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Pokey’s BBQ In Gillette Lands On Food Network List As Wyoming’s Best Barbecue
True to its name, it took awhile for Pokeys BBQ to take off, but now its recognized by the Food Network and a host of celebrities like Willie Nelson and ZZ Top as Wyomings best barbecue.
Renée JeanFebruary 26, 2023
Carbon County Volunteers Worked Around The Clock Rescuing People In Latest Arctic Storm
Mike Lujan and his fellow volunteers from Carbon County were among the dozens of people working around the clock to help people. We physically carried a sweet little 94-year-old lady in our arms out to our tracked vehicle and shuttled her to a hotel because she had no food or heat, he said.Â
Wendy CorrFebruary 26, 2023
More Than 80 Years After Attack On Pearl Harbor, Wyoming Hero Laid to Rest in Arlington
U.S. Navy Gunners Mate 3rd Class Herman Schmidt from Sheridan was buried with full honors in a moving ceremony at Arlington National Cemetery on Thursday. Schmidts great-nephew Gary Bishop of Buffalo was there, receiving an American flag on behalf of the family.
Wendy CorrFebruary 25, 2023
Sen. Charlie Scott Has Been In Legislature Since Disco Era; Still Uses Same Filing System
When Charlie Scott began his 45-year run in the Wyoming Legislature in 1979, Space Invaders was the most popular video game, My Sharona by The Knack was the number one song, and Christopher Reeve had his career breakout moment as the title good guy Superman in the years top box office draw.
Renée JeanFebruary 25, 2023
Mark Heinz: If You Can Stomach The Gore, You’ll Actually Root For ‘Cocaine Bear’
Cowboy State Daily Movie Review: Like cocaine itself, Cocaine Bear is an exercise in completely reckless abandon. Its a manifestation of that special American brand of excess that Van Halen front man David Lee Roth summed up perfectly when he said, If two is good, then 10 is better.
Mark HeinzFebruary 24, 2023
Those Aren’t UFOs, They’re Light Pillars Over Pinedale And They Won’t Kill Us
Wyoming photographer David Bell captured dozens of "light pillars" on Wednesday evening. The cold temperatures and high humidity produced near-perfect conditions for the phenomena, he said.
February 23, 2023
Wandering With Wendy: Home On The Range And The World’s Largest Ball of Twine
Traveling through northern Kansas is not as dreary as one might think the heart of America holds unexpected treasures. Wendy Corr is traveling the country with the Dan Miller Cowboy Music Revue, and finding delightful detours along the way.
Wendy CorrFebruary 22, 2023
Hit TV Show ‘Yellowstone’ Show Gets A Lot Right, Wyoming Ranchers Say
While it certainly amps up some lurid and violent elements for entertainment value, the Paramount hit television series Yellowstone is grounded in the realities of modern ranching, say some Wyoming cattle producers.
Mark HeinzFebruary 21, 2023
Is Slap Fighting The Next Big Thing? Wyoming’s Betting On It
Wyoming, historically open to niche contact sports, has become the first state in the nation to sanction betting on Dana Whites Power Slap League. Although there are many critics who don't believe it's a sport.
Jake NicholsFebruary 21, 2023
C.J. Box Slams Politically Correct Rewrites of Classic Children’s Books As ‘Vandalism’
Wyoming best-selling author C.J. Box on Tuesday condemned the rewriting of "Charlie and the Chocolate Factory" and other children's books because they had terms like "fat" and "crazy" which, a "sensitivity coalition" said, could hurt someone's feelings. Box called it vandalism.
Clair McFarlandFebruary 21, 2023
Sad-Faced Giant Dog Rescued From Cheyenne Hoarder Finds Fresh Start In California
After escaping an animal hoarder with 60 other dogs and dozens of birds in Cheyenne last year, the sad-faced dog Kobe has finally found a forever home. Â
Clair McFarlandFebruary 20, 2023
Former Calif. Water Official Warns Wyoming: ‘Don’t Let Them Buffalo You’ Over Colorado River
A former California water commissioner told Cowboy State Daily that Californias growth has long since outpaced its water supply, and that will continue to create problems for Wyoming and other states along the Colorado River. "The interior states really need to wake up," he said.
Mark HeinzFebruary 20, 2023
It’s Not Quite Cheyenne Frontier Days But For February, Chicken Roping Is About The Closest Thing
February gets to be a very slow month not just for cowboys who like to rope, but for businesses in Moorcroft. So one bar in town started the annual Chicken Roping contest. It was held this past weekend.
Renée JeanFebruary 20, 2023
Wyoming Native True-Crime Author Ron Franscell Releases First Fiction In 20 Years
Wyoming native author and former newspaperman Ron Franscell always wanted to be a novelist, but his persistent success writing true crime kept him from writing his own imagination for 20 years.
Clair McFarlandFebruary 20, 2023
‘Cocaine Bear’ To Hit Wyoming Theaters On Friday; Some Theaters To Have Sneak Preview
Good news! The highly-anticipated movie 'Cocaine Bear' will be released later this week. Wyoming outdoorsmen say it is an appropriate movie for the Cowboy State as there are frequent human-bear incidents but none, that they know of, involving cocaine-addled grizzlies though.
Mark HeinzFebruary 20, 2023
Wandering With Wendy: Traveling Along The Santa Fe Trail – Where The West Was Wild
Trinidad, Colorado, and Raton, New Mexico, like some of Wyomings historic Western towns, still proudly claim a legacy of the Wild West. Cowboy State Daily features reporter Wendy Corr spent time exploring those Old West towns last week.
Wendy CorrFebruary 20, 2023
380 Inches Of Snow Made For Another Fantastic Kings And Queens Of Corbet’s Ski Competition In Jackson
Pulling off insane-looking tricks while dropping into the famously difficult Corbets Couloir at Jackson Hole Mountain Resort has become an annual event that draws the best freestyle skiers and snowboarders on the planet. This year, 380 inches of snow welcomed the skiers...
Jake NicholsFebruary 20, 2023
No Cars, No Energy, No Mating: Has The Environmental Movement Turned Anti-Human?
One prominent environmentalist is calling for the end of cars. Another is calling for the end of all mating. One is OK with mating but only with short people. They all appear to believe that humans are a cancer on the planet and some of their views are becoming mainstream.
February 19, 2023
From Desperation To CEO Of A Pretzel Empire, ‘Auntie Annie’ Shares Message Of Faith, Hope
After her 20-month-old baby was killed, Anne Beiler sought spiritual help -- only to get assaulted by her pastor. She considered suicide but with her husband's help, she was able to start anew. And ended up running largest pretzel company in the country with more than 1,700 locations in 48 states.
Renée JeanFebruary 19, 2023
Bagpipers Perform On Behalf Of First Responders, Get Standing Ovation From Wyoming Legislature
Before members of the 67th Wyoming Legislature could fill the state Capitol chambers with the hustle and bustle of political babble, the sound of Scottish bagpipes resonated through the halls.Â
Leo WolfsonFebruary 18, 2023
First She Took On Bobby Flay, Now Wyoming Chef Petrina Pert Tapped As US Culinary Diplomat
The star continues to rise for Cheyenne Chef Petrina Peart. She almost beat Bobby Flay on his hit Food Network show and now has been tapped to represent the United States as a culinary diplomat.
Renée JeanFebruary 18, 2023
Rural Wyoming Man Has His Own Fighter Jet, Because Why Not?
Matt Guthmiller lives at the airfield in Alpine, Wyoming, where he keeps his own military jet trainer, an Eastern Bloc 1976 Aero L-39 Albatros decommissioned from the Estonian Air Force.
Mark HeinzFebruary 17, 2023
Brain Fungus-Infected Mutants To Take Over Wyoming Town In HBO Hit ‘The Last Of Us’
Previews for Sunday's sixth episode of HBOs hit series The Last of Us shows the main characters riding horses into a dystopian Wyoming ski town.
Bill SniffinFebruary 16, 2023
Photographer Captures Rare Yellowstone Double Sun Dog At ‘Just The Right Moment’
A photographer in Yellowstone caught a rare phenomenon a double sun dog of epic proportions, created by the suns light refracting through ice crystals suspended in the air in bitter cold temperatures.
Wendy CorrFebruary 16, 2023