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The Town of Thermopolis has submitted a new permit application through the Department of Environmental Quality, Solid and Hazardous Waste Division (DEQ) for the Thermopolis Transfer Station. In accordance with the provisions of the Wyoming Environmental Quality Act and Chapter 1 of the Solid Waste Rules, the Town of Thermopolis submitted the permit request for the transfer station and the period for providing written comments on the proposed permit is now open. This facility will provide for the...
by Ann Jantz, Rocket Miner via Wyoming News Exchange A Rocky Mountain Power proposed 2026 general rate increase of 8.8% had those in attendance at a Monday public comment hearing questioning why. The hearing was for the Wyoming Public Service Commission that is gathering public comment for the commission’s Dec. 1 evidentiary hearing to consider the merits of this rate increase. It was noted during Monday’s meeting at Western Wyoming College that 20 public comments have so far been received, and all public comments will be part of the rec...
Hot Springs County resident Doug Wallingford was recently inducted into the Wyoming Cowboy Hall of Fame (WCHF). The ceremony was held in the Little America Hotel and Conference Center in Cheyenne on Saturday, Sept. 26. Nominations are accepted from various regions around the state and then narrowed down to select inductees. Wallingford was selected from Region 8, which includes Hot Springs and Fremont County. Doug Wallingford was born in 1955 to Norman and Pat Wallingford in Thermopolis. He...
The Thermopolis Chapter of Hunting with Heroes Wyoming (HwH WY) once again celebrated disabled veterans during the annual Thermopolis Antelope Hunt held September 26. Ten veterans traveled to Thermopolis for the event, representing nine states - Florida, Georgia, Kansas, Michigan, North Carolina, Oklahoma, Oregon, Texas and Wyoming - with a combined 151 years of military service. We thank each of them for their service to our country. This year's honored guests were Dale Abbott, U.S. Army,...
Clay Gibbons presentation Historian Clay Gibbons will present Tragedy at Red Bank, the Jenkins Murders on Saturday, Oct. 10 at 2 p.m. at the Learning Center, 124 N. 5th St. The presentation is hosted by the Hot Springs County Historical Society. For more information, call 864-2678 or 921-1551. Halloween dance The 1890’s Riders are hosting a Halloween Dance on Saturday, Oct. 10 from 8 p.m.-midnight at the Armory. Costumes are encouraged. Entry is $10 for single and $15 for a couple with kids 10 and under getting in for free. There will be m...
The Fall Festival is set for Saturday, Oct. 10 from 11 a.m.-3 p.m. in the River Walk area behind Gottshe. There will be vendor booths, a scarecrow auction, bake sale, beer garden, brats, cabbage burgers and live music along with a variety of activities for kids. The event is a fundraiser for Wyoming Discovery Days, Rotary Club of Thermopolis, The Learning Center and Gottsche Performance and Longevity. Wyoming Discovery Days is hosting a shop and stroll with vendor booths, a scarecrow auction and bake sale. The Learning Center is offering up...
Concerned about paying winter heating bills? The Wyoming Low Income Energy Assistance Program (LIEAP) is now accepting applications for the 2026-27 heating season. A new application is required every heating season. LIEAP is a federally funded program that helps eligible residents cover a portion of their monthly winter heating bills. If approved for LIEAP seasonal benefits, households may qualify for a one-time extra benefit if they have a heating emergency, such as past-due bills, utility deposits or a broken furnace. The application window f...
by John Bernhisel Wyoming went dry at midnight on June 30, 1919, but that did not mean all of the alcohol in Wyoming suddenly disappeared. That distinction would become increasingly important over the next few years as the state, and particularly the Big Horn Basin, discovered that passing a law against alcohol was considerably easier than enforcing it. Wyoming residents had plenty of warning. Voters approved statewide Prohibition in November 1918, but the law did not take effect until July 1,...
The Board of Directors of Hot Springs Health rolled out their new meeting time for their regular monthly meeting held on Tuesday, September 29. The board now meets at noon, rather than the previous 5:30 p.m. time. The board welcomed Dr. Reed Haga, DO as a new Resident in the hospital’s Rural Track Training Program. Dr. Haga hails from Columbus, Ohio and is an avid angler and climber. He says caring for patients is a passion for him, and that he always works to treat patients locally, if at all possible. CEO Scott Alwin advised the board that f...
The Travel & Tourism Board held their monthly meeting at the Hot Springs State Park office on September 22. Director Angie Guyon advised the board that the anticipated Destination Development Funding (DDF) from the Wyoming Office of Tourism has been received. The board had previously earmarked those funds for its wayfinding signs project, which has been in planning for several months. Guyon further advised that a bid for the sign project has been submitted in the amount of $69,893.84, which is well within the grant fund of $90,000 from DDF. The...
by Owen Houtakker Wyoming Tribune Eagle Via Wyoming News Exchange “Persistence, I think, is one of the most important things we have on our side.” That is Brittany Wardle’s attitude in regard to addressing suicide in Laramie County as she serves as the community prevention project director at Cheyenne Regional Medical Center. The Wyoming Institute of Population Health released its 2026 Suicide Fatality Review last week. The review analyzed suicide cases in order to provide recommendations that can translate into meaningful community impact. The...
The season is coming to an end, and October 3 and 10 will be the last Saturdays at the Thermopolis Farmers & Artisans Market for 2026. On the 3rd, they will be celebrating National Eat Better/Eat Together Month with their Dinner Basket & Grocery Basket raffles. Their Dinner Basket will feed 6 people; the Grocery Basket has all kinds of food products and kitchen goods - all brought to you by local vendors. They are also raffling off an Arts & Crafts basket full of amazing creations from local ven...
Due to recent changes in party affiliation, the Hot Springs County Republican Party has appointed new representatives to fill the vacancies. Bob Aguiar, Hot Springs County Commissioner chair, has changed his party affiliation to the Constitution Party leaving a vacancy for his precinct committeeman seat. Cheryl Aguiar has also changed her party affiliation leaving a vacancy for her position of state committeewoman for the party. Cheryl was also a precinct committeewoman. Changing parties automatically results in their positions being vacated,...
School board candidate meet and greet Hot Springs County voters are invited to a meet and greet with Hot Springs County School Board candidates on Thursday, Oct. 1 in the Big Horn Federal meeting room, 643 Broadway, from 6:30-7:30 p.m. This will be an informal opportunity to meet the candidates in an informal setting. Moms for Liberty is sponsoring the event and has invited current school board candidates to participate. Flu shot clinics Two flu shot clinics are planned in Thermopolis next week. Hot Springs Pharmacy is holding a flu shot...
The Fall Festival is set for Saturday, Oct. 10 from 11 a.m.-3 p.m. in the River Walk area behind Gottshe. There will be vendor booths, a scarecrow auction, bake sale, beer garden, brats, cabbage burgers and live music along with a variety of activities for kids. The event is a fundraiser for Wyoming Discovery Days, Rotary Club of Thermopolis, The Learning Center and Gottsche Performance and Longevity. Wyoming Discovery Days is hosting a shop and stroll with vendor booths, a scarecrow auction and bake sale. The Learning Center is offering up...
by John Bernhisel They deputized the courthouse janitor On a hot June evening in 1923, George Sherrin and A. E. Carey of Greybull stopped near a hidden cache of liquor in the bed of Cottonwood Creek north of Cody. The cache reportedly contained about 40 gallons of liquor. The two men had been watched by locally deputized Prohibition officers, Harry Tipton, a Park County probation agent, and J. T. McGonagle, the courthouse janitor. Acting on a tip, the officers had been taken to the site, armed...
The Thermopolis Independent Record will be running candidate information throughout October leading up to the 2026 Wyoming General Election, November 3. Information will come from a variety of sources, including the Wyoming News Exchange. The Wyoming News exchange allows papers throughout Wyoming to share stories through a paid subscription. by Northern Wyoming News staff via Wyoming News Exchange Note: The Northern Wyoming News emailed questionnaires to the four U.S. House candidates: Secretary of State Chuck Gray (Republican) of Casper, forme...
by Mark Davis Powell Tribune via Wyoming News Exchange The Wyoming Game and Fish Department budget has jumped by its highest amount in years and the interim director is calling budget concerns “dire” as inflation, especially in transportation costs, is dramatically increasing costs to the department. The budget has increased by 8.3%, according to department Chief Financial Officer Meredith Wood, who presented during the July commission meeting in Sheridan. The Commission voted unanimously to approve an annual budget for 2027 of more than $10...
The Thermopolis Town Council held Regular meetings this month on September 1 and September 15. The council approved a Notice to Proceed with the upcoming chip seal project, which will involve some traffic delays as the work progresses. The project will begin on 5th Street on September 23, weather permitting. Crews start at Arapahoe Street and work north on 5th Street toward Park Street. They will then skip the block of 5th Street between Arapahoe and Broadway and pick the project back up south of Broadway, continuing south. They will then...
At the Hot Springs County Commissioner’s September 15 regular meeting, the primary agenda item was to review a draft Request for Proposal (RFP) agreement to outsource the position of county planner. The position is currently held by County Planner Les Culliton. Commissioner Paul Galovich opened the discussion stating that he had received three letters in support of Culliton and opposing the outsourcing of his position. The letters had been penned by Hot Springs County Clerk Becky Karsten, District Court Clerk Kris McNeff and County Attorney J...
The Board of Directors of the Thermopolis - Hot Springs County Chamber of Commerce held their regular monthly meeting on Tuesday, September 17. Without a quorum present, the board was unable to take any decisions upon action items on its agenda, and was left to address just informational matters. Chamber Director Cindy Sampson stated that she had tendered her resignation and that her last day would be September 25, 2026. Sampson has only been with the Chamber for a short few months, having taken over the position when long-time Director Meri...
The Hot Springs County School District Board of Trustees met on Thursday, September 17 for their regular monthly meeting. District Superintendent Dr. Jason Fuss recognized several district employees who had recently achieved credentialing in the district. Among those acknowledged for their hard work were Maryn Hillman, Alisa Martinez, Mike Mascorro, Alan Rossler, Ally Bohleen and Maggie Wambeke. Fuss also raised the issue of once again producing a podcast for the school district, which had been done in the past, but not recently. Student Truste...
Thermopolis Rotary Club joined 'hands' with the Themopolis FFA club of Hot Springs High School. The rotary club recently received a district grant to purchase 40 prosthetic hand kits for amputees in under served communities around the world. The Rotary Club and the FFA club, headed by Britton Van Heule, met September 15 at the high school to assemble the hands. The activity taught the groups how to communicate, problem solve, divide responsibilities and assemble a functional prosthetic hand....
In 2022, Wyoming First Lady Jennie Gordon launched the Fair to Fork program in partnership with Wyoming 4-H and FFA members as part of the Wyoming Hunger Initiative. The program purchases pigs as secondary pigs from one participant in each Wyoming county to donate to a local food organization of their choice. The selection is made through a lottery system and the participants are paid $750 for their animal. Hot Springs County 4-H member Sawyer Wilson was selected to participate this year. He...
On Saturday, Sept. 26 the Thermopolis Farmers & Artisans Market will have cooking demonstrations from 10:30-11:30 a.m. and provide free samples to the public. Market vendor Red Canyon Bison Ranch will demonstrate how to grill bison kabobs and a second grill will be used to grill garden produce from vendor Empty Nest Garden and the Thermopolis Community Garden’s Grow A Little Extra program. The public is invited to watch and enjoy samples until they’re gone. The raffle basket drawing will be the following Saturday, October 3 at 10 a.m. Time is...
