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Special education students at Cody Middle School turned a school project into a unique community resource now available at the Cody Chamber of Commerce. The students spent two months using a variety of academic subjects to create a Cody playground guide.
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The children of a Cheyenne car restorer inherited a lifetime collection of antique Packards and car parts that include a nearly complete disassembled 1907 American Underslung Roadster. Their goal is to find a buyer who will preserve and enjoy them.
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Work is nearing completion on the first 184,000-square-foot phase of the Related Digital data center campus in Cheyenne, which is expected to be finished in late 2026. The company says because of its closed-loop system, there’s no ongoing water required.
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Forget about e-bikes, ATVs and other wheeled vehicles. The latest powered outdoor trend is people strapping on powered exoskeletons and becoming faster, stronger cyborg versions of themselves. One company says it can boost climbing power by 30%.
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Even in Powell, Wyoming, people stopped and took photos of horses tied up outside of a bar while their cowboys were inside grabbing a beer last week. "We didn't think anybody would notice," said 26-year-old cowboy Nick Mundy. "We just thought it'd be fun"
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Gillette high school students spent the last two years building sheep wagons as a class project. Campbell County High teacher Pete Stocker said it was challenging. “It was a long project, and as a society, we are instant-gratification people," he said.
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Beartooth Basin, located at nearly 11,000 feet of elevation in northern Wyoming, is North America’s only ski area open exclusively during the summer months. “People who go up here for the first time are always blown away," co-owner Justin Modroo said.
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When a motorcyclist suffered life threatening injuries after a crash last summer, 17-year-old Eagle Scout Hunter Rushing didn't hesitate. “Instinct kicked in,” the Green River youth said. He and his father credit Boy Scouts for knowing what to do.
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Meeteetse resident and paranormal investigator Tami Currie has added an 1880s grave marker with a criminal history to her collection of haunted objects. “People on the other side have stories they want told, and they're willing to talk to you,” she said.
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A detective was about to fly to Wisconsin to arrest the lead suspect in the 32-year cold case of a woman whose nude body was dumped along I-80 when he got the news the suspect was dead. The woman's time in Wyoming led to the breakthrough in the case.
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Steer wrestlers in Montana last week raised nearly $40,000 for the Montana woman who lost her hand in a rodeo accident. “It’s pretty neat that a college kid could organize something like that,” said the woman's husband, who is also the college rodeo coach
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Wyoming lawmakers Friday vowed to rework the Food Freedom Act after months of controversy at small-time food producers and family-owned shops. “Reasonableness [has] gone out the window,” said a business owner who was ordered to stop selling raw milk latte
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After serving on Johnson County’s first grand jury in 1881, OP Hanna suddenly developed a respect for the law, talking a lynch squad out of hanging a man for killing a mule. “Had I not arrived just when I did ... they surely would have hung him,” he said.
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Most people are relieved when mosquito trucks start spraying to control the tiny pests, but not beekeepers. “Bees are regarded as livestock in Wyoming, but they aren't treated with the same importance as sheep and cattle,” said a beekeeper.
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It was June 5, 1976, whe a dam on the Teton River collapsed, sending a torrent of water into the Idaho towns below. “It was one of scariest days of my entire life,” one survivor said, adding that 50 years later, memories of the disaster are still vivid.
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Texas outfitters are worried that a screwworm outbreak there could ruin their hunting season. Wyoming outfitters and hunters say if the infestation hits here, it would be a wildlife disaster. "We don’t know yet whether to be scared,” said one.
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Wyoming business owners say they are leaving a lot of money on the table because they can’t fill open jobs, forcing them to turn away customers and reduce hours. “I keep banging my head against the wall,” said one owner.
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Casper radiologist Dr. Joe McGinley last week took on the brutal Escape From Alcatraz Triathlon for his eighth time. At age 51, McGinley finished in the top half of the field for all ages involved and set a personal best in the icy swim across the bay.
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Divers who plunge the depths of the Colorado River and Flaming Gorge Reservoir find all kinds of treasure, from antique six-shooters to cellphones. One woman burst into tears when given her phone back that had her grandchild’s birth video on it.
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