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<title>Wyoming’s Sleeping Giant Ski Area Is For Sale, Listing At $500,000 | Cowboy State Daily</title>

The owner of Sleeping Giant Ski Area near Cody, Wyoming, says he's "not running away" from the business, but he listed the resort for sale Tuesday. He wants $500,000 from a strategic partner to help run the resort, or for someone to buy it outright.

Wyoming’s Sleeping Giant Ski Area Is For Sale, Listing At $500,000

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Mark Heinz

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<title>Retired Wyoming Professor Completely Surprised He Was A "Jeopardy!" Answer | Cowboy State Daily</title>

Retired University of Wyoming archeology professor Robert Kelly doesn't watch TV, but his siblings do. He said he was completely surprised on Thanksgiving when he started getting texts telling him he was an answer on "Jeopardy!"

Retired Wyoming Professor Completely Surprised He Was A "Jeopardy!" Answer

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Jackie Dorothy

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<title>Wyoming Ranchers Warned Of Devastating Screwworm Infestation In Mexico | Cowboy State Daily</title>

The Wyoming Department of Agriculture is warning ranchers about a devastating threat to animals and people found in Mexico. The new world screwworm has been confirmed, prompting an immediate closure of the border to cattle imports.

Wyoming Ranchers Warned Of Devastating Screwworm Infestation In Mexico

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Terry A. Del Bene

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<title>The American West: When Luke Halloran Was "Rescued" by America’s Most Famous Cannibals | Cowboy State Daily</title>

Feverish and too weak to travel, Luke Halloran was abandoned on the trail and left alone to die. But his luck seemed to have changed as he was rescued by some strangers. Their names: George and Tamsen Donner.

The American West: When Luke Halloran Was "Rescued" by America’s Most Famous Cannibals

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Renée Jean

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<title>Life On The Farm: Raising Turkeys and Yaks In Albany County, Wyoming | Cowboy State Daily</title>

When Michigan HOA rules wouldn't allow Corinna and Patrick Schade to grow at least some of their food, they moved to Wyoming. Now they've raised more than 350 heritage turkeys alongside a growing herd of yaks in Albany County.

Life On The Farm: Raising Turkeys and Yaks In Albany County, Wyoming

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Andrew Rossi

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<title>Carbon County Man Found Dead In Remote Area South Of Rawlins | Cowboy State Daily</title>

Bruce Baugh was supposed to be back home in Rawlins by 11 a.m. Wednesday after an early-morning elk.  Carbon County Search and Rescue volunteers found his body on Thursday afternoon, over a mile away from his vehicle, which had become stuck. 

Carbon County Man Found Dead In Remote Area South Of Rawlins

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