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The National Weather Service, Wyoming Office of Homeland Security, and emergency management agencies across central and western Wyoming, ask your help in providing the public with information about lightning safety. Since 1959, Wyoming has been typically in the top five in the nation per capita population involving lightning injuries and fatalities. Advance planning and increased awareness will help residents and visitors to Wyoming, be aware of the dangers of lightning. Throughout the week, the National Weather Service, Wyoming Office of...
In spite of many services and concessionaires being closed throughout the State Park system in Wyoming during April and May, numbers of visitors were up – way up. The state boasts 12 State Parks covering over 100,000 beautiful acres featuring just about everything you could want in an outdoor adventure, from hiking trails to fishing, swimming and boating. The five-year average for number of visitors across the state park system in April and May is 225,000 people. This year, that number more t...
Wyoming’s Governor, Mark Gordon, updated the public health orders last week, easing restrictions on public gatherings and a couple of other items, at least through June 30. With summer upon us, many events have already been canceled, however, Gordon has increased the number of persons allowed at indoor gatherings to 250. The easing of the restrictions does mean social distancing must still be in place and increased sanitation measures must be used. Church services and funeral homes are exempted from the new orders as they are already allowed to...
by Angus M. Thuermer Jr., WyoFile.com and Leo Wolfson, Cody Enterprise An arbitration panel exceeded its legal authority in awarding Hot Springs County rancher Josh Longwell $349,730 for stock lost to grizzly bears and other predators, the Wyoming Game and Fish Department has told a district judge. In an application to modify or vacate the arbitration panel’s decision, a state attorney wrote that the three-member board should have given Longwell only $134,444, a difference of $215,286. The February court filing asks the judge to reduce the a...
Wyoming State Parks and Cultural Resources is back working on Requests for Proposals (RFP) for two properties within Hot Springs State Park – the Star Plunge and Days Inn. The board was preparing the RFPs to go out earlier this year when the COVID-19 pandemic struck, causing most of the government offices to close down in Cheyenne and employees were having to work from home. At that time, Deputy Director Nick Neylon said the work was put on hold and the release of the RFPs was pushed back. Speak...
A random act of kindness was performed when envelopes showed up at various local businesses with the above note and a $50 bill enclosed. The envelope had no return address on it. Business owners would like the sender to know the gesture was very appreciated....
Former Thermopolis resident, Laura Vietti, is joining other University of Wyoming faculty, students and alumni in a three-part natural history series, “Prehistoric Road Trip”, to be shown on PBS. The three episodes will take viewers through different time periods, focusing on geology, ecology and the environment, covering paleontology and fossil hunting throughout North America. In her segment, Vietti is covering fossilized teeth and how the minerals they are made of can provide insight int...
Kameron Olsen of Thermopolis was among those who earned dean’s list recognition at George Fox University for the spring 2020 semester. Codi Goffena has graduated from Eastern Wyoming College. Stormy Cox was named to Montana State University President’s spring semester honor roll. Wyatt Wright was named to the Dean’s List....
The deadline for getting your name on the ballot for various openings, locally and statewide, ended last week with a total of 27 Republicans and 13 Democrats vying for various offices. Sixteen people are in the running for U.S. Senate for Wyoming. Ten of those are Republicans and six can be seen under the Democratic ticket. One of those names will replace Senator Mike Enzi. U.S. Representative for Wyoming, Liz Cheney (R) is up for re-election this year and will be facing off against four competitors that include one other Republican and three...
A major part of tourism in Thermopolis has finally received the go-ahead to open their doors, although there are some restrictions still in place. Hellies TePee Pool and Star Plunge were allowed to do a ‘soft opening’ the last week in May with several precautions in place, including no use of jetted hot tubs or locker rooms and open to members only. Starting last June 6, the pools were opened to the public. While social distancing is still required, the locker rooms have reopened and lim...
The Hot Springs County Commissioners approved an addendum to a hangar lease at the airport, which allows a small portion of land to be added to a lease in order to place a propane tank on the property. According to FBO Nate Messenger, there were 140 operations at the airport during the month of May, including two air ambulances. He indicated fuel sales are up quite a bit from April, as well. A new seal coat for the runway is expected to begin sometime toward the middle of this month. Once the...
CHEYENNE – In response to Wyoming’s significant revenue shortfalls, Governor Mark Gordon has instructed state agencies to immediately take action to further reduce spending and prepare for deeper cuts in the coming months. The reduction plan requires agencies to prepare for more drastic scenarios and be proactive, since the revenue situation could further worsen. Already the state has taken the first step by imposing a hiring freeze and limiting large contracts. “We are in uncharted territory,” Governor Gordon said. “We have just experienc...
The Chamber of Commerce is looking for high school students and adults to operate their fireworks store in preparation for the Independence Day holiday. Fireworks SuperMarket purchased the store last year and contacted the Chamber in February. They wanted to find an organization to run it. Chamber director Meri Ann Rush contacted a few different organizations to manage the store and couldn't find anybody to do it. Then the COVID-19 situation occurred and Rush wondered if any events were going...
Although the school year has been an odd one to say the least, the Hot Springs County School District still took the time to honor parents and staff as well as announce the Teacher of the Year for 2020 via their webpage. Throughout the year, the district names four Champions for Children based on nominations with the final, Teacher of the Year, named by a select committee. The four candidates and Champions for Children this year were Mary McGillivray, Carrie Ryan, Cassie Hetzel and Lyle Wiley....
Pam Rangel has been named Driver of the Year by the State of Wyoming Transportation Department. She drives the bus for the Hot Springs County Senior Citizens Center. According to the WyTrans qualifications, the Driver of the Year goes above and beyond his or her job description. The award winner exemplifies outstanding customer service, has a positive attitude, excellent attendance and a professional appearance. The winner must have a clean driving record for the previous year. Trenda Moore, the Center’s Director said that “Rangel goes ove...
The Hot Springs County Pioneer Association is pleased to announce the winners of the Jessie C. Thompson Writing Contest within the schools of Hot Springs County. The contest was established by Mr. J.C. Thompson, Mrs. Thompson’s son, in memory of his mother, who was Hot Springs County Superintendent of Schools for many years. Though response was limited this year, due to the Coronavirus restrictions within the school system, a number of students did participate in the contest and we would like to recognize them for their achievement. The w...
The Wyoming High School Activities Association (WHSAA) recently released a list of those schools in the state which showed exemplary sportsmanship. With Hot Springs County High School participating in 3A East, they were one of only five schools who were recognized for their sportsmanship, having no coaches or athletes ejected from a game during the entire school year. In 3A East, the Bobcats were joined by Buffalo, Douglas, Newcastle and Burns for the honor. Fifty-one of the 70 schools across the state received the sportsmanship...
During the special session, State legislators authorized the Wyoming Community Development Authority (WCDA) to receive and administer funds provided to the State of Wyoming from the U.S. Department of Treasury pursuant to the CARES Act. These funds are intended to be used for necessary expenditures as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic. WCDA was authorized to create a program, called the Wyoming Emergency Housing Assistance Program (WEHAP). This program is launching Thursday, June 4, 2020. Eligible WEHAP recipients may receive one month of...
Testing of 7 new digital message signs/web cameras is nearly complete in northwest Wyoming, and the signs are nearly online. The new digital message signs/web cameras are located at: •U.S. 14/16/20 (milepost 48.39), about 2 miles west of Cody; •U.S. 26/287 (milepost 8.1), about 8 miles east of Moran Junction near the Blackrock Ranger Station (not yet operational); •U.S. 16/20 (milepost 202.87), about 2 miles south of Greybull; •U.S. 16 (milepost 3.45), about 3 1/2 miles east of Worland; •U.S. 20 (milepost 164.17), about 1 mile south of Worlan...
CHEYENNE - Planning for school openings this fall is underway. Smart Start, a working group composed of educators, healthcare professionals, and technology partners, was recently put into place by State Superintendent of Public Instruction Jillian Balow. The group will consider key issues and make recommendations related to reopening schools for the 2020-21 school year to Governor Mark Gordon’s COVID-19 Education Task Force, which is chaired by Superintendent Balow. “The most important decisions about opening schools this fall take place at...
The decision was made during Tuesday’s county commissioners meeting to move ahead with a “soft” re-open of the Hot Springs County Courthouse, beginning today (Thursday). The courthouse was closed down at the start of the COVID-19 pandemic in order to help slow the spread of the virus and the public was allowed in only if absolutely necessary. Now, the public may use the main courthouse entrance that faces Arapahoe Street. Signage will ask about any illness, fever or other symptoms before entry... Full story
Hot Springs County Memorial Hospital has moved into their newly constructed wing and is making the transition to be known as Hot Springs Health. Jake Schrickling, project manager of Sletten Construction, reported on the effort that is still going on at the hospital. They have been preparing for the demolition of the old building and full tear down. It should take three weeks to get to the ground level, according to Schrickling. By the next hospital board meeting, the old patient wing will be...
A rather unique way of letting the seniors of the Class of 2020 know they were being thought of during the strangeness of graduating during a pandemic was something of a secret – secret adoption, that is. The idea started with the Campbell County Adopt a Senior page on Facebook, followed by the Natrona County Adopt a Senior page and then got picked up by a number of counties in Wyoming, including Hot Springs County and the Big Horn Basin. Local mother of a senior graduate, Christine Johnston, h... Full story
The Police Department recently upgraded and renovated its 911 communications center. The old console was installed in 2004 and recently ceased to work properly. The Town of Thermopolis approved the new console from Xybix. Xybix installed the new console and took them a day and a half to complete the install. The new center gives an updated look and professional atmosphere. Police Chief Julie Mathews made the improvements with funds from the town. There was new paint donated and applied by...
The Bureau of Reclamation, in response to a request from the Hanover Irrigation District, has scheduled a flushing flow below Boysen Dam, according to Area Manager Carlie Ronca. “The purpose of the flushing flow below Boysen is to attempt to flush moss down river and mitigate the amount of moss the district has at their diversion. On June 4 and June 5, flows in the river below Boysen Dam will fluctuate from 1,400 cubic feet per second (cfs) to 3,200 cfs and back to 1,400 cfs. After completing the flushing flow, the flows below Boysen will r... Full story
