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Gillette Mothers Create Their Own Little Schoolhouse On The Wyoming Prairie
They call it a “microschool,” but in many ways, a pair of Gillette mothers have brought the one-room schoolhouse concept back. Starting with eight students, what they’ve built is literally their own little schoolhouse on the Wyoming prairie.
Jen KocherSeptember 15, 2024
There’s More To “Wild Man” Earl Durand Than His Murderous Final 11 Days
Wyoming's “Wild Man” Earl Durand killed four people after escaping a Cody jail and trying to rob a bank in Powell during an 11-day rampage back in 1939. Before that, he also “was a good neighbor,” says an author and scholar on Durand’s life.
Andrew RossiSeptember 14, 2024
Riverton Man’s El Camino Sketch Launched Renowned Auto Art Career
Riverton's Shannon Watts didn’t intend to make a career out of drawing cars. But his sketch of a 1964 El Camino turned his life upside down. Now he sells over 400 of his designs in car shows across the country and his metal signs are being sold in Hobby Lobby Stores and other big box stores.
Jackie DorothySeptember 14, 2024
Wyoming History: 23 Died In 5 Crashes In 1935, A Terrible Year For Aviation
A six-month span in 1935 was terrible for plane crashes in Wyoming. Overall, 23 people died in crashes that made national headlines, including two lost United Airlines planes.
Dale KillingbeckSeptember 14, 2024
Elderly Laramie Man Missing Three Weeks Found Dead In His Car
The family of a Laramie man who has been missing for three weeks said they were "devastated" to learn he was found dead in his vehicle Friday, having run off a road into a ravine in a rural part of Carbon County.
Jen KocherSeptember 14, 2024
Montana U.S. Senate Race: At Pisser’s Palace In Walkerville, No Politics Allowed
Pisser’s Palace in the historic mining town of Walkerville, Montana, is about as dive bar as it gets. Named after its original owner -- who was named "Pisser" -- the establishment only really has one rule, no talking about politics.
Leo WolfsonSeptember 14, 2024
Letter To The Editor: Wyoming Cowboys Aren't Dead, They Just Need To Adjust
Dear editor: The column by Tom Lubnau gave a factual account of the changing, or consolidation of collegiate sports conferences. While accurate in facts, the comments were akin to a wake for the spirit of athletic competition.
September 14, 2024
How The Heck … Can That 75-Foot Square Boulder In The Bighorns Be Natural?
A huge 75-foot-tall square boulder deep in Wyoming’s Bighorn Mountains has been baffling people since it was discovered. Called Falling Block, it’s all natural even if it looks like it was cut from a quarry.
Andrew RossiSeptember 14, 2024
Buffalo’s Historic Occidental Hotel Draws Workers From All Over The World
For the past 20 years, the Occidental has hired students from around the world to work the summer tourist season at the historic hotel that’s also a certified museum. This year, they’ve come from Belarus, Albania, Thailand and Taiwan.
Renée JeanSeptember 14, 2024
The American West: George Catlin Helped Inspire Exploration With His Indian Art
Early America’s obsession with the West was inspired in part by early 1830s artists like George Catlin. His paintings and drawings of American Indians, including his famous tour of the Pipestone Quarry, sparked a young nation’s imagination.
James A. CrutchfieldSeptember 14, 2024
Wyoming’s Backcountry Discovery Route: 1,900 Miles In 12 Days On Motorcycles
The Wyoming Backcountry Discovery Route is one of the most remote — and breathtaking — endurance motorcycle rides anywhere. It’s 1,900 miles in 12 days on mostly two-track paths from the Colorado to Montana border.
Jackie DorothySeptember 14, 2024
Wyoming’s Famous Aspen Alley Ain't What It Used To Be
Wyoming’s famous Aspen Alley in the Sierra Madre Range near Encampment is still stunning, but not what it used to be. Horticulturists say the grove of aspens is merely slowing down in its senior years, but there's a lot of new growth which should bring the autumn spectacle back.
Andrew RossiSeptember 14, 2024
Wyoming Cowboy Hall of Fame: Gene Wollen, Cowboy From Bill Who Once Roped An Eagle
Gene Wollen, of Bill, will be inducted into the Wyoming Cowboy Hall of Fame in October -- joining his late father who was inducted in 2017. Gene was great with a rope. He once, even, lassoed an eagle although the eagle let him know quickly who was boss.
Candy MoultonSeptember 14, 2024
Bill Sniffin: 50 Years Ago, World’s Space Race Focused On Sagebrush Hills Of Wyoming
Columnist Bill Sniffin writes, "In 1974, a three-man crew of astronauts from the USA and a two-man crew of cosmonauts from the USSR were picked to participate in this pioneering program. But first, they were going to participate in the One Shot Antelope Hunt in Lander."
Bill SniffinSeptember 14, 2024
Joan Barron: The Saga Of State Sen. Cal 'Fast Lane' Taggart
Columnist Joan Barron writes about the Wyoming Legislature’s fight against the 55 mph speed limit that drew the national news media to Cheyenne. And state Sen. Cal 'Fast Lane' Taggart led the way.
Joan BarronSeptember 14, 2024
Videographer Catches Hoback, Teton Park’s Famously Huge Moose, Shedding Velvet
It took her six years, but a West Yellowstone photographer finally captured video of Hoback the moose shedding his antler velvet. Hoback is well-known, among wildlife photographers, as one of the largest bull moose in Grand Teton National Park.
Mark HeinzSeptember 14, 2024
‘I believe he killed her’: Boyfriend Of Missing Cody Woman Gets 7 Years On Gun Charge
The boyfriend of a missing Cody woman got seven years in prison Friday on a gun-related charge. But his sentencing unfolded like a murder trial with grisly evidence, and at one point an FBI agent bluntly testifying, “I believe he killed her.”
Clair McFarlandSeptember 14, 2024
The Roundup: A Conversation With Bill Sniffin
This week, Roundup host Wendy Corr has a conversation with longtime Wyoming newspaper publisher Bill Sniffin. Bill talks about the newspaper business, Wyoming tourism, and winning the prestigious Amos Award for his lifetime achievements in publishing.
Wendy CorrSeptember 13, 2024
Montana U.S. Senate Race: In Tester’s Hometown, They Don’t Care He’s A Democrat
In and around U.S. Sen. Jon Tester’s hometown of Big Sandy, Montana, opinions are mixed on the incumbent, but most don’t care he’s a Democrat in a red state. His race could tip the scales for control of the Senate.
Leo WolfsonSeptember 13, 2024
Jonathan Lange: Party Platforms Are A Voter’s Best Friend
Columnist Jonathan Lange writes: “Bewildered voters just want to know how each candidate intends to act in office. Instead of tossing around inscrutable jargon, just tell me which principles are non-negotiable and which can be sold to the highest bidder.”
Jonathan LangeSeptember 13, 2024
Riverton Man Gets 15-20 Years For Burning Girlfriend To Death With Gasoline
A Riverton, Wyoming, man who initially claimed pouring gasoline inside his house, lighting it on fire and killing his girlfriend an accident got 15-20 years in prison Friday. The judge didn’t buy it, saying that “this was not an accident.”
Clair McFarlandSeptember 13, 2024
Draws Of A Lifetime: Powell Boys Get Sheep, Mountain Goat Tags On 1st, 2nd Tries
Some Wyoming hunters try for decades to draw hunting tags for bighorn sheep or mountain goats and still don’t get one. A pair of Powell farm boy had draws of a lifetime, each getting one — one on his first try and the other his second.
Mark HeinzSeptember 13, 2024
Letter To The Editor: Historic Opportunity For Wyoming, But Don't Count On Gordon
Dear editor: Wyoming has a historic opportunity to correct over 100 years of unconstitutional usurpation of our public lands. If Wyoming joins Utah in its lawsuit, it will not be because of our ‘Green New Deal’ governor...
September 13, 2024
Atlas Carbon Continues To Struggle With Repayment Of $15 Million State Loan
Six months after the state of Wyoming threw a lifeline to Gillette-based Atlas Carbon on a $15 million loan, it continues to struggle with repayment. The state says making interest-only payments is keeping the company in “good standing.”
Pat MaioSeptember 13, 2024