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In any community, there are those among us who are unable to function on their own, within the challenges of life in a modern society. Yet, every society is charged with a duty to provide opportunities for those community members who face such challenges. Famed anthropologist Margaret Mead once opined that caring for the less fortunate, or for the less physically able, is that which defines what it means to be, not merely a group of animals, but a “civilization.” In Hot Springs County, our community is fortunate to have the Big Horn Enterprises...
In the most recent iteration of the Tipi Retreat action filed in the District Court of Hot Springs County, Judge Bill Simpson has issued a ruling which reverses actions taken by the current Hot Springs County Board of Commissioners. Judge Simpson issued an Order of Reversal regarding a Petition of Review of Agency Action filed by Martin G. Oravec, Jr. and Gary A. Frazier contesting a decision by the Board of County Commissioners, dated April 1, 2025, relating to the approval of a land use application filed by The Tipi Retreat. Judge Simpson...
The Hot Springs County School District has opted to participate in the USDA Community Eligibility Provision (CEP) Program. The CEP program is a both a National School Lunch Program (NSLP), as well as a School Breakfast Program (SBP), operating under the auspices of the United State Department of Agriculture. The district has not previously participated in the program, however, recent changes to eligibility parameters will now allow the district to fully participate. As a result, school breakfast and lunch will be provided free of charge to all...
The Hot Springs County Travel and Tourism Board met on July 22 for their regular monthly meeting. Director Angela Guyon presented the board with a current financial report, reflecting the status of the organization’s financial condition. As a part of the financial report, Guyon provided a comparison of lodging tax revenues over the past four fiscal years. The report reflects that the lodging tax revenues were down for the fiscal year 2024-25, albeit by just 2.32 % for that fiscal year. Perhaps more concerning, however, Guyon’s report shows tha...
Brothers, Bridger and Hoyt Peil, have had a busy rodeo season, culminating in their qualification to compete in national events this summer. Younger brother, Hoyt, will commence his 8th grade year at Thermopolis Middle School this fall. At the young age of just 13, Hoyt has become a veteran at competing in rodeo events around the state, and the nation. Hoyt finished the 2024-25 rodeo season ranked 4th in the state in team roping. Along with his partner, Kasen McConnaughey of Riverton as header,...
On July 14, 2025, the Defendants filed their Answers to the Plaintiffs’ Complaint in the Buck Laramore wrongful death action, which is pending in the United States District Court in Cheyenne. The Thermopolis Police Department is represented by Thomas W. Rumpke, Esq., of the Wyoming Local Government Liability Pool. Former Thermopolis Police Officer, Michael G. Mascorro, is being represented by the law firm of Sundahl, Powers, Kapp & Martin, L.L.C. The plaintiffs are represented by Jack D. Edwards, Esq., of the Edwards Law Office, P.C. The h...
Following on the heels of the little dust-up which transpired at their July 2 special meeting, the Hot Springs County School District Board of Trustees, held a much more subdued regular meeting on July 15. As their first order of business, and without any objections being stated, the board formally accepted of the resignation of Justin Budd from his position as chair of the board. Moving on to an election to elect a new chair, the board went through of couple of rounds of nominations and votes to finally elect board member Jennifer Axtel to...
It is hard to believe, but the baseball season is in the bag for 2025. Seems like just yesterday players and parents were looking forward to the many hours to be spent participating in “America’s Pastime.” Coach Jason Ciz advises that from T-ball through Legion Ball, 105 youngsters signed up this year to play America’s game in Thermopolis. That’s over a hundred kids learning to play one of the greatest games ever invented, and also learning a lot of life skills along the way. At the Little League level, Thermopolis teams, both Majors and Minors...
On Tuesday, July 2, local resident, Cody Stewart, 36, appeared before the District Court in Thermopolis. The case was set for a Sentencing Hearing before District Judge Bill Simpson. Rather than appear in person at the court in Thermopolis, Stewart chose to appear by video link from her attorney’s office in Worland. Several representatives from the FFA Alumni group appeared in person. Stewart will serve 24-30 months in prison and was ordered to pay restitution to the organization. In October of 2024, Stewart was charged with twelve felony c...
The Hot Springs County School District, Board of Trustees held a special meeting on July 2, 2025 to take up an issue of a complaint, which had been raised against a public officer. The issue was the only matter on the board’s agenda that night and resulted in one board member asking two other board members to resign. All members of the board were present, as was the newly appointed Superintendent of Schools, Jason Fuss, Ed.D. Dr. Fuss was attending his first board meeting since taking up the position. Immediately after acting chair Marshall K...
In the most recent district dourt action, evolving from the Tipi Retreat zoning change request, the parties have filed their legal briefs, and the matter is now before Judge Simpson for determination. While the initial litigation saw Hot Springs County being dragged into court by one landowner, the most recent iteration of the case finds the county being brought back to court by neighboring land owners, thereby extending the meandering and sordid saga of the well-known local glamping enterprise. Martin G. Oravec and Gary A. Frazier...
The Thermopolis Town Council met on June 17 for their second regular meeting for the month of June. With no contentious matters on the relatively light agenda, the council quickly completed the night’s business. The council entered into executive session to consider issues relating to the property located at 117 Fremont. After the executive session, and in the public meeting, Mayor Adam Estenson reviewed the history of the property. On January 16, 2024 the property had been declared a nuisance, due to the amount of trash which had a...
The Hot Springs County Travel and Tourism Board met on June 17 for their regular monthly meeting. Director, Angie Guyon, provided each board member with a new laptop computer, which will now be used for board meetings and business. Guyon presented the monthly financial statements, and commented that revenues were down for the month of May, over last year. She also noted that the organization was currently over budget in advertising expenses, and under budget in administration expenses, which necessitates a move of $8,152.91 from the General...
The Hot Springs County School District Board of Directors met on June 19 for their regular monthly meeting. With the school year behind them, the board had a large number of housekeeping items to review on their agenda. To kick off the meeting, Matt Johnson appeared to provide a report on the CWC BOCHES program. Johnson advised that the district has a large number of students at the high school, who have taken advantage of the program to secure college credits, while still in high school. Students can secure college credits by taking classes...
The leaders and volunteers of Hot Springs Heritage Foundation are hard at work, putting together the annual Wyoming Discovery Days Festival. Now in its fifth year, Discovery Days is a spectacular event, which will be held this year on Saturday, July 12 and Sunday, July 13 in Hot Springs State Park. In the nature of a “folk festival,” Discovery Days will sport live music from at least nine acts, playing at the Pavilion; story-telling; artisans; food trucks; antique farm equipment on exhibit; and a dachshund race. Nearly fifty vendors have signed...
To say that the Bobcat and Lady Cat golf teams were dominating last year, really defines the term “understatement”. The Bobcats took home a state championship in the boys division last fall, and the Lady Cats finished in second place in the girls division. To top off the fall season, senior, Hayden Overfield, brought home the championship hardware in the boys division. Cementing their dominance in class 2A golf, this past spring, both teams won their respective State Spring Championship Tournaments. On Friday, June 20, the Bobcats will hos...
Last season, the Hot Springs County High School Bobcat track team made great strides in their quest for a State Championship. With each passing event, one could see, clearly, the progress being made by all of the student athletes. In May, the team brought home a Regional Championship – the first for a Thermopolis team in many years. With a boost from their Regional Championship, the Bobcats went into the State Championships with a great deal of confidence, and managed a second place finish - behind a heavily favored team from Big Horn. Last wee...
Brothers, Elam and Cal Epperson, two young students in the Hot Springs County School District, have commenced their authorship, and entrepreneurial careers, by publishing a new work, entitled "The Adventures of Trouty McGee – Tales of the Big Horn." Elam Epperson is twelve years of age, and will be in seventh grade at Thermopolis Middle School this fall. Call Epperson is ten years old, and will be in the fifth grade, come the fall term. The brothers are big into fly fishing, and agree that t...
The Thermopolis-Hot Springs Chamber of Commerce, met for their annual meeting on June 12. The meeting was conducted at the Kiwanis Shelter, in Hot Springs State Park, and was followed by a picnic. Chamber Director, Meri Ann Dorman, opened the meeting with a discussion on the annual Gift of the Waters Parade, which is scheduled for August 2, at 10 a.m. The theme of the parade is “United we Stand.” Registration forms can be found online on the Chamber’s website, or can be obtained at the Chamber office. Dorman then advised that the Therm...
The Thermopolis Town Council met on June 3 for their first regular meeting for the month of June. Much of the meeting was taken up with citizen participation, where local citizens appeared to voice their concerns, or their support, for allowing fireworks to be used within the Town limits on the Fourth of July. Of those who spoke in opposition to allowing fireworks, the main concern seemed to be the effect of the noise from the fireworks upon pets, the elderly, and local veterans, who may suffer from PTSD. Those who spoke in favor of allowing...
The Hot Springs County Commissioners met on June 3 for their first regular meeting in June. The commissioners were asked to approve the filing of a Satisfaction of Judgment in the District Court case in which the Tipi Retreat and its owners were ordered by the court to pay fines to the county for their violation of the county’s land use regulations. With only minimal discussion, the commissioners agreed to allow the Satisfaction of Judgment to be filed with the court. This action follows up on the commissioners determination to enter into an a...
The athletes of Hot Springs County High School put on quite a show this past school year. While it is, certainly, accurate to say it was “a banner year” – after all, some new banners will be going up in the gym – the phrase really undersells the pinnacles to which our local athletes reached this year. No matter which sport one might favor, the various teams provided an incomparable level of entertainment, and were a thrill to follow all year long. To get things rolling, the fall sports programs, made significant progress in some areas, and cont...
It is the beginning of June. a time when the weather begins to warm; clouds form to bring much appreciated moisture to lawns, gardens and fields; and old bones begin to thaw from the long winter’s cold. It is a time when the thoughts of many red blooded Americans turn to baseball. In Thermopolis, baseball fans have opportunities galore, with baseball programs for every age of enthusiast – from Start Smart Baseball for three to five year olds; T-ball for five and six year olds; Coach Pitch for seven to ten year olds; Little League for nine to...
by Daniel Powell (totteringtimes@gmail.com) There is a lot of talk in the media these days about DEI. Similarly, the subject is a cause of vociferous debate on social media. It appears, people have concluded that those are things we need to exterminate. To be honest, I always thought those were good things. I was born in the 50s, grew up in the 60s, and came of age in the 70s. In the, relatively, new public high school which I attended, my teachers were mostly recent graduates of college – just getting their start in teaching. As kids, they h...
The Bobcat and Lady Cat track teams wound up their 2025 season last weekend. The teams traveled to Casper to compete in the state championships, which were held at Harry Geldien Stadium, at Kelly Walsh High School. Following up their win at Regionals in Shoshoni the weekend before, the first Regional Championship for Hot Springs County High School in many years, the Bobcats faced a tough challenge to win at State. The team from Big Horn High School has excelled all season, and were favored to win at State. Coming into the championships, the...
