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<title>Hunter, 82, Still Bagging Wyoming Big Game With Rifle He Bought In 1968 | Cowboy State Daily</title>

Brian Gee started hunting in Wyoming in 1968 with a rifle he bought for $121 that year. Now nearly 82, Gee still hunts — and still bags big game with the same Remington BDL.

Hunter, 82, Still Bagging Wyoming Big Game With Rifle He Bought In 1968

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Renée Jean

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<title>Sleepy Hollow Near Laramie Named Wyoming’s Wealthiest Town — But It Doesn’t Exist | Cowboy State Daily</title>

Move over Jackson — two national business publications are claiming a place called Sleepy Hollow (allegedly near Laramie) is Wyoming’s richest small town. But the town doesn’t exist, sparking debate over whether faulty artificial intelligence is behind the ranking.

Sleepy Hollow Near Laramie Named Wyoming’s Wealthiest Town — But It Doesn’t Exist

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<title>Today In Crime: Saturday, December 6, 2025 | Cowboy State Daily</title>

Thank God for sketch artists....

Today In Crime: Saturday, December 6, 2025

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<title>Judge Rules For Landowner, Stops Controversial Wind Lease In Converse County | Cowboy State Daily</title>

A Converse County district judge has sided with a local rancher and reversed the State Board of Land Commissioners' approval of a wind energy lease. The judge said the project doesn't meet the state's own definition of wind energy leasing because it won't connect to the electrical grid.

Judge Rules For Landowner, Stops Controversial Wind Lease In Converse County

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Clair McFarland

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<title>Legislators Grill Wyoming Business Council, Say It ‘Picks Winners And Losers’ | Cowboy State Daily</title>

The Wyoming Business Council was grilled by legislators this week over its $111.8 million budget request, while Gov. Mark Gordon recommends it receive about half that. At least one legislator wants to eliminate the agency.

Legislators Grill Wyoming Business Council, Say It ‘Picks Winners And Losers’

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Andrew Rossi

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<title>Drivers Are Destroying Road Closure Gates By Racing Past Them Before They Lower | Cowboy State Daily</title>

When bad weather hits and drivers see road closure gates lowering in Wyoming, some race to get past them before they’re down. In the process, many gates have been hit and destroyed. Not to mention, being on a closed road is a bad idea.

Drivers Are Destroying Road Closure Gates By Racing Past Them Before They Lower

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