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Around Wyoming brings you news from around the state, keeping you informed with brief updates of stories you may have missed.

Friday, August 4

New teachers in Thermopolis will soon have houses to stay in. Cowboy State Daily reports the school district is building three new duplexes with the help of students and staff that will be available for teachers to rent until they find another place.

High Uinta Gymnastics recently took nine athletes to the NGA National Gymnastics Championships in Louisiana. The Uinta County Herald reports the team had several high scorers. Bree Roetker placed 2nd in the nation on vault and tenth overall. And MaKenly Ray placed 4th on the balance beam and earned the honor of becoming a ‘beam queen.’

Also in the sports world, two Campbell County coaches are representing Wyoming in the National High School Athletic Coaches Association’s Hall of Fame 2023 class. The Gillette News Record reports Campbell County High School’s tennis coach Mark Miessler has been coaching for 30 years. And Wright High School’s basketball and track coach Pat Neely has been doing it for 37.

And a Casper man is facing a felony charge after he dug his car out of the record-breaking snowfall Casper saw this winter. According to Oil City News, the car had been at a mechanic’s shop and the owner was skipping out on a bill for over $3,000.

Ivy started as a science news intern in the summer of 2019 and has been hooked on broadcast ever since. Her internship was supported by the Wyoming EPSCoR Summer Science Journalism Internship program. In the spring of 2020, she virtually graduated from the University of Wyoming with a B.S. in biology with minors in journalism and business. When she’s not writing for WPR, she enjoys baking, reading, playing with her dog, and caring for her many plants.

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