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<title>‘A Gut Punch’: Nebraska Town Shell-Shocked By Tyson Closing Huge Beef Plant | Cowboy State Daily</title>

About 3,200 of Lexington, Nebraska’s 11,000 residents work at a huge Tyson Foods beef processing plant — for another month. News that the plant will close next month was an unexpected “gut punch” many fear will devastate this rural cow town.

‘A Gut Punch’: Nebraska Town Shell-Shocked By Tyson Closing Huge Beef Plant

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Clair McFarland

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<title>Former Wyoming Governors Say Requests To Remove County Officials Unprecedented | Cowboy State Daily</title>

Wyoming Gov. Mark Gordon has received five clusters of complaints asking him to oust county officials from their offices. Three former Wyoming governors on Friday called that number unprecedented, citing growing political strife.

Former Wyoming Governors Say Requests To Remove County Officials Unprecedented

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<title>Daily Darwin: Saturday, December 20, 2025 | Cowboy State Daily</title>

Repulsed by its owners belly , the mower chose dignity....

Daily Darwin: Saturday, December 20, 2025

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Mark Heinz

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<title>Cow Elk Stomps Mountain Lion In Desperate Bid To Save Calf | Cowboy State Daily</title>

Caught between wolves, mountain lions and grizzly bears, elk are struggling to fend off predators. A trail camera video shows the elk's desperation as it viciously pummels a mountain lion that has her calf by the neck.

Cow Elk Stomps Mountain Lion In Desperate Bid To Save Calf

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Dale Killingbeck

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<title>Sheridan EMT And Family Escape Blaze But Lose Home In Wind-Whipped Fire | Cowboy State Daily</title>

An EMT, his wife and their two young children escaped a blaze fanned by 50-mph winds early Thursday. Sheridan Fire and Rescue reported the winds hampered efforts to save the property, which burned to the ground. The family lost everything.

Sheridan EMT And Family Escape Blaze But Lose Home In Wind-Whipped Fire

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Renée Jean

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<title>With New Sublette County Helium Plant, Wyoming Will Supply 30% Of World's Helium | Cowboy State Daily</title>

A new helium plant in Sublette County will boost Wyoming’s share of global helium output to about 30% and generate nearly $2 billion in taxes and royalties. The plant begins construction on May 1, 2026.

With New Sublette County Helium Plant, Wyoming Will Supply 30% Of World's Helium

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