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by Kirk Boxleitner kboxleitner@masoncounty.com A special meeting of the Hot Springs County School Board on March 28 that saw Jean Skelton persist in calling for specifics on the incorrect mapping of funds ended with auditor Jason Lund realizing that the error was his own, and not that of former school district business manager Chauncy Johnson. Lund had opened by clarifying there was no “moving of expenditures between classifications,” even as he admitted from the start that the number of audits conducted had precluded him determining the specif...
One Eyed Buffalo Saloon officially opened its Wyoming Downs gaming area on March 31 with its 16 pari-mutuel machines. This a first for Thermopolis to have this number of legalized gambling machines in a facility. Owner Jennifer Fisher said, "We wanted to bring something new to Thermopolis and create a new atmosphere." During their opening, they had about 50 to 70 different customers throughout the day. Wyoming Downs Regional Manager Chris Macha described the customer experience with their...
State of Wyoming legislators, Senator Ed Cooper and Representative John Winter, provided a wrap-up of the legislative session to the community at the Hot Springs County Historical Museum on Tuesday, March 28. The Hot Springs County Republican Party hosted the event. Cooper is the District 20 Senator and represents Big Horn, Fremont, Hot Springs, Park and Washakie Counties. Cooper has been in this office since 2021. Winter is the Representative from District 28 and has been in that office since...
Wyoming State Veterinary Laboratory (WSVL) diagnosed highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) virus in a barn cat near Thermopolis. According to WSVL, wild birds, particularly water fowl, have been affected in large numbers by HPAI, but in recent months they have detected the virus in wild carnivorous mammals including mountain lions and a red fox. This is the first report of HPAI in a domestic cat in Wyoming, and it likely became infected from ingesting meat from wild waterfowl. Clinical signs for mammals include those that are associated...
Alpha Phi #1148 Chapter of Epsilon Sigma Alpha held the Annual Awards Ceremony and Dinner on March 28. Awards Chair Jenifer Grimm presented the awards. Perfect Attendance: Carol Andreen, Kim Enis, Jenifer Grimm, Michelle Herring, Stefanie Ireland, Cindy Magelky and Linda Ziegler 25 Years of Service: Stefanie Ireland 45 Years of Service: Ruth Galovich Outstanding Woman of the Year: Stefanie Ireland Outstanding Educationals: Jody Mickelsen—“Croatia”; Stefanie Ireland—“Preparing for Emergencies” with guest speaker Bill Gordon; Jenifer Grimm—“Suic...
Bureau of Reclamation has prepared a draft environmental assessment for the application to provide funding to the Owl Creek Irrigation District Water Delivery and Efficiency Improvement Project. The draft EA is available to the public for review and comment. Reclamation announces the availability of the draft environmental assessment (EA) and a 30-day public comment period associated with the Owl Creek Irrigation District (OCID) Water Delivery and Efficiency Improvement Project. The Draft EA was developed in accordance with requirements of 40...
The next meeting of the Hot Springs County Historical Society (HSCHS) will feature the program “Caves of My Life, From the Big Horns and Back Again in 44 years.” The program will be presented by Juan Laden at the meeting on Saturday, April 8 at 2 p.m. at the Historical Museum. According to the HSCHS, they said, “This is a talk and slide show of a life dedicated to cave exploration. From surveying, vertical caving, and scientific inquiry, one finds not only job and the physicality, beauty, and intellectual stimulation but also camaraderie in the...
Easter is on Sunday, April 9. Here are the scheduled Holy Week services for various local churches: Church of Christ, 701 Richards St. - Celebration of Resurrection, April 9, 10 a.m.; Evening Worship Service, 6 p.m. Federated Community Church, 6th & Big Horn - Maundy Thursday Communion Service, April 6, 5:30 p.m.; Good Friday, April 7, 5:30 p.m.; Easter Sunday Services, April 9, 8 a.m., 9 a.m., and 10:30 a.m. First Baptist Church, 310 South 6th St. - Easter Breakfast, April 9, 9 a.m.; Sunday School, 9:45 a.m.; Special Easter Presentation, 11...
Members of the Thermopolis FFA will be holding the Petting Zoo on Thursday, April 6 at the High School Ag. shop from 10 a.m.-3 p.m. They will also be having a Work Sale on Friday, April 7 at 6 p.m. at the High School Ag Shop. Bidders will be purchasing four hours of labor that must be performed by June 1. FFA members will be sold as singles and as teams of two for the work sale. Proceeds will aid with paying for meals and hotels at the State FFA Convention April 19-22. The FFA program is growing in numbers and between 38-45 students will...
April is National Child Abuse Prevention (CAP) Month, a time when child wellness and child welfare organizations across the U.S. elevate the importance of creating systems and programs that put children and families first. Wyoming Children’s Trust Fund and Prevent Child Abuse Wyoming recognizes that all community members have a role in ensuring children have positive experiences and families have the resources they need when they need them, well before they are in crisis. The theme of this year’s awareness and impact campaign, led by Pre...
AARP Wyoming encourages Wyomingites who’s household income does not exceed 125% of their county or the statewide median income to consider applying for the Property Tax Refund Program this spring. The program allows for a refund of up to 75%, with some limitations, of their 2022 Property Tax Bill, thanks to the Legislature’s passage and Governor Mark Gordon’s signature on House Bill 99 this winter. According to Department of Revenue Director Brenda Henson, the application for property tax refunds went live on April 1 and can be procured by call...
At the March 28 Hot Springs Health board meeting held in their conference room, CEO Scott Alwin was absent. Board Chairman Dr. Bill Williams and Human Resources Director Linda Veylupek helmed the meeting. Veylupek introduced Darla Reynolds OR RN, who received her PeriOp 101 certification. This is from a premier standardized education program for RNs entering the perioperative specialty. Reynolds has been at the hospital for the past two years and was previously from Dubois. Reynolds said, “The course is really designed to just basically f...
From Wyoming News Exchange newspapers. Trial for Cody couple delayed to August for possible plea agreement CODY (WNE) – The jury trials for the Cody couple charged with abusing their 15-year-old child by putting her in cruel confinement have been delayed until Aug. 7 due to possible plea agreements. Jacob Wayne Guyer, 38, and Christine Philbrook, 48, were charged separately in 2021, each with one count of child abuse after they allegedly locked the child in a room for several hours a day, under poor living conditions and with little food. Both...
At the March 21 Thermopolis Town Council meeting held at Town Hall, during citizen participation, Mayor Estenson asked Town Attorney Marshall Keller to present for the first reading the new language for the Limited Urban Agriculture Ordinance, which is about making chickens and three additional animals legal within the town boundaries. The ordinance states the following: “Section 1. No person, firm, partnership, corporation or association shall keep, harbor, stable, pen or maintain horses, m...
At last Tuesday’s Hot Springs County Commissioners board meeting, commissioner Phil Scheel was absent. Therefore, Chairman Tom Ryan suspended the Robert’s Rules for the meeting. Doug Lindamood held a discussion with the commissioners about the future of his Grass Creek ranch and USDA processing plant. Lindamood is concerned about housing for his future employees as the commute to the ranch from either Thermopolis, Meeteetsee, or Worland is too prohibitive. One of the ideas Lindamood is exploring...
Sunday, March 26 at noon a rock slide came down onto US/20/WY789 at mile post 114.2 on Dam Hill at the south end of Wind River Canyon near Boysen Dam. WYDOT personal were able to clear the travel lanes with a plow truck and a loader later moved the material off the highway shoulder. Unstable rock remains on the slope above the highway. WYDOT encourages motorists to use caution at this location and throughout Wind River Canyon and to slow down and watch for falling rock....
The Hot Springs County Senior Center is celebrating its 50-year anniversary on Monday, April 3. They will have an open house from 10 a.m. until 4 p.m. Senior Center Director Trenda Moore invites the public to “Come in, reminisce, and learn the importance of the center.” Moore added, “The festivities will be at noon. We’re going to have a couple speakers and we’re going to have cake, mints, ice cream, nuts, and all that good fun stuff including punch and coffee. Nothing formal, really, just fun....
Hot Springs County Emergency Management Coordinator Bill Gordon reports flow in the Bighorn River was increased on Tuesday morning to 1,850cfs. The Bighorn River Flushing Flow has been rescheduled for Tuesday, April 4. Accordingly, the county River and Stream Awareness Level will remain at orange. This level is used when river flow is at 5,000cfs. After a 12-hour flow of 5,000cfs the flow will be reduced and held at 2,200cfs, in order to begin making room for snowmelt in Boysen Reservoir. According to Gordon, after next Tuesday, expect the awar...
Josh Materi is a 2011 Hot Springs County High School graduate who currently lives in Baltimore, Maryland. After graduation, he attended the University of Wyoming, graduating with cum laude honors in 2015. Prior to starting medical school, he spent a year in Beijing, China on the Chinese Government Scholarship studying Mandarin at BLCU. After that, Materi came back and did EMS in Salt Lake City. Then he taught a year of special education in Tongue River Elementary. Ultimately, Materi was...
The Golden Age Club is hosting a Community Soup Supper on Friday, March 31 at Hot Springs County Senior Center, 206 Senior Avenue. Doors open at 4 p.m. with dinner served from 4-6:30 p.m. The dinner is open to the public and donations will be accepted with all proceeds to benefit the HSC Senior Center Building Fund. The menu will include Pasta E Fagiola, Green Chili, Chicken Noodle and Wisconsin Cheese served with a side of rolls and crackers. Blueberry, cherry and apply pie will be available for dessert. For more information, contact the...
The Hot Springs County Republicans nominated new officers at their March 20 meeting. Officers that will serve for the next two years are, seated, l to r, Cheryl Aguiar, Chair, Lynn Erickson, Secretary and Leyann Gomez, State Committeewoman; standing, Jean Skelton, Treasurer, Bob Aguiar, State Committeeman and Brayden Harvey, Vice Chair. Precinct reps not pictured are: Cynthia Garbin, Paul Garbin, Jerry Williams, Ted Brown and JW....
A evening of fun is planned during the Class of 2023 fundraiser Bingo night set for Friday, March 31 from 6-8:30 p.m. at the Hot Springs County Fair Building. In addition to Bingo, there will be food raffles, prizes and a silent auction. Tickets are $10 each and includes a walking taco and two Bingo cards. Tickets can be purchased at Storyteller, McCumber Well Service, Thermopolis Hardware, Dairyland and the front office at the high school. Tickets are also available at the door. All proceeds benefit the Class of 2023 graduation party in...
The Hot Springs County School Board of Trustees heard from four presenters on Feb. 16 about the positive impacts of the “Level Up” program, starting with Lyle Wiley, Language Arts teacher for Hot Springs County High School. According to Wiley, the Level Up program seeks to elevate Wyoming’s education professionals by providing leadership development to an annual cohort of Wyoming’s leading educators. “We definitely have more folks at Hot Springs involved in the Level Up community than any other district in the state,” said Wiley, who noted t...
By Miranda De Moraes Jackson Hole Daily Via Wyoming News Exchange JACKSON – Thousands of Wyoming residents are at risk of losing their Medicaid coverage over the coming months. Following nearly three years of greater funding and leniency for in-state Medicaid programs, prompted by federal COVID-19 emergency declarations, the Wyoming Department of Health is reverting Medicaid application requirements to pre-pandemic criteria. During the pandemic, Congress gave states additional funding while requiring that Medicaid programs keep people c...
At the March 15 Hot Springs County Travel & Tourism meeting Treasurer Audra Dominguez gave the financial report and said their January lodging tax revenue was $9,697.36 which was only 1% lower than the previous year. The total lodging tax revenue so far for the fiscal year 2022/2023 is $171,930.93. December 2022’s lodge tax revenue was $10,392.43. The board voted and passed the approval of the financial report. In December, the Travel & Tourism board was not in compliance with the State of Wyoming and Hot Springs County Treasurer Julie Mortimor...
