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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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Courts

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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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<title>‘Cody Roberts Days’ Banner Greets Pro-Wolf Activists On Ride Through Daniel | Cowboy State Daily</title>

When pro-wolf activists arrived in Daniel, Wyoming, on Saturday to protest the state’s wolf management policies, they were greeted by a large banner celebrating the man who made international headlines for reportedly running down a wolf with a snowmobile.

‘Cody Roberts Days’ Banner Greets Pro-Wolf Activists On Ride Through Daniel

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Andrew Rossi

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<title>Supercell Thunderstorms Pummel Wildlife, Bust Windows With Baseball-Sized Hail | Cowboy State Daily</title>

June, July and August are “hailstorm season” in Wyoming, Montana and the rest of the Rocky Mountain region. A surge of supercell thunderstorms over the last week have pummeled wildlife and caused widespread destruction with up to baseball-sized hail.

Supercell Thunderstorms Pummel Wildlife, Bust Windows With Baseball-Sized Hail

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