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<title>Former House Speaker Albert Sommers Wants His Seat In The Legislature Back | Cowboy State Daily</title>

Former House Speaker Albert Sommers is running to win back his Sublette County House District 20 seat. The Legislature needs “less political theater and theatrics,” he said about what he’s observed in Cheyenne the last two years.

Former House Speaker Albert Sommers Wants His Seat In The Legislature Back

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Kolby Fedore

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<title>Woman Charged With Stealing $200K From Special Olympics Has ‘Care And Love’ For Group | Cowboy State Daily</title>

The Bar Nunn woman accused of stealing more than $200,000 from Special Olympics Wyoming has “care and love” for the group, her attorney says. “The victims in this case are the community’s most vulnerable,” the judge said during her first court appearance Thursday,

Woman Charged With Stealing $200K From Special Olympics Has ‘Care And Love’ For Group

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<title>Gordon Orders Agency To Start Food Welfare Program, Lawmaker Says 'Stay In Your Lane' | Cowboy State Daily</title>

Gov. Mark Gordon on Wednesday ordered a state agency to start a new summertime food welfare program for students after lawmakers repeatedly rejected the $3 million endeavor. “Stay in your lane, governor,” Rep. Ken Pendergraft warned.

Gordon Orders Agency To Start Food Welfare Program, Lawmaker Says 'Stay In Your Lane'

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Jen Kocher

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<title>Cody Man Missing Since April 5 Found Dead In Parked Car At Airport | Cowboy State Daily</title>

The body of Cody resident Shawn Hughes, who had been missing since Easter, was found on Thursday afternoon in a parked car at Yellowstone Regional Airport. “He was so full of life,” said his sister, adding that the family is in shock.

Cody Man Missing Since April 5 Found Dead In Parked Car At Airport

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Andrew Rossi

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<title>Owners Alarmed, Want Answers After Two Dogs Shot In Drive-Bys In Rural Wyoming | Cowboy State Daily</title>

Residents in tiny Emblem, Wyoming, are alarmed and looking for answers after two dogs were shot in two days in drive-by incidents this past week. “He’s lucky to have a thick skull,” says the owner of a pit bull that took a shotgun blast to the face.

Owners Alarmed, Want Answers After Two Dogs Shot In Drive-Bys In Rural Wyoming

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<title>Tourists Try To Ride Elk Which Are Taking Over Beaches In Coastal Oregon Town | Cowboy State Daily</title>

As herds of elk have overtaken a beach in a small Oregon coastal town, tourists have tried to put their children on them to ride and others attempt to feed them carrots. “We have visitors who don't know elk are wild animals,” said the local chamber.

Tourists Try To Ride Elk Which Are Taking Over Beaches In Coastal Oregon Town

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