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  • Customer appreciation chili feed

    Staff Report|Oct 1, 2015

    Steve’s Plumbing, Julia’s Rentals and Stevie Ann’s Ice will host their 11th annual Customer Appreciation Chili Feed on Saturday, Oct. 3 at 602 Shoshoni Street. A chili and corn bread dinner will be served from 6-7:30 p.m. with live music from the band Blackwater starting at 7 p.m....

  • Unemployment holds steady

    Staff Report|Oct 1, 2015

    Hot Springs County saw its unemployment rate hold steady at 3.5 percent in both July and August. The number of unemployed residents is 87, and the labor force is 2.457, according to information from the Research and Planning section of the state Department of Workforce Services. The county unemployment rate in August 2014 was 4.1 percent, with 102 unemployed residents from a labor force of 2,515....

  • Firemen plan events for prevention week

    Durward D. Jones|Oct 1, 2015

    Recognition of National Fire Prevention Week in Thermopolis was started many years ago by Barbra Moeller to educate children of the importance on how to react to a fire. After Moeller retired, the Volunteer Fire Department continued local activities during National Fire Prevention Week. This year it runs from Oct. 4-10. Reaching out to the public and going to the local schools to educate and teach important fire safety the Thermopolis Volunteer Fire Department will be going to Risen Son School,...

  • Interactive health fair

    Chandler Smith|Oct 1, 2015

    Hot Springs County Public Health Nurse Anita Weisbeck talks to a participant at the Interactive Health Fair held at the senior center....

  • TMS football wins at home

    Lara Love, Editor & Publisher|Oct 1, 2015

    The Thermopolis Middle School football team stayed busy playing three games in the past week. On Thursday, they played Worland’s 7th and 8th grade teams then Burlington’s middle school team on Saturday in a game that featured primarily the TMS B team and some players needing work at other positions to help us create more depth. During Thursday’s games, the TMS boys ran up against very tough Worland teams, giving both a valiant and a resilient effort but lost both games. By the second quart...

  • Going long

    Oct 1, 2015

    Thermopolis Middle School football quarter back Riley Shaffer completed a nice touchdown pass to Logan Shumway during the boys game against Burlington....

  • HSC Barrel Racing results

    Oct 1, 2015

    Hot Springs County Barrel Racing results from Sunday, Sept. 27 include: Youth Division 1D: Katelyn King, 22.931. Division 4D: Taylor Nuttall, 25.452; Kaitlyn Schmuck 25.861; Codi Goffena 35.656. Open Class Division 1D: Nicole Baggs, 20.035. Division 3D: Bobbi Zupan, 21.58; Kari Sack 21.584. Division 4D: Carrie Basse, 22.609; Crystal Chapel-Schmuck 32.335. Open Class Pole Bending Bobbi Zupan 25.871; Taylor Nuttall 28.637; Kari Sack 29.712....

  • Homecoming royalty

    Oct 1, 2015

    Hot Springs County High School Homecoming Royalty includes front row, l to r, junior Logan Bartholomew, king contender Tyler Cornwell and sophomore Noah Schwalbe. Middle row, junior Taylor Nuttal, queen contender Breanna Peterson, queen contender KinDale Andreen, queen contender Keri Ann Krueger, freshman Jayden Shierkolk, sophomore Emmie Coyne and freshman Chase White. Back row, king contenders Sean Miller and Kameron Olsen....

  • HSCHS honors classes success

    Durward D. Jones, Reporter & Photographer|Oct 1, 2015

    Change is always something difficult to deal with. It is even more challenging to implement. Principal Scott Shoop was willing to bring that change to Hot Springs County High School with honors classes. Honor classes are a new concept for students, teachers and parents alike. Going into the second year of offering the classes, Shoop feels the results are starting to speak for themselves. Right now honors classes are being offered are for English and math. Shoop explained the program cannot...