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The SonRise Family of Companies, encompassing SonRise Ranch, INC. SonRise Operations, LLC, SonRise Grass Creek Guest Ranch, LLC and the SonRise Supper Club, has announced they are hosting an evening of music, community and philanthropy at Hot Springs State Park on Saturday, September 2 beginning at 5 p.m. The event will feature renowned artists Kimmi Bitter and Eric Kay, with 100% of the proceeds going to Carbon Vault, a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization. Carbon Vault is dedicated to teaching disabled, combat veterans essential farming and...
The Wyoming State Parks and Cultural Resources Commission will meet September 6-7 in Thermopolis. On September 6, the Commission will tour Medicine Lodge State Archaeological Site near Hyattville, as well as Hot Springs State Park. On September 7, the Commission will meet at the Hot Springs County Museum, 700 Broadway Street, and hear a general update of the department, elect officers and discuss improvements at Buffalo Bill and Hot Springs state parks. The meeting will begin at 8 a.m. and is expected to adjourn by 2 p.m. The Wyoming State...
The Thermopolis Golf Course was packed with participants during the Hot Springs Health Foundation Benefit Golf Tournament held last Saturday. Winners include: first place - John Herrin, Parke Price, Binky Fisher and Ethan Brooks; second place - Arlea McCumber, Don McCumber, Donnie Jackman and Ruth Jackman; third place - Ryan O'Connor, Josh Thoren, Ty Alexander and Rodney Meiars; closest to the pin, hole 8 - Rodney Meiars; longest drive, women - Lindsey Simpson and Pam Kerr (tie) and longest...
The Hospital Auxiliary is sponsoring a blood drive on Tuesday, September 5 and Wednesday, September 6. The September 5 drive will be held at the Hot Springs County Senior Citizen’s Center from 2-6 p.m. The September 6 drive will be held at the Hot Springs County High School Gym from 9 a.m.-1:30 p.m. The drive held at the school is in conjunction with the student council and their sponsor London Jenks. Each donation has the power to save up to three lives, especially now when the blood supply is critically low, its a great time to donate. B...
Members of the Thermopolis Rotary, the Chamber of Commerce, school administration and activities department cut the ribbon on the newly designed Hot Springs County High School Gymnasium floor and commons area on Monday, August 21. The new gymnasium floor was designed with help from the high school art department, under the direction of Jennifer Emery. It includes local murals down the sideline depicting Round Top Mountain, T-Hill, Monument Hill, and our famous Hot Springs. The Hot Springs Bobcat...
On Saturday, September 9 a Cookie Jar Fundraising Auction for Mike Cavin will be held at the Hot Springs County Fairbuilding with doors opening at 5 p.m.. A pulled pork dinner will be served by We Got Your 6 Portions. Donations for the dinner will be at the door and it will be served beginning at 5:30 p.m. with the auction to follow. OEB will have a cash bar for drinks. Please drop off your donated items for the auction beginning at 1 p.m. The money raised for Mike will help pay for medical, travel, and additional medical and living expenses. M...
During the August 15 Hot Springs County Commissioner (HSCC) meeting, Chairman Tom Ryan presented a 16-page "Specific Findings by Board Upon Remand by District Court" regarding litigation between Michael and Michele Stevens of the Tipi Retreat, LLC and the HSC Commissioners. Chairman Ryan said, "The court had ordered us to come up with specific findings. It's a little unusual. We don't normally talk about ongoing litigation, but the attorneys have worked out specific findings of the Tipi matter....
On Friday, August 18, members of different entities met informally at the County Annex to discuss the possibility of bringing a world-class shooting complex to Hot Springs County. The representatives were from the Hot Springs County Commissioners, the Thermopolis-Hot Springs Chamber of Commerce, the Town of Thermopolis, the Town of Shoshoni, and the Thermopolis Gun Club. Commissioner Paul Galovich led the discussion where various ideas of locations were mulled over. Their initial discussion was...
At the August 15 Thermopolis Town Council meeting, Brad Becerra presented a proposal for an RC Track to potentially be located near Warren Street and 10th and 11th Street in the open space there, which is Town property. Becerra requested permission to create a 40-foot by 80-foot area with two tracks that would include jumps and flat areas. The users would operate the track at normal times, similar to Candy Jack Park’s times. Becerra said that they would need nothing from the town. During discussion, the council asked questions about if there ar...
Wyoming Whiskey (WW) is holding its Integrity Straight Bourbon Whiskey release event on Friday, August 25 in Kirby to celebrate Senator Alan Simpson, who will sign bottles from 10 a.m.-1 p.m. at the distillery. According to WW, “Integrity is a tribute to the honorable and respected Alan K. Simpson, a man known for his wit, wisdom, and dedication to his principles. Aged for seven years, this bourbon is crafted with integrity and care, just as Simpson approached every aspect of his life. D...
A preschool activity fair will be held on Friday, August 25 from 10 a.m.-noon at the Hot Springs State Park Pavilion. Bring your preschool children for an exciting end of summer activity. Children from 1-4 years of age are invited. Several community agencies will provide activities for preschool children, including projects to make and games to play. Your child can make a sun catcher or a sailboat from a pool noodle. There will be gifts for preschoolers, drawings for prizes, and refreshments. A child safety seat check will be available....
Hot Springs County School District hosted the WAHPERD convention on August 8-9, where physical education teachers received training for their various school districts. Brian DeVore from Gillette, left, guided educators on how to model for their students ways to introduce themselves to people you just met....
At the August Hot Springs County Travel & Tourism board meeting, Treasurer Audra Dominguez reported that their most recent lodging tax revenue, the first for the fiscal year 2023-2024 was $32,210.84 at 17% less amount change than the previous year. This month’s reporting was $6,468.85 less than the previous year. However, they are 100% above average over the past 13 years, The board voted and passed the approval of the financial report. In the director’s report, Jackie Dorothy said, “We are working virtually to update our Google Analy...
Hot Springs County High School Principal Catelyn Deromedi devoted her district share presentation, during the Hot Springs County School Board meeting on Aug. 17, to how the high school has acted to bolster student achievement by more rigorously tracking students’ progress. Deromedi explained that, in every academic year, school districts throughout the state receive accountability ratings from the Wyoming Department of Education. According to Deromedi, those ratings encompass achievement growth, equity, extended graduation, on-time graduation,...
After consultation with the United States Fish and Wildlife Service, the Wyoming Game and Fish Department captured and relocated an adult male grizzly bear on Aug. 15. The bear was captured for livestock depredation northwest of Thermopolis on private land. The bear was relocated to the Five Mile Creek drainage approximately 41 miles west of Cody. Bears are relocated in accordance with state and federal law and regulation, and Game and Fish is required to update the public whenever a bear is relocated. Grizzly bear relocation is a management...
The Hospital Auxiliary is sponsoring a Blood Drive on September 5-6 The Tuesday, Sept. 5 drive will be held at the HSC Senior Citizen Center from 2-6 p.m. The Wednesday, Sept. 6 drive will be held at the High school gym from 9-1:30 p.m. Blood that is donated here in Thermopolis goes to Billings, which is the blood bank for our community. For more information or to make an appointment, call Blood Drive Coordinator Melene Mierzejewski at 307-240-1414....
The 2023 Junior Livestock Auction and Judges' Choice Bake Sale brought in a record breaking $266,429.75, up from $218,963.26 last year. Official results from the live sale and baked good silent auction have been released. Twenty-seven head of beef came through the ring this year and sold for an average of $5,877.18 per head for a total sales amount of $158,683.75. The average price per head was up from last year's average of $4,628.40. The average price per pound was $4.82, compared to $3.81...
The Thermopolis-Hot Springs Chamber of Commerce annual Demolition Derby took over the Hot Springs County Fairgrounds last Saturday. In the main event, JR Ramsey drove his way to first place to take home $3,000. Jordan Martin was second winning $1,500, Wyatt Ramsey was third winning $800 and Dusty Watts was fourth. Wyatt Ramsey was also the Mad Dog winner earning him another $250. Each winner also took home a trophy to show off. Other competitors in the winners heat were last year's winner Casey...
Last Wednesday, Hot Springs County Search and Rescue members Michael Byrd and Jared Nichols assisted three individuals to safety after their drift boat got stuck on a diversion dam in the Bighorn River along East River Road north of Thermopolis...
The Bureau of Land Management Worland Field Office will partner with the community on August 26 for an early celebration of National Public Lands Day at the Gebo–Crosby Historic Mining District north of Thermopolis. From 8-11 a.m., volunteers will clean up the parking area that provides access to the historic site, located off County Road 30 west of Kirby. “This project will be a great way to make a valuable contribution to public lands,” said BLM Outdoor Recreation Planner Cullen Hardy. “I can’t think of a better way to celebrate the 30th...
From Wyoming News Exchange newspapers Streaming service airs episode on missing Gillette woman GILLETTE (WNE) — The story of missing Gillette woman Irene Gakwa recently aired on a nationwide streaming service. The 25-minute episode titled “American Dream, American Nightmare” follows Gakwa’s journey from Nairobi, Kenya, to Gillette where she disappeared in early 2022. The episode is part of Paramount Plus’ “Never Seen Again” series, which documents families sharing the stories of lost loved ones. Featured on the show are Gakwa’s brothers, Kenne...
Jesse Kysar, a resident of Worland, opened his RidgePoint Trailer Services LLC business on June 10 located at 901 Shoshoni Street in Thermopolis. His main goal is to be a "grease monkey for trailers" where they do preventative maintenance and repair. Kysar said, "I had been planning it for about three years. I've been spending the last couple of years trying to find shop space and can't really find what I want. So the building here popped up and I plan on making it a chain, eventually. This is...
Big Horn Rural Electric Company, Carbon Power and Light, Garland Light and Power, and High Plains Power, Inc. collectively (Cooperatives) have hired a consulting firm to conduct a study to examine if there are possible cost savings to our members by consolidating such activities as: administrative, operations, and power costs. Besides cost savings the study will examine the pros and cons of any proposed action(s) including the potential consolidation of entities. The Cooperatives collectively serve roughly 26,000 meters, 8,500 miles of power...
by Aedan Hannon Casper Star-Tribune Via Wyoming News Exchange CASPER — Wyoming is moving toward school vouchers even as lawmakers have been warned that courts could strike them down as unconstitutional. Members of the Joint Education Committee met in Cheyenne on Tuesday to debate a series of draft bills that would drastically reshape K-12 schooling in Wyoming, putting more power – and money – in the hands of parents. One of the most significant bills would create a statewide school voucher system for some Wyoming families, allowing them to pu...
At the August Thermopolis-Hot Springs Chamber of Commerce board meeting, during old business CEO Meri Ann Dorman reported about the August 5 Pageant Day Parade that it had a “nice turnout and was a really nice parade”. Regarding the 2023 Get Out with Your Family Activity, Dorman said there are some buffalo dolls still left waiting to be discovered. Dorman said that a tourist told her, “People are excited and over the moon” with this activity. This program is paid for by a grant from the Wyoming Children’s Trust Fund and also is in cooperati...
