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Crowds gather for Cheyenne’s second Chey-Fy Comic Expo
Several hundred people gathered at Cheyennes historic Plains Hotel last weekend to take part in the citys second Chey-Fy Comic Expo.
September 17, 2019
Not To Be Critical, But Let’s Try Critical Thinking: From fast fashion to landlocked public lands, the devil is in the details.
Im a news hound, and when I come across a topic that interests me, I try to read about that topic from a variety of news sources in attempt to see a range of perspectives. I read news from major media in the United States, Europe, Russia, and Turkey on a regular basis. Every few days I hear or read statements that give me pause. I am routinely perplexed at reporters allowing these statements to go unchallenged not even questioning the veracity of the claims being made.
Cat UrbigkitSeptember 16, 2019
‘Shootout’ challenge reflects Shoshoni’s can-do spirit
Like a challenge delivered out of the Old West, a shootout at high noon was held Saturday in Shoshoni, Wyoming.
September 15, 2019
Go Pokes! A historic UW photo for a football team on the way to a historic season?
Go Pokes: As the University of Wyoming (2-0) gets ready to take on Idaho today, here is an earlier UW team from 1905 (some 114 years ago) showing a group of tough young men surrounded by their fans and other supporters.
September 14, 2019
Yellowjackets are carnivores – they don’t want you; they want your barbecued steak!
This time of year a yellowish bee-type critter and its buddies swarm down on you just as you sit down to eat a newly barbecued steak. Or hamburger. Or chicken.
Bill SniffinSeptember 14, 2019
Elk hunting outlook good, deer hunting ‘mixed bag,’ says G&F report
Fall is in the air and its the time of year when hunters around Wyoming are finalizing their plans for a successful hunting season. The Wyoming Game & Fish Department has prepared a fall forecast of its eight regions to make planning much easier.
September 13, 2019
Tolling I-80 could prevent potholes, but proposed bill has rough road ahead
A toll proposed for Interstate 80 traffic could help the Wyoming Department of Transportation reduce the $41.5 million yearly funding deficit for maintaining the corridor, but not everyone is on board.
September 12, 2019
Airmen urge service members to lean on fellow ‘wingmen’ for suicide prevention
As the U.S. Air Force reports that suicides among airmen have increased in 2019, two women serving at Cheyennes F.E. Warren Air Force Base are urging service members to rely on their wingmen for help when they are hurting.
September 11, 2019
“A Plane Just Hit the Pentagon!” – A Wyomingite’s Memories From the White House on 9/11
Working in the White House on September 11 doesnt change the tragedy of the event but makes it surreal.
Jimmy OrrSeptember 11, 2019
For adventure close at hand, Cheyenne residents hike or bike Hidden Falls
Curt Gowdy State Park offers Cheyenne residents and visitors from northern Colorado a great escape that's just minutes from the capital city.
September 11, 2019
Lander celebrates fruit-filled heritage with ‘Apple City Festival’
Its not widely known that Lander once was once such a leading producer of apples that it earned the nickname of Wyomings Apple City.
September 10, 2019
Peterson: A cautionary tale from 27 years of public service
We need to be better than this, Wyoming. Media with an agenda other than fair reporting is dangerous. Unions that control elections are dangerous. We should protect openness, transparency, honesty and integrity to our political process. And certainly, the more knowledge we have, the better we are all served.
September 10, 2019
Laramie food truck wins top honors at national wing contest
The owner of a Laramie food truck was recognized recently as creating the best traditional buffalo wing sauce in the country in a national competition held at the home of the buffalo wing.
September 10, 2019
Are “Guard Coyotes” A Thing?
Predator-prey systems (including predator-livestock conflicts) are complicated, multi-faceted, and site-specific, but an Oregon Extension publication has provided a broad solution for those of us in animal agriculture, virtually eliminating the need for lethal control of predators: Keeping well-behaved breeding pairs of coyotes in place in their territories to exclude other coyotes that may kill sheep. Thus, keeping these guard coyotes and guard wolves in place serves to protect our livestock.
Cat UrbigkitSeptember 09, 2019
Firefighters catch a break in Shoshone National Forest’s Fishhawk blaze
Favorable conditions slowed the growth of the blaze over the weekend and gave firefighters an opportunity to establish protective firelines that starve the fire of fuel and direct flames away from structures.
September 08, 2019
Subcommittee collects facts on nuclear waste storage
A legislative subcommittee formed to examine the possibility of storing spent nuclear fuel rods in the state is just collecting facts on the issue so far, its chairman said Thursday.
September 06, 2019
Climate Change? Faulty Sensors, Less Rigorous Standards Could Be Skewing Data
Very hard political decisions are being made around the world based on what people think is happening, he said. People need to tread very lightly and have an understanding of the sausage-making process. Everyone loves a hot dog, but no one wants to know how its made.
September 06, 2019
As Wyoming tries to control supply of opioids, patient, prescriber complications emerge
Through decades of numerous, unpredictable illnesses, pain has become a constant for Cody resident Dawn Scott.
September 05, 2019
Water flows through irrigation canal again
Water has returned to the Goshen Irrigation District canal that was breached in mid-July, leaving more than 100,000 acres of land without water.
September 05, 2019
Wyoming Tourism: Travel Back In Time Through The Ghost Town Of Kirwin
Hop back in time to the era of stage coaches and mining camps through a visit to the abandoned mining town of Kirwin, Wyoming.
Wendy CorrSeptember 04, 2019
And The Wiener Winner Is…
On a hot Labor Day afternoon, crowds gathered at Riverfront Park, on a bend of the Platte River. Some were there for food trucks, cold beer and a car show. But most were there to witness a ritual of Labor Day, a hot dog eating contest.
September 04, 2019
It’s all about tractors at Encampment’s Copper Days Festival
Antique tractors, toy tractors, feats of tractor strength, a tractor parade if it has to do with tractors, its in the spotlight this weekend at Encampments annual Copper Days Festival.
September 03, 2019
Sniffin: Linkages over the ages of time
From 1989 to 1994, I was a member of the Wyoming Travel Commission. Gov. Mike Sullivan appointed me to the post. I was chairman of that wonderful entity in 1992-1993.
Bill SniffinSeptember 03, 2019
Range Writing: Meet the Sugar Ray Leonard of raptors
In all my half-century of life, Ive never encountered a kestrel without being happy about it. Just seeing a kestrel perched on a wire gives me a thrill it always has, and I suppose it always will.
Cat UrbigkitSeptember 02, 2019