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 Valentine's Day, 2022.
Latest from Clair McFarland
Clair McFarland: Home Air Conditioning And The Stages Of Hypothermia
Clair McFarland writes: "Then came Monday. The Husband turned the air conditioning on. The thermostat, whose unholy blue glow splashed drunkenly across the floor, was linked to his smartphone."
Clair McFarlandJuly 14, 2022
Wyomingâs Dessie Bebout: Veteran, Caregiver And Almost Pilot Celebrates At 102
In honor of a life that saw her feed the hungry and care for the sick in Shoshoni, as well as serve in a special military program for women in World War II and almost become a licensed pilot, Hudson Mayor Mike Anderson on May 30 declared a new town holiday: Dessie Bebout Day.Â
Clair McFarlandJuly 13, 2022
Police Say âCrazyâ Montana Man Sent Cheney Witchcraft Book In Suspicious Package
A package sent last month to U.S. Rep. Liz Cheney which was initially feared to be a bomb actually contained a book on witchcraft from whom Montana police called a "crazy" man.
Clair McFarlandJuly 12, 2022
Former Catholic College CFO Paul McCown Sentenced To Prison For $15 Million Fraud
The former chief financial officer of Wyoming Catholic College was sentenced in federal court Friday to three years and five months in prison for defrauding a company out of $15 million.Â
Clair McFarlandJuly 12, 2022
Womanâs Death On Wind River Reservation Blamed On Multiple Dog Mauling
The autopsy of a woman mauled by many dogs last April was released on Monday and confirmed the multiple dog bites resulted in her death. Loose packs of wild dogs are a persistent problem on the reservation
Clair McFarlandJuly 11, 2022
Musk Backpedaling Comes Year After Wyoming Shut Down Twitter Anti-Censorship Legislation
Long before Musks offer, a handful of Wyoming legislators in 2021 tried to pass a bill allowing civil suits against social media sites on the basis of viewpoint discrimination.Â
Clair McFarlandJuly 09, 2022
Colorado Gov Signs Executive Order Telling Wyoming They Will Not Cooperate With Abortion Investigations
Colorado Gov Jared Polis signed an executive order on Wednesday designed to protect Colorado abortion providers who could be chargeable under other states laws against aiding and abetting abortions.
Clair McFarlandJuly 08, 2022
Wyoming Workforce Short On Police, Nurses, Teachers, Truckers, And Everything Else
Despite Wyoming's low unemployment rate (3.2%), there are massive shortages of workers in essential fields all across the state. Some police departments are suffering a shortage of 30%.
Clair McFarlandJuly 07, 2022
Gap Between GOP, Dem Voters In Wyoming Reaches New High
The gap between the number of registered Republicans and Democrats in Wyoming reached a level in July higher than any on record with the secretary of state's office.
Clair McFarlandJuly 06, 2022
Adoption Agencies Say There Are More Than Enough Families Ready & Waiting To Adopt Babies
Wyoming adoption agencies say babies will not go unwanted because of the recent U.S. Supreme Court ruling on abortion. They say there is no shortage of families waiting to adopt children.
Clair McFarlandJuly 06, 2022
Montana Planned Parenthood To Stop Selling Abortion Pills To Women From Wyoming
Fearing possible civil and criminal repercussions, Planned Parenthood of Montana on Thursday announced it will stop supplying abortion pills to Wyoming women once the states abortion ban takes effect. Â
Clair McFarlandJuly 01, 2022
âSuspiciousâ Package Sent To Liz Cheney Staffer In Riverton Deemed Safe
A suspicious package sent to U.S. Rep. Liz Cheneys staff in Riverton prompted business evacuations and a bomb-dog deployment Thursday afternoon, but the package ultimately was deemed safe. Â
Clair McFarlandJuly 01, 2022
Clair McFarland: Of Summer And Sunsets And Battles With Millers
Clair McFarland writes: "The Husband has had enough. He wakes the Shop Vac and darts through the house, sucking the millers into their roaring tomb one by one. 'DIE, YOU SAVAGES.'
Clair McFarlandJuly 01, 2022
Supreme Court Ruling Expands Ability To Prosecute Non-Natives For Reservation Crimes
Wyoming prosecutors can now charge people who are not American Indians for crimes they commit on a reservation against American Indian victims, according to a U.S. Supreme Court ruling on Wednesday.
Clair McFarlandJune 30, 2022
Wyo Democratic Legislators Worry About Gay Marriage After Roe vs Wade Ruling
Wyoming Democratic leaders told Cowboy State Daily they are concerned with LGBTQ rights, gay marriage, and the legality of contraceptives as a result of last week's Supreme Court ruling.
Clair McFarlandJune 30, 2022
GOP Legislators Divided Over Possible Same-Sex Marriage Ban But Oppose Condom Ban
Wyoming Republican leaders are divided over concerns voiced by Democratic lawmakers that rights to contraceptive access and gay marriage are threatened by the Roe vs. Wade decision.
Clair McFarlandJune 29, 2022
AOCâs Plan To Put Abortion Clinics On Fed Land In Wyoming Not Very Feasible
A plan put forth by New York Congresswoman Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (AOC) to put abortion clinics on federal lands in conservative states and in national parks like Yellowstone would face a series of hurdles in Wyoming, where roughly half the land is federally held. Â
Clair McFarlandJune 29, 2022
Albany County Public Library Holds Drag Queen Storytime Over Weekend
Although the Albany County Public Library has been having drag queens read to kids for four years in an event designed to celebrate diversity, some critics believe it is inappropriate and prematurely exposes sexual themes to children.
Clair McFarlandJune 27, 2022
USDA Repeats Demand For Biden Administration Gender Ideology Policies
In the face of resistance from more than half the states in the U.S., the U.S. Department of Agriculture on Thursday restated its demand for public schools to adopt policies friendly to new Biden administration created federal gender ideology. Â
Clair McFarlandJune 24, 2022
Supreme Court Ruling Means Abortion In Wyoming Will Be Illegal Shortly
In 35 days or less, Wyoming is slated to outlaw nearly all abortions. In the wake of the U.S. Supreme Courts ruling Friday overturning Roe vs. Wade, the clock began ticking on Wyomings trigger law approved this year banning most abortions.Â
Clair McFarlandJune 24, 2022
State, Energy Groups Criticize EPA Policy Blaming Wyoming For Denver Smog
Wyoming and some of its energy industry groups are criticizing as illogical proposed federal rules that blames Wyoming for Denver's smog. At most, Wyoming may contribute 1% of the pollutants.
Clair McFarlandJune 23, 2022