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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...
The Thermopolis - Hot Springs County Chamber of Commerce board held their regular monthly meeting on December 11 in the conference room at Gottsche Rehab and Wellness. As planning for the upcoming new year gears up, the board discussed their 2026 city/county map project. The Board will be producing 10,000 copies of the map for distribution throughout the county. The board took note that all feedback which had been received regarding the December Lighted Christmas Parade had been very favorable. There were 25 entries in the parade, and everyone...
After a surely appreciated holiday break, the Bobcats and Lady Cats of Hot Springs County High School will be back in action this week. In the early season the two teams have each played a number of Class 3A and 4A teams, however, 2A competition has been slim. That will all change come this Thursday, January 8, when the teams will travel to Ethete to face off with two very highly touted Class 2A teams from Wyoming Indian. The Lady Chiefs are 5-3 in the early going, and are ranked 4th in 2A - just ahead of the Lady Cats. For the boys, the...
Several members of the Thermopolis Wrestling Club (TWC) traveled with Team Wyoming to Utah last weekend to compete first at the Christmas Clash Duals in Farmington and then at the Salt Lake Slam. The Christmas Clash was held at the Western Sports Park in Farmington, Utah, on January 2. It is one of the largest youth dual wrestling events in the Mountain West and features boys and girls wrestlers from both elementary and middle school levels. The girls from Team Wyoming put on a strong effort in Farmington, coming in 6th over-all in the team...
On December 30 the Board of Directors of Hot Springs Health met for their last regular monthly meeting. CEO Scott Alwin reviewed for the board the steps which have been taken to update the Community Health Needs Assessment for Hot Springs County. The needs assessment is required by the federal government to be updated every three years. Community needs were identified and prioritized at a stakeholder meeting, which took place in November. The board was asked to approve the revised needs assessment report, which will now be distributed within...
The Hot Springs County School Board met for their last meeting of the year on December 18. For their first order of business, the board held elections of officers for the calendar year 2026. With one exception, the same officers for 2025 were elected to serve for 2026. Jennifer Axtell will serve as chair, Marshall Keller will serve as vice-chair and Nichole Weyer will serve as clerk. Chauncy Johnson will take over for Jean Skelton as treasurer. The board will continue to hold their regular monthly meetings on the third Thursday of each month, w...
In the last week before the holiday break, the Thermopolis Bobcats had a dual in Greybull and then traveled to Worland to participate at the Battle in the Big Horns Tournament. This year, the Cats team is somewhat understaffed, leaving a lot of open weight classes and making it difficult to secure a win in a dual. Nevertheless, the Cats gritted out the week and found a great deal of success. On Thursday, December 18, the Bobcats came away with a win by criteria over Greybull/Riverside, with a team score of 37-36. Dyllan Myers, Cannon Boren,...
The Hot Springs County High School Lady Cat wrestling team had a loaded schedule in the week before their holiday break. On Thursday, December 11, the Lady Cats had a dual with Greybull/Riverside. There, the Lady cats won 2 of their 3 matches. Izzy Hetzel got things rolling with a pin, and two-time returning state champion, Lilly Quintanilla, followed up with another pin. Freshman Jesalyn Blair, lost her match to a state placer from last year. Junior Ava Dafoe received a forfeit at her weight class. On Friday and Saturday of that week, the...
At the second regularly scheduled Thermopolis Town Council meeting for the month of December, the council held a public informational hearing on the Town’s Lead Service Line Investigation & Replacement Project. The town’s water system currently serves approximately 2,725 residents and 1,528 service connections. The goal of the project is to investigate and identify unknown service line material types within the service system. Town employees have been undertaking a survey of service line connections, and have identified a lesser number of lea...
The Hot Springs County Commissioners made quick work of a lightly populated agenda at their December 16 meeting. Dr. Vern Miller, who has served as the county’s public health officer for a number of years, was reappointed by the commissioners to a new term. Filling some open spots on several local advisory boards, the commissioners appointed Travis Collins to the fair board, and reappointed Jim Lash to the predatory animal control board. Appointed to fill two open spots on the natural resource planning commission were Kelly Owen and Dan Wychgra...
