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Wyoming GOP Selects Three Candidates For Interim Secretary Of State
The Wyoming Republican Party on Saturday nominated Marti Halverson, Karl Allred, and Bryan Miller as finalists for the interim Secretary of State position. Gov. Mark Gordon will select the final candidate out of those three.
Leo WolfsonSeptember 25, 2022
Bill Sniffin: Fall Colors, Girl In A Box, Dry Lakebed And Bikes – Lots Of Bikes
Bill Sniffin writes: This day and place were extra special to my wife Nancy and me. It was right there in Sinks Canyon in September 1970 where she said: Oh my God, Bill, I think I could live here in Wyoming!
Bill SniffinSeptember 25, 2022
Train Smashes Into Colorado Police Car With Arrested Woman Left Inside
A Colorado woman is in a Greeley hospital with severe injuries after a train plowed into a police car where she was trapped inside earlier this month.
Jimmy OrrSeptember 24, 2022
Wyoming’s “Double Dubs” Wins Best Chicken Wings Competition At National Wing Festival
Wing lovers voted Laramie, Wyoming's "Double Dubs" best-in-show at the Super Bowl of chicken wing competitions in Buffalo, New York.
Greg JohnsonSeptember 24, 2022
Wyoming Cowboys Take On #19 BYU Saturday Night
The Wyoming Cowboys and Brigham Young Cougars will renew an old rivalry this coming Saturday when the two teams meet for the 79th time.
Tim HarkinsSeptember 24, 2022
Does Wyoming’s Interim Secretary Of State Position Even Matter?
Former secretaries of state Max Maxfield and Ed Murray have some conflicting opinions about what the incoming interim officeholder can and cant do.
Leo WolfsonSeptember 23, 2022
State Expects Feds To OK EV Plan. Critic: “Wyoming Is Poster Child For Where EVs Don’t Work”
Electric vehicle skeptics say Wyomings wide open spaces arent made for EVs, but Wyoming stands to benefit from federal funding supporting more charging stations.
September 23, 2022
Wyoming’s Grizzly 399 Reappears, But Won’t Get Teeth Cleaned
Teeth-cleaning isnt an option to possibly prolong the life of Teton Parks famed Grizzly 399, which at about 26 years old is particularly old for a bear, a biologist says.
Mark HeinzSeptember 23, 2022
Aaron Turpen: Know Why New Cars Are Expensive? It’s Not Just Greed
Cowboy State Daily automotive writer Aaron Turpen writes: "So why are new cars so expensive? The short answer is inflation plus shortages plus the base model effect. The long answer? Well, keep reading."
Aaron TurpenSeptember 23, 2022
Here Are The 11 Candidates For The Interim Wyoming Secretary Of State Position
Cowboy State Daily obtained a list of the candidates who are vying for the interim position of Wyoming Secretary of State. The state party will select three on Saturday
Leo WolfsonSeptember 23, 2022
Wyoming Banks: Gun-Tracking, Political Movements Use Banks As ‘Pawns’
A group representing Wyomings banks opposes a new merchant code that will categorize credit-card purchases made in gun shops. "We oppose any effort to use the banking industry for surveillance," the exec director said.
Clair McFarlandSeptember 23, 2022
Right To Repair: Why Wyoming Farmers Are Buying Old Tractors Instead of New Ones
Because manufacturers have a monopoly on newer tractor repair software, farmers are buying older tractors or turning to the Eastern European gray market to snag their own repair software.
Mark HeinzSeptember 23, 2022
New Heart Mountain Institute An Homage To ‘Ideals Of Democracy’
Political divides couldnt impact friendship between Al Simpson and Norman Mineta, who are being honored with addition to historic Wyoming Japanese American internment camp site.
Wendy CorrSeptember 23, 2022
Clair McFarland: The Essence Of Shin Guards, And Other Pungent Memories
Clair McFarland writes: "My firstborn son has huge feet. Like, tripping-the-bystanders, cheating-at-swimming, dont-wake-the-neighbors-when-you-stomp-to-the-bathroom feet."
Clair McFarlandSeptember 23, 2022
Clarene Law, Longtime Wyoming Legislator And Businesswoman, Died
Friends and colleagues remember Wyoming's Clarene Law as an example who set a standard for decorum and polite civil manners when dealing with tough issues.
Leo WolfsonSeptember 23, 2022
Wyoming Senators Snub Joe Manchin In Favor Of GOP Permitting Reform Bill
Barrasso had been critical of Manchins bill since a draft version was released earlier this summer. With the release of the full bill, Barrasso was no more warm to Manchins approach to reform.
September 23, 2022
Wyoming Public Hunters May Be Squeezed Out By ‘Landowner Tags’
Wealthy out-of-staters are shopping Wyoming properties with landowner hunting tags attached to them which, in turn, are pushing rank-and-file hunters out of premier hunting areas.
Mark HeinzSeptember 23, 2022
Wyoming Leaders Sympathetic To Red State Transfer Of Migrants To Blue States
Gov. Gordon and U.S. Sens. Barrasso and Lummis are understanding of recent actions taken by Texas, Florida and Arizona to send migrants to progressive Washington, D.C., New York City, Chicago and Marthas Vineyard.
Coy KnobelSeptember 22, 2022
Two GOP Candidates Confirm In Running For Interim Secretary Of State
Mark Armstrong and Bob Ferguson have confirmed to Cowboy State Daily they are running for the interim Secretary of State appointment.
Leo WolfsonSeptember 22, 2022
Company Considering Locating $1.1 Billion Meat Processing Plant In Cheyenne
Mayor Patrick Collins says hes been approached about Cheyenne possibly being considered for a $1.1 billion meat processing plant that would employ more than 2,500 people.
September 22, 2022
Barrasso, Lummis Back Bill That Thwarts Biden’s $80 Billion IRS Expansion
U.S. Sens. John Barrasso and Cynthia Lummis have signed on to a bill to prevent the IRS from using an unprecedented nearly $80 billion infusion of new funds on audits of taxpayers making less than $400,000 a year.
Clair McFarlandSeptember 22, 2022
Gate-Crashing Poacher Gets Hefty Fine From Wyoming Authorities
Careening down a Johnson County road while crashing through gates with a slain deer strapped to his flatbed proved to be a fruitless escape plan for a poacher in Wyoming.
Mark HeinzSeptember 22, 2022
Dave Walsh: Look For Old Blood Feud Feel As Wyoming Cowboys Take On BYU
Dave Walsh writes: The Wyoming Cowboys meet the BYU Cougars in a late-night Saturday road football game that takes us back in time to a rivalry battle of wills and cultures. The last time the Cowboys won in Provo was 1987.
Dave WalshSeptember 22, 2022
Former Cody City Employee Arrested For Hit-And-Run Of 11-Year-Old
An 11-year-old Cody boy was hospitalized with a punctured lung, broken leg, two broken ribs, and other injuries after being hit by a truck on Wednesday. A former Cody city employee has been arrested in the incident.
September 22, 2022