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Kate Meadows

Kate Meadows is a journalist, creative nonfiction author and book editor who focuses on agriculture and city/county government issues.  She grew up in Pinedale, Wyo., as a fourth-generation Sublette County resident and got her start as a journalist at The Pinedale Roundup and Sublette Examiner. She earned an MFA in Professional Writing with concentrations in journalism and creative nonfiction from Western Connecticut State University.

Latest from Kate Meadows

A yellow tag zip-tied to a WY fresh farm freezer shows the meat inside is being retained because the farm is operating without a necessary license.

State Bans Wy Fresh Farm Near Cheyenne From Selling Certain Meats After Complaint

Wy fresh farm near Cheyenne had its cooler locked and was ordered to stop selling certain meats after a state complaint over its license. The owners argue they’re protected under the Wyoming Food Freedom Act and plan to fight the restriction.

Kate MeadowsMarch 31, 2026

Bull sales in the Wyoming/Montana region are up 30% from a year ago as the trend in high cattle prices continues. Most bulls are selling anywhere from $1,000 to $2,000 more than last year.

Holy Cow! Wyoming And Montana Bull Sales Up 30% From A Year Ago

Bull sales in the Wyoming/Montana region are up 30% from a year ago as the trend in high cattle prices continues. Most bulls are selling anywhere from $1,000 to $2,000 more than last year. Bulls that go for the highest dollar go to semen companies.

Kate MeadowsMarch 30, 2026

Crook County rancher David Ellsbury promised his mother on the day she died that the fourth-generation family ranch would never be developed. By donating it to a land trust last week, he has fulfilled her wishes. “It will never be developed,” Ellsbury said.

Crook County Rancher Donates 2,500-Acre Ranch To Land Trust To Keep It Ranchland

Crook County rancher David Ellsbury promised his mother on the day she died that the fourth-generation family ranch would never be developed. By donating it to a land trust last week, he has fulfilled her wishes. “It will never be developed,” Ellsbury said.

Kate MeadowsMarch 27, 2026

Landry Mabry’s Grand Champion Junior Market Barrow pig sold for $505,000 at the Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo, beating last year’s record of $501,000. His was the top pig of 2,200 pigs in the show.

Holy Cow! Pig Raised By 15-Year-Old Sells For World Record $505,000

A 15-year-old Texas boy sold his champion pig for a record $505,000 at the Houston Livestock Show and gets to keep about 10%. Wyoming FFA's Stacy Broda says although the money is always fun, raising livestock is more about teaching responsibility.

Kate MeadowsMarch 26, 2026

Shoshoni's lone ambulance, donated to the town by Cody Regional Health

Shoshoni Police Launch Ambulance Service Amid Countywide Funding Struggles

As Fremont County officials weigh their options for how to fund essential services, Shoshoni has taken ambulance service into its own hands. It has become the first town in the state to staff an ambulance service with its police department.

Kate MeadowsMarch 25, 2026

Laramie County Sheriff Brian Kozak says a Union Pacific train conductor may have saved lives by alerting officials about an engineer allegedly driving a train under the influence on Friday, March 20, 2026.

UP Engineer Charged With Being On Drugs While Driving HAZMAT-Loaded Train

A Union Pacific engineer has been charged with being on drugs while driving a train loaded with 16,000 tons of hazardous materials across eastern Wyoming. He told deputies he fell asleep “a little bit” and possible “for the whole trip.”

Greg Johnson & Kate MeadowsMarch 25, 2026

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