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
Every Wyoming County Shifted Blue Tuesday, But None More Than Sweetwater
Every Wyoming county shifted blue by an average of 21.3 points Tuesday compared to the 2024 presidential race, according to federal election percentages. Sweetwater swung the most, from GOP to Dem by 33.4 points in the House race and 22.5 in the Senate.
Clair McFarlandNovember 06, 2026
Man Accuses Cheyenne Police Officers Of Severing Artery Over Blood Test Refusal
A Cheyenne man sued two officers on claims they twisted his body so that his knee buckled, a major artery severed, a bone shattered and he lost nerve function – after he refused a warranted DUI blood draw. He says he's now disabled and his wife left him.
Clair McFarlandNovember 06, 2026
Glenrock Voters Oust Their Mayor Amid Controversy Over Flock Cameras
Glenrock voters ousted their mayor Tuesday amid a monthslong fight over the town's Flock license plate reader cameras. Transparency hawks say he lost because of the Flock controversy, while others point to a general feeling of unrest.
Clair McFarlandNovember 06, 2026
Nethercott Runs Unopposed For Senate President, Lloyd Larsen And Art Washut Vie For House Speaker
Sen. Tara Nethercott is running unopposed for senate president while Reps. Lloyd Larsen and Art Washut are vying for House speaker. Most leadership hopefuls have expressed a desire to restore decorum and trust in the institution after what they described as a rocky two years.
Clair McFarlandNovember 05, 2026
Constitution Party Happy Bextel Made It A Major Party, But Says It's Not Freedom Caucus
The Wyoming Constitution Party chair is happy that Rebcca Bextel vaulted it to major-party status Tuesday by winning more than 10% of the vote, but says it's not a Freedom Caucus Party. "That's not where the party is heading," Chair Joshua Shimkus said.
Clair McFarlandNovember 04, 2026
Prop. 1 Only Survived One County, Lincoln, And Niobrara Rejected It The Hardest
Lincoln County was the only Wyoming county to vote in favor of Proposition 1 in Tuesday’s general election, a controversial measure to cut residential property tax by 50% for most homeowners. Niobrara, the state’s reddest county, rejected it the hardest.
Clair McFarlandNovember 04, 2026
