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Following on the heels of a contentious Town Hall meeting held in Casper on January 27, U.S. Representative Harriet Hageman came to Thermopolis on Thursday, January 29 for a local event. While reports of the Casper event appear to indicate that it was less than civil, attendees in Thermopolis attempted to follow “The Thermopolis Way,” and tried to be a bit more polite, albeit with a few exceptions. Representative Hageman spent the morning in town last Thursday meeting with Thermopolis Mayor Adam Estenson and other Town Officials and taking a t...
After serving as a practicing acupuncturist in the State of Colorado for over fifteen years, Robin van Maarth and her husband relocated to Thermopolis this past year. The move was precipitated by a need to help care for her parents, who live in Thermopolis, but also because they were ready for a change. Robin worked as a massage therapist before taking on the education needed to become a licensed acupuncturist. She began her career studying science at Seattle Central Community College and secured her Certificate in Massage Therapy from the Mass...
Bobcat wrestling was busy last week with a dual at home on Thursday and then a trip to Riverton on Friday and Saturday for the annual Ron Thon Memorial Tournament. Last Thursday night the team hosted the first of their two home duals of the season, matching up with the Panthers of Powell. The Cats are thin in numbers this year and consequently they give up a lot of open weights in a dual. Against Powell, those open weights amounted to nine matches, which led to 54 team points for Powell - enough to win the dual. The Cats, however, won all five...
The Hot Springs County High School Lady Cat wrestlers headed to Riverton last week to match up in the annual Ron Thon Memorial Tournament. The Ron Thon is a huge tournament, drawing forty teams in competition this year and operates on an all class basis meaning wrestlers compete in their weight class against opponents from all levels of schools in Wyoming. Although the Lady Cats team is thin this year with just five wrestlers, Thermopolis had three placers in the finals and a tournament...
The Hot Springs County High School Bobcats were on the road last weekend facing 2A Northwest foe Rocky Mountain on Friday night, and then matching up with Class 3A Lovell on Saturday. The Grizz of Rocky Mountain came into the game with a five hundred overall record of 8-8 (compared to the Cats 11-3 record), but were 2-0 in the 2A Northwest quad just like the Bobcats. The Cats played a very aggressive defense throughout the game, which led to some fouls but which did not result in any foul outs. Although Thermopolis was up by just three points...
The Hot Springs County High School Lady Cats basketball team played two games to the north last weekend - a conference game against Rocky Mountain on Friday and then a non-conference match up with 3A Lovell on Saturday. The team played exceptionally well on Friday night but repeating a pattern of late, they suffered a let up on Saturday. For the first time since last season’s state championships in Casper, on Friday night the Lady Cats met up with the Lady Grizz of Rocky Mountain. No doubt both teams went into the game with memories (either g...
The Hot Springs County School Board met for their first meeting of the new calendar year on January 15. With a relatively light business agenda, the board enjoyed some time acknowledging some well-earned accolades of the student body. Superintendent Dr. Jason Fuss gave a quick update to the board on the status of the recalibration legislation, which is set to work its way through the Wyoming State Legislature this year. He reported that, at this point, the Joint Appropriations Committee has not agreed to follow the funding recommendations of...
The Lady Cats basketball has seen some ups and downs this season, however, the "downs" have never been allowed to stand in the way of the "ups". Led by senior Jayssie Owsley, the team has battled competitively in each and every outing on the court. On Friday, Owsley led her team to a new level - one that is a personal accomplishment, certainly, but also, an accomplishment for her team. Kicking off conference play, the Lady Cats hosted the Lady Blue of Shoshoni on Friday and began the game...
The #2 ranked Hot Springs County High School Bobcat basketball team has spent the first half of the 2025-26 season competing in non-conference action with teams from around the state. As the second half of the season got under way last weekend, the Cats were finally pitted against some of their in-conference opponents. As the Cats work to defend their state title, every Class 2A clash becomes increasingly significant at this point in the season. On Friday, January 23, the unranked Wranglers of Shoshoni came calling - carrying with them an...
The Hot Springs County High School Bobcat wrestling team competed in the Lander Invite Tournament last weekend - placing two grapplers, with another three of their teammates finishing just one win away from placing. In the team standings, Thermopolis placed 11th out of 27 teams competing, and finished in the top three among the 2A teams appearing at the event. Junior Cannon Boren continued his effort to dominate the 144 lb. weight class, pinning his way through another tournament including a one-minute pin in the championship round. Fellow...
The Hot Springs County High School Lady Cat wrestlers traveled to Lander last weekend for the two-day Lander Invite Tournament. Twenty-six teams from around the State of Wyoming were joined by the Thunder Ridge team from the State of Idaho. Cody won the team competition with 216.5 team points. With a team of just four competitors, the Lady Cats put three into the semi-final round and finished the event with two individual championships. The Lady Cats placed 11th in the team standings, with 76.5 team points, just one-half point ahead of Lyman....
The Travel & Tourism Board met on January 20 for their first regular monthly meeting of the new calendar year. The board reviewed the status of their on-going projects, and discussed other future projects. Director Angie Guyon reported that the December, 2025, income to the organization from the lodging tax had been in the sum of $15,651.42, which represents an increase of more than 56%, over the same time period in 2024. Guyon met with WYDOT on January 14 to identify the physical locations for each of the wayfinding signs which the Board...
The Hot Springs County Commissioners held their first meeting of the new year on January 6, 2026. The commissioners were advised that the Kirby Creek Irrigation District was not in compliance with their filings with the Wyoming Secretary of State, and were in jeopardy of being dissolved as a result. It is understood that the entity has recently made the necessary filings with the state. At the meeting is was not known if the filing would abort the dissolution. Updated information was not available at press time. County maintenance director...
With a relatively light agenda, the Thermopolis Town Council held its first regular meeting for this year on January 6. There were no public hearings on the council’s agenda, and no member of the public appeared to speak for citizen participation. Police chief Pat Cornwell advised the council that his department has hired a new patrol sergeant, who will be starting on January 16. The new officer is from South Carolina and has thirteen years of prior law enforcement experience. Anthony Barnett, town engineer, advised the council that the town h...
The #2 ranked Hot Springs County High School Bobcat basketball team has spent the early weeks of the 2025-26 season competing in non-conference action around the state. Last weekend, together with Worland, Thermopolis co-hosted the Big Horn Basin Classic and for a change of pace, faced off with four non-conference opponents on their home court. To kick-off their tournament schedule, the Cats met up with the unranked Wind River Cougars on Friday. The Cougars have had a rough go of it in recent...
Last weekend, the #5 ranked Hot Springs County High School Lady Cats basketball team faced off with some talented teams from Class 3A, and met up with the #1 ranked Class 1A team from Burlington at the Big Horn Basin Classic. The tournament was co-hosted by Rocky Mountain and Powell, and sported ten teams from around the Big Horn Basin. On Friday, the Lady Cats began their tournament playing the #4 ranked 3A team from Lovell. Like their fellow boys team, the Lady Bulldogs are a high-quality team with a number of very talented players. Still,...
The Hot Springs County High School Bobcat wrestling team was in Shoshoni last weekend to compete at the Clash at the Crossroads Tournament. Finishing in third place in the team standings (out of fourteen teams) the Cats had a productive weekend, bringing home two individual championships and placing six of the team’s seven varsity wrestlers. Cokeville carried the team championship with 163 team points. Juniors Dyllan Myers and Cannon Boren each dominated the field in their respective weights, winning all their matches by pin, including both c...
After dividing the team to compete at three different locations the week before, the Hot Springs County High School Lady Cats wrestling team was reunified last weekend for the Clash at the Crossroads Tournament in Shoshoni, where all members of the team were able to place in the event. As a team, the Lady Cats were dominant in Shoshoni, going 16-4 in their matches, and garnering two championships for the squad. Thermopolis finished in fifth place in the team standings (out of ten teams) with 102 team points - just behind Big Piney, with 122.5...
For the tax year 2026, there are two important property tax exemptions available to residential property owners in Wyoming. The exemptions are not automatic and require the filing of documentation with the county assessor’s office in order to have the exemptions become applicable to individual properties. Homeowner Tax Exemption The Homeowner Tax Exemption, which was passed by the Legislature in 2025, takes 25% off of the first one million dollars of the Fair Market Value of a single family structure and associated improved land. This e...
In the continuing case of the Tipi Retreat matter, Hot Springs County has filed a request to set aside a Satisfaction of Judgment, which had been submitted to the Hot Springs County District Court in February of 2025. The Satisfaction of Judgment was filed in the court case which had been commenced against Hot Springs County by Michael Stevens, Michele Stevens, and the Tipi Retreat. A Satisfaction of Judgment is a court pleading, which has the effect of advising the court that a judgment, which the court has entered against a party, has been...
The Hot Springs County High School Bobcat wrestling team met opponents at venues across the state last week. With a dual in Glenrock on Thursday, the Shane Shatto in Glenrock on Friday and Saturday, and finally, hosting their own tournament at home on Saturday, the squad was split up into smaller segments in order to test metal in each event. Junior Cannon Boren was the squad's lone representative at the Shane Shatto Invite in Douglas over the weekend. Having an outstanding outing, Boren came...
Splitting the squad, the Hot Springs County High School Lady Cats wrestling team competed at three different venues this past week. On Thursday night part of the team was in Glenrock for a dual. Matching up in only two weight classifications, sophomore Izzy Hetzel pinned her opponent early in the second period while junior Lilly Quintanilla moved up a level and found some tough competition taking on the 4th ranked wrestler at 125 lbs. Being ever impressed with his young multi-champion, Coach Travis McDermott said, “Lilly dominated her match, g...
The #2 ranked Hot Springs County High School Bobcat basketball team kicked off the 2026 side of their 2025-26 season last week at Wyoming Indian. As in too many past years, the Chiefs are once again fielding a quality team in 2A basketball, and came into the contest ranked #1 among Class 2A teams. Playing in the sometimes unfriendly confines of Wyoming Indian High School, the Cats led the scoring through the first three quarters of the game. In the final seconds of regulation and with the score tied at 50 apiece, the Bobcats pulled down a...
Fresh off their holiday break, the #5 ranked Hot Springs County High School Lady Cats basketball team were back in action last week meeting up with the four top-ranked Class 2A teams in the state. On Thursday, January 8, the team traveled to Wyoming Indian to take on the #4 ranked Lady Chiefs. In a venue which is always tough to negotiate, the Lady Cats played well but were not able to keep up with Wyoming Indian - losing by 15 points (66-51). On Friday the team took an early morning bus ride to Big Horn to compete in the 2A East Smackdown....
The Travel & Tourism Board met for their regular monthly meeting on December 16. The Board reviewed the status of their on-going projects, and discussed other future projects. Director Angie Guyon, reported that both the Town of Thermopolis and the Town of East Thermopolis have now approved the plan for installing wayfinding signs. This project is slated to be funded in full with Destination and Development Grant dollars from the Wyoming Office of Tourism. Guyon will be meeting in January with representatives of WYDOT to finalize that...
