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  • Wyoming Tourism Board visits Hot Springs County

    Apr 12, 2018

    The Wyoming Tourism Board will be conducting a Thermopolis area familiarization tour, dinner and board meeting on Monday, April 16 and Tuesday, April 17. The tour will begin at 2 p.m. Monday with a couple stops at Hot Springs County businesses as well as Hot Springs State Park and the Wyoming Dinosaur Center, with a dinner provided by the Office of Tourism. Tuesday will see a Tourism board meeting at 8 a.m. Diane Shober, the executive director of the Wyoming Office of Tourism, explained the board is appointed by the governor, with nine members...

  • Using drones to monitor predators

    Mark Dykes, Editor|Apr 12, 2018

    Certainly one of the more popular tech gadgets in recent years has been the drone. Going from a term that was tied closely with military applications, drones have now become a popular recreation, possible means of delivery and a way to get some cool aerial photographs. But, the flying machines also serve a purpose when it comes to observing and monitoring predators. Those who want to become Wildlife Services unmanned aircraft system (UAS) pilots must first get approval from their state director...

  • Wall of Guns fundraiser Friday

    Apr 12, 2018

    This Friday night you could have the opportunity to win one of 30 or more guns during the Wall of Guns event to be held at One Eyed Buffalo. The annual event, sponsored by Friends of the NRA, will be held at One Eyed Buffalo on Friday, starting at 5:30 p.m. Tickets are $10 each and currently available at One Eyed Buffalo. More tickets may be purchased the night of the event also, with a gun given away for every 100 tickets sold. Guns will range in price from $600 to $700. The winner will be able to make their choice from the Wall of Guns...

  • Magic show Friday at senior center

    Apr 12, 2018

    This Friday the 13th, bring a little magic to your life with Butte Magic, hosted by The Golden Age Club. There will be four to six members of the troupe coming to town, with three shows on Friday: a 9 a.m. school assembly, a brief preview at the Hot Springs County Senior Center at 11:45 a.m. and the main show at the auditorium at 7 p.m. Tickets for the evening show are $10 in advance for adults — $12 at the door — and $5 for students. Though fire eating is part of the show, it is planned for outside around 12 p.m. in the parking lot of the sen...

  • Zaniac returning

    Apr 12, 2018

    When was the last time you laughed as hard as your kids? With captivating amounts of energy, Alex Zerbe moves like a rubber band from one end of the stage to the other. Beatboxing, juggling, dancing, singing, music and magic are just a few of the things that led Piers Morgan of America’s Got Talent to call Alex, “The total package.” The “Professional Zaniac,” who’s been cracking jokes onstage for nearly 15 years, zigzags between physical stunts and non-stop comedy. As a self-described “human cartoon,” his show isn’t just for the kids in the f...

  • Spring Book and Bake Sale

    Apr 12, 2018

    The Friends of the Library are at it again, getting you ready for all your summer reading time with their Spring Book and Bake Sale. The event will be held at the armory on Friday, April 13 from 5-7 p.m. and again on Saturday, April 14, from 8 a.m. until noon. Bake sale items will only be available at the Saturday session. Thousands of books of all description will be available to purchase either singly or by the sackfull, so make your plans to come this weekend....

  • Avoid burning in state rights-of-way

    Apr 12, 2018

    As temperatures begin to warm and the winter snows melt, many ranchers, farmers and other people head outside to begin their annual agricultural burns. Each year, as the spring burning season gets into full swing, at least a few of these burns get out of control. This year, the National Weather Service is encouraging people to stay safe and “Learn Before You Burn!” “Frequently, our calm mornings turn windy during the afternoon,” said Tim Troutman of the National Weather Service Riverton office. “Having an up-to-date wind speed and direction for...

  • Bingo for bucks

    Apr 12, 2018

    Parents of Thermopolis High School seniors assembled a Bingo and street taco fundraiser Sunday night at Thermopolis Middle School commons to raise funds for the senior night graduation party. Middle school students came to help too as Carson Kenast picks the Bingo numbers and Ayden Cox announces....

  • Gubernatorial candidates visit town

    Apr 12, 2018

    Bill Dahlin, gubernatorial candidate for Wyoming, spent some time at Black Bear Cafe on Saturday morning, chatting with locals about his vision for Wyoming. A Sheridan native, Dahlin has a farming and ranching background as well as a lucrative career with Burlington Northern railroad. In addition, he has started several business ventures throughout his life from a leasing company to a materials handling and recycling business to a part ownershiip in a financial group. He also has extensive...

  • Gubernatorial candidates visit town

    Apr 12, 2018

    If you happened to be at Storyteller on Saturday afternoon you may have bumped into Wyoming State Treasurer Mark Gordon on the campaign trail since tossing his hat in the ring for Governor. In case you missed it, Gordon has a platform for prosperity for Wyoming that includes a stable government that lives within its means, a government out of the way so the people can prosper and extraordinary education opportunities for our youth, including continuing education. A hot-button issue across the...

  • Adults invited to color at library

    Apr 12, 2018

    The Hot Springs County Library welcomes adults to come in for some fun and laughs during its first ever adult coloring event on Tuesday, April 17 from 2-4 p.m. The event is being done in conjunction with the Smoking Waters Art Guild, and people are welcome to bring their own art supplies or use those that are provided. Cheese and crackers will be provided as well....

  • Boysen Reservoir information meeting

    Apr 12, 2018

    The Bureau of Reclamation has scheduled a Boysen Reservoir Water Information Meeting in Worland. The meeting will be at 10 a.m. Thursday, April 19, at the Elks Lodge at 604 Coburn Avenue. Topics of discussion will be current water supply conditions, the 2018 snowmelt runoff forecast, and 2018 projected reservoir operations. For more information, please contact Mahonri Williams, at 307-261-5624, or mlwilliams@usbr.gov....

  • USAF colonel speaks at Pioneer Home

    Mark Dykes, Editor|Apr 12, 2018

    Last Wednesday, retired U.S. Air Force Colonel Steve Kravitsky, director of the Wyoming Veterans Commission, and Franz Fuchs, the policy analyst for the Wyoming Department of Health, held a meeting at the Wyoming Pioneer Home to gather public input regarding a skilled nursing facility in Wyoming. Kravitsky emphasized this would be a state veterans home, not a VA run facility. “This is a marathon,” he said, with regard to the development of the facility. “It’s not a sprint. The Wyoming Veterans C...

  • Guns, fun and games

    Dennis Nierzwicki|Apr 12, 2018

    Saturday evening marked the night for the annual Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation's banquet held in the fair building....