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  • School will be extended on two Fridays to makeup snow day

    Durward D. Jones|Jan 28, 2016

    The school board met on their new scheduled date and time, the third Tuesday of every month, on Jan. 19 at 6:30 p.m. The board worked on several items during the meeting from staff recommendations to recovering a lost day due to a snow day in December. The school district needs to make up the snow day from December. The district decided on extending the hours for two Fridays to make up the lost time. Letters were sent out notifying parents of the dates. Superintendent Dustin Hunt shared that...

  • H.O.P.E Agency battling violence with knowledge

    Durward D. Jones|Jan 28, 2016

    The H.O.P.E. Agency has begun an all out battle against sexual assault. With any victory in battle, knowledge is power and can often dictate the victor. The H.O.P.E. Agency is working hard to educated people to help prevent sexual assault. Working from a three year grant, the H.O.P.E. Agency in a tri-county collaboration with Hot Springs, Big Horn and Washakie Counties, are working together to stop sexual assault. They are educating young teens to recognize a bad situation that could lead to an...

  • Be The Solution

    Jan 28, 2016

    Jennifer Domhoff from the H.O.P.E. Agency presents a Bobcat Be The Solution mug during a sexual assault prevention work session with local teens at the high school....

  • Smiling faces, happy eyes

    Chandler Smith|Jan 28, 2016

    Community members take part in the Thermopolis Eyecare grand opening Thursday....

  • Creating wire art

    Chandler Smith|Jan 28, 2016

    Carter Mascorro, Talyah Myers, Paris Strumfa, and Dyllan Myers make wire sculptures as Sue Hurd provides inspiration and materials Friday afternoon at the Hot Springs County Library....

  • Hospital Board takes another step toward renovations

    Chandler Smith|Jan 28, 2016

    After over a month of serious deliberation over plans to the new hospital Master Building Plan, the architectural firm Erdman presented their updated plans for facility renovation to the hospital board. The Tuesday night meeting was highly anticipated because it was a crucial next step in the facility renovation process; after six different designs for renovation were presented to the board over a month ago, the members picked one design and asked Erdman to draw up a number of options based...

  • Mayfield fundraiser set

    Durward D. Jones|Jan 28, 2016

    The Mayfield family of Roy, Billee and their son Cody have found themselves in need of some community support. Roy Mayfield has been fighting cancer since September of last year. This battle has put the family under financial and emotional strain. To help the Mayfield family, there will be a dinner and a cookie jar auction at the VFW Saturday, Feb. 6. A bean pot dinner will start at 6 p.m. and an assortment of cookie jars to be auctioned off with all proceeds going to the Mayfield family. For...

  • Fishing fun

    Chandler Smith|Jan 28, 2016

    Colton Blakesley fishes for the letters of his name during a kindergarten orientation Wednesday night at Ralph Witters Elementary....

  • Commissioners, fair board discuss roof issues

    Staff Report|Jan 28, 2016

    During last week’s meeting of the Hot Springs County Commissioners, Martin Bader, Tom Christensen and Arnold Pennoyer brought forward concerns about the fairground’s Multi-Purpose (MP) Building roof, which was replaced by Atlas Roofing in 2013. The MP building was in need of a new roof a few years after an addition was added to allow for more room inside. The old portion of the building was in need of repairs because of age and leaking problems throughout. It was decided to put a new roof on the whole building to solve the leaking issues and...

  • Public meeting set for Tuesday to discuss old airport study grant

    Staff Report|Jan 28, 2016

    With the life of the former Hot Springs County Airport coming to an end, the County Commissioners are seeking public input on a Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) application. The commissioners are applying for the grant to pay for a study to determine redevelopment options for the former airport. A public hearing will take place on Tuesday, Feb. 2 at 1 p.m. at the County Annex at 114 North 4th Street. The process of applying for a CDBG grant will help offset the costs of the proposed Scope of Work study by GDA Engineers, who planned...