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
Fremont County Sheriff’s Office Says Woman’s Shooting Of Ex-Boyfriend Likely Self Defense
The Fremont County Sheriffs Office says initial findings suggest that a Riverton woman who shot her ex-boyfriend before dawn on Saturday acted in self-defense.
Clair McFarlandMay 23, 2022
Bill Letting Game and Fish Ticket For Trespassing Revived In Committee
A legislative committee on Monday revived a bill giving the Wyoming Game and Fish Department the ability to cite people passing through private property to hunt or fish on public land beyond it.
Clair McFarlandMay 23, 2022
Drones Dropping Contraband Over Wyoming Prisons, Department Of Corrections Says
The director of the Department of Corrections told a legislative committee on Monday that drones are dropping contraband to inmates over Wyoming prisons.
Clair McFarlandMay 23, 2022
Riverton Man Convicted Of Sexually Abusing Young Girl Faces 200 Years
Riverton resident David Wayne Munda faces a possible sentence of more than 200 years in prison after being convicted by a Fremont County jury on Friday of sexually molesting a female child for several years and soliciting sex acts from another.
Clair McFarlandMay 21, 2022
Sentenced For Life, Wyoming Inmates Are Able To Make Positive Impacts On World By Training Rescue Dogs
For James Boulé, an inmate serving a life sentence, training rescue dogs and now his new puppy Atlas is a rare chance after the nearly 26 years hes served so far to have a positive impact on the world on both sides of the prisons walls.
Clair McFarlandMay 20, 2022
Clair McFarland: Fear The Biker Gangs!
Clair McFarland writes: "Biker gangs are scary. The bikers rattle up the hill in a cloud of dust, baring their remaining teeth, hunkering their heads between their shoulders and whooping savagely at the indifferent sun."
Clair McFarlandMay 20, 2022
Passion And Mayhem — Scooters On Their Second Year In Wyoming Cities
Loved by some and hated by others, electric scooters are entering their second year in Cheyenne, Casper, and Laramie as all changed their ordinances to allow for shared electric scooters on downtown streets.
Clair McFarlandMay 19, 2022
Process Set For People Who Were Conned By Wyo Catholic College Official To Get Money Back
Anyone bilked out of money by the former chief financial officer of the Wyoming Catholic College will have only 30 days to claim part of the $13 million seized from his personal accounts, a federal judge has ruled.
Clair McFarlandMay 18, 2022
Documents Indicate Tribes Have No Firing Power Over St. Stephen’s Staff, Board
Public documents indicate that the tribal governments of the Wind River Indian Reservation dont own or control the school and therefore do not have the authority to fire its elected board or employees.
Clair McFarlandMay 17, 2022
Wyoming Gun Sales Falling Back To Pre-Pandemic Levels
Richard Biby, manager of Rocky Mountain Sports in Riverton, credits inflation, ammunition shortages, and a decrease of inner-city riots for gun sales reverting back to pre-pandemic levels.
Clair McFarlandMay 17, 2022
Lander Hospital Failed Safety Inspection After Eye-Gouging Incident
The Lander hospital where a patient in 2020 gouged out the eye of another patient failed a safety inspection about one month after the incident, according to documents filed in federal court.
Clair McFarlandMay 13, 2022
Mysterious Hepatitis Outbreak In Children Skips Wyoming So Far
Although three neighboring states have seen the mysterious hepatitis cases in children now being reported nationally, the phenomenon hasnt hit Wyoming.
Clair McFarlandMay 12, 2022
After Mass Firing At Reservation School, FBI Investigating Corruption, Sexual Misconduct, Drug Use Claims
The U.S. Attorney told Cowboy State Daily on Wednesday that the FBI is investigating a scathing report detailing corruption, drug use, and sexual misconduct at a Wind River Reservation School which resulted in the superintendent, two principals, and the entire school board being fired.
Clair McFarlandMay 11, 2022
Longtime Wyo County Clerk: Democrats Registering As GOP To Vote In Cheney Race
Longtime Fremont County Clerk Julie Freese said many Democrats have told the office they are registering as Republicans specifically to vote for Liz Cheney.
Clair McFarlandMay 11, 2022
Reservation School Meltdown: Mass Firings After Allegations of Drugs, Corruption, Sexual Misconduct
After a federal investigation alleging sexual misconduct, drug use, misspending, nepotism, intimidation and corruption among St. Stephen's Indian School leaders, the superintendent, two principals, and the entire school board has been fired.
Clair McFarlandMay 10, 2022
Senator Cale Case Censured by Fremont County Republican Central Committee
The Fremont County Republican Central Committee on Monday evening censured Sen. Cale Case by a vote of 11 - 7 for a variety of complaints including advocating for Medicaid expansion.
Clair McFarlandMay 10, 2022
Fremont County GOP Seeking to Censure Sen. Cale Case For “Insubordination” To Oath of Office
The GOP in the precinct covering the town of Pavillion has lost confidence in Sen. Cale Case-R-Lander, according to a proposed resolution leaked Monday morning to Cowboy State Daily.
Clair McFarlandMay 09, 2022
“Hobo Haven” Discovered After Demolition of Shoshoni Motel in Shoshoni, Wyoming
When the Shoshoni Motel in Shoshoni, Wyoming was demolished last month, it turned out there was more vacancy than expected. An underground room complete with carved-out shelves was discovered under the dilapidated 70-year-old motel.
Clair McFarlandMay 09, 2022
Fremont County Prosecutor Wants Time To Review Psych Tests In Double Murder
The prosecutor in a double homicide case against a St. Stephens teenager has asked for extra time to review the teens psychiatric evaluation.
Clair McFarlandMay 06, 2022
Clair McFarland: I’m Too Scared To Cut My Kid’s Hair
Cowboy State Daily's Clair McFarland writes: "At this point, Im too scared to cut my kids hair. Its been months since my middle-born son had a haircut because he says he can feel his hairs crying when the clippers chop them."
Clair McFarlandMay 06, 2022
Colorado Engineer Blasts EPA For Blaming Denver Smog On Wyoming
A Colorado engineer is blasting the EPA for blaming any of Denver's smog problem on Wyoming. "There's no possible way for the EPA to justify it, " Barney Strobel said.
Clair McFarlandMay 05, 2022