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As of press time on Tuesday, August 15, Wyoming State Parks announced the temporary closure of the Star Plunge in Hot Springs State Park due to their failure to provide proof of liability insurance in compliance with their Wyoming State Parks contract. The closure took effect immediately, and was made with the utmost concern for the safety and well-being of visitors to the park. "While it's regrettable that we must temporarily close the Star Plunge, our top priority is ensuring the safety of our visitors," said Nick Neylon, Deputy Director of...
Results have been released for the Hot Springs County Fair livestock, small animal and 4-H/FFA Building Exhibits. Beef Breeding: Hereford/Polled Hereford, spring yearling - Paisley Logan Breeding: Shorthorn, spring yearling - Tymber Eckley Breeding: Any other English breed, spring yearling - Tymber Eckley Grand Champion Breeding Beef - Paisley Logan Reserve Champion Breeding Beef - Tymber Eckley 970-999 - Ryan Axtell, Will Ward 1030-1090 - Bridger Peil, Ryan Axel, Silas Dickey 1110-1150 -...
At the August 1 Thermopolis Town Council meeting held at Town Hall, during citizen participation, Madison Moak presented a proposal for a possible skate park and pump track at Candy Jack Park. Moak and her husband are originally from Southern California in San Diego County. Moak’s husband was not able to attend, but Madison said, “As a lifelong skateboarder, my husband can attest to the value of a skate park, to the individual and to the community. To quote him, ‘my fondest memories of child...
The Hot Springs County Commissioners (HSCC) Board met on Tuesday, August 1 at the County Annex. Brian Clarkson and Maddie Ross of Ardurra gave the Geographic Information Systems (GIS) update and said they have worked on Standard Operating Procedures (SOP) documentation for the road maintenance applications. They also finalized the septic permit online database for 2022-1978 and they worked on verifying address locations and legal descriptions of septic permits from 2011 to 1978. They also reported they received the NextGen 911 GIS layers from...
State Representative John R. Winter and Shoshoni Mayor Joel Highsmith attended the August 1 Hot Springs County Commissioners meeting to discuss Governor Mark Gordon’s Act for creating a task force to determine where a $10 million shooting complex would be located. Winter said, “Within the next few years, one lucky Wyoming community could host a $10 million shooting complex that will be the envy of the entire region. At least that’s the hope of a shooting complex task force appointed by Governor Mark Gordon, which met for the first time in Ca...
A mudslide temporary closed US20/WY789 between Thermopolis and Shoshoni on Thursday, August 3. The mud on the road was 18 inches deep at milepost 116, near the tunnels in Wind River Canyon. Both lanes were blocked. WYDOT crews cleared the road and traffic resumed later in the day....
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...
