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Sniffin: Two Cowboy State road trips show state is green and clear
Is there any better place in the world to take a road trip this time of year than Wyoming?
Bill SniffinJuly 30, 2019
Bill Sniffin joins team at Cowboy State Daily
Columnist, author, and journalist Bill Sniffin has joined the team at the Cowboy State Daily, the states foremost digital daily news platform.
Bill SniffinJuly 30, 2019
Crop insurance might not cover irrigation canal collapse losses
An irrigation canal collapse in Goshen County could devastate more than 100,000 acres of crops and producers may be left without compensation for the loss, a Farm Service Agency (FSA) spokesperson said.
July 29, 2019
Conflict Prevention Takes A Genius
Last week the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee heard testimony about the possibility of providing a financial incentive for the development of non-lethal, innovative technologies that reduce conflict between human and wildlife predators.
Cat UrbigkitJuly 29, 2019
Friends, admirers remember Frost on 30th anniversary of his death
Friends and admirers of the late bull rider Lane Frost shared their memories this week of Frosts death in the Cheyenne Frontier Days Rodeo arena 30 years ago.
July 28, 2019
Blackjewel closures bad, but not the worst, officials say
Its been nearly a month since Blackjewel LLC abruptly shuttered its coal production operations, locking some 600 Gillette-area miners out of the Eagle Butte and Belle Ayr coal mines. And as Blackjewel continues to hammer out its fate in U.S. Bankruptcy Court, Gillette searches for silver linings to this latest economic cumulonimbus.
July 28, 2019
Irrigation tunnel collapse could cost Wyoming’s ag millions, repairs underway
More than 100,000 acres of agricultural land are without irrigation after a canal tunnel collapsed July 17 in eastern Wyoming and western Nebraska.
July 26, 2019
Thousands visit Buffalo for ‘Longmire Days’
Even though its been three years since the last new episode of Longmire aired, thousands of people last week visited the town that inspired the setting for the books written by Ucross author Craig Johnson.
Wendy CorrJuly 26, 2019
Cheyenne Frontier Days: Behind the Chutes
You can tell its Cheyenne Frontier Days because the heat has finally kicked up to the 90s in Cheyenne. When the July heat starts cooking, Cheyenne Frontier Days gets into gear. Part of the magic can be witnessed by locals and tourists who can step in the arena mud and dirt as part of the Behind the Chutes tour.
July 25, 2019
Thunderbirds appear in the sky over Cheyenne for 66th time
The U.S. Air Force precision flying team the Thunderbirds took to the skies over Cheyenne for the 66th time on Wednesday for its annual demonstration of high-speed formation flying.
July 25, 2019
Today’s Cowboy Vocabulary word is: Reride
A cowboy is given a second chance to ride a bull or horse, called a reride, on a new animal if his first ride was affected by equipment failure or if the livestock did not buck sufficiently.
July 25, 2019
USDA helps veterans turn from swords to plowshares
Young people are losing interest in the agriculture industry, but the United States Department of Agriculture is hoping low-interest loans could attract a different demographic veterans. The USDAs loan program has been around in one form or another since the 1930s, said Rob Weppner, a USDA Farm Service Agency farm loan manager based in northeastern Wyoming.
July 25, 2019
The Best Carnival Food at Cheyenne Frontier Days
Just to give you an idea of the high points, Cowboy State Dailys Jim Angell visited the midway to try 10 different carnival foods and rank them according to his preference. Take a look at his gastronomical journey and watch to the end to see his top 10 choices.
July 24, 2019
Today’s Cowboy Vocabulary word is: Pickup Men
Pickup men are two cowboys on horseback who help roughstock riders dismount after their ride and then escort the bull or horse to the exit gate.
July 24, 2019
New approval poll shows high approval of Gordon, Barrasso and Enzi
Gov. Mark Gordon has the fifth-highest approval rating of U.S. governors, according to new polling by Morning Consult, a Washington, D.C.-based media and technology company.
July 24, 2019
Dubois celebrates ‘National Day of the Cowboy’ this weekend
Every year, the day of commemoration first recognized 2005 is held on the fourth Saturday of July. In Dubois, that celebration takes the form of a rodeo, parade and special events that may not be seen at just any community event like the cowhide race.
July 23, 2019
Miners face uncertainty of changing coal markets
Campbell County residents say that although the coal industry has traditionally been a stable source of income and employment, the dropping demand for coal has changed things on the ground.
July 23, 2019
Today’s Cowboy Vocabulary word is: Roughstock
Roughstock is the term used to refer to the events in which cowboys ride bulls or horses (saddle bronc riding or bareback bronc riding).
July 23, 2019
Today’s Cowboy Vocabulary word is: Go-Round
A Go-Round is essentially what it sounds like: A round of competition at a rodeo.
July 22, 2019
Fort Carson cavalry keeps bandits on the run at CFD
The Fort Carson Mounted Colorguard - stationed just outside Colorado Springs, Colorado - is at Cheyenne Frontier Days this week performing reenactments of stage coach robberies and showcasing the important role of the calvary in the establishment of the American West.
July 22, 2019
Nature Below The Knee
The natural world on the ranch provides for daily wonders. Each spring we watch the pronghorn antelope fawns speeding past with their mothers, and get barked at by the bucks. We relish the bugling trills of sandhill cranes calling across the landscape in the dawn hours, and admire their gangly grace. But much of natures wonders at this time of year occur below knee-level to a human.
Cat UrbigkitJuly 22, 2019
40 Years Later: Tornado Rips Through Cheyenne, Wyoming
On July 16, 1979, Cheyenne was hit by the largest tornado (F3) to ever hit the state of Wyoming.
July 21, 2019
Hat man: Tips on how to wear a cowboy hat
Cowboy State Dailys Jim Angell who confesses he looks like an idiot in a cowboy hat visited the experts at The Wrangler in Cheyenne the other day to get some tips on how to look good in this unique bit of headgear.
July 20, 2019
‘Veterans Portrait Project’ photographer visits Cody
A U.S. Air Force veteran who is traveling the country to photograph veterans stopped in Cody recently to add several portraits to her collection.
July 19, 2019