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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, Thursday, May 7

A Kemmerer man has been recognized for his quick thinking and actions. The Kemmerer Gazette reports Mike Judge was driving past the fire department where he volunteered, when he saw an unconscious man being taken out of a car. His training took over. He stopped, grabbed the AED, and started performing CPR on the man. By the time emergency medical crews got there, the man had a pulse and was breathing again. A few weeks later, Judge learned the man shouldn’t have survived, but did thanks to his actions. Shortly after, he was honored with the Outstanding Service Award from the ambulance service provider.

An old truck is getting a new and unusual start. The Powell Tribune reports Andy and Tiffani Asher knew they wanted some sort of landscaping in front of their house, but not grass. So, instead, they’re building a water feature that’s going to start with a fountain coming out of the hood of an old truck. They finally found the perfect truck and hope to finish their project this summer.

A Sheridan teacher will be expanding hands-on STEM learning for his high schoolers. Allia (ah-lee-uh) Coultas received a grant from Society for Science. He’ll use the $5,000 to get equipment more similar to what students would encounter in a college or professional lab.

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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.