UW Extension suspend all in-person events, such as 4-H, through May 15 – Oil City News

By Brendan LaChance on March 17, 2020

CASPER, Wyo. The University of Wyoming Extension Office are suspending all in-person events and programming due to COVID-19 coronavirus concerns.

The suspension will last through May 15.

According to UW Extension Director Kelly Crane, the suspension includes all 4-H and Cent$ible Nutrition Program (CNP) in-person events, including 4-H club meetings, in-person CNP classes, spring garden conferences, one-on-one field consultations and other similar events and activities.

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The action is UW Extensions efforts in consideration of recommendations from the University of Wyoming to mitigate risk and promote the health of extension employees, their families and community members, UW Extension says. County offices will remain open on a county-by-county basis. Check county websites or call county offices for hours and for more information. County extension office contact information is atwww.uwyo.edu/uwe/county.

The concern around coronavirus and COVID-19 are an ever evolving issue.

For more information please visit theCenters for Disease Control websiteandThe Wyoming Department of Health website. At this time, the WDH is recommending Wyoming residents:

A list of area closures attributed to COVID-19are available here.

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