsewcwyedudirectory
All messages and alerts can be found at the following link httpsewcwyedualerts
Following the Governorrsquos orders the campus in Torrington and in Douglas will each remain closed through April
30th Contact Tami Afdahl Director of College Relations 3075750829 tamiafdahlewcwyedu
-end-
Please visit GoGoshennet for more Local events and information
COVID-19 INFORMATION Wyoming 2-1-1 httpswy211communityosorg
CDC - httpswwwcdcgovcoronavirus2019-nCoVindexhtml
Wyoming Information Sharing Platform ndash (WISP) httpswwwarcgiscomappsMapSeriesindexhtmlappid=42fd398fa8f449fb930f2d3755c5a1bb Click on the Goshen County Information for this site
This report is also posted on the Goshen County website goshencountyorg
AND
Goshen County Economic Development
Goshen County Sheriffrsquos Office Goshen County amp Torrington Emergency Management
and Goshen County Public Health - fb pages
PETS Worried about your pet during the COVID19 outbreak Therersquos no evidence that pets can get sick from the virus or spread the virus in the US Continue taking every day preventive actions to keep yourself healthy and certainly you should not stop interacting with or caring for your pets
Weather ndash Local Weather for our area National Weather Service - Cheyenne httpsforecastweathergovMapClickphplat=422255amplon=-1042256XnuT5ohKi70
If there are corrections deletions or additional information that needs to be added that may have been missed-please send me an email ndash Shelly Kirchhefer skirchhefergoshensherifforg and I will be happy to update
Objectives 1 Coordinate continuous communication efforts with all the stakeholders to fulfill needs
resources information updates and community concerns2 Maintain Situational Awareness and consistent messaging3 Continue Continuity of Operations4 Adapt and apply necessary means as this situation rapidly changes
Essential Elements of Information bull Status of citycounty government facilitiesbull Future anticipated shortfalls (personnel equipment fiscal etc)bull Potential Community needsshortfallsbull Community information
Incident Name COVID-19 Situation Report 18
Situation Report UPDATE Operational Period
April 17 2020 ndash 1700 April 20 2020 - 1700
Incident Type Pandemic Affected Jurisdiction GOSHEN
Goshen EOC Monitoring
ESFs 2 5 6 7 8 13 15
Unified Command Group
PHRC-Heather Saul Nurse Mngr- Kelly Beard CHO-Dr Marion Smith EMA-Shelly Kirchhefer
DateTime Prepared April 17 2020 1700 Prepared by Shelly Kirchhefer
NOTE-If you suspect you may have symptoms of COVID-19 and are requesting testing PLEASE CALL YOUR HEALTHCARE PROVIDERCLINIC BEFORE ARRIVAL-you will be required to answer specific questions and given specific instructions
If you have questions or concerns contact GOSHEN COUNTY PUBLIC HEALTH - 532-4069
PLEASE EXERCISE SOCIAL DISTANCING AND STAYING HOME
Updates will now be posted on MONDAY WEDNESDAY and FRIDAY in the weeks ahead The Sit Report has been reduced to the most recent information gathered both State and Locally Any prior information needed you may refer back to the previous reports with all the specific phone numbers and status of the community businesses
News ReleaseFOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Thursday April 16 2020 Contact Kelly Ruiz Public Information Officer Wyoming Office of Homeland Security 307-777-4909 Ken Johnston Cowboy State Volunteers President 303-589-0637
Cowboy State Volunteers conduct flights to support COVID-19 response (Cheyenne) -- Volunteers from across the state flew into action to assist with delivering test kits for COVID-19
Three members of the Cowboy State Volunteers flew private aircraft to deliver Abbott ID NOW COVID-19 equipment and test kits across the state on April 14 2020 The organization is comprised of volunteer pilots who provide support for search and rescue operations disaster relief and organ transportation
ldquoWyoming has a well-deserved reputation for helping our neighbors in times of troublerdquo Ken Johnston Cowboy State Volunteers president said ldquoDuring the lsquogreat blizzard of 1949rsquo volunteer pilots using their own airplanes delivered food medicine and also transported medical personnel to snowbound people across Wyoming The Cowboy State Volunteers has been created to continue that traditionrdquo
The volunteers delivered 10 Abbott machines with 12 testing kits each across the state
Heather Tottingham Wyoming Department of Health accompanied Mike Gray in his Twin Comanche and flew from Cheyenne to Casper with crews and transferred the equipment and kits and then continued their flight to Gillette and Newcastle ldquoIm very grateful to the Cowboy State Volunteers With their help we were able to make deliveries to 10 Wyoming communities in one dayrdquo Tottingham said ldquoThey generously donated their time and fuel cost to help Unified Command with this important task Mike and Ken were great to work with and it gave me the unique opportunity to personally make sure these machines made it to their destinations safelyrdquo
The aircraft used are provided by Wyoming pilots ldquoWe fly our own airplanes and no one gets paid except for the fuel and oil used on a flightrdquo Johnston said
Twenty pilots and five crew members volunteer their time to the Cowboy State Volunteers The organization has 18 fixed-wing aircraft and two helicopters across the state
The flights were a joint effort among pilots and crew Chad Kuhn (Pinedale) and Alex Heil flew equipment in Kuhnrsquos Cessna210 to Lander Rawlins Rock Springs and Kemmerer Joe Feiler (Casper) and Dallas Chopping flew Feilerrsquos Cessna 177 Cardinal to deliver supplies to Thermopolis and Cody
--END--
Photo - Cowboy State Volunteer Mike Grays Twin Comanche Heather Tottingham and Mike Gray stand in front of Grays Twin Comanche aircraft
Kelly Ruiz-PIO Wyoming Office of Homeland Security
Two Wyoming State Hospital Patients Test Positive for Coronavirus
04172020 1026 AM MDT
Two patients recently transferred to the Wyoming State Hospital (WSH) in Evanston have tested positive for coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) according to the Wyoming Department of Health (WDH) Both adult females arrived Monday at WSH a state-run psychiatric facility and part of WDH
State of Wyoming
Governor Mark Gordons Press Conference on COVID-19 April 15 2020 httpswwwyoutubecomwatchv=l0_MGAm6YGY WYOMING PBS
AS of Friday APRIL 3 2020 at 130 pm
GOVERNORS DIRECTIVE - Self-Quarantine Directive for Individuals Arriving from another State or Country - httpsdrivegooglecomopenid=1xZF2MlVstWCSp8YtWc_7mJLwwsVa1Si5
The Wyoming State Health Officer Alexia Harrist has ordered a second continuation extending the following 3
ORDERS to April 30th 2020
1 ndash Second Continuation of Statewide Public Health Order Closing Bars Restaurants Theaters Gymnasiums Child Care Facilities K-12 Schools Colleges Universities and Trade Schools Statewide httpshealthwyogovwp-contentuploads202004Second-Continuation-of-Statewide-Order-1pdf
2 ndash Second Continuation of the Statewide Public Health Order 2 ndash Forbidding Gatherings of Ten (10) People or More httpshealthwyogovwp-contentuploads202004Second-Continuation-of-Statewide-Order-2pdf
3 ndash Second Continuation of Statewide Public Health Order 3 Temporary Closure of Nail Salons Hair Salons Barber Shops Massage Parlors Tattoo Body Art and Piercing Shops and Cosmetology Electrology and Esthetic Services httpshealthwyogovwp-contentuploads202004Second-Continuation-of-Statewide-Order-3pdf
Eastern Wyoming College Campus Update April 16 2020
EWC Campus Update April 16 2020 (Torrington Wyoming April 16 2020)hellipEastern Wyoming College has the following Campus Update for Thursday April 16 2020
Refunds are currently being processed on an individual basis for residence hall students Please watch for your refund
On April 9 2020 the US Department of Education released details regarding its distribution of emergency coronavirus assistance to postsecondary students This student assistance constitutes the first round of emergency funding under the Higher Education Emergency Relief Fund (HEERF) established by Section 18004(a)(1) of the CARES Act and is part of more than $14 billion allocated by the CARES Act to higher education institutions and students EWC has submitted its request to receive its portion of the funding and would like to ensure impacted students receive some additional help to cover unforeseen expenses related to the disruption of campus operations due to the COVID-19 epidemic including food housing technology health care child care and course-related materials Students will need to request this assistance through a simple online application that will be available soon Please watch EWCs website for more details in the coming days
General Announcements
Eastern Wyoming College students who are struggling with non-academic issues and would like information about community support agencies please contact Dr Debbie Ochsner Dean of FacultyStudent Services at debbieochsnerewcwyedu 307-532-8221 or 307-575-1121 for further referral information
The EWC Directory can be found at the following link to reach any EWC employee Employees are working from home but are available by phone and email httpsewcwyedudirectory
All messages and alerts can be found at the following link httpsewcwyedualerts
Following the Governorrsquos orders the campus in Torrington and in Douglas will each remain closed through April
30th Contact Tami Afdahl Director of College Relations 3075750829 tamiafdahlewcwyedu
-end-
Please visit GoGoshennet for more Local events and information
COVID-19 INFORMATION Wyoming 2-1-1 httpswy211communityosorg
CDC - httpswwwcdcgovcoronavirus2019-nCoVindexhtml
Wyoming Information Sharing Platform ndash (WISP) httpswwwarcgiscomappsMapSeriesindexhtmlappid=42fd398fa8f449fb930f2d3755c5a1bb Click on the Goshen County Information for this site
This report is also posted on the Goshen County website goshencountyorg
AND
Goshen County Economic Development
Goshen County Sheriffrsquos Office Goshen County amp Torrington Emergency Management
and Goshen County Public Health - fb pages
PETS Worried about your pet during the COVID19 outbreak Therersquos no evidence that pets can get sick from the virus or spread the virus in the US Continue taking every day preventive actions to keep yourself healthy and certainly you should not stop interacting with or caring for your pets
Weather ndash Local Weather for our area National Weather Service - Cheyenne httpsforecastweathergovMapClickphplat=422255amplon=-1042256XnuT5ohKi70
If there are corrections deletions or additional information that needs to be added that may have been missed-please send me an email ndash Shelly Kirchhefer skirchhefergoshensherifforg and I will be happy to update
Objectives 1 Coordinate continuous communication efforts with all the stakeholders to fulfill needs
resources information updates and community concerns2 Maintain Situational Awareness and consistent messaging3 Continue Continuity of Operations4 Adapt and apply necessary means as this situation rapidly changes
Essential Elements of Information bull Status of citycounty government facilitiesbull Future anticipated shortfalls (personnel equipment fiscal etc)bull Potential Community needsshortfallsbull Community information
Incident Name COVID-19 Situation Report 18
Situation Report UPDATE Operational Period
April 17 2020 ndash 1700 April 20 2020 - 1700
Incident Type Pandemic Affected Jurisdiction GOSHEN
Goshen EOC Monitoring
ESFs 2 5 6 7 8 13 15
Unified Command Group
PHRC-Heather Saul Nurse Mngr- Kelly Beard CHO-Dr Marion Smith EMA-Shelly Kirchhefer
DateTime Prepared April 17 2020 1700 Prepared by Shelly Kirchhefer
The volunteers delivered 10 Abbott machines with 12 testing kits each across the state
Heather Tottingham Wyoming Department of Health accompanied Mike Gray in his Twin Comanche and flew from Cheyenne to Casper with crews and transferred the equipment and kits and then continued their flight to Gillette and Newcastle ldquoIm very grateful to the Cowboy State Volunteers With their help we were able to make deliveries to 10 Wyoming communities in one dayrdquo Tottingham said ldquoThey generously donated their time and fuel cost to help Unified Command with this important task Mike and Ken were great to work with and it gave me the unique opportunity to personally make sure these machines made it to their destinations safelyrdquo
The aircraft used are provided by Wyoming pilots ldquoWe fly our own airplanes and no one gets paid except for the fuel and oil used on a flightrdquo Johnston said
Twenty pilots and five crew members volunteer their time to the Cowboy State Volunteers The organization has 18 fixed-wing aircraft and two helicopters across the state
The flights were a joint effort among pilots and crew Chad Kuhn (Pinedale) and Alex Heil flew equipment in Kuhnrsquos Cessna210 to Lander Rawlins Rock Springs and Kemmerer Joe Feiler (Casper) and Dallas Chopping flew Feilerrsquos Cessna 177 Cardinal to deliver supplies to Thermopolis and Cody
--END--
Photo - Cowboy State Volunteer Mike Grays Twin Comanche Heather Tottingham and Mike Gray stand in front of Grays Twin Comanche aircraft
Kelly Ruiz-PIO Wyoming Office of Homeland Security
Two Wyoming State Hospital Patients Test Positive for Coronavirus
04172020 1026 AM MDT
Two patients recently transferred to the Wyoming State Hospital (WSH) in Evanston have tested positive for coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) according to the Wyoming Department of Health (WDH) Both adult females arrived Monday at WSH a state-run psychiatric facility and part of WDH
State of Wyoming
Governor Mark Gordons Press Conference on COVID-19 April 15 2020 httpswwwyoutubecomwatchv=l0_MGAm6YGY WYOMING PBS
AS of Friday APRIL 3 2020 at 130 pm
GOVERNORS DIRECTIVE - Self-Quarantine Directive for Individuals Arriving from another State or Country - httpsdrivegooglecomopenid=1xZF2MlVstWCSp8YtWc_7mJLwwsVa1Si5
The Wyoming State Health Officer Alexia Harrist has ordered a second continuation extending the following 3
ORDERS to April 30th 2020
1 ndash Second Continuation of Statewide Public Health Order Closing Bars Restaurants Theaters Gymnasiums Child Care Facilities K-12 Schools Colleges Universities and Trade Schools Statewide httpshealthwyogovwp-contentuploads202004Second-Continuation-of-Statewide-Order-1pdf
2 ndash Second Continuation of the Statewide Public Health Order 2 ndash Forbidding Gatherings of Ten (10) People or More httpshealthwyogovwp-contentuploads202004Second-Continuation-of-Statewide-Order-2pdf
3 ndash Second Continuation of Statewide Public Health Order 3 Temporary Closure of Nail Salons Hair Salons Barber Shops Massage Parlors Tattoo Body Art and Piercing Shops and Cosmetology Electrology and Esthetic Services httpshealthwyogovwp-contentuploads202004Second-Continuation-of-Statewide-Order-3pdf
Eastern Wyoming College Campus Update April 16 2020
EWC Campus Update April 16 2020 (Torrington Wyoming April 16 2020)hellipEastern Wyoming College has the following Campus Update for Thursday April 16 2020
Refunds are currently being processed on an individual basis for residence hall students Please watch for your refund
On April 9 2020 the US Department of Education released details regarding its distribution of emergency coronavirus assistance to postsecondary students This student assistance constitutes the first round of emergency funding under the Higher Education Emergency Relief Fund (HEERF) established by Section 18004(a)(1) of the CARES Act and is part of more than $14 billion allocated by the CARES Act to higher education institutions and students EWC has submitted its request to receive its portion of the funding and would like to ensure impacted students receive some additional help to cover unforeseen expenses related to the disruption of campus operations due to the COVID-19 epidemic including food housing technology health care child care and course-related materials Students will need to request this assistance through a simple online application that will be available soon Please watch EWCs website for more details in the coming days
General Announcements
Eastern Wyoming College students who are struggling with non-academic issues and would like information about community support agencies please contact Dr Debbie Ochsner Dean of FacultyStudent Services at debbieochsnerewcwyedu 307-532-8221 or 307-575-1121 for further referral information
The EWC Directory can be found at the following link to reach any EWC employee Employees are working from home but are available by phone and email httpsewcwyedudirectory
All messages and alerts can be found at the following link httpsewcwyedualerts
Following the Governorrsquos orders the campus in Torrington and in Douglas will each remain closed through April
30th Contact Tami Afdahl Director of College Relations 3075750829 tamiafdahlewcwyedu
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Please visit GoGoshennet for more Local events and information
COVID-19 INFORMATION Wyoming 2-1-1 httpswy211communityosorg
CDC - httpswwwcdcgovcoronavirus2019-nCoVindexhtml
Wyoming Information Sharing Platform ndash (WISP) httpswwwarcgiscomappsMapSeriesindexhtmlappid=42fd398fa8f449fb930f2d3755c5a1bb Click on the Goshen County Information for this site
This report is also posted on the Goshen County website goshencountyorg
AND
Goshen County Economic Development
Goshen County Sheriffrsquos Office Goshen County amp Torrington Emergency Management
and Goshen County Public Health - fb pages
PETS Worried about your pet during the COVID19 outbreak Therersquos no evidence that pets can get sick from the virus or spread the virus in the US Continue taking every day preventive actions to keep yourself healthy and certainly you should not stop interacting with or caring for your pets
Weather ndash Local Weather for our area National Weather Service - Cheyenne httpsforecastweathergovMapClickphplat=422255amplon=-1042256XnuT5ohKi70
If there are corrections deletions or additional information that needs to be added that may have been missed-please send me an email ndash Shelly Kirchhefer skirchhefergoshensherifforg and I will be happy to update
Objectives 1 Coordinate continuous communication efforts with all the stakeholders to fulfill needs
resources information updates and community concerns2 Maintain Situational Awareness and consistent messaging3 Continue Continuity of Operations4 Adapt and apply necessary means as this situation rapidly changes
Essential Elements of Information bull Status of citycounty government facilitiesbull Future anticipated shortfalls (personnel equipment fiscal etc)bull Potential Community needsshortfallsbull Community information
Incident Name COVID-19 Situation Report 18
Situation Report UPDATE Operational Period
April 17 2020 ndash 1700 April 20 2020 - 1700
Incident Type Pandemic Affected Jurisdiction GOSHEN
Goshen EOC Monitoring
ESFs 2 5 6 7 8 13 15
Unified Command Group
PHRC-Heather Saul Nurse Mngr- Kelly Beard CHO-Dr Marion Smith EMA-Shelly Kirchhefer
DateTime Prepared April 17 2020 1700 Prepared by Shelly Kirchhefer
AS of Friday APRIL 3 2020 at 130 pm
GOVERNORS DIRECTIVE - Self-Quarantine Directive for Individuals Arriving from another State or Country - httpsdrivegooglecomopenid=1xZF2MlVstWCSp8YtWc_7mJLwwsVa1Si5
The Wyoming State Health Officer Alexia Harrist has ordered a second continuation extending the following 3
ORDERS to April 30th 2020
1 ndash Second Continuation of Statewide Public Health Order Closing Bars Restaurants Theaters Gymnasiums Child Care Facilities K-12 Schools Colleges Universities and Trade Schools Statewide httpshealthwyogovwp-contentuploads202004Second-Continuation-of-Statewide-Order-1pdf
2 ndash Second Continuation of the Statewide Public Health Order 2 ndash Forbidding Gatherings of Ten (10) People or More httpshealthwyogovwp-contentuploads202004Second-Continuation-of-Statewide-Order-2pdf
3 ndash Second Continuation of Statewide Public Health Order 3 Temporary Closure of Nail Salons Hair Salons Barber Shops Massage Parlors Tattoo Body Art and Piercing Shops and Cosmetology Electrology and Esthetic Services httpshealthwyogovwp-contentuploads202004Second-Continuation-of-Statewide-Order-3pdf
Eastern Wyoming College Campus Update April 16 2020
EWC Campus Update April 16 2020 (Torrington Wyoming April 16 2020)hellipEastern Wyoming College has the following Campus Update for Thursday April 16 2020
Refunds are currently being processed on an individual basis for residence hall students Please watch for your refund
On April 9 2020 the US Department of Education released details regarding its distribution of emergency coronavirus assistance to postsecondary students This student assistance constitutes the first round of emergency funding under the Higher Education Emergency Relief Fund (HEERF) established by Section 18004(a)(1) of the CARES Act and is part of more than $14 billion allocated by the CARES Act to higher education institutions and students EWC has submitted its request to receive its portion of the funding and would like to ensure impacted students receive some additional help to cover unforeseen expenses related to the disruption of campus operations due to the COVID-19 epidemic including food housing technology health care child care and course-related materials Students will need to request this assistance through a simple online application that will be available soon Please watch EWCs website for more details in the coming days
General Announcements
Eastern Wyoming College students who are struggling with non-academic issues and would like information about community support agencies please contact Dr Debbie Ochsner Dean of FacultyStudent Services at debbieochsnerewcwyedu 307-532-8221 or 307-575-1121 for further referral information
The EWC Directory can be found at the following link to reach any EWC employee Employees are working from home but are available by phone and email httpsewcwyedudirectory
All messages and alerts can be found at the following link httpsewcwyedualerts
Following the Governorrsquos orders the campus in Torrington and in Douglas will each remain closed through April
30th Contact Tami Afdahl Director of College Relations 3075750829 tamiafdahlewcwyedu
-end-
Please visit GoGoshennet for more Local events and information
COVID-19 INFORMATION Wyoming 2-1-1 httpswy211communityosorg
CDC - httpswwwcdcgovcoronavirus2019-nCoVindexhtml
Wyoming Information Sharing Platform ndash (WISP) httpswwwarcgiscomappsMapSeriesindexhtmlappid=42fd398fa8f449fb930f2d3755c5a1bb Click on the Goshen County Information for this site
This report is also posted on the Goshen County website goshencountyorg
AND
Goshen County Economic Development
Goshen County Sheriffrsquos Office Goshen County amp Torrington Emergency Management
and Goshen County Public Health - fb pages
PETS Worried about your pet during the COVID19 outbreak Therersquos no evidence that pets can get sick from the virus or spread the virus in the US Continue taking every day preventive actions to keep yourself healthy and certainly you should not stop interacting with or caring for your pets
Weather ndash Local Weather for our area National Weather Service - Cheyenne httpsforecastweathergovMapClickphplat=422255amplon=-1042256XnuT5ohKi70
If there are corrections deletions or additional information that needs to be added that may have been missed-please send me an email ndash Shelly Kirchhefer skirchhefergoshensherifforg and I will be happy to update
Objectives 1 Coordinate continuous communication efforts with all the stakeholders to fulfill needs
resources information updates and community concerns2 Maintain Situational Awareness and consistent messaging3 Continue Continuity of Operations4 Adapt and apply necessary means as this situation rapidly changes
Essential Elements of Information bull Status of citycounty government facilitiesbull Future anticipated shortfalls (personnel equipment fiscal etc)bull Potential Community needsshortfallsbull Community information
Incident Name COVID-19 Situation Report 18
Situation Report UPDATE Operational Period
April 17 2020 ndash 1700 April 20 2020 - 1700
Incident Type Pandemic Affected Jurisdiction GOSHEN
Goshen EOC Monitoring
ESFs 2 5 6 7 8 13 15
Unified Command Group
PHRC-Heather Saul Nurse Mngr- Kelly Beard CHO-Dr Marion Smith EMA-Shelly Kirchhefer
DateTime Prepared April 17 2020 1700 Prepared by Shelly Kirchhefer
Following the Governorrsquos orders the campus in Torrington and in Douglas will each remain closed through April
30th Contact Tami Afdahl Director of College Relations 3075750829 tamiafdahlewcwyedu
-end-
Please visit GoGoshennet for more Local events and information
COVID-19 INFORMATION Wyoming 2-1-1 httpswy211communityosorg
CDC - httpswwwcdcgovcoronavirus2019-nCoVindexhtml
Wyoming Information Sharing Platform ndash (WISP) httpswwwarcgiscomappsMapSeriesindexhtmlappid=42fd398fa8f449fb930f2d3755c5a1bb Click on the Goshen County Information for this site
This report is also posted on the Goshen County website goshencountyorg
AND
Goshen County Economic Development
Goshen County Sheriffrsquos Office Goshen County amp Torrington Emergency Management
and Goshen County Public Health - fb pages
PETS Worried about your pet during the COVID19 outbreak Therersquos no evidence that pets can get sick from the virus or spread the virus in the US Continue taking every day preventive actions to keep yourself healthy and certainly you should not stop interacting with or caring for your pets
Weather ndash Local Weather for our area National Weather Service - Cheyenne httpsforecastweathergovMapClickphplat=422255amplon=-1042256XnuT5ohKi70
If there are corrections deletions or additional information that needs to be added that may have been missed-please send me an email ndash Shelly Kirchhefer skirchhefergoshensherifforg and I will be happy to update
Objectives 1 Coordinate continuous communication efforts with all the stakeholders to fulfill needs
resources information updates and community concerns2 Maintain Situational Awareness and consistent messaging3 Continue Continuity of Operations4 Adapt and apply necessary means as this situation rapidly changes
Essential Elements of Information bull Status of citycounty government facilitiesbull Future anticipated shortfalls (personnel equipment fiscal etc)bull Potential Community needsshortfallsbull Community information
Incident Name COVID-19 Situation Report 18
Situation Report UPDATE Operational Period
April 17 2020 ndash 1700 April 20 2020 - 1700
Incident Type Pandemic Affected Jurisdiction GOSHEN
Goshen EOC Monitoring
ESFs 2 5 6 7 8 13 15
Unified Command Group
PHRC-Heather Saul Nurse Mngr- Kelly Beard CHO-Dr Marion Smith EMA-Shelly Kirchhefer
DateTime Prepared April 17 2020 1700 Prepared by Shelly Kirchhefer
If there are corrections deletions or additional information that needs to be added that may have been missed-please send me an email ndash Shelly Kirchhefer skirchhefergoshensherifforg and I will be happy to update
Objectives 1 Coordinate continuous communication efforts with all the stakeholders to fulfill needs
resources information updates and community concerns2 Maintain Situational Awareness and consistent messaging3 Continue Continuity of Operations4 Adapt and apply necessary means as this situation rapidly changes
Essential Elements of Information bull Status of citycounty government facilitiesbull Future anticipated shortfalls (personnel equipment fiscal etc)bull Potential Community needsshortfallsbull Community information
Incident Name COVID-19 Situation Report 18
Situation Report UPDATE Operational Period
April 17 2020 ndash 1700 April 20 2020 - 1700
Incident Type Pandemic Affected Jurisdiction GOSHEN
Goshen EOC Monitoring
ESFs 2 5 6 7 8 13 15
Unified Command Group
PHRC-Heather Saul Nurse Mngr- Kelly Beard CHO-Dr Marion Smith EMA-Shelly Kirchhefer
DateTime Prepared April 17 2020 1700 Prepared by Shelly Kirchhefer