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The familiar face of Greg Willson has moved his New Youk Life office from his previous location in Storyteller to the corner spot in the old Klink building. Wilson has accepted a promotion from agent to manager for New York Life here in Thermopolis. With the move, Willson is planning on more agents and hopes to find them in Thermopolis. From the time he was a little boy, Greg has been part of this community and is proud to provide his services here....
The school board met on their new scheduled date and time, the third Tuesday of every month, on Jan. 19 at 6:30 p.m. The board worked on several items during the meeting from staff recommendations to recovering a lost day due to a snow day in December. The school district needs to make up the snow day from December. The district decided on extending the hours for two Fridays to make up the lost time. Letters were sent out notifying parents of the dates. Superintendent Dustin Hunt shared that...
The H.O.P.E. Agency has begun an all out battle against sexual assault. With any victory in battle, knowledge is power and can often dictate the victor. The H.O.P.E. Agency is working hard to educated people to help prevent sexual assault. Working from a three year grant, the H.O.P.E. Agency in a tri-county collaboration with Hot Springs, Big Horn and Washakie Counties, are working together to stop sexual assault. They are educating young teens to recognize a bad situation that could lead to an...
The Mayfield family of Roy, Billee and their son Cody have found themselves in need of some community support. Roy Mayfield has been fighting cancer since September of last year. This battle has put the family under financial and emotional strain. To help the Mayfield family, there will be a dinner and a cookie jar auction at the VFW Saturday, Feb. 6. A bean pot dinner will start at 6 p.m. and an assortment of cookie jars to be auctioned off with all proceeds going to the Mayfield family. For...
Thermopolis Town Council member Dusty Lewis took over the Tuesday meeting in place of a absent Mayor Mike Mortimore. He and his assistant Fred Crosby were away on business. The long awaited opening of the new Pizza Hut was announced during the meeting. Representatives from the restaurant were present as the council voted on their dispensing change. The change was just a formality for the new building. Town engineer Heath Overfield spoke to the council per request from the Mayor. Overfield gave...
On the night of Thursday, Jan. 14 John Cannon, 43, of Clearfield, Utah, had the scare of his life. Cannon was driving a semi-truck on U.S. 20/Wyoming 789. The semi began to slid on the slick roadway and Cannon found himself inside his semi, with the trailer and pup still attached, clinging to the bank of the river in Wind River Canyon. Cannon was hauling bulk sugar, as he rounded a corner known as Big Windy inside the canyon. Cannon's trailing pup lost traction and slid into the guard rail. Mome...
Lucas Manuel Cruz was born early in the evening of Friday, Jan. 15, 2016, taking the title of the first baby born in Hot Springs County for the new year. He is the first child of Gisselle and Hector Cruz of Thermopolis. The family received a gift basket from merchandise the Hot Springs County Memorial Hospital Auxiliary collected from local businesses. Gisselle explained she and Hector wanted a name that can be pronounced in Spanish as well as English. Both parents of Mexican decent wanted...
The Lady Cats basketball team defeated Big Piney 45-35, but they had to work for the win. Coach Cory Sova gave Big Piney credit for playing hard for 32 minutes, and that they are well coached. The Lady Cats had some trouble with passes during the game. "We had too many bad passes on our part, we need to clean that up," Sova said. The first half of the game did not provide the two point shot spread Sova was after, only netting two of the 17 points during that time. "That will not cut against a...
The University of Wyoming Vertical Dance Troupe perform suspended by ropes in the school auditorium demonstrating their grace several feet above the ground. The performance concluded by the troupe inviting children from the audience to come on stage and perform....
The Travel and Tourism Board meeting opened to news that the lodging tax revenue hit a record low of 41 percent, but the yearly revenue is still up 11 percent. Speculation from board members suggested it was caused by a mass exodus of crew workers. Tourism Director Amanda Moeller reported to the board they would not be charged for the Waltman billboard new Dino-opolis design due to the fact the company put the wrong one up to begin with. The current design has two emerging dinosaurs from a...
The Risen Son Southern Baptist Church is holding their annual Men’s Outdoorsman Banquet Saturday, Jan. 23. With a feast for the mountain man in all of us, there will be pulled pork and brisket served for dinner starting at 6 p.m. Following the meal there will be a guest speaker. There will be drawings for a variety of items like knives, calendars and tools. The grand prize of the evening will a RCBS Rock Chucker Supreme Reload Kit. Those who attend are encouraged to bring their mounts, horns a...
Hot Springs County celebrated five of its unique and great individuals by inducting them into the Hot Springs County Hall of Fame. Each of the inductees were recognized for contributions to improve and make Hot Springs County the place it is today. The inductees were county historian Dorothy Milek, the first woman senator in Wyoming Dora McGarth, pioneer of medicine in Hot Springs County Dr. Dana Carter, the former president of Empire Oil Co. John Herring Sr. and World Champion Bronc Rider and f...
Makayla George puts up a jump shot during Friday's Lady Bobcats 45-35 win against Big Piney....
After a tenant received a Notice to quit, a request from a landlord to his tenant to quit the premises leased and turn possession over to the landlord, the tenant became suspicious because he felt the notice was not legitimate. Although the notice was properly posted and signed by a law enforcement official, he felt something was not quite right and brought it to law enforcement’s attention. Law enforcement officials began an investigation after obtaining the notice. They felt it was very e...
Since the inception of the Knights of Columbus in 1882, members of the order have tried to help people who are in dire straits. Originally founded by Father Michael J. McGivney to help low income immigrants in the late 1800s, councils can be found all across the world today, from Canada to the Philippines. The Thermopolis order was started in 1925. The Knights provide many services to the community including charitable work, donating to Special Olympics, helping senior citizens in need and...
Thermopolis Middle School wrestlers had their first tournament of the season during the Greybull-Cloudpeak Tournament Saturday. Wrestlers bringing home first place medals include Wyatt McDermott – 84A weight class, Logan Cole – 220/HWTA, Tyson Medina – 84B, Teagan Anderson -138/145B and Austin Barral – 155/165B. Second place wrestlers include Blake Williams – 98A weight class, Cole Collins – 220/HWTA, Cole Christiansen – 120B. Third place wrestlers include Riley Shaffer – 132/138A weight...
Traveling to Rocky Mountain, the Lady Bobcats basketball team played an exhaustive onslaught of games in just a short period of time. The girls had the determination to see it to the end and add a few more wins to their name. The varsity team currently owns a 7-3 record. The Lady Cats topped Wind River 58-31. "It is a good win for us, but quite sloppy, considering it was the first game in 20 days," said coach Cory Sova. Even with the girls 25 turnovers during the game, Wind River had the...
Heroes come in all shapes and sizes. When we are small children, they often wear capes and possess power of great magnitude. As we get older our heroes change from the imaginary to those based in reality. Our heroes still possess a power of great magnitude, only they are more tangible and have a great impact in our lives. Pinnacle Bank has offered a chance for people to thank a hero. Through the use of social media, Pinnacle Bank encouraged everyone to submit a picture of their hero. The...
Assistant to the Mayor Fred Crosby retreats from the rising flood water from a broken water line under the sidewalk in front of the old fire hall east of the town hall. Town crews worked trough the day to repair the leak resulting in minimal damage....
On Dec. 28, 2015, Joe and Barbara Campbell, on behalf of themselves and as representatives of a class of similarly situated persons, filed a class action lawsuit against Chris Davidson, Tri-County Telephone Association, Inc. in Park County District Court. The suit stems from Campbell's belief that 800 members of the Tri-County Telephone (TCT) co-op were victims of fraud. Campbells live in the Hamilton Dome TCT prefix in Hot Springs County. The claim alleges the fraud was perpetrated by Chris...
The trickling drip of the new water rate increase haunts Thermopolis Town Council once again. After months of hard work and long hours troubleshooting the need for a rate increase for town water, the council finally enacting the new rate increase which started the beginning of January. The council found themselves revisiting the issue Tuesday night. John Waid, a local landlord, sat before the council and explained his grievances about the rate increase. Waid who was late to the meeting and had...
Barb and Merlin Heinze, owners of Merlin's Hide Out purveyors of fine buffalo hides and furs had the chance of a lifetime when they were contacted by the costume designer for Quentin Terentino's recent movie "The Hateful Eight" to make a buffalo coat for actor Kurt Russel. The coat soon became a character itself, known as "The Big Boy". The Heinzes wound down the week at One Eyed Buffalo to discuss and answer questions about working with Hollywood and what this will mean for their future. "You...
Richard Keyhoe Wayman, 49 was arrested earlier this week on felony charges for writing a check with non-sufficient funds to pay for cattle. Wayman, from Hyattville, was brokering a deal for the cattle from a Hot Springs County rancher. Successfully arranging to purchase cattle worth over $200,000, Wayman issued a check to pay the final installment and did not have the funds to cover the amount, which was in the tens of thousands of dollars. The seller made several attempts to contact Wayman...
Greg Willson sports his fur during the Thermopolis premier of Hateful Eight....
Oil and gas fields in Hot Springs County and the future potential for oil and gas in the Big Horn Basin will be presented by Tom Anderson at the next meeting of Hot Springs County Historical Society set for Saturday, Jan. 9 at the Hot Springs County Museum at 2 p.m. Anderson was born in Thermopolis, and after graduating from the University of Wyoming, he worked as a petroleum geologist in Casper from 1981 to 1993. After moving back to Thermopolis,he became the co-founder and co-owner of Gas...
