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<title>Floater-Friendly Fences Could Cool Fighting Between Wyoming Boaters And Ranchers | Cowboy State Daily</title>

Steel cables with rope “danglers” that allow boaters to pass through could help cool fighting between floaters and ranchers in Wyoming. One such fight is brewing on Pine Creek near Pinedale.

Floater-Friendly Fences Could Cool Fighting Between Wyoming Boaters And Ranchers

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<title>Employment Boom: Wyoming Unions Say Thousands Of Electricians Needed | Cowboy State Daily</title>

Jerry Payne with International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers Local 322 told Cowboy State Daily he has a project in Kemmerer that will need 540 electricians. His counterpart with Local IBEW 415, Truett Thompson, needs another 400 to 500 electricians. That's just the tip of the iceberg, they say.

Employment Boom: Wyoming Unions Say Thousands Of Electricians Needed

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<title>Nashville Musician Bobby Randall Grateful For Wyoming Hospitality During Storm | Cowboy State Daily</title>

State Sen. Ed Cooper opened his garage to a group of Harley riders seeking shelter from a severe thunderstorm on Friday. One of the bikers was a very grateful Bobby Randall, a longtime Nashville musician who was a founding member of country group Sawyer Brown and guitarist for Confederate Railroad.

Nashville Musician Bobby Randall Grateful For Wyoming Hospitality During Storm

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<title>Wyoming History: Mountain Man Joe Meek Survived Bears And Blackfeet Raids | Cowboy State Daily</title>

When an 18-year-old Joe Meek arrived in the wilderness of Wyoming in 1829, the greenhorn had to toughen up fast to survive bears and hostile tribes. When he fell asleep on guard duty, he also survived the wrath of Capt. William Sublette.

Wyoming History: Mountain Man Joe Meek Survived Bears And Blackfeet Raids

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<title>Colorado Search And Rescue Saves Dog, Something Wyoming Teams Can't Do | Cowboy State Daily</title>

A Colorado search and rescue team spent 10 hours last week rescuing an exhausted dog from the backcountry. But in Wyoming, dogs are on their own as humans are the only priority. "We don't have the resources," one rescuer said.

Colorado Search And Rescue Saves Dog, Something Wyoming Teams Can't Do

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<title>Gillette Woman In Jail After Allegedly Running Over Boyfriend With SUV | Cowboy State Daily</title>

A woman who was trying to drive away from the scene of a verbal argument in Gillette early Saturday ran over her boyfriend in the process, police say. The man was taken to an out-of-state hospital with critical injuries.

Gillette Woman In Jail After Allegedly Running Over Boyfriend With SUV

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