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Hot Springs County Sheriff's Office K9 Riggs has received a donation of body armor. Sergeant Casey Freund said that K9 Riggs started his service in June 2022 and is now two years old, reaching a 20-month threshold. This means he has stopped growing and was measured and fitted for body armor. Hot Springs County Sheriff's Office K9 Riggs has received a bullet and stab protective vest thanks to a charitable donation from the non-profit organization Vested Interest in K9s, Inc. K9 Riggs' vest was...
Hot Springs County School District third graders will be presenting America in Song at the William H. Malloy School Auditorium on Thursday, March 9 beginning at 2 p.m. Special guests include members of the Veterans of Foreign Wars and representatives of area first responder agencies. Treat your ears to the sounds of patriotic pride and good ole American classics. The event is free and open to the public. Join us as we honor America....
A Community Blood Drive will be held at the Hot Springs County Senior Center on Monday, March 6 from 2-6 p.m. The community quota each time is 56 units of blood. There is always need for blood and only volunteer donors can fulfill that need for the patients in our community. Walk-ins are welcome but appointments are encouraged. Call Melene Mierzejewski, Community Blood Coordinator, at (307) 240-1414 for an appointment. The blood drive is sponsored by the Hospital Auxiliary....
Thermopolis Game Warden Spencer Carstens has been selected by the North American Wildlife Enforcement Officers Association (NAWEOA) as a recipient of the 2022 Torch Award. The Torch Award is presented to newly appointed wildlife officers who have demonstrated exceptional ability and initiative in the performance of their duties. Each year NAWEOA selects an officer from seven regions across North America to receive the award. Carstens was selected from Region 4, which includes Wyoming and 11...
Six Wyoming students were recently honored as essay contest and good citizen award recipients by the Sheridan Chapter of the National Society of the Daughters of the American Revolution (DAR). Jayci Basse from Hot Springs High School, Claire Justice from Tongue River High School, Shelby Fennema from School District #3, High School, Brogan Byram from Buffalo High School, and Zane Neville from Kaycee High School received the DAR Good Citizens Award. This award, created in 1934, recognizes and rewards high school seniors who possess the qualities...
Hot Springs County Emergency Management and Thermopolis Police Department Dispatch will resume monthly Outdoor Alert Siren tests on the first Saturday of each month, at noon. If strong weather is occurring around that time the tests will be canceled and occur the following week. Saturday, March 4 at noon a test will demonstrate the HI-LO siren tone reserved only for a Boysen Dam failure....
The Thermopolis Jackalope Jump fundraiser will be held Thursday, March 9 at the Hot Springs County High School parking lot with registration begining at 1:30 p.m. and jumping starting at 2 p.m. The Jackalope Jump challenges brave Wyomingites at numerous locations around Wyoming to “Be Bold, Go for the Cold!”. It’s a great way for everyone – individuals, organizations, and businesses – to get involved in supporting Special Olympics Wyoming athletes. All funds raised go to support programming and events for local athletes as well as over 1,60...
The Wyoming Republican Party held a State Central Committee (SCC) meeting on Friday, February 10 and Saturday, February 11, in Thermopolis. Both the Executive and Budget and Audit Committees met on Friday afternoon. That evening, Hot Springs County Central Committee hosted a Faith, Family, and Freedom Dinner featuring keynote speaker, Nathan Winters of the Wyoming Family Alliance. Afterward, a live auction fundraiser was held and offered many fantastic items donated by the community. On Saturday, a quorum of the SCC met beginning at 9 a.m. Gues...
An informal organization of Christian women of Thermopolis are participating in the World Day of Prayer, on Friday, March 3 at noon at the Hot Springs County Fair Building. The event is non-denominational and they invite anyone who wants to join them for prayer and chili. One of the organizers, Karen Sinclair, said, “We feel like prayer is the answer to a lot of the problems we’re having right now. We are going to pray prayers of thanksgiving for what we’ve been given. We will ask for prayers of forgiveness. Sometimes we go the wrong way....
There will be a Virtual Career Fair on Tuesday, March 21 beginning at 6 p.m. to allow young people to explore their future options for a career. Have you ever thought about being a zoo keeper, a chef, a police dog trainer, doing livestock embryo transfer, an electrician or even being a doctor? Then this event is for you. Participants will be able to explore a variety of career options and get your questions answered about what degree do you need, should you do an internship, what you need to do in high school to get ready for a career and much...
Hot Springs County 4-H is hosting a Dessert Auction on Saturday, March 4 beginning at 6 p.m. at the HSC Fair Building. A free chili and soup dinner will be served and there will be live and silent auctions. Proceeds will go toward HSC 4-H programs. For more information, contact the 4-H Extension Office at 864-3421....
Various water district representatives met formally to reconvene the Hot Springs County Water District Joint Powers Board (HSCWDJPB) at the Annex building on Thursday, February 16. The last time the HSCWDJPB met was in 2018. The representatives were Kent Cordingly from Lucerne Water, Tony Basko of Owl Creek Water, Tom Ryan of Hot Springs County, Quinton Hetzel of South Thermopolis Water, and Sid McDonald of the Town of East Thermopolis. In new business, the board elected their officers. Tom...
At the February 8 Hot Springs County Land Use Planning Commission (LUPC), County Planner Bo Bowman presented an application for Kurt & Lisa Shaffer, aka Shaffer Development LLC, to request approval of the following: 1. A Preliminary Subdivision Plat, dividing 36.1 acres into seven lots, ranging in area from 3.8 acres to 6 acres; 2. A Land Use Change from Agricultural to Residential, for proposed lots 1 through 6; 3. A Land Use Change from Agricultural to Commercial, for proposed Lot 7. The...
During a severe winter storm Tuesday, Feb. 14, Thermopolis Police Chief Pat Cornwell and Sheriff Jerimie Kraushaar issued a no unnecessary travel warning for the entire town and all of Hot Springs County. Later in the day, all highways into and out of Thermopolis were closed for a period of time. On Tuesday, the law enforcement dispatch center received an overwhelming amount calls regarding vehicle wrecks, slide offs, stuck vehicles, etc., prompting an announcement that law enforcement officials would be responding to emergency calls only. The...
The Hot Springs County High School Speech and Debate Team closed out the regular season with a third place finish in the small school division at the Greybull Forensics Challenge Speech and Debate Tournament, held at Greybull on February 17-18. Finishing the regular season strong, junior and co-team captain Julia Quintanilla had a special tournament. First, she brought the laughs in Humorous Interpretation with a 3rd place finish in Finals. Then, Quintanilla broke into the final round and finished 7th in Program Oral Interpretation. Finally,...
Bill Gordon, the Hot Springs County Emergency Management coordinator, addressed the Hot Springs County School District Board of Trustees on Feb. 16, to suggest two items for inclusion in the school district’s upcoming emergency plan that’s currently under development. “Those items are off-site evacuation and reunification,” Gordon said. “Often, shelter-in-place is the proper action to take, as a safe and appropriate response to certain emergencies. Occasionally, however, off-site evacuation is necessary, (and) this would be evacuatio...
BILLINGS, Mont. — Reclamation’s February forecast of the April through July runoff predicted for the Bighorn River Basin is as follows: • Bighorn Lake - Bighorn River April through July inflow to Bighorn Lake is forecast to be approximately 1,209,000 acre-feet (af), which is 98% of the 30-year average of 1,235,000 af. As of February 1, Bighorn Lake is currently at 83% full.* • Buffalo Bill Reservoir - Shoshone River April through July inflow to Buffalo Bill Reservoir is forecast at 670,000 af, which is 90% of the 30-year average of 748,300...
On Sunday, Thermopolis Mayor, Adam Ryan Estensen, was the speaker at a Mardi Gras party hosted by the Hot Springs County Democratic Party....
The Thermopolis-Hot Springs Chamber of Commerce is sponsoring a “Work-Ready Boot Camp” that will train youth workers, aged 14-18, on the soft skills they need to be successful in the workplace. Classes begin Monday, April 3, and will meet once a week for six weeks 6-8 p.m. The course will cover communication, enthusiasm & attitude, teamwork, networking, problem-solving & critical thinking, and professionalism. Chamber CEO Meri Ann Dorman gained inspiration from Cody Chamber Executive Dir...
The Silver Stitchers quilting club has donated 24 handmade quilts to the Thermopolis Police Department and the Hot Springs County Sheriff’s Office. Organizer Kathy Peterson gained inspiration for the project by learning on the internet about some quilters from back east who donated items to law enforcement. Peterson asked Sheriff Jerimie Krauhaar if they already have any quilts and found out they have none. The purpose of these quilts is to use them for children, babies, and or preteen c...
The Thermopolis High School FFA Chapter is celebrating National FFA Week February 18-25. Advisor and Agriculture Educator Britton Van Heule gave an update on chapter activities, "Our overarching goal is to provide unlimited opportunities for all students, where FFA covers lots of different things. We have developed a program that is diverse and tailored to our students. We push the contests and events that will make the current makeup of students/members the most successful and competitive." Van...
The Thermopolis Big Springs FFA chapter was chartered last year at the Thermopolis Middle School with 45 members. Advisor Becky Martinez said regarding some of their goals, "We want to be one of the top five chapters in the state. This will be announced in April at the State FFA Convention. We would like to continue increasing the number of students that qualify to go to the National FFA Convention with their agriscience fair research project. We had six members in October 2022 and we aim to...
At the February 7 Thermopolis Town Council meeting held at the Town Hall, Mayor Adam Estenson said that there was no action taken on the following presentation. Darren Butcher returned to the council and gave another presentation for his advocacy to have chickens be legal within the town’s boundaries. Butcher told a story that highlights a “difference between livelihood and lifestyle.” There were no questions asked after the presentation. A letter to the editor from Butcher appears on page...
At the Hot Springs County Commissioners board meeting held at the Annex Building last Tuesday, Chairman Tom Ryan reported that they were joined by members of the Wyoming Business Council to do a site visit at the old airport property. Ryan said their visit was “productive”. The commissioners welcomed Connie Guntly, the new commissioner’s administrative assistant, replacing Penny Heardt, who is retiring. Brian Clarkson and Maddie Ross of Ardurra (formerly T-O Engineers) gave the Geographic Information Systems (GIS) update and said they final...
Members of the Thermopolis Volunteer Fire Department were honored during their annual banquet last Saturday held at the Fire Hall. Three members of the department have a total of 95 years of experience to be proud of. Firefighter John Fish with 30 years, serving since December 1992, was presented with a ceremonial pick head axe. Chief Mark Collins with 30 years, serving since March 1992, was also presented with a ceremonial pick head axe. Firefighter Opie Love with 35 years, serving since...
