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Monday night the Thermopolis Town Council approved a bid from Dave Loden Construction, in the amount of $82,885, for a new roof on the old fire hall, with the condition that the completion date be extended from Oct. 30 to Nov. 30, though in a letter to the council Erick Loden stated he is 90 percent sure he can have it done before Oct. 30. Also during their meeting, council approved a bar and grill liquor license for the property at 942 Shoshoni Street, most recently known as the Raptors...
Following a two-day trial last week, Raymond W. DeVries Sr. was found guilty of five misdemeanor counts of theft and one misdemeanor count of criminal trespassing. The charges are from an Aug. 30, 2018 incident in which DeVries brought onto the property of Linsey Brooks a truck and forklift, marked to his company, with the purpose of taking five large landscaping rocks. During removal of the rocks, one of them cracked and a portion of it was left on Brooks’ property. Brooks’ pasture was als...
The Fourth of July is celebrated by friends and families nationwide. It’s a time for Americans to fire up the barbecue, hoist the flag and grab a seat for that spectacular fireworks display. But before you head out for the celebrations, make sure you plan a sober way home. Hot Springs County law enforcement is taking part in the Drive Sober or Get Pulled Over campaign during the holiday to help put an end to drunk driving. In support of law enforcement’s dedication to protecting lives, you’ll see increased enforcement on the roads with zero...
Those who stop in at the Hot Springs County Senior Center on a Friday might spot Mary Jo Mason off of the main dining area, providing blood pressure readings. "I come every Friday," Mason said, "and I'm here from 10 until noon." She described the center as "the neatest place. The food is good and the people are wonderful. They have all kinds of events." Born in Arlington, Texas, Mason moved to Thermopolis in 1991. She had a portrait studio here - Picture This Photography - for seven years, and...
During the weekend of May 31- June 2, eight members of the Alpha Phi No. 1148 traveled to Wheatland for the State Epsilon Sigma Alpha Convention. Attending members were Brenda Barnes, Kim Enis, Ruth Galovich, Jenifer Grimm, Michelle Herring, Stefanie Ireland, Cindy Magelky and Linda Ziegler. They enjoyed a Friday night mixer where each attending chapter performed a comical skit. The following awards were received: First place: Outstanding Woman of the Year —Herring; Outstanding Chapter of the Year 6-15 Members; Cold Link Award for Excellence in...
The good news is Hot Springs County’s valuation has grown by 6.13% for 2019 over the valuation for 2018. In 2018, the county was valued at $143,770,630. In 2019 it rose to $152,593,199. These numbers are just an estimate and should become final by the end of the week according to County Assessor Daniel Webber. The locally assessed number came out to just a bit above $50.9 million for 2019. State Assessed Utilities show $7.166 million, railroads are $4.65 million and hard minerals topped in at $3.7 million. Oil production came in at $85.9 m...
CASPER — The first week of July is often a slow one in state government, shortened by a federal holiday and marked by a light legislative schedule. However, the first week of July also means something else in Wyoming – the time many of the laws passed by the Legislature this winter finally go into effect. As the clock hit midnight on Monday, more than 200 laws passed during the 2019 legislative session went into effect, impacting the lives of Wyoming residents in some ways major, some ways not. A common centerpiece in many homes around Wyo...
Hot Springs County’s unemployment rate rose by .2% from April to May according to numbers recently released from the Research and Planning section of the Wyoming Department of Workforce Services. The labor force, or number of people able to work, rose by 10 from April to May, however, only four of those people were employed, leaving six of them still looking for work in May. The labor force is down considerably from what it was this time last year, losing 37 workers over the year. There are also 29 fewer people employed from 2018. The c...
July 1 marked the official effective date for Senate File 57, establishing requirements for the release of public records, as well as designation of an ombudsman by the governor to receive complaints for violations of the public records act. Under the law, official public records include “all original vouchers, receipts and other documents necessary to isolate and prove the validity of every transaction relating to the receipt, use and disposition of all public property and public income from all sources whatsoever; all agreements and c...
June 23-28, Jeff Clark, Will Clark and Remington Ferree, along with Dillon Romero of Cody, took aim at the 4-H Shooting Sports National Championships in Grand Island, Neb. Participants can only compete once in their career in a particular discipline, Kari Ferree said, and the boys competed in shotgun, with her husband Charlie coaching. They were selected by the state 4-H, Ferree said, and they had to fill out applications including whether they shot at the state shoot and how they did, and essay... Full story
An estimated 10 percent (14,000 total) of Wyoming’s kids, double the national average, do not have health insurance according to the 2019 KIDS COUNT® Data Book released by the Annie E. Casey Foundation. The Data Book assesses child wellbeing using 16 measures that represent the domains of health, education, economic well-being and family well-being and community. The 2019 Data Book report found that Wyoming’s child health system was weak when compared with the rest of the nation, ranking 49th out of 50 states. While these findings were disa...
Everyone could use a little help from time to time and the Thermopolis Church of Christ may have just what you’re looking for. The church will be hosting a youth group that is looking to help members of the community during their stay in Thermopolis, July 13-17. If you have a project, whether its yard work, clean up, small painting projects, general repair or something along those lines, the youth will come, at no charge to you, to get it done. All you have to do is supply the materials. If you need some help, please call Pete Coggi at 3...
During their June 25 meeting, the Hot Springs County Memorial Hospital Board of Trustees reviewed and approved the 2019 Community Health Needs Assessment, presented by Miranda Nelson, a social worker with the hospital. Nelson noted the assessment involved a lot of collaboration with the community and the Hot Springs County Community Prevention Coalition. The assessment is required every three years, and the last was done in 2016. The full assessment will be available via the hospital’s website....
A line of cars sits west of town as drivers wait for the pilot car to lead them through the area being chip sealed on Highway 120. The stretch of road being sealed is 32 miles and the work is expected to be done by mid-July....
After a very wet spring, most of Wyoming was looking good as far as fire danger, a multitude of counties in the low range with just a couple sitting in the mid range. However, since the last several days of high temperatures and very low humidity along with fairly breezy conditions, we can’t say that anymore. Hot Springs County is currently in the mid range for fire danger according to the Wildland Fire Assessment System (WYFAS). We are looking at very little chance of any rain for at least several more days, which could raise our fire a...
by Mark Dykes Independence Day is one of several days throughout the year where we have the time to reflect on what it means to be an American, the freedom we enjoy and the soldiers who made that freedom possible. Jeff Strong enlisted in the United States Air Force in January of 1971. The first three quarters of the year, he said, were various kinds of training at locations including Sheppard Air Force Base, Brooks Airfield and Lackland Air Force, undergoing jet engine training and helicopter...
Folks out in the Cottonwood Creek area will be glad to know the water has receded enough now that Hot Springs County Road and Bridge Director Dave Schlager said work should start on replacing the culvert that failed last month. The road near the “Y” has been closed several weeks after a huge rainstorm undercut the culvert, tearing it from the ground and tipping it on its end. Schlager said the target date to start the work is July 8. He also indicated there are three more culverts down the line where Sand Draw crosses Cottonwood that are in...
The Hot Springs County Senior Center is now available to provide rides for veterans to get to medical appointments. Center Director Trenda Moore said the appointments must be in the state, and the rides are free. Through the Highly Rural Transportation Grants program through Prairie Hills Transit, the center receives reimbursement. Rides will be provided using the senior center vehicles, and at least two days notice is required. To schedule a ride, contact the center at 864-2151....
A walk up the stairs at Mortimore Funeral Home calls to mind scenes from timeless silver screen treasures such as Back to the Future and Hook, but for Mike Mortimore, there's riches of another kind in his clock repair shop. Mortimore said he wants to work in the arena of clock repair, and between his shop and his home he has 80-100 clocks that he plans to sell. He's gone to shops in other towns and seen that they sell for $400-500, but he plans to sell them for half that price. The clocks in...
One of the most devastating but least likely to happen disasters in Hot Springs County would be the catastrophic failure of Boysen Dam. Completed in 1952, the 220-foot tall earthen-filled dam was built for flood control and irrigation along with a 7,500 kilowatt hydroelectric power generation plant. Hot Springs County Emergency Management gives Boysen Dam a unique category in the list of threats to our county as the failure of the dam poses the highest risk of widespread, total carnage in the co...
The Hot Springs County Commissioners had a busy meeting on Tuesday, starting with the monthly report from Nate Messenger, FBO for the Hot Springs County Airport. During June, Messenger logged 174 different operations at the airport and sold more than 1,200 gallons of aviation fuel and over 2,100 gallons of jet fuel. He started a deal with a new helicopter operation out of Worland to sell them jet fuel. Because they are planning to use as much as 2,000 gallons each month, Messenger gave them a...
A hearing scheduled for June 26 in Hot Springs District Court regarding the sentence of James Wiley has been cancelled, following the dismissal of Wiley’s motion to correct an illegal sentence. In his motion, Wiley alleged that the sentence imposed on him as a juvenile violated established constitutional standards. Special Deputy Hot Springs County Attorney Michael Blonigen filed a response to Wiley’s motion, arguing that his sentence does not constitute one of life without parole and that he...
The Wyoming Cultural Trust Fund board awarded $293,293.29 to 36 projects around the state at their recent grant review meeting in Thermopolis. Awards were given to a wide variety of projects, from historic preservation, archaeological research, and petroglyph preservation and education to art exhibition, museum storage equipment, choirs and orchestra programming. In Hot Springs County, $10,000 was granted for the Big Horn Basin Nature and Discovery Center Joint Powers Board, for a petroglyph...
You’re going to want to pull out the lawn chairs and get ready for a spectacular fireworks show on the Fourth of July, presented by the Thermopolis Volunteer Fire Department. According to John Fish, who has mastered the show each year for the past 25 years said this year is going to be very special. Funds raised so far for the event total $11,000, about the same as they had last year, but Fish said anyone still wanting to donate to the show may do so by dropping a check in the mailbox at the f... Full story
Following proceedings on Friday in Hot Springs District Court, a trial for Justin Spence will be set at a later time. Spence is charged with incest, a felony charge that alleges on July 4 or 5, 2014, he molested a juvenile female. Should the case go to trial, it will be the fourth for Spence on the charge. His first trial was cancelled due to a holiday conflict. His second was again rescheduled, after his defense attorney expressed concern he had not received all of the taped interviews of the...
