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A Say's Phoebe enjoys the setting sun along East River Road Saturday evening....
At least 20 firearms and a number of other items will be on the auction block during the ninth annual Hot Springs County Friends of the NRA (National Rifle Association) Banquet on Saturday, Sept. 17 at the Days Inn. Doors open at 5:30 p.m. for games and a social hour. Dinner will be served beginning at 7 p.m. featuring baron of beef and ham. Members of NRA and nonmembers are welcome to attend. The evening will include games, raffles and live and silent auctions that will include firearms,...
It was a beautiful day for the VFW picnic Sunday at Hot Springs State Park....
Unofficial primary election results for Thermopolis and Hot Springs County have been reported after Tuesday’s trip to the polls. Republican Phillip Scheel won the strongly contested Hot Springs County Commissioner race and will advance to the general election in November. Scheel will run uncontested in the general election facing only write-in candidates. Wyat Agar won the Wyoming State Senate District 20 Republican race. He will face off with Democrat Mary Jane Norskog in the general. Republica... Full story
Oliver Strenger works at sorting shapes while his dad, Jacob, is all smiles during the Preschool Screening and Health Fair....
Tuesday's primary election will decide which of five men seeking an open position on the Hot Springs County Board of Commissioners will advance to the general election and also most likely be elected to the position. Joe Martinez, Mike Chimenti, Hub Whitt, Joseph Casciato and Phillip Scheel are all Republican candidates for the commissioner position. There are no Democratic candidates. One of these five men will be elected in the primary and will move onto the general election in November. Only...
The Hot Springs County Junior Livestock Auction and Judge's Choice Bake Sale Friday evening showcased a total of 70 livestock and judge's choice bake sale entries and brought in $104,707.65. Although the total amount collected at the sale this year is down sharply from last year's total of $133,137 for 66 sale entries, it still shows strong community support for 4-H and FFA youth in the county. Auctioneer Verne Lofink noted there has been a significant downturn regarding the economy in the past...
Tuesday afternoon around 4 p.m. a high wind storm came through Hot Springs County. One report of damage were downed power polls west of Thermopolis along Highway 170. High Plains Power crews were immediately on scene making repairs. Other reports of damage included downed trees, cracked trees and damaged fencing....
Young people from across Wyoming gathered in Thermopolis last weekend to compete in the Wyoming Junior Rodeo Association's rodeo at the Hot Springs County Fairgrounds. Ranging in age from four-years-old through eighth grade, 93 youths competed in events like barrel racing, goat tying and steer riding for two days. Local contestants included Logann, Kamryn and Roedy Farrell; Layne Myers; Jhett and McCoy Longwell; Cooper, Taylor and Rylee Agar; Chloe, Jayssie and Talon Owsley; Mackenzie and Mack...
The annual All Class Reunion for Hot Springs County High School will be held July 15-17. Classes being honored this year end in “1” and “6,” however, any graduate is welcome to attend the dance at the V.F.W. and the all school picnic on Sunday. Friday night will feature mixers by each class. Registration will be at the Hot Springs County Museum on Saturday afternoon from 1 p.m. to 3 p.m. Each class will have their own class dinner that evening, followed by a free dance at the V.F.W. beginni...
High wind gusts on Tuesday caused a tree to fall at the Thermopolis Golf Course, temporarily blocking Airport Road. The National Weather Service recorded wind gusts reached 56 miles per hour for a short time....
Trae Owsley leads the way during the Heros Have No Limits run/walk fundraiser Saturday in Hot Springs State Park....
The Thermopolis Skate Park will be the site of a Skateboard, Scooter and BMX Show Friday, June 17 from 10:30-11:30 a.m. Members of the Central Wyoming Skateboard Association will be performing at the show along with a few local youths. Barb Rice of the Youth Alternatives Program said she decided a while back the skate park would be a good place for the youths in the program to do some community service. Beginning Sunday, a crew began cleaning and painting at the skate park. Unfortunately, when...
Members of V.F.W. Post 2281 performed Memorial Day services at Monument Hill Cemetery, Riverside Cemetery and on the Park Street Bridge. Above, Jeff Strong, Gary Evans, Alton Ramsey, Dick Howe, Rod Slocum and Dave Weber pay tribute during the service at Riverside Cemetery. Hawk's Avenue of Flags, created in memory of Donald L. 'Hawk' Hawkins, were on display at Monument Hill Cemetery. His family members created the memorial to honor deceased Veterans by displaying the casket flags used at their...
Darian Macie and Lee Grimm aim to take away the tail worn by Owen Douglas during a youth Pokemon party at the Hot Springs County Library Friday. Once participants' tails were removed they were out of the game. Macie, Grimm and Douglas were the three final competitors with Grimm being the final participant left with a tail....
The Thermopolis Police Department responded to a crash at 7:27 p.m. May 4. According to information, a vehicle was southbound on Second when the driver suffered a seizure. The vehicle hit two parked cars, crossed Fremont, side swiped a house and continued until hitting the north side of a home in the 300 block of South Second....
Mothers and daughters of all ages filled the Thermopolis Middle School Commons for the annual P.E.O. Mother's Day Luncheon Saturday....
Jeff Strong mixes up the raffle tickets before drawing for a winner during the Bill McCormick Memorial Scholarship fundraiser Friday evening. Assisting him are past scholarship winners Dawn Jones and Belinda Moore. Raffle winners were Madonna McIntosh and Dave Weber. Amanda Dinsmore and Eryn Robinson presented their speech duet "A Piece of My Heart" to the audience....
Risen Son Christian School fourth grader Jeffrey Lewis shows off one of the many items up for bids during the spaghetti dinner and auction fundraiser Saturday. Auctioneer Shawn McWilliams is in the background and Phil Scheel is watching for bidders. The event raised $22,729, with 100 percent going to the scholarship fund. When added with new monthly tuition pledges, the scholarship fund came to $24,500 on Friday....
Thermopolis Middle School teacher Jacob Strenger guides a blind folded student to a piñata during the PAWS celebration Friday....
Colten Blakesley, TJ, Jayssie, Cassie and Talon Owsley, Bethany Webber and Morgan Blakesley cheer on their favorites during the mechanical pig races at the Big Game Banquet and Auction sponsored by the Big Horn Basin Chapter of the Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation. Preliminary numbers from the event show 232 in attendance with a net raised of $44,260. Highlights of the evening included a $4,500 donation from the Trinchera Blanca Foundation, the PBR package selling for $2,200, the banquet rifle...
Kids of all ages will be able to celebrate Easter twice this year with two Easter egg hunts planned in Thermopolis. The first hunt will be at Thermopolis Rehabilitation and Care Center for children up to 10-years-old on Saturday, March 26. Children over 10 can volunteer to help with the hunt. The hunt will begin at 10:30 a.m. at the center with toys and candies that are age appropriate. The second hunt will be on Easter Sunday, sponsored by the Thermopolis Lions Club, weather permitting. It... Full story
The Bobcat Speech and Debate team will be representing Hot Springs County High School at the National Speech and Debate Tournament this summer in Salt Lake City. Three seniors will be traveling to Utah in June after placing at the National Qualifiers Tournament in Riverton at Central Wyoming College last weekend. Kameron Olsen will compete at Nationals in Lincoln-Douglas debate after going undefeated at the qualifying tournament, finishing the weekend with an 8-0 record. Amanda Dinsmore and Eryn Ronbinson will take the National stage with...
Wearing panty hose is not just for bank robbers anymore. Zerrian Stone, left, and Kale Bloedel, pulled panty hose over their heads and gave the Elephant March game a try during the Irish Evening with Spencer Luce fundraiser Saturday night at the fair building. The event raised about $2,000 for the family....
Aimee Kay and Lily Hayes show off the variety of pies available at the Holy Trinity Rummage and Bake Sale Saturday....
