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For nearly two decades, one face has been consistent at the Wyoming Pioneer Home, but is now heading off for her next adventure. Sharon Skiver has been director of the facility just shy of twenty years, investing that time in not only the residents and staff within its walls, but overseeing upgrades to the building and advocating for it to remain open when the state was looking to cut funding. Last week Skiver was honored by the state as well as the employees of the Pioneer Home during a small...
The Wyoming High School Activities Association (WHSAA) announced that the Wyoming Department of Health (WDH) has approved their plans for beginning basketball and wrestling on time. The format from the fall sports was used to provide protocols for students to safely participate in these two sports. Practices are scheduled to begin on Monday, November 23, 2020. “We continue to learn, monitor and adjust as we navigate through the current pandemic,” said WHSAA Commissioner, Ron Laird. “We appreciate that the WDH understands the importance of ou...
Paving is under way on a $3.3 million highway improvement project through the Town of Thermopolis on US20/WY789. Some paving is currently happening near the Hot Springs State Park headquarters on the north end of Thermopolis, between Mondell and Washakie streets, and near WYDOT on the south end of Thermopolis. Wednesday, mainline paving is scheduled to begin at WYDOT and the operation will work its way north in the southbound lanes of US20/WY789. Once paving is complete on the southbound lanes...
by Mark Davis and CJ Baker Powell Tribune Via Wyoming News Exchange POWELL — A coalition of environmental groups and Native American tribes — who persuaded courts to reinstate endangered species protections for the greater Yellowstone area’s grizzly bears — say the federal government should be ordered to pay $1.4 million to cover their attorneys’ fees and costs. The groups sued when the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service attempted to delist the region’s grizzlies in 2017, successfully arguing to a U.S. District Court judge in Montana that federa...
One item on the upcoming November ballot has not had a lot of attention – Pari-mutuel Wagering. The option to have pari-mutuel wagering in Hot Springs County does not mean the opening of a casino, but rather the option for a business, for instance the VFW, to host off track betting. Currently, seven counties in Wyoming offer pari-mutuel wagering with taxes collected from the wagering being divided equally between the city and county. From 2013 through 2019 over $22.1 million was distributed t...
NW BOCES will be celebrating its 50th Anniversary this month of September but they are postponing their planned festivities. Administrative Director Carolyn Conner said that due to the COVID pandemic, they made the decision to wait until the spring of 2021 to wait and see if they can have a big celebration on the grounds. They plan to invite all the people who have helped them: the board members from their 18 different districts, superintendents, special education directors, parents of former...
At the September Chamber of Commerce meeting, the board gave a second reading of their new bylaws and it was passed. They also discussed the Chamber’s work for grant writing and grant making progress. Director Meri Ann Rush said that they are working on getting samples or procedures of grant writing proposals and see how other agencies do it. They want to clear up their understanding of the procedures and plan on having this done by the coming October meeting. They emphasized using the grants s...
Donna Searle won her fifth state crown in Sheridan at the Wyoming Elegant Miss competition. She was named overall queen for 7-9 year olds, prettiest smile, personality, most photogenic and American pride modeling.... Full story
CHEYENNE, Wyo. – Governor Mark Gordon has announced that Wyoming’s Public Health Orders have been extended an additional two weeks through Sept. 30. One change has been made to Order No. 1, which now permits indoor close-contact group activities and sports to occur in all settings. The Governor cited a desire to see the impacts of the Labor Day holiday and the reopening of K-12 schools for in-person learning before taking additional steps and further easing health orders. Restrictions on outdoor gatherings were eased in August and outdoor con...
In spite of last week’s heavy snow, drought conditions across the High Plains and Wyoming, didn’t get a break. In fact, according to the United States Drought Monitor, many areas actually got worse. The only places to actually benefit from the precipitation were southwestern North Dakota and parts of the interior southeast of Colorado otherwise it had little, if any effect. That is mostly due to the hot and dry conditions that have gone on for weeks ahead of the storm. When looking at drought maps of the area, a large area is in extreme dro...
Along with everything that was on the primary election ballot, Hot Springs County voters will also see additional opportunities to vote, including school board, cemetery board and others. Four-year terms for the school board include incumbents Nichole Weyer, Clay VanAntwerp and Joe Martinez. New on the ballot is Will Farrell. Incumbent Sherman Skelton is the only name on the ballot for a two-year term on the board. Choices for Cemetery Board are Jeanie Love, Cindy DeVries and Barbara Tomes Vietti. Jack Kuiper and Bonnie S. Smith were both on...
At the most recent Town Council meeting, the members approved a transfer of a liquor license from Tony Deromedi to Jennifer Fisher for her new business OEB Saloon at 500 South 6th Street. Fisher is just getting started on plans for the new business but says they include selling bar food, such as pizza and chicken wings. Town Engineer Anthony Barnett was not present at the meeting. Heath Overfield took Barnett’s place for the evening to report. Overfield said that they are continuing the d...
A slow down in aerial spraying created a slight dip in fuel sales at the Hot Springs County Airport during August according to FBO Nate Messenger. Messenger told the Hot Springs County Commissioners at their September 1 meeting that the airport saw a total of 146 operations at the facility, including nine turbine helicopters and five jet engine aircraft. They did discuss the building of a transient hangar during the meeting, which would be very good for the winter months. A transient hangar...
Rocky Mountain Power reported they were inspecting damage and restoring service to thousands of customers around the state, including Hot Springs County, after an early heavy snow storm hit Thermopolis and other areas around the state on Monday. Tree branches covered the ground all around town and the county and flowers were flattened....
Cathy and Terry Titmus, owners of Performance Auto Wash, have recently upgraded their equipment to their facility and already business has increased. Their car wash equipment was outdated for some time and with customers using credit cards in addition to carrying cash, they needed their equipment to work with current technologies and payment methods. All their new equipment now takes credit cards for paying. Cathy Titmus said, "We also upgraded our automatic washer. The nice feature of it is...
Jerry & Shelly Deromedi are celebrating their 50th Anniversary. They were married on August 28, 1970, but have known each other all of their lives. Shelly grew up in Kirby, and Jerry grew up in Gebo. Both their grandparents were miners in Gebo, and grandfathers were best friends. They happened to be high school sweethearts. When Jerry was a sophomore, his family moved to Kirby in 1966 and they lived across the street from Shelly's family. While they were teenagers Jerry asked her if she wanted...
Jennifer Fisher is still working on final plans for a new business called OEB Saloon. It will be a liquor store and a bar at 500 South 6th Street. Right now she and her partners are waiting to close on the property. Some of her plans include having a patio out back and she wants it to be a fun place to hang out. It will have multiple televisions, pool games, bar food such as pizza, nachos and wings. They might add more food choices later on. Fisher said they are keeping the One Eye Buffalo name for both the new saloon and the existing...
The worldwide pandemic has created a number of issues when it comes to how we live, even going so far as to make organizations change their plans on how they raise funds to keep going. Without a doubt, the backpack program had to become creative since schools were closed last spring, including how to get meals to the students in need. They even expanded their services to include children who were not old enough for school yet. This caused their expenditures to double almost overnight. People for People found themselves in the same boat,...
A $3.3 million highway improvement project is continuing through the Town of Thermopolis on US20/WY789, and asphalt milling activities are slated to begin Wednesday, Sept. 2. Prime contractor is McGarvin-Moberly Construction Co., of Worland. “Milling activities are going to impact traffic and parking throughout the length of the project,” said Wyoming Department of Transportation project engineer Jordan Erz of Worland. “During milling, traffic movements will be limited to half of the roadway with single-lane traffic in each direction.” The pro...
During the Hot Springs County Memorial Hospital board meeting, CEO Margie Molitor praised both Nina Landis and John Gibbel for their leadership during the recent roof leak. Molitor was on vacation during the leak which was caused by a major rainstorm. She said they kept the hospital operational even though they had to divert trauma patients that needed CT scans for a short period of time. Molitor noted that the hospital still admitted patients during the event. The construction still continues...
The Wyoming Game and Fish Commission’s next meeting is Wednesday, Sept. 9 at the Days Inn. The public is invited to attend in person or via ZOOM video conferencing and will have a chance to comment on each specific agenda item and can speak to the Commission about any matter, regardless of their attendance method. To participate via ZOOM, registration is required. The Commission will hear informational presentations on several items including the construction of the new Cody Regional Office, Mule Deer Initiative projects, big game management o...
Now is the time to act and be counted in the 2020 Census. Data collection will end on September 30, and the U.S. Census Bureau is encouraging everyone in Wyoming who have put off self-responding to respond between now and the final deadline of September 30. Currently, the State of Wyoming has a 79.2 percent total response rate, which includes self-response and the Nonresponse Follow-up (NRFU) operation. A complete and accurate count is vital to all Wyomingites. If households are not counted, Wyoming could miss out on its share of hundreds of...
An extension to Wyoming’s current public health orders released today by the Wyoming Department of Health contain no changes. The orders, which remain in effect through September 15, continue to allow outdoor gatherings of no more than 50% of venue capacity, with a maximum of 1,000 people as long as social distancing and increased sanitization measures are in place. Indoor gatherings in a confined space remain limited to 50 persons without restrictions and 250 persons if social distancing and sanitization measures are incorporated. The p...
Hot Springs County Memorial Hospital staff members: Erin Craft; Lynn Thompson; Tara Henrie; Astrid Peck; Jeri Slover; Jeremiah Cannon; Keristyn Carrell completed the Advanced Cardiac Life Support Provider Program. The program was supported by the American Heart Association of Colorado and Wyoming. Last month the NJCAA (National Junior College Athletic Association) released their list of All-Academic players and for the second year in a row Haley McDermott earned First Team Academic All American honors, achieving a 4.0 grade point average while...
Last week students sat down in the early morning as everyone arrived, ready and prepared, for another year of learning. They had masks ready because of COVID-19 regulations. Many were excited and looking forward to the learning.... Full story
