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<title>Riverton Man Gets 6-12 Years For Drunken Fight That Killed Cousin | Cowboy State Daily</title>

A Fremont County man was sentenced Thursday to between six and 12 years in prison for drunkenly beating his cousin to death last March. “I was robbed,” wailed the mother of the victim during the court proceeding.

Riverton Man Gets 6-12 Years For Drunken Fight That Killed Cousin

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<title>Letter To The Editor: Why You Should Trust Professional Librarians To Select Books | Cowboy State Daily</title>

Dear editor: I throw up in my mouth a little bit, every time Republican legislators use the term "common sense," to refer to their own personal opinion, as Rep. Ann Lucas did in her recent guest column.

Letter To The Editor: Why You Should Trust Professional Librarians To Select Books

David Madison

Government & Politics

Executive

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<title>Wyoming Leaders Hail Supreme Court Ruling Limiting Environmental Reviews | Cowboy State Daily</title>

Wyoming Rep. Harriet Hageman was among those celebrating a Supreme Court ruling Thursday that limits the scope of environmental reviews for major infrastructure projects. “Environmentalists for years destroyed development in the U.S.,” she said.

Wyoming Leaders Hail Supreme Court Ruling Limiting Environmental Reviews

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Andrew Rossi

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<title>Cody Family Finds Snakes — One Pregnant — Nesting In The Walls Of Garage | Cowboy State Daily</title>

The wall of a Cody family’s garage had to be pulled off to get to a pair of breeding bull snakes. After first fearing they were rattlesnakes, the family instead had a pest control expert get them when they learned they weren’t dangerous.

Cody Family Finds Snakes — One Pregnant — Nesting In The Walls Of Garage

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<title>Wyoming’s Miracle Mile Is Prized For Trout, But Not So Much The Kokanee Salmon | Cowboy State Daily</title>

The Miracle Mile on the North Platte River in central Wyoming is prized as a trout fishery. Spawning kokanee salmon can also be caught there, although they might taste awful if caught during fall spawning runs.

Wyoming’s Miracle Mile Is Prized For Trout, But Not So Much The Kokanee Salmon

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Renée Jean

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Business

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<title>At $3,300 An Ounce, Prices Prime For Southeast Wyoming’s CK Gold Project | Cowboy State Daily</title>

With gold prices trading high at $3,300 an ounce, timing may be prime for the CK Gold Project in Southeast Wyoming. It’s completed most of its state permitting, with a Laramie County hearing for local permits next month.

At $3,300 An Ounce, Prices Prime For Southeast Wyoming’s CK Gold Project

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