Episode Details

It's time to take a look at what's happening around Wyoming for Monday, August 4th. I'm Wendy Corr, bringing you headlines from the Cowboy State Daily newsroom - Brought to you by the Converse County Tourism Promotion Board! Discover Douglas and Glenrock in beautiful Wyoming, where rich history, outdoor adventure, and welcoming communities await. Feel the Energy of Converse County at www.ConverseCountyTourism.com.

–

Because he removed emissions controls from diesel engines, a 65-year-old Wyoming man is bracing for his sixth month in federal prison. Tampering with U.S. Environmental Protection Agency-required emissions systems is a federal felony, and Troy Lake pleaded guilty to one count of conspiring to violate the Clean Air Act in June of last year.

Lake will also live out the rest of his days as a convicted felon, unless he receives a pardon from President Donald Trump. Cowboy State Daily's Clair McFarland reports that recent changes in the regulatory landscape fuel that hope.

"I took on this story because I heard from a person who was trying to help the Lake family, like, these rules might soon be reversed, and yet, this man is in prison. But after I wrote it, I mean, I've gotten a flood of emails and online interaction from people who are just like, 'Yeah, I'm about to quit trucking,' or 'I've burned up on the side of the road. This man is a hero,' you know. And I didn't frame the story that way. I just told the story head on, bare bones, these are the facts. But the absolute deluge of sympathy and concern and outrage toward the mandates that has followed this story, I did not anticipate."

Lake reported to prison Feb. 10 and remains at the FCI Florence correctional complex in Colorado – but as the Trump administration inches toward reversing the mandates that landed Lake in prison, his family is pushing for the president to pardon him.

Read the full story HERE.

–

A Colorado ranching family recently went under a $6.7 million contract to buy the Muleshoe Ranch just north of Torrington, which includes 4,300 acres with three center pivots and strong water rights.

Cowboy State Daily's David Madison reports that the seller's decision to get out of cattle ranching reflects multiple pressures facing today's beef producers.

"There seems to be a collection of trends right now in the cattle industry. One of them is the drought that's reducing the amount of feed that's available just through rain and growing there on the ranch that's reduced herd sizes. There's been some bottlenecks around process processing. There's also an aging group of ranchers right now who are hitting their golden years. And when you see cattle at the prices they're fetching right now, they immediately think of cashing out. And some are."

According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, prices for uncooked beef steaks are 198.43% higher in 2025 than they were in 1997.

Read the full story HERE.

–

Lynn Dianne Olson, known as Dianne to those who knew her, was 16 when she vanished from the GP Bar guest ranch about 50 miles northwest of Pinedale.

She and her twin brother, Mike, had come from Utah to spend the summer working on the ranch. She had only been there for about a month when she disappeared on June 28, 1963. Now Cowboy State Daily's Jen Kocher reports that Dianne's sister, Camillia, holds out hope that it's never too late to find her sister's remains.