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Reporter’s Notebook: Remembering Wyoming’s Only Customs Agent Who Died Last Month
John “Dale” Leatham was Wyoming’s only U.S. Customs agent. For 48 years, he made himself available 24/7 at the Natrona County International Airport. The stories he had and the guests he befriended were truly one of a kind. Wyoming lost a true ambassador.
Dale KillingbeckJune 02, 2024
Rod Miller: Another Nuclear Boom in Wyoming
Columnist Rod Miller writes, "Wyoming might be on the cusp of a new energy revolution that will see radioactive minerals and rare earths supplant hydrocarbons as the targets of choice for our shovels and drill rigs. We, in Wyoming, have perfected the art of dragging ourselves kicking and screaming from one change to another."
Rod MillerJune 02, 2024
Daughter Of Wyoming Tribal Murder Victim Says Justice Goes Beyond A Conviction
The daughter of a Wind River Reservation man murdered in Lander, Wyoming, in April questions what it means to get justice for her father and others. One thing she does know: It’s goes far beyond a court conviction.
Jen KocherJune 02, 2024
Eating Wyoming: Eclectic Wyoming Coffee Shop All About Mocktails And Shaggy Cows
An eclectic coffee shop in Thermopolis is known for its coffee-based mocktails -- drinks that get their kick from coffee, not from liquor. They also have an obsession with their pets, Scottish Highland coos -- otherwise known as shaggy cows.
Renée JeanJune 02, 2024
Riverton Swim Coach Finishes One Of The World’s Most Extreme Triathlons
Riverton's Steve Bang, the high school swim coach and retired surgeon, just finished one of the world's most difficult races, the X-Out Extreme Triathlon in Montenegro, Spain. The race had an actual "executioner" who eliminated the slowest participants.
Renée JeanJune 02, 2024
Huge $25M, 30,000-Square-Foot Wyoming Horse Palace Targets Colorado Players
Wyoming Horse Racing’s new huge $25 million, 30,000-square-foot Horse Palace near the Colorado border will open sometime this summer and target customers from Colorado. It will also employ a celebrity chef who used to cook for Oprah Winfrey.
Renée JeanJune 02, 2024
The Numbering System Behind Wyoming's License Plates
If county numbers on Wyoming license plates were assigned by the same criteria as they were in 1930, there would be a lot of changes. Campbell County would be #1 instead of Natrona County. Converse County would be #2 instead of Laramie County. Here's why:
Andrew RossiJune 02, 2024
Clair McFarland: This Restaurant Has Great Food, But The Staff Is Sketchy
Columnist Clair McFarland writes, "I can see inside the kitchen over a half-wall barrier and, oh my. If I had a weak stomach or a Karen temperament I’d call the department of health."
Clair McFarlandJune 02, 2024
Want To Ride A Bull Like A Real Wyoming Cowboy? There's A School For That
Bull riding has been called the most dangerous 8 seconds in any sport. If you want to learn how, it helps to have a good teacher. Last weekend, Professional Bull Riders Champion Mike Lee taught people how to do it at Brahma Mama’s Bucking Bulls Ranch in Worland.
Renée JeanJune 02, 2024
Wyoming Vietnam War POW Used Art As A Medicine, And Means to Help Others
U.S. Army Capt. Ted Gostas of Cheyenne was captured during the Tet Offensive in Vietnam in 1968. He endured five years of torture as a POW. For years following, his heartbreaking art has also been powerfully healing.
Dale KillingbeckJune 02, 2024
Famous Tizzy Lish Biplane Lands In Lovell To Be Centerpiece Of New Restaurant
Tizzy Lish, a famous biplane that once graced the cover of Sport Aviation magazine, has landed in its new home in Lovell and new a restaurant called The Overlook.
Renée JeanJune 02, 2024
Fossil Geeks Excited Over 52 Million-Year-Old Salamander Discovered Near Kemmerer
The 52 million-year-old foot-long fossil salamander from a fossil quarry near Kemmerer is only the third specimen of its kind ever found. Plus, it's the first Paleoamphiuma ever found with soft tissue preserved in it.
Andrew RossiJune 01, 2024
Wyoming Democrats Nervous About ‘Threat’ From ‘Dangerous’ Freedom Caucus
At its state convention Saturday, the Wyoming Democratic Party called the Freedom Caucus a “threat” to Wyoming and a “dangerous” far right group that needs to be reined in.
Leo WolfsonJune 01, 2024
More UPS Drivers Speak Up, Say Rural Food, Medicine Deliveries Sit, Spoil In Hot Warehouses
Responding to Cowboy State Daily articles on late UPS deliveries to rural Wyoming addresses, UPS drivers from across the country said food and critical medicines addressed to rural addresses often spoil in hot warehouses.
Renée JeanJune 01, 2024
Wyoming’s Oldest, And Still Active, Railroad Union Predates Statehood By 21 Years
The Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers and Trainmen Division 103, Wyoming’s oldest and still active union, has been taking trains from Cheyenne to Rawlins and Green River for 155 years. And it's still going strong.
Dale KillingbeckJune 01, 2024
Drinking Wyoming: Historic Green River Brewery Once 'Made Milwaukee Jealous'
At its height in 1907, the Brewery In Green River was bottling 18,000 bottles of its medal-winning lager beer each day, boasting it was so good it put Milwaukee’s famous brew to shame.
Renée JeanJune 01, 2024
Joan Barron: It’s Time To Lure The Tourists
Columnist Joan Barron writes, "You know it’s summer travel time season when you find big magazine ads from state tourism organizations. Having precious little to brag about in a state that is long, flat and brown mostly, the Nebraska crew decided self- mockery was the key."
Joan BarronJune 01, 2024
Bill Sniffin: Wyoming Is A Summer Bucket List Dream – What’s On Yours?
Columnist Bill Sniffin writes, “As a lover of the Red Desert, it still baffles me that I have not visited Adobe Town east of Rock Springs. This amazing wonder might be the most spectacular spot in the entire desert area.”
Bill SniffinJune 01, 2024
Wyoming History: Fort Caspar’s 1860s ‘Forgotten 9’ Finally Get Headstones
It may have taken 160 years, but nine members of the 11th Kansas Volunteer Cavalry, aka Fort Caspar’s 1860s Forgotten 9, finally got headstones on Saturday. It's part of a project to identify and recognize soldiers who died at the fort and in the region.
Dale KillingbeckJune 01, 2024
Having Grizzlies For Neighbors Just A Fact Of Life Near Cody, Wyoming
As Wyoming’s grizzly population continues to grow, they’ve become common outside of Cody. Famed outdoors writer Jim Zumbo says it's no big deal and going to an ATM in Denver is riskier than having a grizzly for a neighbor.
Mark HeinzJune 01, 2024
Wyoming People: Pinedale’s Nelson Brothers Keeping Cowboy Culture Alive For 21 Years
Andy and Jim Nelson are as famous as a couple of horseshoers get in rural Sublette County. The brothers’ western-themed radio show and podcast "Clear Out West" has aired weekly for 21 years.
Jake NicholsJune 01, 2024
Wyoming Solar Farms Want Cows, Pigs And Sheep Roaming Under Panels
Solar farm developers in Wyoming are banking on a menagerie of barnyard animals to graze under hundreds of thousands of panels planned for construction from one end of the state to the other.
Pat MaioJune 01, 2024
Wyoming Catholic College Students Surrender Their Cellphones For Four Years
Wyoming Catholic College students put their phones in a locked cupboard for four years at the school in Lander. Some are surprised how disconnecting from their devices opens their minds.
Clair McFarlandJune 01, 2024
The Roundup: A Conversation with Mitch Semel
This week, host Wendy Corr talks to Cowboy State Daily’s video consultant Mitch Semel. Mitch is a former executive producer who created and launched TV shows at CBS, NBC, CNN and other networks. He worked with Conan O’Brien, David Letterman and Katie Couric, and on TV shows like Family Ties and Cheers. He’s also the guy to blame for Barney, the giant purple dinosaur.
Wendy CorrJune 01, 2024