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A cookie jar auction fundraiser will be held Saturday, July 9 for Jessica Power and her preemie twins, Kimber and Colt. It will begin at 6 p.m. at the HSC Fair Building. In mid April, Jessica’s blood pressure spiked and after being transported to a Billings hospital the twins were born via c-section on April 16. Colt weighed 1 lb., 7 oz. and Kimber weighed 1 lb., 10 oz. Funds will go to the family who will have many doctors appointments and travel expenses. Jessica is an eighth grade teacher. A donation account has been set up at Pinnacle B...
H Diamond W Youth Camp is holding its Appreciation Day on Sunday, June 26 from 2-4 p.m at the camp on Grass Creek. Camp representative Ray Shaffer explained that there had been many upgrades to modernize the camp over the last eight years. Additionally, they received a large grant from the Daniels Fund. Shaffer added, “We’re inviting the public in to celebrate with us. We’re going to have a donor appreciation day. We’re going to roast a pig in the ground with other foods too. And to have folks come and look at us.” Shaffer said upgrades...
Flows in the Bighorn River were raised on Monday and Tuesday this week from 2,300 cubic feet/second to 6,000 cubic feet/second. The increase was done over a period of 48 hours with the final increase being Tuesday evening. Release from Boysen Reservoir increased to allow for addition inflows. Signs have been put up at the five major boat launches along the Bighorn River. According to Bill Gordon, Hot Springs County Emergency Management coordinator, “This flow will easily stay within the river banks but will be a dangerous flow for floaters, p...
At the June 7, Thermopolis Town Council meeting at the Town Hall, Mayor Mike Chimenti held a public hearing to address a citizen’s request to change the subdivision/lot plat for three properties on Cedar Ridge Drive owned by Chuck Cooper. Engineer Heath Overfield explained to the council that Cooper has three different lots in the Cedar Ridge subdivision and wants to build a garage. To make the construction legal and to simplify the situation, Cooper wants to make all three lots into a single l...
At the June 7 Hot Springs County Commissioners meeting, commissioner Phil Scheel was not present, therefore chairman Tom Ryan suspended the normal Robert’s Rules. First to present was Brian Clarkson of T-O Engineers to give the Geographic Information System (GIS) update over speakerphone. In the report, they met with the commissioners on May 17 for a work session to demonstrate the GIS web applications created in 2021/2022 and they discussed the direction for their services in the following y...
by Mark Davis and Kevin Killough Powell Tribune Via Wyoming News Exchange POWELL — Unprecedented rain, combined with fast melting late season snow, has flooded nearby communities and forced the closure and evacuation of Yellowstone National Park and nearby attractions. Visitors in Yellowstone National Park were being evacuated Monday, as several roads in the park were closed due to substantial flooding, rockslides and mudslides from the recent unprecedented amounts of rainfall. At 10:45 a.m. Monday, the park closed all entrances to inbound traf...
Roedy Farrell and Jase Longwell came home from the Wyoming State High School Rodeo finals in Buffalo with championships. Longwell is the State Champion Saddlebronc Rider and earned All Around Cowboy for the second year in a row. Farrell is the State Champion Bareback Rider. Longwell graduated from Hot Springs County High School in May. Farrell is heading into his senior year and will have one more year to compete. He earned the high score of 82 points during finals. Both boys qualified for the High School Rodeo National Finals in Gillette July...
At 9:36 a.m. last Sunday, an officer was following up on a burglary case when a 50-year-old male property owner stated he found a pipe bomb in a bedroom of an empty building. Officers notified the Natrona Bomb Squad and Deputy John Wienke removed the object, pictured here. Upon inspection, it was determined to be an "impact driver device" that had failed. There was a spring found inside that would ignite out the end. It is an explosive device, and the matter is still under in...
Wyatt Haight of the Saddle Sore Arena, located at 423 North on Highway 20, is offering a variety of opportunities for those who are interested in horses and horse related activities. The location was traditionally known as the Jackman Arena and Haight has been making improvements to the property. Haight offers team roping, barrel racing, pole bending, horsemanship lessons, clinics, events, and riding lessons. Additionally, Haight offers horse boarding for the short term or long term, inside...
The Thermopolis Hot Spot Car Rally will be held in the Hot Springs State Park Washakie Shelter on Saturday, June 18 from 10 a.m. until 4 p.m. Early-bird registration begins at 8 a.m. The Driver’s Choice and People’s Choice Awards are at 4 p.m. Stephanie and Jason Owens are now organizing the Hot Spot Car Rally. Stephanie said, “This year it’s a little different. We’re doing just one day instead of two and we moved it to Saturday rather than Sunday. It’s been suggested over several years that... Full story
The Wyoming Game and Fish Department welcomes Thermopolis Game Warden Spencer Carstens to the Cody Region. Carstens replaces Benge Brown, who recently retired after 30 years of service. Carstens began his career with Game and Fish in 2020 where he served as a game warden in Cheyenne. Prior to that, he was employed as a game warden in South Dakota. Carstens said the immense amount of public land and the diverse hunting and fishing resources brought him to Wyoming. “Everything that appeals to me about Wyoming, Thermopolis has to offer,” Car...
The Southside Travel Center convenience store is now under new ownership by Mike Bailey’s Pit Stop or Bailey Enterprises in Riverton. Store Manager Mike Hughes said “It has been really hectic just because of all the transferring. But as far as I see, they are doing things the right way. They do it as a team. So not one person is overstressed which I’m really looking forward to. ” Regarding Champs Chicken, Hughes said there will be more options on the menu coming soon. Recently, Champs Chicken...
Central Wyoming College Lander and Alpine Science Institute will lead two backpacking expeditions for middle and high school students as part of their community education and recreation courses this summer. Camp Popo Agie is a week-long camp for students entering the 6th to 8th grades.The camp will take place July 17 through 23 at the CWC Alpine Science Institute. Campers will take on outdoor rock climbing, mountain biking, canoeing, fly-fishing, painting on canvas, and archery. The camp will conclude with a three-night backpacking adventure... Full story
At the June 9 Thermopolis-Hot Springs Chamber of Commerce board meeting held at Big Horn Federal, four 6th-graders presented their essays for the Civic Bee contest. The writers were: Baer McPhie, Brian Weaver, Ammon Wille, and Ruth Needham. Each of the four essay writers was awarded $100 in Chamber Bucks. The topics covered subjects such as business in Thermopolis, the economics of the administration and the nation, the value of parks, and inflation. Past president Sam Needham presided over the board meeting as Howie Samelson was not present....
Cowboys and Cowgirls will compete in the action packed Thermopolis Cowboy Rendezvous PRCA Rodeo at Hot Springs County Fairgrounds June 24-25. Rodeo events start at 7 p.m. each night with vendor alley opening at 5 p.m. Friday is Tough Enough to Wear Pink night and Saturday is Patriotic Night. The slack performance will be held on Friday, June 24 at 9 a.m. There will be a parade through town on Saturday beginning at 10 a.m. They will start at Pizza Hut and turn right at the stoplight. Rodeo events include bull riding, bareback riding, saddle bron...
Tawnya Rush, graduate of Hot Springs County High School, now works in Billings, MT at KTVQ. Rush, Executive Producer of News, recently took home an Emmy Award for the station’s 5:30 newscast “Wild Wind on Turkey Tuesday.” This competition includes stations from Alaska, Idaho, Oregon and Washington State. Rush said, “Winning an Emmy is one of the best feelings of accomplishment in the tv business knowing the hard work that goes on behind the scenes to get a newscast on the air.” Rush was the winner of her first Emmy Award as Producer/...
Join the Hot Springs County Museum for a rousing investigation into a controversial chapter of Wyoming history with Kylie Louise McCormick on Saturday, June 18 at 2 p.m. In “The Tea Party Controversy” audiences will join the investigation into why women’s right to vote was recognized in 1869 in Wyoming. The origin of Wyoming’s woman suffrage has long been shrouded in debate: should Esthar Hobart Morris be given the title of “mother of woman suffrage” or is she someone who has received “more credit than she deserves?” This presentation wi...
The local organization of Amateur Radio Emergency Services (ARES) will hold its Field Day on Saturday, June 25 from 12 noon until 10 p.m. and Sunday, June 26 from 8 a.m. until 3 p.m. in the Hot Springs State Park Kiwanis Shelter. Members of ARES are volunteers who seek to gain new members and interest in HAM radio operations. The event is held by ARES leadership, which includes Zieb Stetler and Casey Freund. Stetler is the District 6 Emergency Coordinator. Freund is one of the Sheriff’s O...
Hot Springs Health is holding the Thermopolis Bystander CPR Course on June 18 at the hospital with multiple time slots available. The course will be presented by Dr. Megan Olson and was inspired by Emma Dorman’s story and developed to promote CPR in our community. Dr. Olson said, “The goal of this course is to just teach compressions only CPR. We don’t teach the breathing portion. It’s just compressions. You won’t get an American Heart Association certification, but the compressions-only piece has been shown to be effective at sending o...
Barrie Lynn Bryant, a 27 year resident of Kirby, has been awarded a $24,473 grant by the Wyoming Arts Council for photography. Bryant will produce a documentary photography field work and teaching project that aims to assess, reveal, and offer solutions to pressing needs within Bighorn Basin communities. Along with completing his own photographs, Bryant will also teach four separate documentary photography courses at the libraries in Worland, Thermopolis, and Greybull and in the Meeteetse...
At the May Hot Springs County School District Board meeting, Mathew Johnson presented the proposed 2022-23 budget for the Central Wyoming College Board of Cooperative Higher Educational Services (CWC-BOCHES), approved on first reading by the CWC-BOCHES board of trustees during their April 25 meeting. Because CWC-BOCHES is a partnership between Central Wyoming College and the Hot Springs and Fremont county school districts, the Hot Springs County School District board of trustees was requested to review and approve this budget, and communicate... Full story
The 2022 election filing period is closed and there will be some strongly contested battles on the state and local level. According to the Wyoming Secretary of State 2022 Primary Election Candidate Roster, the following Republican (R) and Democrat (D) candidates have filed for office. Locally, John R. Winter (R), Thermopolis, will be seeking re-election as State Representative for District 28, which includes Hot Springs County and areas of Park, Fremont and Big Horn counties. He will be challenged by Kimberly M. Bartlett (D), also from...
Hot Springs State Park Superintendent Kevin Skates wants to remind tourists and local residents that dogs must have a leash while in the State Park. Skates said, “We have a leash law in the park, and there is a fine associated with dogs off their leash. As a staff, we don’t have time to go around and tell everybody that you’ve got to have your dog on the leash. So we hope people would at least obey that rule. Not all people that are in the park, whether they’re walking or riding their bike or whatever, not all people like animals or some pe...
by Nicole Pollack Casper Star-Tribune Via Wyoming News Exchange CASPER — The Biden administration will redo the environmental review of more than 2,000 Wyoming oil and gas leases sold between 2015 and 2020 — including virtually all of the leases issued under former president Donald Trump — in accordance with a trio of settlement agreements approved Wednesday by a federal judge. None of the leases have been vacated, but their future is uncertain. The Department of the Interior now has to reevaluate and retroactively justify more than two dozen...
At the May 25 Hot Springs County Travel & Tourism public board meeting and yearly budget work session tourism director Jackie Dorothy reported that they continue to see growth in lodging with another record-breaking month from March revenues. This lodging tax revenue is from hotels, R.V. parks, and vacation rentals and brought in over $15,000, the highest amount received in the past eleven years for the early spring. Treasurer Audra Dominguez announced in her financial report, “We have surpassed our projected revenue for this fiscal year. We ha...
