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Friday night, the Hot Springs County High School football team returned to Thermopolis with their first win of the season under their belts, taking Moorcroft 23-20. Coach Mathew McPhie said there wasn't a change in play style or positions that made a difference; it is simply the team is getting better. The players, he said, faced some difficult teams at the start of the season. Additionally, they are learning a new system and there's new staff. But, it looks like things are coming together for...
During Powder Puff football, Kelly Johnson makes a run up the sideline as Ashley McPhie, Larissa Peters and Olivia Weyer close in for a tackle. Hannah Weyer, sports clothing and jewelry from her great grandmother as part of Monday's "elderly" dress up day. Logan Bartholomew shows some kind of form as he pops the ball back over the net in the Juniors vs. Seniors Buff Puff volleyball championship. Mya Medina sported some wild hair and even wilder clothes for Tuesday's "punk" dress up...
Tuesday evening, the Thermopolis Town Council approved the second reading of an ordinance regarding fees for construction and demolition trash and the disposal of tires. Prior to approving the second reading, the resolution was amended to include language stating an appropriate permit must be paid for in advance. The fee schedule was also revised, to $3 for car tires, $5 for truck, $10 for semi and $15 for tractor. Mayor Mike Mortimore also brought up the point of including in the resolution...
On Sunday at 9:48 a.m., the Thermopolis Volunteer Fire Department was called out to respond to a grass fire near mile marker 8 on Highway 120. The wind driven fire involved 18 acres, along with multiple structures and equipment. The department responded with four wild land engines, two water tenders, a structure engine and 18 personnel. While battling the blaze, Chief Mark Collins said, the wind changed direction and caused a firefighter to receive burns and blisters to his hands, arms and...
This week, award-winning author Steven W. Horn will be at Storyteller for a book signing. Horn is the author of “Another Man’s Life,” as well as the first two books in the Sam Dawson mystery series — “The Pumpkin Eater” and “When Good Men Die.” “The Pumpkin Eater” was a 2014 Benjamin Franklin Gold award winner in the Mystery/Suspense category and a category finalist for the Eric Hoffer Book Award the same year. “When Good Men Die” was a 2016 category finalist for the Eric Hoffer Award. Horn uses...
Last week at the Hot Springs County Museum, several attended a free brownfields workshop hosted by Thermopolis-Hot Springs County Economic Development Company (EDC), the Wyoming Department of Environmental Quality and Technical Assistance to Brownfields (TAB) program at Kansas State University. Amanda Moeller, the CEO for EDC said the workshop went very well. One of the highlights was from Mark Walker of the TAB program, who presented a photo slideshow of town properties that could be...
In August, Thermopolis Town Council officially passed Ordinance 843. The ordinance, which took effect Sept. 1, outlines opening and closing times for municipal parks. Mayor’s Assistant Fred Crosby noted Candy Jack, Family Park and Glade Edwards Park are now closed from 10:30 p.m.-5 a.m., and signs posting the hours have been ordered. The ordinance was brought about as the result of several vandalism in the parks, including, but not limited to, damage to restrooms and grill areas, broken f...
The Girls Varsity Cross Country team brought home first place from the Berry Bryant Invite at Riverton. Coach Brenna Abel stated, “Our varsity girls had a great day in Riverton. We had excellent running conditions and a flat course which did allow our teams to run well.” Abel further noted Elizabeth Rhodes had a great day with a career personal record of 25:41, as did Olivia Weyer, with a time of 23:57. Stacy Lewis also posted her fastest time of the season, 23:10. “Jules [Ward] was trying to he...
The Hot Springs County High School football team is still on the hunt for their first win of the season, having fallen to the Wheatland Bulldogs 47-6 at their first home game last Friday. This week will see the Bobcats in action on the road again, as they head to Moorcroft to take on the Wolves. The game is scheduled to begin at 6 p.m. The head coach of the Bobcat football team has not been available for interviews this season....
Two suspects who were pursued through Thermopolis on a stolen motorcycle have entered pleas to charges against them, though official sentencing has yet to happen in Hot Springs County Fifth Judicial District Court. Jerome Dunks pleaded guilty to a felony charge of wrongful receiving, concealing or disposing of property, in exchange for a sentence of 2.5 to four years at the Wyoming State Penitentiary, with credit for time served, as well as a $3,000 fine to be suspended. Dunks also pleaded guilt... Full story
This month, Thermopolis is going head-to-head against Worland, in a competition to see who has the safest drivers in the 2016 Battle of the Belts. The challenge focuses on making communities safer places to live, not just for students but for all travelers on Wyoming roadways. Tom Cunningham, the safety education coordinator for Injury Prevention Resources and Safe Communities coordinator for WYDOT District 5, recently performed a series of Seat Belt Observational Surveys, during which he... Full story
There will be an auction the evening of Saturday, Sept. 24 at the VFW, with proceeds going to support Clay Little and his family, as he endures his battle with cancer. Susan Little explained Clay has cancer in his lungs, for which he is currently undergoing injections every three weeks in Billings. The purpose of the injections is two-fold, she noted. They are to help with the lung cancer, and hopefully shrink a cancerous tumor on his kidney and adrenal gland. The treatment takes about three...
Big Horn Basin Foundation Director Jessica Lippincott was recently the recipient of the Henryetta Berry Memorial from the Wyoming State Historical Society. Lippincott explained that the award is given out once a year to those who promote Wyoming history in the youth, and she received it for the dinosaur academy she teaches. In order to be eligible for the award, Lippincott had to fill out an online application. She was not aware of how many others were in the running for the award, and found...
Hot Springs County Memorial Hospital has a new tool to utilize, after a trailer previously used for storage was converted into a decontamination unit. Griff Hodson, director of Environmental Services and the emergency management coordinator for the hospital, explained the trailer was previously used for storing emergency management equipment. Through the health care coalition - Thermopolis is part of Region 5, which covers Hot Springs County, part of Big Horn County and Washakie County - the...
Thursday evening, the Thermopolis-Hot Springs Chamber of Commerce approved a change in the hours at the Chamber office. The Chamber will close from 12:30-1:30 p.m., Monday-Friday. Chamber Executive Director Meri Ann Rush proposed the change, since it was now getting into the “off-tour” season, so there is something like an established lunch hour. She chose the time to still allow people who had lunch hours from 12-1 p.m. and 1-2 p.m. time to stop in. In other board news, the decision was mad...
The high school and middle school cross country teams headed to Sheridan on Saturday to compete in the Michelle Ludwig Invite. Among the action were several high placings, including a second place finish of 19:04 from Jules Ward. Other results from the meet include: Varsity boys - Sean Miller, 65th, 20:11 Varsity girls - McKenna Bomengen , 19th, 21:27; Tahja Hunt, 27th, 21:38; Olivia Weyer, 69th, 24:21; Stacy Lewis, 72nd, 24:38; Erica Meier, 85th, 26:44 JV girls - Elizabeth Rhodes, 69th, 26:28...
The Thermopolis High School football team is still looking for that first W of the season, having lost 63-0 at their Friday game against Glenrock. This Friday, the Bobcats will take on Wheatland. Both teams are 0-2 for the season so far, and will be battling for their first victories. As it is the Bobcats first home game of the season, the town is encouraged to come out in full force to cheer their team all the way to a win. Kick off is scheduled for 6 p.m....
This weekend, expect to see plenty of tents popping up at Hot Springs State Park, during the annual Boy Scout/Cub Scout Jamboree. John Gibbel, the scoutmaster for Troop 5053, said during the late afternoon and early evening on Friday, scouts will start arriving, and there will be plenty of activity on Saturday, including pellet gun shooting, archery, canoes, the Ropes course at Thermopolis Middle School, rifle range shooting, rappelling, skill stations and the mystery contest. The park will not...
Those who are comfortable on a horse, motorcycle, bike, car or even the two-sole express are invited to participate in the Ridin’ for the Brand poker runs Sept. 17 at Saddle Horn Horses Rx — the McWilliams ranch on Hamilton Dome Road. The runs are for those in motorized vehicles and horsemen, as well as cyclists and cross-country runners. Janic Bartlow said an average of 22 veterans a day are being lost to suicide. Though over 5,000 soldiers have died in Iraq, she said, more than that are lost a...
Tuesday evening, the Thermopolis Town Council approved the first reading of a town ordinance that creates subparagraphs to Town Code Section 14-610, concerning fees for construction and demolition trash and for disposal of tires. The definitions come as the result of discussion over the past month concerning the dumping of extreme amounts of such materials. Prior to the board approving the first reading, Tom Sullivan voiced his concerns. Sullivan stressed he believes the ordinance is a great...
Thermopolis Volunteer Fire Department Secretary Ryan Georgius accepts a donation during the Fill the Boot campaign Monday. Chief Mark Collins said this year was about the second best, with $4,418 raised for the Muscular Dystrophy Association....
While some kids piece together their creations, others look in bins for just the right pieces during Lego Club at Hot Springs County Library. Kids were also encouraged to name their work and put in on display....
This Sunday marks the 15-year anniversary of what is still considered one of the most heinous attacks on American soil. On the morning of Sept. 11, 2001, American Airlines Flight 11 and United Airline Flight 175 crashed into the North and South towers of the World Trade Center in New York City. Though both towers would collapse less than two hours later, the spirit of the American people didn’t go down with it. Sure, there was plenty of time to be afraid. I remember going to the cafeteria for b...
During a ranch roping clinic at the Hot Springs County Fairgrounds, instructor David Weaver pulls a log as a means to get horses used to things they might not typically see, and better prepare them for when a kicking calf is on the rope instead....
The Thermopolis Cross Country were on the road at Billings Friday, and returned with a first place win for McKenna Bomengen on the JV team, coming in at 20:57. Jules Ward claimed second place on the Varsity team, with a time of 18:18, and Tahja Hunt won third place for JV, at 21:47. Coach Brenna Abel stated, “Kids ran well in Billings; we had some great performances. Kids have been training hard.” Abel also noted the Billings course is a flat, fast course, and a great Montana competition for...
