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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.

Thursday, October 5

A Cheyenne resident recently won gold at Jiu-Jitsu Con in Las Vegas. The Wyoming Tribune Eagle reports Mel Matos started training only two years ago. Since then, she has won multiple major championships.

Earlier this week, two world records were broken at the Rochelle Ranch Golf Course in Rawlins. Golfweek reports that Kyle Berkshire set the new long drive record by hitting the ball just over 579 yards, which is 26 yards farther than the previous record. He also set the record for ball speed off the club at 241.7 mph.

The Southwest Wyoming Regional Airport Executive Director has been elected to lead the Northwest Chapter of the American Association of Airport Executives. The Rock Springs Rocketminer reports Devon Brubaker will lead the group of airport operators in eight states and five Canadian territories for the next year.

And two men are in hot water after trying to bring attention to a dispute in an unusual way. The Sundance Times reports the father-son duo used bleach to paint markings, including drawings of penises, on 195 cattle belonging to their neighbor. They claim it was to bring attention to broken fences that weren’t being fixed quickly enough.

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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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