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It's time to take a look at what's happening around Wyoming, for Wednesday, October 23rd. I'm Wendy Corr, bringing you headlines from the Cowboy State Daily newsroom - brought to you by 4 Wyoming Pack. 4 Wyoming Pack says, "This November, Wyoming will vote to allow residential homes to be taxed at a lower, fairer rate, even the playing field, and give families a much-needed break." 4 Wyoming Pack wants you to Vote Yes on Amendment A.

Weston County Commissioner Chair Don Taylor made it clear at a special commission meeting Tuesday he expects the county will be sued.

That's because the majority of the County commissioners attending the meeting voted to install two appointees to serve the county in the state Legislature, one in the House and one in the Senate.

Cowboy State Daily's Leo Wolfson reports that the vote was the latest move in an aggressive effort by the county to create its own legislative districts.

"The effort is part of a push by some in Weston county that that believe the county is being unconstitutionally represented in the state legislature. The Wyoming constitution says that each county should have their own representative and Senator, however, Weston is currently represented by a handful of senators, representatives that represent their county, in addition to other counties."

The commissioners selected Newcastle resident Karl Lacey and former county attorney Bill Curley to fill the state House and Senate seats, respectively.

Read the full story HERE.

Jason and Ben Koperski of Cody didn't expect to run into anyone while elk hunting near Encampment last week. But their hunting trip took a sudden turn into a rescue mission after spotting a brown cowboy boot being waved along the side of the road.

They told Cowboy State Daily's Andrew Rossi that Phil Bollinger could have died after crashing his motorcycle to avoid a deer on Highway 70, but everything aligned to ensure he was rescued in time to get the medical care he urgently needed.

"Jason Koperski and his dad are driving by. They see this boot waving because it's the only thing that Phil could move. They noticed it. They pulled over, and it's like, it's no hyperbole, they saved his life. He had serious internal bleeding from the injury that they weren't aware of until they got him down to a hospital in Fort Collins… It was just sort of a fluke thing, as Jason described it to me. It was a bunch of small decisions that they made, let's go hunting this way instead of that way. Let's meet up at this time that led to them passing by at the moment that Phil needed them."

The Koperskis have received an outpouring of relief and gratitude from Bollinger's family. Jason said the families formed an "instantaneous bond" after the accident.

Read the full story HERE.

A Utah woman who lured her ex-boyfriend to a Rock Springs parking lot and ran him down with her SUV, killing him, was sentenced Tuesday to between 45 years and life in prison.

48-year-old Rene Daniels was convicted of second-degree murder June 20 after a trial in Sweetwater County District Court for killing Emiliano "Chico" Morales in 2021. Cowboy State Daily's Clair McFarland reports that the two had broken up prior to the incident, and Daniels had been sending expletive- and insult-laden texts to Morales.

"It culminates to where she's arranged to meet him at the parking lot of the gas station to get his things, and at some point, he's trying to ge