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Calves are rounded up for branding just below the Wyoming border on the Ladder Ranch’s cattle operation. The ranch also runs extensive sheep grazing on generational land that straddles the Wyoming-Colorado border just down the road from Savery.

How Savery’s 145-Year-Old Ladder Ranch Is Beating The 'Third-Generation Curse’

Legacy ranches across Wyoming are folding, and many of those remaining struggle to survive the "third-generation curse." Then there's the historic 145-year-old Ladder Ranch in the Little Snake River Valley with its fifth and sixth generations lined up.

Renée JeanSeptember 13, 2026

Gail Symons: Guess What, Fire Departments And Seniors' Districts Actually Exist

Columnist Gail Symons writes, "Public attention often arrives after the resources shrink. But special districts like fire, cemetery, and senior services rely almost entirely on property tax revenue, so when that value drops, so does their budget."

Gail SymonsSeptember 13, 2026

The Durham ranch in northeast Wyoming is the state's largest bison ranch with about 3,000 head. The ranch's bison meat and other products are sold across the country.

Bison Have Rebounded From Brink Of Extinction To Become Big Business In Wyoming

American bison have rebounded from the brink of extinction to become one of the West’s great conservation stories. It happened in part because Wyoming ranchers, showmen, and entrepreneurs figured out how to make bison big business.

Renée JeanSeptember 13, 2026

Study: People Who Pack Their Poop Out Of Nature Will Also Pay For The Privilege

A study by a Colorado company shows that people who are willing to poop in plastic bags and pack it out of the wilderness are also willing to pay for the privilege. They’ll buy the bags at trailheads to maintain a “leave-no-trace” footprint.

Andrew RossiSeptember 13, 2026

Left, Boo the bull elk is shown here in his prime, circa 2016, sporting an impressive set of antlers. Right, now nearly age 18, he no longer grows antlers and has lived several years longer than bull elk typically survive in the wild.

Popular Elk Named Boo At Bear River State Park Is So Old He Stopped Growing Antlers

Boo, a popular bull elk at Bear River State Park near Evanston, Wyoming, has grown so old at age 18 that he no longer grows antlers. Bull elk in the wild rarely live past 12 and almost never long enough to hit the antlerless stage.

Mark HeinzSeptember 13, 2026

What began as Dwight Koehn's desperate attempt to help feed his cattle nearly a decade ago by growing hydroponic lettuce has ballooned into a new business. Now Greybull Valley Produce sells its produce to stores, restaurants and schools.

Struggling Greybull Cattle Rancher's Gamble On Hydroponic Lettuce Pays Off Big Time

What began as a Greybull rancher’s desperate attempt to help feed his cattle by growing hydroponic lettuce has ballooned into a new business. Now his company produces tons of greens every year and distributes them to stores, restaurants and schools.

Jackie DorothySeptember 13, 2026

The Mammotion Luba 2 can be scheduled to cut the lawn at any time and will start and finish completely autonomously.

Robot Mowers Cut Wyoming Lawns and a Golf Course. Owners Say the Payoff Is Time

You may not see a lot of robot lawnmowers in Wyoming now. But people who use the robots, swear by them. They get a lot of compliments and it's a big timesaver. “I don’t mind mowing, but when I'm home, I want to hang out with my family,” one owner said.

Leo WolfsonSeptember 13, 2026

What It’s Like Inside The Fragile Maze Of Hell’s Half Acre, Wyoming’s Alien Canyon

A tour inside Hell’s Half Acre reveals an otherwordly labyrinth of stone, an alien landscape shaped by millions of years of wind and water. It's a rare perspective of the sharp canyons because the public generally isn't allowed on the valley floor.

Renée JeanSeptember 13, 2026

A pair of AI Wyoming Border Patrol agents named Buford and Rip are turning lessons for Coloradans to "become a productive member of Wyoming society” into a real business for a Laramie group. It works because it's so absurd and over the top, observers say.

How Wyoming Border Patrol Turned Coloradan Jokes Into A Viral Business Sensation

Wyoming Border Patrol is a hit on social media. Viral videos with millions of views lampooning Colorado have turned the Laramie apparel company into a media brand. "Even a Coloradan can become a productive member of Wyoming society," its latest video says.

Zakary SonntagSeptember 13, 2026

Diablo, a goat that lives on the grounds of the Wyodak Power Plant near Gillette, has become a local celebrity. People stop on the road to give him scratches and snacks — although that's discouraged as the unofficial mascot people call "Goatalope" grows older and fatter.

People Won’t Stop Feeding Diablo As Gillette’s Famous Roadside Goat Gets Fatter

Diablo, a goat that lives by the Wyodak Power Plant near Gillette, has become a victim of its own celebrity. People stop to give him scratches and snacks — which is causing the aging mascot people call "Goatalope" to get really fat and unhealthy.

Renée JeanSeptember 13, 2026

Workers in the Lance Creek oil fields in Niobrara County feared during World War II they were on Adolf Hitler's hit list because 25% of Wyoming’s oil came from the area. Hitler never struck, and now about 50 people remain in a town that once had 5,000.

Wyoming History: Lance Creek Oil Workers Feared They Were On Hitler’s Hit List

Workers in the Lance Creek oil fields in Niobrara County during World War II feared during they were on Hitler's hit list because 25% of Wyoming’s oil came from the area. Hitler never struck, and now about 50 people remain in a town that once had 5,000.

Jackie DorothySeptember 13, 2026

The Wyoming Wildcatter has been a familiar sight around Casper for many years starting in the early 1980s as an airshow highlight.

World War II-Era Wyoming Wildcatter To Fly Again In National Air Championship

A classic red, white, and blue World War II-era T-6 warbird trainer aircraft flown over Casper since the 1980s returns to the National Championship Air Races this coming week in Roswell, New Mexico. Virgil Tatman will fly the acrobatic Wyoming Wildcatter.

Dale KillingbeckSeptember 12, 2026

Stone Drug, Jackson’s go-to pharmacy for 50 years, survives with a wildly diverse front-end to fight sky-high housing local housing costs and razor-thin medication margins. It also has a loyal following of its store dogs, Zuri and Lucy.

Stone Drug’s Secret Prescription After 50 Years In Jackson Are Two Lovable Dogs

Jackson Hole's longtime independent pharmacy Stone Drug is celebrating 50 years in business. Its strategy blends dog-powered customer service with a wildly diverse front-end to outlast sky-high housing and razor thin medication margins.

Renée JeanSeptember 12, 2026

Rod Miller: Why I Will Vote “Hell No” on Prop 1

Columnist Rod Miller writes, "I have to chuckle when I hear someone whine about property tax as unfair because it amounts to paying rent to the government on a house that is owned free and clear. Horseshit! That line of reasoning is simplistic and naive..."

Rod MillerSeptember 12, 2026

Bill Sniffin: Lies Travel Halfway Around The World Before Truth Puts Its Shoes On

Columnist Bill Sniffin says he has never seen a political campaign as ugly as the 2026 Republican primary in Wyoming: “Millions of dollars were spent to destroy their opponent’s reputations. It was the craziest Wyoming election cycle I have seen in 50 years.”

Bill SniffinSeptember 12, 2026

Clair McFarland: Cross Country Is Absolutely A Real Sport And It's The Best Ever

Clair McFarland writes, "The gun sounded. Runners thundered into the trees. 'Gosh,' I said to The Husband. 'Isn’t that the PERFECT sport?' I thought one of his eyelids twitched in the shade of his Red Sox hat. But maybe I imagined it."

Clair McFarlandSeptember 12, 2026

This 36th season for Natrona County High’s hall-of-fame football coach Steve Harshman could be his last if voters elect him as the next Wyoming superintendent of public instruction. “This thing is a win-win,” Harshman says.

Voters Will Likely End Steve Harshman’s Hall-Of-Fame Football Coaching Career

This 36th season for Natrona County's football coach Steve Harshman could be his last if voters elect him as the next education chief. He ranks second in Wyoming history for football victories. No. 1 and No. 3 on the list have stadiums named after them.

Jeff WelschSeptember 12, 2026

West End Apartments is the first new apartment complex completed in Cheyenne's downtown in a long while. It has 101 luxury apartments, and is already 60% pre-leased.

Cheyenne Is Reshaping Housing Market With New Upscale Apartment Complex On West Side

The West End Apartments, with its 101 units, is the first major apartment complex completed in Cheyenne's downtown in many years. Another 97-unit building will open soon on Cheyenne's east edge. It's estimated Cheyenne will need up to 7,000 homes by 2030.

Renée JeanSeptember 12, 2026

A ancient 200-foot-wide sinkhole with up to 20,000 bones from an Indigenous buffalo jump forced Wyoming to re-route I-90 in 1969. Here, the interstate to the left curves to avoid the site.

Interstate 90 Was Re-Routed Because Of 200-Foot-Wide Sinkhole With 20,000 Bison Bones

When highway workers ran into a sinkhole with 20,000 bison bones in it, they had to completely re-route Interstate 90 in 1969. What became known as the Vore Buffalo Jump is a rare archaeological site where people can see artifacts in their original state.

Andrew RossiSeptember 12, 2026

Alyssa Lenell-White is creating unique custom-made cowboy boots that start at $3,500 and can take months to finish. There was a time when the Cheyenne woman swore up and down she would never make a cowboy boot, now that’s all she does.

Cheyenne Woman Once Swore Off Cowboy Boots, Now Her Custom-Made Boots Start At $3,500

A Cheyenne woman is creating unique, custom-made cowboy boots that start at $3,500 and can take months to finish. There was a time when Alyssa Lenell-White swore up and down she would never make a cowboy boot, now that’s all she does.

Renée JeanSeptember 12, 2026

Steve Ingber, — aka the MileHighCook — is bringing white-glove fine-dining to Wyoming’s poshest and wildest places as Jackson Hole has discovered the young chef as his fastest-growing market. His high-end mobile chef business is part of a growing industry trend.

Jackson Is A Booming Market For MileHighCook And His High-End Mobile Kitchen

The MileHighCook is bringing white-glove fine-dining to the outdoors with his high-end mobile kitchen — like the ranch wedding for 124 people in a remote area with no electricity. Jackson is his fastest growing market with people who own second homes.

Renée JeanSeptember 12, 2026

Chuck Harter of the McCarty & Sons construction firm in Denver finishes knocking down the twin chimneys at the historic Twin Chimneys Motor Court built in the 1950s in Cheyenne on Tuesday. A 7 Brew Coffee stand will be built on the site.

Once-Iconic Twin Chimneys Motel In Cheyenne Torn Down To Make Way For Coffee Shop

The once-iconic Twin Chimneys Motor Court that marked a once-popular Cheyenne motel on the historic Lincoln Highway lasted for almost 90 years, but the chimneys came tumbling down in about 30 seconds this week to make way for a coffee shop.

Kerry DrakeSeptember 12, 2026

At 23 feet tall sitting down, a pair of South Dakota chainsaw artists have created the world’s biggest bigfoot, making it impossible for the mythical monster to hide.

Good News! The World's Largest Bigfoot Is Only 60 Miles From Wyoming

Although the Guinness-verified world's largest Bigfoot won't likely replace Mount Rushmore as South Dakota's top tourist spot, this gigantic Sasquatch — created by two local chainsaw artists — is drawing plenty of visitors. And, it's only 60 miles from Wyoming.

Kate MeadowsSeptember 12, 2026

Javier De Luna Chavez survived kidney failure, a transplant and COVID, but he couldn’t survive a crash on the 10% grade on Teton Pass on Sept. 2, the third fatality on the pass in less than two months. “This bloodshed ends with him,” vows his widow.

Widow Of Teton Pass Crash Victim Vows: ‘This Bloodshed Ends With Him'

Javier De Luna Chavez survived kidney failure, years of dialysis, and a transplant but didn't survive a crash on the 10% grade of Teton Pass. His widow says he fought too hard for life to become another name on the list of people killed on Teton Pass.

Kolby FedoreSeptember 12, 2026

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