Clair McFarland
Clair McFarland is a general assignment reporter for Cowboy State Daily and is based in Riverton, Wyoming. She specializes in crime and court reporting and social issues coverage. Clair also writes a twice-monthly column on motherhood and country living.
Previously, Clair wrote for The Ranger, the Lander Journal and the Wind River News. She is an award-winning journalist, columnist and poet, who joined Cowboy State Daily on Valentine's Day, 2022.
Latest from Clair McFarland
Supreme Court Rules Couple Can Sue Hospital To See Records From Disabled Son’s First Hours Alive
A Riverton couple who were denied access to medical data from the hours between their sons birth and his cerebral palsy diagnosis now have a second chance to learn more from the hospital as the Wyoming Supreme Court ruled that the family's case is valid.
Clair McFarlandNovember 30, 2022
Incoming Natrona School Board Member Stands Ground After Outgoing Trustee Blasts Her
After getting ridiculed by an outgoing Natrona County School Board member, an incoming board member stood her ground telling the woman that because of her support for two sexually graphic books that she was "supportive of the sexualization of children."
Clair McFarlandNovember 30, 2022
Natrona County School Board Votes To Keep Sexually Graphic Books In High School Library
The Natrona County School Board voted to keep the books "Gender Queer" and "Trans Bodies, Trans Selves" in the Kelly Walsh High School library but parents will have to let the school know that their children can have access to them.
Clair McFarlandNovember 29, 2022
Kemmerer Woman Charged In Beating Death Of 5-Year-Old Girl
A Kemmerer woman has been charged with first-degree murder and two counts of child abuse, after a 5-year-old girl in her care was found at the brink of death, with a broken back and other broken bones, burned, cut, bruised, and with brain bleeds. The girl died in the hospital.
Clair McFarlandNovember 28, 2022
64-Year-Old Riverton Woman Mauled By Pit Bull On Bike Path; Owner Of Dog Gets Citation
A 64-year-old woman was attacked by a pit bull on while taking a walk on a bike path in Riverton. The woman suffered injuries to her forehead, nose, and upper lip.
Clair McFarlandNovember 28, 2022
Riverton Dad Charged After Newborn Twin Girls Found With Broken Bones
After 24-day-old twin girls were found to have broken bones, bruising and one was reportedly head-butted, 27-year-old father Anthony Michael Long of Riverton was arrested. Court documents say the twins mother constantly reminded him to be more gentle with the babies.
Clair McFarlandNovember 28, 2022
Food Freedom Victory: Fremont County Farmers Market Store Can Sell Raw Milk
In a welcome about-face for Fremont County dairy farmers, state Department of Ag officials approved the sale of raw milk at a local farmers market.
Clair McFarlandNovember 24, 2022
Cody School Board Member, GOP Legislator Spar Over ‘Sexualization’ Of Students; Both Lawyer Up
A war of words between Park County School Board member Stefanie Bell and State Rep. Rachel Rodriguez-Williams has escalated. Both have hired attorneys over remarks made at an event to stop the "sexualization" of children.
Clair McFarlandNovember 23, 2022
Wyoming Man Accused Of Smashing Cousin’s Head Open With Meat Shredder
A Riverton man appeared in the Powell Circuit Court on Tuesday for allegedly smashing another man's head open with a sharpened bear-claw meat shredder. He faces 10 years in prison.
Clair McFarlandNovember 22, 2022
UW Says White, Straight, Christian Male’s Discrimination Lawsuit Has No Merit
A white, straight, Christian male who is suing the University of Wyoming for discrimination doesn't have enough facts to support his case, the university told a judge on Monday.
Clair McFarlandNovember 22, 2022
Northern Arapaho Demands Return of Children’s Hair Samples From Harvard Museum
The Northern Arapaho government is demanding Harvard University return hair samples that were confiscated during the 1930s from Native students forced to attend U.S. boarding schools.
Clair McFarlandNovember 21, 2022
Northern Arapaho Tribe Wants Another Casino, But This One Would Be On State Land
Having a casino on state rather than reservation land would allow the tribe to seek a liquor license for the new establishment, which is something the tribe lacks in its current casinos.
Clair McFarlandNovember 21, 2022
Wyo Ag Dept Could Stop Gray-Market Milk Sales In Riverton, Farmers Protest
A brick-and-mortar farmer's market in Riverton is under Wyoming Department of Agriculture scrutiny for selling raw milk without the milk's producer present. Local-foods proponents see the pressure as a reason to make local foods laws more permissive.
Clair McFarlandNovember 19, 2022
School Board Votes To Keep Book About Trans Girl’s Romance With Straight Boy In School Library
The Park County School Board agreed with detractors that a book about a teenage boy who had his penis removed to create a vagina and then fell in love with another teenage boy isnt pornography, but the board and challengers disagree on whether the book is appropriate for the Cody High School library.
Clair McFarlandNovember 19, 2022
Missing Casper Girl, 14, Found With Man In Arizona, Man Arrested
The 14-year-old Casper girl whose disappearance prompted a multi-state Amber Alert after she left town with a 36-year-old man Wednesday was found late Friday in Arizona.
Clair McFarlandNovember 19, 2022
Wyoming Woman Sues Doctor Who Died In Plane Crash Over Injured Leg
Saying her leg has been numb and dysfunctional since her December 2020 spinal surgery, a lawsuit filed by a Cody woman claims her surgeon, who was killed in a plane crash, cut corners.
Clair McFarlandNovember 18, 2022
Clair McFarland: Exploding Saliva In The Call Of Duty
Clair McFarland writes: It all started when The Husband decided, with husbandly abandon, that our Firstborn is old enough to battle him in Call of Duty. Thats a military-inspired video game full of virtual combat and scary booms.
Clair McFarlandNovember 18, 2022
Wyoming GOP Not Happy With Lummis’ Support Of Gay Marriage Protection
The Wyoming Republican Party announced its disappointment with Sen. Cynthia Lummis for voting affirmatively on a same-sex marriage bill stating that "marriage is defined as the union of one man and one woman."
Clair McFarlandNovember 17, 2022
State Gives $10 Million For New Hospital In Riverton
Proponents of building a new hospital in Riverton say their existing facility, SageWest Health Care, provides subpar services to Fremont County and the Wind River Indian Reservation.
Clair McFarlandNovember 17, 2022
Mystery Of Floating Foot In Yellowstone Solved
The mystery of the foot found floating in a hot pool in Yellowstone is now linked officially to a man who went missing this summer.
Clair McFarlandNovember 17, 2022
Bill Would Punish Wyoming Teachers, School Staffers Who Bully Students
Stating that adults are just as capable of bullying as students, Rep. Steve Harshman said his son, a high school football player, received a phone call from an adult who told him, "You should kill yourself; you're the worst quarterback I've ever seen."
Clair McFarlandNovember 16, 2022