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Bill Gates-Backed Fake Meat Products Having Horrible Year; 75% Stock Market Drop
Beyond Meats stock has dropped 75% since the start of the year, and the companys market value is down more than $12 billion over the last three years. Wyoming stockgrowers aren't surprised.
September 27, 2022
Wyoming’s Fort Phil Kearny A Brutal Stop Along ‘Bloody’ Bozeman Trail
Fort Phil Kearny, in northern Wyoming, is offering lantern-guided "full moon tours" on October 7 and 8. The fort was only in existence for two years but it was a "bloody and gruesome" two years.
Wendy CorrSeptember 27, 2022
Cat Urbigkit: Governor Gordon, Please Don’t Leave Wyoming
Columnist Cat Urbigkit requests that Governor Mark Gordon not leave the state until at least January because the interim secretary of state officeholder would be Wyoming's acting governor.
Cat UrbigkitSeptember 27, 2022
With Two New Monkeypox Cases, Wyoming No Longer Has Fewest In Country
The Wyoming Department of Health confirmed two more cases of monkeypox, one in Natrona and one in Campbell County. With four cases, Wyoming no longer has the fewest monkeypox cases in the country.
Clair McFarlandSeptember 27, 2022
Letter to Editor: Anti-Wolf Rancher Demonstrates Why ESA Protections Are Warranted
Dear editor: Cat Urbigkits latest opinion piece takes exception to Western Watersheds Projects comment letter to the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, concerning the terms and conditions of the coming legally-mandated wolf reintroduction in Colorado.
September 27, 2022
Wyoming Lawmakers Draft Bill Would Strip Parties Of Appointment Powers
A Wyoming legislative committee has drafted a bill that would initiate special elections to fill vacant state executive and legislative political seats in Wyoming rather than the appointment process which happens now.
Leo WolfsonSeptember 27, 2022
Fremont County Commission Chairman Calls Election Skeptics ‘Ding Dongs’
Frustrated by a $10,000 expense to outsource coding of election ballots, Fremont County Commission Chairman Travis Becker called those who are questioning the accuracy of county election results "ding dongs."
Leo WolfsonSeptember 27, 2022
Wyoming Daily Gas Map: Monday, September 27, 2022
The highest reported gasoline price in Wyoming on Monday was in Moose at $4.98 per gallon. The lowest price in Wyoming was in Laramie at $3.09 per gallon.
September 27, 2022
Dave Simpson: And The Long Winter Season Begins
Columnist Dave Simpson writes: "You know the party's over when the hummingbirds suddenly disappear..."
Dave SimpsonSeptember 27, 2022
Wyoming Highway Patrol: 83-Year-Old Man Likely Caused Fatal Head-On Wind River Canyon Crash
An 83-year-old Texas man driving a Cadillac Escalade may have caused the fatal head-on collision that killed a Casper father and son, along with himself.
Clair McFarlandSeptember 26, 2022
Meat Processing Plant Likely Won’t Come To Cheyenne Due To Lack Of Infrastructure
The $1.1 billion meat processing facility that was looking at moving to Cheyenne will not likely happen due to the city's lack of infrastructure.
September 26, 2022
Wyoming Man Earns ‘Ultimate Angler’ Title After Catching Trophy-Sized Fish Of 10 Species
A Rocks Springs angler spent two and a half years catching 10 trophy-sized fish species to qualify as an ultimate angler. He is only one of 28 people to earn that recognition.
Mark HeinzSeptember 26, 2022
Solar Farm Proposed Near Wyoming-Colorado Border; Will Cover 875 Acres Of Land
A German company with headquarters in Irvine, California, is eying a parcel of Laramie County land to build a 150-megawatt solar farm south of Cheyenne near the Colorado border.
September 26, 2022
Goldbacks: New Wyoming Currency Released Printed With Actual Gold
Nearly 40 Wyoming companies have said they will accept a new private currency called Goldbacks that has physical gold printed in its currency. The company says Goldbacks are more stable than U.S. currency.
September 26, 2022
‘Dirtbags’ Steal Hunter’s Trophy Deer Head In Wyoming’s Hoback Mountain Range
A hunter who shot a large mule deer buck in Wyomings remote Hoback range says someone stole the trophy head and choice cuts of meat as he was hauling his kill back to his camp.
Mark HeinzSeptember 26, 2022
Lawsuit: States Don’t Believe USDA’s Claims That Bathrooms, Pronouns Aren’t Affected By New Rules
Twenty-one states are suing the USDA stating they dont believe its claims that the agencys new gender-identity policies wont affect bathrooms and pronouns.
Clair McFarlandSeptember 26, 2022
Liz Cheney Says She Will Campaign Against Republicans
U.S. Rep. Liz Cheney said she will actively campaign against the Republican gubernatorial candidates in Arizona and Pennsylvania this fall.
Leo WolfsonSeptember 26, 2022
Wyoming Law Enforcement: Missing Man Believed To Have Died In Yellowstone Hot Thermal
Although law enforcement authorities have announced that they believe a 70-year-old man died in a hot thermal pool in Yellowstone, they will not say if the bobbing foot in a pool discovered in August is related to his incident.
Jimmy OrrSeptember 26, 2022
Wyoming Hockey Community Mourns Father, Son Killed in Wind River Canyon Crash
A Natrona High School teacher and his young son are among three who died in collision that closed Wind River Canyon for hours Saturday.
Clair McFarlandSeptember 26, 2022
Ghosts of Fort Laramie Haunt Wyoming Historic Site
Fort Laramie, once a hub of trading and military activity in the Wyoming Territory, also is a hub of supernatural activity. Chief Ranger Casey Osback has experienced strange phenomena himself in the 35 years hes been there.
Wendy CorrSeptember 26, 2022
Wyoming Daily Gas Map: Sunday, September 25, 2022
The highest reported gasoline price in Wyoming on Sunday was in Moose at $4.98 per gallon. The lowest price in Wyoming was in Laramie at $3.09 per gallon.
September 25, 2022
Rod Miller: Observations At The Wyoming Cowboy Hall of Fame
Columnist Rod Miller writes: "My dad, Frank Miller, was posthumously inducted into the Wyoming Cowboy Hall of Fame on Saturday in Cheyenne. My bro, Dr. Mark Segundo Miller and I agree that he was the best cowboy we ever saw or even heard about, and the best man we ever knew."
Rod MillerSeptember 25, 2022
Cheney: If Trump is Party’s 2024 Nominee, ‘I Won’t Be A Republican’
Appearing at a public policy festival in Texas on Saturday, Cheney made it clear that if President Trump is the Republican nominee for president in 2024, the congresswoman will no longer consider herself a Republican.
Greg JohnsonSeptember 25, 2022
Wyoming Cowboys Drop Battle at No. 19 BYU, 38-24
The Wyoming Cowboys dropped a 38-24 decision at longtime rival No. 19 BYU on Saturday evening in Lavelle Edwards Stadium in Provo, Utah in the first meeting between the schools since the 2016 season.
Nick SeemanSeptember 25, 2022