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How An Important 1877 Soldier’s Diary Wound Up In A Wyoming Bank Vault
Maj. George “Sandy” Forsyth’s 1877 diary was on its way to the Smithsonian in Washington, D.C., in 1960. But its owner decided it belongs in Wyoming where it was written, and it’s been in a Thermopolis bank vault for nearly 65 years.
Jackie DorothyAugust 08, 2024
Sick Wyoming Woman Pulls Out Of World’s Toughest Horse Race, Then Is Abandoned In Mongolia
Dede Anders knew she was too sick to ride 620 miles across Mongolia, then was abandoned halfway around the world Wednesday. The Wyoming woman was there to compete in the Mongol Derby, but race organizers left her in a hotel room without medical care.
Andrew RossiAugust 07, 2024
Here Comes The Cold! Canadian Front Will Drop Wyoming’s Temps 30 Degrees
Cold air from Alaska will break the sweltering summer heat across Wyoming on Thursday and Friday and bringing plenty of rain with it. The high temperature in Cheyenne on Thursday will only be 58 degrees.
Andrew RossiAugust 07, 2024
Meet Deirdre Griffith, First Wyoming Woman To Win World's Longest Horse Race
Deirdre Griffith of Jackson, Wyoming, became the first Wyoming woman to win the grueling Mongol Derby, a 620-mile horse race across Mongolia. Although she won in 2022, Griffith said the money she raised then is still helping people.
Andrew RossiAugust 07, 2024
Don Day Says Don't Trust Winter Forecasts That Come Out In Middle Of Summer
Cowboy State Daily meteorologist Don Day says he understands why people are interested in long-range forecasts but the idea that you can predict winter weather in the middle of summer is ridiculous and the results are "outrageously bad."
Andrew RossiAugust 06, 2024
Recovery Begins At Hartville, The Historic Mining Town That Nearly Went Up In Flames
The historic mining town of Hartville, Wyoming, came within inches of going up in flames this past week. Folks are shell-shocked as they recover from a wildfire that turned much of the land around them into an apocalyptic nightmare.
Pat MaioAugust 06, 2024
Sundays Are For The Spiritual, Even Sturgis Motorcycle Rally Hellraisers
The Sturgis Motorcycle Rally may be a time for bikers to raise a little hell, but that doesn’t mean they miss church. After mass, Horatio Vela of south Texas told Cowboy State Daily, “Right now, I’m riding alone, but I know Christ Savior is always with me.”
Justin GeorgeAugust 04, 2024
Why Scientists Are Going Bonkers Over Four 38-Million-Year-Old Wyoming Snakes
A den of 38-million-year-old snakes were found in the White River Formation near Douglas, Wyoming, have paleontologists super excited. They're among the most important complete fossils of snakes ever found.
Andrew RossiAugust 04, 2024
Wyoming History: That One Time Grasshoppers Ate A Man And Horse In 1870s
One Wyoming entomologist isn't quite sure the 1877 newspaper account of a grasshopper swarm devouring a man and his horse is believable but he's seen them eat some "pretty outrageous things."
Dale KillingbeckAugust 04, 2024
Coach Harshman Ready To Tackle 34th Season Leading Natrona County Football
Heading into his 34th season as head football coach at Natrona County, Steve Harshman says NFL player Logan Wilson still repeating the Mustangs’ team motto is a “cool outcome” for a high school coach. Harshman is the winningest active coach in Wyoming.
Dale KillingbeckAugust 04, 2024
The Dirty Job Of Digging Up Wyoming History In Outhouses
Warren Borton has spent decades digging up old Wyoming outhouse pits. What he finds are sometimes rare and significant pieces of history. And bottles. Lots and lots of old glass bottles.
Jackie DorothyAugust 04, 2024
Greybull Cheers Local Teen Who Finally Gets A New Heart
Ayden Skillman has lived much of his life without a complete heart because of a congenital heart defect. Now his hometown of Greybull, Wyoming, is cheering the local 18-year-old who’s always shown tons of heart who finally has a new one.
Renée JeanAugust 04, 2024
Bar Workers From Across The U.S. Flock To Sturgis To Make Big Money
Bartenders and waiters from across the country flock to Sturgis for the annual motorcycle rally where the population swells from 7,200 people to about 500,000. They say they can earn up to a fourth of their annual income during the 10-day rally.
Justin GeorgeAugust 03, 2024
Casper Freaks Out When Trio Of 50-Year-Old Creepy Kid Mannequins Listed For Sale
When a trio of 50-year-old child mannequins turned up for sale earlier this week in Casper, dozens of people tried to buy them. They say their dead, emotionless faces, real human hair, and vacant eyes left them fabulously freaked out.
Andrew RossiAugust 03, 2024
Wildfire Burns Harriet Hageman’s Family Homestead, More Evacuations Ordered
A 25,000-acre wildfire raging through the Haystack Hills of eastern Wyoming burned Harriet Hageman’s family homestead. She fought back tears talking about the “devastating” fire. Meanwhile, more evacuations were ordered late Friday.
Pat MaioAugust 03, 2024
Sturgis Rally Has Just Begun, But Bartenders Asking — Where Are The Drinkers?
From scheduling events later in the day to IV stations, Sturgis knows many come to its famous motorcycle rally to tie one on. But with a largely older population, a question bartenders were asking on the first day — where are the drinkers?
Justin GeorgeAugust 03, 2024
Wyoming Cowboy Hall of Fame – Steven C. James: Chasing Cattle for over 65 years
Steve James of Daniel has been riding and checking cattle in the Hoback Basin since he was seven years old – a span of 65 years, even though he’s been riding for almost all his 73 years. In October he will be inducted into the Wyoming Cowboy Hall of Fame.
Candy MoultonAugust 02, 2024
South Dakota’s Oldest Woman Is 108, And Was At The First Sturgis Rally In 1938
Hazel Baumberger is 108 years old and attended the first Sturgis motorcycle rally in 1938 — and several others in decades since. Unable to attend anymore, bikers have decided to take the rally to her.
Justin GeorgeAugust 02, 2024
Sturgis Rally Is 'Super Bowl' For Wyoming Harley-Davidson Stores
Deluxe Harley-Davidson in Gillette, Wyoming, is open 14 straight days to cater to Sturgis Motorcycle Rally attendees. Just off Interstate 90 on the way to Sturgis, the rally represents the “Super Bowl” for the motorcycle shop.
Justin GeorgeAugust 02, 2024
No Rain Relief For Wyoming Wildfires Until Next Week
As wildfires across Wyoming continue to pop up and grow, firefighters shouldn’t expect any help from Mother Nature anytime soon. There won’t be any rain relief for the fires until next week, meteorologist Don Day says.
Andrew RossiJuly 31, 2024
Wyoming Wrestlers Who Fought Grizzly Featured In New Documentary
A group of wrestlers from northwest Wyoming who successfully fought off an angry grizzly bear in 2022 were in Alaska this summer to face bears — and their fears — again. They’re part of a documentary about their story, which could start streaming in 2025.
Leo WolfsonJuly 29, 2024
Dedication Will Remember Gebo’s Children, Forever Home In Wyoming Ghost Town Cemetery
A society that specializes in the absurd will get serious Saturday when it dedicates the Wyoming ghost town of Gebo. The former mining boom town is also the final resting place for many of Gebo’s children, who died during epidemics.
Jackie DorothyJuly 29, 2024
Cheyenne Frontier Days Photo Gallery: Monday, July 29, 2024
Cowboy State Daily photographer Matt Idler is at Cheyenne Frontier Days all 10 days of the event and will be producing photo galleries daily. Enjoy!
July 29, 2024
Edgerton: The Wyoming Oil Field Town That Refuses To Die
Like many areas around Wyoming, tiny Edgerton sprang up as an energy town and endured many booms and busts. It never died with the last bust, and the 120 or so people who still live here are working on a revival.
Dale KillingbeckJuly 28, 2024