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<title>Hageman Says Vast Swaths Of Wyoming Public Lands Won’t Be Sold | Cowboy State Daily</title>

Wyoming Rep. Harriet Hageman says a Wilderness Society map that shows nearly 15 million acres of public land could be sold if the Senate budget bill passes is wrong. The group stands by its report, which it says is based on what the language of the bill says.

Hageman Says Vast Swaths Of Wyoming Public Lands Won’t Be Sold

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Renée Jean

Business & Tourism

Business

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<title>Wyoming’s First Private 1-Mile Horse Racing Track Faces Delays | Cowboy State Daily</title>

Thunder Plains just east of Cheyenne had planned to open Wyoming’s first privately-owned horse racing track in the fall. A backlog in getting electricity to the site, and a soggy spring, have delayed that opening timeline.

Wyoming’s First Private 1-Mile Horse Racing Track Faces Delays

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Clair McFarland

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<title>Gillette Nursing Home Ignored Signs Of Fatal Overdose, Family Claims In Lawsuit | Cowboy State Daily</title>

A Tramadol overdose in November killed Rhonda Parker, 66, who was living at a Gillette assisted living center. Her family sued the care facility Wednesday, claiming caretakers ignored severe signs of her overdose for hours before she died.

Gillette Nursing Home Ignored Signs Of Fatal Overdose, Family Claims In Lawsuit

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Justin George

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<title>Carbon County Sheriff Rescues 3 Teens Lost And Stranded On Medicine Bow Peak | Cowboy State Daily</title>

Carbon County Sheriff Alex Bakken left a meeting Monday night when he saw an alert that three teens were lost on Medicine Bow Peak. A former search and rescue volunteer, Bakken hiked up the mountain in the dark with another volunteer and found them.

Carbon County Sheriff Rescues 3 Teens Lost And Stranded On Medicine Bow Peak

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Dale Killingbeck

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<title>Pony Express Carries Official US Mail Along Oregon Trail Route Through Wyoming | Cowboy State Daily</title>

The annual Pony Express ride across the U.S. West crossed through central Wyoming on Tuesday. Rain and a little hail couldn’t slow the riders down along the Oregon Trail route through the Cowboy State.

Pony Express Carries Official US Mail Along Oregon Trail Route Through Wyoming

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<title>Jackson Council OKs 244,000-Square-Foot Hotel Complex, Largest Ever For Town | Cowboy State Daily</title>

Jackson Town Council on Monday approved the town’s largest ever hotel and condo complex, a massive 244,000-square-foot development by Mogul Capital. It’s a third smaller than the company’s original proposal and will take up a city block.

Jackson Council OKs 244,000-Square-Foot Hotel Complex, Largest Ever For Town

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