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Dale Killingbeck

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<title>Just How Windy Does It Get In Wyoming? | Cowboy State Daily</title>

The most powerful wind gust ever recorded in Wyoming was in the town of Clark in April, 2022. That's when the wind hit 128 mph. Luckily, wind speeds don't get this high that often.

Just How Windy Does It Get In Wyoming?

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Andrew Rossi

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<title>Fossils Of 47 Million-Year-Old "Alien Plant" Raise More Questions Than Answers | Cowboy State Daily</title>

Researchers have found nearly every plant part they need to trace the prehistoric history of a 47 million-year-old "alien plant" from Utah. That’s why it's baffling that it remains so elusive and unlike anything else ever found on the planet.

Fossils Of 47 Million-Year-Old "Alien Plant" Raise More Questions Than Answers

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Greg Johnson

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<title>Firetrucks, Other Equipment Burn Up In Blaze At Cheyenne Fire Station | Cowboy State Daily</title>

Cheyenne firefighters were dispatched to one of their own fire stations that was gutted by a fire Saturday night. The building was severely damaged, and several firetrucks and other equipment burned up.

Firetrucks, Other Equipment Burn Up In Blaze At Cheyenne Fire Station

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The American West

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<title>The American West: The World War II POW Camp Housed In Snowy Range | Cowboy State Daily</title>

R. R. Crow, the owner of the sawmill and logging operations in the Upper North Platte River Valley, requested prisoners of war to help with his sawmill. His request was granted and Italian and German prisoners were housed in the mountain town of Ryan Park from 1943 to 1945.

The American West: The World War II POW Camp Housed In Snowy Range

David Madison

Courts

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<title>California Couple Builds House In Glacier National Park Without Permission | Cowboy State Daily</title>

A California couple built a house inside Glacier National Park in late 2022 without permission or permits. Now they’re suing to keep officials from tearing the house down.

California Couple Builds House In Glacier National Park Without Permission

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Hunting

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<title>Getting Back To The Roots Of Hunting: Wyoming Man Tests Himself On Primitive Elk Hunt | Cowboy State Daily</title>

A Wyoming hunter tested his ability to survive in the woods, taking only a recurve bow, two horses and a mule on a several-day hunt — but no food, water or matches. He lived off the land for days before bagging a bull elk.

Getting Back To The Roots Of Hunting: Wyoming Man Tests Himself On Primitive Elk Hunt

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