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<title>Sublette County Celebrates Opening Of Its First Hospital, Ending 100-Year Wait for Local Care | Cowboy State Daily</title>

Nearly 100 years after an article appeared in the local newspaper calling for a hospital in Sublette County, it finally happened. Townspeople celebrated the grand opening of the $74 million hospital complex on Thursday.

Sublette County Celebrates Opening Of Its First Hospital, Ending 100-Year Wait for Local Care

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Clair McFarland

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<title>One Dead In ATV Collision With Truck Near Encampment | Cowboy State Daily</title>

Carbon County Sheriff's deputies and other first responders responded to a fatal collision between an ATV and a commercial truck near Encampment Thursday afternoon. Sheriff Alex Bakken said preliminary reports indicate the ATV was traveling at a high rate of speed.

One Dead In ATV Collision With Truck Near Encampment

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Dale Killingbeck

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<title>Evansville Man On Parole For Sex Abuse Of Girl Now Faces 22 Child Porn Charges | Cowboy State Daily</title>

A 26-year-old Evansville man convicted of sexually abusing a girl was released on parole last December. Now he faces 22 charges for allegedly uploading hundreds of child porn files beginning less than a month after he was let out.

Evansville Man On Parole For Sex Abuse Of Girl Now Faces 22 Child Porn Charges

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<title>Gillette Man Says Stabbing Brother In The Spleen Was Self-Defense | Cowboy State Daily</title>

A Gillette man accused of stabbing his brother so that the latter's spleen had to be removed told a judge Thursday that he was defending himself. Aaron Duane Smith could face up to life in prison if convicted of attempted murder.

Gillette Man Says Stabbing Brother In The Spleen Was Self-Defense

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Renée Jean

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<title>Laramie County Community College In Cheyenne Is Getting Renamed | Cowboy State Daily</title>

Laramie County Community College in Cheyenne says it’s time for a rebrand, which will include a new name that won’t have “community” in it. With a new name, perhaps the unofficial nickname "Last Chance Cowboy College" will be no more.

Laramie County Community College In Cheyenne Is Getting Renamed

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Andrew Rossi

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<title>Jackson Photographer Gets Once-In-A-Lifetime Shot Of Bull Elk And Grand Tetons | Cowboy State Daily</title>

Jackson wildlife photographer Savannah Rose got a once-in-a-lifetime image of a bull elk in front of Grand Teton. She said it was an "incredibly tense" moment of excitement, and adds another uniquely Wyoming image to a portfolio already full of them.

Jackson Photographer Gets Once-In-A-Lifetime Shot Of Bull Elk And Grand Tetons

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