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cowboystatedaily.com > 09/12/2026 > niobrara-countys-forgotten-lance-creek-oil-fields-once-rumored-as-hitler-targets

Wyoming History: Lance Creek Oil Workers Feared They Were On Hitler’s Hit List

11+ hour, 19+ min ago   (1374+ words) Workers in the Lance Creek oil fields in Niobrara County during World War II feared during they were on Hitler's hit list because 25% of Wyoming’s oil came from the area. Hitler never struck, and now about 50 people remain in a…...

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cowboystatedaily.com > 09/12/2026 > casper-t-6-warbird-fighter-to-fly-again-in-national-air-championship-at-roswell

World War II-Era Wyoming Wildcatter To Fly Again In National Air Championship

13+ hour, 16+ min ago   (999+ words) A classic red, white, and blue World War II-era T-6 warbird trainer aircraft flown over Casper since the 1980s returns to the National Championship Air Races this coming week in Roswell, New Mexico. Virgil Tatman will fly the acrobatic Wyoming Wildcatter. A…...

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cowboystatedaily.com > 09/12/2026 > upscale-apartments-part-of-plan-to-revitalize-cheyennes-depressed-areas

Cheyenne Is Reshaping Housing Market With New Upscale Apartment Complex On West Side

14+ hour, 45+ min ago   (1349+ words) The West End Apartments, with its 101 units, is the first major apartment complex completed in Cheyenne's downtown in many years. Another 97-unit building will open soon on Cheyenne's east edge. It's estimated Cheyenne will need up to 7,000 homes by 2030. CHEYENNE…...

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cowboystatedaily.com > 09/10/2026 > legislators-game-and-fish-committee-meeting-wasnt-place-to-ask-about-angi-bruce

Lawmakers: Game And Fish Commission Meeting Not Place To Ask About Departed Director

2+ day, 11+ hour ago   (996+ words) Legislators and Wyoming Game and Fish Department top brass said Thursday that meetings to discuss the agency's funding weren't the place to bring up Angi Bruce's departure as director. Some cited "personnel matters" for not talking publicly about Bruce. The…...

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cowboystatedaily.com > 09/10/2026 > wyoming-homeschool-parents-frustrated-as-esa-funds-appear-and-then-disappear

Wyoming Homeschool Parents Frustrated As Education Savings Account Funds Disappear

2+ day, 14+ hour ago   (1413+ words) Wyoming homeschool families say they’re in limbo as Educational Savings Account funding appears in online accounts and then is frozen or taken away. A Department of Education official says the rollout is hampered by a lawsuit and other start-up challenges....

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cowboystatedaily.com > 09/10/2026 > hilltop-bank-shutdown-just-confirms-why-wyoming-needs-gold-lawmaker-says

Hilltop Bank Shutdown Just Confirms Why Wyoming Needs Gold, Lawmaker Says

2+ day, 16+ hour ago   (1019+ words) Sen. Bob Ide didn't want to say "I told you so" because he emphasizes with customers and businesses agonizing over Hilltop's cybersecurity shutdown this week. But this is exactly why he's pushed bills to bring gold and silver into Wyoming's…...

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cowboystatedaily.com > 09/09/2026 > in-state-of-the-university-speech-uw-president-says-its-time-to-embrace-ai

University Of Wyoming President: School Should Dominate In Artificial Intelligence

3+ day, 18+ hour ago   (827+ words) University of Wyoming's new president Shane Reeves said in his state of the university speech that it's time to embrace AI and push the school to be a leader in it. "This genie’s not going back in the bottle,” Reeves…...

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cowboystatedaily.com > 09/08/2026 > lawmakers-blame-rocky-mountain-power-for-large-industries-saying-no-to-wyoming

Lawmakers Blame Rocky Mountain Power For Large Industries Saying No To Wyoming

4+ day, 13+ hour ago   (1485+ words) Rocky Mountain Power's inability to meet more demand is costing Wyoming large-scale industry, lawmakers say, despite having the land, resources and desire for development. “We don’t have any extra power in Sweetwater County at all," Sen. Stacy Jones said. As…...

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cowboystatedaily.com > 09/07/2026 > dave-simpson-thanks-for-the-memories-laramie

Dave Simpson: Thanks For The Memories, Laramie

5+ day, 11+ hour ago   (962+ words) Columnist Dave Simpson writes, “I almost never take the fast, I-80 way around Laramie when I head home to Cheyenne. The memories as I head east on Grand are just way too fun to miss.” Laramie's a town - an old…...

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cowboystatedaily.com > 09/07/2026 > winter-wonder-yellowstone-lakes-mysterious-and-eerie-ethereal-organ-music

Goodbye Summer: When Yellowstone Lake Freezes, You Can Hear A Symphony

5+ day, 14+ hour ago   (1509+ words) Yellowstone National Park is a magical place in the winter. Once Yellowstone Lake freezes, you might be fortunate enough to hear an eerie symphony coming from its icy waters. A lifelong Yellowstone employee describes it as "mysterious, magical and moving....