SHERIDAN — Businesses in Sheridan County scrambled Thursday to create a new normal amidst government mandated closures of public places that will last at least two weeks.

Gov. Mark Gordon on Thursday endorsed an order by Wyoming State Health Officer Dr. Alexia Harrist to help slow the community spread of COVID-19.

The closure order extends through April 3 and includes schools, theaters, bars, nightclubs, coffee shops, gyms, conference rooms and other public spaces.

Local officials gathered for a press conference Friday morning to answer questions about the order.

Sheridan County Attorney Dianna Bennett noted that the directive allows retail businesses to stay open, but she stressed that the spirit of the order is to limit congregating groups and encourage social distancing.

“This isn’t to close businesses and make things difficult for businesses, this is basically to keep people from being closely spaced,” Bennett said Friday morning.

"They accommodated, trying to help keep these businesses open but the whole spirit of this is to keep them spread out and not be close to each other," she added later.

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