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Atlas Jones, being held by grandmother Amber Meier, gazes up in wonder at a big-eared costumed Easter Bunny during storytime at Hot Springs County Library last week....
Shurie Scheel watches as Branston Mowry celebrates after winning the ring toss game at the HSH Foundation Gala held last Saturday. The foundation is donating the proceeds from this event to the hospital to purchase a neonatal ventilator, with an estimated cost of more than $43,000. The ventilator is a leading model designed for patients from infants through adults....
Come check out seeds at the seed library at Hot Springs County Library. Seeds are free and no library card is required. Choose from vegetable, herbs and flower seeds to start your garden this spring. The seed library is a joint project of the Hot Spring County Library and Red Dirt Master Gardeners. Showing off some seeds are, l to r, Christine Harvey, Chrystal Eversole (Red Dirt Master Gardeners) Kailey Happ (librarian, Hot Springs County Library), Hadley and Tinzley Happ....
Trevin Shaffer and his grandmother, Shannon Shaffer, smile while participating in the senior class bingo event at the fairgrounds last Saturday. Funds from the event go to the senior class committee to use for the graduation party and more....
Red Dirt Master Gardeners Director Kelly Strampe speaks during a seed-starting workshop at the county library last week. Rachel Miller also shared her vegetable gardening experiences, and Tom Judy shared his experiences of his flower beds, including deer-resistant plants....
Students from the Thermopolis Middle School Big Springs FFA chapter traveled to CWC last weekend for horse judging and livestock judging. The livestock team placed first with Logan Stewart leading the team as second high individual overall. The horse judging team placed second with Blakeley Postma leading the team. Top, livestock team members Brayden Jones, Logan Stewart, coach Dawn Peil, Hot Peil, Teagan Allen and Blakeley Postma. Bottom, horse judging team members Jessi Moore, Kylie Geis,...
Branches frame a painted Thermopolis sunset in streaks of orange and violet....
Strong winds blew in a March storm that blanketed Hot Springs County with a reported 3-5" of snow over the weekend. Warm temperatures returned this week to melt the snow and it was quickly soaked up by the dry ground....
The American and Wyoming state flags fly in strong winds ahead of a snowstorm that moved into the area last Saturday evening. Hot Springs County experienced high winds, but not as high as experienced in other areas of the state. Wind gusts of up to 60 mph were seen in HSC with other areas of Wyoming experiencing 90+ mph, include a reported 109 mph in Chugwater....
Participants in the Bison Feeding Experience program get an up-close look at the iconic bison at Hot Springs State Park on Friday, March 13. Above, Brian Strampe helps Kipson Brost try on a heavy bison hide. Bottom right, Ittai Kissner holds up a bison skull while a family member takes a picture....
Phil Gregory and Megan Berry look over plants during the Red Dirt Master Gardeners' plant swap and community garden sign up held at the library last week....
Radlei Coble laughs as she soars high on a playground swing last Sunday at Hot Springs State Park....
Ralph Witters Elementary students were treated to a visit from HSCSD#1 Superintendent Dr. Jason Fuss who read the Dr. Seuss book Green Eggs and Ham....
Local cattle ranchers gathered at the fair building last week for a presentation to learn about virtual fencing. After representatives from Halter gave a brief introduction to the product and its uses, Meeteetse rancher Dustin Taylor shared a testimonial about his experience and impressions. The system works by fitting cattle with solar-powered collars, while towers establish an outer boundary. Using a phone app, the user can create or adjust boundaries in near real time to keep cattle...
Knights of Columbus member Ryan Roybal serves Brody Taylor during the Lenten fish fry at St. Francis Catholic Church parish hall on Feb. 27. There are two more dates to enjoy a delicious meal, March 6 and March 13 from 5-7 p.m....
Amara Gilreath made a place for her stuffed animal during the Shrove Tuesday pancake supper held at Holy Trinity Episcopal Church last week....
Steam rises from the water as silhouetted bison sculptures are backlit by a golden sunset in Hot Springs State Park....
Even with some snow remaining on the ground, calves born this week are coming into the world during unseasonably warm weather....
Thermopolis Police Sergeant Nicole Anderson visited with locals during the first Coffee with a Cop meeting last week at Storyteller. The department plans to make this a monthly event at different locations around town....
The Hot Springs Speech and Debate Team continued its strong regular season, earning back-to-back 1A/2A Championship trophies at the Evergreen Classic Speech and Debate Tournament held at Green River High School on February 13–14 and the Greybull Forensic Challenge at Greybull High School on February 20–21. The Cats finished the regular season with five consecutive 1A/2A champion trophy wins. At Green River, senior Dean Bihr led the way, capturing the Congress Championship title. Sophomores Bri...
Foster Lewis carefully places heart stickers onto his valentine envelope during Sandy's Storytime held at the Hot Springs County Library last week....
Unseasonably warm weather has buds showing up on a cottonwood tree branch weeks before the usual spring season, leaving them vulnerable to freezing temperatures....
Two Canadian geese share a sunset swim on Valentine's Day in Hot Springs State Park....
Ellie Lawrence cheers with enthusiasm, waving purple and gold pom-poms during a Bobcats varsity home basketball game last week....
Helen Woodings plays a game of Probe during board game night last week at Holy Trinity Church. The event was hosted by Big Horn Basin Pride....
