Prevention

Dr. Mark Dowell says seasonal influenza is still more of a threat in Natrona County.

Wildland fires can be started by campfires, shooting, motorized equipment, vehicles, trailer chains and other causes.

Operating unauthorized unmanned aircraft system (drone) flights over or near a wildfire endanger the lives of pilots, firefighters and the public.

Niobrara, Fremont and Laramie counties saw the highest gonorrhea rates in 2017.

The BLM also has partial fire restrictions in place for its lands in Sheridan, Johnson, Campbell, Weston, Crook and Niobrara Counties.

The Laramie Suicide Prevention Hotline can be reached anytime, day or night, by call or text at 307-977-7777.

The lock box is located in the Albany County Detention Center at 420 E. Ivinson in Laramie. Anyone can drop off prescription medications anonymously -- no questions asked.

Concerns about West Nile virus and, more recently, Zika virus have health officials reminding Wyomingites to avoid mosquitoes.

The Out of the Darkness Community Walk will be held on Saturday, Sept. 26, at Laramie’s Washington Park.  Registration and check-in begins at 8 a.m. at the Otto Dahl Shelter.  The walk itself will go from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m.  There is no cost to attend, but the event is a fundraiser for The American Foundation for Suicide Prevention to fund suicide awareness and prevention...