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Casper Man Says Climbing A Tree Saved Him From Grizzly Attack
A Casper man says he’s living proof that climbing a tree can help someone survive a grizzly attack because he did it in the 1970s when a bear charged him. He says his two black Labs played a big role too as they kept the mama grizzly and her two cubs busy while they waited it out.
Mark HeinzOctober 13, 2024
Wyoming Ranked #1 Entrepreneurial State In Country, Sheridan County Tops In State
Wyoming is the No. 1 entrepreneurial state in the nation according to U.S. Census Bureau data. Sheridan lies at the heart of the state’s most entrepreneurial county, where 51% of residents are self-employed.
Renée JeanOctober 13, 2024
Rod Miller: There Are Two Kinds Of People In This World, The Cow Crew Figures
Columnist Rod Miller writes: “Rawhide from Rawlins, who had a year of community college under his Stetson, offered his educated opinion. ‘The only two kinds of people in the world are men an’ woman. I read that in a biology book once.’”
Rod MillerOctober 13, 2024
Haunted Wyoming: Chugwater Restaurant Serves People Decades After Burning Down
Caught in a blizzard, three people sought shelter at a restaurant off the interstate in Chugwater, Wyoming. They ate steak waiting out the storm, only to learn later the restaurant burned down decades ago — and their waitresses died in the fire.
Jackie DorothyOctober 13, 2024
Firefighting “Spike Camp” Near Burgess Junction Tackles Elk Fire From The West
The Elk Fire has burned about 87,000 acres on the Bighorn Mountains in northern Wyoming. While most of the attention has been the fire’s relentless push southeast, a firefighting “spike camp” near Burgess Junction is fighting it from the west.
Renée JeanOctober 13, 2024
Elk Fire Continues Its Southeast March, Grows Again To More Than 87,000 Acres
Like a column of soldiers, the Elk Fire in northern Wyoming continues its methodical — and at times seemingly relentless — march southeast. It’s grown again to more than 87,000 acres as of Sunday and a little less contained at 28%.
Greg JohnsonOctober 13, 2024
Be Cautious With QR Codes: The Latest Scams Are Ingenious
Wyoming cybersecurity experts warn about a growing threat going into the holiday season — scanning QR codes with your phone. If you’re not careful, they can be yet another way digital thieves can rob you blind.
Jen KocherOctober 13, 2024
Wyoming History: President Ford Came From Wyoming Roots He Never Really Knew
Before he was the 38th president of the United States, Gerald Ford was the grandson of a Wyoming business tycoon. But he never really knew him, or his father, who was spoiled and abusive.
Dale KillingbeckOctober 13, 2024
Bill Sniffin: We Love Our Pets – Three Good Ones Left Us This Year
Columnist Bill Sniffin writes, "What a sad year – so far in 2024, we have had to say good-bye to three of our grand-puppies. These are dogs that lived to be 12, 14, 14 years. They had become parts of our lives and were big personalities in the families of three of our children."
Bill SniffinOctober 13, 2024
Joan Barron: It’s “Save Weston County” Time
Columnist Joan Barron writes, "What colors this development is the support of the whole idea by the Wyoming Freedom Caucus. This is the group gaining power in Wyoming. That’s why I think it’s too early to dismiss this as sheer folly by a bunch of wackos."
Joan BarronOctober 13, 2024
Inside Shoshoni's Haunted House: It Takes A Year To Build And Is Straight-Up Scary
The folks in Shoshoni, Wyoming, take Halloween seriously. Any doubt of that will be erased by a visit to its annual haunted house, which takes a year to build and is housed in an abandoned bowling alley which was closed nearly 40 years ago.
Jackie DorothyOctober 12, 2024
How Wyoming Ranchers Rescued A 1,500-Year-Old Petroglyph Vandals Chiseled Out Of Cliff Wall
The Great Turtle Shield, a priceless 1,500-year-old rock carving was chiseled away from Wyoming's Castle Garden Petroglyph Site in 1940. Furious ranchers let it be known if it wasn't found, "legs would be broken." Shortly thereafter, it was anonymously recovered.
Andrew RossiOctober 12, 2024
It Takes A Makeshift City To Support The Nearly 1,000 Elk Fire Firefighters
There are nearly 1,000 firefighters and support personnel assigned to the Rocky Mountain Area Complex Incident Management Team fighting the Elk Fire in northern Wyoming. It takes a makeshift city to support them all.
Renée JeanOctober 12, 2024
Bill Sniffin Visits Yellowstone For 54th Year In A Row
Cowboy State Daily columnist Bill Sniffin could be Yellowstone National Park's biggest fan. He made his first trip there in October, 1970, and has visited the Park at least once every year for the past 54 years.
Dale KillingbeckOctober 12, 2024
Hit A Deer, Car Disabled, No Cell Service, Middle Of Nowhere: What Do You Do?
A Laramie woman hit a deer at night on a remote section of Wyoming highway without cellphone service. She was fortunate a good Samaritan happened along, but local officials say you can be prepared.
Dale KillingbeckOctober 12, 2024
Wyoming Grower Expects To Bring In 525,000 Tons Of Super-Sweet Sugar Beets
It’s harvest time for Wyoming’s sugar beet growers, and it looks like they’ve had a good season. For Worland-area grower Jim Miller, it’s been a good year. He expect to bring in about 525,000 tons of super-sweet sugar beets.
Jackie DorothyOctober 12, 2024
The American West: A North Platte River Ferry Tale
For far longer than history records, the North Platte River Valley has been a thoroughfare through the American West. Crossing the river was sometimes impossible, often difficult, and always a challenge.
R.B. MillerOctober 12, 2024
At 14, Dale Warner Threatened School Killings In Gillette; Now He Says Prison Saved His Life
Dale Warner was 14 when he brought two guns to a Wyoming junior high school and threatened to kill people. Now 20 and serving a 12- to 20-year sentence, he says prison saved his life.
Jen KocherOctober 12, 2024
Should You Put Winter Tires On Your Vehicle In Wyoming?
Should you get snow tires this winter? Automotive writer Aaron Turpen says it depends on where you live in Wyoming, how much winter driving you actually do, and what type of vehicle you’re going to be doing it in.
Aaron TurpenOctober 12, 2024
Fall Means Cowboys Are Out Rounding Up Cattle In Western Wyoming
The Hoback Basin Cattle Roundup is a month-long push to gather up 3,000 head of cattle that have been grazing all summer on public lands, separate them by brands and ranch and get them ready for sale. It’s a tradition spanning generations of Wyoming cowboys on horseback.
Joy UffordOctober 12, 2024
Wyoming's Two Ocean Creek Is Only Body Of Water That Flows Into Atlantic And Pacific
Parting of the Waters deep in the Teton Wilderness is a uniquely Wyoming wonder where Two Ocean Creek splits, flowing into both the Atlantic and Pacific oceans. It’s the only body of water on the planet to do that.
Andrew RossiOctober 12, 2024
Stubborn Elk Fire Grows To Nearly 85,000 Acres, But Now 32% Contained
The huge Elk Fire in northern Wyoming continues to be a stubborn, dangerous event, growing to nearly 85,000 acres by Saturday. But firefighters are making significant progress, achieving 32% containment.
Greg JohnsonOctober 12, 2024
Trump Shouts Out Harriet Hageman, Chuck Gray At Colorado Rally
Former President Donald Trump singled out a pair of Wyoming politicians during a Friday rally in Aurora, Colorado. He gave shoutouts to Harriet Hageman for beating Liz Cheney “so badly” and Chuck Gray for doing a “great job.”
Leo WolfsonOctober 12, 2024
The Roundup: A Conversation With the Writers of the American West Series
This week, Wendy Corr chats with three of the contributors to Cowboy State Daily's "American West" series. Candy Moulton, James Crutchfield and R.B. Miller talk about the characters and places that hold our imaginations through the decades, and the importance of keeping those stories alive.
Wendy CorrOctober 12, 2024