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Upscale restaurant The Metropolitan to open in downtown Cheyenne
A new upscale restaurant and events center will be opening in downtown Cheyenne later this year.
April 03, 2019
Outdoor living focus of Lander’s Garden Expo
Outdoor living whether gardening, enjoying the wonders of your own backyard or traveling the streams and mountains of nature is the focus of this weekends Garden Expo in Lander.
April 02, 2019
Range Writing: Our Public Lands Aren’t Killing Us
Seattle-based Egan writes of out in the way beyond of a vast kingdom now being used to hasten the demise of the planet. As a rural resident in Wyoming (our nations least populated state), I live in the way beyond Egan writes about, but I know that the Big Empty isnt empty. It is home to thriving human and animal communities. We may have more elk and livestock on the landscape than people, but thats the way we like it. We are the stewards of Americas public lands.
Cat UrbigkitApril 01, 2019
King Ranch’s Eisele ‘proud and lucky’ to be involved in calving season
Its calving season at King Ranch, Eiseles family-owned cattle operation five miles west of Cheyenne. The annual season of birth that unfolds here is happening or soon will occur at ranches across Wyoming.
March 31, 2019
Mixed Martial Arts finds home, big-name sponsorship in Wyoming
As the Cheyenne Brazilian Jiu Jitsu academy grows, primary coach and owner Matt Cano hopes to see Wyoming earn a place on the MMA map, but until then, he plans to keep rolling with his students and sharing his love for the sport. Spiritually and mentally, youre in the zone with that training partner, Cano said. We share blood, sweat and tears on these mats. Were all brothers and sisters here.
March 31, 2019
State checkbook reveals $1.2 billion in out-of-state expenditures
Wyoming state government spends millions of dollars in other other states and Connecticut companies get more money than any other state, according to data released by the Wyoming State Auditors Office.
March 29, 2019
Proposal to set toll for I-80 revived
A state legislator is proposing another attempt to set a toll for travel on Interstate 80 as a way to pay for improvements to Wyomings busiest interstate highway.
March 29, 2019
Pine Bluffs distillery a destination for adventurous whiskey fans
The distillery itself and attached tasting room opened in November of 2017. Since then, more than 500 gallons of Pine Bluffs Distillings spirits has been released, but thousands more gallons are in barrels to be aged for a few years.
March 27, 2019
First Lady launches support for food security at Friday Food Bags
Both Jennie Gordon, First Lady of Wyoming and Governor Mark Gordon worked alongside Cheyenne volunteers Monday evening to fill 925 food bags for area children who may not have access to nutritious meals when school is out for spring break.
March 26, 2019
Wyoming congressional delegation welcomes end of Mueller probe
The end of the special investigation into President Donald Trumps campaign by Special Counsel Robert Mueller should free members of Congress to focus on important issues, according to members of Wyomings congressional delegation.
March 25, 2019
Driskill: DC judge’s ruling on Wyoming oil & gas permits “idiotic… a tragedy”
Wyoming Senate Vice President Ogden Driskill for Senate District #1 has strong words on the ruling from Washington, D.C. judge Rudolph Contreras.
March 23, 2019
A Most Unique “Barn” Tour
Cheyenne Hills Church recently completed work on "The Barn" so middle and high school parishoners have a place to call their own". Sandy Johnson, senior staff assistant at the church, took Cowboy State Daily on a tour of the new facility.
March 22, 2019
Rachel’s Challenge leaves lasting impact on students
We went back to East to check in and see if the Rachel's Challenge message of kindness, inclusion, and dreaming big had a lasting impact on students.
March 21, 2019
44th Pole, Pedal Paddle race set for Jackson this weekend
An unusual race that sees competitors often in costume ski, bike, run and float more than 34 miles from the Jackson Hole Mountain Resort to a spot south of Jackson is being held for the 44th time this weekend.
March 20, 2019
Gift to LCCC will help business students
Longtime Cheyenne resident Lois Mottonen appreciated the value of education and the doors it could open.
March 19, 2019
#TravelTuesday: Celtic music, food and fun on tap in Evanston this weekend
Anyone with a taste for Celtic music, food and fun or a fake Scottish accent they want to show off should head for Evanston this weekend to take part in the citys Ceili at the Roundhouse Celtic Festival.
March 19, 2019
In brief: Private school zoning measure becomes law without Gordon’s signature
A measure giving private schools the same exemption from county zoning laws as public schools has been allowed to become law without the signature of Gov. Mark Gordon.
March 18, 2019
In the market for an airplane? Great Lakes has 16 for sale
Sixteen airplanes parked at the old Cheyenne Regional Airport are being stored for Great Lakes Airlines while the company tries to sell them.
March 18, 2019
Gordon vetoes call for state to sue over coal terminal
A bill that would have allowed the Legislature to sue the state of Washington over the denial of permits for a coal export terminal has been vetoed by Gov. Mark Gordon.
March 18, 2019
Miraculous Wyoming cowgirl recovering after suffering “100% fatal” neck injury
Dakotah Winsor's little dog perished along a lonely stretch of highway between Casper and Shoshoni in late February and the 20-year-old is struggling with that loss while her family and friends are thankful Dakotah is alive and able to walk after sustaining a neck injury that doctors in Denver say was "100 percent fatal." The lead surgeon, in fact, told the Winsor family he'd only seen that specific injury in autopsy rooms.
March 18, 2019
Digesting the elephant: A dive into Wyoming’s checkbook
With nearly 5 million line items totaling more than $27.5 billion of checks written during the last six years, delving into Wyomings checkbook could be like drinking from a firehose.
March 15, 2019
Blizzard impact on ranches varies
The Blizzard of 2019 that shut down the state government and area schools had varying impacts on area ranchers.
March 15, 2019
Ride along in a WYDOT snowplow as drivers work to reopen Wyoming roads
There is a lot of manpower - and horsepower - required to get things back up and running after a massive storm.
March 15, 2019
Storm brings second day of shutdown for Cheyenne
With the Cheyenne Police Department setting its slick as meter for Cheyenne roads at non-caloric silicon-based kitchen lubricant, the states Capitol remained largely shut down on Thursday as blizzard conditions persisted across southeastern Wyoming.
March 14, 2019