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The Hot Springs County Travel and Tourism board met for its December meeting last week in the form of a public hearing per its compliance requirements according to law. Treasurer Matt Hughes presented the financial report ending in November 2020. They were at the time of the meeting 54.4% successful in dispersing their CARES Act funding and by that next Friday will have fully spent the CARES Act money according to the requirements of funding. Also, worthy to mention is that the November income was $30,267.93, which was 32% higher than the...
Wyoming Governor Mark Gordon along with State Health Officer Alexia Harrist updated public health orders on December 9 to require bars and restaurants to close at 10 p.m. instead of being able to stay open until 2 a.m. There are also limits on groups of patrons seated together and gatherings without required social distancing. Bar owners around the state and in Thermopolis are very concerned about the lost revenue they will face and some are questioning the legality of the health orders. The...
Since the devastating fire at Las Fuentes on Monday, December 7, rumors about town have been flying as to what the cause was. The Wyoming State Fire Marshall and the Department of Criminal Investigation were both in town the following morning examining the scene of the blaze as well as talking to potential witnesses. According to Thermopolis Police Chief, Julie Mathews, the cause of the fire has been determined to be a fryer that was unattended, became very, very hot, and was identified as the...
Thermopolis Police Chief Julie Mathews recently released a statement regarding an arrest that occurred on December 3 in Thermopolis. The statement says that the Thermopolis Police Department, along with the Division of Criminal Investigation, conducted a search warrant on Terrance Sani’s residence along with other residences within Thermopolis. The investigation has taken course over the past two years. The Division of Criminal Investigation conducted controlled buys at Sani’s residence, where measurable amounts of methamphetamine were pur...
Hot Springs County High School’s Speech and Debate Team competed in the virtual University of Wyoming tournament over the weekend, pitting themselves against 249 students from seven states and two countries to bring home second place in 1A/2A Sweepstakes. Juniors Jean-Luc Willson and Jacob Randall were named the number one and number two (respectively) policy debate speakers for the tournament and placed third as a team over-all. Willson also placed second in varsity extemp for the weekend. Freshman Elizabeth Keller placed second in Novice L...
Amy and Jason Krueger were joined in Holy Matrimony before their Heavenly Father on December 12, 2020 in Thermopolis. The magical occasion of love and commitment was attended by an intimate group of family and friends, while family and friends near and far were able to join the joyous ceremony through a live feed....
At the December Chamber of Commerce meeting, the Christmas committee said they were wrapping up the few remaining tasks of the year. They also mentioned that they had to cancel their December 20 movie “The Grinch” because the Ritz Theater is closed until further notice. Chamber member Howie Samelson commented about the recent Lighted Christmas parade saying “it was very successful”. Chamber director Meri Ann Rush said for some time there were only five entries for the parade and it wasn’t until three to four days prior people started signing u...
by CJ Baker Powell Tribune Via Wyoming News Exchange POWELL — Although Gov. Mark Gordon has ordered bars and restaurants to close in-person service at 10 p.m., a Powell sports bar announced Friday that it isn’t following the mandate, contending the state’s rules don’t apply to the business. It appears to be the first open challenge to the public health orders in Park County. The Red Zone Sports Bar and Grill made the announcement Friday, after being visited by a Powell police officer early that morning. The officer had noticed the liquor...
At approximately 8 p.m. Monday night, Thermopolis Volunteer Firemen responded to a fully engulfed Las Fuentes Restaurant. The firefighters worked until late in the night extinguishing the flames that were shooting some 20-feet into the air and spreading noxious smoke throughout town. They were called back at 4 a.m. when the rafters of the building reignited. Both the State Fire Marshall and officers from the Department of Criminal Investigation were in town Tuesday morning to investigate the...
On Friday, Dec. 4, Hot Springs County Health Officer Dr. Vernon Miller issued a statement announcing he was extending the HSC mask mandate with a few changes. The new mandate requires mask wearing for all persons 12 or older and encourages wearing of masks for children 3-11 years old. The mandate is in effect from December 5, 2020, through January 8, 2021. To see the mask mandate in full, visit the Hot Springs County website. Monday afternoon, Wyoming Gov. Mark Gordon announced a statewide order requiring face coverings. He also ordered bars...
Once again COVID-19 overshadowed a large portion of the Hot Springs County Commissioners meeting on December 1. Tricia McPhie, county nurse manager with Hot Springs Public Health informed the commissioners the freezer for vaccination storage has arrived. The vaccine must be stored at -90 degrees so special gloves and other items will need to be used. While the vaccine has not yet been released to the states by the Centers for Disease Control, McPhie estimates the county will receive 35 initial...
The U.S. Senate unanimously passed legislation to rename the Thermopolis, Wyo., post office after former Postmaster Robert Brown, who passed away on September 11, 2020. Brown’s career with the U.S. Postal Service spanned 44 years, including 18 years as the postmaster. U.S. Senators Mike Enzi, R-Wyo., and Tom Carper, D-Del., introduced the legislation earlier this year. U.S. Senator John Barrasso, R-Wyo., who was Brown’s son-in-law, cosponsored the legislation. “Renaming the post office after Bob Brown is a fitting tribute to his service – first...
At the December 1 Thermopolis Town Council meeting last week, there was no citizen participation and few reporting parties. Assistant to the mayor in codes administration, Fred Crosby said he met with some other individuals the previous week about their fire rating audit and those results have not yet been provided. The data was almost identical to their previous audit in 2016. Crosby said, “I anticipate our rating will be the same. I don’t know how it can be different.” There were the same...
A court date has been set for Connor Fairbairn on January 4, 2021, for his charges for alleged breach of peace and telephone calls-unlawful acts. Fairbairn allegedly admitted to making a phone call and leaving a voicemail to County Health Official Dr. Vernon Miller after he requested that Hot Springs County implement a mask mandate. Fairbairn’s voicemail is quoted to say: “Well, Dr. Miller, you got some nuts facing off this Godd**n town. You know one of these f***ing days you’re going to pay for this. One man deciding what an entire town does....
Someone once said, “Difficult, unusual times require difficult, unusual solutions.” Jennifer Fisher, co-owner of One Eyed Buffalo, both the brewery and saloon, has taken those words to heart. Fisher said they have decided for the brewery they are going to implement breakfast for their restaurant. Fisher said, “We’ll probably start off just doing it Friday’s, Saturday’s, Sunday’s and Monday’s. The hours will be 6 until 11 a.m. We will serve crepes, benedicts, and a few things like that.” The reas...
Lazy Fox Artisan Goods recently opened their bakery to the public on Black Friday a couple of weeks ago. Ian Edmiston, the head baker and co-owner, said, “Opening day was really good. We had a lot of folks come in during the early morning on the first day. It went really well. There were a few stops and starts of trying to get stuff out on time, trying to get it out for everybody. But I think overall it went really well. We sold out of danishes really early.” They served danishes, bear claws, white and wheat loaf bread, hoagie buns, an ass...
The Wyoming Coaches’ Association recently released the names of the 2020 Coach of the Year recipients for fall sports. Thermopolis Bobcat golf coach, Brandon Deromedi was the winner for 2A boys’ golf. The awards are voted on by the coaches in each sport and Deromedi’s three-peat State Champion golf team was a factor in his Coach of the Year win....
Ralph Witters Elementary PTO is happy to announce opportunities for members of our community to donate and support our students and teachers during the Christmas holiday. A teacher Christmas tree will be located just inside the front entrance of RWE from December 2-16. Teachers will hang ornaments with classroom items they need on the tree. Parents, guardians, and students may pick up an ornament from the tree and bring the gift to the office during school hours before December 18. RWE PTO will also be holding their Annual Christmas Basket...
by Greg Johnson Gillette News Record Via Wyoming News Exchange GILLETTE — Saying that “it’s been the honor of my lifetime to serve the great people of Wyoming,” four-time U.S. Sen. Mike Enzi, R-Wyoming, received a lengthy standing ovation after giving his farewell address from the Senate floor this afternoon in Washington, D.C. “I’ve really enjoyed being a senator,” he said. “Not for the title, not for the recognition and certainly not for the publicity. I like solving problems for people in Wyoming and America.” That Enzi is coming to the end...
Hot Springs County School District Superintendent Dustin Hunt announced Monday that classes throughout the district would resume on Wednesday, Dec. 2. Initially, the district went to Tier 3 virtual learning due to staff having to quarantine for COVID-19. So many staff were out that the district ran out of substitute teachers for classrooms, forcing the district to move to Tier 3. Hunt said that those numbers have improved enough to return to in person classes. Buses ran, lunch was served and extra curricular activities and athletic practices...
Restaurant owners in Thermopolis have been faced with challenges as consequences from public health orders on the state and county level due to COVID-19. At one point earlier in the year, restaurants were only able to serve to go orders. Currently, they still face limited seating restrictions to maintain social distancing and most recently the face covering requirement in Hot Springs County. The order requires face coverings be worn by all members of the public, except for minors, when they are...
by Tom Coulter Wyoming Tribune Eagle Via Wyoming News Exchange CHEYENNE — The Wyoming Department of Transportation is facing an annual funding gap of about $354 million, a substantial portion of which is needed to maintain the state’s roads, according to a new report reviewed by a legislative committee Monday. Though WYDOT’s funding woes are not a new topic, lawmakers had previously been basing decisions from a 10-year-old estimate, which showed the state’s annual unmet road needs totaling about $135 million. The new report, conducted by Dye...
Hot Springs County has its first confirmed COVID-19 death, according to the Wyoming Department of Health. The older Hot Springs County man tested positive for the virus and died November 18 while hospitalized. He has been added to the State of Wyoming’s death count according to the Wyoming Department of Health. The man had health conditions recognized as putting patients at a higher risk of serious illness related to COVID-19. Deaths among Wyoming residents are added to the state’s total based on official death certificate information. If dea...
At the November Hot Springs County Memorial Hospital Board meeting, in the growth report, CEO Margie Molitor said they do have their rapid testing machines running locally and in their other clinics. She noted that if a person is still symptomatic with COVID but testing negative, they will still send their tests to the state for analysis to make sure. Molitor also reported they have their bio-fire, a big machine that they have been waiting for, and it will be installed next week from the time...
This year has certainly been like no other. When it comes to extracurricular activities for Hot Springs County School District #1 (HSCSD#1) this year has had many extra hurdles to jump in order for the students to be able to participate. Thus far, the extra hurdles have been worth it as they have been successful in completing fall sports and activities while many other states have not had the same opportunities. Restrictions were placed on fall activities prior to the recent uptick in positive COVID-19 cases in the state of Wyoming. New...
