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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, Thursday, August 29

Casper residents recently came together to give many students a better start to the school year. Oil City News reports dozens of community members took part in the inaugural Feeding Natrona County’s Future fundraiser. The program was put on by Full Plates Full Hearts and all of the money raised went to pay off student lunch debt. Early estimates suggest that all current debts will be paid off.

County 23 recently designated its 23rd historic property on the National Register of Historic Places. The Pinedale Roundup reports Big Sandy Lodge in Sublette County was first established as a fishing camp in 1930. In the 1950s, the camp was turned into a guest ranch and has continuously operated as one since.

A Laramie adventurer recently led 23 other women to the top of Mount Kilimanjaro in Africa. The Laramie Boomerang reports Rebecca Walsh and the other women took five and a half days to summit to Uhuru Peak, and a day to come back down.

And, according to Whitley Law Firm, Wyoming is the fifth easiest place to pass a driving test.

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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