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The Hot Springs County School Board’s Sept. 20 meeting saw Business Manager Chauncy Johnson provide an update on the progress of the Lucerne property, before Superintendent Dustin Hunt delivered an update on the safety audit. The board approved the sale of the Lucerne property in August, and Johnson informed the board on Sept. 20 that the Hot Springs County School District will work with its attorney to advertise for the bid of the property. “At one point, we were talking about putting it up on our auction site,” Johnson said. “I think it needs...
At the October 4 Thermopolis Town Council meeting, Chamber of Commerce CEO Meri Ann Rush presented a request for the Moonlight Madness event on October 27. Rush wanted to have access to the front of the old fire hall for the use of photos of the kids participating in the event. The event will be done by 9 p.m. The council voted and passed the approval of the request. Town engineer Anthony Barnett reported that the water project was just short of a half million dollars of work done that month, with three crews working on nearly all of Richard St...
At the October 4 Hot Springs County Commissioners meeting, Tricia McPhie gave the Public Health / Prevention report and said they have been busy the previous month. They were part of a preschool fair that was held in the State Park in the middle of September and Prevention sponsored the Together for Mental Health Walk, which was on September 27. Regarding funding, McPhie said, “Over 50% of our funding is going to community activities like actually giving to the schools, law enforcement and train...
Hot Springs Health (HSH) implemented a de-escalation of their Masking Policy effective Thursday, October 6. After thorough discussions and review of their defined CDC Community Levels of COVID-19, they determined that HSH is now able to modify masking requirements. Patients and guests will no longer have to mask up when coming in for procedures, tests, or in most areas of the hospital. Patients/ guests will only be required to wear masks when they are entering a COVID patient room, rooms with isolation precautions indicating a mask is...
USA Today has announced the winners of their 10Best Craft Whiskey Distilleries and Wyoming Whiskey, located in Kirby, has made the list. Readers were asked to vote for their favorites and the results are as follows: Ironroot Republic - Denison, Texas, Virginia Distillery Co. - Lovingston, Virginia, Heaven Hill Distillery - Bardstown, Kentucky, Limestone Branch - Lebanon, Kentucky, Log Still Distillery - New Haven, KY, Stranahan’s Colorado Whiskey - Denver, Colorado, Wigle Whiskey Distillery - Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, Belfour Spirits - D...
Dust off your brooms and get ready for the Hags-N-Bags Halloween Purse Auction on Saturday, October 22 at the Fair Building. The dinner will be at 6 p.m. and the auction will be at 7 p.m. All proceeds will be for T-Town Cancer Crusaders. Advanced tickets are $12 and Walk-Up Sales are $15. Come celebrate Halloween and raise funds for local cancer patients to help with hotel, meals, fuel, and other travel expenses for oncology appointments. They will have dinner and auction new and gently used pur...
By Zac Taylor Tribune editor Patty Paulsen has always worked in health care, working as a CNA in a nursing home and in home health care. But as soon as she began working with people with developmental disabilities 17 years ago at Big Horn Enterprises, she said she knew she had found the job God had meant her to do. “I just instantly took to it and there’s no job like it,” she said. “You know, I love teaching them things. And then to see when they accomplish that goal. That look on their face is just priceless. It’s hard to describe the feeli...
Hot Springs Health employees Lindsay Simpson, Marta Scott, Rebecca Cornell, Debra Ackerman certificated in and Jennifer Ogle auditing the course offered by the Association of Women’s Health, Obstetric and Neonatal Nurses (AWHONN) Intermediate Fetal Heart Monitoring. The purpose of the program is to improve knowledge, interpretation and skills in fetal heart monitoring. Breeze Petty has been selected as a consultant in the Oral Communication Center at Hamilton College for the 2022-23 academic year. She is a junior majoring in world politics. H...
At the September 27 Hot Springs Health board meeting, in the growth report, CEO Scott Alwin said that in the first week of November their contract attorney Scott Shanker from Tennessee will be on-site to meet with providers, the executive team, and others to learn about their workflow. Also, Alwin said that “Brian Lee from Custom Learning System will be here providing what’s called ‘Ignite the Patient Experience.’ We are tapping into his resources to help with our overall patient experie...
The Chamber of Commerce held their annual banquet at the Fair Building this Saturday, October 1. The guest speaker was Mandy Fabel, Executive Director for Leadership Wyoming. Mandy has spent her career at the intersection of leadership, business, and adventure. She is passionate about helping others develop their own leadership style while breaking down the barriers that often divide. Mandy leads the premier professional development program in the state of Wyoming, Leadership Wyoming. She is...
A hail/wind storm hit parts of Hot Springs County on Friday leaving several inches of hail on some roadways and caused creeks to overflow. The hail also stripped leaves from trees and damaged gardens, including a small pumpkin patch, Sunnyside Acres, located on West Sunnyside north of Thermopolis....
by Carrie Haderlie The Sheridan Press Via Wyoming News Exchange SHERIDAN — Experts estimate that thousands of people are missing from Wyoming’s workforce, but whether that is due to the pandemic, “quiet quitting” or a state population that is quickly approaching retirement age is unknown. Citing data from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Wenlin Liu, chief economist for the state’s Economic Analysis Division, said Wyoming’s labor force is still more than 7,000 people, or 2.5%, smaller than it was pre-COVID-19. The percentage of people aged...
The Thermopolis Rotary Club will hold their Putt Putt For Polio fundraiser event on Saturday, October 8 at Dairyland beginning around 9 a.m. and finishing up around 4 p.m. Donations are one dollar a hole and the proceeds will go to Polio Plus to help eradicate polio worldwide. There are nine holes in the course. You do not have to be a Rotary Club member to participate, all are welcome. Polio Plus provides polio vaccines, mobilizes community resources, and supports operational costs related to international efforts to immunize children, detect...
The Hot Springs County Friends of the Library are hosting their Fall Book Sale Friday and Saturday, Oct. 7-8 at the Armory building. Hours on Friday are 4-7 p.m. and Saturday hours are 8 a.m.-Noon. If you have questions or are able to help with set up/clean up, contact Cindy Toth at 864-2060....
Main Street Thermopolis’ Great Until 8! monthly late shopping event takes place Saturday, October 8. This second Saturday event spotlights the businesses in town who are staying open until 8 p.m. or later. There’s something special about strolling around the Downtown Historic District on this busy weekend where one can browse, shop and visit with friends and neighbors at the same time. Shoppers can win $100 in Chamber Bucks by entering a drawing. Bring your receipts from the participating businesses, with the date and time of purchase on the...
Thermopolis certified accounts Koerwitz, Michel, Wright, and Associates has changed their name and added a new partner. Effective October 1, the accounting firm will be called Michel & Moline, CPAs. In the past year or so partners, Michael Wright and David Koerwitz have retired. Jacque Michel leads the firm and has been there for 37 years. Michel started on January 2, 1985. The company began in 1980. Michel said about her tenure on the job, “Every day is different. It’s been fun. It’s good fun work. And every day is something new. Love Therm...
by Zac Taylor, Powell Tribune editor Patty Paulsen has always worked in health care, working as a CNA in a nursing home and in home health care. But as soon as she began working with people with developmental disabilities 17 years ago at Big Horn Enterprises, she said she knew she had found the job God had meant her to do. “I just instantly took to it and there’s no job like it,” she said. “You know, I love teaching them things. And then to see when they accomplish that goal. That look on their face is just priceless. It’s hard to describe the...
Becky Martinez, the middle school vocational teacher and Future Farmers of America advisor for the Big Springs chapter of the Hot Springs County School District, presented the school board with three of the six middle school FFA state champions and national finalists on Sept. 20. Martinez sees agriscience research as integral to her agricultural science class. This year’s students spent an average of 30 class periods on their projects, which they chose to fit into one of six categories, before pursuing research similar to theirs, to help b...
by Jonathan Gallardo Gillette News Record Via Wyoming News Exchange GILLETTE — Voters will get the chance to decide on two amendments to the Wyoming Constitution in the general election. Amendment A allows cities, counties, towns, school districts and other political subdivisions to invest money in stocks and equities. And Amendment B would increase the mandatory retirement age for judges from 70 to 75. The state has invested money in its permanent funds in equities since the 1990s. In 2016, voters approved an amendment that allowed Wyoming t...
As part of a public education series going out to members of the entire county, the Hot Springs County Local Emergency Planning Committee (LEPC) has issued detailed information about what they do and why. The LEPC is a community meeting of emergency management, first responder agencies, town, county, state agencies, business members and citizens wishing to take part or listen. The next monthly meeting of the LEPC is Wednesday, Oct. 19 at 1:30 p.m. at the Thermopolis Fire Hall. Everyone is...
At the September 20 Thermopolis Town Council meeting, concerned citizen Gene Boehmke brought up his issues with the construction work being done on Richard’s Street, specifically between 7th and 8th Streets. Boehmke said that he had no issues with the construction crew but was specifically upset with the Town of Thermopolis for not notifying himself and his neighbors that there would be an activity that affected them, such as not having water for a period of time. Boehmke requested that there wo...
The Wyoming Highway Patrol has issued a report with details of Saturday’s fatal head-on vehicle collision south of Thermopolis in Wind River Canyon. The report states, on September 24, a fatal crash occurred at milepost 121.4 on US 20. Around 10 a.m., Wyoming Highway Patrol troopers were notified of a motor vehicle collision. The driver of a 2016 Cadillac Escalade was headed south on US 20 when he attempted to pass a southbound vehicle and collided head-on with a 2014 BMW X-6 traveling northbound. The driver of the Cadillac has been identified...
Earlier this year, Britton Van Heule was recognized as teacher of the year by the Wyoming Association for Career and Technical Education, but the Hot Springs County School District Board of Directors wasn’t able to recognize him until Sept. 20, when it was mentioned that he was also selected as a teacher of the year, out of a pool of four “Bobcats Champion for Children,” for the school district. Although Van Heule has also applied for state teacher of the year, he noted he did not make the list of finalists. For the Wyoming Association for C...
On September 21, the Hot Springs County Land Use Planning Commission at the Annex building held a public hearing regarding Jerry and Linda Umbdenstock’s application requesting a land use change for a portion of their property from agricultural to commercial. The property is to allow short-term rental of two guest cabins located along Buffalo Creek Road. Chairman Adam Estenson opened the public hearing for comments. There were none given. During a discussion with County Planner Bo Bowman, there were several conditions discussed. They were to l...
The Wyoming Democratic Party held their quarterly meeting in Thermopolis last weekend, starting with a mixer at Thermopolis Golf Club Friday night. Hot Springs County Democrats hosted the mixer, with a fall Americana motif. Saturday, the WDP Executive Committee and State Central Committee met at the County Annex. Items discussed included forming a Wyoming Veterans’ Council and a Rural State Council, sending mailers out to Democrats to remind them to switch back to their party affiliation, and a discussion of candidates’ challenges. The wee...
