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With More Than 60 Novels & Numerous Best-Sellers, The Gears Are Wyoming’s Literary Power Couple
An anthropologist and an archaeologist became award-winning best-selling novelists and bison ranchers, living their own decades-long love story.
Wendy CorrApril 02, 2023
Wyoming Chef Suchada Johnson Named James Beard Award Finalist
Chef Suchada Johnson of Teton Thai has been named a finalist in the 2023 James Beard Restaurant and Chef Awards for Best Chef in the Mountain region. The restaurant she started with her husband Samuel has long been a local favorite. Now it’s in the national spotlight.
Renée JeanApril 02, 2023
For A Decade, Catherine Wissner’s Been The Queen Bee For Wyoming Bee College
Changes are likely in store for the popular Wyoming Bee College, held the last 10 years in Cheyenne, with the retirement of longtime organizer Catherine Wissner. While it’ll be different without her, the hive with buzz on.
Renée JeanApril 02, 2023
Cheyenne Woman Blends Teas And Herbs Like A Modern-Day Apothecary
A medical illness led Susan Allen to explore the properties of herbs and teas, and ultimately led to her tea shop, The Hawthorn Tree, which has become a successful business with a personal mission.
Renée JeanApril 02, 2023
True Wyoming Horsepower Behind Efforts To Groom Trails, Lovers Of Western Values
Over the last 30 years, the Shoshone Backcountry Horsemen have constructed and/or maintained 20 trailheads in the Shoshone National Forest. They estimated they've cleared over 4,500 miles of trail since 1993.
Wendy CorrApril 02, 2023
Spiritual Trip To Israel Also A Political Lesson For Wyoming Lawmaker
State Rep. Jeremy Haroldson says a 10-day trip he recently took to Israel has given him a new perspective on how to approach legislation at the Wyoming Capitol.
Leo WolfsonApril 02, 2023
It Takes A Special Kind Of Stubborn to Grow Wine Grapes In Wyoming
Wyoming has only two wineries that grow their own grapes to make their wines. The wind, cold and short growing season are all against them. But through persistence and smart practices, they’ve managed to overcome the odds.
Renée JeanApril 02, 2023
Nose Work: Wyoming Has New Competition Sport That Puts Your Dog’s Sensitive Sniffer To Work
Canines have long been involved in police detection work with their great noses, which have been used to find everything from drugs and bombs. Now the trick that comes so naturally to dogs is becoming a fast-growing competition sport for regular pet owners and their pooches.
Renée JeanApril 02, 2023
Freedom Caucus Denounces Rep. Provenza’s Meme Showing Woman With Rifle To “Protect Trans Folks”
The Wyoming Freedom Caucus on Sunday denounced Wyoming Minority Whip Karlee Provenza's meme showing an older woman using a rifle to "protect trans folks." Rep. John Bear said he believes the post was a "call to violence."
Clair McFarlandApril 02, 2023
Bill Sniffin: Wyoming In 2043? Here Are Some Predictions, Fears, And Hopes
Columnist Bill Sniffin quotes a futurist who says: “In two decades, Artificial Intelligence (AI) will totally dominate all jobs. If you have AI for every job, where people use skilled minds, any mental job will be obsolete.”
Bill SniffinApril 01, 2023
Letter To The Editor: Wyoming’s Heritage Is Fraught With White Supremacy
Dear editor: It’s sad when the “Equality State” does not treat people equally because of their race or gender. This hatred and fear only furthers the “heritage” of Wyoming’s ‘good old boys’ system.
April 01, 2023
Letter To The Editor: Ashley Harpstreith Is The Only Smart Person In Wyoming
Dear editor: Kudos to Ashley Harpstreith and the Wyoming Taxpayers Association for the first sensible words on Wyoming tax policy in Cowboy State Daily yet this year.
April 01, 2023
Wyoming Bridge For Sale: Washakie County Selling 100-Year-Old Bridge To Highest Bidder
In the market for a giant 90-foot bridge? Good news. Washakie County is selling one. Sure, the 100-year-old bridge has been deemed unsafe (for heavy traffic) but could still be used in some capacity, county officials say.
Wendy CorrApril 01, 2023
Going Paleo: Wyoming Flintknappers Keep Skills Of Ancient Hunters Alive
To kill the wooly mammoths and ancient bison that used to roam Wyoming, paleolithic hunters had to make their own weapons by flintknapping, a skill that still has some modern practitioners in the Cowboy State.
Mark HeinzApril 01, 2023
Mount Everest Is Next: Wyoming Mountain Climber Closes In On ‘7 Peaks On 7 Continents’
If he succeeds in his impending ascent of Mt. Everest, Dr. Joe McGinley, of Casper, will be just one mountain away of achieving his goal of climbing the “Seven Peaks on Seven Continents.”
Mark HeinzApril 01, 2023
Weston County Commissioners Voted In Secret, Sent Illegal Group Texts, Court Petition Says
Current and former Weston County commissioners will be deposed in a lawsuit challenging the process they used to appoint a state lawmaker in 2021. They deny allegations they illegally conducted county business out of the public view via group text messages.
Leo WolfsonApril 01, 2023
Meeteetse Chocolatier’s Decadent Wyoming Confections Begin In Belize
In the cold deep of January when most of us can only dream of spring, the Meeteetse Chocolatier does a little more than just dream. That's when he travels down to Belize to stop by cacao farms in person to sample their nibs and buy direct from the families that produce them.
Renée JeanApril 01, 2023
Powell Woman Facing State And Federal Charges In Delivery Of 10,000 Fentanyl Pills
A Powell woman implicated in a 10,000-pill fentanyl mail delivery worth about $600,000 now faces federal as well as state drug charges. She faces up to 39 years in prison.
Clair McFarlandMarch 31, 2023
Pennie Hunt: Spring Cleaning Is An Exercise In Release
Pennie Hunt writes: “It began with the junk drawers in the kitchen, then the food pantry, and now I am heart-deep in a storage closet of memories. It is the closet where all the plastic tubs live.”
Pennie HuntMarch 31, 2023
Lawsuit: Wyoming Dept of Education Admits Some Public Funds Were Spent On Private Event
In contrast to what they previously said, the Wyoming Department of Education admitted state money was used to fund the former Interim Superintendent of Public Instruction Brian Schroeder’s “Stop the Sexualization of Our Children” press conference.
Leo WolfsonMarch 31, 2023
Biden To Veto ‘Lower Energy Costs Act’; Bill Would Have Unleashed Fossil Fuel Production
U.S. Rep. Harriet Hageman said President Biden's likely veto of the Lower Energy Costs Act is bad news for Wyoming and the U.S. because it would have unleashed fossil fuel development and brought consumer energy costs way down.
March 31, 2023
Reservation Murder Suspect Charged For Shooting Neighbor In The Back Of The Head
Francis James Acebo is accused of shooting Derek Redstar Pappan in the back of the head while Pappan searched for a cellphone charger early Saturday, then telling his children goodbye and turning himself in.
Clair McFarlandMarch 31, 2023
More Mountain Lions Spotted In Gillette; Officials Urge Caution
It's not wack-a-mole in Gillette, more like wack-a-mountain-lion. Two more mountain lions appear to have been discovered on the outskirts of town on Friday. Officials are urging caution.
Jimmy OrrMarch 31, 2023
Cheyenne Woman Pleads Guilty To Embezzling Quarter Million Dollars, Faces Up To 21 Years In Jail
Carrisa Dunn-Pollard pleaded guilty Friday to embezzling nearly a quarter-million dollars from Cheyenne Little Theater, and has agreed to pay the theater back. She faces up to 21 years in prison.
Clair McFarlandMarch 31, 2023