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<title>Judge Won’t Overturn Wyoming’s First Fentanyl Manslaughter Conviction | Cowboy State Daily</title>

A Greybull man who was the first person in Wyoming to be convicted of manslaughter for selling fentanyl-laced drugs won’t get a new trial. A judge Wednesday rejected a motion that challenged his plea deal, which got him 15-20 years in prison.

Judge Won’t Overturn Wyoming’s First Fentanyl Manslaughter Conviction

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<title>By The Way, Montana Is Exempt From Public Land Sales In Budget Bill | Cowboy State Daily</title>

While many in Wyoming and other western states are worried about potential public land sales, our neighbors to the north aren't sharing those concerns. Montana's congressional delegation was able to exempt the state from any potential public land sell-offs.

By The Way, Montana Is Exempt From Public Land Sales In Budget Bill

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Renée Jean

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<title>Wyoming’s First Private 1-Mile Horse Racing Track Faces Delays | Cowboy State Daily</title>

Thunder Plains just east of Cheyenne had planned to open Wyoming’s first privately-owned horse racing track in the fall. A backlog in getting electricity to the site, and a soggy spring, have delayed that opening timeline.

Wyoming’s First Private 1-Mile Horse Racing Track Faces Delays

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Clair McFarland

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<title>Gillette Nursing Home Ignored Signs Of Fatal Overdose, Family Claims In Lawsuit | Cowboy State Daily</title>

A Tramadol overdose in November killed Rhonda Parker, 66, who was living at a Gillette assisted living center. Her family sued the care facility Wednesday, claiming caretakers ignored severe signs of her overdose for hours before she died.

Gillette Nursing Home Ignored Signs Of Fatal Overdose, Family Claims In Lawsuit

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Justin George

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<title>Carbon County Sheriff Rescues 3 Teens Lost And Stranded On Medicine Bow Peak | Cowboy State Daily</title>

Carbon County Sheriff Alex Bakken left a meeting Monday night when he saw an alert that three teens were lost on Medicine Bow Peak. A former search and rescue volunteer, Bakken hiked up the mountain in the dark with another volunteer and found them.

Carbon County Sheriff Rescues 3 Teens Lost And Stranded On Medicine Bow Peak

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Dale Killingbeck

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<title>Pony Express Carries Official US Mail Along Oregon Trail Route Through Wyoming | Cowboy State Daily</title>

The annual Pony Express ride across the U.S. West crossed through central Wyoming on Tuesday. Rain and a little hail couldn’t slow the riders down along the Oregon Trail route through the Cowboy State.

Pony Express Carries Official US Mail Along Oregon Trail Route Through Wyoming

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