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
Rez District Incumbent Spent Campaign Money For Clothing, Necklace, Haircut
House District 33 incumbent Andi LeBeau says the clothing, jewelry, and haircut she spent with campaign money are expenditures to bring her Northern Arapaho tribal culture to the campaign trail while helping Indigenous artists and workers.
Clair McFarlandNovember 07, 2022
Teton County Commissioner Says No More Free Market Housing, Opponent Disagrees
While Teton County Commission Vice-Chair Luther Propst said he opposes free-market housing, his opponent says the problem is Propst's continued votes against housing projects which has limited housing supply.
Clair McFarlandNovember 04, 2022
Clair McFarland: Lobotomized Pumpkin Pirates And Undead Albinos Leave No Room For Ghosts
Clair McFarland writes: "I hoped no one would notice Halloween, and that my four sons and I could go for a hike, stay home in comfort and avoid diabetes..."
Clair McFarlandNovember 03, 2022
Electrocuted Florida Man Who Walked On Yellowstone Thermals Gets No Jail Time
Matt Manzari, who has 16 screws and three plates in his face and massive scars on his body from an electrocution he narrowly survived in his youth, received a $2,000 fine and no jail time for walking on Yellowstone thermals earlier this year.
Clair McFarlandNovember 03, 2022
Riverton Schools Consider Conceal-Carry Policy; Police Department Says Yes With Proper Training
Police in Riverton say they favor arming public school teachers with proper training. Fremont County School District 25 met with the public on Wednesday to discuss the proposed policy.
Clair McFarlandNovember 03, 2022
Riverton Police Find Three Naked Children, 30 Snakes Responding To Call About ‘Erratic’ Woman
Police on Tuesday arrested a combative 33-year-old mother in Riverton who threatened to shoot officers with a crossbow, and rushed her three unclothed children, her geckos, dog, cat and 30 snakes to safe places.
Clair McFarlandNovember 02, 2022
Casper Teen Dies In Head-On With Dump Truck
A 15-year-old driver died west of Casper on Monday after crashing the vehicle he was driving into a dump truck.
Clair McFarlandNovember 01, 2022
Election Day ‘Blood Moon,’ Lunar Eclipse May Get Snowed Out In Wyoming
Not only is next Tuesday election day, but a "blood moon" lunar eclipse will be visible in Wyoming as well. That is, if the weather cooperates and it's not looking good right now.
Clair McFarlandNovember 01, 2022
Gordon, Others Praise $85 Million Investment In Wyoming Special-Needs Health Care
Gov Mark Gordon joined Wyoming Resource Center employees, clients, and supporters in Lander to mark the facility's $85 million 2018 remodel.
Clair McFarlandOctober 31, 2022
Wyoming Legislators Optimistic, Cautious About Elon Musk’s Takeover Of Twitter
Wyoming State Sen. Cheri Steinmetz on Friday said she applauded anyone who will protect the arena of free speech and as long as Elon Musk does that, "it's a good thing."
Clair McFarlandOctober 28, 2022
After ‘Sexualization’ Controversy, Gillette Public Library Cuts Ties With American Library Association
Noting the presence of sexually graphic books in the children's and teens' sections of the public library, the Campbell County Library board voted to cut ties with the American Library Association. One of the contested books shows a cartoon character who is 8 1/2 years old, masturbating in a bathtub.
Clair McFarlandOctober 27, 2022
Wyoming Man Who Impregnated Business Partner’s Teen Daughter Loses Court Appeal
The Wyoming Supreme Court on Tuesday dismissed the argument that the judge wouldnt hear testimony that the girl had slept with a grown man before, the parents condoned the pairs sexual relationship and the parents extorted money from the man after learning of the relationship.
Clair McFarlandOctober 26, 2022
Cheyenne Family, School Move On After Transgender Film Shown In High School Class
Mother of South High School student who felt uncomfortable with probing questions about transgender transitioning film in class frustrated with schools response to her concerns the material and quiz were akin to indoctrination.
Clair McFarlandOctober 25, 2022
Degenfelder Says Sexually-Explicit Books ‘Not Suitable For Minors’
Megan Degenfelder, the GOP nominee for Wyoming Superintendent of Public Instruction, publicly opposed two sexually graphic books in the Kelly Walsh High School library. She also said that they are an "inappropriate use of taxpayer funds."
Clair McFarlandOctober 25, 2022
London Woman Claims Jackson Bank Helped Multi-Millionaire Husband Move Money Without Consent
A London couples high-stakes divorce has found its way into U.S. District Court for Wyoming as wife claims Bank of Jackson Hole improperly allowed husband to move $700,000 in attempt to keep it from her.
Clair McFarlandOctober 24, 2022
Three Charged In Riverton Burning-Tire Murder
Three Wyoming residents were charged Friday in connection with the murder of a 31-year-old woman whom police found beaten and stabbed under a burning tire in a trailer house in Riverton.
Clair McFarlandOctober 21, 2022
Clair McFarland: I Am A Swamp Hag At The Brink Of Madness
Clair McFarland writes: "Reporting on brutal crimes and cultural controversies is just my pastime; plunging toilets while people wreck my kitchen is my day job."
Clair McFarlandOctober 21, 2022
CDC Says COVID Vax Should Be Required For All Public Schools, Wyoming Says No Way
Gov. Mark Gordon on Thursday said he will not take the CDC's recommendation to add the COVID-19 vaccine to its list of required shots to attend public school.
Clair McFarlandOctober 20, 2022
Mountain Lion Spotted Near Arapahoe School; Kids Ordered To Stay Inside
A "stay-put" alert was sent out campus-wide on Thursday morning when a mountain lion approached the Arapahoe School campus on the Wind River Indian Reservation.
Clair McFarlandOctober 20, 2022
Task Force Would Keep Wyoming Native Foster-Care Children With Native Families, Shoshone Chairman Says It’s Too Slow
The Legislatures Select Committee on Tribal Relations is trying to make a state law keeping American Indian children in tribal homes during foster-care situations, while the Eastern Shoshone Tribes leaders say the proposed law wont work fast enough.
Clair McFarlandOctober 20, 2022
Fearing More Scandals, Case Doesn’t Want To Fund St. Stephen’s Indian School
Saying he fears another abusive situation in a school without state oversight, Sen. Cale Case, R-Lander, announced Tuesday he doesn't want to fund St. Stephen's Indian School, whose top administrators were implicated in May in sexual and misconduct scandals.
Clair McFarlandOctober 19, 2022