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Shortly after 8 a.m. Monday, the Thermopolis Volunteer Fire Department responded to a single-vehicle semi truck accident on Highway 120, near mile marker 17. According to Wyoming Highway Patrol Trooper Regina Schulmeister, the driver of the Coca-Cola truck - identified as 23-year-old Ernest Bacus of Greybull - stated he swerved to avoid hitting a deer. Bacus left the road to the right, came back on, overcorrected and wound up overturning the truck. Schulmeister said Bacus was cited for failure...
Main Street Thermopolis met July 28 to elect new officers and discuss Oktobrewfest. Treasurer Meri Ann Rush made a motion to elect Suzanne Samelson as President, Johnny Dorman as Vice-President, Shurie Scheel as Secretary and herself as Treasurer. Howie Samelson seconded the motion, and it was carried. The officers are to serve one-year terms from July 1, 2016 through June 30, 2017. Rush said things are coming along for Oktobrewfest. They have sent out sponsorship and vendor information, and the...
Young people from across Wyoming gathered in Thermopolis last weekend to compete in the Wyoming Junior Rodeo Association's rodeo at the Hot Springs County Fairgrounds. Ranging in age from four-years-old through eighth grade, 93 youths competed in events like barrel racing, goat tying and steer riding for two days. Local contestants included Logann, Kamryn and Roedy Farrell; Layne Myers; Jhett and McCoy Longwell; Cooper, Taylor and Rylee Agar; Chloe, Jayssie and Talon Owsley; Mackenzie and Mack...
Elisa Daniels will be taking Jenny Davis' position as the Lights On Coordinator for the 2016-17 school year. Daniels said she is a graduate of Hot Springs County High School. She then graduated from the University of Wyoming in December 2013 with a bachelor's degree in sociology. She is currently working on obtaining her masters degree in school counseling at Adams State University, slated to graduate in May 2017. Daniels said she has worked with kids, specifically when she coached and worked... Full story
The Lights On Afterschool program will be making significant changes during the 2016-17 school year due to budget cuts. The biggest change for Lights On for the 2016-17 school year will be the elimination of the program on Friday afternoons. Another change to the program will be a limited summer schedule following the school year. Lights On will update parents in the spring regarding the finalized summer schedule. Former Lights On Program Director Jenny Davis said there were more budget cuts a...
The start of school is just a few weeks away, but students can get a jumpstart on athletics with two camps scheduled for Friday, Aug. 12. A Junior Bobcat football camp will be at the Hot Springs County High School practice field from 7-10 a.m., for those going into grades 3-8 this school year. Instruction will be by high school Coach Matt McPhie, and the high school coaching staff and players. A Junior Bobcat volleyball camp will be at the high school gymnasium from 1-4 p.m., again for those...
Katelyn King and her horse make their way around the second of three barrels during the Hot Springs County Barrel Racing....
by April S. Kelley The Hot Springs County School District approved the 2016-17 fiscal budget, talked about the October accreditation meeting and shared experiences at PLC (Professional Learning Communities) conference at a meeting on July 19. Business Manager Chauncey Johnson presented the budget to the board, noting that at the time of the board meeting he did not have the final information for the major maintenance fund or the capital projects fund. He said he will present this information to...
Wednesday morning saw two visitors to Thermopolis, who stopped for a bit on their journey to find the "State of America." Photographer Nate Bressler and his friend Zach Scheffer had been travelling the country for two weeks - starting in Pensacola, Fla. - with another two still ahead of them as they prepared an article for the inaugural issue of Argonite magazine. A former archaeologist, Bressler switched gears and began taking pictures about 20 years ago. He described the sudden career change a...
Parents and athletes are invited to a welcome back night for participants in Hot Springs County High School sports Monday, Aug. 10. A social in the parking lot near the vocational building will begin at 5 p.m. At 6 p.m., a proactive coaching presentation will begin in the school auditorium. At 7 p.m., coaches will be available to meet with students and parents. Refreshments will be provided by the Booster Club. For more information, call 864-6667....
The Hot Springs County oil sales volume and gas sales volume has remained steady from 2015 to 2016, however the taxable value of both oil and gas has gone down significantly during the same time period. For January 2015, the sales volume of oil was 208,455 barrels and the taxable oil value was $5,913,489. For February 2015, the sales volume of oil was 182,121 barrels and the taxable oil value was $5,979,367. For March 2015, the sales volume of oil was 199,028 barrels and the taxable oil value wa...
Wednesday evening during the regular meeting of the Red Lane Watershed Improvement District, the budget was approved for the coming year. Treasurer Clayton Ferrell explained the budget presented at the meeting was a proposal for 2016-17. According to the report: total expenditures are at $9,500; the General Fund and forecasted revenues are $17,899; and monies received from liens are $7,500. Ferrell noted an additional $500 in revenue was budgeted, in case anyone gave the district money. There...
Friends of Hot Springs State Park and Legend Rock was launched on July 4. President of Friends of Hot Springs State Park and Legend Rock Barb Vietti said this is a group that started several years ago and it has taken time to get it up and running. Prior to the formation of the group, contributions made to Legend Rock or Hot Springs State Park were deposited into the general fund of the State of Wyoming. The formation of the group is an effort to keep those funds local, to benefit Hot Springs...
Rosalie Willson walks her Bernese mountain dog, Grendelwald, for the judge at the Hot Springs County Fair dog show Monday. She was named best in show....
