Renée Jean
Renée Jean is the business and tourism reporter for Cowboy State Daily and is based in Cheyenne. Previously, Renée spent seven years covering energy and agriculture in North Dakota and Montana. She has won many writing awards over a 30-year career, and has written magazine articles for Guideposts.
Latest from Renée Jean
There Are Useful Career Training Programs For Wyoming Students – But No One Knows About Them
A bill that would ensure all public schools and students across the state are on the same page about potentially life-changing apprenticeship programs has advanced from committee. Advocates told lawmakers apprenticeships are hit-or-miss for students, depending on what school district they attend.
Renée JeanJanuary 12, 2023
Unused For 15 Years, Wyoming Legislators Move To Kill Apprenticeship Program
When the state Legislature passed it in 2007, a law aimed to boost employment training opportunities in Wyoming by allowing contractors to use apprentice programs on public works projects seemed a good idea. In the 15 years since, nobody has used it.
Renée JeanJanuary 11, 2023
Flavor, Nutrition Make Wyoming Heritage Grains A Successful Niche For Family Farm
Flour shortages during the pandemic spurred a shift in direction for Wyoming Heritage Grains, sparking a revival of an industry and a new flour milling operation in the Cowboy State.
Renée JeanJanuary 10, 2023
Wyoming Isn’t Just About Steak. Passion For Pottery Led To ‘Mind-Blowing’ Wood-Fired Pizza
Great pizza in cowboy country? Actually, yes. The owner of Pizza Carrello in Gillette says she's a "tomato jerk" and that's part of the reason for its success -- along with homemade limoncello and cheese from Italy. Her vision started not with food, but with pottery.
Renée JeanJanuary 07, 2023
Cheyenne Post Office Meltdown Didn’t Impact Mission Critical Items At FE Warren Air Base
Retired Col. Tucker Fagan, former wing commander at FE Warren Air Force Base, told Cowboy State Daily on Friday that the military has other channels to move sensitive information if the U.S. Postal Service is down.
Renée JeanJanuary 07, 2023
Amazon Says It Told Cheyenne Postal Service Ahead Of Time About Huge Dump Of Packages
Amazon told Cowboy State Daily on Friday that they had communicated with Cheyenne postal authorities ahead of time about the gigantic influx of packages which forced the Cheyenne Post Office to close three offices and caused citywide chaos in the postal delivery system.
Renée JeanJanuary 07, 2023
Colorado Funeral Home Owner And Mom Convicted Of Selling Body Parts In 800+ Bodies
A funeral home operator and her mom were convicted of selling body parts in more than 800 bodies to researchers around the world. They also altered medical records that allowed them to sell diseased body parts.
Renée JeanJanuary 06, 2023
At More Than $5 A Dozen, Eggs Are Expensive, Hard To Get Around Wyoming
Egg prices jumped 49% in the past year, more than any other grocery category, according to the consumer price index. In Wyoming, eggs cost more than $5 a dozen.
Renée JeanJanuary 02, 2023
Strangers Stranded At DIA Team Up To Get Home
Caught up with thousands of other travelers stranded at Denver International Airport by mass airline cancellations, a Utah couple made new friends and a harrowing 13.5-hour winter drive through the Rockies for their holiday homecoming.
Renée JeanJanuary 02, 2023
2022 In Wyoming Defined By Conflict, Inflation, Change And Prosperity
It was a year of conflict and change for many, but no matter how great their losses, they still gathered with loved ones and friends and sometimes even strangers to celebrate the Cheyenne Ball Drop at the Depot Plaza on Saturday night.
Renée JeanJanuary 02, 2023
For Cheyenne’s ‘Hat Guy’ Nothing Special Is The Best New Year’s Eve Tradition
Senon Estavillo, aka the Hat Guy at a Cheyenne Walmart, just spent time with his children playing Minecraft for New Years Eve. Its has become their New Years tradition.
Renée JeanJanuary 02, 2023
More Than A Week After Travel Fiasco, Southwest Comes Through For Cheyenne Family
Despite the thousands of customers that had their holidays ruined because of Southwest Airlines, a Cheyenne family made it to their destination. Most passengers on that flight, however, gave up as it was less than half full.
Renée JeanDecember 31, 2022
Cheyenne Residents Rally Around Man Who Is Now Homeless After Father Killed In House Fire
Cheyenne residents are rallying behind a man who are now homeless after a fire destroyed their house. His 84-year-old father was killed in the blaze after trying to unfreeze some pipes with a space heater.
Renée JeanDecember 30, 2022
Wyoming Drivers Can Bypass Closed Road Gates, But Only With Special Authorization Code
Don't agree with the "road closed" sign on a Wyoming roadway? You can blast past it legally if you have a W-TAP authorization code. It allows motorists to drive on closed roads as long as their justification has been approved.
Renée JeanDecember 29, 2022
Wyoming Travelers Among Thousands Stranded By Southwest Airlines
Some Wyomingites never made it to their destinations while others found finding alternative routes to their destinations a logistical nightmare.
Renée JeanDecember 29, 2022
On The Turnoff To Devils Tower, Donna’s Diner Is The Place To Be In Moorcroft
A Moorcroft community hub for nearly 60 years, Donnas Diner is for sale, but regulars confident the towns only café still has plenty of life left.
Renée JeanDecember 28, 2022
Wyoming Company Has Made Components For NASA, Now Expanding To Nuclear Innovation
L&H Industrial in Gillette has grown from a machine shop of six to a multinational company employing 387 people. Its built parts for NASA and now has its focus on a new space the nuclear power sector.
Renée JeanDecember 28, 2022
In Wake Of FTX Disaster, Crypto Expert Says Wyoming Has A Solid Gameplan
Former Wall Street executive and current Wyoming cryptocurrency champion Caitlin Long was on a panel with FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried last year. She said she told him that his business was going to fail."
Renée JeanDecember 28, 2022
Gillette’s Frontier Auto Museum Stuffed Full Of Rare And Vintage Cars Restored To Show-Quality Perfection
Jeff Wandler of Gillette bought an old Ford dealership and turned a family love of collecting into a world-class auto museum.
Renée JeanDecember 26, 2022
More Than 1 Million Reasons To Enjoy The Christmas Season In Gillette
This northeast Wyoming citys free Festival of Lights at its Cam-plex Park has grown into an event that attracts thousands of cars each year for a free display that features multiple scenes, holiday music and even a drive-in Christmas theater.
Renée JeanDecember 24, 2022
Need A Last Minute Christmas Gift? Restaurant In Gillette Has A $23,000 Bottle Of Wine
Good news, last minute Christmas shoppers! A 2013 vintage Domaine de la Romanée-Conti Romanée Conti bottle of wine from Burgundy France is available from the Prime Rib restaurant in Gillette for only $23,000.
Renée JeanDecember 23, 2022