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•Sept. 12: In 1922, a woman in a Cheyenne court brandished a horsewhip, planning to punish her husband. She was disarmed. •Sept. 13: In 1942, Casper attempted to close down its notorious “Sandbar” red light district in response to requests from the commander of the city’s Army Air Corps base. •Sept. 14: In 1893, a Rock Springs doctor reported on the “prevalance of typhoid fever in town.” •Sept. 16: In 1924, actor Tim McCoy visited Cody •to scout the area as a movie location. •Sept. 17: In 1924, a gas explosion at a Kemmerer coal mine ki...
Responders to an accident shortly after noon Friday had to cut a door of one of the vehicles to free the driver. The accident occurred when a northbound vehicle struck a westbound vehicle at the intersection of Fifth and Broadway near the flag pole. One subject was transported to the hospital with minor injuries....
There’s certainly been a buzz at the corner of Sixth and Park, as a former gas station has been transforming into the P6 Station Stone Fired Pizza Co. over the past few months. Owner Ryan Shaffer said the goal for opening was mid-September, and he’s had a few soft openings. “We want to be ready for the public,” he said. “You don’t want to show up the first day with no idea what you’re doing, and make everybody have a bad experience.” The soft openings, he added, will help work out the kinks....
Though still receiving invoices for advertising, Thermopolis-Hot Springs Chamber of Commerce Executive Director Meri Ann Rush said things were looking good as far as money from the 2019 Demolition Derby. “We’re looking fairly good,” Rush said. “We did budget to make $15,000. We’re not going to be over that.” She plans to have more solid figures at next month’s meeting. As for the derby itself, Rush said the number of main derby cars was down to 10, compared to more than 20 last year. She not...
Hot Springs County High School had the strongest performance on state assessments in recent history. The 9th and 10th grades had scores well above the state average in English language arts, math and science. The strongest data is the ACT in 11th grade, an area that has long been a struggle for cohort performance in Hot Springs County. For the first time Hot Springs County High School has an overall cohort composite score placing our students in the top ten academically in the state. Our work to develop a vertically aligned curriculum across...
Wyoming’s first case of vaping-associated lung illness has been confirmed in a Uinta County resident, according to the Wyoming Department of Health (WDH). The young adult was hospitalized with severe lung disease. “Many states have already reported vaping-associated lung illness, including six deaths,’’ said Dr. Alexia Harrist, state health officer and state epidemiologist with WDH. “The Wyoming individual reported vaping in the months leading up to illness.” “We will continue to work with local and federal officials to investigate a...
Among those seen at the Hot Springs County Senior Center are couple Frank and Colleen Rhodes. The two recently started going to the center and said they have good food and a very accommodating. Colleen jokes that her husband is "a foreigner," having been born in Meeteetse but moving here when he was seven years old. The two met in high school and were married shortly following graduation; they recently celebrated the 60th anniversary of their wedding, Aug. 30, 1959. "Sixty years out of school...
Monday afternoon in Hot Springs District Court, Tiffany Ringgenberg of Cody pleaded not guilty to felony charges of possession of methamphetamine and conspiracy to deliver meth. The charges carry with them a combined possible sentence of 27 years in prison and a $40,000 fine. Though no date is yet scheduled, trial is expected to take at least three days for Ringgenberg. However, she is only one of three subjects arrested July 22 in a meth bust involving over 91 grams of the drug. Though...
During Sept. 4 meeting of the Hot Springs County Local Emergency Planning Committee, John Fish brought up concerns about what would happen if the bridge on Sixth Street spanning the river were to collapse. The bridge was downgraded from traffic to a footbridge in 1994, and Fish said the last inspection he could find record for was in 1992. Back in ’92, the estimated cost to repair the bridge was $738,000. “It has got some structural issues,” Fish said. “There’s some beams that are bent, the...
Hugh and Mary Sue Vass, as well as Norman Sanford, of Hot Springs County will be inducted as members of the Wyoming Cowboy Hall of Fame (WCHF) Class of 2019 at the Casper Events Center September 22, during the First Annual Wyoming Cowboy & Cowgirl Legacy Week. Hugh and Mary Vass Hugh and Mary Vass began their ranching life together on August 5, 1949. They lived at the mouth of Prospect on Cottonwood Creek until 1959 when they moved to their ranch on Owl Creek 34 miles west of Thermopolis where... Full story
On Friday, Sept. 6, a fatal crash occurred around milepost 134 on US Highway 20 near Thermopolis. Around 4:45 p.m., Wyoming Highway Patrol troopers were dispatched to the area for a motor vehicle collision. A 2009 Harley Davidson was traveling northbound on US Highway 20 and had started to enter a construction zone. A Ford F-550 was slowing to a stop at the direction of a construction flagger. The driver of the Harley failed to notice traffic was slowing down and laid the motorcycle on its side as he was attempting to brake. The Harley...
Monday afternoon in Hot Springs District Court, Judge Bobbi Overfield sentenced Byron Huffstetler to three years of supervised probation on a charge of conspiracy to deliver a controlled substance. The charge stems from a Dec. 23, 2018 controlled buy incident, during which Huffstetler was found to have less then one gram of methamphetamine. Prior to sentencing, he acknowledged his guilt in the matter and said he made the mistake of getting involved in drugs. Having put himself in treatment, he...
Here’s a few interesting state historical facts: •Sept. 4: In 1903, the Cheyenne Daily Leader reported the state penitentiary was almost filled to capacity. •Sept. 5: In 1879, the Delmonico Hotel and Washington Market in Cheyenne collapsed, killing several people. •Sept. 6: In 1932, construction began on the Veterans Administration hospital in Cheyenne. •Sept. 7: In 1918, a Union Pacific brakeman was “quite badly injured” after being squeezed between two rail cars in Rock Springs. •Sept. 9: In 1935, a man in Meeteetse who told the sheriff he...
Summer Beach looks out from a log home that burned Friday evening. Firefighters responded to an alarm that came in at 10:22 p.m. with four trucks and 18 personnel, and were on scene for about four hours. The home was occupied by Jason Hailey, who lost all his belongings as the result of the fire. Information on how to provide assistance to Hailey is in an ad on Page 3....
Thermopolis-Hot Springs Chamber of Commerce Executive Director Meri Ann Rush was the recipient of the Wyoming Main Street 2019 Leadership Award. The award was presented to her at the Wyoming Economic Development Association (WEDA) Working Together Conference in Gillette Sept. 4-6. Rush said it’s a very humbling experience because there are plenty of others who also do a lot for Thermopolis. Of the conference, she said there is always a lot of good information to bring back. The fall conference is especially good, she said, as it brings t...
A new digitizing project is getting ready to begin at the Hot Springs County Museum and Cultural Center, thanks to a recent grant. The grant, given on behalf of the State Historical Records Advisory Board will make it possible for the museum to digitize photos, documents and record personal stories of life in Gebo, Crosby and Kirby, with emphasis on the coal mining industry of the time. The museum is looking for family photos and stories to get the project started. You do not have to give the photos to the museum, rather they will take them,...
Hunters in Wyoming should be happy with the addition of two new hunting areas recently added to the list last week. Secretary of the Interior, David Bernardt announced Hutton Lake National Wildlife Refuge has been added for migratory game birds, including duck, mergansers, geese and coot. The Seedskadee National Wildlife Refuge has also been added for white-tail deer and elk for the first time. Hunters can always check the Game and Fish website online for all the rules, regulations and license information for the 156 hunting areas in the...
RIVERTON — Plague and rabies both have been detected in Riverton animals. Three Riverton family dogs have tested positive for plague in the past two weeks, Riverton Police Department animal control officer Becki Weber said Sept. 5, and a bat found in town tested positive for rabies last week. Both diseases can spread to humans and may result in death without proper treatment. The recent plague diagnoses represent the first time the disease has been detected in Fremont County dogs, Weber said, noting that none of the cases were related. More c...
Following a brief public hearing during which there was no comment, the Thermopolis Town Council, with Mayor Mike Chimenti absent, approved a land exchange. Under this exchange, the Ruth Clare Johnson Trust has agreed to exchange 14.70 acres appraised at $54,000 with the town, for 14.70 acres appraised at $54,000. The Johnson Trust land is located off Highway 20 North in the Northeast Northwest of Section 25, Township 43 North, Range 95 West, and the Thermopolis parcel to be exchanged is located...
A discussion regarding future development of the old airport property was among the items covered at Tuesday's meeting of the Hot Springs County Commissioners. Different ideas on redevelopment of the property were looked at three years ago and although several recommendations were made, nothing ever came of them, mostly, chairman Tom Ryan said, was because there was no one to step up and spearhead any project. Ryan believes with the changes coming to Hot Springs State Park, specifically the... Full story
Three agencies worked together to arrest three suspects last Friday, in regard to a delivery of methamphetamine. According to court documents, on Aug. 30 a deputy with the Hot Springs County Sheriff’s Office received information from the Department of Criminal Investigation (DCI) about a meth deal that was going to happen between Trevor W. Brinkerhoff, Brian K. Mackey and a Casper male subject. Further information included the vehicle Brinkerhoff and Mackey were in. The vehicle was located at a...
On Aug. 22, 43-year-old Jason A. Little of Meeteetse was sentenced to 30 months in prison, followed by 36 months of supervised release, for unlawful use of a controlled substance, in possession of a firearm. Little was arrested in Thermopolis after a chase on Feb. 24. Police Chief Julie Mathews received information that Little was suicidal, heavily armed and wearing body armor. Officer Bobbi Byrd was among the officers also notified Little could be in the area, and later found out he had stopped at a residence and said some bad things were abou...
Thermopolis was recently host to the Wyoming Chamber Executive Director Heidi Peterson, based out of Laramie. Thermopolis-Hot Springs Chamber of Commerce Executive Director Meri Ann Rush noted she is made aware of such visits ahead of time, and members of the local board were invited, along with those who are on the upcoming elections. Rush explained there are four board members who are “terming out,” having served two three-year terms. According to the chamber bylaws, they have to take a yea...
This school year, Hot Springs County High is home to three international students. Aurora Sanfelici from northern Italy is visiting through the Rotary Youth Exchange program, and two additional students are visiting through Education First (EF). Eric Kay explained he was contacted by EF, the world's largest firm that works with exchange students. He noted they also do foreign language trips. He received an email last spring regarding a search for International Exchange Coordinators (IECs), and...
You can almost smell the scent of fall in the air, the perfect time to start preparing your lawn and garden for winter. Taking care of your garden beds now will make your work in the spring more simple, allowing you to really enjoy planting time again. One of the first things to do is clean up all of the rotting and finished plants. Clear these out along with any straggling weeds, especially those that are invasive, to give your ground a fresh start for spring. Fall is the perfect time to prep y...
