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Renée Jean

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<title>Wagon Box Owner Seeks Partner For Restaurant So He Can Focus On Retreats | Cowboy State Daily</title>

Wagon Box owner Paul McNiel hopes to find a partner or investor to take over the restaurant side of his business. That way he can focus on the retreat side of his business at the historic Story, Wyoming location.

Wagon Box Owner Seeks Partner For Restaurant So He Can Focus On Retreats

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Dale Killingbeck

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<title>Wyoming Make-A-Wish Teen With Rare Heart Disease Donates Sale Of Her 4-H Hog | Cowboy State Daily</title>

Blair Sanchez from Burns, Wyoming, has a rare heart disease and was gifted a dream trip by Make-A-Wish. Wanting other kids to get their wishes granted, she’s pledged thousands of dollars from the sale of her 4-H hog.

Wyoming Make-A-Wish Teen With Rare Heart Disease Donates Sale Of Her 4-H Hog

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Greg Johnson

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<title>Star Valley On Edge As New Wildfire Burns Unchecked South Of Smoot | Cowboy State Daily</title>

Another fast-growing wildfire has blown up in Wyoming, this time in Star Valley south of Smoot. The Willow Creek Fire has prompted evacuations and closed U.S. 89. Meanwhile, the huge 125,000-acre Red Canyon Fire is 75% contained.

Star Valley On Edge As New Wildfire Burns Unchecked South Of Smoot

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Law Enforcement

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<title>Shoshoni Police Write Thousands Of Speeding Tickets — But Don’t Call It A Trap | Cowboy State Daily</title>

Although the town of Shoshoni has a reputation for having a speed trap, the chief of police disputes that. He says the reason 2,372 speeding tickets were issued last year is that people were a threat to public safety and without consequences, you can’t change behavior.

Shoshoni Police Write Thousands Of Speeding Tickets — But Don’t Call It A Trap

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Jackie Dorothy

The American West

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<title>Wyoming History: That Time When 400 Coal Miners Went Vigilante To Hang A Man | Cowboy State Daily</title>

In 1899, a Freemason murdered a coal miner in Glenrock, Wyoming. That fueled a mob of 400 miners who went vigilante, marched down the streets of Douglas to break the Freemason out of jail and then hung him.

Wyoming History: That Time When 400 Coal Miners Went Vigilante To Hang A Man

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<title>Inside An F.E. Warren Air Force Base Secret Underground Missile Bunker | Cowboy State Daily</title>

Welcome to an F.E. Warren Air Force Base secret underground missile bunker, where the dry desert air tastes like old socks. It’s also where two-person teams man equipment old enough to be in a museum and are ready to press the nuclear button at any time.

Inside An F.E. Warren Air Force Base Secret Underground Missile Bunker

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