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by Sofia Jeremias, WyoFile.com Following a process challenged by legal maneuverings and allegations of unconstitutionality, Gov. Mark Gordon appointed Brian Schroeder as the state’s superintendent of public instruction on Thursday. Schroeder will hold the office, recently vacated by Jillian Balow, until 2023, when voters will once again have the chance to elect someone to the position. All of the contention and rhetoric surrounding the replacement of Balow begs the question: Just how much political clout does Wyoming’s superintendent of pub...
Thermopolis Volunteer Fire Department Chief, Mark Collins, has held his position for nearly thirty years and is one of the longest in Wyoming and Hot Springs County. Collins first started volunteering for the fire department in 1992. In 1993 Collins started out as a secretary, then took over as treasurer for about seven or eight months. Over the years of his service, Collins moved on to lieutenant, captain, assistant chief and then chief. Collins said that for each position, you are nominated by your peers and then they vote. Collins said,...
Residents should have received invitations and packs of tickets in the mail for the 2022 Thermopolis Volunteer Fire Department’s Fireman’s Ball. The event will be Saturday, Feb. 12 at the VFW Club from 9 p.m. until 2 a.m. This year Rattlesnake Ridge of Worland will provide music. The tickets are the key to an evening of dancing, spirits and gift certificates ranging from $50 to $300. Those who plan to attend the ball should fill out and return ticket stubs with their donation to the fire hall, in the envelope provided with the invitation. You...
Hot Springs State Park Supervisor Kevin Skates reported the 2021 visitation numbers for the park as 1,757,299 visitors. Skates also said those numbers were from their digital sensors, which they had some technical issues with, and that number could be close to 2 million visitors. Skates does acknowledge there are local people who enter the park but they are at a minimum when compared to tourists. For every car that passes over the sensors, they measure it at 2.2 people. Skates added that Hot Springs State Park is the most visited state park in...
At the January 19 Hot Springs County Travel and Tourism meeting held via Zoom, Treasurer Audra Dominguez provided the financial report. The lodging tax revenue for December 2021 was $17,981.77, which marks the halfway point of the fiscal year. Their Year to Date revenue total is $142,239.07. This compares to the total of the previous year of $179,106.68. That’s about 79%. There are still six more months to go. The board’s budgeted expenses for the year total is $304,760. For the Cares Act spe...
by Mary Steurer Casper Star-Tribune Via Wyoming News Exchange CASPER —Average weekly applications to Wyoming’s Emergency Rental Assistance Program have more than doubled this fall and winter compared to the summer, according to data from the Department of Family Services. The Emergency Rental Assistance Program (ERAP), funded through the federal CARES Act, was created to help Americans struggling to pay rent and utilities because of the pandemic. In Wyoming, the Department of Family Services works with county organizations to get ERAP mon...
Average gas prices in Wyoming unchanged in the past week CHEYENNE (WNE) — Average gasoline prices in Wyoming are unchanged in the last week, averaging $3.29 per gallon Monday, according to GasBuddy.com’s survey of 494 stations in Wyoming. Prices in Wyoming are 5.5 cents per gallon higher than a month ago and stand $1.05 per gallon higher than a year ago. According to GasBuddy price reports, the cheapest station in Wyoming was priced at $2.79 per gallon Sunday, while the most expensive was $3.69, a difference of 90 cents per gallon. The nat...
The Hot Springs County School District Board of Trustees’ first regular meeting of 2022 saw a do-over of two of its officer elections, which nonetheless yielded the same results. Superintendent Dustin Hunt credited a patron who’d contacted the district to correct the procedures of the board’s elections of its chair and vice-chair during its Dec. 16 meeting, by pointing out the nominations hadn’t followed Robert’s Rules of Order. Board trustee Clay Van Antwerp, whom Hunt noted has had some experience with Robert’s Rules of Order, explained t...
At the January 18 Hot Springs County Commissioners meeting, Michael Wright presented the county’s audit report. The report is 75 pages and contains two different audits, one being a compliance audit as the county had received more than $750,000 for federal expenses. During some discussion Chairman Tom Ryan said that they had difficulty because sometimes money was given prior to the rules being defined and that the spending decisions were complex. The commissioners voted and passed to accept t...
At the January 18 Thermopolis Town Council meeting held at Town Hall, Officers Mike Mascorro and Kylar LaBoy were sworn in by Town Attorney Mike Messenger. Mascorro was promoted to Sergeant and LaBoy was enrolled as a new officer. Mascorro's family performed a ceremony of pinning the bars to his collar lapel and replacing a new badge on his chest. Mayor Mike Chimenti held a public hearing to address the transfer of a liquor license for Hot City, LLC to 203 South 6th Street and a conditional use...
At the January Thermopolis-Hot Springs Chamber of Commerce meeting, CEO Meri Ann Rush reported about their 2022 Advertising Ala Carte and said there has been much progress and, “It’s going well.” Under new business, Rush said that the nomination forms for the 2021 Business, Non-Profit Organization, and Citizen of the Year are being sent out. The Chamber Banquet is scheduled to occur in October. Rush also said she received a call from Culpepper & Meriwether Circus and that they were wonde...
What do you love about Thermopolis and Hot Springs County? We are seeking short stories from our readers explaining what they love about our town, our county and the people who call it home. The stories will run in the February 10 issue along with Valentine’s Day ads from local businesses. To submit a story, email it to news@thermopir.com, mail it to PO Box 31, Thermopolis, WY 82443 or deliver it to our office at 431 Broadway St. Deadline for stories to be received in our office is Thursday, February 3 at 5 p.m....
Michael Hughes is the new store manager for Exxon Southside and Justin Popp is the new manager for Champs Chicken, which are both located in the Travel Center on the south edge of Thermopolis. Both entered these positions on January 1. Hughes said he has been focusing on inventory and other improvements. “I’ve added shifts and people. Now there are always two people on shifts. We had a truck driver with a certain kind of card which would require a 10-minute phone call, which would cause a lin...
Owner Roland Luehne plans to open Micky’s Theater in the coming few weeks. The theater is named after Micky Wallace who worked for the Star Plunge since 1978, for about 44 years. Wallace has been diagnosed with skin cancer and is terminal. Luehne wants to dedicate the theater to Wallace as he considers him family. The theater, formerly known as The Ritz, has been closed for almost the past two years and is part of the fallout in the economy that affected theaters and Hollywood in general because of COVID. Luehne purchased the theater from B...
COVID-19 cases are increasing in Wyoming and Hot Springs County, with the predominate strain being the Omicron variant, according to Hot Springs County Nurse Manager Tricia McPhie. Hot Springs County case data can be found here: https://sites.google.com/wyo.gov/covid-19/home. This dashboard is updated by the Wyoming Department of health daily M-F. As of January 24, Hot Springs County had 17 new lab confirmed and probable (ex: rapid antigen tests) cases since the last update of January 21. There have been 71 lab confirmed and probable cases in...
Students in sixth through eighth grade, throughout Wyoming, who can show their enthusiasm for, and knowledge of civics will have a chance to win recognition and prizes in a new Thermopolis Civics Bee, sponsored by Thermopolis-Hot Springs Chamber of Commerce. The first National Civics Bee competitions will take place in early 2022 in Iowa, Kentucky, Maryland, New Mexico, Texas, and Wyoming. Supporting partners include the Mason City Chamber of Commerce, the Kentucky Chamber Foundation, the Maryland Chamber Foundation, the Greater Albuquerque...
A Sportsman Dinner and Big Game Hunting seminar with Chad Shearer will be held Sunday, January 30 beginning at 5:30 p.m. at First Baptist Church at 310 S. 6th Street. There is no cost to attend. Dinner, door prizes and the seminar will all be available for families and avid sportsmen. Shearer is a World Champion Elk Caller and 2 time Eastern US Elk Calling Champion. He is also a licensed Montana Professional Outfitter and Guide. Shearer has conducted over 1,000 hunting and fishing seminars across the country and has hunted and fished...
The Self Help Center of Hot Springs County held an Open House on Tuesday, January 18. The center is located at 426 Big Horn Street. They welcomed the public and enjoyed discussing their programs and services. The Self Help Center is also seeking the public’s input on what their needs are to help better serve those in need. Gage Williams is the associate director of the Self Help Center and works under Jenn Dyer, director. They are based out of Casper, but serve in the Hot Springs County o...
by Jasmine Hall Wyoming Tribune Eagle Via Wyoming News Exchange CHEYENNE — Fifth-generation Wyoming native and State Superintendent of Public Instruction Jillian Balow announced her resignation Thursday to take a similar position in Virginia. After serving as the elected state superintendent for seven years, the Cheyenne Republican’s last day is this Sunday. She was chosen by Virginia Gov.-elect Glenn Youngkin to lead alongside the next assistant superintendent of public instruction, Elizabeth Schultz, at the Virginia Department of Edu...
Wyo Laffs Comedy will hold a family-friendly show benefiting the Hot Springs Foundation at the Thermopolis VFW Saturday, January 29. Doors open at 6 p.m., the show is from 7-9 p.m. Comedians Daren Bulow and Don Haines will be performing. Tickets are $20 at Storyteller or call 864-3192. Bulow and Haines have been doing comedy for a combined 13 years. Two years ago they teamed up to do comedy fundraising shows. Bulow is the “Hunting and Fishing Comedian” whose clean family-friendly comedy ref...
Members of the Constitution Party will be meeting Saturday, January 29 at 9 a.m. upstairs at Kirby Creek Mercantile. This will be an information meeting with Rex and Paula Fritzler. The meeting is open to anyone who might want to become more informed about the Wyoming Constitution Party. The Constitution Party is a political party in the U.S. that promotes a religious conservative view of the principles and intents of the United State Constitution...
The Thermopolis Volunteer Fire Department has elected officers for 2022. Mark Collins will continue as Chief, Bryce Gilbert is Assistant Chief, Ryan Georgius is Captain, Jim Andreen is 1st Lieutenant, London Jenks is 2nd Lieutenant, James Coates is Secretary and Mark Nelson will serve as Treasurer. The Fire Department also released the breakdown of their call outs for 2021. Our local volunteers responded to a total of 99 calls including 18 vehicle crashes, 13 false alarms, 5 structure fires, 27 grass fires, 8 good intent/service calls, 6 haz...
This certification option is the mandatory second half of a two-part hybrid of online independent study. Students must have first completed the online at-home study portion of Wyoming hunter education (https://www.hunter-ed.com/wyoming/) before taking this 4 hour instructor led, in-person portion. The course is recommended for ages 12 and older. It is recommended that individuals register for an internet completion course before taking the 9-13 hour online independent study course. Students will complete the majority of the course online, at...
Reclamation’s January forecast of the April through July runoff predicted for the Bighorn River Basin is as follows: • Boysen Reservoir - Wind River April through July inflow to Boysen Reservoir is forecast at 550,000 af, which is 91% of the 30-year average of 604,000 af. As of January 1, Boysen Reservoir is 85% full. * • Bighorn Lake - Bighorn River April through July inflow to Bighorn Lake is forecast to be approximately 874,000 acre-feet (af), which is 71% of the 30-year average of 1,228,500 af. As of January 1, Bighorn Lake is 87% full....
Jean Skelton, CPA of Big Springs Accounting and Tax, LLC, has opened her office in Thermopolis January 1 and welcomes potential clients. Skelton mostly does tax planning and business consulting. Prior to her office opening, she worked out of her home for the past three years. For her service in tax preparation or tax planning, Skelton looks for ways to legally minimize the taxes people pay. Skelton added, “We want to minimize the taxes people pay and to do that throughout the year, not just c...
