Gov Gordon orders the flags at half staff in Teton County. Photo: Robert Guss

WYOMING — UPDATE: President Joe Biden updated his proclamations. Flags have been ordered half-staff on the day of Harry Reid’s internment, to be announced.

Wyoming Governor Mark Gordon has ordered both U.S. and State of Wyoming flags to be flown at half-staff to honor late Senator Harry Reid, who died yesterday at 82.

The former U.S. Senator from Nevada died from pancreatic cancer, his wife Landra Reid announced in a statement yesterday. He served as Nevada’s senator until 2017 and is remembered as a Democratic powerhouse. He was the Senate Majority Leader for eight years.

Gordon’s order is in accordance with the presidential proclamation, issued today. Flags are to be flown half-staff, effective immediately, until the day of Reid’s internment.

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