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Jackie Dorothy

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<title>Wyoming History: The Prison That Launched Butch Cassidy’s Outlaw Legend | Cowboy State Daily</title>

The only time Butch Cassidy was locked up, he served 18 months in the Wyoming Territorial Prison in Laramie. Far from being reformed, Cassidy vowed that if he was going to be treated like an outlaw, “he would show them what an outlaw was."

Wyoming History: The Prison That Launched Butch Cassidy’s Outlaw Legend

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Andrew Rossi

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<title>Mail Order Brides: When Wyoming Men Outnumbered Women 10-1, They ‘Imported Wives’ | Cowboy State Daily</title>

Back in the early 1900s, when Wyoming men outnumbered women 10-1, they formed matrimonial clubs to bring out mail-order brides from back East. Historians say many fourth- and fifth-generation Wyoming families may trace their roots to these “imported wives."

Mail Order Brides: When Wyoming Men Outnumbered Women 10-1, They ‘Imported Wives’

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<title>Why These Wyoming Ranchers Feed Winter Livestock With Horse-Drawn Sleighs | Cowboy State Daily</title>

Many Wyoming ranchers stick to the traditional way of doing things when feeding livestock in the winter — with a team of workhorses and a sleigh loaded with hay. "I don't have to worry about whether the engine will start," rancher Pete Arambel says.

Why These Wyoming Ranchers Feed Winter Livestock With Horse-Drawn Sleighs

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Clair McFarland

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<title>Sheriff Investigating Check Passing Scandal In Wyoming Legislature | Cowboy State Daily</title>

Laramie County Sheriff Brian Kozak told Cowboy State Daily on Saturday that his agency is investigating the Monday incident in which a Teton County GOP leader handed checks to lawmakers on the state House floor after adjournment — after multiple citizens voiced bribery concerns.

Sheriff Investigating Check Passing Scandal In Wyoming Legislature

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Wildlife

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<title>Hundreds Of Thousands Pretend They're Yellowstone Wolves In Online Game ‘WolfQuest’ | Cowboy State Daily</title>

At any one time, there are between 150,000 to 200,000 people worldwide playing the online game WolfQuest. That's where you become a wolf in Yellowstone and do everything wolves do like kill elk, avoid being shot, and fight with other wolves.

Hundreds Of Thousands Pretend They're Yellowstone Wolves In Online Game ‘WolfQuest’

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Renée Jean

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Business

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<title>1.2-Gigawatt Data Center Near Evanston In Talks With Meta And Microsoft | Cowboy State Daily</title>

Uinta County is sending letters of support to Microsoft and Meta to move into the Prometheus Hyperscale 1.2-gigawatt data center being built near Evanston. “My optimism ... is for some more good-paying jobs,” said county commission chair Mark Anderson.

1.2-Gigawatt Data Center Near Evanston In Talks With Meta And Microsoft

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