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1 week ago | cowboystatedaily.com | Reilly Strand |Hannah Brock

HARTVILLE — Kindness Ranch’s John Ramer will never forget the time he coordinated the placement of 100 dogs from a research facility in Houston, Texas. As Ramer and a man from the facility watched the dogs being loaded up, the man seemed to be emotional, Ramer said. “I thought that it was because we were taking all of these dogs, and he was happy to see them go. And when I asked him what he was thinking about, he said that he had to put his family dog down over his lunch break,” Ramer said.

3 weeks ago | cowboystatedaily.com | Reilly Strand |Hannah Brock

Myron Cook hiked up T Hill in Thermopolis with ease. Tripod and backpack in tow, he scanned the landscape for the best filming spot. Cook had come to Hot Springs State Park to make a video about the area’s travertine deposits, a special type of limestone that occurs near hot springs. “My particular focus is bringing the history of the Earth into focus, and the geological processes that occur to create the beauty around us,” Cook said.

1 month ago | cowboystatedaily.com | Hannah Brock |Reilly Strand

JEFFREY CITY — Tucked along the vast 125-mile stretch from Rawlins to Lander, Jeffrey City may appear as a relic of the past. If you blink as you drive down Wyoming Highway 789, you might miss the remnants of a town seemingly frozen in time. The boarded up, abandoned-looking buildings and storefronts have earned Jeffrey City a reputation as a ghost town. The “Biggest Bust of Them All," at least that’s what the historical marker says.

1 month ago | cowboystatedaily.com | Hannah Brock |Reilly Strand

Tucked inside an inconspicuous, small building at the Sapp Bros. truck stop in Cheyenne, a chapel holds church services for truck drivers every Sunday and stays open on most weeknights to lend a listening ear. It’s called the Coffee Pot Bible Fellowship, a reference to the chapel’s main rule: Always have free coffee ready for drivers and visitors. Chaplain Alan Matie and his wife, Kristi Matie, run the chapel, a branch of Cheyenne’s Faith Baptist Church, the main church they attend.

2 months ago | cowboystatedaily.com | Hannah Brock |Reilly Strand

When the wind picks up in Jeffrey City, it creaks through buildings, old cars and signs, including the remnants of Kevin Robinett’s projects at the Green Mountain Motel. The late owner’s tinkering endeavors are scattered throughout the motel’s grounds, which have fallen into unexpected, grieving hands. After his death last year, his children are left to sort through the inheritance their father left behind.