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It's time to take a look at what's happening around Wyoming, for Tuesday, July 23rd. I'm Wendy Corr, bringing you headlines from the Cowboy State Daily newsroom - brought to you by Wyoming Senior Olympics, reminding you that this year's Summer Olympics start July 31st in Cheyenne - and volunteers are needed! Become a volunteer today at Wyoming senior Olympics dot org.

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At least 17 vehicles were contaminated after a fuel station in Rock Springs mistakenly switched its supplies of unleaded and diesel fuel.

The Kum & Go on Foothill Boulevard, which is now owned by Maverick, was running diesel through its premium unleaded pump and unleaded through its diesel pump last Tuesday and Wednesday, according to Cowboy State Daily's Clair McFarland.

"I couldn't get the gas station or its ownership company, at least not by publication time, I didn't get a response. But the service kind of administrator at a local auto shop there told me that they've seen about 16 vehicles in for repairs stemming from this incident, and another Rock Springs citizen said he fixed his own dad's truck."

Experts said diesel engines will fare far worse if unleaded fuel is introduced to the system than a gas engine trying to run on diesel. A mixup like that could cost the owners of a diesel engine up to $5,000 in repairs.

Read the full story HERE.

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Military Mondays at Cheyenne Frontier Days are all about saluting the military.

The 75th Ranger Regiment is still America's advance-strike unit today, and more than 20 of their number were in Wyoming on Monday. Cowboy State Daily's Renee Jean reports that the group was brought here by Pace-O-Matic for Cheyenne Frontier Days and the annual Military Monday celebration.

"They're here for three days. They're taking in the rodeo… these guys really relate to cowboys, the culture, the cowboy culture, just meshes with them really well. It's the code of ethics. It's the self discipline. It's the hard work. It's all of that. "

Military Monday is a longstanding tradition at Cheyenne Frontier Days to honor and salute the brave men and women who have fought — and are still fighting — to keep America free.

Read the full story HERE.

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For rideshare drivers with Uber and Lyft, Cheyenne Frontier Days is an annual pilgrimage to pick up extra cash.

Some report earning a few hundred dollars over the first weekend of the 2024 event, others as much as $1,200. But Cowboy State Daily's Pat Maio spoke to several operators as Frontier Days was gearing up, and many of them had one major complaint - that they can't go into Colorado to pick up fares from the Denver airport.

"It's a real inequity for the Wyoming drivers because when they take a rider or passenger down to Colorado, and then try to get another rider to come back up to Frontier Days, their app is blocked, it's black, you can't pick up anybody… And you know, that irritates a lot of people."

But even without Colorado fares, drivers say the money is so good during Frontier Days that some part-time operators take off from their day jobs. And other full-time drivers come from hundreds of miles away to make big money in Cheyenne.

Read the full story HERE.

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The 2024 presidential race has steered into uncharted waters and the Wyoming Democratic Party is playing a small role in trying to move the party forward in the race.