Governor Mark Gordon

Under the new orders, restaurants will no longer be required to space out seating in booths and the number of people at a table will increase from six to eight.

The stampede is taking place from September 23-24

The Wyoming Game and Fish Commission 'adamantly' supports stopping the practice.

It also means a reduction in major maintenance spending and consolidating human resources personnel across state agencies.

The governor on Monday announced that the state's current coronavirus restrictions will remain in place through at least July 15 in light of a surge in new cases.

It will be up to individual long-term care facilities to allow, or not allow, visitors.

The next step in Gordon's plan calls for state agency directors to identify programs for elimination by July 1, likely resulting in state employees losing their jobs.

Sidney Walton is one of America's oldest WWII veterans.

In a subsequent statement Thursday, Gordon again clarified that the rodeos were not cancelled due to a state order.

It was one of six rodeo events that were cancelled throughout the state.

The governor is slated to discuss the status of large Wyoming summer events on Wednesday afternoon at 3.

The order remains in effect until sundown on Sunday.