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Clair McFarland

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<title>Wyoming Supreme Court Says State Has To Pay Some… | Cowboy State Daily</title>

The Wyoming Supreme Court ruled last week that the state has to pay a Uinta County $8,160 in property tax for leasing a truck stop on state land. The ruling is likely to raise lease rates on state lands.

Wyoming Supreme Court Says State Has To Pay Some County Tax Bills

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Mark Heinz

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Wildlife

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<title>Group Of Horses May Have Been Left Homeless By… | Cowboy State Daily</title>

The owner of an animal rescue facility east of Cheyenne wants the previous owners of a mare, her foal, and another mare that's pregnant to know that the animals are safe and will be well-cared for. She wonders if they were forced to sell because of the wildfires.

Group Of Horses May Have Been Left Homeless By Wyoming Wildfires

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Greg Johnson

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<title>Elk Fire Continues Its Southeast March, Grows… | Cowboy State Daily</title>

Like a column of soldiers, the Elk Fire in northern Wyoming continues its methodical — and at times seemingly relentless — march southeast. It’s grown again to more than 87,000 acres as of Sunday and a little less contained at 28%.

Elk Fire Continues Its Southeast March, Grows Again To More Than 87,000 Acres

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Andrew Rossi

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<title>How Wyoming Ranchers Rescued A 1,500-Year-Old… | Cowboy State Daily</title>

The Great Turtle Shield, a priceless 1,500-year-old rock carving was chiseled away from Wyoming's Castle Garden Petroglyph Site in 1940. Furious ranchers let it be known if it wasn't found, "legs would be broken." Shortly thereafter, it was anonymously recovered.

How Wyoming Ranchers Rescued A 1,500-Year-Old Petroglyph Vandals Chiseled Out Of Cliff Wall

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Jackie Dorothy

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Agriculture

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<title>Wyoming Grower Expects To Bring In 525,000 Tons… | Cowboy State Daily</title>

It’s harvest time for Wyoming’s sugar beet growers, and it looks like they’ve had a good season. For Worland-area grower Jim Miller, it’s been a good year. He expect to bring in about 525,000 tons of super-sweet sugar beets.

Wyoming Grower Expects To Bring In 525,000 Tons Of Super-Sweet Sugar Beets

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<title>Wyoming's Two Ocean Creek Is Only Body Of Water… | Cowboy State Daily</title>

Parting of the Waters deep in the Teton Wilderness is a uniquely Wyoming wonder where Two Ocean Creek splits, flowing into both the Atlantic and Pacific oceans. It’s the only body of water on the planet to do that.

Wyoming's Two Ocean Creek Is Only Body Of Water That Flows Into Atlantic And Pacific

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