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<title>Cheyenne Botanic Garden Founder Says Cheyenne ‘Stealing’ Famous Locomotive | Cowboy State Daily</title>

Shane Smith, the founder of the Cheyenne Botanic Gardens, says plans to move Wyoming's oldest coal steam locomotive to a downtown location would amount to “stealing” it from the facility, as well as from all the people who donated time and money to put Ol’ Sadie there.

Cheyenne Botanic Garden Founder Says Cheyenne ‘Stealing’ Famous Locomotive

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<title>Chris LeDoux Days Is Ending: After 15 Years Festival Will Hold Finale In June 2025 | Cowboy State Daily</title>

Chris LeDoux Days in Kaycee, Wyoming, is ending, and going out with a bang this year for its 15th and final run. Entertainer Kip Attaway and country band Sawyer Brown will play for final June festival.

Chris LeDoux Days Is Ending: After 15 Years Festival Will Hold Finale In June 2025

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<title>After 64 Years, Saying Goodbye To Joe's Liquor And Bar In Rock Springs | Cowboy State Daily</title>

For 64 years, Joe’s Liquor and Bar has been the go-to watering hole for generations of Rock Springs locals. One of only two Wyoming spots in the Dive Bar Hall of Fame, Joe’s has closed for good.

After 64 Years, Saying Goodbye To Joe's Liquor And Bar In Rock Springs

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<title>100-Year-Old Dee Baker Wears A Crash Helmet When She Takes Shots Of Liquor | Cowboy State Daily</title>

A viral video introduced the world to the oldest bar hopper in the Black Hills of South Dakota, 100-year-old Dee Baker. Baker wears a crash helmet when she takes shots of liquor. The centenarian is known as the life of the party in Lewie's Burgers and Brews.

100-Year-Old Dee Baker Wears A Crash Helmet When She Takes Shots Of Liquor

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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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