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
State GOP Censures Cale Case For ‘Unconscionable’ Effort To Challenge Chuck Gray
The Wyoming Republican Party on Saturday voted resoundingly to censure, or publicly rebuke, Sen. Cale Case, for his efforts to recruit a conservative, Independent candidate to challenge Rep. Chuck Gray in the Secretary of State general-election race.
Clair McFarlandSeptember 18, 2022
State GOP Votes Not To Recognize Independents; Independent Candidate Says That’s OK
The Wyoming Republican Party in Riverton on Saturday voted against supporting Independent candidates, regardless of their ideology; Independent State House candidate Jeff Martin, who was at the meeting, said he supports the resolution.
Clair McFarlandSeptember 17, 2022
Wyoming Lawmakers Propose To Nearly Double Cigarette Taxes
The Legislature's Joint Revenue Committee on Wednesday passed a draft bill that would add a 44-cent per pack hike in cigarette taxes.
Clair McFarlandSeptember 16, 2022
Pronoun Controversy: Teachers Will Not Get Prosecuted In Sweetwater County For ‘Misgendering’ Students
Teachers in Sweetwater County do not need to fear state criminal prosecution for calling a student by their wrong pronoun, according to the countys top prosecutor.
Clair McFarlandSeptember 16, 2022
Wyoming Officials Approve 3 Charter Schools After Heated ‘Indoctrination’ Debate
The state's top five elected officials approved charter schools in Chugwater, Casper and Cheyenne Wednesday following a meeting where the public sparred about whether charter schools or public schools "indoctrinate" children politically.
Clair McFarlandSeptember 15, 2022
Sweetwater School Board Defends Teachers Hiding Students’ Transgender Status From Parents
The Sweetwater County School Board on Monday defended teachers' ability to hide students' transgender status from parents where "safety" concerns exist, despite heated inquiry from the father of a transgender student.
Clair McFarlandSeptember 14, 2022
Gun Advocate Fears Feds Behind Credit Cards Tracking Gun Sales; ATF & FBI Won’t Comment
A Gun Owners of America spokesman on Tuesday told Cowboy State Daily he fears the federal government will use a new credit card system tracking gun sales. The ATF and FBI would not comment.
Clair McFarlandSeptember 14, 2022
Second Amendment Expert Says Buy Guns With Cash, Check Terms & Use Of Credit Cards
A prominent Second-Amendment expert in Wyoming advised gun enthusiasts Tuesday to buy guns in cash or check their credit card companies' terms and use agreements, following new banking categorizations for guns and ammunition.
Clair McFarlandSeptember 13, 2022
USDA Promises It’s Not Trying To Take Away School Lunch Money Over Transgender, Gay Rights
Despite launching a national transgender- and gay-rights policy change tied to federal meals funding, the U.S. Department of Agriculture has now pledged in court that it's not trying to take away school lunch money, mandate alternate pronouns, or mix bathrooms and sports.
Clair McFarlandSeptember 13, 2022
Credit Card Companies Now Can Track, Report Gun And Ammo Sales
A new code specific to the purchase of guns and ammunition will allow credit card companies to keep track of who is buying these items and report suspicious and illegal activity to authorities.
Clair McFarlandSeptember 13, 2022
Couple Whose Plane Crashed Between Moving Cars On Wyoming Highway Recovering
Mark and Joyce Buxbaum are recovering in Colorado after their personal plane crash-landed and flipped on a Wyoming highway earlier this week between Hanna and Medicine Bow, Wyoming.
Clair McFarlandSeptember 10, 2022
No More Squaw: Feds Remove “Squaw” Word From 100s Of Locations Including 41 In Wyoming
The U.S. Department of Interior on Thursday announced new names for hundreds of federal U.S. landmarks that contained the word "Squaw" -- including 41 Wyoming sites -- despite locals' differing concerns of historical erasure.
Clair McFarlandSeptember 09, 2022
Clair McFarland: Have Mercy On The Fifth Grader’s Four-Wheeler Passenger
Clair McFarland writes: My pleas made no difference. I was destined to shoot through the neighborhood on a roaring anachronism, one fifth-graders sneeze away from a spectacular death.
Clair McFarlandSeptember 09, 2022
Sexually Transmitted Diseases Explode In Wyoming; Doctor Cites Poverty, Social Media, Boredom
Some Sexually Transmitted Infections were up 30% in Wyoming for 2021 with Fremont County recording the highest rates.
Clair McFarlandSeptember 08, 2022
Judge Finds Probable Cause To Send Accused Casper Double Killer To Felony Court
The Wyoming man accused of gunning down his traveling companions to death on a Casper highway last month has been transferred to a higher court, where hell face two first-degree murder charges.
Clair McFarlandSeptember 08, 2022
Wyoming Energy Company Tells Customers To Conserve Power
When Californias grid supplier asked California residents to conserve electricity last week, a Wyoming power company was asking the same of its Wyoming customers.
Clair McFarlandSeptember 07, 2022
Wyoming Power Companies Not Locking People Out Of Thermostats, Companies Say
Multiple power companies in Wyoming say they don't lock people out of their thermostats during grid strain (unlike Colorado), but at least two are considering similar programs to discourage power use in those grid-heavy hours.
Clair McFarlandSeptember 07, 2022
Proposed Wyoming Charter Schools Make Pitch To State, Gov Says Don’t Slam Public Schools
Advocates for proposed charter schools in Wyoming made their pitch on Tuesday to the state's top five elected officials.
Clair McFarlandSeptember 06, 2022
Plane Crashes Between Two Moving Cars On Highway 30 Near Medicine Bow, Wyoming
A plane crashed onto Highway 30 near Medicine Bow on Monday, colliding with the highway just between the two vehicles of a family headed to a fishing trip. Witnesses said the debris "showered their cars."
Clair McFarlandSeptember 06, 2022
Wyoming State Treasurer Pours $25K Into Others’ Campaigns And Causes; Most Fare Poorly
The state treasurer of Wyoming poured more than $25,000 into campaigns and causes besides his own this primary season. Candidates he funded won about 32% of their contests.
Clair McFarlandSeptember 02, 2022
Riverton Family Defends Son’s Chemotherapy Pause; Doctor Calls Authorities
Fearing their child could handle no more chemotherapy, a Riverton family took a break from the treatment while pursuing alternate medicine. They are now under investigation for child neglect.
Clair McFarlandSeptember 02, 2022