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The grave of Clement S. Bengough sits on a hill overlooking Interstate 80 between Laramie and Rawlins.

Yes, You Can Bury Grandma In The Backyard For A Tax Break In Wyoming (Kind Of)

In Wyoming generally, people can bury their loved ones on their private land and get a break on property taxes for having a "cemetery." But there's some regulatory hassle.

Clair McFarlandJuly 13, 2024

Exterior of The Honey House in Dubois.

It Takes 72 Million Bees To Keep The Honey House In Dubois Stocked Up

Chocolate-covered honeycombs. Honey Cotton Candy. Infused honey like raspberry or jalapeño. Cold-brewed honey coffee, honey soda, and even honey barbecue sauce. 72 million bees make it all possible at the Honey House in Dubois.

Renée JeanJuly 13, 2024

This tiny 0.17-acre lot in the middle of Jackson, Wyoming, is selling for nearly $1.7 million — and is expected to be snapped up quick.

A 0.17-Acre Side Lot In Jackson With Nothing On It Lists For Nearly $1.7 Million

A 0.17-acre side lot in Jackson is now on the market for $1.675 million. The same size lot in Wyoming's capital city would list for about $70,000. Teton County real estate agents, however, say it's worth it because it’s a rare sliver of developable land in the heart of the town.

Renée JeanJuly 13, 2024

The Albertsons store on Pershing Boulevard in Cheyenne is one of five slated to sell if the $25 billion mega merger with Kroger goes through.

Five Wyoming Albertsons Stores On List For Sale A Part Of $25B Mega Merger

Five Albertsons stores in Wyoming are on the list to sell if a proposed $25 billion merger goes through. They’re among 579 stores that would be cut if a planned merger of grocery giants Albertsons and Kroger goes through.

Renée JeanJuly 10, 2024

The white tower in this photo is part of a batch plant that was to make concrete on site for a posh, 250,000-square-foot resort planned by Joe Ricketts.

Billionaire Ricketts Pulls Plug On Controversial Wyoming Mega-Resort

Billionaire Joe Ricketts is canceling the posh and controversial 230,000-square-foot mega-resort he’d planned for Bondurant, Wyoming. Locals fear that may not be the end of efforts to make the area into “Little Jackson Hole.”

Renée JeanJuly 10, 2024

AJ's Discount Liquor at 295 Washington St. in Afton, Wyoming.

Afton Liquor Store Sells $1.5 Million Lottery Ticket

Check your WyoLotto tickets, because someone who bought one at AJ’s Discount Liquor in Afton on Monday is nearly $1.5 million richer. It’s the second winning Cowboy Draw ticket the business has sold since May 2023.

Renée JeanJuly 09, 2024

A company called American Rounds has developed an ammo vending machine that uses AI to verify ID and legal purchasaes of ammunition.

Ammo Vending Machines Are A Thing: Would They Work In Wyoming?

Folks in Alabama and Oklahoma can now buy ammunition from vending machines in grocery stores. Wyomingites might not be ready for such a thing, especially if it cuts into sales for small businesses.

Mark HeinzJuly 08, 2024

Sitti's Table in Cody, Wyoming, was featured on "Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives" and is expanding in Cody.

Eating Wyoming: Sitti’s Table, A Guy Fieri Favorite In Cody, Is Getting Bigger

Sitti’s Table, featured last year on Guy Fieri’s “Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives,” is expanding. Not only that, the owners are working on a full-service restaurant on Cody’s main street.

Renée JeanJuly 07, 2024

Three generations of auctioneers, Warren, Jace, and Ty Thompson, watch the proceedings at a livestock event.

3rd Generation Of Famed Thompson Auctioneer Family Fast-Talking Way To The Top

For three generations in Wyoming and Montana, the Thompsons have been the region’s famed fast-talking auctioneer family. It’s an art that’s in their blood, and they’re the best at it.

Dale KillingbeckJuly 07, 2024

Vintages paired food and wine dinners are typically small, intimate affairs that sell out quickly.

Drinking Wyoming: At Vintages, Italian Master Vintner Customizes Wine To Taste

Vintages, in Cheyenne, doesn’t sell wine by the bottle or glass. Instead, an Italian master vintner creates bespoke wines by the case for customers. The bottles don’t cost an arm and a leg either. They’re around $15 a bottle.

Renée JeanJuly 06, 2024

The Irma Hotel in downtown Cody, Wyoming, has been a bucket-list spot for more than 120 years.

Traveling Wyoming: Western Spirit Is Still Alive At Cody’s Legendary Irma Hotel

When Buffalo Bill Cody built the Irma Hotel in 1902, it was considered the grandest of accommodations in the Rockies, and it filled up immediately with those seeking adventure in the wild American West. Today, it is still full of people seeking out Western adventure...

Renée JeanJuly 06, 2024

Custodia and Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City 6 21 23

In Brief: Heavy Hitters File Briefs In Custodia Bank’s Precedent-Setting Fight With Feds

The former solicitors general for Presidents George W. Bush and Barack Obama have filed briefs that could help Wyoming-based Custodia Bank in its potentially precedent-setting appeal of the Federal Reserve’s denial of a master account.

Renée JeanJuly 05, 2024

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In Brief: Cheyenne Frontier Days Bags Bucking Horse Roundup

A Cheyenne Frontier Days tradition has bitten the dust. The bucking horse roundup, which had replaced the cattle drive as the unofficial start to CFD, has been abruptly cancelled -- despite being on the official schedule for 2024.

Renée JeanJuly 03, 2024

Bradley Davis with Meta speaks during a press conference announcing a new Cheyenne data center Tuesday, July 2, 2024.

Meta (Facebook) Formally Announces Massive $800M Data Center In Cheyenne

Social media giant Meta (aka Facebook) formally unveiled plans Tuesday for a massive $800 million, 715,000-square-foot Cheyenne data center. They say at the peak of construction it will generate more than 1,000 jobs.

Leo WolfsonJuly 02, 2024

A Dyno Nobel crew of two sits in a pickup truck under the loading dock for ammonium nitrate in Saltdale, California.

Dyno Nobel Keeps Railcars Of Explosive Ammonium Nitrate In Abandoned Calif. Town

Dyno Nobel in Cheyenne made headlines last year when it lost 30 tons of explosive ammonium nitrate. Cowboy State Daily and two industry experts Monday observed railcars of the stuff the company holds in the abandoned town of Saltdale, California.

Pat MaioJuly 02, 2024

Members of the Martinez family who run the 200-acre C Bracket Horse Barn operation are from left, Scott, Wyatt, Levi, Ransom, and Christy.

Want To Learn To Be A True Wyoming Cowboy? There’s A Place For That

For those who want to embrace the true Wyoming cowboy culture beyond the stereotype pushed by B movie Westerns, the C Bracket Horse Barn in Evansville offers a hands-on education.

Dale KillingbeckJuly 01, 2024

The iconic Horseshoe Bend Motel sign in Lovell, Wyoming, is going to get a facelift.

Lovell’s Horseshoe Bend Motel Neon Sign To Get Restored From American Express

The iconic sign at the Horseshoe Bend Model in Lovell was immortalized at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York back in 1973. Now, thanks to a grant from American Express, the sign will get professionally restored.

Renée JeanJune 30, 2024

Ten Sleep Brewery is right up against the colorful Signal Cliff in an unpretentious barn.

Drinking Wyoming: Speed Goat Put Ten Sleep Brewing Co. On The Map

The stunning backdrop at Ten Sleep Brewing Co. will have you feeling like you’re sitting in a painting while drinking a cold one. It’s also the home of one of Wyoming’s most popular beers, Speed Goat.

Renée JeanJune 30, 2024

With last year’s permanent closing of the Intermountain Speedway in South Cheyenne, the road to the High Plains Business Park where the Meta enterprise data center is being built was recently renamed the High Plains Road. (

Social Media Giant Meta (Facebook) To Formally Announce Massive Wyoming Data Center

Social media giant Meta, formerly Facebook, will make a formal public announcement next week of its plans to build a massive data center in south Cheyenne. The center is expected to guzzle power from a huge new $1.2 billion solar farm.

Pat MaioJune 29, 2024

Tractor Supply Co. store in Cheyenne, Wyoming.

Wyoming Ranchers Cheer Tractor Supply For Ditching 'Woke' Goals After Taking $2B Hit

Wyoming ranchers applauded Tractor Supply's decision to eliminate DEI roles, quit sponsoring LGBTQ pride festivals, and drop carbon goals after a conservative outcry this week. The company took a $2.4 billion hit to its market cap in just one week.

Clair McFarlandJune 28, 2024

Artillery World is one of two Colorado-owned fireworks stands just north of the Wyoming-Colorado border that are open again after a judge temporarily blocked a Laramie County decision to pull their business permits.

‘Obnoxious’ Cheyenne Fireworks Business Open Again After Court Order

A court has ordered Jurassic Fireworks and Artillery World can open again after Laramie County commissioners pulled their business permits because they said they were too “obnoxious.”

Renée JeanJune 28, 2024

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