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Veterans park dedicated
CODY - More than 300 people gathered Saturday to help dedicate Wyoming Veterans Memorial Park, a two-acre collection of memorials and quiet spaces set aside to honor veterans of many wars.

Industry pans BLM's Pinedale plan
LANDER - Representatives of the oil and gas industry say they're not pleased about a newly proposed management plan for drilling in the Pinedale area.

Split of state grant subject to argument
RAWLINS - Officials in Carbon and Sweetwater counties and the communities of Rawlins and Wamsutter are at odds over how to divvy up state grant money.

NCAR to go ahead with Cheyenne supercomputer plans
CHEYENNE - The National Science Foundation has given the go-ahead for the initial design phase of a climate-modeling supercomputer in Cheyenne.

State may support juvenile facility
CASPER - The Wyoming Department of Family Services says it may offer temporary funding to help keep open a juvenile detention center in Casper.

Man gets 45 to 50 years for 2007 rape
LANDER - A district judge has sentenced a man to serve 45 to 50 years in prison on convictions of kidnapping a woman in Shoshoni and raping her at knifepoint last December.

Yellowstone summer visits up
YELLOWSTONE NATIONAL PARK - More people visited Yellowstone National Park in June, July and August than during those months last year.

Fire kills dozens of animals in home
GILLETTE - A basement fire killed more than 50 pets at a home in Gillette.

Prescribed burns planned
RAWLINS - The U.S. Bureau of Land Management plans to conduct as many as nine prescribed burns in southern Wyoming this fall.

City considers dog ordinance
GREEN RIVER - Green River City Councilman Pete Rust says the problem has gotten out of hand: Too many dog owners aren't cleaning up after their pets in city parks.

City wants rid of abandoned trailers
GREEN RIVER - City officials in Green River are discussing how to go about getting rid of abandoned trailers around town.

WyoGuide
Sunday, September 7, 2008 Local events• Flying Cowboys 16th Annual Fly-In. Pilots from five states with 200 planes for display and flight from dawn to dusk. Sheridan. 307-674-7342.