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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>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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Leo Wolfson

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Legislature

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<title>Wyoming Dems Upset With Legislative Committee Assignments; Neiman Says He Tried To Be Fair | Cowboy State Daily</title>

Although Democrats say they are outraged after Saturday’s announcement of committee assignments for the upcoming 2025 legislative session, incoming House Speaker Chip Neiman said he tried to be as fair as possible.

Wyoming Dems Upset With Legislative Committee Assignments; Neiman Says He Tried To Be Fair

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Jen Kocher

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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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<title>DNA Test Links Pinedale Woman To 27-Year-Old Cold Case Of Dead Baby Found In Septic Pit | Cowboy State Daily</title>

A 23-year-old Michigan woman says she was shocked to learn that her Ancestry DNA test kit helped lead to the arrest of her grandmother living in Pinedale, Wyoming. Michigan State Police say the DNA links the grandmother to a 27-year-old cold case of a dead baby found in a Michigan septic pit.

DNA Test Links Pinedale Woman To 27-Year-Old Cold Case Of Dead Baby Found In Septic Pit

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