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Monday, November 13, 2023

According to the Wyoming Historical Society, on November 12, 1889, the recently incorporated town of Newcastle held its first municipal election. That same day a year later in 1890, the first state legislature was called to order. On November 13, 1915, Thermopolis sheepman James Dickie experimented with using his airplane to herd sheep. On November 14, 1913, the Thermopolis Record wrote that “wheat brought from an Egyptian tomb and sown in Wyoming’s splendid soil promises to make a record.” On November 14, 1935, Crook County News reported that a Montana man was killed by a flying sheep. On November 18, 1902, the Irma Hotel, named for Buffalo Bill's daughter, opened in Cody.

And according to the University of Wyoming American Heritage Center, on November 18, 1898, the University Librarian and Secretary of the Board of Trustees, Grace Hebard, was admitted to the practice of law in the state. She was the first woman in Wyoming to become a member of the profession.

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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