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After 64 Years, Saying Goodbye To Joe's Liquor And Bar In Rock Springs
For 64 years, Joe’s Liquor and Bar has been the go-to watering hole for generations of Rock Springs locals. One of only two Wyoming spots in the Dive Bar Hall of Fame, Joe’s has closed for good.
Tracie SullivanMarch 16, 2025
The American West: Badger Clark And “The Cowboy’s Prayer”
Although his travels took him afar, Badger Clark always returned to the Black Hills. He licked tuberculosis then became a cowboy poet and author who wrote one of the most recognized poems in the West.
Peggy SandersMarch 16, 2025
Clair McFarland: Mom Says No More Mountain Haggery On The Video News
Columnist Clair McFarland writes: "Mom wants me to look clean and polished on Cowboy State Daily’s video newscast. But I want to exude enough mountain haggery to terrify the out-of-staters."
Clair McFarlandMarch 15, 2025
Casper Duo Casey Rislov And Zak Pullen To Release New Children's Book On Wyoming's Famed Steamboat
Casper children’s book author Casey Rislov and illustrator Zak Pullen are at it again. This time, they're telling the story about the iconic bucking horse on Wyoming’s license plate, Steamboat. The new book will be released in April.
Jackie DorothyMarch 15, 2025
Wyoming's "Just Dance It Out Guy" Has Over 30 Million Views On Social Media
When Gillette resident Wes Johnson posted a video of himself "dancing it out" on TikTok two months ago, it started a wave of viral videos that have generated more than 30 million views. Now he's in demand in Europe, Africa, and New Zealand to "dance it out" overseas.
Andrew RossiMarch 15, 2025
Moorcroft's Chancey Williams Looking Forward To Fifth Time Playing Cheyenne Frontier Days
This year will mark the fifth time Moorcroft's Chancey Williams will be playing at Cheyenne Frontier Days. He has opened for legends Merle Haggard, Dwight Yoakam, Gary Allen, Dierks Bentley and now Brooks and Dunn.
Jackie DorothyMarch 15, 2025
Why Wolves In Wyoming Aren’t Attacking And Killing People Like They Are In India
While a district in northern India is reeling from wolf attacks that have killed at least 10 people, many of them children, wildlife biologists say the chances of humans being attacked by wolves in Wyoming remain virtually zero.
Mark HeinzMarch 15, 2025
100-Year-Old Dee Baker Wears A Crash Helmet When She Takes Shots Of Liquor
A viral video introduced the world to the oldest bar hopper in the Black Hills of South Dakota, 100-year-old Dee Baker. Baker wears a crash helmet when she takes shots of liquor. The centenarian is known as the life of the party in Lewie's Burgers and Brews.
David MadisonMarch 15, 2025
Boyfriend Of Missing Gillette Woman Irene Gakwa Set For Prison Release
The boyfriend of Irene Gakwa, a Gillette nursing student missing for three years, is set to be released from prison this month. Nathan Hightman drained her accounts after she disappeared and remains a “person of interest” in the case.
Jen KocherMarch 15, 2025
Joan Barron: More Wyoming Women Should Run For Election
Columnist Joan Barron writes, "The three senior women Senate leaders to watch are Tara Nethercott, a Cheyenne lawyer and majority floor leader; Sen. Cheri Steinmetz, a Torrington rancher; and Wendy Schuler, a retired Evanston teacher."
Joan BarronMarch 15, 2025
Bill Sniffin: The World Says Good-Bye To A Giant – Big Al Simpson’s Style Will Rarely Be Seen Again
Columnist Bill Sniffin writes: “The biggest news story I ever wrote was done working closely with Big Al. In 1990, a Lander gal named Midge Olson told me her husband died of cancer caused by working in the uranium mines. His body was so radioactive, grass would not grow on his grave."
Bill SniffinMarch 15, 2025
Crews With Trucks And Chainsaws Have Begun Months-Long Process Of Clearing Yellowstone Roads
Construction vehicles outfitted with snowplows and blowers have started the months-long process of clearing roads in Yellowstone National Park. Crews also use chainsaws and avalanches to move massive amounts of snow.
Andrew RossiMarch 15, 2025
Utah To Become First State To Ban Fluoride In Drinking Water
While Wyoming hasn’t passed a statewide ban on adding fluoride to tap water, some communities like Casper, Evanston, and Thermopolis have enacted their own. Utah voted this month to eliminate fluoride in drinking water, the first statewide ban in the nation.
David MadisonMarch 15, 2025
Too Young To Drive? Not If You’re A Wyoming Farm Kid
Wyoming is one of nine states that still issues “hardship” driver’s licenses to 14-year-old ranch kids. But in reality, growing up rural in the Cowboy State means most farm and ranch kids have already been driving for years by then.
Zakary SonntagMarch 15, 2025
Westbound Green River Tunnel May Not Reopen Until Next Winter
It’s been more than a month since a devastating 26-vehicle Valentine’s Day crash killed three people in the Green River Tunnel on westbound Interstate 80. The Wyoming Department of Transportation says it will take months to repair and hopes to have it open by next winter.
Greg JohnsonMarch 15, 2025
The American West: Susan Magoffin on the Santa Fe Trail
Samuel Magoffin was an experienced trader who used the Santa Fe trail when he set off in June of 1846 with fourteen big wagons, each one pulled by six yoke of oxen. His young wife, on the other hand, had no clue what was in store for her on the trail.
March 15, 2025
Gordon Vetoes Bill Making New Attempt To Ban Abortion In Wyoming
Gov. Mark Gordon vetoed a bill on Friday that attempted a new approach at banning abortion in Wyoming. Gordon said he vetoed the bill because it would add further confusion to Wyoming’s abortion bans that are being considered in court.
Leo WolfsonMarch 15, 2025
The Roundup: A Conversation With Politics Reporter Leo Wolfson
This week, host Wendy Corr chats with Cowboy State Daily politics reporter Leo Wolfson. Leo shares his observations on the 2025 legislative session and what it will for Wyomingites.
Wendy CorrMarch 15, 2025
U.S. Sen. John Barrasso Joins Jake Nichols To Discuss Al Simpson's Legacy
U.S. Sen. John Barrasso on Friday morning joined Cowboy State Daily radio host Jake Nichols to discuss the passing of former U.S. Sen. Al Simpson and what Simpson meant to Wyoming.
March 15, 2025
Democrats Blink: Barrasso, GOP Win Shutdown Standoff
U.S. Senate Republican Whip John Barrasso dared Senate Democrats this week to block an emergency bill to fund the government. In the end, ten Democrats joined with Republicans and a midnight shutdown was averted.
Sean BarryMarch 14, 2025
Ski-Lift Accident Kills Montana Skier But Experts Say Fatalities Are Rare
A Billings skier died earlier this week after he fell out of a ski chair lift in Red Lodge, Montana. One expert told Cowboy State Daily that although accidents do happen, statistics show "chairlift fatalities are very, very, very rare."
Clair McFarlandMarch 14, 2025
Congress Passes HALT Fentanyl Act, Barrasso Says Law Will Cripple Cartels
Congress passed a bill Friday cracking down on fentanyl trafficking — legislation that U.S. Sen. John Barrasso said will cripple cartels smuggling the drug into the country. “They’re running scared," he said. "Now is the time to turn up the heat."
Sean BarryMarch 14, 2025
Jonathan Lange: The Weston County Clerk’s False Filing Cannot Be Ignored
Columnist Jonathan Lange writes: "Clerk Hadlock has had more than four months to explain to the public how her false report of November 6, 2024, was not willfully false. Now the ball is in Governor Gordon’s court."
Jonathan LangeMarch 14, 2025
Dennis Sun: The Volatile Egg Industry
Ag columnist Dennis Sun writes, "With egg prices at a record high and rising, multiple management methods are at work to try to solve the issue of low egg supplies. However, high egg prices are not entirely due to highly pathogenic avian influenza."
Dennis SunMarch 14, 2025