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The Hot Springs County High School Lady Cats have had a challenging season on the court. Although they have, at times, played at a very respectable level – reverse sweeping Lander at the Big Horn Tournament in September – at other times, the team has struggled to find its focus. Heading into last week's two series, the Lady Cats sat at the bottom of the 2A Northwest quad with a 5-19 record and winless in the Northwest. The season record, however, really does nothing to demonstrate the phy...
The Travel & Tourism Board met for their montly meeting on October 21. The board continued discussions on projects for which to utilize Destination and Development Grant funds, which are anticipated to be received from the State Tourism Board. Three projects are currently on the table: creating and installing wayfinding signs to guide visitors to attractions and services in town; producing a travel brochure and setting up a new website. Director Angie Guyon reported that she had prepared a draft map indicating proposed locations, and content fo...
The Hot Springs County School Board met on October 16 for their regular monthly meeting. The board welcomed new trustee Chauncey Johnson. Johnson thanked the board for giving him an opportunity to once again be involved with the school district. The district’s technology director Josh Taylor reported on the status of his department and provided the board with information pertaining to creating an AI policy for the district. The board is in the process of considering the adoption of such a policy, and welcomed the information to consider. S...
The Thermopolis - Hot Springs County Chamber Board met on October 9 for their regular monthly meeting. The chamber office changed to its winter hours schedule on October 1. The office is now open Monday, Tuesday, Thursday and Friday, from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Wednesday hours are 9 a.m. to noon. The chamber sponsors a Lunch and Learn event each month. The topic for the September event was active shooter and other hazards. The October event featured the discussion topic de-escalating communications in the office. Persons interested in attending the...
On Friday, October 17, in a game which would determine the first place standing in the 2A West and would also determine the number one seed in the upcoming play-offs, the Hot Springs County High School Bobcats faced off against the Buffaloes in Mountain View. Both teams entered the contest undefeated on the season. Both teams had ranked defenses, with the Bobcats ranked #3, and Mountain View ranked #4. The match up resulted in the Bobcats suffering their first loss of the season....
Last week, the Hot Springs County High School varsity volleyball team played two in-conference matches – one at home and one on the road. On Friday, the Lady Cats hosted the Lady Blue of Shoshoni. The two teams were fairly evenly matched. However, Shoshoni came away win a 3-0 win (26-24, 25-13, and 25-20). As has been the case for nearly the entire season, the Lady Cats were without their full complement of players. Although not suited up, senior Jayssie Owsley, was active on the bench - taking care of her teammates, making sure they all s...
The Hot Springs County High School Bobcat and Lady Cat cross country teams traveled to Ethete last Saturday to face off in the 2A West 5 Rivers Conference Finals. Both the Bobcats and the Lady Cats finished third in the team standings at the event and carried home some new hardware for the high school’s trophy case. For the Lady Cats, freshman Jakae Elder finished in second place with a time of 23:08. Mimi Johnson finished with a time of 26:32; and Lilly Johnson ran a time of 30:23. Shaving more than a minute and a half off of her previous p...
The Hot Springs County Commissioners met on October 7 for their first regular meeting for the month. Les Culliton appeared before the commissioners, to inquire about the status of collection efforts regarding the court ordered fine imposed in connection with the Tipi Retreat property. County Attorney Jill Logan stated that she was awaiting direction from the commissioners to move forward with collection efforts. Upon a motion made by commissioner Bob Aguiar and seconded by chairman Tom Ryan, the commissioners advised the county Attorney to...
The Thermopolis Town Council met for its first regular monthly meeting on October 7. A representative from the accounting firm of Seckman & Thomas presented a review of the audit of the town’s finances, which had recently been completed by the firm. The audit resulted in an “unqualified”, or clean, opinion from the auditors. The audit concluded that the town’s accounting procedures were consistent with accounting principles, which are generally accepted in the United States. The audit found some deficiencies in the segregation of duties,...
The Hot Springs County School Board met on October 9 in a special meeting to consider applicants to fill a vacancy on the board left by the resignation of trustee, Justin Budd, which became effective on October 1, 2025. Budd had advised the Board that he had accepted an offer to work over-seas, and that he and his family would be leaving the state. Immediately after opening the public meeting, the Board moved into an Executive Session, so that the trustees could consider letters of interest in the position, which had been submitted; to conduct...
Following on a trend, the Hot Springs County High School volleyball team played away and home games last week, facing the Lady Bulldogs in Lovell on Thursday, and then the Cougars of Wind River for Homecoming on Saturday. Going into the match, Lovell was ranked number three among Class 3A teams, and their level of play displayed how they come by their ranking. The team carries a lot of height, and displays a good deal of talent and skill. Lovell took the first two sets from Thermopolis (25-8 and 25-14). In the third set, however, the Lady Cats...
The Hot Springs County High School Bobcat and Lady Cat cross country teams traveled to Powell last week to compete in the Pinnacle Bank Powell Invitational. The event will serve as a final tune-up for the conference finals, which will be held at Wyoming Indian on Friday. In Powell, the team continued to set some remarkable splits times, reflecting that the athletes are hitting their season peak physical condition at just the right time. Senior Jadeth Elder, finished the event in 7th place, turning in a time of 17:08, which was his best time...
On Friday night the Lyman Eagles rolled into town to challenge Hot Springs County at Leroy Hayes Field. It was Homecoming week and the Bobcats were looking to extend their win streak. Sporting their all purple uniforms, the Cats put on a great show for the home town faithful, and secured a 14-7 win over the Eagles. Lyman won the toss, and elected to defer to the Bobcats. Coach Anderson of Lyman displayed a bit of trickery on the opening kick-off, sending an on-sides kick just across the fifty yard line, which was covered by one of the Lyman pla...
The Hot Springs Health Board of Directors met on September 30, 2025 for their regular monthly meeting, and recognized nurse Paula Whitt. Whitt was nominated to represent Hot Springs Health in the Wyoming Hospital Association’s annual Norman Holt Award competition. The competition recognizes excellence in nursing throughout the State of Wyoming. Board Chair, Melissa Johnson, stated: “We are very proud of Paula, and very thankful for all that she does for the patients, and for Hot Springs Health.” Board Member, John Anderson, reported on his a...
The Hot Springs County High School Bobcat and Lady Cat cross country teams hosted their annual Bobcat Invite on Friday, October 3. Scheduling conflicts with an event being held in Cody the same day caused just one other varsity team to appear for the event in Thermopolis. Nonetheless, there were many middle school teams who did appear that day, and who all were able to partake of the fine, sunny weather in Thermopolis. As a bonus to the exquisite weather, the restricted field of runners allowed...
The Hot Springs County High School Bobcats traveled to Cokeville last Friday, for an afternoon game against the newly fifth-ranked Panthers. In the time that Thermopolis and Cokeville have found themselves competing in the Class 2A West Conference, the Bobcats had yet to take a win against Cokeville – but Friday changed that. With no lights on the field in Cokeville, the game was played in the early afternoon, following a very early morning bus ride for the Cats. There had been some light rain in the area earlier in the day, and at g...
Last week, the Hot Springs County High School volleyball team, once again, played home and away matches. On Friday, October 3 the team met up with the Lady Grizz of Rocky Mountain and then traveled on Saturday to Powell to face off with a very talented Class 3A team in the Lady Panthers. Coming into the match, the Lady Grizz held a record of 14-8, and sat in second place in the 2A Northwest quad standings. In practice, Coach Kylie Corpening had the team working on some new combinations, which she was eager to try out against their 2A Northwest...
The Travel & Tourism Board met for their September meeting and discussed that representatives from the Wyoming Office of Tourism were in town for a tour of local attractions, and were in attendance at the board’s meeting. Last month, the board had discussed establishing a project to create and install wayfinding signage in Thermopolis, and at their meeting, the Board continued those discussions. The Board has filed a grant request for $80,000 from the Destination Development Fund, which could be utilized for the project. To kick start the p...
On September 17, 2025, Hot Springs County Commissioner Tom Ryan was recognized for his work as a County Commissioner by the Wyoming County Commissioners Association (WCCA). Commissioner Ryan, who serves as the Chair of the Hot Springs County Commissioners, was presented the WCCA's Riding for the Brand Award at the organization's Fall Conference, which was held in Rock Springs. The Award comes from the State's 92 other county commissioners, and recognizes Chairman Ryan's "leadership, advocacy,...
Last week, the Hot Springs County High School varsity volleyball team played away and home games against two of their Class 2A North West rivals. Although there were periods of sustained and skilled performance, the team continues to struggle with the, not unexpected, growing pains of a new head coach and new offensive and defensive schemes. On Tuesday, September 25, the team traveled to Shoshoni to take on the Lady Blue. Both teams seemed to struggle a bit in the early sets and although the Lady Cats played four really close games they could...
The Hot Springs County High School Bobcat and Lady Cat cross-country teams traveled to Worland last Thursday to compete in the Warriors XC Invitational at the Green Hills Golf Course. The team is beginning its push into the Class 2A competition facet of the season, and each harrier turned in some extremely impressive split times in Worland. The Lady Cats did not have enough competitors to figure in the team standings, however, each of the girls marked up competitive times. Jakae Elder ran a time of 23:46; Mimi Johnson ran a 26:50; Madison...
For more years than they care to consider, the Hot Springs County Bobcat football team has experienced defeat at the hands of the Lovell Bulldogs. Lovell has historically been an athletic and physical team, which has been perennially well coached and highly skilled. This year was no exception – that is, if you somehow overlook the Cats fantastic home field 21-12 win. The first time Thermopolis has beaten Lovell in ten years. The Bobcats played host to the team from Lovell on Friday night, S...
The Hot Springs County School Board met on September 18 for their regular monthly meeting. The board took up the issue of the board vacancy, which will occur due to the resignation of trustee Justin Budd, which will become effective on October 1, 2025. Budd advised that he has been offered an opportunity to work overseas, and that he and his family will be leaving the state. He wished to make clear that his resignation had nothing to do with the request that he resign, which had been discussed in the board’s July 2 meeting. The Board requested...
The Class 2A State Championship Golf Tournament was played in Douglas over two days last weekend with the Lady Cats bringing home first place and the Bobcats bringing home second place. In preparation for the tournament last week, Coach Brandon Deromedi had made a prediction. “We have a really good chance to have four of our Lady Cats in the top ten at state, and could very well have three of our Bobcats in the top ten.” Prophetic? Yeah, pretty much. All five of the Lady Cats finished the Cha...
The Thermopolis Town Council met on September 16, 2025. With no one appearing to voice public comments, the council jumped right in to their brief Agenda. The council first approved four requests for street closures. Shadow Love appeared, and requested a closure of the 100 block of N. 5th Street on October 30 between 5-8 p.m. for a Trunk-and-Treat event. Meri Ann Dorman appeared and requested a closure of 400 block of Broadway on October 30 for the Moonlight Madness costume contest; a closure of streets for the Homecoming Parade on October 10;...
