Clair McFarland
Clair McFarland is a general assignment reporter for Cowboy State Daily and is based in Riverton, Wyoming. She specializes in crime and court reporting and social issues coverage. Clair also writes a twice-monthly column on motherhood and country living.
Previously, Clair wrote for The Ranger, the Lander Journal and the Wind River News. She is an award-winning journalist, columnist and poet, who joined Cowboy State Daily on Valentines Day, 2022.
Latest from Clair McFarland
LDS Church Sued Over Riverton Boy Losing Foot During Youth Boating Trip
The court-appointed conservator of a Riverton boy sued the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints on Tuesday over a youth group boat-tubing incident in which the boy lost his foot.
Clair McFarlandNovember 13, 2025
Clair McFarland: Turns Out You All Weren't Lying About The Northern Lights
Clair McFarland writes: "It’s not the swatches of red that make this sight awe-ful. It’s not y’all with your enhanced photos. It’s knowing that a whirring, indifferent force came for me, and I was spared."
Clair McFarlandNovember 12, 2025
Fremont County Prosecutor Shows Proof Of 'Premeditation' In 2023 Throat Slitting
The Riverton man accused of binding a man hand and foot, then fatally slitting his throat two years ago is finally headed to a felony-level trial court. Fremont County’s top prosecutor showed proof Wednesday that he acted with “premeditation."
Clair McFarlandNovember 12, 2025
Appeals Court Sides With Kanye West In Wyoming Campaign Case
The 10th Circuit Court of Appeals ruled Monday that a marketing company suing Kanye West’s 2020 presidential campaign failed to show it was cheated out of payment.
Clair McFarlandNovember 12, 2025
Court Fight Heats Up Over Judge's Order To Spend More On Schools In Wyoming
Wyoming’s largest teacher's advocacy group and eight school districts are urging the state Supreme Court not to pause a judge’s order requiring more money for school staff, lunches, and technology while the state appeals the ruling.
Clair McFarlandNovember 11, 2025
Trump Pardons Runner Who Trespassed On Grand Teton Trail Closed For ‘Regrowth'
President Trump on Friday pardoned mountain runner Michelino Sunseri, who was convicted of using a closed trail in Grand Teton National Park during a record-setting trail run. Wyoming Rep. Harriet Hageman had called his case government overreach.
Clair McFarlandNovember 11, 2025
