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Expedition Island site of River Festival
The island where explorer John Wesley Powell launched his two groundbreaking explorations of the Green and Colorado rivers in the 1800s will be the site this weekend for Green Rivers official final party of the summer.
August 13, 2019
Cowboy State Bucket List covers 97,000 square miles!
What is on your Cowboy State Bucket List? In a land of 97,000 square miles full of mountains, canyons, rivers, historical trails and outposts, Native American sites, and modern marvels, it is easy to compile such a list. And yet, there are so many more places to see it seems like my list is getting longer rather than shorter.
Bill SniffinAugust 13, 2019
Gun Control: Sara Burlingame OK with Sensible Gun Regulation
Much like we did with Representative Tyler Lindholm (R- Crook County) earlier this week, we sat down with Wyoming State Rep. Sara Burlingame (D-Laramie County) to discuss national gun control measures following the mass shootings in El Paso and Dayton.
August 12, 2019
On Climate Change & Cattle Production
The latest report coming from the UNs Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change is focused on climate change and land, but something must have been garbled in the translation from Geneva because much of the U.S.-media translation emphasized that people should eat less beef and quit wasting so much food. That unfortunate result comes from reporters unwilling to make the time and effort to read the report itself, which at hundreds of pages and still in draft form makes for an interesting but not-pleasant task.
Cat UrbigkitAugust 12, 2019
Gun Control & Red Flag Laws: Wyoming’s Tyler Lindholm Says No
Cowboy State Daily sat down with Wyoming Majority Whip Tyler Lindholm to discuss national gun control measures following the mass shootings in El Paso and Dayton.
August 11, 2019
What’s your take? Cowboy State Daily readers respond to traffic fatality story
Here is a collection of comments from some folks around the state in response to Bill Sniffin's column about the increased danger on Wyoming roads this year.
Bill SniffinAugust 10, 2019
Transposition error makes it appear substitute teacher makes $216K
In case you mightve heard otherwise, please rest assured that a substitute teacher does not, in fact, hold the top-paying job in Fremont County School District 25 in Riverton. Theyre not paying a custodian $120,000 a year, either.
August 10, 2019
Big Boy back in Cheyenne after Midwest tour
On Thursday, August 8, Union Pacific's Big Boy train No. 4014 returned to Cheyenne after a tour across middle America. Cowboy State Daily was there to record the homecoming and interviewed Big Boy 4014's Ed Dickens.
August 09, 2019
More than 100 million prescription painkillers ended up in Wyoming in six years
Drug makers distributed nearly 126.7 million painkillers in Wyoming between 2006 to 2012, according to a federal prescription database recently made public.
August 09, 2019
Crews working 7 days a week to repair irrigation canal
Out-of-state contractors are racing to complete repairs on a collapsed irrigation tunnel in Goshen County as governmental agencies analyze the best ways to help affected farmers.
August 08, 2019
Federal bill would help Wyoming’s highway maintenance
Proposed federal legislation could bring millions of federal dollars to Wyoming to help the state maintain its highways.
August 08, 2019
Wind turbine blades being disposed of in Casper landfill
The Casper landfill will soon be the home of more than 1,000 decommissioned wind turbine blades and motor housing units.
August 07, 2019
It’s all about art at Lander’s Riverfest
A plethora of art forms, from music to poetry and theater, will be on display in Lander this weekend when the Lander Art Center hosts its annual Riverfest Art and Music Festival.
August 06, 2019
Sniffin: Why are the Cowboy State’s roads suddenly so dangerous?
Two old friends were killed recently outside Jackson when a van full of tourists crossed the center line and hit them head-on. Carol Roemer, 68, Riverton, and Dorothy Dot Ashby, 78, Lander, were two of the nicest gals in Fremont County. On this day, they were in the wrong place at the wrong time.
Bill SniffinAugust 06, 2019
Facebook Needs Agriculture, & Ag Needs Facebook
A lot of my ag friends are switching social media platforms, leaving Facebook (FB) for greener pastures. Green as in $$, since FBs commerce policy forbids posts that promote the sale of any animals. Although animal-sale posts are still rampant on the platform, FB began cracking down on the posts in the last few years and has increased that activity in the last few months.
Cat UrbigkitAugust 05, 2019
Sniffin: How Wyoming schools are stopping bullying, school shootings, and suicide
Earlier this year in opposite sides of Wyoming, students were overcome with emotion as they explored ways to stop school shootings, prevent bullying, and keep fellow students from committing suicide.
Bill SniffinAugust 04, 2019
Massive military museum under construction near Dubois
Wyomings next great museum is under construction and will open next May.
Bill SniffinAugust 04, 2019
Construction crews race the clock to fix canal
Farmers and ranchers in eastern Wyoming and western Nebraska are facing natures deadline as construction crews work to repair an irrigation breach that left 800 irrigators without water.
August 03, 2019
Lull in fire season doesn’t mean Wyoming is out of woods yet
After a spate of wildfires dominating Wyoming headlines in recent years, 2019 has been a quiet fire season for wildland firefighters so far. A wet spring and dry summer, however, have fire experts on high alert, one of the states lead disaster educators said.
August 02, 2019
Parched: 102-year-old irrigation canal collapse threatens livelihood of 800 farm and ranch families
Over 100,000 acres of farm and ranch land in eastern Wyoming and western Nebraska have been without irrigation water for more than two weeks after an 102-year-old irrigation canal collapsed.
August 01, 2019
Fires burn historic lodges in Pinedale, Togwotee Pass
July was not a good month for beautiful mountain lodges in Western Wyoming.
Bill SniffinAugust 01, 2019
Tom Brokaw Praises Patriotism, Grit of Heart Mountain Internees
The more than 14,000 people held at the Heart Mountain Internment Camp near Cody showed an amazing ability to support their country despite the fact it imprisoned them, newscaster Tom Brokaw said at the camp last weekend.
Wendy CorrJuly 31, 2019
Symons: Groundwork laid to improve government transparency
While it is easy to want what I want when I want it, the challenges of government transparency are much more complex than simply asking for data and receiving it immediately.
July 31, 2019
Watch artists create their works live at the Brinton Museum’s “Bighorn Rendezvous”
Art lovers interested in seeing noted artists at work should head for Big Horns Brinton Museum on Saturday for the annual Bighorn Rendezvous.
July 30, 2019