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As Rural Hospitals Close Across America, Riverton’s Building A New $57 Million One
Rural hospitals across America are closing, but not in Riverton, Wyoming. Fed up with what they say is inadequate health care, a grassroots group of locals are building a new 71,000-square-foot, $57 million hospital.
Renée JeanSeptember 08, 2025

Mortimore Funeral Home Ends 80 Years of Ambulance Service In Rural Wyoming
After eight decades of ambulance service, Mortimore Funeral Home in Thermopolis is retiring its ambulance operations. In the 1950s, it was common practice to run an ambulance out of funeral homes because they had a big enough car to fit the cot, patient and attendant.
Jackie DorothySeptember 07, 2025

New Evanston Air Ambulance Base Will Cut 2-Hour Responses To 15 Minutes
A new Wyoming Life Flight helicopter base at Evanston Regional Hospital will expand access to critical care within 150 miles of the city. Southwest Wyoming will see two-hour response times cut to 15 minutes.
Dale KillingbeckSeptember 07, 2025

Couple Has Ambitious Plan To Restore Liberty Belle Lodge In Tiny Aladdin, Wyoming
If Kyle Meade and Julia Okitsu are successful in restoring the Liberty Bell Lodge in Aladdin, Wyoming, (pop. 15), it will double the number of businesses on the town's main drag (Wyoming Highway 24), raising it from one to two.
Renée JeanSeptember 07, 2025

Like Star Athletes, WyoTech Grads Recruited For Jobs All Over The Country
Like star athletes, WyoTech graduates are in high demand, recruited to fill high-paying jobs across the country. One grad says the Wyoming school will help him realize a dream of being a mechanic for Ferrari.
Renée JeanSeptember 07, 2025

Cheyenne Woman Makes More Money Thrifting Vintage Clothing Than At Her Old Job
Macradee Aegerter started thrifting in high school before vintage clothing was considered chic and in style. Now that vintage is all the rage, her one-time side hustle now brings in more money than her old job ever did.
Renée JeanSeptember 07, 2025

Wave of Legacy Wyoming Ranches Are Hitting Market In Historic Land Shift
Antlers, Pitchfork, PK, Midland and Pathfinder — a wave of long-held family ranches across Wyoming are hitting the market in a historic land shift. The Boomer-driven sales trend has the potential to remake the state’s rural landscapes.
Renée JeanSeptember 06, 2025
Robots Are Herding Cattle, But Wyoming Wranglers Say They Can’t Replace Them
Could robots replace real Wyoming cowboys? Researchers are building cattle-herding and other ag industry robots that could transform livestock management across the American West. But real wranglers on horseback say they're irreplaceable.
David MadisonSeptember 06, 2025

Shapeshifting Metal Gallium Could Transform Electronics, Boost Wyoming Mining
Gallium is a shapeshifting metal that's been compared to whatever was used to build the upgraded terminator in “Terminator 2.” Wyoming could provide the world with more of this liquid miracle metal, which is used to make self-healing fabrics and wires.
David MadisonSeptember 05, 2025

Inside The New High-Tech $43 Million Airport Terminal In Rock Springs
Rock Springs Chamber of Commerce CEO Rick Lee told Cowboy State Daily the brand-new $43 million terminal at Southwest Wyoming Regional Airport is all about showcasing what southwest Wyoming has to offer.
Renée JeanSeptember 01, 2025

Wyoming Lukewarm, So Far, On Buying Cars On Amazon
People already buy clothes, kitty litter, dog food and home appliances on Amazon, now you can add your next car to the list. Wyoming dealerships are on board, offering new Hyundai vehicles and used Hertz rental cars, but, so far, shoppers are skeptical.
Renée JeanSeptember 01, 2025

Four-Peat: Wyoming’s Double Dub’s Wins Top Award At Buffalo Wing Fest — Again
Laramie, Wyoming’s Trent Weitzel and his Double Dub’s chicken wing crew are in a class by themselves. On Sunday, they won the top award at the National Buffalo Wing Festival for an unprecedented fourth straight time.
Anna-Louise JacksonSeptember 01, 2025