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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;...
In their season home opener, the Bobcats hosted the Kemmerer Rangers on Friday, September 19. On a beautiful fall evening, the Cats put on a display of offensive, defensive and special teams prowess, defeating the Rangers by a score of 34-7. Numbers which looked mighty nice on that new scoreboard at Leroy Hayes Field. Sporting their home purple uniforms, the Cats came into the weekend at 2-0 overall, and 1-0 in the 2A West and ranked five in 2A West. Thermopolis had not been a ranked team in...
The Hot Springs County High School Bobcats and Lady Cats cross country teams traveled to Lander last Thursday to compete in the Lander Invitational. The course was a little different this year, including a hill climb which was intense, and proved to be a significant challenge for the teams who came to test their metal. For the Lady Cats, Jakae Elder ran a time of 24:33.55, which was good enough for a 14th place finish. Mimi Johnson ran a time of 27:18.30; and Ave Dafoe clocked a time of 31:22.38. For the Bobcats, Jadeth Elder finished in 5th pl...
The Hot Springs County High School volleyball team welcomed a number of 1A and 2A teams to Thermopolis last weekend as half of the Western Wyoming Volleyball Challenge event. Games were played on Friday and Saturday in Thermopolis, while other teams played in Greybull. The event is the last of the early season tournament play, as conference play will begin this week, and will span the next several games. On Friday morning, the Lady Cats first faced off with Big Piney, winning the first set (25-14), but then losing two straight sets (25-22 and 1...
The Hot Springs County Commissioners met on September 16 for their second regular meeting for the month. Shane Rankin reported that his department was working on a project with the Wyoming Department of Transportation (WYDOT) to identify what right-of-way rights thestate has in Hot Springs County. Apparently, the state does not have records to indicate what rights they may have on county roads. The state will pay for any survey work which needs to be done in conjunction with the project. The project is estimated to be long-term and will keep...
The Hot Springs County High School Bobcat golf teams competed in a dual with Kemmerer at the Lander Golf Course on Friday, September 12. The two teams had selected the Lander course as a mid-point for travel, and a good locale to hone their game for the upcoming state tournament in Douglas, on September 19 and 20. With each member of the team carding some of their best rounds of the season, the teams appear to be peaking at just the right point of the short fall golf season. Commenting on the...
The Hot Springs County High School Bobcats and Lady Cats cross country teams competed in the Chief Nations Invitational at the Wyoming Indian School in Ethete on September 13. With some very impressive times being recorded, the team brought home some well-deserved hardware. The Bobcats were tournament champs, placing four Cats in the top ten. Senior Jadeth Elder came in first, with a remarkable time of 17:58, while Ammon Gevas finished third with a time of 19:10. Davian Martinez finished in sixth place with a time of 19:37, and Cole Keller came...
In a game that was historic on many levels, the Hot Springs County High School Bobcat football team was in Worland last weekend. It was the first game played against the Warriors in Worland since 2008. And, it was the first time the Bobcats have defeated the Warriors since 1998. In a hard fought battle, the Bobcats claimed the win, 14-10. After winning their season opener against Tongue River on September 5, the Cats were pumped to play in Worland. With fall rains in the air causing two lightening delays in the course of the game, the contest...
The Hot Springs County High School Volleyball team hosted Lander Valley last Tuesday night. After suffering a gut wrencher to Worland on September 5, the Lady Cats were in need of a win and a boast to their morale. The game against Lander was just what the doctor ordered. After losing the first two sets to the #5 ranked, Class 3A Lady Tigers, the Lady Cats could, perhaps, have been excused for giving in, however, that thought never entered their minds. As the student section came alive,...
On August 20, a local group, calling themselves Concerned Leaders of Hot Springs County, Wyoming, filed two Petitions in the District Court of Hot Springs County. In each petition, the petitioners sought removal of a county Commissioner in Hot Springs County. One petition was directed at county commissioner Bob Aguiar, while the other at commissioner Paul Galovich. The petitions are signed by more than 50 residents of Hot Springs County. In the most recent action, the petitioners filed a voluntary Motion to Dismiss the Petitions, which was...
The Hot Springs County Commissioners met on September 2 for their first regular meeting for the month. At their August 19 meeting, the commissioners had requested County Attorney Jill Logan to look into the issue of enforcement of the District Court’s Judgment in the Tipi Retreat litigation. On Tuesday, Logan stated that she had provided the commissioners with a document setting forth her conclusions and her advice to the county. Despite her stated concern that discussing her memorandum in the public forum could be considered a waiver of the c...
