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Get revved up for the Thermopolis Demolition Derby on Saturday, August 12 at the Hot Springs County Fairgrounds with the action starting at 6 p.m. Gates open at 4 p.m. Limited Weld Grand prize is $3,000 with the second place winner taking home $1,500 and third place brings in $800 plus trophies for the top three winners and the M.A.D. Dog trophy. For the truck derby, first place garners the winner $1,500, second $750 and third $500. In the Chain Class derby, first place earns $1,000 and second place $500. There is also a Power Wheels Derby for...
Hot Springs County is accepting sealed Requests for Information (RFI) from vendors to solicit information and concession possibilities that meet or exceed industry standards for improvement of the former county airport property, located at 140 Airport Road. Sealed packets will be received for construction changes and all other possibilities at the site. Possible business opportunities may be: hotel, convention center, outdoor recreation businesses and economic development ideas to be in line with the mission of Hot Springs County, and provide...
A series of annual public meetings to address future highway and bridge improvement projects in northwest Wyoming include one in Thermopolis on Tuesday, August 15, at the Hot Springs County Government Annex Building, County Commission Chambers, 117 North 4th Street. The State Transportation Improvement Program (STIP) process involves annual meetings with public officials and citizens who play key transportation partnership roles in Wyoming, said Wyoming Department of Transportation District Engineer Pete Hallsten, P.E., of Basin. “The STIP i...
At the July Hot Springs County Travel & Tourism board meeting held at the County Historical Museum Treasurer Audra Dominguez gave the financial report and said they closed out their fiscal year with a lodging tax revenue total of $223,165.09 which was $15,220.39 more than the previous year, a 1% change. For the most recent lodging tax report, they received $13,897.26 which was -$1,296.27 compared to the same month in the previous year, a -9% change. The board voted and passed approval to accept the financial report. Jackie Dorothy gave the...
At the July Hot Springs Health (HSH) board meeting held in their conference room. During the inspirational story session, CEO Scott Alwin recognized Chief Clinical Officer Dan Hemann and congratulated him on completing his MBA degree recently, which he accomplished ahead of schedule. In the medical staff report, Dr. Mattson Mathey said, “We’re still working toward our goals for 30-day returns and readmission.” Regarding their trauma committee, Mathey said, “We had a little bit of a discussion about how to avoid a backlog. Like last time, w...
12-year-old dies trying to retrieve camper tire on interstate GILLETTE (WNE) — A 75-year-old man who was trying to retrieve his camper tire died Saturday afternoon after he was hit by oncoming traffic on I-90. Deputies responded to a call at 2:22 p.m. Saturday after the man tried to run across the interstate to pick up a tire that fell off his camper, Undersheriff Quentin Reynolds said. The man, James Lloyd Smith, of Greenville, Texas, was driving a pickup and camper trailer east on the interstate when the left rear tire of the trailer came off...
During their July meeting, the Hot Springs County School Board named the district’s central administration building after Joe Arnold, and made an auditorium sign for William H. Malloy, following Superintendent Dustin Hunt’s request to make an exception to their facility naming policy. “One of the best parts of my job is recognizing people for outstanding achievements,” Hunt said. “Arnold has demonstrated so many of the qualities that we hope to see in our young people, such as dedication, work ethic, consistency, compassion, pride and a job...
At their second July meeting, the Hot Springs County Commissioners heard from Les Culliton who presented two bids for the Law Enforcement Center plumbing project. One was from Rawhide Mechanical Plumbing in Cody for a total of $330,124. The other was from GW Mechanical from Mills for $284,100. According to the bid documentation, the project involves work for a base bid intake shower room and plumbing in the ceiling. The bids include an additional allowance of $10,000 in the base bid and $20,000...
U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Farm Service Agency (FSA) Executive Director CED Lisa Bower today announced that Hot Springs County is accepting applications for the Emergency Conservation Program (ECP) to address damages from flooding. ECP Signup will begin on August 4th, 2023 and end on September 8th, 2023. The approved ECP practices under this authorization include fence repair, fence replacement, debris removal and minor irrigation structure repairs for structures not located on a streambed or a streambank. Road repair is not...
RYTE Rehabilitation held its open house on July 27 in celebration of their new rehabilitation center location at 900 Shoshoni Street. They had a raffle drawing and served hors d'oeuvres and drinks. Owned by Dr. Ryan and Dr. Tess Williams, they moved from their previous downtown location, which was about 1,500 square feet, to the newly remodeled center, which is about 2,500 square feet. The remodeling included the gutting of the existing property to start from a clean slate. The added area...
Non-profit organization Gottsche Rehabilitation and Wellness Center will hold a Boots & Bling Fall Fundraiser on Saturday, September 16 beginning at 6 p.m. at the Hot Springs County Fair Building, 627 Springview. Join them for dinner, wine tasting, live music and a chance to win “Big Money” through the reverse raffle and so much more to benefit the William H. & Carrie Gottsche Foundation. You could walk away with exciting items such as a Cruise to the Caribbean or Bermuda in a raffle drawing; a Sabatti 300 Win Mag Rifle; a Michael Kors Pur...
During the July 18 Hot Springs County Commissioners board meeting, the commissioners entered into an executive session. Afterward, they reconvened the public meeting where Commissioner Phil Scheel made a motion for Hot Springs County Government to enter into an agreement to purchase land from the Julia L. Ingle Revocable Living Trust and the Charles R. Ingle Revocable Living Trust. The property is located at Township 43 North, Range 95 West of the Sixth Principal Meridian, Section 25: that...
At the July Hot Springs County Land Use Planning Commission (LUPC) meeting, county planner Bo Bowman presented an application from Duane and Cindy Maddock requesting approval for a Preliminary Subdivision Plat, to divide 30 +/- acres into two lots and a Land Use Change for the same 30 acres, from the Agricultural land use category to the Residential land use category. Both lots would be served by onsite wells and septic systems. Proposed Lot 1 is developed. The subject property is a 30-acre...
At the July 18 Thermopolis Town Council meeting, Assistant to the Mayor Jim Jeunehomme said their solid waste permit at the landfill with the DEQ has been extended two years and they should begin the landfill closing process on July 1, 2024. Mayor Estenson and the council discussed that they should start moving forward on finding concrete solutions to the landfill matter. Jeunehomme also mentioned there was some damage to the playground swing set of the Family Park due to some trees being blown over by the wind. They are working on the...
Several word artisans will be featured at this year’s Wyoming Discovery Days festival and the Storytelling Circle is always a big hit. “Once upon a time: a Feast of Stories” is the theme for the Children’s Story Hour each day. Val Burgess, Marilyn Braaten, Cathy Ringler, Michelle King, Ray Shaffer “Pony Express”, David Sage, Captain Lee Bennington “Pony Express”, John Gutierrez, and James Grant “The Siege of Nate Champion,” are sure to delight children of all ages. Join Val Burgess as she tells Leonard Robinson’s story - A Long Road to Forgiven...
The University of Wyoming accorded degrees upon the following students from Hot Springs County at the completion of the spring semester: Amanda D. Chism BA, Kee Elder CERT, Dalton John Jeffries BSCP, Aron Cheng Markow BS and Megan Leigh Molitor MS and PhRD. The University of Wyoming lists the following student from Thermopolis on the spring semester academic Dean’s and Dean’s Freshman Honor Rolls: Emme C. Norsworthy. The University of Wyoming lists the following students from Wyoming on the spring semester President’s Honor Roll: Kathryn I. Bu...
“Moccasined feet of Indians trod the paths surrounding the Big Horn Hot Springs long before the coming of the first white man.” These words open the “History of the Spring” written by Jessie L. Duhig and are found in the program for the annual Gift of the Waters Historic Pageant that will be performed at 6 p.m. on August 5 and 6. The Pageant honors when members of the Shoshone and Arapahoe nations ceded 10 acres of land, which includes the Big Horn Hot Springs, to the US Government. As part of the treaty, Chief Washakie put a clause in the tre...
Senior Center's Access Care Coordinator Sara Gentry and Valerie McDaniel, Social Security Operations Supervisor of Riverton, demonstrate Hot Springs County Senior Center's Social Security Video Service Delivery station. The unit is a secure video chat computer, that allows anyone of all ages to communicate with a Social Security agent remotely, to obtain services such as replacing a new Social Security card. According to Senior Center Director Trenda Moore, this has been 12 years in the making....
The Hot Springs County Fair is set to kick off this week with a few events, followed by a full week of events July 31-August 4. The theme of this year’s fair is Patchwork of Time. Events begin with muzzle loader and trap shooting at the Bob Milek Range on Thursday, July 27 beginning at 5 p.m. The Youth Horse Show will be on Saturday, July 29 at 8 a.m. at the Hot Springs County Fairgrounds. The Ranch Rodeo will be held later that day with Calcutta beginning at 4 p.m. with rodeo action f...
A series of annual public meetings to address future highway and bridge improvement projects in northwest Wyoming include one in Thermopolis on Tuesday, August 15, at the Hot Springs County Government Annex Building, County Commission Chambers, 117 North 4th Street. The State Transportation Improvement Program (STIP) process involves annual meetings with public officials and citizens who play key transportation partnership roles in Wyoming, said Wyoming Department of Transportation District Engineer Pete Hallsten, P.E., of Basin. “The STIP i...
County Emergency Management Coordinator Bill Gordon advises that Hot Springs County Code Red has a new capability called Code Red Weather Alert. This addition to the County Code Red program will allow subscribers to get accurate location information on Weather Warnings issued by Riverton NWS for severe thunderstorms, tornadoes, flash flooding and winter storms. The many app based services too often send vague warning messages to the entire county when only a specific area is threatened. Code Red Weather Alert delivers voice calls, text...
The Hot Springs County Fair is set to kick off next week with a few events, followed by a full week of events July 31-August 4. The theme of this year’s fair is Patchwork of Time. Events begin with muzzle loader and trap shooting at the Bob Milek Range on Thursday, July 27 beginning at 5 p.m. The Youth Horse Show will be on Saturday, July 29 at 8 a.m. at the Hot Springs County Fairgrounds. The Ranch Rodeo will be held later that day with Calcutta beginning at 4 p.m. See separate story on page 7...
by Maggie Mullen, WyoFile.com Wendy Volk thought long and hard about filing an ethics complaint against a Laramie County senator after she said the lawmaker effectively sent a social media mob her way in August 2021. The incident began when the lawmaker posted to her professional social media page, questioning her status as a longtime Republican and asking why the Republican Party hadn’t done something sooner to take her out, Volk recounted. In the lawmaker’s online attack, Volk said, he referenced her many years of testifying at the Leg...
The Get Outside With Your Family and Win event is going on now through August 27. Thermopolis-Hot Springs Chamber of Commerce CEO Meri Ann Dorman said, “Enjoy some of the great places to visit in Hot Springs County and look for a stuffed buffalo. If you find one, take it to the chamber office at 220 Park Street to win $100 in Chamber Bucks.” Only 10 buffaloes will be hidden. A list of area attractions can be picked up at the chamber office. It includes 17 locations to explore and enjoy while hunting for a stuffed buffalo. The locations inc...
First Baptist Church of Thermopolis is hosting the Hot City Youth Rally. They invite teens to participate in exciting activities filled with Bible preaching, games, skits, food, and fellowship. The rally will occur from the afternoon of Friday, July 21 to the morning of Saturday, July 22. The event is free for teens in grades 7-12. Register online at fbcthermopolis.org/events or see the ad on page 12 to scan a QR code for direct access....
