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On February 28, Thermopolis Town Council held a special meeting for a public hearing on a request to “park” a liquor license, which is held by Big Spring Spa. The license cannot be extended at this time because Big Spring Spa is not in possession of a full-year lease for their space in Hot Springs State Park. Rather than surrender the license, or transfer it at this time, Big Spring Spa requested that the town approve its request to “park” the license at the property located at 309 Arapahoe Street. With the town council’s approval of that requ...
The Hot Springs County High School Bobcat basketball team earned their way into the state tournament with a regional championship in Riverton two weeks ago. They went into the final challenge in Casper last weekend as the number one seed from the west and the number one ranked team in 2A basketball. After going undefeated in the west conference in the regular season, the Cats now had to take on some of the top teams from the east to win a shot at another state championship. Up first were the...
At their second regular monthly meeting in February, the Hot Springs County Commissioners heard reports from various departments, pertaining to on-going work of the county. FBO Airport Manager Nate Messenger reported that it had been a relatively slow month at the airport. There were 118 flight operations, with 574 gallons of aviation fuel, and 957 gallons of jet fuel sold. The necessary Class A Operation License has been renewed. Road & Bridge Director Shane Rankin, advised that the warm weather had allowed his department to continue with...
Thermopolis opened its doors to wrestling enthusiasts last weekend, hosting the annual Wrestle-Opolis event at the high school. Teams came from all over the Big Horn Basin and some came from much farther away - Newcastle for example. Parking was at a premium and wait times were influenced at local restaurants - but that didn't seem to dappen anyone's good time. And why would it - what could be more Wyoming, than a family outing to a wrestling tournament on "307 Day"? With the influx of grapplers...
There is a tongue-in-cheek line in an old song from the seventies, which laments that "all good things must come to an end." And, it's the same for the remarkable 2025-26 Lady Cats basketball season. While the outcome at the Wyoming High School Basketball 2A Championships wasn't what the Lady Cats would have preferred, their season was a huge success for the team, their coaches and for the school. After qualifying as the number one seed from the West Regional Tournament, the Lady Cats went into...
At the February meeting of the Travel & Tourism Board, they reviewed the status of their on-going projects, and discussed other future projects. The organization received the sum of $12,433.30 from the lodging tax for the month of January, 2026. That sum represents a decrease of 14%, over the same time period in 2025. For the calendar year 2025, receipts of lodging tax funds were down about 2% over the previous year. In on-going projects, bids are being solicited for the cost to produce, and to install, the signs for the wayfinding project. Pro...
Boren, Myers bring home state championships The Hot Springs County High School Bobcat wrestling team has battled their way through a long and grueling season. With each match, however, the team has made significant strides toward competing at last weekend's State Championship Tournament in Casper. In the team standings, the Bobcats completed their successful season with a seventh place finish, securing 121.5 team points. Cannon Boren and Dyllan Myers were each named All-State for their efforts...
The Hot Springs County School Board met for their regular monthly meeting on February 19. Thermopolis Middle School Principal Darren Luebbe kicked off the district share portion of the agenda reporting that the change to a four-day week has proven to be a boon for both students and staff at the middle school. He reported that both the girls and the boys teams were crowned conference champs in wrestling and the boys basketball team had won the conference championship this year. In another monthly share item, Hot Springs County High School...
The Board of Directors of Hot Springs Health held their regular monthly meeting on Tuesday, February 24. Dr. Mattson Mathey requested the board to approve two policy revisions: one affecting the HIM Medical Records Policy and one affecting the Medical Staff By-Laws. Both changes were approved by the board. CEO Scott Alwin introduced Kayla Sterling, who was recently hired as a Licensed Clinical Social Worker at the hospital. She will be providing individual and couples counseling services, as well as doing patient case management. Alwin advised...
Lady Cats win in final game against Lady Chiefs The Thermopolis Lady Cat basketball team was in Riverton last weekend to compete in the 2A West Regional Tournament. Coming into the event as the number one seed from the Northwest, the Lady Cats were positioned to do great things. At last year's tournament, Thermopolis lost in the championship game to the Lady Grizz of Rocky Mountain. This year would be different. On Thursday, in the opening round the Lady Cats faced off with Kemmerer and won...
On February 17, the Thermopolis Town Council took up a few citizen requests and also reviewed several liquor license renewal requests for the new year. The council approved liquor license renewals for the following establishments: OEB, LLC.; 7 Lazy S Café & Bar, LLC; Thermopolis Liquors; Mack’s Market Inc.; OEB Salon, LLC.; Double R Store, LLC.; Maverick Inc.; VFW Post #2281; Pizza Hut; and One Eyed Buffalo Brewing Company. The council agreed to renew the liquor license for Los Cabos, provided that the entity makes contact with the town on or...
Following a public meeting on February 17, the Hot Springs County Commissioners approved a request to establish a gravel pit on property owned by the Brown Trust, located north of Highway 170 off of Owl Creek Road. The pit was approved for a period of five years and will be utilized in the upcoming Highway 120 West project, as well as other projects. The Land Use Planning Commission had recommended approval of the request, provided that the owners of the pit agreed work with the Road & Bridge Department for any upkeep needed on the road used to...
The Thermopolis - Hot Springs County Chamber Board held their regular monthly meeting on February 12. A number of on-going projects were updated for the board. In on-going projects, the chamber continues to work on issuing the 2026 City/County Map. The board has scheduled a board get-together at for March 17. The chamber will be sponsoring the Regional Civics Bee event, which will take place in Thermopolis on April 14. The board will host its banquet on March 14. The theme for the event will be “Our Roots Run Deep.” Tickets for the banquet are...
Hot Springs County High School Bobcat wrestling team has had a remarkable season this year and rolled into the 2A West Regionals at Rocky Mountain High School in Cowley last weekend looking to qualify wrestlers for this week's state championships in Casper. In what can only be called a successful outing, the Cats finished third in the team standings and will send ten grapplers to Casper this week. Five Bobcats made it to the championship rounds where two were crowned regional champions. Returnin...
It has been a long season for the Hot Springs County High School Lady Cat wrestlers, a season which has seen a wealth of success for the team’s five grapplers. Last weekend, the team was in Powell for the 2A West Regional Tournament, an event to determine which wrestlers would qualify to compete this week at the state championships. As a team, the Lady Cats finished 12th (out of 24) in the team standings and brought home an individual championship. Considering the gravity of the regional tournament, coach Travis McDermott said, “The Lady Cat...
Bobcats face Wind River in Riverton on Thursday The Hot Springs County High School Bobcats wrapped up their regular season last week with two big wins over Wind River and Rocky Mountain. Both games proved easy for the Cats - with wins by 48 points and by 38 points, respectively. With that, the Cats head into the 2A West Regional Tournament this week being undefeated in conference play and being the #1 Seed from the northwest. Wind River has been working its way through some tough seasons of late, and again, proved no match for the red hot...
At their February 3 meeting, the Hot Springs County Commissioners renewed a discussion of what was to be done with the building, located at 124 North 5th Street, which houses The Learning Center program. The building had been donated to the county in the past and was then transferred to Behavioral Health to be used as a counseling center. When Behavioral Health acquired their new building, the North 5th Street property was no longer being used for counseling services and was then returned to the county under a reverter clause in the deed, by...
Anyone who has ever lived in a big city knows - living in a small town is different. The size of the community, the number of people, and the amenities are certainly different, but it’s more than just that - the people are different. And yes, there is always that old joke about everyone knowing everyone’s business. But for all the positive’s about a small town - that’s a small price to pay. In a small town we don’t have the luxury of a full-time, paid, fire protection and prevention force. Instead, we more than get by with the help of our ne...
The Hot Springs County High School boys and girls wrestling team hosted the Worland Warriors last Thursday night for a dual on senior night and then traveled to Buffalo on Friday for some duals for the boys and some matches for the girls. Against Worland, the Lady Cats won the dual 11-0, while the Bobcats won their dual by a score of 29-6. For senior night, Haeden Blair and Alix Sorensen were each recognized for their four years of contributions to the Bobcat wrestling programs. Haeden ended...
As they near the end of a long season, the Lady Cats Basketball Team faced off with two of their 2A Northwest Conference opponents last week. On Friday night, Thermopolis faced the Lady Blue in Shoshoni, and then on Saturday afternoon the team hosted the Lady Buffs of Greybull. Both games were rematches of games played just two week prior. Having defeated the Lady Blue at home in the prior game by a thirty point spread, the Lady Cats knew Shoshoni would be looking to even-up. Shoshoni has not had a great season, having won just one game in the...
The #1 ranked Hot Springs County High School Bobcat basketball team continued with conference play last weekend. Coming into the week, the Cats were undefeated in the 2A Northwest Conference, with a record of 5-0. The Cats traveled on Friday night to meet up with the Wranglers in Shoshoni, and were back home on Saturday afternoon to face off with Greybull. Friday night’s contest with Shoshoni was never in doubt, as the Bobcats led at the end of every quarter - putting up 78 points to Shoshoni’s 38 points. Up by 13 points at the half, the Cat...
With the respective night’s agenda being relatively light, the Thermopolis Town Council recently held two quick meetings and handled a variety of business. Town engineer Anthony Barnett reported that he has competed work on the application for SLIB funding for the transfer station project. Currently, it is estimated that the project will cost approximately $3.4 million. He expects there to be a decision on the funding request sometime in April. The council approved a 24 hour liquor permit for Shorty’s Liquor to allow the business to cater a h...
The Board of Directors of Hot Springs Health held their first regular monthly meeting of the new year on January 27. CEO Scott Alwin introduced Dionna Colvin, who has recently come on board for the hospital as its clinical and staff education coordinator. He added that Juanita Apodaca has been hired as a staff accountant. Dr. Mattson Mathey acknowledged another new hire in Kayla Sterling, who is the hospital’s new licensed clinical social worker. In his report, Alwin advised the board that the community needs assessment process is c...
After defeating Shoshoni and Greybull the week before, the Hot Springs County High School Bobcat basketball team climbed into the #1 ranking among class 2A teams in Wyoming. Sporting a 12-4 overall record (3-0 in the Northwest Quad) the Bobcats were ready for a couple of home contests. On Friday night, 2A Southwest Big Piney were in town. The Punchers have had a challenging season, with a record of 6-10, and proved to be no match for the Bobcats. The Cats led after every period and won by a...
The Hot Springs County High School boys and girls wrestling team competed in Greybull last weekend. Both teams came in third in the team standings - with the girls taking 66 points and the boys raking in 132 points. On the girls side, there were twelve schools in competition. With just four Lady Cats competing it was clear there had been a good deal of exceptional wrestling to place third in the team standings. Sophomore Izzy Hetzel was crowned champion and was also named as the Outstanding Wrestler of the event. Juniors Lilly Quintanilla and...
