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Congress To Consider Naming Shoshoni Post Office For Dessie Bebout
Former Wyoming Senate President Eli Bebout said he’s thrilled that Congress is considering naming the Shoshoni Post Office after his mother, Dessie Bebout.
Leo WolfsonAugust 01, 2023

Cadaver Dog, Draining Pond Turn Up No Clues In Search For Missing Worland Woman
Even after bringing in a cadaver dog and draining a pond, there’s still no sign of 28-year-old Breanna Mitchell of Worland, who disappeared July 22.
Andrew RossiAugust 01, 2023

Lawsuit Claims BLM Excluded Public With Secret Approval Of Wind Project
A lawsuit against the Bureau of Land Management claims the agency is failing to assess the environmental impacts of so much wind development in Wyoming, while also excluding the public from the process.
August 01, 2023

Cat Urbigkit: Let Freedom Read
Columnist Cat Urbigkit writes, "The Wyoming Freedom Caucus proposes to continue the push to criminalize librarians for what it views as obscene materials in public libraries, in essence using the coercive power of government to impose its set of values on all the state’s citizens."
Cat UrbigkitAugust 01, 2023

Lincoln County Getting Bowled Over With Growth, Demand For Services
Lincoln County is feeling the effects of spillover from Teton County while trying to not to become a place where workers can't afford to live.
August 01, 2023
Cheyenne Starbucks Is First Wyoming Store To Unionize
A Starbucks location in Cheyenne has become the first of the coffee giant’s locations in Wyoming to unionize in a vote Monday.
August 01, 2023

WYDOT Expects To Be Short 60 - 70 Snowplow Workers Come Winter
After a brutal 2022-23 winter that saw extended road closures across much of Wyoming, WYDOT officials say more of the same is in store with the agency shorthanded 60 - 70 snowplow workers.
Andrew RossiAugust 01, 2023

Colorado Trail Pervert Has Wyoming Outdoorswomen Being Extra Vigilant
Wyoming hikers and trail runners are being extra vigilant after a hit-and-run sexual predator targeting women on some popular Colorado hiking trails remains unidentified.
Mark HeinzAugust 01, 2023

Local Governments Pull Money From State Investment Fund, Which Is Down 55%
A state-run long-term investment pool is down nearly 55% from a year ago as Wyoming counties and towns pull their money out of fear of larger losses.
Leo WolfsonAugust 01, 2023

Rep. Harriet Hageman: It’s Past Time for Mayorkas to Go
Rep. Harriet Hageman writes, "Under Secretary Mayorkas' 'leadership,' 5.6 million illegal immigrants have crossed into America — which is equivalent to 10 times the population of Wyoming. Over 40% of the illegals that were initially detained have disappeared."
August 01, 2023

Wyoming Cowboy Hall of Fame: Bill Francis, Cowboying in Jackson Hole
After serving on the front line in Europe during World War I, earning sharpshooter status, Bill Francis returned home to Jackson Hole and was horseback nearly every day, working cattle, breaking and training horses, and maintaining his cowboy lifestyle working right beside his wife. He was inducted into the Wyoming Cowboy Hall of Fame in 2021.
Candy MoultonAugust 01, 2023

Although Some e-Scooters Have Burst Into Flames, The Likelihood Is Remote
Electric scooters have been catching on in Wyoming and although there have been many media reports of the scooters bursting into flames, the likelihood is remote.
August 01, 2023

First-Year Owners Of Casper Spuds Baseball Team Take Club To Championship Series
The Casper Spuds baseball team is playing in the Independence League league championship series this week, an impressive debut for first-time owners Paul and Kristi Hack in the team’s inaugural season.
Leo WolfsonAugust 01, 2023

Cowboy State Daily Launches Cowboy State Daily Radio on Tuesday
Cowboy State Daily, Wyoming's largest news organization, will begin airing its newscasts on radio stations across the state beginning Tuesday, Aug. 1.
August 01, 2023

Letter To The Editor: Rod Miller Is Right (Kinda)
Dear editor: The only counterpoint I will offer to Rod is that removing books from a school library, to keep certain subject matter away from younger kids isn't the same as removing books from a public library or the internet from adults.
August 01, 2023

Church Elder Says He’s The Focus Of UW Discrimination, Not Transgender Sorority Member
A Laramie church elder who was banned from the University of Wyoming Student Union for a year for publicly calling out a transgender sorority member as "a male" says the school is discriminating against him for saying so.
Clair McFarlandJuly 31, 2023

Feds Want To Kill Rainbow Trout In Popular Yellowstone Wilderness Drainage
The Forest Service and U.S. Fish and Wildlife plan to kill all the rainbow trout in the Buffalo Creek drainage just north of Yellowstone Park and replace them with native cutthroats.
Mark HeinzJuly 31, 2023

Wyoming Stargazers To Be Treated Rare Two Supermoons In August
Stargazers who like the moon are in for a rare doubleheader in August, if the weather cooperates. Not only will there be a supermoon Tuesday, but a super-rare super blue moon at the end of the month.
Jimmy OrrJuly 31, 2023

Contrary To Sensational Reporting, Summer Heat Is ‘Unremarkable,’ Says Meteorologist
The catastrophic heat being reported in many media circles doesn’t reflect reality, says meteorologist Don Day. What’s happening is a lot of cherry picking of information, and then amplification of that cherry-picked information.
July 31, 2023

Seven-Decade Prison Term Remains For Gillette Man Who Molested Sisters
The Wyoming Supreme Court on Monday upheld the 2022 conviction of John Byron Mills, 47, who sexually abused an underage girl and forcibly raped her older sister on separate occasions in Gillette.
Clair McFarlandJuly 31, 2023

Evanston Woman Rescues Stranded Biker On Desolate Wyoming Highway
In an uncommon act of human kindness, Evanston resident Amy McMahon responded to a Facebook plea for help Monday, driving nearly 70 miles to help a stranger -- a stranded Harley-Davidson rider from Nebraska.
July 31, 2023

Wrong-Way Driver Accused Of Killing Five Not Sane Enough For Trial, Court Finds
A Wyoming District Court judge says Arthur Nelson, 58, is not sane enough to face trial for driving the wrong way on Interstate 80 and causing a crash that killed five young Bible college visitors.
Clair McFarlandJuly 31, 2023

Wyoming Coach Criticizes Biden Plan To Cut Money For Shooting Programs
A Biden administration plan to cut federal money for school-sponsored shooting and hunting programs is part of the “wokeism” that’s “ruining America,” says Cheyenne East High trap shooting coach.
Mark HeinzJuly 31, 2023

Newlyweds Love Cheyenne Frontier Days So Much They Honeymooned There
Newlyweds Sheena (Krehbiel) Kothe and Trey Kothe spent their honeymoon at Cheyenne Frontier Days -- where the Kansas girl met this Missouri boy two years ago and they fell in love.
Renée JeanJuly 31, 2023
