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Laramie food truck wins top honors at national wing contest
The owner of a Laramie food truck was recognized recently as creating the best traditional buffalo wing sauce in the country in a national competition held at the home of the buffalo wing.
September 10, 2019
Are “Guard Coyotes” A Thing?
Predator-prey systems (including predator-livestock conflicts) are complicated, multi-faceted, and site-specific, but an Oregon Extension publication has provided a broad solution for those of us in animal agriculture, virtually eliminating the need for lethal control of predators: Keeping well-behaved breeding pairs of coyotes in place in their territories to exclude other coyotes that may kill sheep. Thus, keeping these guard coyotes and guard wolves in place serves to protect our livestock.
Cat UrbigkitSeptember 09, 2019
Firefighters catch a break in Shoshone National Forest’s Fishhawk blaze
Favorable conditions slowed the growth of the blaze over the weekend and gave firefighters an opportunity to establish protective firelines that starve the fire of fuel and direct flames away from structures.
September 08, 2019
Subcommittee collects facts on nuclear waste storage
A legislative subcommittee formed to examine the possibility of storing spent nuclear fuel rods in the state is just collecting facts on the issue so far, its chairman said Thursday.
September 06, 2019
Climate Change? Faulty Sensors, Less Rigorous Standards Could Be Skewing Data
Very hard political decisions are being made around the world based on what people think is happening, he said. People need to tread very lightly and have an understanding of the sausage-making process. Everyone loves a hot dog, but no one wants to know how its made.
September 06, 2019
As Wyoming tries to control supply of opioids, patient, prescriber complications emerge
Through decades of numerous, unpredictable illnesses, pain has become a constant for Cody resident Dawn Scott.
September 05, 2019
Water flows through irrigation canal again
Water has returned to the Goshen Irrigation District canal that was breached in mid-July, leaving more than 100,000 acres of land without water.
September 05, 2019
Wyoming Tourism: Travel Back In Time Through The Ghost Town Of Kirwin
Hop back in time to the era of stage coaches and mining camps through a visit to the abandoned mining town of Kirwin, Wyoming.
Wendy CorrSeptember 04, 2019
And The Wiener Winner Is…
On a hot Labor Day afternoon, crowds gathered at Riverfront Park, on a bend of the Platte River. Some were there for food trucks, cold beer and a car show. But most were there to witness a ritual of Labor Day, a hot dog eating contest.
September 04, 2019
It’s all about tractors at Encampment’s Copper Days Festival
Antique tractors, toy tractors, feats of tractor strength, a tractor parade if it has to do with tractors, its in the spotlight this weekend at Encampments annual Copper Days Festival.
September 03, 2019
Sniffin: Linkages over the ages of time
From 1989 to 1994, I was a member of the Wyoming Travel Commission. Gov. Mike Sullivan appointed me to the post. I was chairman of that wonderful entity in 1992-1993.
Bill SniffinSeptember 03, 2019
Range Writing: Meet the Sugar Ray Leonard of raptors
In all my half-century of life, Ive never encountered a kestrel without being happy about it. Just seeing a kestrel perched on a wire gives me a thrill it always has, and I suppose it always will.
Cat UrbigkitSeptember 02, 2019
Bringing the “Shine” Back to Mammoth Hot Springs Hotel
After a year of remodeling and reconstruction, the historic Mammoth Hot Springs Hotel in Yellowstone National Park has been restored to its original grandeur, befitting the structures status as the primary lodging at the headquarters of Americas first national park.
Wendy CorrSeptember 02, 2019
Wyoming’s Second Four-Year College – Wyoming Catholic College – is a True Wyoming Success Story
Wyomings second fouryear college had an exciting weekend recently when it welcomed 54 new freshmen back to ground level after they spent three weeks bonding in the towering nearby mountains.
Bill SniffinSeptember 01, 2019
Wyoming socialist Democrat says Trump supporters unsure of what is happening Washington
A self-described socialist Democrat seeking one of Wyomings U.S. Senate seats said she believes Wyoming residents who supported the campaign of President Donald Trump are now not sure what to think of what is happening in Washington.
September 01, 2019
Camping in The Shadows of Outlaws
Outlaw Cave, Hole-in-the-Wall, the names conjure images of bandana-covered faces, men in black hats, and a posse hot on their heel. Twenty miles southwest of Kaycee, Wyoming, is a campground that offers a chance to walk in the footsteps of those lawless legends.
August 31, 2019
Grow With Google reaches Wyoming
A national program aimed at teaching people how to improve their digital skills reached Wyoming last week.
August 30, 2019
UW beer and wine sales go well when teams win
Saturday marks the start of the third year of beer and wine sales at UW football and basketball games. And if Saturdays attendance at Wyoming-Missouri football opener nears a predicted sellout, it could be a big day for beer and wine sales inside War Memorial Stadium.
August 30, 2019
Peterson: How to fix Wyoming’s revenue struggles
Wyoming, by our states constitution, must have a balanced budget. Some would argue that we do not deficit spend in Wyoming while others would argue that we use the reserves to balance the budget which is, in a sense, deficit spending. From my own simple understanding, when we spend more in a period than we take in, it is deficit spending.
August 29, 2019
Pedro Mountain Fire tops 11,000 acres
A 11,084 acre wildfire burning on Pedro Mountain on Natrona and Carbon counties was 10 percent contained as of Thursday. According to the U.S. Bureau of Land Management, the fire located in south-central Wyoming was sparked by a lightning strike Sunday afternoon.
August 29, 2019
A big dam deal: Buffalo Bill Dam expansion celebrated
The anniversary of the completion of one of Wyomings most impressive engineering feats was celebrated recently as Cody marked the 25th anniversary of the expansion of Buffalo Bill Dam.
August 28, 2019
Craziest race ever might before House seat next summer
While a lot of media attention is focused on next years race for Wyomings open U. S. Senate seat, the real action might occur for the Cowboy States lone House seat.
Bill SniffinAugust 28, 2019
Irrigation canal repairs nearly complete, Goshen County to turn water back on
Tunnel crews cleared the Gering-Fort Laramie Irrigation Canal tunnel Monday, and water could start flowing to crops as early as later this week, Goshen County Irrigation District Manager Rob Posten said.
August 28, 2019
Mongolian Race Winner Bob Long Credits Preparation for Historic Victory
When Bob Long signed up for the worlds toughest horse race, his top priority was just proving he could do it. Less than a year later, he proved just that and set a record doing it.
August 27, 2019