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Clair McFarland

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<title>Judge Wants Guatemalan Man Deported From Rock… | Cowboy State Daily</title>

A Guatemalan man who smashed into a parked trailer in Rock Springs while drunk, leading to his fourth DUI arrest in the United States, was ordered to report for deportation this week.

 

Judge Wants Guatemalan Man Deported From Rock Springs After Fourth DUI

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<title>Jonathan Lange: Col. Thomas Hutchings Lived… | Cowboy State Daily</title>

Columnist Jonathan Lange writes, "Soft-spoken and tender-hearted, Colonel Thomas C. Hutchings, USANG, Retired was a man like none other. Last week, we suddenly lost this Wyoming treasure. Cowboy State Daily readers might remember last summer’s headline, 'Miracle On I-25: Cheyenne Man Doesn't Know Who Saved His Life After Crash.' That was Tom."

Jonathan Lange: Col. Thomas Hutchings Lived Purposefully

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Four young men face felony charges after at least one of them posted evidence to Snapchat of their alleged escapades robbing the Big Horn Y gas station in Sheridan, Wyoming. One suspect reportedly texted a Snapchat contact, “Yeah, We Robbed It.” 

Sheridan Deputies Find Burglary Evidence All Over Suspects' Snapchat

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The father of a 22-year-old hiker missing since Sept. 17 after summiting Yellowstone’s highest peak is coordinating private and volunteer search teams to help find his son. One of their clues is a note the hiker left at the mountain's summit.

Missing Yellowstone Hiker's Note A Clue For Volunteer Search Teams Now Mobilizing

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Renée Jean

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<title>Fiery Glow On Bighorns Overnight Was Intentional… | Cowboy State Daily</title>

Another night of watching the Bighorn Mountains glow above them made some living in the shadow of the Elk Fire nervous overnight Thursday. But the huge, scary and dramatic column of fire was part of a plan to save Sheridan’s water supply, as well as slow the fire down.

Fiery Glow On Bighorns Overnight Was Intentional Burning To Slow Elk Fire

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Leo Wolfson

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A pair of huge wildfires have burned more than 147,000 acres in Wyoming, and people are wondering why that’s not national news. Others are pushing conspiracy theories, including the government started the fires to access rare earth minerals.

Wyoming’s Huge Wildfires Prompt National Online Conspiracy Theories

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