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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.

Around Wyoming, Wednesday, July 17

A Casper man has made the jump from a hospital housekeeper to an Emergency Room nurse. K2Radio reports Joe Zeitner started at Banner Health just looking for a job with good health insurance. But after a while, his coworkers encouraged him to go for his CNA license. And now, he just started as a grad nurse there. He says he couldn’t have done it without the support from hospital leadership.

A Jackson man has learned a valuable lesson from dropping out of a race. The Jackson Hole News & Guide reports Garrett Burbank started the 100-mile Bighorn Mountain Trail Run in the middle of a bout of Norovirus. He pushed himself harder than ever before but ultimately had to drop out after 30 miles. But he and his family stayed to watch the rest of the runners finish and it showed Burbank how important collective energy is to completing something so challenging. He’s looking forward to trying again.

A former Rock Springs High School rodeo and current University of Wyoming rodeo competitor has made the jump to pro. The Rock Springs Rocket Miner reports Mackenzi Scott just qualified and will travel the pro rodeo Mountain Circuit all summer.

And student travel experts at Rustic Pathways has named Mexico as the top dream vacation spot for Wyomingites.

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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