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It's time to take a look at what's happening around Wyoming for Monday, July 7th. I'm Wendy Corr, bringing you headlines from the Cowboy State Daily newsroom - Brought to you by Cheyenne Frontier Days. Ten days of rodeo thrills, Xtreme Bulls, live concerts, carnival rides, western heritage, and unforgettable cowboy spirit in Cheyenne, Wyoming! Don't miss the 129th Daddy of 'Em all July 18-27th.

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A woman who was trying to drive away from the scene of a verbal argument in Gillette ran over her boyfriend in the process early Saturday morning.

Cowboy State Daily's Clair McFarland reports that a 32-year-old man was critically injured, and his ex-wife suffered minor injuries, after the man's girlfriend struck them both with an SUV.

"Deputy Chief Brent Wasson told me that, look, it's still under investigation, but at this juncture it doesn't look like she planned to run these people over. He detailed kind of an argument over custody between the ex wife and the girlfriend. Girlfriend sitting in the driver's seat tries to take off, allegedly runs over her own boyfriend and the ex wife. He's taken out of state for care, so some serious injuries there, and according to the deputy chief, she flees on foot, and, you know, authorities find her and put her in jail."

The girlfriend was arrested on suspicion of driving under the influence, and a recommended charge of failing to report a crash or leaving the scene of a crash.

Read the full story HERE.

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The tiny town of Shoshoni with a population fewer than 500 has something that would bolster many small communities — a busy crossroad that sees about 1.4 million travelers every year.

That gave the mayor a novel idea when he took office in 2019. Why not vacate the Shoshoni Town Hall and offer the lot for sale to attract economic development?

Cowboy State Daily's Renee Jean reports that the for-sale sign has attracted the interest of a potentially game-changing development for Shoshoni.

"He wasn't intending to catch a medical clinic with this site. He was really, you know, just fishing for any kind of economic development… some cardiologists on their way to clinics in Riverton and Lander saw the for sale sign… and they're thinking, Gosh, my drive would be so much shorter if I were set up here in Shoshoni. Why don't we just build a cardiac clinic here in Shoshoni? It's like the crossroads of Wyoming, right? They would be able to serve about 10% of the population in Wyoming, in that one little location."

Wyoming Cardiopulmonary Services has been serving Wyoming patients since 1978 and has offices in eleven Wyoming communities, from Casper and Gillette to Saratoga and Wheatland.

Read the full story HERE.

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Preserving the iconic, and now-abandoned, 1960 airport terminal at Cheyenne Regional Airport is the mission of the Wyoming Aviation Heritage League, a nonprofit dedicated to promoting the state's rich aviation history.

There's a lot of that history tied up in the 65-year-old building that was closed to the public in 2018, but Cowboy State Daily's Dale Killingbeck reports that the structure was once a hub of activity and a monument to the eclectic 1960s.

"If you're in Cheyenne and you see this building,