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Greyson Amick paints a picture during the Hot Springs County Recreation District Arts and Crafts program on Monday at the Recreation Center....
Tuesday night, the Thermopolis Town Council approved a street closure for the Gift of the Waters parade. Chamber of Commerce Executive Director Meri Ann Rush explained the closure would be the same as previous years, from Senior Avenue, up Arapahoe until Fifth, then to the flagpole and turning around in the intersection and heading east along Broadway to Fourth. Rush further presented a permit from WYDOT, which was signed at the meeting. The permit is required for the parade turnaround at the...
Rosalee Dawn Johnson of Aurora, Colo. was transferred to the Wyoming Women's Correctional Center near Lusk, following her sentencing in May. In March, Johnson pleaded guilty to theft and wrongful receiving, concealing or disposing of property. The state moved to dismiss a second count of the latter charge, and the court granted it. Johnson was sentenced to five to seven years at the Women's Center on each of the remaining two counts, served consecutively. However, upon completion or parole from...
Public comment on the Hot Springs State Park draft master plan ended June 6, but the controversy is far from over. Director of Wyoming State Parks and Cultural Resources Milward Simpson said the state will learn from the public comments in order to create a finalized master plan. "We will look for patterns for recommendations," Simpson said. "We will then make small changes to the plan based on those and finalize the plan." The state will remain open to what the public wants, Simpson said. "We...
The Centennial Celebration for Hot Springs State Park's Swinging Bridge and Buffalo will be July 4. It was rescheduled from its original June date to July 4 because Hot Springs State Park will already be full of people for the July 4 celebration, according to Hot Springs State Park Superintendent Kevin Skates. The celebration is slated to happen before the Fourth of July fireworks at the Hot Springs State Park. The swinging bridge will be lighted and there will be music and historical...
Competitors in the Junior Livestock Show Friday afternoon work to make sure their animals are set up properly. Hot Springs County high point winners were: Beef - Strite Daniels, Lambs - Hallie Martinez and Hogs - Remington Ferree....
The US Department of Agriculture (USDA) announced ten counties in Wyoming are eligible for disaster assistance due to drought. Governor Matt Mead received a letter from USDA Secretary Thomas Vilsack designating four counties as primary disaster assistance areas and six counties as contiguous disaster areas. The four primary counties are: Big Horn, Johnson, Sheridan and Washakie. The contiguous counties are: Campbell, Convers, Fremont, Hot Springs, Natrona and Park. Qualified producers in these counties can be considered for assistance,... Full story
Hot Springs County Commissioners voted and appointed new members to local boards at Tuesday's meeting. Bill Williams and Dan Herdt were appointed to the Hospital Board. Gregg Voigt and Barb Heinze were appointed to the Museum Board. Steve Johnston was appointed to Weed & Pest. No one was appointed to the two openings on the Library Board, as no applications were received. Chairman John Lumley said the Library Board openings must be advertised again to try and fill those spots. County...
Six 4-H members competed in the 2016 Wyoming State National Rifle Association Youth Hunter Education Challenge, sponsored by the Wyoming Game and Fish and Cabela's last weekend at the Upton Gun Glub. The students who attended were Sascha Mobbs, Hadley Johnson, John Maier, Hardy Johnson, Carson Medvigy and Destiny Harris. Scores were as follows: Carson Medvigy – 1st Wildlife ID, 2nd Muzzleloader; Destiny Harris – 2nd Wildlife ID, 1st Hunters Education Written Exam; John Maier – 1st .22 Rifle...
Democrat Howard "Howie" Samelson is running against Republican Nathan Winters for Wyoming State Representative for House District 28. Samelson said the most important issues for his campaign are individual freedoms, public lands staying public, local institutions being locally managed and developing economic diversification - meaning figuring out what the state can do to get away from fossil fuels. "We need to develop alternatives in the state for economic development, which include things like...
The Run with the Buffalo race is set for Saturday, June 11. The race will start on the street outside the TePee Pool and runners will trek through the buffalo pasture and back towards the start. There will be both a 4K run/walk and an 8K run, making it possible for people of all ages to participate. The race begins at 7:30 a.m. Participants can register the day of the race for $20 For more information, contact the Hot Springs County Recreation District at 307-864-3767....
Thermopolis seems to be filled with community-minded individuals, always ready to lend a helping hand. Whether it’s helping someone back out of a parking space into the most heavily-trafficked street in town or helping to push someone’s car to Maverik when they run out of gas, there are always residents willing to go that extra mile for someone. Community organizations and their members also put the needs of others and the needs of the community front and center. They organize beautification projects and activities to enhance the social lif...
The rest of this series will propose best solutions to dealing with the geologic hazards of the Bighorn River Floodplain. A previous column described the geologic hazards caused by the Wind River Canyon rockslides. These rockslides are a threat to motorists, trains and even the town of Thermopolis. The canyon closures and the vehicle and train wrecks are obvious reminders of the dynamic force of gravity at work on the walls of the canyon, often aided by precipitation and train vibration. A more catastrophic event would be a large-scale...
Liked the letter of Linda Kalli’s to HSSP “If it isn’t broke, don’t fix it” and I’ll add “Don’t even try, we like the park just the way it is.” But the master plan over by the Armory needs to be FIXED. The plan for offices, roads, trails needs to include a 50,000 sq ft welcome center which is as big as a football field by our famous Roundtop. There is enough vacant property by the Armory and would be ideal for such a project. The HSSP offices could use some of the space and the rest for the present museum which had its budget cut by $15,000 an...
It’s amazing what you can see and feel just by looking up. Given my religious upbringing, I can’t help but think of heaven when I look to the sky, but last weekend reminded me that we can all catch a glimpse into the amazing and ethereal. My mom was visiting from Alliance, Neb. — my hometown — helping to watch the boys while Louise and I worked, and Friday night I spied her stargazing out the window with her grandbabies, pointing out particularly bright ones and even Mars and Jupiter, which c...
It once was thought that a medical bill adding up to a million dollars was a catastrophic economic blow to a family from which it would likely never recover financially, but that was before organ transplants and other medical technologies now able to save life where previously no chance existed, but can cost much more than a million dollars now. In the early 70s, a friend’s daughter was born nearly three months premature. The bill reached over a half million dollars by the time the couple could take their child home. I lost contact with the f...
As the school year came to a close, several students at Thermopolis Middle School were recognized for their academic accomplishments. 7th and 8th Grade Awards: Jessie C. Thompson Writing Award 7th Grade first - Oakley Bowman, second - Emme Norsworthy; 8th Grade first - Ashley Brawley, second - Dani Jo Pebbles Patriotic Pen - Dakota Leonhardt Outstanding Language Arts Students 7th Grade - Jasmine Collins, Dakota Leonhardt, Tricia Capelle, Bri DeVries and Maia Oliver; 8th Grade - Hannah Hu, Tyler...
Members of the Hot Springs County High School Speech and Debate Team are preparing for their performances at the National Tournament in Salt Lake City, Utah. The duet team of Amanda Dinsmore and Eryn Robinson will depart with coach, Cindy Glasson, on Saturday for the week long tournament. “This is the culmination of the speech season and their speech careers,” Glasson said. “They will be competing against students from all over the country and several foreign countries, across seven venues, for an entire week. It’s stressful beyond imagination,...
Dakota Leonhardt shakes hands with Jeff Strong, upon receiving the Patriotic Pen award. Also presenting the award were Shirley Wildman, center, and Nancy Madrigal....
Seventh grader Logan Cole shattered a nearly 40-year-old record in the Long Jump this school year, with a distance of 17’ 7.75”. The previous record of 17’ 3” was set by Jon Lesher in 1977. There were quite a few records broken by the Thermopolis Middle School Track and Field, which ended their regular season on May 7. Cole also set the record in the Shot Put with a distance of 43’ 2” — the previous record was John Balstad’s 41’ 1” n 1989 — and in the Discus with a distance of 146’ 9.5... Full story
Enrollment in the Hot Springs County School District has increased from 610 at the end of the 2014-15 school year to 654 at the end of the 2015-16 school year. The enrollment in the majority of grades has also increased. First grade enrollment has increased from 41 students at the end of the 2014-15 school year to 48 students at the end of this year. Third grade has increased from 46 students last year to 51 students this year. Fourth grade has increased from 39 students to 54 students. Sixth...
The June Thermopolis Gymkhana was Sunday at Hot Springs County Fairgrounds. The next Gymkhana event is scheduled for July 1. Sunday's results, in order of finish, include: Lead Line Barrels: Talon Owsley, Kylee Williams, Mackenzie Buckner, Peyton Marsh, Sydney Nye and Cooper Nye. Poles: Kylee Williams, Talon Owsley, Sydney Nye, Mackenzie Buckner, Peyton Marsh and Lillyana Reed. Goats: Talon Owsley, Kylee Williams, Scotlyn Armajo, Sydney Nye and Cooper Nye. Flag race: Sydney Nye, Talon Owsley,...
The carnival is coming to town, next week at Thermopolis Rehab and Care Center. Life Enrichment Director Meg Haderlie said one of her primary duties is to help the residents enjoy life. Often when people come to the facility, she explained, their money goes to their medical care. Some do have money to also do things they enjoy. To help provide some enjoyable activities, a fund was put in place by the Resident Council, and monitored by the life enrichment director; it is 100 percent for the...
A Glow Golf Tournament will be at 6 p.m. June 11 at the Thermopolis Golf Course. Registration will begin at 6 p.m., followed by dinner and a silent auction at 7 p.m. The golf tournament will begin immediately following dinner. The cost for a team to participate in the Glow Golf Tournament will be $200. This price includes dinner, golf, cart and glow gear. “The proceeds from this event will cover the Hot Springs County High School Golf Team costs and camps,” Hot Springs County High School Golf Co...
The Heroes Have No Limits 5K and kiddie dash obstacle course fundraiser for Teige Owsley is set for Saturday, June 18 in Hot Springs State Park. The kiddie dash obstacle course will be on the lawn near the Pioneer Home beginning at 9 a.m. The 5K will start at 9:30 a.m. Children are welcome to do the 5K with adults or they may stay at the obstacle course which will be supervised by adults. Costs are teams of four or more $50, 5K is $30 and the kiddie dash is $10. To receive a shirt, registration needs to be received by Friday, June 10....
