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Cowboy State Daily Radio News: Monday, August 21, 2023

This is Cowboy State Daily Radio News for Monday, August 21, 2023

Wendy CorrAugust 21, 2023

Chef Vince Fiore brought a new energy and elevated food to Wyoming's historic UXU Ranch when he was the resident chef there.

Celebrity Chef Brings New Flavors To Wyoming’s Historic UXU Ranch

The new chef at Wyoming's Historic UXU Ranch hosts two Amazon Prime shows, was the former chef for the Philadelphia Phillies and the Texas Rangers and won the Lifetime Achievement Award from the New York Guild of Chefs.

Andrew RossiAugust 20, 2023

Brittany A. Batchelor offers a free sample to this pet Pomeranian during the Beartrap Summer Festival in Casper. More people are working for themselves, contributing to a shortage of people to take jobs at other businesses and agencies all over Wyoming.

While Wyoming Companies Are Desperate To Fill Jobs, People Work For Themselves

Wyoming businesses need employees but they are few and far between as many people have decided to work for themselves. Unemployment rates in the Cowboy State are nearing historic lows.

Renée JeanAugust 20, 2023

This is a recent photo of the band during its summer tour of the West, which included the Las Vegas Highland Games.

Lander Bagpipe Band In Demand All Over The West

The Lander Pipe Band may have been started by adults, but today most of its members are youths who play the bagpipes expertly — and they're in demand to perform across the West.

Renée JeanAugust 20, 2023

Rod Miller: We’re Not In Kansas Anymore, Toto. This Is Wyoming

Columnist Rod Miller writes, "When the police chief of Marion, Kansas, raided the office of the small local newspaper a week ago, he did nothing more than reinforce James Madison’s truism that the freedom of the press must not be abridged."

Rod MillerAugust 20, 2023

Kris Stauffer with a skull of Pachycephalosaurus. Replicas of this rare dinosaur fossil are in museums and homes, copied from the original fossils found by Kris' father, Leonard Zerbst, on the ranch.

Five Generations Of Digging Up Dinosaurs At Wyoming’s Zerbst Ranch

Each generation of the Zerbst family has found significant specimens on the 7,000 acre ranch -- including a mummified Edmontosaurus, one of the most complete and best-preserved Triceratops skeletons ever found, and a magnificent Pachycephalosaurus skull (pictured).

Andrew RossiAugust 20, 2023

Snow King Mountain Resort President and CEO Ryan Stanley points at a computer rendering of what the new mountaintop restaurant they're building on Snow King will look like.

Dramatic Revival Underway At Jackson's Snow King Mountain Resort

Snow King Mountain Resort had been losing $500,000 on its winter operations. It’s making dramatic changes, including an observatory, restaurant, new ski trails, new concert venue and more to revive the historic ski resort.

Renée JeanAugust 20, 2023

A European mount covered in leather make a Western Wyoming statement on this barbed-wire wrapped post.

Hunting Wyoming: Sierra Mortimer, Perfecting The Art Of European Skull Mounts

Preparing “European Mounts,” or just the skull and antlers or horns from cattle or big game, isn’t nearly as simple as people might think. Converse County's Sierra Mortimer has made a business of it.

Mark HeinzAugust 20, 2023

Former UW Prof Among 1,600 Scientists To Declare Climate Change Not Emergency

A former University of Wyoming professor is among 1,600 scientists who have signed a declaration stating there is no climate emergency that justifies eliminating fossil fuel usage by 2050.

August 20, 2023

Kayaking on the Bighorn River makes for a great summer outing.

Wyoming Places: Creating The Bighorn River Blueway

Once established, the Bighorn River Blueway will include the entire 96-mile span of the Bighorn River from the Wedding of the Waters in Thermopolis to the Wyoming/Montana state line in the Bighorn National Recreation Area and possibly beyond.

Andrew RossiAugust 20, 2023

The Aladdin General Store is the oldest operating general store in Wyoming.

In Aladdin At The Oldest Continuously Operating General Store In Wyoming

Trent Tope owns the Aladdin General Store, Wyoming’s oldest continuously operating general store. He grew up in the Aladdin, population 15, and never dreamed he’d one day carry on an iconic piece of Cowboy State history.

Renée JeanAugust 20, 2023

Dennis Sun: Corner Crossing -- What Do We Do?

Ag columnist Dennis Sun writes, "For the last couple of years, corner crossing has been a hot topic causing a lot of concern with farmers and ranchers in Wyoming. The latest judge’s ruling has not helped this concern."

Dennis SunAugust 20, 2023

Letter To The Editor: Don't Californicate Wyoming

Dear Editor: Has Richard Johnson ever been to San Francisco, Portland or Seattle to observe what his type of suggestions yield?

August 20, 2023

Billings Clinic has been verified as a Level II Trauma Center since 1992 and has spent the last three decades acquiring the infrastructure and expertise to reach Level I, and plans to spend another $30 million to maintain its new status.

Why There Are No Top-Level Trauma Centers In Wyoming

One thing Wyomingites value is wide open spaces and plenty of room to be independent. That also means the state can’t support its own Level 1 trauma center, meaning medical emergencies can often mean transport somewhere else.

Andrew RossiAugust 19, 2023

Bill Sniffin: Basin To Basin To Basin Trip Is Easy To Do In Wyoming

Columnist Bill Sniffin writes, "Wyoming could be called the Basin State. Because of its big mountains and wide-open spaces in-between, a typical journey can find you doing a basin-to-basin-to-basin trip, like I did this past week."

Bill SniffinAugust 19, 2023

The building going up on Main Street in Hulett is the first new construction there in 40 years. It's being built with an old time look to fit in with other businesses on Main Street.

Wyoming Places: First New Building On Main Street In Hulett In 40 Years

Something is going on in Hulett, Wyoming. Local resident Tom Coronato just built the first new new building on Main Street in 40 years. Down the street, a couple from Arizona is rethinking the hardware store.

Renée JeanAugust 19, 2023

Left to right, John “Coop” Cooper, Dakin Sloss and LeAnn Cooper. Sloss is an entrepreneur who financed the Satchitanada Ranch, a state-of-the-art greenhouse in Sublette County. The Coopers run the greenhouse.

State-Of-The-Art Sublette County Greenhouse Helps Fill A Wyoming Food Desert

Vegetable production in the 5,000-square-foot greenhouse includes tomatoes, cucumbers, squash, peppers, kale, lettuce, arugula, and beets. It's so popular, it can't currently keep up with local demand. But there are plans for three more greenhouses.

August 19, 2023

Why Shutting Down Wyoming Coal Exports Has Made Pollution Worse

Environmentalists successfully defeated an export terminal in Washington that would have shipped Wyoming coal to Asia. Now Asia burns more coal than ever — and it's far dirtier coal than Wyoming’s.

August 19, 2023

White Wolf Saloon -- Douglas, Wyoming's Oldest Bar For Sale, Includes Free Ghost

Founded in 1887, the oldest bar in Douglas, Wyoming, is for sale. Included in the sale is at least one ghost, a working telephone booth, and Don Johnson's pet alligator from Miami Vice.

Renée JeanAugust 19, 2023

The movie Close Encounters of the Third Kind plays every night at the Devils Tower KOA Campground.

Devils Tower KOA A 'Close Encounter' With America's First National Monument

Devils Tower KOA is one of the most popular overnight stays in the national campground system, perfectly situated between Mount Rushmore and Yellowstone. It also shows "Close Encounters of the Third Kind" every night.

Renée JeanAugust 19, 2023

Karelian Bear Dogs can be trained to “shepherd” bears away from potential trouble spots, such as campgrounds.

Karelian Bear Dogs Help ‘Train’ Grizzlies To Stay Out Of Trouble

With the help of Karelian bear dogs, Carrie Hunt has been training grizzlies to stay out of trouble for nearly 30 years. As a bear biologist, Hunt says she has a profound respect for bears and doesn’t want to see them come to bad ends.

Mark HeinzAugust 19, 2023

A young 4-H member shows off a ribbon he won at the Teton County Fair.

Would You Pay $1,000 For A Rabbit? Yup, If It’s A 4-H Wyoming Grand Champ

Fair season in Wyoming has wrapped up another summer, with many counties knocking on $1 million 4-H livestock sales.

Jake NicholsAugust 19, 2023

Wyoming Cowboy Hall of Fame: Marion Scott, Campbell County Cowboy

In 1949, the Scott Ranch had no equipment to move the record-breaking snow, so horses provided the power for all the work. At 17-years-old, Marion loaded 400-500 pounds of cake on two pack horses and rode seven miles through the deep snow to feed their cows. He did this every day for weeks.

Candy MoultonAugust 19, 2023

Doug and Dayna Jobe, right, were among the visitors to get up close to the Ames Monument on Saturday.

What The Heck Is … That 60-Foot Pyramid In the Middle Of Nowhere Off I-80?

Just minutes off Interstate 80 about 20 miles east of Laramie is the Ames Monument, a 60-foot pyramid in the middle of Wyoming pastureland.

Greg JohnsonAugust 19, 2023

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