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<title>Despite What Wildlife Experts Say, Wyoming Has Plenty Of Opossums -- And They Reek | Cowboy State Daily</title>

Cowboy State Daily readers reached out to us -- en masse -- to tell us although there may not be an "official" opossum population in Wyoming, they're here and there are a lot of them. And, as a bonus, they really stink.

Despite What Wildlife Experts Say, Wyoming Has Plenty Of Opossums -- And They Reek

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<title>At First, Wyoming Businessman Thought Invitation To Speak At United Nations Was Scam | Cowboy State Daily</title>

Brian Deurloo of Sheridan will be in Saudi Arabia on Tuesday to address the United Nations about artificial intelligence and water security. At first, the Wyoming businessman deleted the UN’s invitation, thinking it was a scam.

At First, Wyoming Businessman Thought Invitation To Speak At United Nations Was Scam

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<title>Made In Afton, Pilots Say The Husky Is The Best Bush Plane On The Planet | Cowboy State Daily</title>

The Husky, a small bulldog of an aircraft coveted for its ability to land and take off anywhere, is made in Afton, Wyoming. It’s considered by many pilots to be the best bush plane on the planet.

Made In Afton, Pilots Say The Husky Is The Best Bush Plane On The Planet

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Rod Miller

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<title>Rod Miller: The 10 Worst Things In Wyoming In 2024 | Cowboy State Daily</title>

Columnist Rod Miller writes, "Number 6 – The 'out of order' signs, and police tape that encircles the Independence Rock rest area as you are on your way home from Frontier Days, with your intestines full to bursting with funnel cakes. And you lock your keys in the car."

Rod Miller: The 10 Worst Things In Wyoming In 2024

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<title>Family Still Desperate For Answers 43 Years After Young Wyoming Mother Vanished | Cowboy State Daily</title>

Amber Scholz was a 21-year-old mother in a custody battle with the father when she vanished from her Rock Springs home in 1981. Now 43 years later, her family is still desperate for answers.

Family Still Desperate For Answers 43 Years After Young Wyoming Mother Vanished

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<title>Made In Wyoming: Gunsmith Gets Back To Basics Making Custom “Scout Rifles” | Cowboy State Daily</title>

With the hunting rifle world increasingly dominated by magnum-caliber, extreme-range rifles, semiautomatics and super-powered scopes, a Sheridan gunmaker hopes to carve out his niche with compact, handy “scout rifles.”

Made In Wyoming: Gunsmith Gets Back To Basics Making Custom “Scout Rifles”

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