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Eating Wyoming: Authentic Chicago Deli Meets Traditional Italy At Casper's Steamboat Deli
Frequent customers of the downtown Steamboat Deli & Outlet in Casper say the eatery is more than just a spot to grab a quick sandwich, it’s an authentic Chicago deli experience with a unique Italian twist -- all created by a Le Cordon Bleu-trained chef.
Dale KillingbeckFebruary 10, 2024
Wyoming Couple Turn Napkin Sketch Into Industrial Snow Melting Machine
After seeing huge piles of plowed snow last winter, a Riverton, Wyoming, couple was inspired. A quick napkin sketch became Thaw Tech Solutions, a custom-built industrial machine used to melt snow and release it into the drainage system.
Amber SteinmetzFebruary 10, 2024
Even With $2,000 Elk Tags, Hunters Still Want To Hunt In Wyoming
With price hikes that have some nonresident elk tags nearing the $2,000 mark, sticker shock might be keeping some hunters away, but Wyoming still retains a strong pull for hunters all over the country.
Mark HeinzFebruary 10, 2024
Bill Sniffin: Longest Highway In America Enters Wyoming At Lusk, Exits At Yellowstone
Columnist Bill Sniffin writes, “All the major historic roads from the Lincoln Highway to the Union Pacific Railroad to the Pony Express to the first telegraph line. All passed through Wyoming territory.”
Bill SniffinFebruary 10, 2024
Gillette Diesel Mechanic Hoping To Get On List For Rare Heart-Lung Transplant
Gillette's Justin Rushing doesn’t look like a guy who needs a heart and lung transplant. The 36-year-old, who loves hunting and his family, spends his days working as a diesel mechanic. But he's running out of time and working to get on the list.
Jen KocherFebruary 10, 2024
Guest Column: Stories We Tell
Guest columnist Susan Stubson writes, "Is an obituary for the living or for the dead, an opportunity to rewrite grandma’s story or a last ditch attempt to make nicey nice with the one you couldn’t while they were alive?"
CSD StaffFebruary 10, 2024
Guest Column: Wyoming Already Is Benefiting From Renewable Energy
Guest columnist and Rawlins Mayor Terry Weickum writes, "It’s long past time for an elitist state senator from Fremont County to stop his annual circus and to stop trying to undermine Carbon County’s economic future with his tired old disinformation about the renewable energy industry.
CSD StaffFebruary 10, 2024
Cody Man Figures Out How To Sell A Beat-Up 30-Year-Old Subaru With 219,000 Miles On It
"Too many speeding tickets? Trust me, you won’t be speeding in this." That's how a Cody man is describing his beat-up 30-year-old Subaru Loyale with 219,000 miles on it. The self-deprecating ad has attracted buyers in Wyoming, Montana, and Idaho.
Andrew RossiFebruary 10, 2024
Wyoming's Joe McGinley Going After Mt. Everest Again In Quest To Hit 7 Peaks On 7 Continents
Six down, one to go. Casper's Dr. Joe McGinley will be making his second attempt to conquer Mt. Everest to hit his goal of climbing the highest peak in every continent. Last month, he climbed Antarctica’s tallest peak. His Everest climb is scheduled for May.
Dale KillingbeckFebruary 10, 2024
Wyoming History: Casper Man Killed Wife, Shot Top Of His Own Head Off, Then Stood Trial
Casper's Hugh Climer became the talk of Wyoming in 1925 when he killed his wife, then shot himself. But he lived, and testified in his own trial “with the entire top of his skull and part of his brain removed,” as reported in newspapers of the time.
Dale KillingbeckFebruary 10, 2024
Guest Column: The Good Old Boy Glossary
Rep. Jeanette Ward writes, "A member of Wyoming’s 'good old boy' political class recently penned a column in Cowboy State Daily expressing disdain over the use of the terms 'elitist,' 'establishment,' 'RINO,' and 'Uniparty.' All of these terms are easily definable - I’ll defend their use any day."
CSD StaffFebruary 10, 2024
The T.A. Moulton Barn -- The Most Photographed Outbuilding In The World
A Chinese tourist was asked what he knew about the T.A. Moulton barn as he busily snapped away on a picture-perfect July morning. An interpreter relayed the question. He smiled as wide as a Wyoming sky. “Ah, cowboy,” he said with excitement, and went back to clicking.
Jake NicholsFebruary 10, 2024
The Roundup: A Conversation With Dan Thompson, Large Carnivore Biologist
This week, Wendy Corr talks to Wyoming Large Carnivore Biologist Dan Thompson about grizzlies, the predator attack team, and working with gigantic and dangerous animals.
Wendy CorrFebruary 10, 2024
Clair McFarland: Video Games Are An Abomination
Clair McFarland writes: “All I want is for everyone to stop playing video games… True male bonding time should be going out into the hills and shooting a nice rabbit for dinner stew.”
Clair McFarlandFebruary 10, 2024
Are Wyoming Chainsaw Users Ready To Go Electric?
Until recently, electric chainsaws were little more than glorified garden tools. But technology is getting to the point where they’re nearly ready for the big leagues, say some Wyoming chainsaw dealers.
Mark HeinzFebruary 09, 2024
Park County Citizens Push To Ditch Voting Machines In Favor Of Hand-Count Ballots
With the 2024 elections coming up fast in Wyoming, a group of Park County residents and state senator are reviving an effort there to replace electronic vote tabulators with the human hand-counts.
Leo WolfsonFebruary 09, 2024
Wyoming’s Appeals Court Upholds Law Barring Drug Users From Having Guns
The 10th Circuit Court of Appeals, which includes Wyoming, on Friday upheld a federal law barring drug users from possessing guns. Hunter Biden is charged under that same law in a federal court in Delaware.
Clair McFarlandFebruary 09, 2024
Lander, Wyoming, Teens Suspected Of Running Away With Guns & Stolen Classic Car
A pair of Lander, Wyoming, 16-year-olds reportedly ran away Thursday in a stolen classic 1969 Chevelle. Police think they’re possibly heading to Texas and may have guns with them.
Clair McFarlandFebruary 09, 2024
World's Foremost Authority On Solar Sheep Advising Wyoming $500 Million Solar Farm
No one knows more about about solar panels and how they affect grazing sheep than Oregon State professor Chad Higgins. Considered the world's foremost authority in agrivoltaics, he's helping a $500 million solar farm project near Glenrock.
Pat MaioFebruary 09, 2024
Graphic Testimony Of Sex Abuse Sends Casper Foster Dad To Trial On 20 Felonies
A Casper man recognized nationally as an award-winning foster and adoptive parent will face trial on 20 felony charges of sexual abuse of children after graphic testimony in a Friday preliminary hearing.
Dale KillingbeckFebruary 09, 2024
Wyoming Farmers Worry Starlink-Connected Tractors Could Hack Their Data
Although the partnership between John Deere and SpaceX to provide satellite terminals for current and future agricultural equipment may sound good on the surface, Wyoming farmers say it is unclear if their data and privacy would be protected.
February 09, 2024
Guest Column: Is It A Conservative Principle To Mislead The Public?
Rep. David Northrup writes, "In a recent op-ed Representative Jennings says he has 'been delighted to impart my knowledge of conservatism.' Is it a conservative principle to mislead the public?"
CSD StaffFebruary 09, 2024
Dennis Sun: Cattle Prices Look Positive
Ag columnist Dennis Sun writes, "Even though it is February, I always start to hear about the state of the state of the cattle industry this time of year. Nearly all of those in the know in the beef business are talking positively about the price of cattle."
Dennis SunFebruary 09, 2024
Former Casper Mayor Sues Plane Repair Companies Over Near-Fatal Crash
Former Casper Mayor Bruce Knell on Thursday sued Casper Air Service and Natrona Avionics, saying the repair shops didn't fix the fuel system in his plane, which caused a near-fatal crash in 2022.
Clair McFarlandFebruary 09, 2024