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At the September 17 Hot Springs County Commissioners board meeting, the commissioners held a public hearing to receive comments about the Community Development Block Grant Applications and Supporting Documents. No public comments were given. The grant applications are for work to be done at two locations, the Common Ground building and the property at 518 Arapahoe. The commissioners voted and passed the approval of Resolution 2024-15 for the Block Grant Application so that remodeling could be...
At the September 17 Thermopolis Town Council meeting, Mayor Adam Estenson and the council voted and passed the approval to go into a purchase agreement of 3.63 acres of land between the Owl Creek Hill Road and Highway 120 on the west side of town as the location of a new transfer station. The Mayor and Town Council will hold a special meeting open to the public on October 1 at 5:30 p.m. prior to their regular meeting. Mayor Estenson said, “Want to cover how we got here, how a transfer station o...
At the September Hot Springs County Travel & Tourism board meeting, Tourism Director Angie Guyon gave the financial report and said that the lodging tax distribution for August 30 was $33,285.36. In the previous year in the same month, the lodging tax distribution was $37,638.88. In old business, regarding the digital sign project, Guyon presented a mockup design of the sign and said that the materials have arrived for its fabrication to be constructed next. She also said that the easement for...
Hot Springs County junior in high school Jay Ritchey, 16, has donated 175 pounds of pork to the Senior Center as part of the Fair to Fork program. According to No Hunger Wyoming, different youth from various countries have participated in Wyoming Hunger Initiative's Fair to Fork Program. Their website states, "First Lady Jennie Gordon's Wyoming Hunger Initiative, in partnership with Wyoming 4-H and FFA, recently piloted a new program under the Food from the Farm + Ranch banner called Fair to...
Shawn Mohr is the new Public Health Director in Hot Springs County starting August 5. The previous director Tricia McPhie resigned earlier this summer. Mohr said he is "getting settled and figuring out where things are at and getting my schedule going." Mohr has been receiving a large amount of training from the state and looking to see that they are meeting all the needs of the county's public health. Not only that, Mohr is focusing on areas for improvement and to prepare for the coming flu...
At the September 3 Thermopolis Town Council meeting, Town Engineer Anthony Barnett reported that Hot Springs County Commissioners approved a plat change for the potential transfer station location. Mayor Adam Estenson said that the location announcement will be made forthcoming pending from “fine tuning of the contract”. Barnett also mentioned that chip seal work will going on from Amoretti to Broadway between 6th Street and 8th Street. During citizen participation, Jacqueline Michel and Ell...
The Wyoming Shriners will be holding their statewide meeting and a parade in Thermopolis. The parade will be Saturday, September 21 beginning at 11 a.m. to celebrate their regional conferral, where they make new Shriners from candidates. The parade will start on the usual path on Senior Avenue, moving to the stoplight and then end at the VFW. Local Shriner president Dave Voorhees and member Eric Kay invite the public to come join the celebration. They also invite local groups such as emergency s...
A Cookie Jar Auction to benefit Logan and Sesi Shumway and their premature twins will be held on Saturday, September 28 at 6 p.m. at the fair building. The Shumway’s twin boys were born on July 31, 2024, at 29 weeks gestation. The family said, “They have also been in the world for a month now. Both babies have reached so many milestones and grown so much already. Koa is 1 lb 14.5 oz, which is 6.5 oz higher than his birth weight. Zion is 2 lbs 10 oz which is 13 oz higher than his birth wei...
At the August Hot Springs County School District #1 Board of Trustees meeting held in the administrative building, Marshall Keller was sworn in as an appointed trustee, replacing resigning trustee Will Farrell. Keller will run for election in the November general election. During the celebration section, the board recognized the custodial crew and volunteers for their work in building the school teachage building. Photos of the project’s progress were shown from start to completion. Chairman S...
At the August 20 Thermopolis Town Council meeting, under administration, Assistant to the Mayor Jim Jeunehomme discussed with the council some estimates to put a new asphalt surface on the basketball court at the family park. One was from Owl Creek Excavation for $31,976.05 and the other from Quality Asphalt Paving for $25,956. Jeunehomme recommended Owl Creek Excavation because their price not only included the asphalt material but added dirt compaction and returning the landscape to its...
Celebrating 70 years of service, Gottsche Therapy Rehab & Wellness will be holding their 2024 Boots & Bling Fall Fundraiser on Saturday, September 7 at the Hot Springs County Fair Building 627 Springview in Thermopolis. Doors open at 5:15 p.m. and dinner will be served at 6 p.m. Guest speaker will be Ethan Asher. Asher was in a car accident in August 2019, the second day of school his senior year. Asher spent five months in hospitals after sustaining a traumatic brain injury as well as a spinal...
Hot Springs Health Foundation is excited to announce its annual Golf Tournament, which is scheduled for Saturday, September 7, with tee time at 9 a.m. Participants are encouraged to arrive earlier at 7:30 a.m. to eat breakfast together. The tournament is 18 holes, playing the front and back of the course. One of the organizers and board member Brad Basse said, “It’s a fun fundraiser for the Hot Springs Health Foundation…We want to carry on the tradition of Tom Sullivan Sr., who was really impor...
At the August 20 Hot Springs County Commissioners board meeting, Pete Hallsten, District Engineer and Randy Merritt, District Construction Engineer, both from WYDOT, gave the commissioners their State Transportation Improvement Program Presentation (STIP). Cody Beers, District 5 Public Relations was also present along with other engineers and representatives in the public audience. Merritt gave the commissioners an overview of WYDOT and the STIP Development, which included their district project...
On August 24 at the Hot Springs County Historical Museum, committee member Ray Shaffer announced that the 2024 inductees of the Hall of Fame. The five plaques will be displayed in the HSC Courthouse. Shaffer said, "The purpose of the Hall of Fame is and was established by our Hot Springs County Commissioners and under the influence of Dick Hall at that time, a local historian here. They organized an ad hoc committee to recognize people from our community, both present and past, who've been...
On August 20, Dr. Bill Williams was honored at Hot Springs Health to celebrate his retirement from being chairman of their board. Williams was first appointed to be on the board in the mid 1990s. Hot Springs Health CEO Scott Alwin and the board presented a special bench to Dr. Williams with a plaque on it dedicated to his service. Regarding his retirement from the board, Williams said, “It was time. I wasn’t gonna run for another four years, and we have a pretty good board and the leadership on...
Dan Pass and the Thermopolis Fly Shop are offering up a monthly guided fishing opportunity. The next opportunity will be on Saturday, September 7, at the Popo Agie River. The fee includes travel, lunch and five to six hours of fishing. Pass said, “The idea behind it is really to make taking a guided fishing trip affordable and also to allow people to meet other people in the community that like to fish, because we’re basically splitting up the cost of the guides, if you will, between three str...
Risen Son Christian School is starting their new daycare called the Eagle Nest, located in the Rise Son Christian church building. Eagle Nest's organizer Ciley Andreen said, "Eagle Nest daycare is a year-round program servicing children birth to 5 with both before and after school and is open to the community." Andreen added, "We offer full-time spots that include meals, crafts, activities and play school for our 1- and 2-year-olds and a curriculum based 3-yearold preschool. We have limited part...
Celebrating 70 years of service, Gottsche Therapy Rehab & Wellness will be holding their 2024 Boots & Bling Fall Fundraiser on Saturday, September 7 at the Hot Springs County Fair Building 627 Springview in Thermopolis. Doors open at 5:15 p.m. and dinner will be served at 6 p.m. Guest speaker will be Ethan Asher. Asher was in a car accident in August 2019, the second day of school his senior year. Asher spent five months in hospitals after sustaining a traumatic brain injury as well as a spinal...
On August 16-18 the Wyoming Christian Motorcyclists Association (CMA) held their state rally in Thermopolis. Curt and Gigi Kiehl, from Cheyenne, are the state coordinators for Wyoming and described their event. The CMA Rally started Thursday evening at 6:30 p.m. with music in the Hot Springs State Park at the pavilion, however, Friday August 16 at 9 a.m. was the official start of the event. The Keihl’s said the rally is “their opportunity to get together and just have fun and be with one ano...
At the August Thermopolis-Hot Springs Chamber of Commerce board meeting, during old business CEO Meri Ann Dorman reported that they held the Pageant Day Parade on August 3 with the theme “Let’s Get Along”. There were 23 entries in the parade, which includes four entries that participated with the theme. All the four entries were awarded $100. They were Ryan Brothers Trucking, Gottsche, the Senior Center and Tumbleweed Propane. The chamber also held their Demolition Derby on August 10. Durin...
During the August 6 Hot Springs County Commissioners board meeting, County Assessor Daniel Webber presented a request for the approval of the 2024 Mill Levies according to state statute. During this, they discussed and clarified the process special districts used to request the mills as there have been noted public concerns in the budget for the commissioners to “tighten the belts” and watch for overspending. Additionally, Vice Chairman Phil Scheel brought up a state statute where the law say...
On August 8, America's Best Restaurants (ABR) visited One Eyed Buffalo Brewing Company (OEB) in downtown Thermopolis and filmed a variety of subjects, including some of their food and they held an interview with owners Binky and Jennifer Fisher. An anonymous source nominated OEB to America's Best Restaurants. After a research process, they selected OEB to be featured on their show. Jennifer Fisher said this recognition comes from "eight years of hard work and dedicated staff. And we were...
At the August 6 Thermopolis Town Council meeting held at Town Hall during citizen participation, Eric Kay presented a request for a proposed Shriners Parade on Saturday, September 21. Kay said that this day will be a conferral for new Shriners and that a couple of 100 people plus their families are expected to attend. The parade would begin at 10 a.m. at Senior Center Drive, come to the flagpole, turn around, and end at the VFW. Kay added that the Shriner’s funny cars would be present and t...
At the August 6 Hot Springs County Commissioners board meeting, Chairman Tom Ryan was not present. Therefore, Vice Chairman Phil Scheel suspended the normal Robert’s Rules of Order so that he and Commissioner Paul Galovich could conduct business. In all separate actions, the commissioners voted and passed the approval to ratify the accounts payable warrant register for $24,869.36, a second warrant for $641,661.40, and payroll for $227,006.32. Vice Chairman Scheel recused himself from a payment t...
Four Republican candidates will be vying for a single Hot Springs County Commissioner seat in the 2024 Primary Election. The top vote earner will move onto the General Election in November where they could still face a write in candidate. We are including candidate bios/submitted descriptions and information from the Thermopolis-Hot Springs Chamber sponsored candidate forum held in July. Bob Aguiar Bob Aguiar has been a resident of Hot Springs County for the past 11 years. Currently he is the...
