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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, Monday, September 2

According to the Wyoming Historical Society, on September 1, 1928, Boy Scouts set 3,000 concrete posts about every mile along the transcontinental Lincoln Highway with its logo on them. The highway crossed through Wyoming where much of I-80 and U.S. 30 pass through today. On September 2, 1869, voters at the first territorial elections in Wyoming elected only Democrats to the territorial legislature. On September 3, 1918, the first uranium discovery in Wyoming was announced. It was found near Lusk. On September 3, 1931, a jury found a Gillette man not guilty of unlawful hypnotism. On September 4, 1915, it was reported that a 70-year-old man wrestled with a bull in Diamondville. We don’t know why or who won. On September 4, 1968, Wyoming received $6,829 from the Justice Department for programs to prevent riots and other disorders. On September 5, 1894, the first Jewish wedding in the state was held in Cheyenne. On September 6, 1870, Louisa Swain became the first woman to vote in the Wyoming Territory. On September 6, 1887, the University of Wyoming opened.

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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