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Teton Pass Collapse Also âCatastrophicâ For Jacksonâs Out-Of-Town Workforce
The collapse of Highway 22 over Teton Pass has not only cut off a lifeline between Idaho and Wyoming, itâs also severed the main way to and from work for a huge segment of Jacksonâs out-of-town workforce.
Renée JeanJune 10, 2024
Rusty Parrot, Jackson Boutique Luxury Retreat Destroyed In Fire, To Reopen July 1
A giant, 4-foot-tall rusty parrot folk art piece inspired the name of one of Jacksonâs first boutique luxury hotels. It burned down in 2019, but has been rebuilt and will reopen July 1.
Renée JeanJune 10, 2024
Douglas-Area Ranch Owners Donate $2.5 Million To Help Innovate Wyoming Ag Industry
The owners of a Douglas-area ranch have donated $2.5 million to the University of Wyoming to empower the Ranch Management and Agricultural Leadership Program. The goal is to help innovate the agriculture industry to protect its future in Wyoming.
Amber SteinmetzJune 09, 2024
Huge Shortage Of Workers Makes Welding A Lucrative Profession In Wyoming
Thanks to a huge shortage of welders, those skilled in the profession in Wyoming can make six figures right out of school. Underwater welders, meanwhile, can make more than $300,000 a year.
Renée JeanJune 09, 2024
100 Years Of Gangsters, Priests And History At Jacksonâs Iconic Kudar Cabins
It was nearly 100 years ago that a pair of baseball-playing brothers stumbled into Jackson Hole and were smitten. That led them to build the Kudar Log Cabins, a property that has 96 years of history in the heart of Jackson
Renée JeanJune 09, 2024
Drinking Wyoming: The Blanca Tatanka Is Reimagining Codyâs Cocktail Culture
The Blanca Tatanka is relatively new to the Cody, Wyoming, bar scene, but itâs anything but your typical Western bar. Itâs reimagining Codyâs cocktail culture with a Buffalo Bill meets Matthew McConaughey vibe.
Leo WolfsonJune 09, 2024
Bird Flu Confirmed In Wyoming Dairy Cattle For First Time, Stock Growers Not Worried
The Wyoming Dept of Agriculture on Friday said, for the first time, bird flu has been confirmed in a Wyoming dairy cattle herd. Jim Magagna, of the Wyoming Stock Growers Association, said "It certainly didn't cause any concern with our group of beef cattle producers."
Andrew RossiJune 08, 2024
Great Food, Be Your Own Boss: Why Wyomingâs Food Truck Scene Is Exploding
There are many reasons why Wyomingâs food truck scene is exploding as a hot dining trend. Near the top are customers seeking out great, unique food and truck owners who can be their own bosses.
Leo WolfsonJune 07, 2024
Jackson Hole Winery Shut Down By HOA Rules To Stay Closed, Judge Says
The Jackson Hole Wineryâs attempt to reopen a lawsuit that had culminated in an order putting it out of business failed last week when a judge upheld the HOA rules that shut the business down when neighbors complained about it.
Clair McFarlandJune 05, 2024
Polarizing Billionaire Joe Ricketts Buys 'Haliburton Hotel' In Pinedale
The High Country Suites in Pinedale â known to locals as the Haliburton Hotel â was sold to billionaire Joe Ricketts last month, just after his purchase of White Pines Ski Resort. Ricketts has drawn criticism for wanting to rename the town of Bondurant to "Little Jackson Hole."
Renée JeanJune 05, 2024
Eating Wyoming: Eclectic Wyoming Coffee Shop All About Mocktails And Shaggy Cows
An eclectic coffee shop in Thermopolis is known for its coffee-based mocktails -- drinks that get their kick from coffee, not from liquor. They also have an obsession with their pets, Scottish Highland coos -- otherwise known as shaggy cows.
Renée JeanJune 02, 2024
Huge $25M, 30,000-Square-Foot Wyoming Horse Palace Targets Colorado Players
Wyoming Horse Racingâs new huge $25 million, 30,000-square-foot Horse Palace near the Colorado border will open sometime this summer and target customers from Colorado. It will also employ a celebrity chef who used to cook for Oprah Winfrey.
Renée JeanJune 02, 2024
Famous Tizzy Lish Biplane Lands In Lovell To Be Centerpiece Of New Restaurant
Tizzy Lish, a famous biplane that once graced the cover of Sport Aviation magazine, has landed in its new home in Lovell and new a restaurant called The Overlook.
Renée JeanJune 02, 2024
More UPS Drivers Speak Up, Say Rural Food, Medicine Deliveries Sit, Spoil In Hot Warehouses
Responding to Cowboy State Daily articles on late UPS deliveries to rural Wyoming addresses, UPS drivers from across the country said food and critical medicines addressed to rural addresses often spoil in hot warehouses.
Renée JeanJune 01, 2024
Drinking Wyoming: Historic Green River Brewery Once 'Made Milwaukee Jealous'
At its height in 1907, the Brewery In Green River was bottling 18,000 bottles of its medal-winning lager beer each day, boasting it was so good it put Milwaukeeâs famous brew to shame.
Renée JeanJune 01, 2024
Eating Wyoming: From Bangkok To New York To Thermopolis
Authentic Bangkok Thai cuisine in Thermopolis? Yup. Tanon âJamesâ Thapphum grew up in Thailand, had a food cart in Bangkok, went to cooking school in New York, and then set up shop in downtown Thermopolis.
Renée JeanMay 26, 2024
Wyoming UPS Drivers Call Out Company On Rural Delivery Practices
One current UPS driver told Cowboy State Daily UPS falsifies delivery records for rural customers. A former UPS driver said many times medications and frozen food sat in warehouses for so long they thawed out and went bad, but were delivered anyway.
Renée JeanMay 25, 2024
After Wyoming-Based Custodia Bank Denied By Feds, State May Step Into Fight
After Wyoming-based Custodia was denied by the Federal Reserve and federal judges their own master account for its digital bank, Wyoming legislators say they may step into the fight against what they say is political bias against the state.
Renée JeanMay 24, 2024
Casper Loses Out On Being Home For $100 Million National Championship Air Races
Casper made a huge push to be the new home to the world-famous National Championship Air Races, but learned Thursday it lost out to Roswell, New Mexico. The lucrative event could have a $100 million impact for Roswell.
Renée JeanMay 23, 2024
Wyoming Retirees On Fixed Income Have Homeowners Insurance Yanked After 42 Years
A retired couple on a fixed income in rural Wyoming had the homeowners insurance on their mobile home yanked after 42 years, and theyâre not alone.
Renée JeanMay 23, 2024
Neighbors Got Jackson Hole Winery Shut Down With HOA Rules But Winery Fighting Back
A Jackson Hole couple that built a home-based winery into a $2 million a year business has been shut down after neighbors sued, saying the operation violated their homeowners association rules. The couple is fighting back to reopen their winery.
Clair McFarlandMay 21, 2024
Eating Wyoming: Buffaloâs Lukainka Sausages Have A 100-Year History In Wyoming
The Lukainka sausages served last weekend at Gilletteâs third annual Sheepherders Festival have a long history for one Buffalo family that goes back well over 100 years.
Renée JeanMay 19, 2024
Jacksonâs Vertical Hydroponic Farm Goes National With First-Of-Its-Kind Urban Farm Model
Vertical Harvest in Jackson is North Americaâs first vertical hydroponic greenhouse. Because of its success, it is opening a 51,000-square-foot vertical farming facility in Maine and will break ground on another in Detroit.
Renée JeanMay 19, 2024
Wyoming Convenience Store Grandma Won't Ever Retire But Says She's OK With That
Rebecca Burnett of Gillette has decided to never retire, so she eagerly pulls night shifts at a Big D Kwik Shop convenience store in Gillette and considers herself everyoneâs grandma.
Renée JeanMay 19, 2024