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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
Wyoming Owners Of Cabins On Forest Service Land Say Taxing Structure Unfair
People who buy cabins on U.S. Forest Service property follow the same federal rules and restrictions, but say it’s unfair they can pay wildly different property taxes based on what county is assessing them.
Leo WolfsonOctober 20, 2023
Lander Man Accused Of Molesting Girls For 4 Decades Gets 40-50 Years In Prison
A 72-year-old Lander man convicted of sexually abusing a 7-year-old girl, and accused of molesting two other young girls going back more than four decades, was sentenced Thursday to 40-50 years in prison.
Clair McFarlandOctober 19, 2023
After Tip From Ex-Wife, Wyoming Man Charged With Killing Four Grizzlies
A Powell man is accused of illegally killing four grizzly bears, including two cubs, after wildlife officials began an investigation based on a tip from his ex-wife.
Mark HeinzOctober 19, 2023
Feds Cite National Security Concerns Over Wyo. Bitcoin Miners With Ties To China
Some Wyoming lawmakers say they share national security concerns about a bitcoin mining company with ties to China within a mile of F.E. Warren Air Force Base that’s drawing scrutiny from several federal agencies.
Leo WolfsonOctober 19, 2023
Yellowstone Nearly Sets Record With 4.1 Million Visitors Through September
A robust 838,000 visitors in September pushed Yellowstone National Park visitation to more than 4.1 million in 2023, its second highest ever and an example that September is more than a shoulder month.
Andrew RossiOctober 19, 2023
Wyoming Sues EPA For Not Acting On Its Coal Ash Plan
Wyoming sued the Environmental Protection Agency on Wednesday, asking a federal judge to make the agency act on the state's plan for disposing of coal ash.
Clair McFarlandOctober 19, 2023
Degenfelder To Congress: Parents' Top Concern Is Sexually Graphic Materials In School
Testifying to Congress on Thursday, Wyoming’s education chief Megan Degenfelder said if public schools don't refocus on education instead of controversial sexual themes, parents will lose faith in public education altogether.
Clair McFarlandOctober 19, 2023
Controversial BLM Plan Comment Period Extended After Wyomingites Protest
Wyomingites spoke, and the Bureau of Land Management listened, announcing Thursday morning that the agency has extended the public comment period for its controversial Rock Springs Resource Management Plan to Jan. 17, 2024.
Mark HeinzOctober 19, 2023
Charlie Spiering: Rowdy House GOP Establishment Group Jeopardize House Majority
Columnist Charlie Spiering writes, "If House Republicans turn down Jordan, a very large group of angry conservatives will never forgive them. Members of the establishment rebellion might be enjoying their chance to blow off steam, but they might blow the House Republican majority in the process."
Charlie SpieringOctober 19, 2023
Cowboy State Daily Radio News: Thursday, October 19, 2023
Thursday's headlines include: -- Parents protest drag queen story hour in Rock Springs; -- Can Wyoming tap into 200 billion barrels of oil reserves?; -- Winterkill carcasses all over Wyoming landscape.
Wendy CorrOctober 19, 2023
Wyoming Lawmakers Will Try Again To Restrict Chinese Land Ownership
After Arkansas announced it will force a Chinese state-owned company to sell its property there, a pair of Wyoming lawmakers say they plan to reintroduce bills they pushed this last session to restrict property ownership by adversary nations.
Leo WolfsonOctober 19, 2023
Rock Springs Drag Queen Story Hour For Children Sparks Heated Debate
A planned drag queen story hour for children in Rock Springs next week sparked a heated debate at a city council meeting. A cartoon book called “Letter From The Queen” intended for children at a second grade level is scheduled to be read.
Clair McFarlandOctober 19, 2023
Letter To The Editor: Rocky Mountain Power Wants to Take Inflation from Bad to Worse
Dear editor: Rocky Mountain Power, the Utah-based utility, wants to increase electricity rates in Wyoming by as much as 30% to pay for their own corporate budget mismanagement. They even want Wyoming ratepayers to pay an emissions tax in Washington State.
CSD StaffOctober 18, 2023
Woman Rescued After Fall Down Steep Ravine In Bighorn National Forest
A 50-year-old woman who fell down a steep embankment near Shell Falls in the Bighorn National Forest on Sunday was hurt and had to be retrieved using a rope and pulley system.
Andrew RossiOctober 18, 2023
Train Involved In Fatal Colorado Derailment Was Carrying Wyoming Coal
A broken track is the initial suspect for causing a train loaded with Wyoming coal to derail in Colorado on Sunday, causing a bridge to collapse and killing the driver of a semitrailer.
October 18, 2023