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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, Friday, October 10

According to the Wyoming Historical Society, on October 6, 1916, nationally famous suffragist Inez Milholland spoke in Cheyenne against President Woodrow Wilson’s re-election. It didn’t work - Wilson won Wyoming by more than he had the previous election. On October 8, 1890, Carbon County was reorganized with a portion of it officially becoming Natrona County. On October 8, 1902, it was reported that a babysitter was holding onto a Cheyenne kid after the mother did not pay the agreed upon price. On October 8, 1944, 200 students were released from school to assist with the harvest in Worland. On October 11, 1912, the movie “Charge of the Light Brigade” premiered. It was filmed at Pole Mountain east of Laramie.

And, according to the University of Wyoming American Heritage Center, on October 8, 1888, UW President Hoyt received a letter from the U.S. Chief Signal Office that the university could establish an official meteorological station on campus and appoint a voluntary observer.

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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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