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  • Emails show state hesitated on orders despite Teton County's urgent pleas

    Billy Arnold and Emily Mieure, Jackson Hole News&Guide Via Wyoming News Exchange|Apr 9, 2020

    JACKSON — Since early March the county’s top health official has been begging the state to support his restrictions to curb the spread of coronavirus in Teton County. Emails obtained by the News&Guide through the Wyoming Public Records Act show a back and forth that became heated as Teton District Health Officer Dr. Travis Riddell pushed state officials to allow him to enact a stay-at-home order. Riddell initially sought the state’s blessing for a stay-at-home order narrowly tailored to just the most vulnerable people — seniors and those w...