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BLM Says It's Misunderstood, Claims No Plans To Lock Public Out Of 1.8 Million Acres
Despite widespread condemnation in Wyoming, the BLM claims much of the criticism leveled at controversial Resource Management Plan is rooted in misinformation or hyperbole.
Mark HeinzSeptember 25, 2023

Mother, Boyfriend Accused Of Trying To Kill 2-Year-Old Boy Plead Not Guilty
A 20-year-old woman and her 21-year-old boyfriend have pleaded not guilty to attempted murder of her 2-year-old son, which includes allegations the boy was swung like a baseball bat.
Clair McFarlandSeptember 25, 2023

Guest Column: BLM Breaches Local Policies and Trust With Resource Management Plan
In a guest column, 10 Wyoming legislators says the BLM's draft Resource Management Plan will "devastate a hardworking community of energy, agricultural users, and recreationalists who depend on the ability to use these lands for productive uses."
CSD StaffSeptember 25, 2023

Groups Claim Misinformation From Secretary Of State’s Office Kept Pot Off Ballot
Two marijuana advocacy groups and the Wyoming Libertarian Party are considering legal action over claims they were misled by the Secretary of State’s office about how many signatures were needed to get marijuana questions on the ballot.
Leo WolfsonSeptember 25, 2023

Dave Simpson: 'Silver Wings,' Not 'Barbie,' Got Raves
Columnist Dave Simpson writes, "Sorry I missed 'Barbie' with my friends Bill and Nancy Sniffin, but the highlight of the summer had nothing to do with sitting in a movie theater. It was sitting around a campfire while a retired eye doctor/musician from Nebraska sang 'Silver Wings.'”
Dave SimpsonSeptember 25, 2023

Federal Judge Orders Wyoming Tribes To Pay $13.1 Million To Energy Company
A federal judge in Wyoming has confirmed an arbitration panel's April order for the Northern Arapaho and Eastern Shoshone tribes to pay nearly $13.1 million to an oil company after the tribes cut the company's lease to work on their land.
Clair McFarlandSeptember 25, 2023

Rep. Dalton Banks: Wyoming, Not Feds, Knows How To Best Manage Its Public Lands
Guest Columnist Rep. Dalton Banks writes, “This issue will spread like a plague around our state, negatively affecting our way of life. We as the citizens of Wyoming must take a strong stance against this land grab and stop it in its tracks.”
CSD StaffSeptember 25, 2023

Wyoming Woman Gets Photograph Of Unusual White ‘Ghost’ Rainbow
A woman in Wyoming’s Hoback Range near Bondurant on Sunday was in the right place at the right to time to snap a photo of an unusual white fogbow, often called "ghost rainbows" because they have the same shape but no color.
Andrew RossiSeptember 25, 2023

Fremont County OKs $1.8 Million Payout To Avert Ambulance Strike
Fremont County commissioners agreed Monday morning to increase the county’s annual payout to Frontier Ambulance by about $387,000 a year to about $1.8 million to head off a threatened strike by local Ambulance workers.
Clair McFarlandSeptember 25, 2023

Cowboy State Daily Radio News: Monday, September 25, 2023
Monday's headlines include: New fed turbine rules could kill more eagles; Colorado wants to reintroduce wolves but no one will give them any; Wyoming dinosaur could get $1.2 million in Paris; UW researcher studying haunted Wyoming hotels.
Wendy CorrSeptember 25, 2023

Why The Heck … Is A Camel The Mascot For A Wyoming High School?
For more than 100 years, a camel has been the mascot for Campbell County High School in Gillette. And for more than a century, people have been asking why?
Greg JohnsonSeptember 24, 2023

Study Blames Men Eating Beef For 50% Of Harmful Gas Emissions
Wyoming's beef industry is questioning a recent Tulane University study that claims American men ages 50-65 eat so much beef that if they stopped, greenhouse gas emissions would drop by as much as 50%.
September 24, 2023

UW Researcher Takes Scientific Approach To Studying Wyoming’s Haunted Hotels
Debbie Cobb has long had a fascination with ghost stories. Now the University of Wyoming researcher is putting that fascination to work on a study of Wyoming’s most haunted hotels.
Renée JeanSeptember 24, 2023

Wyoming Hunting: Dad’s Trophy Bull Elk Another First For Cody Father-Son Hunting Team
Father-and-son Ed and Dalton of Cody have been hunting together since Dalton was old enough to tag along. And Ed has always let Dalton shoot first. This year, the tables were turned and Ed bagged his first archery bull elk.
Mark HeinzSeptember 24, 2023

Wyoming Conservationists Worry Fed Rule Will Let Turbines Kill More Eagles
A proposed federal rule aimed at streamlining permitting processes for wind development could undermine protections for eagles. The final rule could impact eagle populations in southeast Wyoming, where they’re especially dense.
September 24, 2023

Letter to the Editor: What Is The Mormon Obsession With Temple Building?
Dear editor: "You’d think the mega wealthy Mormon church would have been willing to shorten the steeple to appease the citizens of Cody."
CSD StaffSeptember 24, 2023

Letter to the Editor: Plastic Bag Ban Idiocy
Dear editor: "This will be total plagiarism but it says it better than I ever could..."
CSD StaffSeptember 24, 2023

Rod Miller: Government Secrets vs. The Wyoming Public Records Act
Columnist Rod Miller writes, "In a free society like ours, citizens should know more about government than government knows about us. Knowledge is power, right? When government keeps secrets from its citizens, it becomes a secret government."
Rod MillerSeptember 24, 2023

Wyoming Halfway House Rehabilitates Instead Of Kills Delinquent Beavers
A partnership was recently created that features a new halfway house for delinquent beavers. Those involved say it’s a better alternative than killing them.
September 24, 2023

Giant Steel Silhouettes Making Drivers Double-Take Their Way Across Wyoming
A growing collection of giant steel cowboys, dinosaurs and locomotives along Wyoming's highways are nods to the Cowboy State’s Western heritage and a reminder to think 307 First.
Andrew RossiSeptember 24, 2023

Hunting Wyoming: Teton County Has Great Outlook – Just Watch For Grizzlies
Teton County offers a variety of hunting opportunities and great access to public land, but hunters need to be keenly “bear aware” around the area’s robust grizzly population.
Mark HeinzSeptember 24, 2023

Letter to the Editor: Gillette Community College District – Building On A Legacy Of Higher Education And Student Success
Dear editor: Thank you for the opportunity to provide factual information to the earlier opinion submitted by Doug Gerard.
CSD StaffSeptember 24, 2023

Bondurant Elementary, A Modern One-Room Wyoming Schoolhouse With 3 Students
Bondurant Elementary School’s three students are taught with a unique learning style that’s also a challenge for teachers. It’s one of 20 Wyoming one-room public schools with fewer than 10 students.
September 24, 2023

Wyoming Dinosaur Excavated in Crook County Could Fetch $1.2 Million At Paris Auction
A Camptosaurus dug up in Crook County could fetch up to $1.2 million when it’s auctioned off in Paris next month. Experts say because the dinosaur's skull and body are nearly complete, it could be worth the seven figures.
Andrew RossiSeptember 24, 2023
