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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, January 9

A relatively new program is giving people in Teton County with Parkinson’s disease another way to connect and support their bodies. The Jackson Hole News&Guide reports regular exercise is important for people with the disorder. After seeing how a climbing group benefited his mom, who had the disease, Matthew Koenig started one in Jackson. It meets weekly to strengthen participants' bodies and their bonds.

The Big Horn County district courtroom recently got an upgrade thanks to a district court clerk. The Basin Republican Rustler reports Serena Lipp wanted to restore and renew it. Through American Rescue Plan Act funds, not only was the room restored, but it got a new mural representing the county, past and present.

A Sublette County physician’s assistant has earned a nationally recognized credential. Noah Chutz achieved his Certificate of Added Qualifications in Emergency Medicine from the National Commission on Certification of Physician Assistants. This means he’s advanced his expertise in emergency medicine, going above and beyond the standard scope of PA practice.

And, according to artisan home decor site Kouboo.com, Wyoming’s most popular home interior design style is “rustic.”

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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.