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Jackie Dorothy

Jackie Dorothy is a reporter for Cowboy State Daily based in central Wyoming.

Over the past 20 years, Jackie has worked in television, radio and print across Wyoming. In this role, she has won numerous writing and history awards including the Wyoming Governor’s Journalist of the Year and SBA Journalist of the Year.

Jackie is also the podcast host of ‘Pioneers of Outlaw Country’ that explores little known historical stories of Wyoming with entertaining narrative.

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Calamity Jane in Billings, Montana, before she boarded a train for Deadwood, South Dakota in the spring of 1903. When she got aboard, she didn’t have a ticket and conductor Dick Nelson explained he was going to have to let her off in Sheridan, Wyoming. Instead sympathetic fans paid her fare and everyone made sure she made it safely to her destination.

Wyoming History: Fans Saved A Destitute Calamity Jane On Her Last Ride Home

Destitute and convinced she was dying, Calamity Jane boarded a train in Billings, Montana, without a ticket. When she was about to be kicked off in Sheridan, Wyoming, sympathetic fans paid her way so she could get home to Deadwood.

Jackie DorothyDecember 07, 2025

Joey Puettman of Sheridan, Wyoming, has been building fly rods since he was 10 years old. He now owns two fly rod companies and has taught over 3,000 people how to build their own fly rods.

Sheridan Man Builds Premium Fly-Fishing Rods — And Teaches Others To Make Them

Joey Puettman of Sheridan turned his passion for fly-fishing into a career building premium fly fishing rods. Over the past 20 years, Puettman has also taught more than 3,000 people how to fly fish and build their own rods.

Jackie DorothyDecember 07, 2025

O.P. Hanna was a frontiersman, American Indian fighter and the first to claim a homestead in Sheridan County. He was prompted to write down his adventures after a meeting up with a Sioux warrior who was once his enemy,

O.P. Hanna: Trapper, Indian Fighter Who Claimed First Homestead In Sheridan County

O.P. Hanna was a frontiersman, American Indian fighter and the first to claim a homestead in Sheridan County. He was prompted to write down his adventures after a meeting up with a Sioux warrior who was once his enemy.

Jackie DorothyDecember 01, 2025

The LIM-49 Spartan was designed to intercept attacking nuclear warheads from ballistic missiles at long range. A 5-megaton thermonuclear warhead was planned to destroy the incoming ICBM warheads, but the test missile had a dummy warhead.

At Height Of Cold War, Wyoming Man Tested Missiles To Shoot Down Russian ICBMs

At the height of the Cold War, a new University of Wyoming grad from Buffalo became part of a team testing antiballistic missiles on the Marshall Islands. His charge was to make sure America could shoot down Russian ICBMs.

Jackie DorothyNovember 30, 2025

Marion Hageman celebrated her 102nd birthday this month, and remains as passionate as ever about inspiring those around her. She’s a rancher, teacher, talented artist and mom to six kids of her own — and 40 foster children.

Meet Marion Hageman, 102: Rancher, Teacher, Artist And Foster Mom To 40 Kids

Rep. Harriet Hageman's mother, Marion, celebrated her 102nd birthday this month, and remains as passionate as ever about inspiring those around her. She’s a rancher, teacher, artist and mom to six kids of her own — and 40 foster children.

Jackie DorothyNovember 30, 2025

Before he became a mega-star as Aragorn in "Lord of the Rings," a young Viggo Mortensen survives as a prisoner in a horrifying and haunted prison. The 1987 horror film "Prison" was shot at the historic prison in Rawlins, and has become a cult classic.

1987 Cult Horror Classic Starring A Young Viggo Mortensen Filmed At Rawlins Prison

Before he became a mega-star as Aragorn in "The Lord of the Rings," a young Viggo Mortensen survived as a prisoner in a horrifying and haunted prison. The 1987 horror film "Prison" was shot at the historic prison in Rawlins, and has become a cult classic.

Jackie DorothyNovember 30, 2025

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