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October 3, 2019 The Lovell Chronicle 7
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Posing immediately after being crowned at the pep rally Thursday night are
Lovell Hi b School homecoming royalty selections (l-r) freshman attendants
Erminia Garcia
and Jadyn Snyder, sophomore attendants Ashlynn Fink and Casen Hiser, junior
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Hunder and queen and king Amanda Lillard and Quinton Hecker.
Threat reporting Service Safe2Tell records Wyoming increase
JACKSON (WNE) A
program that gives stu—
dents, parents and teach—
ers a safe place to re—
port threats in schools
saw growth in the 2013—19
school year.
SaerTell offers an
anonymous way to report
a’range of threatening be—
haviors and situations. The
24—hour confidential ser—
vice has a toll—free num-
ber (800—996-7233), an
app downloadable from
the Apple Store or Goo—
gle Play, and a web portal
through which reports can
be made.
Since SaerTell start—
ed in October 2016 it has
received nearly 2,900 tips
from across Wyoming, ac—
cording to its website. The
1,448 tips reported during
the 2018—19 school year re—
flects the steady growth it
has seen since opening.
“The increase each
year in the number of tips
submitted by
and trust they
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gram, Program Manager
Bill Morse said in the press
release.
SaerTell acts as an in—
termediary between the
reporting party and what—
Big Horn County jobless rate decreases in August
BY SAM SMITH
The unemployment
rate in Big Horn Coun—
ty decreased significantly
from 4.4 percent in July to
3.9 percent in August. The
August number remained
the same as August 2018’s
rate. '
According to the Re—
search and Planning sec—
tion of the Wyoming De—
partment of Workforce
Services. Big Horn @9113:
[had .207 Workers-.1197;
employed in Augusta de.
crease from July when
236 workers were jobless.
The August number was a
slight decrease from last
year when 209 workers
were unemployed.
The number of em—
ployed ,workers in the
county was 5,036 in Au—
ust, a slight decrease
rom July when 5,076 were
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employed and a decrease
from last year when 5,156
were working.
Big Horn County had
5,243 workers in the labor
force in August, a decrease
from July when 5,312 were
working or seeking jobs
and a decrease from last
year when 5,365 were in
the labor force. ,
The Research and
Planning section reported
in a press release that the
State’s,seasonallmdjusted
unemplo, ment rate, rose.
slightly mm 3.6 percent
in July to 3.7 percent in
August. Wyoming’s unem-
ployment rate remained
lower than its year—ago
level of 4.2 percent.
From July to August,
most count unemploy-
ment rates ollowed their
normal season pattern
.and decreased. The larg—
tméss .
“Because of the flexibility and
responsiveness of my professors
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est decreases were seen
in Campbell (down from
5.7 percent to 4.5 percent),
Washakie (down from 4.3
percent to 3.5 percent)
and Albany (down from
4 percent to 3.2 percent)
counties.
From August 2018 to
August 2019, unemploy—
ment rates fell in 15 coun—
ties, rose in seven counties
and remained unchanged
in Big Horn County. The
largest . decreases , Oc- -
curred in Converse (down
from 3.5 percent to 2.8
percent), Fremont (down
from 4.7 percent to 4.1 per—
cent), Sweetwater (down
from 4 percent to 3.5 per-
cent) and Natrona (down
from 4.3 percent to 3.8
percent counties. Unem—
ployment rates increased
in Campbell (up from 4
percent to 4.5 percent),
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Hot Springs (up from 3.1
percent to 3.5 percent),
Goshen (up from 3.4 per-
cent to 3.7 percent) and
Platte (up from 3.3 percent
to 3.6 percent) counties.
Teton County had the
lowest unemployment rate
in August at 2 percent. It
was followed by Niobrara
County at 2.6 percent and
Weston County, Converse
County and Carbon Coun-
ty, each at 2.8 percent. The
highest .
bell County at 4.5 percent
and Fremont County at 4.1
percent.
Total nonfarm em—
ployment in Wyoming (not.
seasonally ad'usted and
measured by p ace of work)
increased from 292,500
in August 2018 to 296,700
in August 2019, a gain of
4,200 jobs (1.4 percent).
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health/substance
abuse concerns
Group therapy
denominations
students
shows the level of comfort
have in the
Safe2Tell Wyoming pro—
_ unemployment. . .-
rateswere foundin Camp-
deals
- Substance abuse evaluations
' Serving individuals,
couples and families
' Faith-based counseling available
from counselors of several
ever agency — law enforce-
ment or school district
will take action in a situ—
ation. An investigation de—
termines whether a threat
is credible and what action
should be taken. .
The organization did
not provide county—specif—
ic data for Wyoming.
ants Riley Dodd and Zeke Newman, senior attendants Rebekah Price and
Dominic
The top five types of
tips reported in Wyoming
last school year were sui—
cide threats, drugs, bul—
lying, self—harm and vap—
ing. SaerTell said va ing,
which was not one o the
original tip categories, has
quickly become one of the
most reported tips.
Health officials investigating
case of vaping—related
severe lung disease
Wyoming’s first case of
vaping—associated lung ill—
ness has been confirmed
in a Uinta County resident,
according to the Wyo—
ming Department of Health
(WDH). The young adult
was hospitalized with se-
vere lung disease.
“Many states have al—
ready, Lrepqrte,d . vaping—as: ._.
sociated .lung illness, in—-
cluding six deaths," said Dr.
Alexia Harrist, state health
officer and state epidemiol-
ogist with WDH. “The Wy-
oming individual reported
vaping in the months lead-
ing up to illness}?
“We will continue to
work with local and federal
officials to investigate and
identify the specific sub-
stances or vaping products
that are linked to this out—
break,” Harrist said. “It is
important to follow current
public health recommenda—
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‘People Helping People
tions to avoid illness.”
The Centers for Dis—
ease Control and Preven—
tion (CDC) has recommend-
ed that people consider not
vaping any substance while
this investigation is ongo—
ing. Those who do contin-
ue to vape should not buy
products off the street,
should. not use. products
With .THC, CBD,.; or ,tother
cannabinoids and should
not modify or add sub-
stances to these products.
“If people who vape ex-
perience symptoms as-
sociated with severe lung
disease, they should seek
medical care right away,”
Harrist said.
Symptoms include:
Cough, shortness of
breath, or chest pain;
Nausea, vomiting, or
diarrhea;
- Fatigue,
weight loss.
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