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Hot Springs County Emergency Management is kicking of a County River and Stream Awareness program this week. Emergency Management director Bill Gordon felt keeping the public informed about the water levels in the Big Horn River and surrounding streams could help mitigate any potential emergency rescues from the river as well as help farmers and ranchers in the area to know when waters may rise near their pastures. Using a simple signage system and a series of colors, Gordon can release...
Deputy Jeremie Kraushaar visits with middle school students about the dispatch area of the Law Enforcement Center. Students were also given tours of court areas and the Hot Springs County Detention Center....
Katie Despain pushes Ryan Arends during a round of Hungry Hungry Hippos last Friday at Thermopolis Middle School. Some TMS staff members were in Phoenix being recognized as being a DuFour award finalist but other staff members and students were enjoying the opportunity to have a little fun at home....
Parents with children who are of preschool age are welcome to attend the Preschool Roundup on Thursday, March 8 from 5-6 p.m. at the fire hall. Staff from area preschools will be on-hand to meet and answer questions. Children are welcome and light refreshments will be provided. All participants will be entered to win a basket of springtime goodies....
A traveling exhibit, “Cowboy Carnegies: Wyoming’s Historic Libraries,” is now on display at the Hot Springs County Museum and Cultural Center. The Hot Springs County Historical Society, in cooperation with the museum and the Hot Springs County Pioneer Association, through an Alliance for Historic Wyoming grant, brought the exhibit to Thermopolis through March 30. Steel magnate and philanthropist, Andrew Carnegie, began a grant program from 1886 thorough 1919 to help communities across the country build public libraries. Thermopolis’ Carnegi...
The Kirby Ditch Irrigation District will be holding their annual business meeting on Sunday, March 4. The meeting will be held at 2 p.m. in the commissioners chambers at the county annex building. A bylaw change, concerning meeting dates, will be presented and voted upon by the membership....
The Holy Trinity Episcopal Church women will host their annual pie and rummage sale and the church on Saturday, March 3 from 8 a.m. until 1 p.m. From noon until 1 p.m., they will have their bag sale, with each bag $1 each. The women will supply the bags....
Local author Michael Gear visits with Belenda Willson during a signing for Gear's latest novels "Outpost" and "Flight of the Hawk: The River" last Saturday....
Students at Ralph Witters Elementary celebrated Dr. Seuss' birthday this week with themed days, including mustaches on Monday to recognize "The Lorax."...
The Hot Springs County High School Speech and Debate Team had an extraordinary weekend at the Greybull tournament, coming home with a second place finish in 3A competition. The team had students in finals in 12 events, including multiple students in a couple of them. “All of the work this team has been putting in since November is now paying off big time,” coach Cindy Glasson said. “We are down to our final three meets, Worland, State and National Qualifiers, and they are hitting their peak of performance. I can’t ask for anything more....
Some of the state's top engineers made special visits to Wyoming elementary schools during National Engineers Week Feb. 18-24. The University of Wyoming College of Engineering and Applied Science (CEAS) partnered with the Wyoming State Board of Professional Engineers and Land Surveyors to create a free program that brings professional engineers into third-grade classrooms around the state to lead a one-hour, hands-on activity. The activity is designed to inspire innovative thinking and design...
Saturday night at the annual Boots and Buckles Ball, kids take over the dance floor. Clockwise from left: Talon Owsley, Chloee Owsley, Tymber Eckley and Ann Allen....
The Thermopolis Middle School MathCounts team recently placed third at the northwest district competition, qualifying them for state competition hosted by the University of Wyoming's College of Engineering and Applied Science on March 3. The team also had two students place in the top 10. Josiah Butler placed second in the overall and second in the countdown round, and Jacob Randall placed 10th in the overall. Emmy Hergert, who coaches the MathCounts team along with Stephanie Metz and Ayni...
Friday at the John Paul II Center across from St. Francis Catholic Church, the Knights of Columbus served up fish for Lent. The Knights will also host fish frys at the center March 2, 9, and 16....
Forget keeping an eye out for Robins because out West, our first sign of spring is the cattle being moved from winter pasture back to the ranch in time for calving. Last Thursday, a herd was moved up Hwy. 20 north, stopping traffic in both directions as the cowboys brought them home....
DeAnna Myers is all concentration as she works building her ship at the Lego Club, sponsored by the Hot Springs County Library. The club meets the first and third Friday of each month....
Nominations for the 2018 Wyoming Cowboy Hall of Fame (WCHF) will be accepted through Wednesday, Feb. 28. The 2017 Cowboy Hall of Fame saw among its inductees Hot Springs County residents Carl Obe Dockery and Ernest Nathan “Nate” Brown, who was honored posthumously. Inductee qualifications include a minimum age of 65 and at least 45 years in the saddle. Nominees don’t have to be born in Wyoming, but must have had primary residency in the state of Wyoming as a working cowboy or cowgirl. The county the nominee spent his or her life in is requi...
Local author Michael Gear will be signing his latest novels, “Outpost” and “Flight of the Hawk: The River” during a book signing hosted by Storyteller. Fans of science fiction will be enthralled with “Outpost”, the first in a planned series about the planet Donovan and the the realities of colonization under the demands of corporate overlords. Filled with adventure and all kinds of monsters, Gear has stepped away from the Western stories he usually pens to bring his audience something new. Gear will also be signing a second novel more in the...
Dig out those boots and dust off those buckles, its time for the Fourth Annual Boots and Buckles Ball, sponsored by the Thermoopolis Cowboy Rendezvous PRCA Rodeo, on Saturday, Feb. 24. Everyone is welcome to come enjoy the no host social hour starting at 5:30 p.m. and then dinner, by donation, at 6:30 p.m. An auction will follow along with an auction and dancing to the “Rewinders”. Adults are $10, kids, $8, and those under four are free....
Its last call for cinnamon rolls from the Hot Springs County Senior Center. There are just two dates left to order, Fri., March 2 and Fri., March 9, before they are finished for the season. The sweet treats are just $18 per dozen and you can either pick them up or they will deliver. Get your order in now before its too late by calling the Senior Center at 864-2151....
The Knights of Columbus of St. Francis Church will host fish frys for the next consecutive Fridays during Lent, Feb. 23 and March 2, 9 and 16. The dinners will be at John Paul II Center, located across the street from the church at 8th and Arapahoe, from 5-7 p.m. Prices are $10 for 15 years and older and $5 for ages 5-14. There is no charge for children 5 years and younger. For more information call 864-4169....
During a student-led assembly last Friday, Audrey Hensley presents an award to teacher Linda Umbdenstock. Students presented each teacher their award for being part of a Professional Learning Community At Work™ model school....
The Thermopolis-Hot Springs Chamber of Commerce is celebrating its 97th Annual Chamber Banquet on March 24. The banquet theme is “An Evening with the Stars” and chamber will honor the 2017 Business Citizen, and Non-Profit Organization of the Year. The evening begins at 5:30 p.m. at the Hot Springs County Fair Building to the music of local, Eric Kay, during the no host social hour. Dinner will be served at 6:30 p.m., with the awards and speakers starting at 7 p.m. The evening will finish with more music from Kay. Business of the Year nom...
The Hot Springs County Republican Convention will be held on March 10 at 9 a.m. at Big Horn Federal. The caucuses were Feb. 17, during which 60 convention delegates were chosen. Their job will be to unify precinct suggestions into the county’s recommendations. The recommendations will them be presented as Hot Springs County’s proposal for consideration during the Wyoming State Republican Convention in Laramie on April 21. For more information on the convention, call 864-3929....
