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The Hot Springs County Commissioners met on November 18 for their second regular monthly meeting. With a relatively light agenda, the commissioners made quick work of their tasks. Administrative assistant to the commissioners, Connie Guntly, requested that the commissioners authorize her to issue a Request for Proposals (RFP) for realtor services for the Overlook at Roundtop project at the old airport. The commissioners were all in agreement with that request. Nate Messenger gave the monthly report on airport operations. The airport had a...
Ralph Witters Elementary students offered up some advice on how to cook your Thanksgiving turkey. Enjoy! I will put some salad on it. I will cook it in the oven for the usual time at the same temperature that it’s supposed to be. Allie Carswell I would put it in the oven until it was burned. Then I would wait for 5 minutes and then I would take it out. Then I would put some seasoning on it and that’s all! Colton Guntly I will use a frying pan. Then I will add barbeque sauce and add some seasoning. It will take 35 hours to heat up. Then, I wil...
The Thermopolis Town Council met for its second regular monthly meeting on November 18. During citizen participation, Sandy Robertson appeared to raise the issue of the cost of permits to operate a food truck in the town limits. The annual fee is currently set at $300, with is substantially greater than the cost of such permits in other towns in the Big Horn Basin. The mayor and the council agreed that the cost is too high and requested town attorney Marshall Keller to begin drafting needed changes to the town’s ordinance. Meri Ann Dorman f...
Spreading Christmas cheer, the Parade of Homes will take place in Thermopolis on Saturday, December 6 from 2-6 p.m. After operating as an annual event in Thermopolis for around twenty-five years, the Parade of Homes, was put on hold during Covid. Local residents, Debbie Mount and Lisa Shaffer, have revived the holiday ritual. Four local families, Tom and Liz Ryan, Johnny and Meri Ann Dorman, Jerry and Linda Umbdenstock, and the Alwins, will open their homes for visitors to see and to enjoy their holiday decorations. There may even be some...
Bell ringers needed Bell ringers are needed for the local Salvation Army Kettle Campaign. Times are 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Saturdays from November 29 through December 20. Call or text (307) 752-0986 to volunteer. FFA can drive The Thermopolis FFA is hosting an aluminum can drive from now through the end of January. The proceeds go to the Stock Growers Association to help the families effected by the summer fires. A collection bin is located in the Armory parking lot. Do no smash cans. For more information or to have cans picked up, call Britton at...
This past summer, local youngster, Avi Miller, commenced a campaign to raise funds for the See You at the Library event held at the Hot Springs County Library on August 14. Avi loves to read, and as such, she undertook to meet a $1,500 fund-raising challenge issued by a national organization. If accomplished, that would lead to a donation of books to Hot Springs County Library. To raise the funds, Avi, age 9, opened a lemonade stand on four separate days at four locations around town and held a...
Barton Stam, a UW Extension educator based in Hot Springs County, received the 2025 Jim Debree Excellence in Extension Award for his 21 years of service. The award recognizes an employee who demonstrates a high level of professionalism, performance and leadership. Throughout his career, Stam has helped lead many of UW Extension’s most iconic and impactful programs. For example, he co-founded UW Extension’s annual Ranch Camp, a weeklong program that provides eligible applicants with practical ranch management experience. “What sets Bart apart...
New inductees to the National Honor Society from Hot Springs County High School include, left to right, Isabella Hetzel, Reagan Huckfeldt, Logann Farrell, Jayssie Owsley, Cole Keller, Alec Martinez, Clayton Keller, Jackson Coates, Jacoby Elder, Trevin Shaffer, Ammon Gevas and Ryan Axtell....
Sometimes, there are places or things which serve to define a community. Things that when mentioned bring immediately to mind a place or time that everyone knows and understands. For the Town of Thermopolis, one of those things is Hot Springs State Park (HSSP). Anyone who has ever been to Thermopolis knows about the park, and anyone who has ever been to the park knows about Thermop. There are many endearing aspects of HSSP – the springs, the pools, the Wyoming Pioneer Home, the Teepee Fountain a...
The Hot Springs County School Board met on November 13 for their regular monthly meeting. The school district’s auditor appeared remotely to review the district’s fiscal year 2025 audit report. Due to the federal government shutdown, the auditors are still awaiting a final directive from the United Stated Department of Education (USDE), before the report may be finalized, however, the auditor stated that all work has been completed on the report, and he anticipates that the report can be finalized in short order, once the USDE has issued the...
by Carrie Haderlie, The Sheridan Press Via Wyoming News Exchange Lawmakers will discuss seven pieces of draft legislation to extend or create new property tax breaks this week in Cheyenne, even as people across Wyoming grapple with the impact of cuts made over the past several years. On Wednesday, the Joint Revenue Committee will discuss removing a 2026 sunset date from a long-term homeowner tax exemption implemented in 2024, the possibility of replacing all property taxes with increased sales taxes and a move to tax residential properties on...
The Thermopolis-Hot Springs Chamber of Commerce is hosting the 2025 Merry Christmas Market. To enter, shop at participating local businesses designated on the Merry Christmas Market list located at http://www.thermopolischamber.org. Bring your receipt with your name and phone number written on it to the Chamber of Commerce, 220 Park Street or email a copy of your receipt to info@thermopolischamber.org. The dates and purchase must be clearly legible. Receipts must be from participating businesses to be valid. Shop at a local participating busine...
Bell ringers needed Bell ringers are needed for the local Salvation Army Kettle Campaign. Times are 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Saturdays from November 29 through December 20. Call or text (307) 752-0986 to volunteer. FFA can drive The Thermopolis FFA is hosting an aluminum can drive from now through the end of January. The proceeds go to the Stock Growers Association to help the families effected by the summer fires. A collection bin is located in the Armory parking lot. Cans should not be smashed. For more information or to have cans picked up, call...
Heath Clouse bags up some dog food during last Saturday's Pet Food Pantry. The next pantry will be held Saturday, Nov. 29 from 2-4 p.m. at the VFW, 302 Broadway St....
Donations are being accepted for Evawn (Kukowski) Kegal who is battling cancer for the second time. The 2000 graduate of Hot Springs County High School is the mother of nine-year-old twin boys and the daughter of Deb and Jim Kukowski. She recently underwent surgery and will be receiving follow up treatments. Monetary donations to help Evawn’s family with expenses can be made locally at Big Horn Federal, 643 Broadway St. under the name Evawn Kukowski....
The Thermopolis - Hot Springs County Chamber Board met on November 13, 2025 for their regular monthly meeting. After fully considering the issue, the board determined that given the experience from last summer’s event, the organization will not host the Demolition Derby in 2026. The turn out of driver’s for the 2025 event was low. The board discussed the overwhelming success of the Moonlight Madness event, which was held downtown on October 30. All agreed that the event had been a smashing success with a large turnout of kids and adults. The...
The Hot Springs County Travel & Tourism Board has announced that its Fall Photo Contest is now open for submissions. Photographers of all skill levels are encouraged to enter their photographic works. The contest runs three times per year, in the spring, summer and fall. “Wind River Canyon Work Train,” was recently announced as the winner of the Summer Contest, and was submitted by local resident, Shelley Deromedi. Second place went to Jennifer Emery for her work entitled “Love Thermopolis”, and honorable mention went to Cindy Wollenb...
The Northern Lights, also known as the Aurora Borealis, dazzled viewers last Tuesday night with a magnificent, natural light display. Research indicates the display was caused by a geomagnetic storm that reached G4 intensity. Northern Lights usually follow a few days after a solar event known as coronal mass ejections (CME), massive eruptions of plasma from the sun's corona....
A news brief from Wyoming News Exchange CODY (WNE) — A Cody business and one of its employees, who were named in the wrongful death lawsuit filed by a relative of the five individuals who died in Byron earlier this year, have denied any wrongdoing. In the lawsuit that was filed in the District of Wyoming federal court by Rhonda Coplen – the mother of Tranyelle Harshman, who killed her four children before taking her own life – alleged that Sage Psychiatric Services and its nurse practitioner Krista Blough were negligent in treating her daugh...
The Thermopolis Town Council met for its first regular monthly meeting on November. Brad Becerra, VFW Post Commander, appeared to make a veterans outreach presentation for the council. Becerra prefaced his presentation by addressing concerns he had regarding how the town communicates actions taken by the town council to town residents. He stated that he felt the town had not adequately advised residents regarding new stop signs that had been installed on Arapahoe Street and also regarding the allowance of fireworks at home football games....
The Hot Springs County Commissioners met on November 4 for their first regular meeting for the month. Following up on a request made at the board’s October 21 meeting that the county reimburse him for attorney fees incurred with regard to the on-going Governor’s investigation, commissioner Aguiar took issue with advice which had recently been provided by county attorney Jill Logan. She suggested that individual commissioners should not participate in action taken by the board of commissioners with regard to any request to cover the att...
Bids for the acquisition of 18 animals from the state bison herd are invited at the Hot Springs State Park Headquarters Office in Thermopolis until 4 p.m. on December 8. The available bison include five 2025 heifer calves, ten 2024 bull calves, two 2024 yearling heifers and one 2006 cow. All the animals have received proper vaccinations. The minimum bids are as follows: $1,000 for 2025 heifer calves, $1,100 for 2025 bull calves, and $1,200 for the yearling heifers and $1,000 for the 2006 cow....
The annual People for People Backpack Program Fundraiser and the Beta Sigma Phi Annual Holiday Craft Fair will be held at the Thermopolis Middle School, 1450 Valleyview Dr., Saturday, November 15. Fundraiser The theme for the fundraiser is “Western Christmas.” It will run from 9 a.m.-3 p.m. The items will be up for bid in a silent auction, which will end at 3 p.m. Winning bidders will be notified after bidding closes. Proceeds for the silent auction will go to the backpack program which provides meals on the weekends for kids in our com...
Night of worship Federated Community Church is hosting a night of worship on Thursday, Nov. 13 from 6-8 p.m. Social hour will be from 6-7 p.m. with light snacks and drinks followed by worship music in the sanctuary from 7-8 p.m. Pet supplies available Donations of pet supplies will be taken in and given out every other Saturday from 2-4 p.m. at the VFW, 302 Broadway St. The next scheduled day is this Saturday, Nov. 15. For more information, contact Heath Clouse at 928-350-7069. Thanksgiving meal People for People and the Holy Trinity Episcopal...
The Holiday Food Drive is underway and volunteers will be picking up filled bags in the community on Saturday, November 15 beginning at 8 a.m. Place your canned and dry food donations in a bag by your front door no later than 8 a.m. No perishable items or home canned products please. If your donation is not picked up or you need assistance, call 864-3629 and leave a message. You can also leave your donations in the entry of the Holy Trinity Episcopal Church at 642 Arapahoe and 7th Streets, marked Christmas food. Christmas baskets Sign-ups are...
