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Two ballot propositions appear on the 2022 General Election Ballot. Constitutional Amendment A: The Wyoming Constitution allows the state to invest state funds in equities such as the stock of corporations, but does not allow the funds of counties, cities and other political subdivisions to be invested in equities. The adoption of this amendment would allow the funds of counties, cities and other political subdivisions to be invested in equities to the extent and in the manner the legislature may allow by law. Any law authorizing the...
Two candidates will face off in the 2022 General Election in the State House of Representatives for District 28 race. Incumbent John R. Winter (R) is being challenged by Kimberly M. Bartlett (D). The candidates provided bios and answers to five questions submitted by readers and asked by the IR staff. John R. Winter Wyoming HD 28 representing Hot Springs County – portions of Big Horn County, Park County and Fremont County. Born and raised at Cody and reside on Kirby Creek near Thermopolis with my wife, Diane, of 26 years. Graduated from the Uni...
Candidates for East Thermopolis and Kirby council persons and mayor are included on the 2022 General Election ballot for those towns. In East Thermopolis, Jack Kuiper and Jeremiah Ramsey are on the ballot as the candidates for Mayor. Kuiper has withdrawn from the race so any votes for him will not count toward the winner. For council person of the town of East Thermopolis, three names are on the ballot and voters can vote for two of them. Dolores Bush, Debra K. Lackey and Julie Dodds Music are seeking to fill the two available four year terms....
Eight candidates are seeking three seats on the Hot Springs County School District #1 Board of Trustees. They include incumbents Jennifer Axtell and Sherman Skelton and challengers Cynthia Garbin, Andrea Miller, Melissa V. Mohr, Nate Miller, Bethany Rose Webber and Mandy Wilson The eight candidates provided bios and answers to five questions submitted by readers and asked by the IR staff. Jennifer Axtell I am Jennifer Axtell and I have been on the board of trustees for 8 years. I am currently running for my third, four year term. I have...
At the end of September, the Chamber of Commerce and Hot Springs County Farm Bureau Federation hosted a meet the candidates forum. All candidates running for all offices were invited to attend. The following is a compilation, broke down by office and candidate, at what was said by each candidate during the forum. Mayor of Thermopolis Mike Chimenti First off, I’d like to thank everybody for being here. Thank you Farm Bureau and the Chamber of Commerce for sponsoring this. I’d like to tell you a little bit about myself first. There are some fol...
The Fifth Judicial District Court out of Park County has entered summary judgment in favor of Neil Schlenker, Chris Davidson, Steve Harper, Dalin Winters, Clifford Alexander, J.O. Sutherland, Daniel Greet, John K. Johnson, and Tri County Telephone Association, together with its affiliated companies, dismissing the class action lawsuit filed against those defendants and pursued by Joe Campbell, Barbara Campbell, and William (Bill) Loveland. In their lawsuit, the Campbells and Loveland made accusations that TCT was acquired through a scheme of...
Moonlight Madness is returning to the streets of downtown Thermopolis on Thursday, October 27. There will be Mason Tacos from 4:30-7 p.m. at the Masonic Hall. The costume contest is sponsored by Wyoming Children’s Trust Fund and will be at 6 p.m. on Broadway in front of Town Hall. The categories are Group Under 1; 1-2 years; 3-4 years; 5-6 years; 7-8 years; 9 years and above. The judging will happen in this order. Shailee Harvey Photography will have a Photo Booth located at the Old Fire Hall. Also, a Pinata Bash, hosted by the Thermopolis I...
Transportation Director Justin Budd stood ready to talk about the new position of transportation trainer and specialist at the Hot Springs County School District to its Board of Trustees on Sept. 20, but was left with little to say. “We have a unique opportunity, with bringing on our new transportation supervisor, for somebody to be a trainer, who is local to our community, so that our folks do not have to travel so far to get certified for those positions,” Superintendent Dustin Hunt told the board. “We want to have a job description for t...
Range will hold its 2nd Annual The Great Pumpkin Hunt on October 24-28 in Thermopolis. Come find the Great Pumpkin and win the Grand Prize valued at more than $5,700. Range will be hiding the Great Pumpkin (a real pumpkin decorated with their logo) at a location somewhere in Thermopolis. You can get the daily clue to its location by visiting Range’s Facebook page @RangeConnected. If you find the Great Pumpkin, bring it to Range’s office at 338 Broadway St. Linda Weeks, Range’s regional marketing and sales manager said, “We started this pumpkin...
At the October Thermopolis-Hot Springs Chamber of Commerce board meeting, under old business, CEO Meri Ann Rush said that their Chamber Banquet on October 1 had “good attendance and was a good evening.” Rush added that she received positive feedback from the event and that the ticket sales were about the same as last year. Regarding the September 26 Meet the Candidates forum Rush said “the turnout, and the questions were good.” Range Communications were supposed to live-stream the event but could not due to being short-staffed. However, chamber...
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...
Rooted in Faith is hosting a Non Denomination Christian Women’s Conference on Sunday, Oct. 23 at the Community Hall, 631 Big Horn Street, from 1-6 pm. A soup and salad lunch will begin at 1 p.m. followed by Worship with special speakers Candy Henderson, of Douglas, and Marilyn Montoya, of Worland. There will be prayer time, giveaways and a Christian book sway table. For more information, contact Karen Sinclair at 307-921-1788 or Audra Dominguez at 904-874-2560. The event is free to attend....
The Hot Springs County Senior Center is hosting a cribbage tournament fundraising event on October 29 at 1 p.m. The event is open to the public. The entry fee is $25, which includes $ 5-day money for the highest total points for the day. Sign up now by calling the center at 864-2151....
There is still time to participate in the Hot Springs Health Community Health Needs Assessment (CHNA) survey for 2022. A CHNA is a systematic process involving the community to identify and analyze community health needs and assets, prioritize those needs, and then implement a plan to address significant needs. The Affordable Care Act requires non-profit hospitals like Hot Springs Health to complete a CHNA every three years. With the survey results, in addition to other pertinent data collected and discussed, Hot Springs Health representatives...
In Hot Springs County we celebrate our students with fire trucks and show our Bobcat Pride when our students win big competitions like State Golf and Speech and Debate. As a community we all feel the excitement of the big win. We should all feel extremely proud of the academic achievements as well. At Hot Springs County High School (HSCHS )students shine with some of the best ACT scores in the State of Wyoming According to a press release issued by Breez Daniels, “We know it represents ALL of our students working hard and learning at higher l...
Thermopolis Middle School (TMS) is reporting unprecedented results on the Wyoming State Assessment (students took WyTOPP in spring 2022, scores were released to the public on Sept. 14, 2022). Hot Springs County students consistently outperform the state average and their Wyoming peers in reading, math and science. Highlights include - out of the 48 public school districts in Wyoming TMS 7th and 8th graders had the highest rate (#1) of proficient/advanced students in the state with 88% proficient in 8th grade math, including 68% advanced in...
The Saint Francis Harvest Dinner will be Sunday, October 30 from 11 a.m.-2 p.m. a the Parish Fellowship Hall John Paul II Center, 808 Arapahoe. Ham, turkey and all the trimmings will be served. Cost for adults is $15, 11-16 years old $10, 6-10 years old $5 and 5 and under free. For tickets contact Mary Hart at 921-1296 or Connie Hart at 921-1519....
You are invited to attended the Bighorn Basin Documentary Photography Project free pubic reception and exhibition on Saturday, October 22 from 1-3 p.m. at The Mansion located at the Arapaho Ranch Field Station, 2100 Hamilton Dome Road. During the project, Barrie Lynn Bryant taught locals in four counties about discovering pressing needs in their communities. Bryant was awarded a $24,473 grant from the Wyoming Arts Council to teach the project that aimed to assess, reveal and offer solutions to pressing needs within Bighorn Basin communities....
Hot Springs County Sheriff’s Office personnel will be serving a Community Breakfast on Saturday, October 29 from 7-11 a.m. at the Community Hall located at 631 Big Horn Street. They will be serving biscuits and gravy, ham and scrambled eggs. Breakfast is free to the public and all are welcome. Donations will be accepted and will go to support the Hot Springs County Sheriff’s Office K9 program....
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...
