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  • Adult softball tourney begins Thursday

    Jun 29, 2017

    The Hot Springs County Recreation Department’s Adult Softball program will be wrapping up in the next couple weeks, with the single elimination tournament kicking off this Thursday. Game One will be the No. 4 ranked team, Robin BatsMan, against No. 5 One-Eyed Buffalo, beginning at 6:30 p.m. On Thursday, July 6, Game Two will be the No. 3 Sons of Pitches against the No. 6 Risen Son team at 6:30 p.m. Game Three will follow at 7:45 p.m., with the No. 2 One Stop Sparkplugs against the No. 7 Slide One In. Tuesday, July 11 will be the semi-finals, w...

  • Walk or ride

    Jun 29, 2017

    People, and animals, of all ages participated in the Tour de Wish 5K Ride, Run and Walk on Saturday. Proceeds go to Make a Wish Wyoming....

  • Summertime tips for you and your pets

    Mark Dykes, Editor|Jun 29, 2017

    Summer is guaranteed to bring with it some heat, and living where there’s plenty of open space for animals to roam adds the very real possibility of snake bites. Staff at the Hot Springs Veterinary Clinic provided some advice on how to deal with the heat and the bites when it comes to your pets. It’s important for pets to have shade available when they are outside, and plenty of cool water at all times. Be sure to check water temperature and replace as needed, as water set out all day will get p...

  • Reach for it

    Mark Dykes, Editor|Jun 29, 2017

    Students participated in the Big Horn Basin Football Camp earlier this week at LeRoy Hayes Field. The camp includes individual drills and techniques, as well as 7 on 7 competition....

  • East Thermopolis chooses not to renew police, animal control contracts

    Mark Dykes, Editor|Jun 29, 2017

    In a letter to the Thermopolis Mayor and Town Council, it was expressed that the East Thermopolis Town Council has not decided to renew the Police and Animal Control contract at this time. The East Thermopolis council expressed appreciation for the years of service provided, but the letter noted the present financial situation demands they address rising enterprise costs before increasing other expenses. At the May 16 meeting of the Thermopolis Town Council, proposed figures of $25,000 for...

  • Close call

    Cindy Glasson, Reporter Photographer|Jun 29, 2017

    Thermopolis Volunteer Firefighters were called to a fire in Kirby on Sunday evening. The fire was in a small space behind a home in Kirby with grass and a variety of other combustible materials. Neighbors helped prevent the spread of fire with hoses before the department arrived....

  • Whitt reflects on six month stay in Australia

    Mark Dykes, Editor|Jun 29, 2017

    In mid-March, Hub Whitt returned to Wyoming after a stay "down under" in Australia that began in October. Whitt explained back in 1981 he was living in Ten Sleep, when he met a Scotsman from Wyoming at a local bar. That man, Don Macdonald, was providing his hand in some sheep shearing in Wyoming. Whitt noted at that time there was a lot more sheep in Wyoming, and there were shearing crews of about five to 10 people who would go around and offer their services. The crews would come with their...

  • New officers elected for Main Street group

    Cindy Glasson, Reporter Photographer|Jun 29, 2017

    New officers were elected at the recent Main Street Thermopolis meeting. Suzanne Samelson will continue as the group’s president with help from John Dorman, Jr. as vice president, Shurie Scheel as secretary and MeriAnn Rush as the group’s treasurer. Things are moving along with the rehabilitation of the property at 518 Arapahoe, the former Fair Deal Furniture building and it’s adjoining two storefronts. Rush reported that two people had stepped up and paid the back taxes on the building, pavin...

  • Pack horse race

    Cindy Glasson, Reporter Photographer|Jun 29, 2017

    John Williams is the first to take off during the Chuck Mead Memorial Pack Horse Race on Saturday. Jules and Melissa Ward were not far behind. Williams and his parterner, Jason Christopherson took first in the race, with the Ward girls coming in second and Dawn Boregan and Sarah Lowe placing third....