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<title>Boyfriend Of Missing Gillette Woman Irene Gakwa Set For Prison Release | Cowboy State Daily</title>

The boyfriend of Irene Gakwa, a Gillette nursing student missing for three years, is set to be released from prison this month. Nathan Hightman drained her accounts after she disappeared and remains a “person of interest” in the case.

Boyfriend Of Missing Gillette Woman Irene Gakwa Set For Prison Release

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<title>Crews With Trucks And Chainsaws Have Begun Months-Long Process Of Clearing Yellowstone Roads | Cowboy State Daily</title>

Construction vehicles outfitted with snowplows and blowers have started the months-long process of clearing roads in Yellowstone National Park. Crews also use chainsaws and avalanches to move massive amounts of snow.

Crews With Trucks And Chainsaws Have Begun Months-Long Process Of Clearing Yellowstone Roads

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<title>Utah To Become First State To Ban Fluoride In Drinking Water | Cowboy State Daily</title>

While Wyoming hasn’t passed a statewide ban on adding fluoride to tap water, some communities like Casper, Evanston, and Thermopolis have enacted their own. Utah voted this month to eliminate fluoride in drinking water, the first statewide ban in the nation.

Utah To Become First State To Ban Fluoride In Drinking Water

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<title>Too Young To Drive? Not If You’re A Wyoming Farm Kid | Cowboy State Daily</title>

Wyoming is one of nine states that still issues “hardship” driver’s licenses to 14-year-old ranch kids. But in reality, growing up rural in the Cowboy State means most farm and ranch kids have already been driving for years by then.

Too Young To Drive? Not If You’re A Wyoming Farm Kid

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<title>Former Wyoming U.S. Sen. Al Simpson Dies At 93, Remembered As Gentle Giant | Cowboy State Daily</title>

Former U.S. Sen. Alan K. Simpson died early Friday morning at the age of 93, leaving a legacy of a man who transcended Wyoming culture and politics. Standing 6-foot-7, he’s remembered by friends and colleagues as a gentle statesman who truly served Wyoming.

Former Wyoming U.S. Sen. Al Simpson Dies At 93, Remembered As Gentle Giant

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<title>Hageman Town Hall In Afton Turns Aggressively Feisty Over DOGE, Postal Service | Cowboy State Daily</title>

U.S. Rep. Harriet Hageman was cheered, applauded, heckled and questioned during an aggressively feisty Thursday night town hall meeting at the Afton Civic Center. The loudest reactions were for Elon Musk's Dept. of Government Efficiency (DOGE) and the Postal Service.

Hageman Town Hall In Afton Turns Aggressively Feisty Over DOGE, Postal Service

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