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Renée Jean

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<title>Why Cheyenne Had To Give Up Putting Windshield Barnacles On Cars | Cowboy State Daily</title>

With tens of thousands of dollars in unpaid parking tickets, Cheyenne started using the high-tech windshield Barnacle device on cars. Less than three years later, that’s been abandoned because too many Wyoming windshields are chipped or cracked.

Why Cheyenne Had To Give Up Putting Windshield Barnacles On Cars

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Wendy Corr

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<title>Cowboy State Daily Video News: Friday, February 21, 2025 | Cowboy State Daily</title>

Friday's headlines include:
* Casper Man Bids $47 Billion For TikTok
* Senate Rejects House Version Of Prop Tax Bill
* Winter Doesn’t Stop Stupid Tourists In Yellowstone

Cowboy State Daily Video News: Friday, February 21, 2025

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Leo Wolfson

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<title>Senate Rejects House Changes To Huge 50% Property Tax Cut | Cowboy State Daily</title>

After the Wyoming House spent more than five hours debating 21 amendments before passing a huge 50% property tax bill Wednesday, the Senate took minutes to reject it Thursday. Now the two chambers will have to negotiate.

Senate Rejects House Changes To Huge 50% Property Tax Cut

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Jackie Dorothy

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<title>The American West: Butch Cassidy’s Banker, Eugene Amoretti Sr. | Cowboy State Daily</title>

Eugene Amoretti Sr. was the founder of Lander, Wyoming, and known friend of both outlaw Butch Cassidy and Fremont County Sheriff Charles Stough, who pursued the outlaws. Amoretti came to America to seek his fortune and died a millionaire.

The American West: Butch Cassidy’s Banker, Eugene Amoretti Sr.

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Mark Heinz

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<title>Coyote Hunting Contest Prompts Wyomingites To Weigh Pros, Cons Of Events | Cowboy State Daily</title>

Supporters of coyote hunting contests say that they’re helping big game herds. Opponents claim the events accomplish nothing and make Wyoming look bad.

Coyote Hunting Contest Prompts Wyomingites To Weigh Pros, Cons Of Events

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Clair McFarland

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<title>Two Dead In Latest Green River Crash ID'd; Semi Truck Went Straight On Curve | Cowboy State Daily</title>

A fatal crash outside Green River that killed two people Wednesday happened when a semitruck failed to navigate a curve and collided with a Honda Odyssey, the Wyoming Highway Patrol reports.

 

Two Dead In Latest Green River Crash ID'd; Semi Truck Went Straight On Curve

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