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Nets Could Help Cull Lake Trout Threatening Flaming Gorge’s World-Class Fishery
Fisheries experts will recommend to the Wyoming Game and Fish Commission that thousands of lake trout should be netted, cut open and sunk to the bottom of the Flaming Gorge Reservoir in order to help the remaining fish flourish.
October 22, 2023
Hunting Wyoming: Campbell County Known For Antelope — If You Can Get To Them
Outdoors writer Mark Heinz is doing a series on hunting in all 23 counties in Wyoming. For Campbell County, Mark says the high plains big game herds are plentiful, but getting permission to access some of the best areas can be challenging.
Mark HeinzOctober 22, 2023
Off The Grid In Wyoming: It’s Not That Simple To Live Simply
An electric utility company announcing plans to bump power bills by 30% can be the prompt some people need to begin thinking about life off the grid. But it takes a lot of work.
October 22, 2023
Guessing When Remote Wyoming Stop Sign Will Be Buried In Snow A Tradition
Tuesday is the deadline to enter the Wind River Outdoor Company’s annual Stop Sign Snow Challenge with a guess when a remote stop sign near Wind River Lake on Togwotee Pass will be completely buried in snow this winter.
Andrew RossiOctober 22, 2023
Cheyenne’s Iconic Downtowner Hotel Rises From Central Plaza Ashes
Balconies were falling off the Central Plaza Hotel and concrete corners crumbling away when Corey Lynn and Carter Ward bought it. But today is a new day and Cheyenne's 88-room Downtowner is a new hotel.
Renée JeanOctober 22, 2023
Rod Miller: Can Wyoming’s Center Prevent An Outbreak Of D.C. Fever?
Columnist Rod Miller writes, "What Matt Gaetz and his fellow House conspirators attacked was not just a sitting speaker of the house, but also the institution itself."
Rod MillerOctober 22, 2023
$500K Code Compliance Mandate Closes Rock Springs Coffee Shop, More Could Follow
A Rock Springs coffee shop owner was forced to close over a required $500,000 sprinkler system, a building code compliance issue the city’s mayor says could impact more mom-and-pop restaurants.
October 21, 2023
Under The Radar Of LDS Temple Flap, Another Church Is Planned For Cody
As a controversial Mormon temple continues to dominate discussion in Cody, a Byzantine Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church has been under the radar as members plan to build a house of worship there.
Leo WolfsonOctober 21, 2023
Western Star Ranch in Jackson Polo Club Community For Sale For $10.95 Million
The eight-acre Western Star Ranch, in an exclusive Jackson community that features a polo club, has been listed for $10.75 million. It’s not limited to horse lovers, but horse culture is at its core.
Renée JeanOctober 21, 2023
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