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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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Jackie Dorothy

Entertainment

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<title>Ned LeDoux Featured On Wyoming Singer-Songwriter’s Ode To Real Ranching | Cowboy State Daily</title>

It may be great to fantasize about “Ranching Rich,” but that’s not real ranching in Wyoming, says Cody singer-songwriter Kalyn Beasley. His friend Ned LeDoux is featured in the new song, an ode to real ranching in the West.

Ned LeDoux Featured On Wyoming Singer-Songwriter’s Ode To Real Ranching

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Outdoors

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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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Clair McFarland

Crime & Courts

Law Enforcement

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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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<title>Trail Horse Named Barmaid Escapes, Runs Free in Grand Teton For Two Weeks | Cowboy State Daily</title>

A trail riding mare named Barmaid escaped from a corral and ran free in Grand Teton National Park for about two weeks. She was finally rounded up last weekend without having suffered a single scratch.

Trail Horse Named Barmaid Escapes, Runs Free in Grand Teton For Two Weeks

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<title>Dubois Cheers As 24 Vintage Military Tanks Rumble Through On The Fourth Of July | Cowboy State Daily</title>

Dubois triples in size for the Fourth of July as thousands fill the tiny Wyoming town to celebrate. The main attraction is 24 vintage military tanks that rumble through, anchoring the annual parade as monuments to freedom in America.

Dubois Cheers As 24 Vintage Military Tanks Rumble Through On The Fourth Of July

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 is co-founder and executive editor of Cowboy State Daily.

Orr is a longtime journalist who was on the masthead at the Los Angeles Times and the Christian Science Monitor as the Managing Editor, Digital.

In the political arena, Orr served as a spokesman for the White House and directed digital strategy for President George W. Bush and California Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger. Prior to these positions, Orr worked for Wyoming Governor Jim Geringer and U.S. Senators Malcolm Wallop and Al Simpson.

He was also a co-founder of The Sports Show with ESPN's Woody Paige and was the executive producer of Clay Travis' Outkick the Show.

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Jimmy Orr

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 is managing editor for Cowboy State Daily at the headquarters in Cheyenne.

A veteran journalist of more than 31 years covering Western issues and politics, Greg spent stints in Wyoming as managing editor for the Gillette News Record and Laramie Boomerang. Greg's produced award-winning journalism, and has built a national reputation for his extensive coverage of Wyoming energy -- especially coal.

He previously spent seven years editing and reporting in Alaska, and was managing editor for Sarah Palin's hometown paper when she was tapped as John McCain's running mate in 2008. Greg studied music and English at the University of Colorado, Boulder.

Outside the office, Greg likes photography, reading and all things sports.

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Greg Johnson

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 is a general assignment reporter for Cowboy State Daily and is based in Riverton, Wyoming. She specializes in crime and court reporting and social issues coverage. Clair also writes a twice-monthly column on motherhood and country living.&nbsp;&nbsp;

Previously, Clair wrote for The Ranger, the Lander Journal and the Wind River News. She is an award-winning journalist, columnist and poet, who joined Cowboy State Daily on Valentines Day, 2022.&nbsp;&nbsp;

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Wendy Corr is the Broadcast Media Director for Cowboy State Daily, and is based in Cody. She covers unique people, places and events in Wyoming, highlighting the best of the Cowboy State  and occasionally reaching beyond our borders to highlight happenings in nearby states as well.

Previously, Wendy was the news director at the Bighorn Radio Network in Cody, earning six "News Reporter of the Year" awards from the Wyoming Association of Broadcasters. She also contributes television news stories to stations in Billings, Montana, as well as in Casper and Cheyenne.

Additionally, Wendy is a professional singer and instrumentalist with the "Dan Miller Cowboy Music Revue" based in Cody, although the band often travels around the country, bringing "Wyoming to the world."

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Matthew Christian covers state and federal politics for Cowboy State Daily. 

He previously worked for the Aiken [S.C.] Standard and the Morning News in Florence, S.C.  Matthew is a graduate of the University of South Carolina School of Law and the University of Charleston [W.Va.]. He grew up in West Virginia. 

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Matthew Christian

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He previously worked or freelanced for numerous newspapers and magazines across Wyoming, Idaho and Montana  covering all manner of news and feature stories. He has a strong background in topics related to wildlife, hunting, and wildlands conservation. Hes written extensively since the 1990s about the controversies surrounding wolves, grizzly bears and mustangs.

He also enjoys people-centric stories with quirky edge of humor and has written several such pieces for Cowboy State Daily.&nbsp;

Mark lives in Laramie with his wife, Kendy, and the youngest of their five children.

<title>Mark Heinz | Cowboy State Daily</title>

 is the business and tourism reporter for Cowboy State Daily and is based in Cheyenne. Previously, Ren&eacute;e spent seven years covering energy and agriculture in North Dakota and Montana. She has won many writing awards over a 30-year career, and has written magazine articles for Guideposts.

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Killingbeck is glad to be back in journalism after working for 18 years in corporate communications with a health system in northern Michigan. He spent the previous 16 years working for newspapers in western Michigan in various roles.

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Dale Killingbeck

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Before joining Cowboy State Daily, he worked as the late Wyoming U.S. Senator Mike Enzi's Press Secretary, Communications Director and Chief of Staff. Prior to his time in Washington, D.C., Coy was a radio broadcaster in Riverton and editor of the Dubois Frontier Newspaper.