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Several new teachers have joined Hot Springs County School District this school year. This week we are featuring teachers new to Hot Springs County High School and Thermopolis Middle School. New teachers at Ralph Witters Elementary will be featured in next week’s IR. High school Calder Forcella – (HS Social Studies) - Calder grew up in Greybull where he developed a passion for the outdoors. In his free time he enjoys flyfishing, hunting, golf, and staying active. Calder received his Bachelors Degree from Chadron State College where he maj...
The Primary Election was held Tuesday, August 18 and the results have been made official. In Hot Springs County, 1,645 people cast their vote. Of those, 1,462 are registered as Republican, 162 are registered as Democrat and 21 are registered as Nonpartisan. The Wyoming Senate District 20 race will see Ed Cooper and Theresa Livingston facing off in November for the General Election. In the race for the House District 28 seat, incumbent John Winter will meet Levi Shinkle. Hot Springs County Commissioner incumbent Phillip Scheel may have two...
Parents with boys who have very sturdy bases, also known as big feet, understand the struggle and expense of finding shoes that will fit, especially if those shoes start inching their way into size 18 or 19. Not only are those sizes hard to find, but the larger they are the more expensive they are, too, some dipping into $200 or more per pair. This has been an ongoing problem for Bobcat play-by-play announcer, Hayden Mayne who is well into a size 16. For years, Mayne's former pre-school teacher,... Full story
In the recent Travel and Tourism board meeting held at the Hot Springs County Museum, Director Jackie Dorothy provided some good news in their financial report. The Lodging Tax Distribution check that was posted on June 30, was for $4,301.06. However, for the following month, with the date posted on July 31, the Lodging Tax Distribution was $20,586.05. In Dorothy’s Director’s Report, she said that the budget has been finalized and sent to the state and the county. Dorothy talked about the success of the previous photo contest and proposed a s...
More than 1,600 Thermopolis and Hot Springs County residents came out to cast their ballots on Tuesday in the Primary Election and the unofficial results are in. Of those, nearly 600 were absentee ballots, double what the county normally sees in an election year for President. Starting with our local races, Dusty Lewis (574) and William H. Malloy (461) will be found on the general election ballot for Town Council in November. Brayden Harvey came in at 377 votes. Jack Kuiper (49) and Bonnie... Full story
During a major afternoon rainstorm on Friday, August 7, water poured down through the roof of an old part of Hot Springs County Memorial Hospital that was under construction. The leaked water reached a room where the CT and MRI equipment was. Hospital CEO Margie Molitor was out of town and in her place Nina Landis handled the situation. Landis said, “As you know it rained on Friday and we are in the middle of construction so the roof is being redone and we ended up with a little water in the b...
Each of the schools, Ralph Witters Elementary (RWE), Thermopolis Middle School (TMS) and Hot Springs County High School (HSCHS) have slightly different plans when it comes to the first day of school due to COVID-19, but a letter sent out to parents and guardians on August 14 addressed face covering use at all schools in Hot Springs County School District. The letter advised the district would be requiring face coverings for all students and staff when six foot distance cannot be maintained. The...
A 14-year-old Casper boy’s body was found Friday in the Wind River after he apparently drowned. The boy had been reported missing from a campground in the Wind River Canyon earlier in the day. No foul play is suspected. The Wyoming State Parks Service rangers and the Fremont County Coroner’s Office are investigating the incident. Hot Springs County Sheriff Jerimie Kraushaar and department Chaplain Brian Johnson were called to Wind River White Water Rafting to offer mental health and spiritual comfort to employees and guests who witnessed the...
Hot Springs County officially entered a fire ban on July 21 after the county commissioners signed a resolution upon recommendation from the Hot Springs County Fire Warden. Until further notice, any open fire or discharge of any class fireworks is prohibited on all unimproved state and private land within Hot Springs County. There are exceptions, however. Trash or refuse burned between 6 p.m. and 8 a.m. must be inside a container equipped with spark arrestors inside a cleared area with at least a 10-foot radius. Charcoal fires are allowed...
Its Chinese take out for a special cause as the Red Dirt Master Gardeners hold their annual Farm to Plate Fundraiser. This Sunday, August 23, from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. at the Community Hall behind the Community Church, you will be treated to egg drop soup, pork stir fry, spring rolls, rice, frozen fruit cups and a fortune cookie, all to benefit the Master Gardeners. Dinner will be $15 per person or $25 for two with all meals being served in to-go boxes for you to enjoy at home. All the proceeds from the evening go to special programs with the...
The Thermopolis Chamber of Commerce recently reviewed their bylaws and made a variety of housekeeping changes. Mostly the language was cleared up, removing confusion or unnecessary verbiage. However, they did make a significant change to their calendar of terms and this was passed after a vote. Prior to this change, the calendar for the fiscal year and the start/end dates of the terms of the members of the board were at different times. The fiscal year is July 1 to June 30, but the terms of the...
A drought has caused severe damage in all areas of Hot Springs County. If you’ve suffered severe damage, you may be eligible for assistance under the Emergency Conservation Program (ECP) administered by the Washakie-Hot Springs County Farm Service Agency (FSA) For land to be eligible, the natural disaster must create new conservation problems that, if untreated, would: •Be so costly to rehabilitate that Federal assistance is or will be needed to return the land to productive agricultural use. •Is unusual and is not the type that would recur...
The University of Wyoming accorded degrees upon the following students from Hot Springs County at the completion of the 2020 spring semester: Mark L. Gigliotti BS, Eric Herold BA, Niki Jo Hill BS, Haylee J. Hoffman BSN, Darren Carl Leonhardt BA, Stephanie Lorraine Mohr BGS, Kristin Ryan CERT, Margaret A. Ryan BA, Skylar C. Thomas BS and Courtney N. Yarrington BS. Babie Robinson and Dan Roden were named to the Dean’s Honor Roll for Central Wyoming College. Chloe Renae Crosby, Amanda Dinsmore, Darren Carl Leonhardt, Hannah R. Ozmon, Jeffery W. V...
Open Class Vegetables - Blue: Judy Cramer (2), Eacel Leonhardt (3), Bev Koerwitz (3), Nancy Brown (4), Shelley Deromedi (3), Monica Jones (2), Marcia Nelson2), Barbara Love; Red: Shelley Deromedi (3), Eacel Leonhardt (2), Nancy Brown (2), Bev Koerwitz (2), Judy Cramer (2), Barbara Love (2); White: Shelley Deromedi (2), Eacel Leonhardt Potatoes - Blue: Judy Cramer (2), Nancy Brown (2); Red: Judy Cramer Grand Champion Grains, Crops & Vegetables - Eacel Leonhardt Reserve Champion Grains, Crops & Vegetables - Marcia Nelson Horticulture, misc. fruit...
Tricia McPhie, director at Hot Springs County Public Health, gave a report on immunizations in the county to the Hot Springs County Commissioners last week, showing that we are doing a great job getting our children immunized in the county. “We do a really good job,” McPhie said. “We continue to raise our numbers with immunizations and it gives us an opportunity to tell families about programs we have to offer that they may not know about.” Hot Springs County ranks first in the state in eight o...
RIVERTON (WNE) — Oil and gas companies hoping to drill in the Moneta Divide have earned the general blessing of the Bureau of Land Management – but the Wyoming Department of Environmental Quality still will have to sign off on the quality discharged water. The federal entity announced Friday that is has approved the development of up to 4,250 oil and gas wells for the region stretching between Shoshoni and Casper in parts of both Fremont and Natrona Counties – more than 300,000 acres of mostly public lands. The BLM called it an effort towar...
Big Horn Basin Nature and Discovery Center’s Toddi Darlington came to the Town Council requesting a signature on a letter of support for an application to the National Endowment of the Arts for the Our Town Grant their joint powers board will be applying for. Darlington explained that they had been struggling over the years to apply for grants because they are a joint powers board and they have been borrowing the nonprofit status of the Greater Learning Foundation. They decided that the best way...
The Wyoming Department of Health has issued recreational use advisories for Boysen Reservoir, Ocean Lake, Saratoga Lake, Wheatland Reservoir #3, and Leazenby Lake. The Wyoming Department of Health and Wyoming Livestock Board recommend the following: •Avoid contact with water in the vicinity of the bloom, especially in areas where cyanobacteria are dense and form scums. •Do not ingest water from the bloom. Boiling, filtration and/or other treatments will not remove toxins. Rinse fish with clean water and eat only the fillet portion. •Av...
Hospital CEO Margie Molitor gave her report and updated the board on the construction and many other functions of the Hot Springs County Memorial Hospital during their July board meeting. The old emergency room complex should be completed by the end of August. The pharmacy should be done by mid-September. The specialty clinic should be done by October. They are also in the process of re-roofing. They are working on paving the back parking lot and then continue paving all around the campus. They...
The Meeteetse Museums is now accepting submissions for the juried art show, Art of the Basin: An Artistic Rendering of Northwest Wyoming. The show will take place October 27-December 5 in the Olive Fell Gallery at the Meeteetse Museums. All artwork must be 2D, depicting Northwest Wyoming subject matter, and be ready to hang upon acceptance into the show. Artists must include an artist statement and bio as well as sale price if they intend to sell their work with the submission form. The submission form can be found online at...
Poultry Asiatic, cockerel - Lilly Johnson, Mac McCumber Asiatic, pullet - Mac McCumber, Samuel Johnson, Rebekah Johnson Continental, pullet - Lilly Johnson English, pullet - Rebekah Johnson Feather legged breeds, cockerel - Brayden Jones Feather legged breeds, pullet - Brayden Jones Best of Show Grand Champion - Brayden Jones Best of Show Reserve Champion - Rebekah Johnson FFA Showmanship - Rebekah Johnson Senior Showmanship - Rebekah Johnson Intermediate Showmanship - Lilly Johnson Junior Showmanship - Mac McCumber, Samuel Johnson, Brayden...
FFA Agriculture Mechanic, medium wood project - Hallie Martinez Agronomy, alfalfa - Rebekah Jonson, Hallie Martinez Agronomy, brome grass - Rebekah Johnson, Hallie Martinez Agronomy, clover, alsike - Hallie Martinez, Rebekah Johnson Agronomy, clover, red - Rebekah Johnson, Hallie Martinez Agronomy, intermediate wheat grass - Hallie Martinez, Rebekah Johnson Agronomy, slender wheat grass - Hallie Martinez, Rebekah Johnson Agronomy, barley, 2 row - Rebekah Johnson, Kallie VanHeule, Hallie Martinez Agronomy, oats - Hallie Martinez, Kallie...
Wyoming's Primary Election will soon be upon us, Tuesday, August 18. Polling places in Hot Springs County will open at 7 a.m. and remain open for in-person voting until 7 p.m. If you are uncomfortable voting at your designated polling place, you may vote in person in the county clerk's office at any time until 5 p.m. on Monday, August 17. Those residing within Precinct 1-1 and 1-2 will vote at the Hot Springs County Fair Building. Voters in Precinct 2-4 votes at the Hot Springs County Museum,...
Three people are on the primary ballot running for two seats on the Thermopolis Town Council. Bill Malloy is running for reelection as a Town Council member. He is a Wyoming native who has been in Thermopolis for 55 years. He was born and raised in Laramie and graduated from the University of Wyoming. He taught music in Thermopolis for 42 years and was a substitute teacher for 13 years. He was the mayor for eight years. Malloy said, “We are going to go through some tough times in the near future. One of the big issues is the landfill, this s...
Voters residing within Precinct 1-1 and 1-2 will vote at the Hot Springs County Fair Building. Voters in Precinct 2-4 votes at the Hot Springs County Museum, and Precinct 3-3 voters will be at the Armory. If you are unsure what precinct you are supposed to vote in, maps showing a county-wide and town-wide breakdown may be viewed at hscounty.com under the County Clerk tab....
