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Alpha Phi #1148 Chapter of Epsilon Sigma Alpha held an installation of officers ceremony to install 2020-21 officers. The evening began with members enjoying a delicious carry-in dinner with a variety of wraps, potato skins, cheesy bread, cheese bowls, little smokies, peanut butter treats, and ice cream treats. Jenifer Grimm installed Linda Ziegler as President, who then conducted the Installation of Officers Ceremony for the other offices for the year of 2020-2021 including: Vice President-Kim Enis Secretary-Carol Andreen Treasurer-Cindy...
Wyoming’s current public health orders will be extended through July 31 as the state continues to see increasing numbers of COVID-19 cases, Governor Mark Gordon announced Monday. He stated that over the past 14 days, Wyoming has averaged 27 lab-confirmed cases of COVID-19 per day, with 342 new cases confirmed since July 1. From June 15-30, there were 328 lab-confirmed cases reported. On July 13, the number of COVID-19 hospitalizations reported by Wyoming hospitals was 17, the most hospitalizations reported since April 22. While the total n...
Chamber Executive Director Meri Ann Rush gave a report for their fireworks stand at the latest Chamber of Commerce Zoom meeting. Rush had just finished their final inventory and said that the goal was to sell a gross of a quarter-million dollars. Rush said, “We bypassed that.” Even after selling fireworks with huge discounts, sometimes up to 80% off, they made a lot of gross revenue. Rush said that leftover fireworks will be taken to other stores that are open. For the next year, there will be...
by Mark Davis Powell Tribune Via Wyoming News Exchange POWELL — A panel of federal judges ruled on July 9 that grizzly bears in the Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem must remain under Endangered Species Act protections. The three judges on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit upheld a 2018 ruling from a U.S. District Court judge in Montana. The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Wyoming, Montana and Idaho, regional and private hunting and farming organizations had all challenged Judge Dana Christensen’s order. However, Circuit judges Mar...
by Nick Reynolds and Seth Klamann Casper Star-Tribune Via Wyoming News Exchange CASPER — Gov. Mark Gordon has signed off on more than $250 million in state budget cuts that includes furloughs and layoffs for state employees, a significant hit to senior services and a $90 million reduction to the Department of Health amid a worsening pandemic. “This is an incredibly difficult task but we must respond to the financial circumstances the state is facing,” Gordon said in a statement. “These cuts will impact families across the state, will affect...
The Thermopolis Chamber of Commerce will hold a Meet the Candidates Public Forum on Monday, July 20 at 6:30 p.m. in the Hot Springs State Park Pavillion. They have sent out invitations to all national, state and local candidates for the coming election and are waiting for RSVPs. The candidates will do a two-minute introduction and possibly more depending on time allowed. The event will allow the public to talk to the candidates and the Chamber encourages people to engage with the candidates and ask face to face questions. The Chamber and the...
The Wyoming Game and Fish Department is seeking information on a buck mule deer that was illegally shot and left to waste near Worland. Worland Game Warden Matt Lentsch began an investigation after receiving a report earlier this week about a headless deer found by anglers on the Bighorn River near the bridge over Fifteen Mile Creek southwest of Worland. Upon investigation, Lentsch found a deer carcass with the head removed that had been illegally shot, most likely over the Fourth of July weekend. The carcass, which was likely dumped from the...
Margie Molitor Hospital CEO reported on their efforts to acquire a COVID-19 rapid testing machine and other activities to advance their progress during the June Hospital Board Meeting. They are trying to decide between two different kinds or brands of rapid testing systems. There would be a three-month delay in acquiring one because they are back-ordered due to the high demand. She said that they have a rapid testing machine from the state but it is not as reliable as they would like. Anyone the...
Audrey Axtell was recently appointed as Wyoming FFA State Treasurer. Due to the COVID-19 situation, the application process was different this year. The application for state officers is usually due at the end of March and then in-person interviews are in April at the state convention. However, because of the COVID-19 situation, the deadline was pushed back to later. Axtell mailed her application two weeks later than the set deadline because it was pushed back. There wasn't a set date for in-per...
Hot Springs County School District’s Board of Directors held a special meeting last week to approve budget amendments, pay final bills and approve the hiring of three new members of the district’s team. Katie Despain was approved as a new hire to be a summer food service cook, Cassidy VanKirk was hired as RWE SpEd paraprofessional along with Kacey Cahill, also hired as an RWE SpEd paraprofessional. Cahill and VanKirk will both start their positions with the coming school year. The board mov...
The Thermopolis Chamber of Commerce will hold its Meet the Candidates event on Monday, July 20 at 6:30 p.m. in the Hot Springs State Park Pavillion. They have sent out invitations to all national, state and local candidates for the coming election and are waiting for RSVPs. The candidates will do a two-minute introduction and possibly more depending on time allowed. The event will allow the public to talk to the candidates and the Chamber encourages people to engage with the candidates and ask face to face questions. The Chamber and the Farm...
Wyoming Main Street's "Shop Smart, Shop Safe" campaign kicked off last week and you have probably seen the window clings and decals in our local businesses. Promoting safe practices while you're out shopping is the idea behind the campaign with a billboard on US 20 North, just outside of town. Main Street Thermopolis distributed the window clings and decals as well as t-shirts to the shops and restaurants along our historic downtown district that features the campaign's buffalo logo. To go...
Hot Springs County Memorial Hospital Foundation, Inc. will be participating in WyoGives - a statewide 24-hour online giving event on July 15. WyoGives, an initiative of the Wyoming Nonprofit Network, will bring the state together as one community to raise money and awareness for Wyoming’s nonprofits. WyoGives.org provides one, easy-to-use platform where individuals can search and donate to their favorite causes. The John P. Ellbogen Foundation has generously provided a match for all participating nonprofits, including Hot Springs County M...
Rocky Mountain Power customers have reported receiving a spike in fraudulent calls from scammers posing as utility representatives. According to reports, the caller insists that the customer is behind on their bill and demands payment within 30 minutes to avoid disconnection. More than 300 reported scam calls in one day have been targeted at both residential and business customers in Idaho, Utah and Wyoming. Some scammers insist the victim obtain a prepaid card and then share the code. Customers can protect themselves from these types of scheme...
Thermopolis Middle School Volleyball coach, Aimee Kay and high school golf coach, Brandon Deromedi earned Coach of the Year honors from the Wyoming Coaches' Association. The pair received their awards through votes from their peers, and normally, they would have received their coach's rings at a formal banquet. However, this year, as things are definitely not normal, the Coaches' Association did a tour instead, hand delivering the 54 rings in 28 schools in 27 towns across the state. Kay and...
COVID-19 has taken its toll on a lot of levels throughout the country, Wyoming included. In fact, it brought fewer people on our roadways this year as stay at home orders were put in place across the country. During a recent meeting of the Joint Transportation and Military Affairs Committee the numbers show an 18-percent decrease in daily traffic on Wyoming’s highways since March. That is just one-percent better than nationwide, which showed a 19-percent decrease in daily traffic. After the n...
From the WHSFB HQ The Wyoming High School Activities Association has built several different schedules to accommodate varying start times for a 2020 football season. Right now, games are scheduled to begin on Aug. 28. However, with the COVID-19 pandemic sparking postponements and cancellations of events across the country, and with schools themselves trying to figure out how to best accommodate students, an on-time start to the football season is not certain. The different contingency plans established by the WHSAA, shared with...
Hot Springs County’s Land Use Planning Commission has been working on revisions to the land use plan for quite some time and is now ready to hold a public hearing and comment period. The current version of the plan was approved and adopted in 2002 so this 2020 revision will bring the plan into line with current state and federal regulations, make it easier to read and includes items that were changed after public comment on the previous plan. Written comments may be mailed or delivered to the County Planner’s Office, Hot Springs County Cou...
The Hot Springs County School District has decided to move ahead with a daycare facility for use by district employees starting this fall. In a special meeting last Thursday, Superintendent Dustin Hunt informed the board, with three different scenarios available for the start of the 2020-21 school year, now is the time to begin an in-house daycare for teachers and staff. Hunt said with the three plans in play, the daycare would be the best way to keep the teachers in front of the students.... Full story
Wyoming Governor Mark Gordon and Alexia Harrist, State Health Officer, have extended the Statewide Orders regarding COVID-19 through the 15th of July. There are no changes to the current orders regarding gatherings of 50 – 250 people, salon requirements, gym requirements or those that must be followed by hair salons, tattoo parlors, daycares and other businesses. Gordon said, “Given the increase in the number of cases we have seen in recent weeks, Wyoming has extended the public health orders currently in place through July 15. “We’ve seen 28...
On Saturday, June 27 at approximately 5:30 p.m., Amanda Hicks, of Worland, lost control of her vehicle at milepost 145 on US 20 (two miles north of Kirby). The vehicle Hicks was driving rolled over at least two times and came to rest on its passenger's side blocking both lanes of travel. Hicks had left Thermopolis earlier with her two dogs. She had came to get ice cream and was headed back home to Worland. She had her seat belt on and was going about 70 mph which was the legal speed limit....
On the night of Tuesday, June 24, some juveniles allegedly entered the Hot Springs County Recreation District Garage and caused damage. They also painted graffiti at the skate park. Inside the garage, the subjects spray painted a John Deere Gator side by side with an obscene image. A five-gallon bucket of paint was dumped all over the floor. The investigating officer could tell the Gator was driven because there were tire tracks through the paint. Signs hanging on fences were spray painted, the...
The Wyoming Main Street “Shop Smart, Shop Safe” campaign kicked off last week and Main Street Thermopolis has been distributing window clings and decals at local businesses that promote safe practices as shopping gets busier this summer. Wyoming Main Street provided the window clings and has provided funding for several other safety promotions in the community, including a billboard on US 20, just north of town. There are also t-shirts being distributed to the shops and restaurants in the his...
Alpha Phi #1148 Chapter of Epsilon Sigma Alpha held the Annual Awards Ceremony and dinner. Awards Chair Jenifer Grimm presented the awards. Perfect Attendance: Carol Andreen, Brenda Barnes, Kim Enis, Ruth Galovich, Jenifer Grimm, Michelle Herring, Stefanie Ireland, Cindy Magelky and Linda Ziegler. 5 Years of Service: Shelly Brown 10 Years of Service: Brenda Barnes 30 Years of Service: Carol Andreen Jewel Pin earned and Pledge of the Year: Stormy Southwell Woman of the Year: Brenda Barnes Outstanding Educational: Linda Ziegler, “Quilt of V...
The Thermopolis Community Blood Drive will be held Monday, July 6, from 2-6 p.m. at the Community Hall behind the Community Church, 244 Sixth Street. There are some procedures that need to be followed due to COVID-19. For instance, everyone must wear a mask, temperatures will be taken before entering the blood drive area, and numbers are limited in the seating area before and after donations. At this time, there are doing appointments only, but please call Melene Mierzejewsky at 307-240-1414 to see if a walk in appointment is available. Those...
