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CODY (WNE) — Defense attorneys for a Cody man accused of first degree murder in the death of his 2-year-old daughter have requested that the charges against their client be thrown out. Dylan Rosalez and Branden Vilos, public defenders for Moshe Williams, submitted a request to dismiss the case, or at least submit a court order requiring the state to file a bill of particulars that sets out how exactly the child abuse was committed that led to the death of Paisleigh Williams. Rosalez and Vilos have summarized the state’s response to this req...
Thermopolis Volunteer Firemen responded to a fire near Warm Springs Road on Saturday, July 31. The Cody Interagency Dispatch Center was notified and additional resources were sent to help with the fire. Two tandem rotor Shinook helicopters (one pictured above), a spotter plane to choreograph air traffic, five single engine air tankers, two large tankers, a dozer, a grader and around 79 BLM personnel assisted the Thermopolis Volunteer Fire Department crew in holding the fire to around 400 acres. The fire was considered contained on Sunday...
Enzi service set for Aug. 6 in Gillette GILLETTE (WNE) — A public ceremony to celebrate the life of former U.S. senator and former Gillette mayor Mike Enzi, begins at 1 p.m. Aug. 6 at the Gillette College Pronghorn Center located, fittingly, just off Enzi Drive. Jerrica Mills, the office manager of Gillette Memorial Chapel, confirmed that Pastor Donavon Voigt of First Baptist Church will officiate. Instead of flowers, the announcement from the funeral home suggested memorials can be made to Project Mercy, Mike and Diana Enzi Scholarship Fund at...
At the July 27 board meeting at Hot Springs Health, CEO Margie Molitor provided some training for the board from an online board education school called iProtean. Molitor and the board will continue their training at each month’s meeting and also offline. For the growth pillar report, Molitor said that the landscaping is well underway and hopefully will be done by the end of this week. Molitor said they had a very successful survey from the Nuclear Regulatory Commission last week. They came t...
The 2021 state convention of Epsilon Sigma Alpha was in Lander. Members of Alpha Phi Chapter #1148 participating were: Kim Enis, Jenifer Grimm, Michelle Herring, Stefanie Ireland, Brenda Larson, Cindy Magelky, and Linda Ziegler. The following awards were received: FIRST PLACE Outstanding Woman of the Year—Linda Ziegler Outstanding Chapter of the Year 6-15 Members Gold Link Award for Excellence in Reporting Educational Programs Distinguished Athenian Award for Educational Director—Kendi Heinze Gold Seal Merit Award Outstanding Educational Pro...
The Hot Springs County School Board received an upbeat update on its scholarship fund, and approved two new bus loading zones, during its July 15 meeting. Chauncy Johnson, business manager for the district, provided the update on the McCurdy Stump scholarship investment fund. “Last fall, the board approved changes in the investment structure with Edward Jones, who manages this fund, to be more of an ongoing, hopefully profitable investment structure, as opposed to sort of acting like we were in retirement, if you will, and just living off of a...
by The Wyoming News Exchange Former U.S. Sen. Mike Enzi died late Monday after being seriously injured in a bicycle accident in Gillette on Friday. A post on Enzi’s Facebook page said the former Wyoming legislator died Monday at the UCHealth Medical Center of the Rockies in Loveland, Colorado, where he was flown for treatment after the accident. “Former Wyoming U.S. Senator Mike Enzi passed away peacefully (Monday) surrounded by his family,” the post said. “His family expressed their deep appreciation for all of the prayers, support and con...
At the July 20 Hot Springs County Commissioners meeting, Town Engineer Heath Overfield and members of the Thermopolis Town Council attended to give a transfer station project update at the request of the commissioners. Overfield reported that they had a work session at Town Hall in April going through the details and took the commissioners’ suggestions. Based on that work, Overfield updated some cost estimates and looked at the timelines on the town’s end of things for the transition from the la...
At the June Hot Springs County School Board meeting, Superintendent Dustin Hunt followed up on the input that the board had already received from the community on its proposed bus lane that would would encompass the school district property on the south end of the track that is currently the wooden play park. At the meeting, Hunt stated he predicted that the project is not likely to be completed before the coming school year. Hunt stated that his preference would be to refrain from implementing the bus lane until the next school year, so as to...
Kelly Puntney, who has family ties and residency in Thermopolis, has acquired a beautiful bobcat that was mounted by a taxidermist. Puntney is a landscape architect in Vancouver, Washington and was doing some work for a veterinarian there. This veterinarian had a taxidermied bobcat on display that caught Puntney's eye. The bobcat, while alive, was found with a broken leg or foot and was not able to be healed. Therefore, it was euthanized and stuffed. Puntney wanted to buy the bobcat from the...
The 2021 Hot Springs County Fair, “Sow it, Grow it, Show it!” will be kicking off this Saturday with the Peewee, 4-H and FFA Youth Horse Show. Starting next Monday, Aug. 2, youths will be showing dogs, rabbits, goats, sheep, swine and beef throughout the week, as well as showing off their shooting sports talents. Pig Wrestling will return to the fairgrounds on Tuesday, Aug. 3 beginning at 6 p.m. Family Fun night will fill the grassy area East of the show barn on Wednesday, Aug. 4 beginning at 7 p.m. There will be games, inflatables, food and...
Nominations are being accepted through August 6 for this year’s class of inductees into the Bobcat Hall of Fame. The categories for hall of fame members are Male Athlete, Female Athlete, Coach/Administrator, and Special Contributor. Forms may be requested by contacting Mark Whitt at markw@rtconnect.net, 307-921-1592 or by mail at PO Box 1326, Thermopolis, WY 82443. The induction ceremony will be held in conjunction with Bobcat Homecoming week this fall. Further details will be released closer to the ceremony....
Saw Mill Fire on Camp Guernsey Joint Training Center contained GUERNSEY (WNE) –- The combined efforts of multiple agencies have led to 100% containment of the Saw Mill Fire on Friday, July 23. The fire was initially reported on July 16 in the impact area in the North Training areas of Camp Guernsey Joint Training Center. The fire impacted approximately 1,300 acres of the north training area and 150 acres of private land. Camp Guernsey officials have been in contact with the landowner. Multiple resources, personnel, and agencies answered the c...
At the July 20 Thermopolis Town Council meeting, council member Bill Malloy gave a report about his attendance at the WAM Convention. Malloy said he enjoyed it and that 167 people registered for it with many vendors in attendance. During the reception at the botanical gardens Malloy said about 300 people participated. Malloy commented that it was “a good visiting time.” Malloy discovered in his conversation about how many of the issues the town of Thermopolis faces are very similar to other jur...
At the July Travel and Tourism board meeting held at the Hot Springs County Museum, Treasurer Audra Dominguez gave the financial report. She said that their record-breaking months have continued for three months in a row. Hot Springs County is busier than ever, with their numbers only 1% below the average of their fiscal year. In June 2020/21 they had $16,599.81 in lodging tax. This amount is $14,484.81 more than 2019/20, which suffered from the Covid decline. That is a 685% increase. However, in June 2018 their lodging tax revenue was...
The Wyoming Department of Transportation has been alerted to a potential phishing scam involving driver licenses.Scammers are sending text messages that seemingly give a final notice about a “license waiver validation” and include a link to a third-party website to “avert a suspension.” The scammer’s website has been designed to look like a WYDOT website. Sometimes reminder texts with deadlines are sent as well.WYDOT is not and will not send text messages of that nature and does not seek personal information in this manner. If you receive a...
At the first monthly meeting for July, the Thermopolis Town Council voted and approved catering permits for the month. Town engineer Anthony Barnett reported that he worked with Assistant to Mayor Fred Crosby and Town Clerk / Treasurer Tracy Van Heule to pick dates to advertise for the chip seal project to request bids starting July 29. They will have it ready to present to the town council for an award on August 3. Barnett also reported that cell nine at the landfill is almost full. Director...
by Angus M. Thuermer Jr., WyoFile.com Wyoming Game and Fish commissioners backed agency staff last week and approved compensation for trophy game damage to stock that amounted to $388,696 less than two ranchers claimed. With one dissenting vote in the two separate cases, the appointed citizen commission approved $71,339 to Josh Longwell of HD Ranch and $11,626 to Christian Peterson of Crandall Creek Ranch. Longwell claimed $322,685 in stock and other losses to grizzly bears and mountain lions; Peterson claimed $128,857 for losses to grizzlies a...
The Hot Springs County School District Board of Trustees unanimously approved the district’s proposed budget for 2021 to 2022 on July 15, after Chauncy Johnson, business manager for the district summed up the past year as “a challenge like none of us has ever really seen.” Johnson pointed out the number of school districts across the country that were not able to provide the same services to their students as the Hot Springs County School District. He credited the district’s staff for this feat, before crediting the board with already approvi...
Noted author Bill Betenson will talk about his famous great uncle, Butch Cassidy, and his newest book, Butch Cassidy: The Wyoming Years at the Hot Springs County Museum on Saturday, July 24 at 2 p.m. Bill Betenson is the great-grandson of Butch Cassidy’s younger sister Lula. He inherited his great-grandmother’s archives and her interest in setting the record straight. In his latest book, he focuses on Butch’s exploits in Wyoming and tries to unravel the sometimes conflicting information with care and honesty. Betenson refutes a number of other...
There will be a benefit for the Thermopolis VFW on Saturday, July 31 at the Hot Springs County High School, 231 Park Street. It’s called “2021 Kilos for Veterans Powerlifting Meet.” The weigh in will be at 7 a.m. and lifting starts at 9 a.m. The categories are Full Power, Bench Only, Raw and Raw with Wraps and Equipped. The event is open to anyone aged eight years old and up. Open Registration for the event is at https://liftingcast.com/meets/mtc81kgotx5c/registration. Registration for veterans and active duty only is at https...
Romancing the West comes to Hot Springs State Park for Sounds of Summer on Sunday, July 25th at 7:30 pm. Singer/songwriter Christina Lynn Martin and Cowboy Poet and Balladeer Butch Martin co-produce and perform in the time traveling documentary concert telling the human story of over 250 years of the people of the American West through their trials, tribulations and triumphs and celebrating their diverse cultures, lives and legacy’s. The story of Western Expansionism ranch history is told in historic photographs, rare film, video, live p...
by Morgan Hughes Casper Star-Tribune Via Wyoming News Exchange The state-sponsored Hathaway Scholarship for college-bound high school students received another update this legislative session, but the public will get to weigh in on how the new rules are written. The change affects students who wish to begin racking up credits toward the Hathaway scholarship before they enter the ninth grade. Previously, junior high students were limited in what credits they could earn toward the merit-based award. The changes as written remove requirements that...
Hot Springs Health (HSH) has two new disinfectant machines called Tru-D. Zack Brink from HSH's housekeeping department, Bridget Truempler, the director of nursing and Trina Slover, the director of surgical services presented Tru-D in a demonstration. Brink will clean a patient's room upon their exit where they remove the trash liners and linen because Tru-D only works on hard surfaces. Once the room is done being pre-cleaned and dried, Brink starts the machine up in the middle of the room. Its...
Wyoming Discovery Days, which takes place Saturday and Sunday, August 7 and 8 in Hot Springs State Park continues and expands on the former Big Horn Basin Folk Festival. With a theme of Wyoming Rails, Trails and Folk Tales, the Wyoming Discovery Days will celebrate Wyoming’s unique cultural heritage through stories, music, food, art, and demonstrations. There will be new demonstrators, a petting zoo, and a beer garden this year. The lineup of demonstrators showcases a multitude of talent from Wyoming’s hands-on traditions on both Saturday and S...
