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Thermopolis Middle School has released its spring honor rolls. 5th Grade A honor roll: Henry Cheney, Ivory Galovich, Keldon Linton A/B honor roll: Teagan Allen, Ella Benefiel, Hannah Boren, Halyn Bowker, Ian Brooks, Allegra Chopping, Grant Coates, Bridger Cox, Kimber Frederick, Aeislyn Jennings, Amelia Johnson, Beau Kimes, Makenna Mackay, Mick Marvel, Dawson McLean, Landon Miller, Kyrie Myers, Emille O’Rourke, Blakeley Postma, Tucker Sayler, Raegan Shaffer, Eli Simpson, and Wyatt Strickland. 6th Grade A honor roll: Dayton Basse, Aiden Borgen, R...
From Wyoming News Exchange newspapers Gillette man dies in motorcycle crash GILLETTE (WNE) — A 43-year-old Gillette man died Thursday in a two-vehicle crash on Warlow Drive, and police are still investigating what caused the crash. At about 11:30 a.m. Thursday, a 38-year-old woman was driving a 2017 Ram Promaster van east on Warlow Drive when she slowed down to turn right onto Enterprise Avenue. During this, she felt something impact the rear of the van, said Police Deputy Chief Brent Wasson. The van was rear-ended by a 43-year-old man, E...
At the June 4 Hot Springs County Commissioners board meeting held at the annex building, Commissioner Phil Scheel was absent. Therefore, Chairman Tom Ryan dispensed with the normal Robert’s Rules of Order to conduct the meeting with Commissioner Paul Galovich and himself present. The commissioners voted and passed the approval of the Accounts Payable Warrant Register in the total amount of $588,643.80 and of the payroll, which was $204,375.89. Commissioners Scheel (previously) and Ryan recused t...
The period for local and state candidates to file to run for public office has closed and there will be a few contested races during the 2024 Election. The Primary Election Candidate Rosters have been released and will include the following candidates. For State Senator, District 20, two Republicans will face off, incumbent Ed Cooper of Ten Sleep and Tom Olmstead of Basin. For State Representative, District 28, incumbent John R. Winter will run against Kevin Skates, both Republicans from Thermop...
At the May Hot Springs Health (HSH) board meeting, Chairman Dr. Bill Williams presented his resignation from the board effective June 1, 2024. The HSCMH District is accepting applications from interested parties to fulfill the balance of a 4 year unexpired term. More information on how to apply, see the public notice on page 11 of this paper. During the meeting, the board separately voted and passed the approval of two action items. One was to request all three mill levies from the Hot Springs C...
On Thursday, May 16 the Hot Springs County School Board Trustees meeting was live streamed on YouTube as it is every month. Later that night it was taken down “to be reviewed by legal counsel” according to information released by the district. It was reposted on Wednesday, May 22. There were some emotional and heated discussions during the two-hour meeting. Facility use During the public comments section, Paul Collamer spoke and said, “I’d like to discuss policy KF-E regarding facility use and I’m here, as a representative of the Thermopol...
The Hot Springs County Pioneer Association announced the winners of the Jessie C. Thompson Writing Contest selected from Thermopolis Middle School students during a ceremony held at the Hot Springs County Museum and Cultural Center. The contest was established by Mr. J.C. Thompson, Mrs. Thompson's son, in memory of his mother, who was Hot Springs County Superintendent of Schools for many years. Each student received a cash award according to their placing in each grade. Winners include, left to...
A Hunter Education Internet Completion Course will be offered in Thermopolis on Saturday, June 29 from 8 a.m.-noon at Thermopolis Middle School Library. This certification option is the mandatory second half of a two-part hybrid of online independent study. Students must have first completed the online at-home study portion of Wyoming hunter education (https://www.hunter-ed.com/wyoming/) before taking this 4-hour instructor-led, in-person portion. Students are required to be at least 10 years old to participate. However, this course is...
The 2024 31st Annual Hot Spot Car Rally will be on Saturday, June 15 from 10 a.m. until 4 p.m. in Hot Springs State Park. Registration is from 8 a.m. until noon. Voting closes at 1 p.m. Trophies will be awarded at 4 p.m. The event will feature vehicles on display, food, music and fun. The Poker Run will be Friday, June 14 beginning at the Kiwanis Shelter from 4-7 p.m. It’s $10 per hand. The poker run ends at the Hot Springs County Senior Center where hot dogs will be available for purchase by donation. Also, the Cruise-In will be Friday, June 1...
The 2024 state convention of Epsilon Sigma Alpha was held in Wheatland on May 31-June 2. Members of Alpha Phi Chapter #1148 attending include: Kim Enis, Jenifer Grimm, Michelle Herring, Stefanie Ireland, Cindy Magelky, and Linda Ziegler. The following awards were received. FIRST PLACE Outstanding Woman of the Year—Jenifer Grimm Outstanding Chapter of the Year 6-15 Members Gold Link Award for Excellence in Reporting Educational Programs Gold Seal Merit Award Best Reporting Chapter Secretary—Brenda Larson Best Reporting Philanthropic Cha...
From Wyoming News Exchange newspapers Commissioners protest BLM coal leasing change GILLETTE (WNE) — Campbell County Commissioners are protesting the Bureau of Land Management’s recent proposal to put an end to federal coal leases in the Powder River Basin. The federal agency announced its changes to the Buffalo Field Office land use plan in mid-May, and if it goes through, it would effectively kill coal mining in Campbell County 17 years from now. The plan targets the Powder River Basin and its 12 Wyoming coal mines, which are all located in...
Wyoming Connections Academy, Wyoming’s leading tuition-free, online program for students in grades K-12, celebrated the graduating Class of 2024 at the Cody Auditorium on Saturday, June 1. Students, family, friends and faculty gathered to honor the 58 graduating students during the in-person commencement ceremony. Wyoming Connections Academy’s Class of 2024 consists of graduates from many cities and towns across the state who received online programming. Among the Class of 2024 is Dalton Price, a local graduate from Thermopolis. Regarding thi...
by Jasmine Hall Jackson Hole News&Guide Via Wyoming News Exchange Brent Bien has high hopes for his ballot initiative that could cut Wyoming property taxes in half for homeowners. And he’s one step closer to getting it in front of voters to make it state law. Joined by co-applicants Cheryl Aguilar and Rich Weber, Bien turned in 644 petition booklets to the Wyoming Secretary of State’s Office for certification Thursday. “We’re anxious to hear the results here in a couple of months,” said Bien, a former Republican gubernatorial candidate...
by David Velazquez Casper Star-Tribune Via Wyoming News Exchange Wyoming’s elected officials are standing with former President Donald Trump after he was found guilty of 34 counts of falsifying business records in a New York case. Trump, who is seeking to win the presidency in November, is facing up to 4 years in prison per count, with a maximum of 20 years, for trying to illegally influence the 2016 election by falsifying business records to hide a hush money payment to a porn actor who claimed they had sex in 2006. Wyoming senators John B...
Story and photos submitted by Jim Mathewson Bill and Susan Worden stopped in Thermopolis on a recent Thursday. The Wordens live in Bend, Oregon, now famous as the home of the last Blockbuster Video Store in the country. The store has become a very big magnet for video-loving tourists as a result. Bend and Thermopolis have something in common. They're both on US20, the longest highway in the US. The road stretches 3,365 miles from Boston, Massachusetts on the East Coast to Newport, Oregon on the...
County-wide rummage sale Residents in Hot Springs County will hold a county-wide Rummage Sale that includes locations in Thermopolis, East Thermopolis, Kirby and the surrounding rural areas. The sale will be on Saturday, June 8 from 8 a.m. -5 p.m. A list of participants and a map of their locations is available at the Chamber of Commerce office and Discover Thermopolis downtown. For more information, contact Judy Carswell at 921-8264. Summer reading program Hot Springs County Library is hosting the summer reading program for 1st-5th graders...
At the May 21 Thermopolis Town Council meeting, at the end of the meeting, an executive session was held to update the Council on Sgt. Mike Mascorro’s current POST investigation. Following the meeting, Mayor Adam Estenson stated, “The investigation has been completed by POST and is now with the State Attorney General’s office. The AG will determine if this rises to a level of an administrative hearing. I am told that the process is very slow and we could be looking from six months to anoth...
At the May 21 Hot Springs County Commissioners board meeting, the commissioners voted and passed the approval of the Revenue and Expenditure Report. HUB Insurance agent Melissa Bilby presented and reviewed the county’s insurance policies. The commissioners held an executive session to discuss personnel matters regarding health insurance. After coming out of executive session, the commissioners voted and passed the approval to appoint County Clerk Becky Kersten to sign the contract for the health insurance. They also voted and passed approval t...
On May 22 Water Development Project Manager George Moser held the project kickoff and scoping meeting for the WWDC Study - Hot Springs County Supply Evaluation - Level II Study at the Annex building. The event was well attended, with a packed room. Moser provided a study background, which includes the 2023 planning projects. They were for the Hot Springs Rural Water Joint Powers Board (HSCRWJPB), the Owl Creek Water District, the May WWDC/SWC meeting, and consultant selection for the Omnibus...
At last week's Thermopolis Town Council meeting, Mayor Adam Estenson swore in new police officer Chase W. Workman. He is originally from Portsmouth, Ohio, where he was a five-year deputy sheriff and he is a US Army Veteran where he was a First Lieutenant as a Tank Commander....
A spectacular easterly view of Anchor Dam in the western part of Hot Springs County shows water levels currently low. Spring run off is just beginning for the south fork of Owl Creek. Traditionally the snow run off of the south and middle fork of Owl Creek is a couple of weeks behind the snow melt of the north fork. Hopefully with the rain and late snowfall this Spring the dam will fill and provide much needed irrigation water for those downstream....
Wyoming Senator Ed Cooper has announced he is running for reelection for his Senate District 20 seat. He has already served one term. Cooper has sponsored close to 10 personal bills, all but one of them has passed. In the last session, Cooper worked on two bills. One was brought to him by the Hot Springs County Commissioners about resolving an issue of the dissolution of the special districts in the county, particularly the fire district who was slow in turning in their paperwork. The bill would allow the commissioner’s discretion to see w...
Farmer’s Market begins The Thermopolis Farmer’s Market starts June 1 and will be held every Saturday through September downtown at 5th and Broadway. Vendors will be selling produce, meats, dairy items, baked goods and more. The market opens at 8 a.m. and closes at noon. For more information, contact Kim Bartlett at (405) 443-7560. County-wide rummage sale Residents in Hot Springs County will hold a county-wide rummage sale that includes locations in Thermopolis, East Thermopolis, Kirby and the surrounding areas. The sale will be on Saturday, Ju...
by Zak Sonntag Casper Star-Tribune Via Wyoming News Exchange CASPER — The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, the nation’s top utility regulator, issued a sweeping new rule last week requiring regional utility operators to plan for long-term transmission build outs in preparation for an anticipated nation-wide surge in electricity demand. The rule now requires transmission providers, including Wyoming’s largest utilities — Rocky Mountain Power and Black Hills Energy — to plan for a 20- year time horizon identifying transmission needs and...
by Jonathan Gallardo Gillette News Record Via Wyoming News Exchange GILLETTE — When Clark Kissack decided a year and a half ago to get into the oil business, he had a choice to make. He could either pay $10,000 for a bond on an oil lease, which would cover one oil well, or $25,000 for a statewide “blanket bond” that would be good for seven oil wells. He decided to go with the latter because it seemed like the better deal, especially since he was thinking about having several wells. “It’s like having a poker hand, you look at that hand and think...
