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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, July 7

According to the Wyoming Historical Society, on July 6, 1922, seven gamblers were arrested in the deputy sheriff’s garage in Yoder. On July 7, 1886, electric street lights turned on in Laramie. On July 8, 1871, Evanston’s first school opened. It was above a saloon. On July 8, 1947, the Wyoming railroad was named as one of the most curvaceous in the country. On July 9, 1867, the first settlers arrived in Cheyenne, Dakota Territory. On July 9, 1934, the first radio station in Sheridan began broadcasting. Its call letters were KWYO, and it’s still operating, making it the second oldest radio station in the state. On July 10, 1890, President Benjamin Harrison signed the Statehood Bill to make Wyoming the 44th state admitted to the Union. On July 11, 1931, Dayton and Ranchester got electricity. On July 12, 1960, Wyoming’s delegation to the Democratic National Convention cast the final votes needed for John F. Kennedy to win the presidential nomination.

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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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