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The Town of Thermopolis will conduct a public meeting at 7 p.m. on December 16 at the Thermopolis Town Hall, 420 Broadway, to allow citizens to review and comment on the Lead Service Line Investigation and Replacement Project. The project includes pothole excavation of treated water service lines with unknown material types and replacing service lines that are lead or “galvanized requiring replacement.” Due to EPA lead service line requirements, all public water systems are expected to identify each unknown water service line material vis...
Work remains on the Broadway Street bridge in Thermopolis, and the contractor is aiming for a mid- to late-December bridge opening for traffic between East Thermopolis and Thermopolis. In the meantime, the Broadway Street bridge (crossing the Bighorn River) remains closed to vehicular and pedestrian traffic. Eastbound traffic is being detoured via North 2nd Street, to East Park Street and through Hot Springs State Park, across the Little Hot Springs bridge to Buffalo Street, and to East...
During the Healthcare Service Excellence conference in Galveston, Texas, Paula Witt, a nurse in the Hot Springs Health's med/surg department, won the prestigious Summit Award for exceptional nurse. "I am still so surprised about being selected for the 2025 Exceptional Nurse Award," Witt said. "There are so many people that poured into my nursing career, who believed in me, and nurtured me along the way. I have had the very best mentors along the way, fellow nurses who pushed me, held me accounta...
Bell ringers needed Bell ringers are needed for the local Salvation Army Kettle Campaign. Times are 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Saturdays through December 20. Call or text (307) 752-0986 to volunteer. FFA can drive The Thermopolis FFA is hosting an aluminum can drive from now through the end of January. The proceeds go to the Stock Growers Association to help the families effected by the summer fires. A collection bin is located in the Armory parking lot. Do not smash the cans. For more information or to have cans picked up, call Britton at 921-9044 or...
The Thermopolis Christmas Tree Festival will take place this year at the Community Church Fellowship Hall, 631 Big Horn St., on Monday, December 8. Doors will open at 5:30 p.m., and the auction will begin at 6. The event is sponsored by the Thermopolis Community Fund, a local non-profit organization, which has hosted the event for more than twenty years. The festival is held this time of year to raise funds from the sale of decorated Christmas trees, wreaths and other holiday decorative items. Bidders will be sure to find something they like...
Multiple Wyoming energy companies have joined together to kick off the thirty-fourth annual Energy Share of Wyoming season. The program began accepting applications on December 1. It was started to assist individuals with energy-related emergencies when unusual circumstances create financial needs not met through existing energy assistance programs. Voluntary contributions from sponsors and individuals support the program that runs through the spring of 2026. “During the 2024-25 heating season, Energy Share of Wyoming raised $107,981.59 in p...
The Wyoming Low Income Energy Assistance Program (LIEAP) has resumed the approval of eligible applications, effective immediately. This federally funded program has been on pause since Oct. 15 due to the federal government shutdown and lack of funding. The Department of Health and Human Services, the federal agency governing LIEAP, has sent the Wyoming Department of Family Services, which administers LIEAP, $9.6 million in federal funding, necessary to run the program and fund eligible applications. With the restoration of federal funding, the...
Plan to be downtown Friday evening for the Lighted Christmas Parade, visits with Santa and Mrs. Claus, while being able to warm up with tasty soups and beverages. Soup with the Stars Beginning at 4 p.m. on Friday, Dec. 5 and lasting through the Lighted Christmas Parade, the Order of Eastern Star, Vesper Chapter #19 will be hosting Soup with the Stars at the Masonic Hall, 521 Arapahoe St. There will be a variety of soups and hot beverages available by donation with all proceeds going to T-Town Cancer Crusaders. Christmas parade The annual Lighte...
Spreading Christmas cheer, the Parade of Homes event will take place in Thermopolis on Saturday, December 6 from 2-6 p.m. Four local families - Tom and Liz Ryan, Johnny and Meri Ann Dorman, Jerry and Linda Umbdenstock, and the Alwins - will open their homes for visitors to see and enjoy their holiday decorations. There may even be some special holiday goodies available for those who take part in the event. In addition to the four homes, the event includes a stop at the Wyoming Pioneer Home in the Hot Springs State Park. Residents of the...
The Travel & Tourism Board met for their regular monthly meeting on November 18 and reviewed the status of a number of on-going projects. The board approved an expenditure of up to $55,000 for a new web page and support services. Director, Angie Guyon, advised the board that she had received and reviewed a proposal from a company called Granicus, which provides web hosting services for the travel and tourism industry. The board had previously discussed updating its current web page, and the Granicus proposal is meant to address the needs that...
U.S. Senator John Barrasso welcomed Wyoming County Commissioners Association Natural Resource Counsel Micah Christensen to the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee to testify at a hearing to examine how the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) land use planning process under the Federal Land Policy and Management Act (FLPMA) affects permitting for energy, mining, grazing, and infrastructure projects on federal lands. In his testimony, Christensen highlighted the important role local land managers and county commissioners play in...
Beginning Jan. 1, all boats providing commercial fishing guide services on Wyoming waterways will be required to display commercially-guided fishing boat registration stickers on the stern of the watercraft and tongue of the watercraft trailer. The new registration stickers are available through the Wyoming Game and Fish Department license page. Beginning Jan. 2, the stickers also will be available at Game and Fish regional offices. Following the passage of Wyoming House Bill 005, which was signed into law earlier this year, Game and Fish appoi...
Hot Springs County 4-H Achievement Night was held on November 22. Awards were handed out and memories were shared and made at the event. Awards include: Gold member recognition - Tylee Agar, Ann Allen, Josie Allen, Teagan Allen, Colton Blakesley, Morgan Blakesley, Abel Cordingly, Seth Dickey, Silas Dickey, Casen Eckley, Tymber Eckley, Jodee Folsom, Kellie Folsom, Nate King, Alec Martinez, Cameron Martinez, Gage McCumber, Mac McCumber, Dawson McLean, Daxton McLean, Bridger Peil, Hoyt Peil,...
by Noah Zahn, Wyoming Tribune Eagle Via Wyoming News Exchange The Wyoming Legislature’s Joint Revenue Committee on Wednesday advanced two controversial measures that together would fundamentally restructure taxation and government revenue in the state. One is a constitutional resolution to eliminate residential property taxes entirely, while an accompanying bill would replace the lost local revenue primarily through a significant increase in the statewide sales tax rate. The committee also passed several other pieces of legislation regarding p...
The Hot Springs County Commissioners met on November 18 for their second regular monthly meeting. With a relatively light agenda, the commissioners made quick work of their tasks. Administrative assistant to the commissioners, Connie Guntly, requested that the commissioners authorize her to issue a Request for Proposals (RFP) for realtor services for the Overlook at Roundtop project at the old airport. The commissioners were all in agreement with that request. Nate Messenger gave the monthly report on airport operations. The airport had a...
Ralph Witters Elementary students offered up some advice on how to cook your Thanksgiving turkey. Enjoy! I will put some salad on it. I will cook it in the oven for the usual time at the same temperature that it’s supposed to be. Allie Carswell I would put it in the oven until it was burned. Then I would wait for 5 minutes and then I would take it out. Then I would put some seasoning on it and that’s all! Colton Guntly I will use a frying pan. Then I will add barbeque sauce and add some seasoning. It will take 35 hours to heat up. Then, I wil...
The Thermopolis Town Council met for its second regular monthly meeting on November 18. During citizen participation, Sandy Robertson appeared to raise the issue of the cost of permits to operate a food truck in the town limits. The annual fee is currently set at $300, with is substantially greater than the cost of such permits in other towns in the Big Horn Basin. The mayor and the council agreed that the cost is too high and requested town attorney Marshall Keller to begin drafting needed changes to the town’s ordinance. Meri Ann Dorman f...
Spreading Christmas cheer, the Parade of Homes will take place in Thermopolis on Saturday, December 6 from 2-6 p.m. After operating as an annual event in Thermopolis for around twenty-five years, the Parade of Homes, was put on hold during Covid. Local residents, Debbie Mount and Lisa Shaffer, have revived the holiday ritual. Four local families, Tom and Liz Ryan, Johnny and Meri Ann Dorman, Jerry and Linda Umbdenstock, and the Alwins, will open their homes for visitors to see and to enjoy their holiday decorations. There may even be some...
Bell ringers needed Bell ringers are needed for the local Salvation Army Kettle Campaign. Times are 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Saturdays from November 29 through December 20. Call or text (307) 752-0986 to volunteer. FFA can drive The Thermopolis FFA is hosting an aluminum can drive from now through the end of January. The proceeds go to the Stock Growers Association to help the families effected by the summer fires. A collection bin is located in the Armory parking lot. Do no smash cans. For more information or to have cans picked up, call Britton at...
This past summer, local youngster, Avi Miller, commenced a campaign to raise funds for the See You at the Library event held at the Hot Springs County Library on August 14. Avi loves to read, and as such, she undertook to meet a $1,500 fund-raising challenge issued by a national organization. If accomplished, that would lead to a donation of books to Hot Springs County Library. To raise the funds, Avi, age 9, opened a lemonade stand on four separate days at four locations around town and held a...
Barton Stam, a UW Extension educator based in Hot Springs County, received the 2025 Jim Debree Excellence in Extension Award for his 21 years of service. The award recognizes an employee who demonstrates a high level of professionalism, performance and leadership. Throughout his career, Stam has helped lead many of UW Extension’s most iconic and impactful programs. For example, he co-founded UW Extension’s annual Ranch Camp, a weeklong program that provides eligible applicants with practical ranch management experience. “What sets Bart apart...
New inductees to the National Honor Society from Hot Springs County High School include, left to right, Isabella Hetzel, Reagan Huckfeldt, Logann Farrell, Jayssie Owsley, Cole Keller, Alec Martinez, Clayton Keller, Jackson Coates, Jacoby Elder, Trevin Shaffer, Ammon Gevas and Ryan Axtell....
Sometimes, there are places or things which serve to define a community. Things that when mentioned bring immediately to mind a place or time that everyone knows and understands. For the Town of Thermopolis, one of those things is Hot Springs State Park (HSSP). Anyone who has ever been to Thermopolis knows about the park, and anyone who has ever been to the park knows about Thermop. There are many endearing aspects of HSSP – the springs, the pools, the Wyoming Pioneer Home, the Teepee Fountain a...
The Hot Springs County School Board met on November 13 for their regular monthly meeting. The school district’s auditor appeared remotely to review the district’s fiscal year 2025 audit report. Due to the federal government shutdown, the auditors are still awaiting a final directive from the United Stated Department of Education (USDE), before the report may be finalized, however, the auditor stated that all work has been completed on the report, and he anticipates that the report can be finalized in short order, once the USDE has issued the...
by Carrie Haderlie, The Sheridan Press Via Wyoming News Exchange Lawmakers will discuss seven pieces of draft legislation to extend or create new property tax breaks this week in Cheyenne, even as people across Wyoming grapple with the impact of cuts made over the past several years. On Wednesday, the Joint Revenue Committee will discuss removing a 2026 sunset date from a long-term homeowner tax exemption implemented in 2024, the possibility of replacing all property taxes with increased sales taxes and a move to tax residential properties on...
