January 2021 will mark the Wyoming Cowboy Challenge Academy’s 15th year as part of the Wyoming community, and it might be its last, thanks to the state’s ongoing budget struggles.
On Nov. 16, Gov. Mark Gordon proposed permanently shuttering the school as part of sweeping cuts made to decrease the state’s $500 million deficit.
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