The best time for a mask mandate within Green River’s schools was a month ago.

The second-best time is now.

As Memorial Hospital of Sweetwater County continues to deal with waves of COVID-19-infected people seeking treatment, it’s no secret the doctors and nurses working at the hospital are fatigued. In a move that impacts everyone in the county, the hospital was forced to end elective surgeries until recently and convert that space into a second COVID-19 ward. And yet, there is largely nothing being done to curb infections.

The one exception is Western Wyoming Community College. The co...