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At the July Hot Springs County Travel and Tourism meeting, Chairman Carl Leyba and the board welcomed newly appointed members Dr. William Robinson and Ryan Shaffer. Robinson is the owner of Owl Creek Graphics, a retail store in downtown Thermopolis. Shaffer owns P6 Station, a pizza restaurant. Both of their businesses are related to the tourism industry and therefore they qualify to be board members. Robinson and Shaffer were not able to attend the meeting, however. These two new appointments make a full board. In new business, Thermopolis-Hot...
Hot Springs Health has reached an agreement with HealthTech and Billings Clinic in which the two organizations will provide joint management services for the Wyoming-based 15-bed Critical Access Hospital. The hospital already had a previous management agreement with HealthTech Management Services, a leading health care consulting and management group. Billings Clinic joining as a joint management partner makes Hot Springs Health the newest affiliate in the region’s largest independent health system. “We are thrilled to work with Billings Cli...
The Hot Springs County School Board unanimously approved the list of bus stops for the 2022-23 school year, which were largely unchanged from the previous year, but not without a debate on the relative safety afforded by the mandatory enforcement of the eight-way light system. Board Clerk Joe Martinez broached the subject when he noted a recommendation that the district discontinue the practice and use of the eight-way light system any time buses are receiving or discharging students. Martinez...
On July 19, the Hot Springs County School Board received updates on the Lucerne property from Business Manager Chauncy Johnson, who acknowledged the district has been discussing this issue for nearly a year. “We sent a letter, through certified mail, to the only heir we could find who would have first right of refusal for that piece of land, in the event the board would decide to sell it,” Johnson said. “We’ve not gotten anything back through the mail service that indicates that person has signed for that letter.” If the board does decide to se...
The 2022 Hot Springs County Fair, “Country Days, American Ways” will be kicking off this Saturday with the Peewee, 4-H and FFA Youth Horse Show at the fairgrounds beginning at 8 a.m. Starting next Monday, Aug. 1, youths will be showing dogs, cats, rabbits, poultry, goats, sheep, swine and beef throughout the week, as well as showing off their shooting sports talents and 4-H and FFA projects. Open class exhibits will also be displayed throughout the week in the Fair Building. Thermopolis FFA Alumni is sponsoring a Ranch Rodeo at the fai...
Derek Ransom is providing a free kids exercise program for youth ages 7 and up at High Country Behavioral Health at 121 S. 4th Street. Ransom said, "What I'm doing is an athletic-based youth training program. We do a lot of basic functional movements, and then we really try to target those that need this type of diversity in their life and need the benefits of physical activity. Ransom added, "There are a lot of youngsters out there that don't get the opportunity for, say, income, parents status...
At the July 19, Hot Springs County Commissioners Board meeting held at the Annex building, the commissioners appointed Ryan Shaffer, owner of P6 pizza restaurant, to the Travel and Tourism board. The commissioners held an introductory Zoom meeting with Lily Griego, the Health and Human Services Regional Eight Director based in Denver. Griego addressed issues such as mental health and the suicide rates in Wyoming with work to raise awareness and assist in prevention help. Griego also talked...
Due to dry conditions and high fire danger, Stage 1 Fire Restrictions will begin July 28 on public lands administered by the Bureau of Land Management Wind River/Bighorn Basin District’s Cody, Lander and Worland field offices in Big Horn, Carbon, Fremont, Hot Springs, Natrona, Park, Sweetwater and Washakie counties. “These fire restrictions are the result of current and projected weather conditions, amount of dry vegetation, and coordination with our fellow wildfire cooperators throughout the area,” said BLM Fire Management Officer Fred Tucke...
The Red Dirt Master Gardeners are encouraging local home gardeners to donate their extra fresh garden produce to help their neighbors in our community. Last year was the first year Thermopolis participated in the Grow A Little Extra program and it was a great success. Local gardeners were very generous and donated over 787 pounds of produce last summer. There also are beds in the Community Garden which are designated to grow to produce for the Grow A Little Extra program. Produce can be...
Two events are being planned for the first weekend in August, the Gift of the Waters Pageant and Wyoming Discovery Days. Gift of the Waters Pageant The Gift of the Waters Pageant is traditionally held the first weekend in August and is set for August 6 and 7. The Pageant tells the story of how the hot springs were transferred to the US Government by the Native Americans. Articles of agreement were signed at the Shoshone agency on April 21, 1896 for a 10-mile square of the Wind River Indian Reservation. The first signature was that of Chief...
On Saturday, August 6, at noon, Hot Springs County Emergency Management and Thermopolis Police Department 911 Center will have Outdoor Alert Siren tests. In the future, these tests will take place the first Saturday each month, at noon. The tone you will hear this Saturday is called the “Hi-Lo” tone. This alert tone is reserved only for the extremely unlikely event of a collapse of Boysen Dam. Outdoor Alert Sirens are just what their name implies. They are intended to alert people involved in outdoor activities to take shelter indoors and get...
The Wagonhound Annual Off-road Event will be on Friday, July 29 through July 31. Event representative Travis Winger said, “Wagonhound, in general, is a collaboration between Central Wyoming 4x4, which is a local nonprofit road organization here. I’m the vice president of that. We’ve got several members locally and we’ve worked with a local landowner, and we’ve worked with them for probably six to seven years now to try to get this park established.” The developed trails are on private land of about 2,000 acres. Winger added that the activit...
At the July 19 Thermopolis Town Council meeting, Mayor Mike Chimenti was not present, therefore, council member Bill Malloy presided over the meeting and addressed some catering permits during citizen participation. All the permits were for Shorty’s for these events: Band in the Hot Springs State Park, July 24; Ranch Rodeo, August 3-11; Wyoming Discovery Days, August 6, 7; a Private Reception, September 3; and a Purse Action, October 22. The council voted and passed the approval of all the p...
Brandon Deromedi, activities director for the Hot Springs County School District, spoke with the Thermopolis Independent Record to elaborate on a proposal, for recognizing the achievements of student-athletes, that he first introduced to the HSCSD Board of Trustees on June 16. Deromedi explained that he was in discussions to potentially secure a prospective platform for showcasing those student-athletes’ achievements “virtually,” given the challenges facing the school district in honoring those achievements through the limits of the district’s...
The Hot Springs County Sheriff's Department has a new K-9 unit with Deputy Shayna Cox and a one and half-year-old German Shepard named Riggs. Cox said that she and Riggs went through about three weeks of training working every day. Riggs was supplied by a company called MAKOR K9 of West Virginia. Cox explained, "The guy that sold the dog to us came down and trained with me, brought the dog, delivered it, and trained with me. We finished a little bit early, so it would have been 21 days." Cox...
by Carrie Haderlie Wyoming Tribune Eagle Via Wyoming News Exchange CHEYENNE — The best way to bring down high gas costs in Wyoming would be to secure a long-term fuel supply within the state, one industry insider told stakeholders Friday. No new refinery has been built in the U.S. for more than 50 years, Steve Cure, an energy consultant with Longmont, Colorado-based Triple C Enterprises, told Gov. Mark Gordon’s Gas and Diesel Price Working Group. In 1978, there were 12 operational refineries in Wyoming. That was down to six in 2015. Now, tha...
The Hot Springs County Farm Bureau Federation and the Thermopolis – Hot Springs Chamber of Commerce will be hosting a Meet the Candidates Public Forum on Monday, July 25 beginning at 6 p.m. at the Thermopolis Middle School. All candidates running on the federal, state and local levels have been invited. Candidates will be given a two minute introduction period to introduce themselves and their platform. Rules and questions will not be available until that evening. For more information, contact the chamber at 864-3192....
The Bureau of Reclamation, in response to a request from the Hanover Irrigation District, has scheduled a flushing flow below Boysen Dam. “The purpose of the flushing flow below Boysen is to attempt to flush moss down river and mitigate the moss the district has at their diversion,” said Wyoming Area Manager Lyle D. Myler. On July 26, flows in the river below Boysen Dam will fluctuate from 1,250 cubic feet per second to 3,200 cfs, and back down to 1,250 cfs according to the following schedule: 12:01 a.m. - 4 a.m. 1,250 ; 4 a.m. - 5 a.m. 2,2...
America’s favorite cowboys, Riders in the Sky, will be performing a concert in Hot Springs State Park on Sunday, July 24 beginning at 7 p.m. Shorty’s will have beverages available for purchase and Tipi Grill will have food and other beverages available. The concert is free to attend. Bring a comfortable chair and enjoy the music. Sponsors include Burlington Northern Foundation, Hot Springs Hotel, Hot Springs State Park, Friends of the Hot Springs State Park and Legend Rock and Hot Springs Travel and Tourism....
The local Thermopolis Rotary Club will be holding its annual fundraiser on August 20 with its Turtle Trek event. Tickets are $10 each with only 1,000 tickets sold. The event begins with 1,000 small floating plastic turtles that are poured out at the Big Spring in Hot Springs State Park and they float down a small channel of water and eventually reach the first of the cooling ponds near the terraces and The Swinging Bridge. Each turtle is marked with a number and depending upon which turtle...
Four candidates will face off in the 2022 Hot Springs County Commissioners race, including incumbents Jack Baird and Tom Ryan along with challengers Paul Galovich and Joe Martinez. All four candidates are running as Republicans and only two will move on from the Primary Election in August. Jack Baird Jack Baird is running for re-election for Hot Springs County Commissioner. Baird has served for the past four years in his first term. When discussing his accomplishments, Baird mentioned his work...
Wyoming Discovery Days, which takes place Saturday and Sunday, August 6 and 7 in Hot Springs State Park celebrates Wyoming’s unique cultural heritage through stories, music, food, art, and demonstrations. “There will be lots going on both days and there will be new things added too” according to Audra Dominguez, Festival Director. Dominguez noted the addition of new demonstrators, a Dachshund Race, the Rocky Mountain Food Faire with plenty of food and drinks, music with Jalan Crossland (Ten Sleep) and also Prairie Wildfire (Casper) and new o...
Last Thursday, a fire on BLM land in the Black Willow area, near East River Road, was contained to roughly 35 to 38 acres. The fire started in rough terrain after a lightning storm hit Hot Springs County the night before. Eight government engines stayed on scene for around three days. Thermopolis Volunteer Fire Department responded with four engines and a water tender truck responded and were on scene for around 10 hours. Onae type one helicopter, pictured above, and three Single Engine...
The Thermopolis-Hot Springs Chamber of Commerce held its July board meeting last week. During old business, Chamber CEO Meri Ann Rush said the recent Culpepper & Merriweather Circus was “fun and a long day.” There were volunteers to take tickets and Rush got to see the tent rise. Rush added it was her first time hosting the circus since she became a director or a chamber board member. In Rush’s report, she said the ticket sales were profitable with 1,008 tickets being sold. Rush noted that the second show at the circus was “beyond packed...
At the July 5 Hot Springs County Commissioners meeting held at the Annex building, a public hearing was held to address the Red Rim Ranch Subdivision application, represented by developer Brian Hayek. The request was for the approval of a preliminary subdivision plat to divide 385 acres into 88 single-family residential lots and a land-use change from Agricultural land use category to Residential land use category. During public comments, Lisa Vice from Coyote Run asked the commissioners, “I j...
