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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, February 20

The City of Cody is getting a new, old holiday. The Cody Enterprise reports Robyn Cutter was looking through papers at the Park County Archives when she came upon a city council resolution from 1917 proclaiming Feb. 26 a town holiday in honor of Buffalo Bill’s birthday. The resolution was not really enforced, but it is technically still on the books. So, city leaders today have decided to resurrect it, though they’ve not yet announced what they’ll do this year.

The Douglas High School cheer team has won its second state title in a row after a lot of adapting. The Douglas Budget reports the original team going into state was 15 strong, but three athletes had to sit out due to injuries. Just an hour before performing, they had to make changes to their routine. But that didn’t stop them from coming out with a score about two points higher than the second place team.

A Rawlins indoor track runner has beaten a school record. The Rawlins Times reports Noah Blasi ran the 3200-meter at the Natrona County Mustang Invite. He came in fifth place, but his 10:23.00 run topped the school record. Several other Rawlins competitors came close to edging out school records.

And, according to Rustic Pathways, people spend the seventh most amount of time in Yellowstone National Park out of all the parks 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.