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<title>Popular Snowy Range Road Stays Closed Because Nobody Can Figure Out Who Owns It | Cowboy State Daily</title>

Boswell Road in southeast Wyoming’s Snowy Range has been there since before Wyoming was a state. But it remains officially closed because nobody can figure out who owns it. In the meantime, the closure is killing a housing project.

Popular Snowy Range Road Stays Closed Because Nobody Can Figure Out Who Owns It

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<title>Gillette Woman Last Seen Two Months Ago Turns Up In Colorado | Cowboy State Daily</title>

A Gillette woman last seen two months ago after mysteriously disappearing from a trailer home in Gillette was located safe in Colorado on Thursday. Even so, her family and friends remain worried for her safety.

Gillette Woman Last Seen Two Months Ago Turns Up In Colorado

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Andrew Rossi

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<title>Should Wyoming Ranchers Paint Zebra Stripes On Their Cows? Science Says Yes | Cowboy State Daily</title>

A team of scientists has shown that painting zebra stripes on cattle reduces the biting flies landing on them by more than 50%. Should Wyoming ranchers start painting their cows? The science says it would work, but ranchers see it as a last resort.

Should Wyoming Ranchers Paint Zebra Stripes On Their Cows? Science Says Yes

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<title>High Court Hands LDS Church Win On Controversial 101-Foot Cody Temple | Cowboy State Daily</title>

The Wyoming Supreme Court upheld a lower court ruling Friday, denying a Cody group the chance to challenge the approval of a Latter-day Saints temple. The decision ends two years of controversy over the 101-foot-tall temple in a residential neighborhood.

High Court Hands LDS Church Win On Controversial 101-Foot Cody Temple

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Greg Johnson

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<title>Two In Custody After Fatal Shooting South Of Cheyenne | Cowboy State Daily</title>

The Laramie County Sheriff’s Office is piecing together what happened in the early morning hours Friday that left a person dead just south of Cheyenne. Sheriff Brian Kozak said two people have been detained and that “this is a homicide investigation.”

Two In Custody After Fatal Shooting South Of Cheyenne

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<title>WE Soda Downsizes Wyoming Trona Operation While Ramping Up Production | Cowboy State Daily</title>

WE Soda, the world's largest producer of natural soda ash, confirmed this week it’s downsizing positions following a $1.43 billion acquisition of Genesis Alkali's two Wyoming mines.

WE Soda Downsizes Wyoming Trona Operation While Ramping Up Production

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