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The American West: Confrontation on Bitter Creek
During an attack on the LaClede Station on the Overland Trail in 1867, it was lucky for the occupants of the station that the Sioux warriors did not know how the station was effectively defenseless.
Terry A. Del BeneNovember 10, 2024
University Volleyball Team With Trans Player Headed To Playoffs
The San Jose State University women’s volleyball team is headed to the Mountain West Conference playoffs, the conference announced Saturday. Multiple teams in the Mountain West, including Wyoming, have refused to play the team citing safety and unfairness concerns.
Clair McFarlandNovember 10, 2024
Wyoming Rockhounds Have Been Making Museum-Quality Jewelry And Art For 50 Years
If there’s something Wyoming has plenty of it’s rocks and minerals, but it takes true artists to turn them into something unique and valuable. That’s what Eddy and Ava Cole, from Thermopolis, have been doing for 50 years, turning out museum-quality jewelry and rock art.
Jackie DorothyNovember 10, 2024
Cassie Craven: The Biggest Loser Wasn’t the Democrat Party, It Was the Machine
Columnist Cassie Craven writes, “The machine itself was the biggest loser on election night. Dynasties like the Cheneys and Obamas are yesterday’s news. We witnessed a cultural revolution for America when Republicans took a landslide victory.”
Cassie CravenNovember 10, 2024
Rod Miller: Defining Moments in Our Democracy
Columnist Rod Miller writes, "Given the magnitude of voter turnout this year, and the margins in contested races, there can be little doubt that the people have spoken loudly and clearly. That, to me, is a source of pride in our country and our state."
Rod MillerNovember 10, 2024
World's First "Personal Computer" Was Built By A Cody High School Grad
Hewlett-Packard's 9100A, the world's first personal computer, was based on a prototype built by Tom Osborne of Cody. Called “The Green Machine,” it became fully functional on Christmas Eve, 1964. His prototype revolutionized the industry.
Andrew RossiNovember 10, 2024
The No-Longer-Forgotten Veterans Buried In Gillette’s Mount Pisgah Cemetery
There are more than 1,000 veterans buried in Mount Pisgah Cemetery in Gillette dating back to the Civil and Spanish American wars. But many of them have become forgotten. Two local historians are unearthing and sharing their stories.
Jackie DorothyNovember 10, 2024
Wyoming Man Donated Black Hawk Chopper, Staff To Help With Hurricane Helene Disaster
Wheatland resident Charles Hoskinson donated his Black Hawk helicopter and four pilots to provide relief and resources to people in North Carolina devastated by Hurricane Helene. He said they met no other volunteer crew that had traveled as far away as Wyoming to help.
Leo WolfsonNovember 10, 2024
Wyoming Outdoorsmen Say In Grizzly Country, Have A Round Chambered In Your Handgun
When a grizzly is charging and milliseconds count, it’s best to have a round already chambered in a defensive handgun, Wyoming outdoorsmen told Cowboy State Daily. A hunter who shot and killed charging grizzly last month says it saved his life.
Mark HeinzNovember 10, 2024
Wyoming’s Critter Lady Loves All Those Creepy-Crawlies Others Hate
If it creeps, crawls or grosses you out, chances are Kathy Sorensen — aka Wyoming's critter lady — loves it. She's a self-proclaimed advocate for all the things other people hate, and does photo shoots with them.
Jackie DorothyNovember 10, 2024
He Cowboyed With Outlaws Before Chasing Them As Bighorn Basin’s First Sheriff
Virgil Rice tracked horse thieves and had epic shootouts with notorious outlaws as the Bighorn Basin’s first sheriff. Before that, though, he cowboyed with future members of the Hole in the Wall Gang.
Jackie DorothyNovember 09, 2024
Gene Lam: The Wyoming Doctor Who Trained Troops How To Survive POW Camps
Gene Lam was born in Douglas and grew up in Glenrock before being drafted in the U.S. Army and becoming a doctor in the Korean War. He spent three years in a Chinese POW camp, then for 15 years trained troops how to survive capture by the enemy.
Dale KillingbeckNovember 09, 2024
Aaron Turpen: AA is for Automotive Acronyms
Like any industry, automotive has a lot of jargon. Including a host of acronyms that are used without much explanation. It's not at the level of the military when it comes to letters that mean words, but it’s not far behind. Here are some of the most popular.
Aaron TurpenNovember 09, 2024
Jim Hicks — And His Alter-Ego Sagebrush Sven — Have Made Wyoming Laugh For 60 Years
After 60 years as a Wyoming newspaperman, Jim Hicks is still writing his weekly humor column for the Buffalo Bulletin. He and his alter-ego Sagebrush Sven continue lampooning Buffalo, the Cowboy State and himself.
Jackie DorothyNovember 09, 2024
FBI Asks For Help To Find Crow Tribe 13-Year-Old Girl Missing More Than A Month
The FBI is asking for help to find Sa’Wade Birdinground, 13, a member of the Crow Tribe in Montana who was last seen Oct. 6 at a home near the Wyoming border. Searchers have used dogs, divers, drones and helicopters to find her, but no luck so far.
Jen KocherNovember 09, 2024
Drinking Wyoming: The Mint Bar Has Come To Life Every Night For 117 Years
If there's one bar in the Cowboy State that says "Wyoming," it might just be The Mint. The legendary neon bucking horse and cowboy has lit up Sheridan's Main Street since 1938 and has been a fixture in the state since 1907.
Renée JeanNovember 09, 2024
That Time Wyoming’s Game And Fish Director Was Caught Fishing Without A License
It’s been nearly 30 years since John Talbott, then Wyoming Game and Fish director, got caught fishing without a license and resigned. The incident still lives on in Wyoming author C.J. Box’s “Joe Pickett” novels.
Mark HeinzNovember 09, 2024
Wyoming History: In 1868, Benton Was So Violent Murder Was An Everyday Occurence
As the Union Pacific built its railroad across the West, one of its track-end towns became infamous for being a violent, lawless outpost. That was Benton, Wyoming, located in present-day Carbon County. Back in 1868, murder was part of daily life.
Dale KillingbeckNovember 09, 2024
The American West: Massacre at Bear River
No one can say how many lives Tin Dup’s dream saved. The Shoshone elder, known for his prophecies, saw through the haze of sleep soldiers attacking the winter camp in the Bear River bottoms in what is now southeastern Idaho.
R.B. MillerNovember 09, 2024
Starting My Van Life Journey In Wyoming: The Wind And Isolation Are For Real
Sydnee Chapman writes, “I was convinced I would be killed or kidnapped on my first night sleeping in my recently bought campervan. The wind gusts at the rest stop somewhere between Laramie and Evanston were a far cry from the glorious lifestyles you see under #vanlife on social media."
Sydnee ChapmanNovember 09, 2024
Joan Barron: The Boys Won The Presidential Election
Columnist Joan Barron writes, "Democrats were expecting women to unite and vote for Kamala to demonstrate opposition to the position of the GOP and its candidate, Donald Trump on women’s productive rights. But that didn’t happen."
Joan BarronNovember 09, 2024
Bill Sniffin: American People ‘Woke’ Up Last Tuesday! Wyoming Celebrates Trump Landslide
Columnist Bill Sniffin writes: “The Biden-Harris administration was a cultural experiment that used programs that appeared to work in California so why not thrust these ideas on the entire people of the country? But much of the rest of the country was opposed being californicated.”
Bill SniffinNovember 09, 2024
Georgia To Maine In 5 Months: Gillette Man Hikes 2,198-Mile Appalachian Trail
About 3,000 people attempt the entire distance of the 2,198-mile Appalachian Trail every year. Only 1 in 4 make it. It took Gillette native Jordan Thorn five months to complete it, hitting the end of the trail on October 6 -- but was nearly derailed by illness 100 miles from the end.
Amber SteinmetzNovember 09, 2024
Creepy Abandoned Complex In Wyoming’s Red Desert Could Be Out Of A Horror Movie
Wyoming photographer Ken Driese has come across a lot of abandoned places in his treks across the Red Desert. But one place left him spooked. He stayed just long enough to get photos and then "got the hell out of there."
Andrew RossiNovember 09, 2024