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An old 90-inch wooden propeller has been in Donna Bershinsky's living room for years, and was a mystery for a long time. It came from a Cessna T-50.

35-Year Mystery Of Wooden Plane Propeller Clears Up For Wyoming Woman

A Laramie woman and her late husband got a gift from a dentist friend about 35 years ago. It was a long, wooden airplane propeller, but for years they knew nothing about it. Now the mystery is beginning to clear up.

Dale KillingbeckJanuary 26, 2025

Bowling is making a comeback in a big way thanks to a high-tech video game-style makeover.

Can Bowling Become Cool Again? Cheyenne's Derby Lane Says "Absolutely."

Bowling has been in a decline since the ‘80s, but a high-tech video-game approach is changing that. The new style is what the recently opened Derby Lanes in Cheyenne is all about.

Renée JeanJanuary 26, 2025

A Wyoming man has created an app that chronicles all the stats and history of the state's wrestling seasons going back to the 1940s.

Wyoming Man’s Ultimate Wrestling App Tracks Every State Placer In History

Spencer Condie is a former wrestling coach and official who took his hobby of tracking Wyoming’s high school champions to the next level. The result of his years of work is an app that tracks every state placer in history, going back to the 1940s.

Amber SteinmetzJanuary 26, 2025

A photo of American troops trying to navigate the miserable "mud camp" area of France during World War I. A dog tag lost there by a U.S. soldier more than 100 years ago is being returned to its family in part thanks to a Wyoming author and investigator who tracked his decendants down.

Wyoming Sleuths Help Return WWI Dog Tags Buried In France For A Century

A French field infamously known as the “mud camp” is still giving up World War I relics lost there more than a century ago, including dog tags. A Wyoming author and investigator are helping them get back to their families.

Jackie DorothyJanuary 26, 2025

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Cassie Craven: Freedom Caucus Shows Promises Made, Promises Kept

Columnist Cassie Craven writes, “To say the Freedom Caucus is grandstanding for publicity or campaign issues years from now is a wild notion. They just kicked establishment incumbents all the way out the door. They don’t need campaign issues. They need results and promises delivered – and so far so good.”

Cassie CravenJanuary 26, 2025

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Letter To The Editor: Please Pass The Clean Kill Bill

Dear editor: The very sad and unfortunate act of cruelty that took place last year in Wyoming will now show people that totally disrespecting any animal in such a manner will pay a very high price with felony charges is only fitting.

January 26, 2025

Larry Proietti worked at KYOY FM in Cheyenne for over 40 years.

Wyoming Radio Voice For More Than 50 Years Steps Away From The Mic

Radio is in Larry Proietti’s blood, and has been waking up his Cheyenne audience for decades. He recently retired after more than 50 years in radio, but is still working behind the scenes.

Jackie DorothyJanuary 26, 2025

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Rod Miller: The Separation Of Church And School In Wyoming

Columnist Rod Miller writes, "The Wyoming Constitution says religious organizations will never get one thin dime of taxpayer money. Things don’t get much more separate than that. Things are rendered to either Caesar or to God, not to both."

Rod MillerJanuary 26, 2025

Captain L. G. Davis, between bulls, proudly displays two registered Hereford bulls which were sold for $6,425 at the 1916 Denver (Colorado) Stock Show.

The American West: Wyoming Hereford Bulls Top Denver Stock Show In 1916

At the January 1916 Denver Stock Show, three registered Hereford bulls bred, reared, and shown by L. G. Davis of Saratoga not only took championship honors, but also brought record prices. All the bulls were sired by the Davis Ranch herd bull Beau Carlos II.

Dick PerueJanuary 26, 2025

The look like unfinished lightweight helicopters, but for decades snowplanes have been an invaluable tool for getting around the remote areas of Yellowstone and Grand Teton national parks during winter.

Wyoming History: Afton's Snowplanes Skimmed Over A Snowy Yellowstone At 100 MPH With No Brakes

The CallAir snowplane, built in Afton, was a revolutionary vehicle. It made it possible to deliver mail, supplies and scientists across the snow-covered terrain of Yellowstone and Grand Teton national parks at 100 mph — with no brakes.

Andrew RossiJanuary 26, 2025

Chris McDonald, 51, completed the elite FBI National Academy at Quantico, Virginia, as one of 1% of senior law enforcement officers throughout the country and world. His road to law enforcement began much earlier, however, when he joined the Marines as a teen.

How A Budding Gillette Baseball Star And Marine Became A Pedophile Hunter

Chris McDonald grew up in Gillette and planned on a career in baseball. Then duty called and he became a Marine in Operation Desert Strom. Now he’s a pedophile hunter, leading DCI’s Internet Crimes Against Children division.

Jen KocherJanuary 26, 2025

After watching the Discovery Channel show "Moonshiners," Cheyenne mechanic Geno Stecks was inspired to try it on his own. So far, his tiny hobby moonshine still has produced about 1.5 cups of hooch since December. At that rate, he thinks it'll take "about a year" to fill one of his tiny 2-liter oak kegs.

Rat Rods, Beer Keg Smoker And Now Moonshine — Life Of A Wyoming Redneck Engineer

A Cheyenne mechanic who loves NASCAR and building rat rods, potato cannons and a smoker out of a beer keg has a new hobby. Inspired by the TV show “Moonshiners,” Geno Stecks is now trying to make his own hooch.

Dale KillingbeckJanuary 26, 2025

A whitetail deer, left, and mule deer, right.

Letter To The Editor: Splitting Mule Deer and Whitetail Tags Would Be A Disaster

Dear editor: This bill is not good for hunters and it is not good for the resource. It is being pushed by people who are only looking at money. They see the dollar signs and want a piece of that pie.

January 26, 2025

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Letter To The Editor: The Sausage-Making In The Legislature Is Terrifying

Dear editor: The Wyoming State Legislature is not boring this year, which everyone should find terrifying. If things continue as they are, I hope all of us can make our own “sausage” because the current actions of our legislative body is running Wyoming out of meat.

January 26, 2025

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Aaron Turpen: Odometer Fraud Is Getting More Commonplace, Thanks to Electronics

Automotive writer Aaron Turpen writes, "As the change from physical to virtual odometer readouts has commenced, so has the number of odometer fraud cases. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration estimates that around 450,000 vehicles are sold every year with false odometer readings."

Aaron TurpenJanuary 26, 2025

A new resident at the Long Term Care Facility at Cody Regional Health shares stories with Jody Goldbach and Sally Gallop, accompanied by therapy ponies Norman and Star.

A Totally Wyoming Prescription At Cody Care Center: Take Two Ponies A Week, Repeat

Residents at the Long-Term Care Center at Cody Regional Health are reminded often they’re Wyomingites. It happens when their weekly prescription for ponies is filled, letting them interact with animals like they have their whole lives.

Andrew RossiJanuary 25, 2025

The newly re-opened Isdell Mercantile Co. in Pony, Montana.

Arrival Of 2 New Businesses Means There’s More Than A Bar In Tiny Pony, Montana

The remote former mining town of Pony, Montana, went bust more than 100 years ago. But the recent arrival of two new businesses downtown, this picturesque outpost at the foot of the Tobacco Root Mountains is experiencing a new kind of boom.

David MadisonJanuary 25, 2025

The Nov. 12, 1951, train wreck drew rescuers from the region and put Evanston, Wyoming in the headlines.

Wyoming History: How 17 People Didn’t Have To Die When Trains Collided Near Evanston In 1951

Seventeen people were killed and 159 others hurt when a full-speed train crashed into another nearly stopped on the tracks near Evanston in 1951. The real tragedy is technology was available that could’ve averted disaster.

Dale KillingbeckJanuary 25, 2025

It takes some next-level marketing and effort to sell exclusive multimillion-dollar Jackson Hole properties to billionaires.

How To Sell Jackson Hole Real Estate To Billionaires

If you’ve ever wondered what it takes to sell exclusive multimillion-dollar Jackson Hole properties to billionaires, Latham Jenkins can tell you. It’s next-level effort that goes far beyond just walking potential buyers through a building.

Renée JeanJanuary 25, 2025

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The American West: Thomas H. Leforge/Horse Rider - Walking In Two Worlds

“I worship the Sun and Big Horn Mountains
 their offspring lands and streams provided me with an abundance of good food and rich raiment. I was born an Ohio American, I shall die a Crow Indian American.” – Horse Rider

Terry A. Del BeneJanuary 25, 2025

The Cadaver Lab at Central Wyoming College is where a select few students can dissect and learn on actual cadaver’s. It is the only community college in Wyoming that offers this opportunity. Nursing students who wish to participate in the Cadaver Lab must pass their anatomy class with an “A” and get instructor approval.

The Cadaver Lab At Central Wyoming College Is A Rarity In Today's Academic World

Most cadaver labs are limited to big public universities. To have one at the community college level is a rarity and makes Central Wyoming College in Riverton stand out. "It is definitely not for the weak," one student told Cowboy State Daily.

Jackie DorothyJanuary 25, 2025

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Drinking Wyoming: The Kitsch, One-Time-Trendy Aprés Ski Cocktails Time Forgot

The 50s, 60s, and 70s were the highpoint of the Aprùs Ski scene -- the post-slope, happy-hour tradition of sipping adult beverages and tasting fondue, preferably while wearing a turtleneck. Here’s a sampling of three classic cocktails, one from each decade of aprùs ski’s golden era.

David MadisonJanuary 25, 2025

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Joan Barron: Needed -- A 101 Course On Property Taxes

Columnist Joan Barron writes, "I think it’s clear that the lawmakers need to know precisely how the tax revenues from property taxes are spent other than that what they learn from their tax statements outlining the mill distributions."

Joan BarronJanuary 25, 2025

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Bill Sniffin: Yes, Wyoming Needs A Big New Monument . . . For The Historic Oregon Trail

Columnist Bill Sniffin writes: “The Oregon Trail has significant sites and sights all across Wyoming that are still in place which deserve recognition.”

Bill SniffinJanuary 25, 2025

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