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Rush Of Bagging First Pronghorn Never Gets Old At Wyoming Women’s Antelope Hunt
For more than a decade, the annual Wyoming Women’s Antelope Hunt has been growing. This year 45 hunters from 10 states participated, including 20 first-time hunters. Buffalo's Harley Gonzales was one of the rookies who bagged her first pronghorn this year.
Amber SteinmetzOctober 21, 2023
Dennis Sun: It Just Takes Time
Ag columnist Dennis Sun writes, "From the time a rancher starts planning with potential genetics, to the time the bull and cow mate, it is going to be around 26 months before a consumer can buy hamburger or rib steak from the animal."
Dennis SunOctober 21, 2023
Bill Sniffin: Journalism From Slow Wooden Type To Lightning-Fast Digital
Columnist Bill Sniffin writes: “We called what we did ‘refrigerator journalism.’ Every refrigerator in town had clippings from our paper plastered on the front of it with a magnet.”
Bill SniffinOctober 21, 2023
It Took High-Tech Pastry, Theatrics To Win Wyoming's Debut Cake Wars Competition
It took more than just baking a great cake to be crowned the Wyoming Cake Wars champ. Judges expected to be wowed by technology, technique and theatrics -- and they were.
Renée JeanOctober 21, 2023
Wyoming's Largest Corn Maze Is 8-Acres Big And Mapped Out With High-Tech Precision
Ellis’ Harvest Home just west of Lingle on U.S. Highway 26 in eastern Wyoming has grown its annual corn maze into a giant 8-acre labyrinth. It's the largest in Wyoming and most people can't figure it out.
Andrew RossiOctober 21, 2023
Wyoming Archaeologists Wish They Had More Prehistoric Poop
Wyoming archaeologists are disappointed with the lack of prehistoric people poop discovered in the state. Despite its reputation for producing fossilized dinosaur poop, Wyoming has a crappy record finding prehistoric human poop.
Andrew RossiOctober 21, 2023
Wyoming People: Desiree Ross Is Worland’s Queen Of Halloween
Desiree Ross, Worland’s Queen of Halloween, lives in the perfect place for a haunted house. Her home was Worland’s very first hospital where 3,000 babies were born.
Renée JeanOctober 21, 2023
A Local’s Guide For Doing Jackson Hole, Wyoming, On The (Relatively) Cheap
Teton County is the wealthiest county in the nation. Is it possible to even visit the place without breaking the bank? Cowboy State Daily's Jake Nichols says it's doable but timing is everything...
Jake NicholsOctober 21, 2023
Wyoming’s Famous Hell’s Half Acre Could Soon Re-Open To The Public
A plan is in the works to renovate and re-open Wyoming’s famous Hell’s Half Acre, an otherworldly landscape made famous in movies like the cult classic “Starship Troopers.”
Renée JeanOctober 21, 2023
Cowboy State Daily Radio News: Saturday, October 21, 2023
Saturday's headlines include: — DCI says Thermopolis cop cleared of other complaints prior to killing suspect — Hageman, Lummis say Biden using support for Israel to get money for Ukraine — Feds pay $2 million to protect Wyoming toad
Wendy CorrOctober 21, 2023
Four Wyoming Doctors Tell Court Abortion Is Not Health Care
Arguing that abortion is not health care, four Wyoming doctors are asking Teton County District Court Judge Melissa Owens to let them file a brief in an ongoing lawsuit on Wyoming’s abortion bans.
Clair McFarlandOctober 21, 2023
Not Just Wyoming: BLM Has Controversial Plans For Moab, Other Areas Around West
A Wyoming off-highway vehicle enthusiast says he’s worried the BLM’s controversial and restrictive Rock Springs management plan is part of a broad effort to remake public land use across the West.
Mark HeinzOctober 20, 2023
Sheridan Shocked With Sudden Closure Of Popular Frackelton’s Restaurant
Frackelton's, a popular dining and social scene in downtown Sheridan with a lot of local history, closed without warning Tuesday “until further notice.”
Renée JeanOctober 20, 2023
Feds Spend $2 Million On Land Near Laramie To Save Rare Wyoming Toad
The federal government recently bought roughly 1,000 acres near Laramie as a preserve for the rare and endangered Wyoming Toad, in hopes of helping the toad population recover.
Greg JohnsonOctober 20, 2023
DCI: Thermopolis Cop Cleared Of Other Complaints Prior To Killing Suspect
The Thermopolis police sergeant who broke into a man’s home, triggered a shootout and killed the man had been cleared of other professional complaints one week prior, an investigative report says.
Clair McFarlandOctober 20, 2023
Briauna Grove Is First Girl To Score A Touchdown In Wyoming High School Football
Last week, Briauna Grove, a 5-foot, 95-pound freshman on the Dubois High football team scored a touchdown in its win over Hanna - Elk Mountain. Although gender-specific records aren't kept, she is believed to be the first girl to score a touchdown in Wyoming high school football.
Jake NicholsOctober 20, 2023
‘Please Stop’: Hanna Market Pleads With Anonymous Toilet Paper Thief
People have been stealing the extra rolls of toilet paper from the Hanna Hometown Market women’s bathroom, prompting the manager to make a public plea: “Please stop.”
Greg JohnsonOctober 20, 2023
Hunting Wyoming: Elk Doing Well in Sweetwater County, But Deer, Antelope Down
Outdoors writer Mark Heinz is doing a series on hunting in all 23 counties in Wyoming. For Sweetwater County, Mark says the elk herds are doing great – but similar to the situation in Carbon County – antelope and deer herds suffered massive winterkill losses.
Mark HeinzOctober 20, 2023
Aaron Turpen: 2024 GMC Sierra 2500HD Hauls People And Rocks, But Not Donkeys
Automotive writer Aaron Turpen writes, “The upside to a huge vehicle like this in Colorado traffic is that you automatically gain some respect from the speedsters in their Prius and smart car choices. The downside is that, like most Colorado drivers, they still seem to have a death wish.”
Aaron TurpenOctober 20, 2023
Hageman, Lummis Say Biden Using Support For Israel To Get Money For Ukraine
Harriet Hageman and Cynthia Lummis say President Joe Biden is trying to use America’s support for Israel in its fight against Hamas terrorists to back-door giving more money to Ukraine in its war with Russia.
Leo WolfsonOctober 20, 2023
Cowboy State Daily Radio News for Friday, October 20, 2023
Friday's headlines include: -- Chinese crypto mine in Cheyenne worries feds -- Degenfelder testifies to Congress over sexually graphic books -- Powell man charged with killing four grizzlies
Wendy CorrOctober 20, 2023
Letter To The Editor: Only Biological Women Should Be Members of DAR
Dear editor: We are a biological women’s organization. … What was the National Society of the Daughters of the American Revolution thinking when it REQIURED we make this change at the chapter level?
CSD StaffOctober 20, 2023
Clair McFarland: Classic Children’s Books Help Me Not Bite Anyone’s Head Off
Clair McFarland writes: "The best children’s books proclaim a grand and benevolent order that most grown-ups are too cowardly to believe in."
Clair McFarlandOctober 20, 2023
Cheyenne Daughters Of American Revolution Chapter OK With Transgender Members
After some members protested, the Cheyenne chapter of the national Daughters of the American Revolution organization has agreed to follow national rules to accept transgender women.
Leo WolfsonOctober 20, 2023