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
Opponents Blast Hageman, Gray For Skipping PBS Debates Ahead Of General Election
Opponents of Republicans Harriet Hageman and Chuck Gray in Wyoming’s U.S. Senate and House races are blasting them for skipping PBS debates ahead of the general election. Both Hageman and Gray say they’re taking their messages directly to voters.
Clair McFarlandSeptember 11, 2026
Postal Service Says It Will Close Mail Pickup Site In Remote Albany County On Sept 30
The U.S. Postal Service confirmed to Cowboy State Daily it's closing the mail pickup site in Jelm, Wyoming, on Sept. 30. Without a quick alternative, locals will have to make a 60-mile round trip to Laramie for mail.
Clair McFarlandSeptember 11, 2026
Mills Emergency Meeting To Cover Bar Nunn Payroll In Bank Shutdown 'Torpedoed'
The mayor of Mills tried to work with the city council to cover payroll for Bar Nunn employees while Hilltop Bank was shuttered due to a cybersecurity issue. Some council members "torpedoed" the effort, Bar Nunn’s mayor says, but the bank found a way to help.
Clair McFarlandSeptember 11, 2026
Wyoming GOP Leader Says Trump's $5,000 Promise For GOP Sweep Not A Bribe
Wyoming GOP Vice-Chair Bob Ferguson says President Trump's controversial promise to give every American $5,000 if Republicans win both chambers of Congress was taken out of context. “That is an outright lie,” he said of charges that it's a bribe.
Clair McFarlandSeptember 10, 2026
Hilltop Bank Shutdown Just Confirms Why Wyoming Needs Gold, Lawmaker Says
Sen. Bob Ide didn't want to say "I told you so," because he empathizes with customers and businesses agonizing over Hilltop's cybersecurity shutdown this week. But this is exactly why he's pushed bills to bring gold and silver into Wyoming's economy, he said.
Clair McFarlandSeptember 10, 2026
For Post-Election Therapy, Jillian Balow Went Bow Hunting And Bagged An Elk
Fresh off her U.S. House primary loss, Jillian Balow trekked her 5-foot-1-inch frame over fallen trees and into a lodgepole pine basin, rested her compound bow against a tree and waited. There, she had to really learn "what stillness is."
Clair McFarlandSeptember 09, 2026
