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It's time to take a look at what's happening around Wyoming, for Tuesday, October 22nd. I'm Wendy Corr, bringing you headlines from the Cowboy State Daily newsroom - brought to you by the Cowboy State Daily Morning Show with Jake! From 6 a.m. to 10 a.m. Monday through Friday, Cowboy State Daily's Jake Nichols brings to life the latest news, weather, sports and in-depth conversations that matter to you.

A registered sex offender from Nebraska authorities suspected of abducting a 13-year-old girl was arrested near Rawlins on Sunday, after leading Wyoming Highway Patrol troopers on a short chase.

Cowboy State Daily's Greg Johnson reports that the girl was reported missing in at about 7:30 a.m. Sunday, and by 11:50 a.m. had been found with her suspected kidnapper, 33-year-old Sean Carlos Payne of Omaha, Nebraska.

"He's accused of taking her from her home in Meade County, South Dakota, at about 7:30am On Sunday, by 11:50am just a little over four hours later, he was caught by Wyoming highway patrol near Rollins. He had tried to flee them. They got his car stopped and arrested the man, 32 year old man out of Omaha, Nebraska, and recovered the girl. She was unharmed."

Payne was arrested on suspicion of kidnapping, reckless driving and eluding, as well as on other outstanding warrants out of Nebraska.

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Even vacant land with a stunning view near Jackson comes with a stunning price tag.

Today's average price tag for single-family lots valley-wide is a whopping $5.57 million.

Cowboy State Daily's Renee Jean reports that in the town of Jackson, nice lots with a Teton view backed by national forest land averages $1.13 million, for just a 0.17-acre lot.

"Devon and David Viehman, they do the Viehman group report every quarter… when they first came to Jackson in 1992 they did a little shopping around for land to build a home… they looked at a property for a mere $70,000 it was a one and a half acre property with beautiful Teton views… that same property today, it's worth $2 million and ironically, it's still vacant."

Part of what's enabling this shift is technology, which is allowing people of means to work remotely. That means they can select the communities where they live for the amenities.

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Laramie County Commissioner Chair Brian Lovett sees future population growth in Cheyenne as not an issue of if, but when. As part of this growth, Lovett believes it's inevitable that the county government will have to grow with it someday.

Cowboy State Daily's Leo Wolfson reports that this summer, Laramie County bought the Wyoming Financial Center in downtown Cheyenne for $5.5 million.

"The $5.5 million building is about 160 feet tall, and is the tallest building in Wyoming by a few feet. The nine story building is currently housing various different businesses, and the county plans to lease it out, at least for the short term."

Lovett said he envisions potentially moving county services like the clerk's and treasurer's office over to the Financial Center someday to allow more space for courtrooms in the main existing building.

Read the full story HERE.

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