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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.

Tuesday, August 22

Five attorneys in Cheyenne have been ranked as Super Lawyers. The Wyoming Tribune Eagle reports all five work at Hirst Applegate, LLP. They were awarded the honor based on a rigorous multi-phased selection process that includes independent research, peer nominations, and peer evaluations.

A Casper lawyer has also received a prestigious award. K2Radio reports R. Michael Shickich was awarded the Lifetime Achievement Award by the Wyoming Trial Lawyers Association. The award is given to a trial lawyer who over the course of a career, in the opinion of peers, best exemplifies the highest skills and ethical principles of a trial lawyer. It’s only been given 19 times in the 53-year history of the organization.

Two Wyoming sites have received the 2023 Traveler’s Choice award from TripAdvisor. The Heart Mountain Wyoming Foundation was named for the first time. And the National Museum of Military Vehicles in Dubois received the award for the second year in a row. The award goes to sites rated in the top ten percent of world travel destinations by Tripadvisor members.

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.