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Online retail’s impact could be opportunity for ‘mom-and-pop shops’
By Ike Fredregill, Cowboy State Daily Online shopping is giving the Cowboy States brick-and-mortar retailers a run for their money, but its also creating new opportunities for local businesses, a Wyoming Business Council spokesperson said. Â Weve added 74 net new businesses and 168 net new jobs to the Wyoming economy in 2018, said Tom…
December 13, 2019
Cody man produces, hosts nightly NFR television show
A Wyoming resident is helping rodeo fans all over the country keep track of what is happening at the National Finals Rodeo this week in Las Vegas.
December 13, 2019
Budgets, black eyes, bare knuckles: MMA board keeps Wyoming on combative sports map
Seven years after creating the nations first Board of Mixed Martial Arts, Wyoming is still grappling to stay ahead in the evolving world of combative sports.
December 12, 2019
Hillsdale’s Brody Cress in it to win it at NFR, but always supporting Wyoming
Brody Cress of Hillsdale, Wyoming in it to win it at the Wrangler National Finals Rodeo in Las Vegas but that doesn't stop from supporting Wyoming kids.
December 12, 2019
Capitol’s new furniture might not be delivered until after 2020 Budget Session
Months after Wyoming hosted a grand reopening of the state Capitol building, legislative and executive staffers are still working with folding tables and temporary furniture.
December 11, 2019
March, rally recognize 150 years of suffrage in Wyoming
Several of the participants in a march Tuesday to commemorate the anniversary of womens suffrage in Wyoming said the event helped draw attention to instances of inequality that still need to be addressed.
December 11, 2019
Wyoming principal recognized as top educator in the nation
The principal of a Cheyenne junior high school on Monday was recognized as one of the top educators in the nation with a Milken Educator Award.
December 10, 2019
Wyoming Suffrage to be commemorated through music
The Wyoming Symphony Orchestra has commissioned an original work from rising American composer Stephanie Ann Boyd to celebrate the 150th anniversary of womens suffrage in Wyoming and the 100th anniversary of suffrage in the United States.
December 10, 2019
Fireworks, story reading mark Ucross Christmas Celebration
A Christmas celebration featuring fireworks and the reading of a holiday story by a nationally acclaimed author will be on tap this weekend for visitors to an artists colony near Sheridan.
December 10, 2019
UW standout Fennis Dembo’s number retired
The jersey of Wyoming basketball star Fennis Dembo was retired this weekend by the University of Wyoming.
December 09, 2019
Chronic Wolf Depredation
I recently attended a meeting of fellow sheep and cattle producers who raise livestock in the part of Sublette County that is outside Wyomings trophy zone for wolves.
Cat UrbigkitDecember 09, 2019
Casper photographer named PRCA Photographer of the Year
A Casper photographer has been named the Professional Rodeo Cowboys Association photographer of the year for a third time.
December 09, 2019
Wyoming Native Rob Wallace Runs National Christmas Tree Ceremony
Things were busy at the Department of Interior this past Thursday. It was the annual lighting of the National Christmas Tree and caught up in all of the last minute preparations for the 90-minute event was newly appointed Assistant Secretary for Fish, Wildlife, and Parks Rob Wallace.
December 08, 2019
As feds move to drop Wyoming bear baiting lawsuit, environmental groups say they’ll continue to pursue it
By Nicole Blanchard, Cowboy State Daily Sy Gilliland isnt even entertaining the idea of how his business would be affected if a lawsuit that aims to end bear baiting in Wyoming is successful. The state of Wyoming is going to be shoulder-to-shoulder with the outfitting industry, said Gilliland, president of the Wyoming Outfitters and Guides…
December 07, 2019
Increased timber harvest could play role in diversified approach to wildfire prevention
As catastrophic wildfires become more frequent across the West, people are looking for a single culprit, but its not that simple, Wyoming State Forester Bill Crapser said.
December 06, 2019
DOT continues work to stop falling rock on highway near Cody
Wyomings Department of Transportation is continuing its work to stabilize falling rock that has created a hazard for several years on a highway between Cody and Yellowstone National Park.
Wendy CorrDecember 06, 2019
Antarctica? Cowboy State was a sea of blowing snow during Great Thanksgiving Blizzard
Travel in Wyoming was horrific on the days leading up to the 2019 Thanksgiving holiday. Heavy snow and high winds struck at least three-fourths of the state. It was a mess.
Bill SniffinDecember 05, 2019
Northwest tries new tactics to attract students
Northwest College in Powell, facing declining enrollment for the last several years, has launched several efforts to build up the number of students attending the two-year school.
December 05, 2019
State legislator takes national stance against ‘endless wars’
If Congress is not willing to declare war in the Middle East, Rep. Tyler Lindholm, R-Sundance, wants America to bring home its troops.
December 04, 2019
UW students, NCAR Supercomputing Center help improve forecasts in Asia, Africa, South America
In the United States, Japan and a handful of western European countries, people can access state-of-the-art weather forecasts that are updated once an hour.
December 04, 2019
Ice sculpture and parades featured at Gillette’s Holiday Ice Festival
The art of ice sculpting will be on display in Gillette this weekend as the city launches its celebration of the holidays.
December 03, 2019
Customer-generated power electrifies calls for net metering reform
Dr. Jason Bloomberg spent more than $100,000 on his homes solar and wind energy system with the idea he could recoup the costs through energy savings during the next 20 years.
December 03, 2019
Taco John’s to open satellite office in Minneapolis
Taco Johns is expanding its corporate office to Minnesota, the restaurants president and CEO announced Monday morning.
December 03, 2019
On Bone Broth, and Coexistence
The morning after Thanksgiving our house was once again filled with the smell of cooking turkey. But this time it was because we were boiling the carcass remains from the previous days feast. The bones are placed in the garbage once the broth is complete, but we pour the bone broth with chunks of meat in canning jars for reheating and pouring over the kibble of our working livestock guardian dogs on cold winter mornings. Bones from a beef roast, leg of lamb, or leftover bird carcass all provide for delicious bone broth that can be used to make soup, but we like providing a nutrition boost for hard-working dogs and females raising pups.
Cat UrbigkitDecember 02, 2019