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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, February 26

A Cheyenne teenager recently won a national boxing tournament. WyoSports reports Ayden Osborne picked up three unanimous decision victories at the National Silver Gloves tournament. He’s now the country’s top boxer in the 14- to 15-year-old 90-pound division.

Two Greybull High Schoolers will have the chance to compete in an international competition soon. The Greybull Standard reports senior Grainger Russell’s research investigating the impact of kratom on the development of mouse brain cells was the 2025 Grand Champion project at the Northern Wyoming Regional Science Fair. He will advance to the international competition. Russel received several other awards, too. Senior Gabriel VanderPloeg was also the recipient of multiple awards and the Runner Up Grand Champion, which means he’s the international competition alternative.

A new piece of public art has been unveiled at Northwest College. The Powell Tribune reports “Landform Journey” is inspired by the topography of nearby Heart Mountain and the Big Horn Basin. It climbs up both sides of a fireplace in the student center.

And, according to WalletHub, Cheyenne is the fifth hardest working city in the country.

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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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