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On The Road With Renee: Revival Of Horseshoe Bend Motel In Lovell
New owner Bobbi Jo McJunkin says the outside of the Horseshoe Bend Motel in Lovell is still "Bates-y," but that's OK. She's got plans for it. In the meantime, she's completely renovated the insides. Although she was offered $50K for the outside sign, she turned down the offer and had it fixed instead.
Renée JeanJuly 02, 2023
Eating Wyoming: The Legendary Miners And Stockmen’s Steakhouse In Hartville
What looks like a rough and rugged saloon in Wyoming’s oldest town of Hartville, population 62, is actually hiding the high-end Miners and Stockmen’s Steakhouse, serving the finest-grade steaks, 35 kinds of whiskey and desserts to die for.
Renée JeanJuly 01, 2023
Abandoned Mining Town Of Sunrise, Wyoming, Could Get Second Life As Tourist Destination
The former mining company town of Sunrise is largely intact despite the passing of the decades. Its YMCA, built by John Rockefeller Jr., is set to become a museum, and the brick buildings that once housed mining bosses are being restored, with Airbnbs in mind.
Renée JeanJuly 01, 2023
Historic Casper Theaters For Sale With Legal Stipulation They Can't Be Theaters Again
The Rialto and the America, historic theaters in downtown Casper, aren’t likely to be theaters ever again. A stipulation in their sale is that they can’t show movies for 25 years.
Renée JeanJuly 01, 2023
Disease Suspected In Killing As Many As 75 Horses In Northwest Wyoming
A Powell woman lost a horse to Potomac horse fever in 2016, and she believes as many as 75 horses in the area died of the disease since.
June 30, 2023
Hawking Fireworks On The Wyoming-Colorado Border: "God Bless America!"
Of the five different fireworks businesses on the Wyoming-Colorado border, one stands out: Artillery World. Maybe it's because the owner stands in the middle of the road with an American flag and a bullhorn for 12 hours every day.
Jimmy OrrJune 29, 2023
Still No Word On How 30 Tons Of Explosive Chemicals Vanished Between Cheyenne And California
Union Pacific and Cheyenne-based Dyno Nobel still report no updates on what happened to 30 tons of ammonium nitrate that disappeared between Wyoming and California more than two months ago.
June 28, 2023
Albertsons CEO Gets Earful From Casper Workers About $25 Billion Merger With Kroger
Employees at Albertsons in Casper are worried about their retirements if a proposed $25 billion merger goes through with Kroger. That prompted U.S. Sen. John Barrasso to invite Albertsons CEO Vivek Sankaran to Wyoming to hear from workers in person.
Renée JeanJune 27, 2023
Cheyenne Starbucks Supervisor Says Claims Of Retaliation By Unionizing Workers Are BS
Melanie Manchester, a supervisor at the Starbucks in Cheyenne, said claims of retaliation by unionizing workers aren’t entirely not true, driven by “a bunch of mean girls who don’t like the manager.”
June 27, 2023
Tumble Inn Sign Removed & Getting Restored, Won’t Likely Be Returned To Powder River
The iconic Tumble Inn sign, which for years stood outside a vacant building on a remote stretch of highway in central Wyoming, was taken down on Friday and is in Casper getting restored to its neon-filled glory. Sadly, it probably won’t return to its original location.
Jake NicholsJune 27, 2023
Lead Singer Of Five Finger Death Punch Moves To Cheyenne, Opens 2 Businesses
The lead singer of metal group Five Finger Death Punch Ivan Moody is not only headlining with the band during Cheyenne Frontier Days, he’s moving to Cheyenne and opening a pair of businesses.
Renée JeanJune 26, 2023
Wyoming Now Fifth In Nation For Craft Breweries Per Capita; Numbers Continue To Grow
Tourist destinations, in particular, appear to be the lightning that’s drawing craft breweries to them. Lander, Casper, Laramie, Jackson, Ten Sleep, Sheridan — almost every city with a brewery also has a major tourist attraction in its backyard.
Renée JeanJune 25, 2023
Ogden Driskill Wants Wyoming Beef Served At Luxury Texas Hotel Named For His Family
Wyoming Senate President Odgen Driskill’s great-great-great-grandfather built the award-winning luxury hotel in Austin, Texas appropriately named "The Driskill." While the family doesn’t own it anymore, he wants Wyoming beef served there.
Renée JeanJune 25, 2023
Cheyenne Starbucks Workers Strike, Vow To Unionize Over Working Conditions, Hours
Several workers at the downtown Cheyenne Starbucks went on strike Sunday morning after announcing their intent to unionize. The workers claim the store is understaffed and cuts hours to retaliate against workers who complain.
June 25, 2023
Wyoming Places: How Family Recipe For Honey Candy Saved Lovell’s Queen Bee Gardens
The Zeller family has been in the honey business for more than 100 years, but it’s been the last 47 when it began selling a family recipe for honey candy that’s put the Lovell, Wyoming, confection in all 50 states.
Renée JeanJune 25, 2023
CB Radios Not Yet Obsolete; Veteran Truckers Say They’re Still Useful
CB radios used to be the only way truckers could talk to each other. Cellphones have made the radio less popular, but older truckers say they simply can’t replace the value of a good CB.
June 24, 2023
Sightings Of Superstar Celebrity Chef Guy Fieri Reported Across Northern Wyoming
Food Network celebrity chef Guy Fieri has been spotted across northern Wyoming this week reportedly shooting for his popular TV shows, and he may be in Cody now.
Renée JeanJune 23, 2023
Casper Hospital Says Locking Parents Out Of Children’s Medical Records Nothing New
The federal regulation by which Casper's Banner Health has been denying parents access to their older children's online health records has been around for more than 20 years.
Clair McFarlandJune 22, 2023
‘Stunning’ Revelation Bolster’s Wyoming-Based Custodia Bank’s Case Against Federal Reserve
A Federal Reserve database of master accounts reveals “stunning” information in Wyoming-based Custodia Bank’s precedent-setting lawsuit against the Fed for denying its master account.
Renée JeanJune 21, 2023
Celebrity Chef Guy Fieri Spotted At The TA Ranch In Buffalo, Wyoming
Guy Fieri just can’t stay away from Wyoming. He was spotted most recently at the TA Ranch in Buffalo, Wyoming, with Nashville’s Wayland The Band, a crossover country-rock group.
Renée JeanJune 20, 2023
Chugwater, Wyoming, Puts On A Giant Chili Cookoff That Attracts World Champs
For one day a year, Chugwater, Wyoming, and its 175 residents explodes with 3,000 chili lovers for the town’s annual chili cookoff, which attracts serious, world-champion chili cooks.
Renée JeanJune 20, 2023
Chugwater Chili Cookoff’s Seven-Time Fan Favorite Salsa Only Available One Day A Year
Jeremy Hugus' salsa won Chugwater Chili Cookoff for the seventh time Saturday. But it’s not for sale anywhere else in the world. It’s only available one day a year.
Renée JeanJune 19, 2023
Created By Cheyenne Plumber, Jackalope Juice Hot Sauces Heat Up Chugwater Chili Cookoff
Peter Inells is a Cheyenne plumber by trade, but his true passion is hot sauce. He’s created his own Wyoming line of Jackalope Juice hot sauces, which he featured in Saturday’s Chugwater Chili Cookoff.
Renée JeanJune 19, 2023
Despite Being A Natural Paradise, Yellowstone Can’t Find Enough Workers
Yellowstone National Park is one of the wonders of the American West, but even this natural paradise is having trouble finding enough people to work there.
Wendy CorrJune 19, 2023