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It is almost time for a fun adventure so save the date. On July 7-8 Hot Springs County is having a county-wide rummage sale. Towns of Thermopolis and Kirby and all surrounding areas in Hot Springs County are included. Time to clean out those sheds, attics, and storage units and turn your junk into someone else’s treasurer. Registration forms are available at the Thermopolis-Hot Springs Chamber of Commerce with a registration fee of $10 to cover advertising costs. They need 15 locations in Hot Springs County registered by June 10 to hold this e...
Hot Springs Health (HSH) will be holding a Flag Raising Ceremony on Flag Day, Wednesday, June 14 at 11 a.m. at the flag pole outside the building. The public is invited to take part as they raise the colors for the first time since the hospital renovation was completed. For more information, contact John Gibbel with HSH at 864-3310....
Tom Olsen Thermopolis Middle School science and social studies teacher Tom Olsen is retiring after teaching for the past 35 years. Olsen went to school at the University of Wyoming and then taught for ten years in Oregon, where he and his wife Lauri raised their three children. However, after Olsen's father passed away, they decided to move back to Wyoming to teach at the Lucerne school for ten years. Olsen then taught at Ralph Witters Elementary for one year and then transferred to the high...
At the May 16 Thermopolis Town Council meeting held at Town Hall, Town Engineer Anthony Barnett reported that they had a meeting with DEQ to extend their permit for the landfill. Barnett said they recommended at first extending the permit for one year but then said they could extend it for two years. Their current permit expires on June 9. Currently, the town is filling up cell #10 and maybe move to cell #11 next. Barnett added, “It’s one of those where the discussion goes back and forth and the...
At the Hot Springs County Commissioners (HSCC) board meeting held at the Annex building on May 16, Will Farrell and Les Culliton gave an update to the commissioners about the Hot Springs County Fair Building. There were plans to redo or repair the roof of the Fair Building, but their contractor dropped out. As they investigated their options, they learned that the building was originally purposed to be a storage building, not an events center. In their discussion, a new idea was explored as to use the location and build a new facility with a be...
The last day to submit extension requests for Wyoming’s Emergency Rental Assistance Program (ERAP) is Friday, June 30 at 11:59 p.m. The application portal is closing because the federal funding for the program is nearly exhausted. ERAP will continue processing all extension requests received before the application portal’s closure. No payments will be made to cover rent, utilities and housing stability services for the months after June. If households have questions about their extension application status, please contact the ERAP call cen...
Ralph Witters Elementary students were honored at a year end awards ceremony last week. Awards handed out include: Kindergarten Outstanding Achievement Music: Cleare - Leilani Johnson, Taylor - Crimson Enis, Cahill - Joey O’Connor Science: Cleare - Marie Turner, Taylor - Easton Ciz, Cahill - Zayden Hurley PE: Taylor - Maliki Colson, Cleare - Cooper Enis, Cahill - Elias MacKay Kindergarten Awards Citizenship Award: Taylor - Paytin Walker, Cleare - Leilani Johnson, Cahill - Zayden Hurley Most Improved Math: Tori Dietz Most Improved Reading: P...
Main Street Thermopolis will hold its annual Brewfest fundraiser on Saturday, June 3 from 4 to 8 p.m. Downtown Thermopolis. The event will feature local Wyoming breweries, food, and merchandise vendors. The event is family-friendly and has cornhole games with live music during the event. Performing live music will be Tiffany Simeral with her violin students, Keith O’brien and Steve Frame and his Western Rebels. The breweries lined up to participate are One Eyed Buffalo Brewing Company, Cody Craft Brewing, Wyoming Old West Brewing Company, S...
The People for People Backpack Program is a group of passionate volunteers that started a backpack program in our local schools. They are volunteer members and are a non-profit organization, operating under the Episcopal Churches 501(3) c. They fundraise, apply for grants, and receive donations to help pay for the food they provide to kids on the weekends. They started the backpack program in our schools in 2014 to feed our children that are going without the most basic need during the weekends: FOOD. People for People Backpack Program is...
The 30th annual Hot Spot Car Rally will be held on Saturday, June 17 in Hot Springs State Park (HSSP) from 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Registration will be from 8 a.m. until noon. Voting closes at 1 p.m. and trophies will be awarded at 4 p.m. There will be a cruise-in held on Friday, June 16 from 4-7 p.m. Participants are asked to meet at the Kiwanis Shelter in HSSP. The Poker Run will also be held on Friday from 4-7 p.m. It starts at the Kiwanis Shelter in Hot Springs State Park and ends at the Senior Center. Raffles will be held at each stop and food...
The American Legion National Commander Vincent J. “Jim” Troiola paid a visit to Thermopolis to meet with local Legion members during a lunch meeting on May 23. Troiola explained his purpose in coming to meet local Legion Post 18 members. He said, “I’ve been visiting small Legion posts in small communities since September last year. That’s a goal that I had because I felt that the smaller Legion posts did so much work in the community and they didn’t get national recognition for it. Come and ta...
By Angus M. Thuermer, Jr., WyoFile.com A federal judge ruled Friday that four Missouri hunters did not trespass when they corner crossed and passed through the airspace above Fred Eshelman’s Elk Mountain Ranch. Chief U.S. District Judge Scott Skavdahl granted the hunters’ request to dismiss most of Eshelman’s lawsuit that claimed the men trespassed and caused more than $7 million in damages. The men corner-crossed in 2020 and 2021 to hunt public land enmeshed in Eshelman’s 22,045-acre ranch. Corner crossing involves stepping from one piece of p...
By Shelby Kruse The Sheridan Press Via Wyoming News Exchange SHERIDAN — Signed into law by Gov. Mark Gordon March 6, 2019, Wyoming House Bill 0171 — sometimes referred to as the ‘farm bill’ — allows persons or entities to apply for licenses through the Wyoming Department of Agriculture to farm and sell hemp products. One byproduct of the ability to grow and sell hemp in Wyoming is the introduction of delta-8 tetrahydrocannabinol, also known as delta-8 THC. According to the Food and Drug Administration, delta-8 THC is a psychoactive substance...
Hot Springs County High School handed out awards to 9th, 10th and 11th grade students last week. For the following awards the first name listed is for Academic Excellence Based on WyTOPP/ACT/OA or Performance Data and the second name listed is for Cat Culture 100% Effort, 100% of the Time. Biology: Sharon Burgess, Ellie Arcand Chemistry: Hanna Hill, Maddison Andreen Env Science: Jarek Jeffs, Sydney Shaffer English I: Dean Bihr, Jojo Herring English II: Maddison Andreen, Logan Dafoe Honors Eng...
Year end awards were handed out to Thermopolis Middle School students last week including: 5th Grade Awards Writing Contest - J.C. Thompson: 1st place Kimber Jeffs, 2nd place Elizabeth Kolsen, 3rd place Abbey Money Math: Logan Sullivan, Ayden Bohleen, Lettie Duncan Most Growth Math MAP: Tanner Myers (25 Points) Overall Top Math MAP score: Lincoln McPhie (259, 99%) Reading: Kylie Geis, Creighlee Williams, Adam Huffstetler Most Growth Reading MAP - Sincere Goodheart (24 pts) Overall Top Reading...
At the May 17 Hot Springs County Travel & Tourism board meeting held at Audra’s Copper Coo, treasurer Audra Dominguez gave the financial report and said their most recent deposit of lodging tax revenue was for $14,395.05 which was down 9% or $1,461.06 compared to the previous year at that time. For the fiscal year 2022/23, so far, their accumulated lodging tax revenue is $191,475.75. The board voted and passed the approval to accept the financial report. Jackie Dorothy gave the director’s report and said, “Traffic numbers have increased in th...
The Hot Springs County School District Board of Trustees voted May 18 to approve the proposed budget for the Central Wyoming College Board of Cooperative Higher Educational Services (CWC BOCHES), that enables prepared high school students to earn college credits through dual and concurrent enrollment programs. Mathew Johnson, the concurrent and dual enrollment program director for CWC BOCHES, explained that Hot Springs County Assessor Daniel Webber had estimated an increase in county valuation of approximately 28%, which led in turn to a...
Officer put on leave until investigation completed CODY (WNE) — Cody Police Officer Blake Stinson has been put on paid administrative leave, pending the investigation into his conduct during an arrest of a 17-year-old juvenile in January. “An officer of the City of Cody Police Department has been placed on paid administrative leave following the receipt of the formal complaint from a member of the public and review of available material supporting the complaint,” a Cody Police Department press release said. “This necessary step has been ta...
At the May 18 Hot Springs County Rural Water Joint Powers Board (HSCRWJPB) meeting held at the Annex building, board member Tony Basko gave an update from the Wyoming Water Development Commission (WWDC) meeting, which was on May 11 in Cheyenne. Basko attended the meeting along with HSCRWJPB Chairman Tom Ryan and Thermopolis Mayor Adam Estenson. At the WWDC meeting, they discussed their Level 2 application to drill for a new water source at Lysite Mountain. Basko reported that the commission...
The Bobcat Booster club is preparing to host their annual 3 on 3 basketball tournament Memorial Day weekend in Thermopolis. The Hot City Summer Slam will again be held in the parking lot of Hot Springs County High School on Saturday, May 27 and Sunday, May 28. Teams can register using the link on the Bobcat Booster Club Facebook page. Online registration and payment is encouraged so that entries are not missed. The Booster Club is looking forward to hosting this annual event as 100% of the tournament proceeds will benefit Hot Springs County...
The Thermopolis Brewfest is set for Saturday, June 3 from 4-8 p.m. in downtown Thermopolis. Several Wyoming breweries will be on hand serving up their beer. Admission is free and sampling mugs will be available for sale. Identification for proof of age is required. There will be live music throughout the event along with food and merchandise vendors, corn hole tournaments, historic building tours and more. This is a family-friendly event. Safe rides will be provided with the town limits. Proceeds benefit Main Street Thermopoils, a nonprofit...
May is Mental Health Awareness Month. It is a time to spread awareness about the signs and symptoms of living with a mental health challenge, educate the public to cultivate a sense of understanding and acceptance, and provide support throughout our community. Mental health is just as important as our physical, emotional, and spiritual health. We must reduce the stigma associated with the term mental health. A visit to a counselor for some emotional support should be seen as just as important as an annual visit for a physical. Check in with...
Carolyn Conner, administrative director of the Northeast Wyoming Board of Cooperative Educational Services based in Thermopolis, addressed the Hot Springs County School District Board of Directors on May 18 to provide an update on NW BOCES, which marks 53 years this year. “We provide a safe and trusting environment for our children,” Conner said, adding that NW BOCES serves kindergarten through eighth-grade students. “When the youth come to us, they’re usually angry, impulsive and reactionary. They have more issues than can be taken care of...
The Help Center held its open house on May 16 at its new location, located at 426 Big Horn Street, the former site of Hope Agency. Ron Philips, the priest from the Holy Trinity Episcopal Church, who oversees the Help Center, described why they made the move to their new building saying, “What has happened is we’ve grown. There is a greater need in the community for services like ours. We help people with rent utilities. We do food boxes. We provide computer access, copies, faxing, that kind of t...
The Hot Springs County Sheriff's office held a memorial service last week at the flagpole by the Law Enforcement Center. The service was held to honor and pay tribute to those in law enforcement who have given their lives in the course of duty, especially those from Hot Springs County. The service was followed by wreath laying at the Riverside and Monument Hill Cemeteries. After that, all were invited to a dinner at the Hot Springs County Senior Citizens Center. Regina Schulmeister holds a flag...
