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Sean Kruse and his fiance Michelle Dang opened The Polish Nail & Spa for business on March 19. They are located at 110 North 5th Street. Kruse moved to Thermopolis about five years ago after he left Aberdeen, South Dakota where he worked as a store manager at Walmart for 30 years. Kruse is also the Deputy Assessor for Hot Springs County. Just before he left for Wyoming, Kruse met Michelle Dang and immediately fell in love. For the past five years, their long-distance relationship blossomed and...
The Lion’s Club will be holding its annual Easter Egg Hunt on Sunday, March 31, at 2 p.m. sharp in the Hot Springs State Park. The event is for children through 9 years old. The age groups are 2 and under, 3-4, 5-6 and 7-9. There are prizes for all ages. The event may be canceled if it is raining or snowing. On Saturday, March 30 the Wyoming Dinosaur Center is hosting an Easter Egg Hunt at Candy Jack Park beginning at 1 p.m. It is also weather permitting....
The Leona M. and Harry B. Helmsley Charitable Trust has granted $346,794.00 to Hot Springs Health to purchase one Philips Epiq Diagnostic Ultrasound System, and eight Philips Lumify Point-of-Care ultrasound units (POCUS) as part of a statewide ultrasound initiative across Wyoming. The initiative includes nearly $13.9 million to help Wyoming hospitals and health centers purchase ultrasound imaging devices and boost sonography and POCUS training opportunities across the state. The grants were...
For youth interested in breeding their cattle, the University of Wyoming Extension will offer artificial insemination (AI) workshops in Campbell and Fremont Counties Thursday, May 9, followed by breeding days later that month. The May 9 workshops, led by UW Extension educator Chance Marshall and UW Extension beef specialist Shelby Rosasco, will take place from 4-7 p.m. at extension offices in Campbell and Fremont Counties. Topics to be discussed include nutrition, breeding selection, AI...
Hot Springs County 4-H is hosting a Dessert Auction on Saturday, March 30 beginning at 6 p.m. at the HSC Fair Building, 627 Springview St. A baked potato and soup bar will be provided and there will be live and silent auctions. Proceeds will go toward HSC 4-H programs. For more information, contact the 4-H Extension Office at 864-3421....
by Kayne Pyatt Uinta County Herald Via Wyoming News Exchange EVANSTON — On Friday, March 15, the oversight task force appointed by Gov. Mark Gordon voted to allow Sheridan into the competition to be the site for the $10 million Wyoming shooting sports complex. Sheridan had turned in its letter of intent almost a week late but, after a brief discussion, the task force voted approval, which raised the number of counties seeking to become the designated site from eight to nine. The following counties have turned in their letters of intent and b...
The Bureau of Reclamation’s March Forecast of the April through July water runoff predicted for Boysen Reservoir is 620,000 af, which is 99% of the 30-year average of 625,000 af. As of March 1, Boysen Reservoir was 84% full. A reservoir is considered “full” when the pool elevation is at top of active conservation or joint-use pool. The percentage is based on total reservoir volume below that level. Forecasts for the rest of the Bighorn River Basin include: •Buffalo Bill Reservoir - Shoshone River April through July inflow to Buffalo Bill Re...
During a session largely defined by conflict, lawmakers were mostly united when it came to property tax relief. It’s now up to Gov. Mark Gordon to decide what will become law. by Maggie Mullen, WyoFile.com, via WNE When it came to the Wyoming Legislature’s top non-budget priority this session, lawmakers settled on five bills to address rising residential property taxes. Altogether, the legislation creates new exemptions for homeowners and certain senior citizens, doubles an existing exemption for veterans, caps annual increases and expands eli...
The Central Wyoming Cutting Club (CWCC) celebrated its 35th anniversary last Saturday with a banquet at Hot Springs Hotel.Original members James Johnson, Martin Bader, Melody Robinson and Mel Dahl were recognized during the event. Current club president Hayden Heaphy sat down with the founders, along with director Bruce Keller, and spoke about the importance of all the original founding members and their anniversary. Original founding member Martin Bader was unable to attend. Heaphy said,...
The Wyoming Office of Outdoor Recreation facilitates eight outdoor recreation collaboratives convened throughout the state that bring together local community members, recreation stakeholders, businesses, conservation groups, federal and state agencies, and elected officials to identify and prioritize opportunities for the growth and enhancement of outdoor recreation. Members of the public are welcome to attend collaborative meetings in-person or virtually. There will be a designated time for public comment near the end of each meeting. The...
In an article about the Yellowstone Highway turning 100 years old that ran in the March issue of Outside magazine, the Wind River Canyon Scenic Byway, hiking and biking trails in Hot Springs State Park, the bison herd and the free soaking at the bath house are featured. Owner of Rent Adventure, Dusty Lewis, is quoted in the article giving information about trail maps available from the Thermopolis-Hot Springs Chamber of Commerce and he suggests the “spicy blackened burger from One Eyed Buffalo....
Author Lea Cavalli Schoenewald’s newest book “Lost Coal District of Gebo, Crosby and Kirby” will be available at a book signing event to meet the author at Storyteller on Saturday, March 23 from 11 a.m. until 2 p.m. at 524 Broadway. The book is described as, “Forging America’s fuel, Henry Cottle registered the first mining claim in what would become northern Hot Springs County in the late 1880s. Henry Monro and Frank Porter’s Cedar Mountain Cowboy Mine followed in 1898. In 1906, Burlington...
Jerimie Kraushaar was honored for his 20th anniversary of service to the Hot Springs County Sheriff’s Office. The deputies and staff held a “dinosaur” themed party last Thursday to celebrate....
At the February Hot Springs Health board meeting held at the conference room, CEO Scott Alwin introduced their new lab director, Kylee Brink. Alwin said, “She’s been a faithful employee for several years and over the past year has shown dedication, growth, diligence and dedication to quality and improved performance in our lab. Additionally, she brought the laboratory through a successful Clia survey with monumental improvements compared to the previous surveys.” Alwin added that he has resta...
Republican John Winter is the House District 28 Representative for Hot Springs, Big Horn, Fremont and Park Counties. He resides in Hot Springs County. Winter has presented a summary of bill information and some of his thoughts from the 2024 Legislative Session stating, “I believe that the citizens of Wyoming should understand a little about what happened at the Budget Session this year. First of all, everyone should understand that this year’s budget is the largest in state history. Governor Gordon originally submitted a $9.95 billion bud...
Roland Luehne, owner and CEO of C and W Enterprises, Inc. (C and W) and the Star Plunge, has issued a response to Hot Springs State Park’s future plans and partnership development information recently included in an Independent Record article. According to Luehne, the Star Plunge has been an attraction for residents of and visitors to Thermopolis for over a century. The current management agreement between the state and the aquatic center expires on December 31, 2024. “The Star Plunge has been in my family since 1975. For decades, the sta...
The Hot Springs County High School Speech and Debate Team's successful season came to an exciting end with a runner-up finish in 1A/2A at the Wyoming Speech and Debate Tournament at Laramie County Community College in Cheyenne on March 7th, 8th, and 9th. The event saw 33 schools in attendance with over 460 individual entries. The tournament was a culmination of nearly six months of competition that started back in October. In the season ending competition, five Bobcats earned All-State...
At the March 5 Thermopolis Town Council meeting held at Town Hall, Mayor Adam Estenson made a statement regarding the released body cam footage of Sergeant Mike Mascorro related to the incident on April 28. He said, "It was my decision to release only portions of that footage...The intent was to include pertinent footage to cut down on the amount of viewing time because it's the duration of the day in different segments as the camera is turned on and turned off throughout the day, which is stand...
From Wyoming News Exchange newspapers Three Cheyenne police officers on leave after suspect is killed CHEYENNE (WNE) — A call to the Cheyenne Police Department for a domestic dispute ended in the police killing the suspect Friday evening, CPD said in a news release Monday afternoon. The man was identified Monday as 47-year-old Cheyenne resident Patrick Flores. The shooting occurred Friday, March 8, when police officers were dispatched to calls for a domestic disturbance with a firearm, which the agency said was around 6:18 p.m. Dispatchers t...
The Hot Springs County Republican Party held their County Convention on March 9 at the Big Horn Federal Bank in their community room. The delegates were seated at 9 a.m. and the convention began. They worked on any amendments to the platform and bylaws at both the state and county level. A few resolutions passed. A return to hand counts for all elections in Wyoming passed. In addition, a resolution to support republic review, which basically encourages that a committee of HSC citizens, HSC...
Breeze Petty has been named to the Dean’s List at Hamilton College for the 2023 fall semester. Petty, a senior majoring in religious studies and world politics. Chloe Mascorro was named to the Casper College President’s Honor Roll for the 2023 fall semester. Austin Barral was named to the Casper College Dean’s Honor Roll for the 2023 fall semester. Hot Springs Health’s family practice clinic in Worland is the proud recipient of the Lilypad Award! This award recognizes HSH’s Worland clinic as one of the Top 50 Rural Health Clinics in the Unite...
High school and middle school students are encouraged to hop online Tuesday, March 19, for an interactive virtual career night organized by the University of Wyoming Extension. Hosted on Zoom, the annual event offers an opportunity for young people to interact with professionals in fields ranging from agriculture, firefighting and wildlife management to video production, tourism and exercise physiology. Participants will also receive information on postsecondary education options and financial aid. While the career fair is organized by Wyoming...
At the March 5 Hot Springs County Commissioners board meeting held at the annex building, the commissioners voted and passed the approval of the warrant register for $440,306.21 and payroll for $202,778.42. Brian Clarkson and Maddie Ross of Ardurra gave the Geographic Information System (GIS) update and said they have scheduled time with the commissioners on April 16 to go over GIS in detail. Ross also said they worked on an online application for the Planner to categorize parcels by their...
Blaise Chivers-King, Charles “Rees” Karn and Dylan Tolar (by and through Debra Dever) have filed a lawsuit against the Wyoming Department of Family Services, the Wyoming Boys’ School, the superintendent of the Boys’ School Dale Weber and nine Boys’ School staff. By and through their attorneys, ALM Law, LLC and Rathod/Mohamedbhai, LLC, the plaintiff’s claim unconstitutional and unlawful practices at the Wyoming Boys’ School resulting in alleged physical and emotional abuse. The Wyoming Department of Family Service says the Boys’ School provides...
A $1.09 million project to flatten slopes north of Thermopolis on U.S. Highway 20/Wyoming Highway 789 is expected to begin this week. Prime contractor is Barnum, Inc., of Buffalo. “Beginning the week of March 4, weather permitting, the contractor will begin installing temporary fencing, temporary traffic signals and concrete barriers,” said Wyoming Department of Transportation project inspector Bret Moore of Basin. He added, “Removal of trees and obstructions will occur to allow for replacement of an irrigation culvert across the roadway at mi...
