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For the 2 Legit 2 Hit team in the Hot Springs County Recreation District’s Adult Co-ed Volleyball league, Oct. 2 was a night of triumph and defeat. The team won against Lord Have MRSA in the first match of the evening, 25-3, 25-11 and 25-12, though came up on the losing side against Gassed by Gottsche, which outscored them 25-20, 25-15 and 25-19. In this fourth week of adult volleyball games, Owl Creek took a few more wins with 25-6, 25-13 and 25-15 over How I Set Your Mother, and Beavis and Bumphead won over Kikyapunkas, 25-15, 25-18 and 2...
The Lady Bobcat volleyball team saw a lot of court time this past week between playing Lovell at home, then away in Lander, followed by two days of their home tournament. Against Lovell, the varsity team swept them away in three (25-20, 25-17, 25-23) while the JV and freshman teams both won in two games against the Bulldogs. "The girls played pretty well against Lovell," coach Shannon Hill said. "We still struggle with consistency, especially behind the serving line. I was proud of the girls tho...
Beginning with the girls middle school basketball program in the fall of 2019 Hot Springs County School District #1 and Thermopolis Middle School have agreed to let sixth grade student-athletes try-out for the remaining positions on the girls and boys middle school basketball teams. Each team will allow 30 participants and however short each team is after counting seventh and eighth graders, sixth graders will be given a chance to fill those positions. For example, if the combined numbers of seventh and eighth graders is 27, sixth graders will...
It’s hard to predict exactly when flu season starts, however, with school back in session all kinds of “bugs” are already making the rounds. According to the Centers for Disease Control (CDC), in 2018 about eight percent of Americans were sick during flu season. Children and of course, the elderly, are most susceptible to the flu and should be getting vaccinated. They encourage anyone six-months old and older get this year’s vaccine. There are people that are at greater risk from the complications of flu, including those with diabetes, pregnant...
The Cool Criterium Bike Race in the buffalo pasture scheduled for Saturday, October 12 has been cancelled, though the event is currently rescheduled for Aug. 22, 2020 The race was planned as a 1.63 mile, one-hour race with prizes for the top three winners in both the men’s and women’s divisions. The Hot Springs Outdoor Alliance is also planning a grand opening for the new T Hill bike trail, on Saturday, Oct. 26 from 1-5 p.m. The new two-mile trail begins near the disc golf course and winds its way to the top of T Hill. Costumes are enc...
To emphasize his point about positive mental attitude, Trey Ottley has Nolan Collins and Becca Nelson try to mentally move washers attached to strings....
Nearly 900 Special Olympics Wyoming athletes, Unified Sports® partners, coaches, friends, family and volunteers from throughout Wyoming will travel to Casper to attend the 2019 Special Olympics Wyoming Fall Tournament, October 9-11 in Casper. Athletes will compete in Tennis, Soccer, Cycling, Bocce and Bowling events over the course of three days throughout the Casper area. Athletes competing in this year’s Fall Tournament hail from: Thermopolis, Cody, Lander, Powell, Riverton, Worland, Bridger Valley, Evanston, Jackson, Cheyenne, To...
The team of Saraiya Sosa and Chase Moeller take the lead from Hallie Martinez and Jarek Sorensen, during a wheelbarrow race last Friday. Several fun races were part of the high school's weekly Bobcat Pride event....
Many parents in Hot Springs County have been wondering if the Lights On Afterschool Program will return to what it was the past few years with various clubs and outside interests for students. According to Julia Scott, Lights On Coordinator, in the past, the school district and after school program have had a continuation of funding available through Cohort 12 grant funds, but this year are not eligible for the Cohort 12 funds so “we’ve never been in this position before.” Scott said an application for Cohort 13 funding was submitted in Augus... Full story
The Thermopolis downtown area will be happening this month, as Moonlight Madness hits on Thursday Oct. 24 from 4-8 p.m. If you’re looking for more than just candy, stop by Masonic Malta Lodge No. 17 from 4:30-7 p.m. for a taco, or get a special haircut at A Cut Above from 4-8 p.m. The annual costume contest will be at Bicentennial Park, with judging starting at 5:45 p.m. Afterward, take a swing at the piñata bash at Las Fuentes. Those looking for a scare can check out the Gottsche Haunted Bus, or take a haunted bus ride in front of Hazel n Pe...
The 19th Annual WYO Quarterhorse Fall Sale will feature 90 head for sale at the Hot Springs County Fairgrounds, Oct. 12. The Parade of Geldings will be on Friday, Oct. 11 at 7 p.m. with a performance preview on Saturday morning starting at 9 a.m.. The sale will begin at 1 p.m.. Buyers will be able to view and bid on 30 broke geldings, all Smith family owned, plus 28 home raised started two-year olds, six yearlings and 26 weanlings. A complete online listing of the horses for sale may be viewed at www.wyohorses.com/online-catalog.html If you...
This Great Blue Heron proves the mineral water in Hot Springs State Park is perfectly relaxing, even for our feathered friends....
On Oct. 7 there was a residential fire reported at 2569 US Hwy 20 in Washakie County. Emergency services and law enforcement personnel from the Worland Fire Department, Hot Springs County Fire Department, Washakie County Ambulance, Wyoming Highway Patrol and Washakie County Sheriff’s Office responded to the location. The fire department agencies were able to gain control of the fire and it was extinguished. An investigator from the Wyoming State Fire Marshal’s Office was contacted and responded to the location. The State Fire Marshal’s Offic... Full story
