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Cheyenne's Historic Hitching Post Inn Was The Place To Be For Wyoming’s Movers And Shakers
Part One of a Series: Cheyenne’s Hitching Post Inn, once dubbed the 'Second Capitol' of Wyoming, was destroyed by fire in 2010. When Cowboy State Daily wrote about the revitalization of the land where the Hitching Post once stood, many shared their memories of the place, a testament to a legacy of the legendary hotel.
Renée JeanMay 21, 2023
Cowboy State People: Cheryl Burke Sells Bonsai Trees & Honey Along Highway Through Tiny Eden, Wyoming
Cheryl Burke grows, trims and sells her bonsai trees from a roadside stand along Highway 191 as it runs through the tiny town of Eden in southwestern Wyoming.
Leo WolfsonMay 21, 2023
Laramie Brewery’s New Wyld Amber Ale Is First Co-Branded Product To Support Wyoming Wildlife
Wyldlife For Tomorrow has another innovative idea for supporting wildlife — and it’s delicious. Wyld Amber Ale created in Laramie at Altitude Chophouse & Brewery donates a portion of sales to support the effort.
Renée JeanMay 21, 2023
Explore Wyoming: Garden Creek Falls Near Casper An Easy Spring Hike — And Excuse For A Picnic
Garden Creek Falls is a gem of a waterfall found at the base of Casper Mountain. In May, with the snow melting, it’s at its strongest and is a photo magnet for prom-goers and graduates.
Renée JeanMay 21, 2023
Mental Fitness A Key To Success For Wyoming’s L & H Industrial As It Builds Biggest Machines On Earth
Mike Wandler, CEO of Gillette-based L & H Industrial, founded the Travis Ramsey mental fitness program after suffering panic attacks while deep-sea diving. It was so life-changing, he brought it to his company, and now the world.
Renée JeanMay 20, 2023
30 Tons Of Explosive Chemicals Disappeared Somewhere Between Cheyenne And California
A railcar carrying 60,000 pounds of ammonium nitrate, a key material used in the bomb that blew up a federal building in Oklahoma City in 1995, went missing from a railcar that left a commercial explosive facility in Cheyenne bound for California.
May 18, 2023
Wet Winter And Spring May Save Wyoming Wheat Farmers From ‘Disaster’ Happening In Other States
Kansas and Oklahoma are so dry this year that the wheat harvest is what one Wyoming farmer called a “disaster.” The Cowboy State has benefited from wet weather in the winter and early spring. If it continues to stay wet, Wyoming should avoid a disaster of its own.
May 18, 2023
Gordon Horks Down Food While Supporting Wyoming-Based Taco John’s In ‘Taco Tuesday’ Fight
Gov. Mark Gordon on Thursday horked down some Taco John's while stating he supported the Cheyenne-based restaurant chain in its battle to keep the trademarked phrase "Taco Tuesday."
Renée JeanMay 18, 2023
Taco Bell Fights To Use Trademarked Phrase ‘Taco Tuesday’ Owned By Cheyenne-Based Taco John's
Taco Bell has filed a petition with the U.S. Patent Office that seeks to quash Wyoming-based Taco John’s 34-year trademark on the phrase “Taco Tuesday.” Taco John's has survived every prior legal challenge over the phrase.
Renée JeanMay 17, 2023
Wagon Box DAO Owner Holds Town Hall In Front Of Packed House In Story
The Wagon Box Inn’s new owner, Paul McNiel, addressed more than 150 residents of Story, Wyoming, on Saturday to discuss his plans to set up a "digital time-share" and if his plans were going to change the fundamental character of Story.
Renée JeanMay 16, 2023
Wyoming’s Aviat Aircraft Is Nation’s Longest Continuously Operating Airplane Builder
Aviat Aircraft in Afton is the longest continuously operating aircraft builder in the United States. Aviat airplanes are built by hand by skilled craftspeople and the 50 employees turn out an average of one single-engine aircraft every nine working days.
May 14, 2023
Wyoming’s First Digital Land Buy Wasn’t Story’s Historic Wagon Box Inn, It Was CityDAO Near Yellowstone
CityDAO bought 40 acres near Yellowstone National Park in 2021, but records from the digital city don’t yet explain any particular use for the property. It was the first digital land buy in Wyoming, now another is happening with property that includes the historic Wagon Box Inn in Story.
Renée JeanMay 14, 2023
Cowboy State Spotlight: If You Drink Craft Beer, Chances Are It Was Made With Wyoming Barley
When you crack open a cold one this summer, that beer may have had its beginning right here in Wyoming. Kim Brown raises barley on his farm near Farson, one of hundreds of regional growers who supply the beer brewing industry, particularly U.S. craft brewers.
May 14, 2023
The Pink Beer At Laramie’s Bond’s Brewing Co. Isn’t Just A Favorite With Women, Guys Are Drinking It Too
Real Wyoming men may not eat quiche, but apparently they do drink pink beer at Bond’s Brewing Co. in Laramie, where owners Jay and Mallory say it’s one of their most popular.
Renée JeanMay 13, 2023
Seedskadee National Wildlife Refuge: An Off-The-Beaten-Path Oasis In The Wyoming Desert
Saturday Travel: Although the Pony Express and Oregon, Mormon and California trails went through Seedskadee National Wildlife Refuge in southwest Wyoming, it remains well off the beaten path.
May 13, 2023
Story, Wyoming, Residents Shaken By Community Of Digital Outsiders Taking Over Historic Wagon Box Inn
Residents of the tiny unincorporated town of Story, Wyoming, are worried an outside group of up to 300 people who will digitally purchase the historic Wagon Box Inn could forever change the community.
Renée JeanMay 11, 2023
FDA Approval Of Gene-Edited Pigs Could Lead To Healthier And Tastier Livestock, Scientists Claim
A meat scientist at the University of Wyoming said there is a widespread misperception that gene-edited foods cause diseases and the modification of their genes can be passed on like a pathogen. To the contrary, he said the animals will be healthier and taste better.
May 10, 2023
Wyoming’s Caitlin Long Named One of Nation’s 20 Most Innovative Leaders In Banking
Caitlin Long’s fight with the Federal Reserve for her Wyoming digital bank is getting national spotlight from well-recognized trade publication American Banker, which named her one of the industry’s 20 Most Innovative Leaders.
Renée JeanMay 09, 2023
Wyoming Stable Token A Multibillion-Dollar Opportunity As Officials Wrestle With How To Make It Happen
Gov. Mark Gordon said he’s committed to finding a way for Wyoming to become the first state with its own stable token, even if federal agencies aren’t keen on the idea. Trillions of dollars in retail commerce — which could mean billions for Wyoming — are at stake.
Renée JeanMay 09, 2023
Cowboy From Douglas Who Retired From Pentagon Wants To Boost Wyoming’s Federal Contracts To $12 Billion
A fifth-generation Wyoming cowboy from Douglas, J.R. Twiford has relocated his Washington, D.C., business to Laramie. He plans to measure its success in part by how many jobs he can lasso for the Cowboy State.
Renée JeanMay 07, 2023
Military Is Always On The Menu For Former Marine And Stanley Hotel Chocolatier
A U.S. Marine reservist is behind the gourmet chocolates that can be found at the historic Stanley Hotel in Estes Park, Colorado. And, while it’s not something he advertises, the military insignias and American flags he makes are among his favorites
Renée JeanMay 07, 2023
To Make 10 Tons Of Honey Every Year, Sweetwater County Beekeeper Has 2.4 Million Bees
It takes 2.4 million bees to produce 10 tons a year of Eden Valley Honey, an art that northern Sweetwater County beekeeper Jim Hodder has been perfecting for 50 years.
May 07, 2023
Military Drone Maker In Powell Developing Drones To Eradicate Invasive Agriculture-Killing Weeds
Companies are looking at how to use drones in agriculture, including GT Aeronautics in Powell, which is developing drones for seek-and-destroy missions against toxic weeds which have 20-foot roots and can explode.
May 07, 2023
Slow Isn’t Just For Food Any More — Slow Flower Movement Is Blooming In Wyoming
Kat Vonz of Cheyenne is part of the slow flower movement, which, like the “slow” or local food movement, encourages consumers to buy local products that support the domestic economy. She grows 10,000 flowers annually in less than 3,000 square feet on an urban lot in Cheyenne.
Renée JeanMay 07, 2023