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  • 16 hurt in balloon crash

    Emily Mieure and Billy Arnold, Jackson Hole Daily Via Wyoming News Exchange|Aug 5, 2020

    JACKSON - Three hot air balloons carrying dozens of people lost control Monday morning and came to a crashing halt in a field near Teton Village. The multi-balloon incident is under investigation by federal authorities. More than 16 passengers were hurt. Some of them described the incident as "terrifying." "We were descending so fast," Clinton Phillips told the Jackson Hole Daily. "It was lifting us up and slamming us back down again. We were desperately trying not to fall out." Phillips said...

  • Minerals committee moves to support big business

    Allayana Darrow, The Sheridan Press Via Wyoming News Exchange|Aug 5, 2020

    SHERIDAN — A bill to create a relief program for businesses with 100 employees or more passed through the Wyoming Legislature Joint Minerals, Business and Economic Development Committee Tuesday. Rep. Donald Burkhart, R-Rawlins, said the program would support large companies that continued to fuel the economy and retain employees despite the economic crisis but did not benefit from aid programs directed at small businesses. He estimated about 30 Wyoming companies, which employ several thousand residents, would qualify. “The relief does not pro...