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Despite the cooler weather, the Hot City Summer Slam 3-on-3 basketball tournament brought the heat last weekend, packing the Hot Springs County High School parking lot with high-energy matchups, cheering fans and fierce competition. Proceeds from the event support Bobcat sports programs, fueling the next generation of athletes....

Hot Springs County High School graduates, l to r, Lance Axtell, Waikeli Balstad-Robinson, Kaylee Bazzle, Joseph Budd, Roan Bush, Delmonico Dukes, Tymber Eckley and Dennis Korte celebrate their graduation with confetti cannons last Sunday afternoon at the high school gym. For more photos, see page 7....

Eleanor Allen emerges from the sand during the Ralph Witters Elementary field day last week. Students competed by racing through a variety of obstacles to get to the finish line. For more photos, see page 10....

Jacob Moore and Max Lee-Crain, members of the Hot Springs County Sheriff's Office, hold the flag during the Honor Guard Ceremony during the law enforcement memorial service in front of the Hot Springs County Courthouse last week....

Olivia Larson puts a coin in the jar with help from her dad, Will, to hear Grace Kelly, played by Zennin Sosa, talk during the TMS Fine Arts Night and Wax Museum held at the Thermopolis Middle School. The TMS 7th and 8th grade choir performed several songs during the event. he TMS 6th and 7th grade band also performed several pieces of music....

Last Saturday Stars and Pipes held their annual Figure 8 Race with numerous heats and a several participants. The cars ripped around the fairgrounds arena with a large audience cheering them on. Picture here was the event's first roll over, a perfect example of all the intense fun....

Performers at the recent Spring Piano Recital include: front, l to r, Laina Benefiel, Russell, DeLaMar, Noah Williams, Ole Estenson and Scarlett Deromedi; middle, Shayli Shumway, Jenny Deromedi, Reese Johnson, Atley Benefiel, Wyatt Johnson, Aurora Gevas and Avi Miller; back, Millie Johnson, Ivory Galovich, Lilly Estenson, Brayden Jones, Logan Johnson, T Gevas and Annie Sharp and far right is instructor Melene Mierzejeski. Elise Galovich and Ryder Mayer are not pictured....

The Red Dirt Master Gardeners selected Tom Judy as May's Garden of the Month. His beautiful selection of flowers and magnificent landscaping designs can be found at 434 Mondell Street....

Last Thursday was the Hot Springs County High School band and choir concert at the auditorium. For a jazz ensemble, Bryce Potter, Clayton Keller, Jackson Coates, Makayla Moore and Brody Potter all performed an entertaining set of songs. Also, for the choir, Haddie Lawrence directed, back row, l to r, Lilly McMartin, Kaden Scheel, Louise Brown, Sierra Spang and, front row, Marguerite Keller, Allysa Hough, Matea Vargas, and Jaelyn Steadman as they performed....

Last Saturday, the Senior Center held its annual Mother's Day Tea Party. A variety of ladies, both young and old, participated drinking Earl Grey and other confections, along with tiny triangle sandwiches. Kim Black, who was wonderfully decked out and held her teacup properly the entire time, maintained perfect etiquette as an example to all....

Karen Schrock and Charlie Chatwell enjoyed the public reception and exhibition honoring Barrie Lynn Bryant's students in the Creative Aging art courses last Saturday at the Wyoming Pioneer Home....

The 1890's Riders group hosted two events last Saturday. Participants rode down Broadway Street during their 2nd Annual Motorcycle Awareness Month Parade. The started the parade at Southside Travel Center following a blessing of the bikes. In the evening, Frank Davis and Karen Shafer had a blast dancing at the group's Cinco de Mayo Party at the VFW....

The Goffin cockatoo, Lily, might have whispered Mother's Day surprises to Mickey Miller at the Mother's Day Craft Fair held last Saturday at the armory....


The fifth-grade class from Thermopolis Middle School gathered at the Hot Springs County Courthouse on Monday, April 28 for a special Law Day presentation to wrap up their unit on civics. The event was well attended by local court staff, attorneys, law enforcement, and a state legislator. It began with some excitement as Justine Whitt, playing the role of Dorothy from The Wizard of Oz. Dorothy was arrested and charged with the theft of a well-known pair of ruby red slippers and for her involvemen...

Last week, high school drama students put on an outstanding performance of The Edgar Allan Poe Afterlife Radio Show. Top, Makayla Moore (left) performed as Fortunato and Margo Keller as Montresor. Bottom, l to r, Lady Madeline Usher, played by Makayla Moore; Roderick Usher, played by Clayton Keller and Devin, played by Jackson Coates....

Akelah Retana, wearing her Paw Patrol boots, gets a kiss on the cheek from a sweet little dog during the Thermopolis High School FFA Chapter's annual animal petting zoo held last week in the Ag Shop. For more photos, see page 7....

Lance Axtell, of the FFA team, attempts to steal the ball from Brooke Hubele, of the Class of 2025 team, during donkey basketball action at the Hot Springs County High School gym last Saturday evening. The event was hosted by the Hot Springs County High School Student Council. The Class of 2025 team won the championship game....

KJ Burgess carries items being auctioned off at the Risen Son Christian School Spaghetti Dinner and Auction Fundraiser last Friday evening at the Hot Springs County Fair Building....

For Earth Day on April 22, Ralph Witters Elementary students, including Desiree Egger's kindergarten PE class, went throughout the campus and the football field picking up trash. Johnny Luebbe, who discovered "something not so good" on the ground, while Aiden Estenson held the bag open. They were also assisted by Carter Enis....

David Egger, playing a bandit, stops Ruby Stotts and Morgan Blakesley to take their "gold" during the Gold Rush game students played last Friday night as part of the Thermopolis Middle Schools lock late event for 5th and 6th graders....

At the Thermopolis High School FFA Chapter's annual animal petting zoo in the Ag Shop last week, top, Paige Jones holds a lamb as Rosalie Gard pets it; middle, Brooke Hubele shows Axel Bonella a baby bird and bottom, Corbin Chopping checks out a lamb held by Tymber Eckley....

Two Canada geese and their goslings are calling the cooling ponds in Hot Springs State Park home. Goslings stay with their parents for their entire first year. Parents often lead their goslings in a line, typically with one adult at the front and one at the back....

On Easter Sunday in Hot Springs State Park, the Lion's Club held its annual Easter Egg Hunt with a variety of ages of children participating. Pictured here are (l-r) Ethan Mills, an unidentified boy, and Roy Enis scramble to gather eggs. The winners of the egg hunt were Decklin Smith - 2 yrs, Miles Kimmerle - 4 yrs., Roy Enis - 6 yrs. and Natasha Hamrick - 9 yrs....

Last Thursday, Hot Springs County Library held a special egg hunt during Storytime. They got a surprise visit from the Easter Bunny. HSC Library Director Tracey Kinnaman smiles as Lemmy Bihr gives the Easter Bunny a big hug....