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Guest Column: Appropriations Committee Trims Governor’s Proposals By Over $100 MillionÂ
Wyoming Appropriations Chairs Tara Nethercott and Bob Nicholas write, "Overall, the joint appropriations committee is recommending a budget for 2025-26 that spends $370 million less than the current 2023-24 budget."
CSD StaffFebruary 11, 2024
Families of Wyoming’s Missing and Murdered Hope For More Cold Case Funds
86-year-old Ernie Van Buskirk has one wish before he dies: find out what happened to his son. His case remains one of roughly 150 estimated unsolved cases throughout the state, dating back to 1965. He is hoping the legislature provides more money to help with cold cases.
Jen KocherFebruary 11, 2024
Guest Column: Wyoming Mining Industries NOT Headed For Showdown Over Property Rights
Rep. Ben Hornok writes, "I would like to set the record straight about my House Bill 69, 'Mine permit and reclamation plan changes – landowner approval.'"
CSD StaffFebruary 11, 2024
Rod Miller: Walt Gasson’s “Craven Creek” – Dispatches From The Beating Heart Of The Big Empty
Columnist Rod Miller writes, "The cottonwood is the official state tree of Wyoming. In his collection of essays, 'Craven Creek,' Wyoming author Walt Gasson makes a strong argument that it is, in reality, the Family Tree that shades us and roots us deep in the thin Wyoming soil."
Rod MillerFebruary 11, 2024
75 Years Ago, The Blizzard of 1949 Crippled Wyoming
It’s been 75 years since the Blizzard of 1949, a relentless two-month storm that crippled Wyoming. Accumulation measured in feet. Winds clocked 65-80 mph. Double-digit subzero temperatures for weeks on end.
Jake NicholsFebruary 11, 2024
Ian Munsick’s Latest Album Comes With A Documentary Celebrating Wyoming
When Sheridan's Ian Munsick moved to Nashville 10 years ago and became immersed in a city with some of the world’s best songwriters, he made himself a promise. He was not going to forget his Wyoming roots.
Renée JeanFebruary 11, 2024
How Volunteers And Valentine’s Day Saved Hartville, Wyoming's Post Office
To save its post office, the tiny town of Hartville created a commemorative Valentine's Day stamp in 1996. The stamp has become so popular, collectors from around the world seek it out. The Pony Express joins in too with a Valentine's Day-themed ride to the town.
Renée JeanFebruary 11, 2024
Why Are There Two 9-Ton Easter Island Heads In Rock Springs, Wyoming?
An archaeologist who was a professor at Western Wyoming Community College in Rock Springs once lived on Easter Island and had a theory on how its statues were moved on the island. Nearly 40 years ago, he had two 9-ton stone Moai statues replicated at the college to test his theory.
February 11, 2024
Religious Freedom Expert To Speak In Cheyenne Tuesday
The attorney fighting major and controversial religious freedom cases in the U.S. is speaking at a conference in Cheyenne on Tuesday to discuss religious freedom in the U.S. and how it can be safeguarded for the future.
Clair McFarlandFebruary 11, 2024
Wyoming’s Only Pro Racing Team In Lead To Defend Endurance Cup Title
In only its third season, Wyoming’s only professional auto racing team has won one IMSA Michelin Endurance Cup and is in the lead for another. It all started 20 years ago when Herb Korthoff bought a $600,000 car to get things started.
Renée JeanFebruary 10, 2024
$10.8 Billion Budget, 205 Bills To Start 2024 Wyoming Legislature Session On Monday
When Wyoming legislators begin their 2024 session Monday, they’ll start with Gov. Mark Gordon’s proposed $10.8 billion budget and 205 bills already introduced.
Leo WolfsonFebruary 10, 2024
Eating Wyoming: Authentic Chicago Deli Meets Traditional Italy At Casper's Steamboat Deli
Frequent customers of the downtown Steamboat Deli & Outlet in Casper say the eatery is more than just a spot to grab a quick sandwich, it’s an authentic Chicago deli experience with a unique Italian twist -- all created by a Le Cordon Bleu-trained chef.
Dale KillingbeckFebruary 10, 2024
Wyoming Couple Turn Napkin Sketch Into Industrial Snow Melting Machine
After seeing huge piles of plowed snow last winter, a Riverton, Wyoming, couple was inspired. A quick napkin sketch became Thaw Tech Solutions, a custom-built industrial machine used to melt snow and release it into the drainage system.
Amber SteinmetzFebruary 10, 2024
Even With $2,000 Elk Tags, Hunters Still Want To Hunt In Wyoming
With price hikes that have some nonresident elk tags nearing the $2,000 mark, sticker shock might be keeping some hunters away, but Wyoming still retains a strong pull for hunters all over the country.
Mark HeinzFebruary 10, 2024
Bill Sniffin: Longest Highway In America Enters Wyoming At Lusk, Exits At Yellowstone
Columnist Bill Sniffin writes, “All the major historic roads from the Lincoln Highway to the Union Pacific Railroad to the Pony Express to the first telegraph line. All passed through Wyoming territory.”
Bill SniffinFebruary 10, 2024
Gillette Diesel Mechanic Hoping To Get On List For Rare Heart-Lung Transplant
Gillette's Justin Rushing doesn’t look like a guy who needs a heart and lung transplant. The 36-year-old, who loves hunting and his family, spends his days working as a diesel mechanic. But he's running out of time and working to get on the list.
Jen KocherFebruary 10, 2024
Guest Column: Stories We Tell
Guest columnist Susan Stubson writes, "Is an obituary for the living or for the dead, an opportunity to rewrite grandma’s story or a last ditch attempt to make nicey nice with the one you couldn’t while they were alive?"
CSD StaffFebruary 10, 2024
Guest Column: Wyoming Already Is Benefiting From Renewable Energy
Guest columnist and Rawlins Mayor Terry Weickum writes, "It’s long past time for an elitist state senator from Fremont County to stop his annual circus and to stop trying to undermine Carbon County’s economic future with his tired old disinformation about the renewable energy industry.
CSD StaffFebruary 10, 2024
Cody Man Figures Out How To Sell A Beat-Up 30-Year-Old Subaru With 219,000 Miles On It
"Too many speeding tickets? Trust me, you won’t be speeding in this." That's how a Cody man is describing his beat-up 30-year-old Subaru Loyale with 219,000 miles on it. The self-deprecating ad has attracted buyers in Wyoming, Montana, and Idaho.
Andrew RossiFebruary 10, 2024
Wyoming's Joe McGinley Going After Mt. Everest Again In Quest To Hit 7 Peaks On 7 Continents
Six down, one to go. Casper's Dr. Joe McGinley will be making his second attempt to conquer Mt. Everest to hit his goal of climbing the highest peak in every continent. Last month, he climbed Antarctica’s tallest peak. His Everest climb is scheduled for May.
Dale KillingbeckFebruary 10, 2024
Wyoming History: Casper Man Killed Wife, Shot Top Of His Own Head Off, Then Stood Trial
Casper's Hugh Climer became the talk of Wyoming in 1925 when he killed his wife, then shot himself. But he lived, and testified in his own trial “with the entire top of his skull and part of his brain removed,” as reported in newspapers of the time.
Dale KillingbeckFebruary 10, 2024
Guest Column: The Good Old Boy GlossaryÂ
Rep. Jeanette Ward writes, "A member of Wyoming’s 'good old boy' political class recently penned a column in Cowboy State Daily expressing disdain over the use of the terms 'elitist,' 'establishment,' 'RINO,' and 'Uniparty.' All of these terms are easily definable - I’ll defend their use any day."
CSD StaffFebruary 10, 2024
The T.A. Moulton Barn -- The Most Photographed Outbuilding In The World
A Chinese tourist was asked what he knew about the T.A. Moulton barn as he busily snapped away on a picture-perfect July morning. An interpreter relayed the question. He smiled as wide as a Wyoming sky. “Ah, cowboy,” he said with excitement, and went back to clicking.
Jake NicholsFebruary 10, 2024
The Roundup: A Conversation With Dan Thompson, Large Carnivore Biologist
This week, Wendy Corr talks to Wyoming Large Carnivore Biologist Dan Thompson about grizzlies, the predator attack team, and working with gigantic and dangerous animals.
Wendy CorrFebruary 10, 2024