Paycheck Protection Program loans top $6.5 million in county

Wyoming as a whole was able to secure over a billion dollars of loan approvals during the two rounds of funding for the federal Payroll Protection Program, with a significant chunk of that total directed to Crook County .

During the first round of loan approvals, Andy Miller, President of Sundance State Bank, was able to announce that 114 loans had been approved at a total over $4.6 million.

“So far, in the second round, we have done about 30 loans for approximately $1.9 million,” he says.

“They’re still trickling in, but have slowed considerably, which hopefully means most area businesses tha...