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Kaboom! Average Jackson Home Price Hits New Record At $7 Million
The outdoor recreation boom continues to influence the Jackson and Teton County housing market with the average single-family home price hitting an astonishing $7.02 million.
Renée JeanApril 29, 2024
Iconic Wyoming Ice Cream Parlor Is A Frankenstein Mashup Of Historic Buildings
Plains Old Fashion Ice Cream Parlor in Douglas is a Frankenstein mashup of historic Wyoming buildings. It began as an 1880 barn, the counter is made from the old Henning Hotel doors in Casper with marble is from the old Converse County Courthouse.
Dale KillingbeckApril 28, 2024
Bucking Horse Makes Wyoming License Plates More Collectible Than Others
International tourists love Wyoming license plates -- like the Laramie County plate spotted outside a mountainside restaurant in the Swiss Alps. Collectors say the bucking horse makes the Wyoming plate, in particular, more popular than most.
Renée JeanApril 28, 2024
Drinking Wyoming: Sweet Melissa, The Secret Cocktail At Miners and Stockmen’s
Wyoming’s famous Miners and Stockmen’s Steakhouse -- the oldest bar in Wyoming -- always gets rave reviews for its high-end steaks. Now it’s got the Sweet Melissa, a cocktail on its secret menu that’s named after their beloved late colleague.
Renée JeanApril 27, 2024
100-Foot-Tall, 40-Room Castle For Sale In Bedford, Wyoming, For $14 Million
Many children grow up dreaming of one day living in a castle, but Deon Heiner of Bedford, Wyoming, actually did it. The 40 room, 100-foot-tall Heiner Castle -- which took 8 years to build -- is listed for $14 million.
Renée JeanApril 27, 2024
Wyoming-Based On The Hook Fish And Chips Empire To Expand, Sell Franchises
Wyoming-based On the Hook Fish and Chips has food trucks in 17 states, and now for the first time will expand beyond by franchising its proven concept.
Renée JeanApril 25, 2024
Wyoming Ranchers Not Sold On Breeding Cows That Fart And Burp Less
A new study published in the journal Climate suggests cattle could be genetically modified to produce less methane, but Wyoming ranching experts say meat quality, not emissions, drives efforts to improve beef and dairy cattle.
Andrew RossiApril 25, 2024
Insurance Rates Skyrocket For Wyoming Homeowners, Some Get Dropped Completely
Wyoming homeowners are reporting skyrocketing insurance premiums that have doubled or tripled in the last year. Other homeowners are getting dropped by companies altogether.
Renée JeanApril 23, 2024
International Markets Worth Big Money For Wyoming Tourism
Italy's Christian Josso has been working to set up whiskey tours for all the “pure whiskey lovers” of Europe. Josso thought these tours should start in Kentucky or Tennessee, states with long histories in whiskey. But now he's thinking of starting in Wyoming.
Renée JeanApril 22, 2024
Bringing In Billions, Outdoor Recreation Now A Wyoming Revenue Juggernaut
With stunning vistas and outdoor recreation opportunities within driving distance of every community in Wyoming, the Cowboy State is the fourth-fastest growing outdoor economy in the nation, with over $2 billion generated in 2023.
Renée JeanApril 21, 2024
New Life For 110-Year-Old Stringer Hotel, Dubois’ Oldest - And Tallest - Building
When Jason Kintzler learned someone was going to buy the 110-year-old Stringer Hotel in Dubois and tear it down, he bought the building himself to save it. Now it's one of Dubois’ oldest and tallest, and has a new lease on life.
Renée JeanApril 21, 2024
Eating Wyoming: Although A "Blip On The Map," There's Great Food In Hawk Springs
Hawk Springs may just be a blip on the map in eastern Wyoming with a population of 45 but The Emporium is a top-notch steakhouse with prime rib, steaks, burgers and more, as well as Papa’s special buttermilk pie.
Renée JeanApril 21, 2024
Cokeville Solar Project Stalled By Mystery Ownership, Potential Litigation
A solar farm project south of Cokeville in southwestern Wyoming has stalled in Lincoln County with construction plans halted amid murky ownership and cloud of litigation. Ownership of the $175 million solar farm project has been a game of musical chairs.
Pat MaioApril 21, 2024
Tourists Drive Past ‘Road Closed’ Signs On Way To Yellowstone, Get Stuck For 6 Hours
A Cody tow truck driver was mobilized in the wee hours of the morning Thursday to rescue a family trying to get to Yellowstone. Instead, they drove past “road closed” signs and got stuck for six hours.
Ellen FikeApril 19, 2024
Wyoming Office Of Tourism Stops Wildlife Ads In Wake Of Wolf Abuse Scandal
Wyoming’s wildlife is a big tourism draw, but the state Office of Tourism has paused all of its wildlife tourism advertising in the wake of the wolf torture case that has sparked worldwide outrage.
Renée JeanApril 19, 2024
Wyoming Tribes May Be On Path To Get 60,000 Acres Of Federal Land
After about a century of managing about 60,000 acres in northern Fremont County, a federal agency is ready to give it to someone else. Top contenders are the Bureau of Land Management and Wyoming’s Eastern Shoshone and Northern Arapaho tribes.
Clair McFarlandApril 18, 2024
Fireworks Businesses In Southeast Wyoming Denied Permits Because They’re “Obnoxious”
The Laramie County Commissioners on Wednesday denied permits to two fireworks businesses on the Wyoming - Colorado border because their loud marketing — often with a bullhorn and targeting a competitor — is too “obnoxious.”
Ellen FikeApril 18, 2024
Small Wyoming Power Co-Op Scrambles To Fix 600 Downed Power Poles
High West Energy, a small rural power cooperative based in Pine Bluffs, Wyoming, has been scrambling for 10 days fixing nearly 600 power poles that were downed during a recent wind and snowstorm.
Ellen FikeApril 17, 2024
Casper Post Office Downsized, Leaving Wyoming Without A Major Mail Center
The U.S. Postal Service announced Tuesday it will downsize the Casper Post Office, which comes about a month after doing the same to Cheyenne’s, leaving Wyoming without a major mail processing center.
Renée JeanApril 17, 2024
Old Chicago In Cheyenne Closes Without Warning — Even To Employees
The doors to Old Chicago in Cheyenne suddenly closed Sunday without warning or explanation, employees say. They say they showed up to work, were told not to clock-in, and to go home. Other locations in the state remained open.
Renée JeanApril 15, 2024
Small Wyoming Pharmacies Pushed Out Of Business, Say Industry Is Like Mafia
Casper pharmacist Eric Saul says small independent pharmacies are getting squeezed out by super-large companies that squeeze the little guy with mafia-like tactics.
Renée JeanApril 14, 2024
City Work Busts Sewer Line, Nearly Puts Cheyenne Shop Out Of Business
Bohemian Metals, with its eclectic mix of ancient and unique artifacts in downtown Cheyenne, is the dream for owner Brian Snyder that turned into a nightmare when city work on 17th Street nearly put him out of business.
Renée JeanApril 14, 2024
Sometimes International Tourists In Yellowstone Just Don’t Know What They Don’t Know
From trying to pet the bison to destroying toilet seats, some international tourists visiting Yellowstone aren’t ignoring the rules, they just don’t know what they don’t know, says a cowboy from Wyoming who lived in China.
Jake NicholsApril 14, 2024
At $75 A Pound, Wyoming Morel Hunters Could Cash In On Shroom Boom
Foragers who will soon be hunting for those tasty morel mushrooms hiding under cottonwood trees or alongside lady slipper orchids in Wyoming could be in for a pleasant surprise this year. At $75 a pound in some places, the shroom boom is on.
Renée JeanApril 14, 2024
Pinedale’s Oldest Building Built Up Through Great Depression Generosity
Small towns are not just made of hardy stuff. They’re built on generosity, too. There is perhaps no better example than the Chambers Bed and Breakfast, a top-quality historic stay and the oldest building in Pinedale.
Renée JeanApril 13, 2024
Utah Company To Invest Millions In Making Cosmetics From Wyoming Coal
A group of investors with hundreds of millions of investment dollars have bought 136 acres of land near the Naughton coal-fired power plant in Kemmerer and are digging up the landscape to make way for a new line of skincare cosmetics made from coal.
Pat MaioApril 13, 2024
The Rock Shop Inn: A Spectacular Spot In the Heart Of Nowhere, Wyoming
The Rock Shop Inn in the heart of nowhere, Wyoming, is a pristine 5-acre gateway to a bouldering hotspot and hundreds of miles of Shoshone National Forest trails. The cabins re-opened in 2019 and the refurbished saloon will be open this summer.
Renée JeanApril 13, 2024
Bee Rustlers Target Wyoming Hives Sent To Pollenate California Crops
Wyoming bees help pollinate massive almond groves in California, but while there, they’re at risk of being stolen by bee rustlers. Like the cattle rustlers of the Old West, modern day bee rustlers are organized, determined and crafty.
Mark HeinzApril 13, 2024
Casper Fabricator Makes Supersized Tanks For Wyoming’s Big Industries
There’s nothing small time about High Country Fabrication in Casper, which makes humongous tanks for oil refining, lithium battery production, hydrogen energy, mining and other heavy industries in Wyoming and the world.
Dale KillingbeckApril 07, 2024
Hawk Springs Farmer Works To Scale Up State’s Hemp Industry
A farmer in Hawk Springs thinks Wyoming can be a hemp industry leader in research and production. When he saw how expensive machines to process hemp were, he worked with an engineer to design his own at a fraction of the cost
Renée JeanApril 07, 2024
Wyoming History: Golden Era For Railroads Brought Status, Luxury And Money
Wyoming’s Wild West legacy has been built on larger-than-life stories that have inspired books, movies and a love affair with the Cowboy State’s outlaw reputation. But it was the railroads that really opened up Wyoming.
Dale KillingbeckApril 07, 2024
How Saving Pinedale’s Historic Stockman’s Saloon Nearly Killed Its New Owner
Pinedale’s historic Stockman’s Saloon and Steakhouse was close to falling over when Buck Buchenroth bought it as his retirement project. But restoring the iconic local spot literally nearly killed him.
Renée JeanApril 07, 2024
For 58 Years, Cheyenne’s Eli Trujillo Is A Barber’s Barber — And Still Cutting Hair
Eli Trujillo of Cheyenne has been cutting hair for 58 years and even at age 86, is still a barber's barber, actively cutting hair five days a week behind his familiar chair at the family barbershop.
Leo WolfsonApril 07, 2024
Eating Wyoming: Casper’s Little Shop Of Burgers Serves Scary-Good Grub
The hook and horror kitsch may bring in the curious but it’s the scary-good grub that keeps Casper locals and visitors coming back for double and triple features at Little Shop of Burgers, a horror film-themed diner that embraces the macabre and bizarre.
Dale KillingbeckApril 07, 2024
Eating Wyoming: Casper’s Little Shop Of Burgers Serves Scary-Good Grub
The hook and horror kitsch may bring in the curious but it’s the scary-good grub that keeps Casper locals and visitors coming back for double and triple features at Little Shop of Burgers, a horror film-themed diner that embraces the macabre and bizarre.
Dale KillingbeckApril 07, 2024
Wyoming Truckers Say New Federal EV Rules Unrealistic And ‘Asinine’
Wyoming truckers say new EPA rules that would push the trucking industry to convert to electric vehicles in as little as three years are unrealistic for their industry, with one calling them “asinine.”
Pat MaioApril 06, 2024