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Its not really summer until you’ve been bitten by a mosquito, those nasty little pests that love hanging out in the mornings and the evening hours, just waiting to make you itch for hours. Along with that itch, though, is the possibility of contracting West Nile Virus, a commonly transmitted disease carried by mosquitoes. While West Nile Virus has been detected in every county in Wyoming, the Wyoming office of Epidemiology has only confirmed one case of infection this year. That case is in Campbell County. There are no avian or equine cases r...
CASPER — Wind River Reservation tribes are restarting a program meant to address participants’ substance abuse issues while keeping them out of jail. Wind River had a wellness court system for juveniles and adults at one point, but the disbanding of the reservation’s tribal court forced the program to end. Many clamored for the two Wind River tribes to reestablish the program and tackle a substance abuse problem that clogs the court system and tribal jail. And with the establishment of a new tribal court last year, it will start up again...
During a special July 2 meeting of the Red Lane Watershed Improvement District Board of Directors, the proposed fiscal year 2019-2020 budget was approved. According to the budget, revenues include $7,000 in tax levy and $20 in miscellaneous, which includes interest in accounts. Expenditures include $1,525 in administration, $7,700 in operations and $652 in indirect costs. Looking further, the administration budget has $300 in clerical services, $500 in accounting and auditing, $75 in office supplies, $450 in newspaper advertising and $200 in...
The last couple of weeks have been pretty hard on Thermopolis and Hot Springs County with hailstorms that ravaged the area. The reports have focused mainly on the damage to homes and vehicles, but the hail damaged things that we may not have really thought about. For instance, Monica Jones always has tomatoes at the Farmers Market for sale. This year, however, Jones says she may not have as many tomatoes to sell because of the damage to her plants from the two storms. Veva Blakesly always puts...
CODY — A team of conservation organizations urged the Wyoming Game and Fish Commission to require hunters to carry bear spray in the field. However, at the end of its two-day meeting in Rock Springs last Friday afternoon, the commission chose not to take action on a petition submitted in April by the Sierra Club, the Humane Society of the United States, WildEarth Guardians, Natural Resources Defense Council, Wyoming Wildlife Advocates, Western Watersheds Project and the Center for Biological Diversity. Rather than mandate a new policy, the c...
Work continues at Hot Springs County Memorial Hospital, as teh foundation is laid for the new addition....
The Hot Springs County Commissioners approved the 2019-20 budget at a special meeting on Monday. A majority of the budget remains generally the same as 2018-19, but a few line items went up anywhere from $1,000 to less than $500,000. Some of the items that went up include the new airport, which had a couple thousand dollars added to its budget, bringing it to $114,384. Both the assessor’s office and the county attorney’s office gained a bit, along with the clerk’s office, coroner expenses, the c...
Oil production numbers for Hot Springs County were released recently, showing a 9.5% increase in value from 2018. Total value to the county is $85,985,988 with oil coming in at an average of $40.85 a barrel. Production is slowly coming back after a dip in 2016 of 54% and 23% in 2017. Looking back on past production, which the treasurer's office has been keeping track of since 1977, the largest jump in production happened between 1980 and 1981 when it surged 133.53%. At that time, oil was just...
Monday evening, Thermopolis Town Council had some lengthy conversation about the damage to town structures and concerns regarding all of the roof and dent repairs that have come to town. At the meeting, a representative of one of the companies voiced concern about the town not having an inspector to ensure the roofs are done right, and offered such services. Mayor Mike Chimenti explained if a town project is big enough to require an inspection, the town engineers are used. A certified inspector...
The Wyoming Dinosaur Center unveiled a new, permanent exhibit during a gathering last Friday evening. The story begins at least 140 million years ago, when "Lori" the dinosaur roamed the earth. The difference between Lori and the other dinosaurs, however, is that she's basically the size of a chicken, less than three-feet long and she has the honor of being the smallest dinosaur found in Wyoming. Hesperornithoides miessleri is her scientific name and she falls in with a group of meat-eating... Full story
Responding officers help a driver out of his vehicle after he struck a wall near the apartments at 14th and Broadway....
On June 30, a familiar face with the Wyoming Highway Patrol returned to Thermopolis, following a nine-month deployment to Lima, Peru. In addition to being a trooper with the highway patrol, Regina Schulmeister is a chief petty officer and hospital corpsman with the Navy Reserve. On Oct. 1, she headed to Billings to prepare for her trip. Her destination was Lima, Peru, to work with the U.S. Embassy as the humanitarian assistance program coordinator. She noted the Department of Defense has some...
This month, Broadway will have a new look as the Thermopolis Print Zone moves from its current location at 521 Broadway, going a few doors west to the WOW Store. Print Zone owner Howie Samelson said he purchased the building and the business, with the sale finalized on July 1. He did it for two reasons, he said. One was because his business is growing and he needed more space. The second is that there is a need for a business in town to “pick up some of the slack with Shopko closing.” As par...
Later this month, junior Hyrum Rich will be leaving Thermopolis for a 10-month stay at Aguascalientes, Mexico - also named for its hot springs - through the Rotary Youth Exchange program. Rich noted this is the first such exchange in several years for the local chapter of Rotary International. Through the program, he explained, students are selected from Wyoming, Colorado and Idaho, and put in something of a "mixing pot." From that pot the students are sent to different countries; those...
During their meeting last Thursday, July 11, the Thermopolis-Hot Springs Chamber of Commerce spoke about the chamber’s eliminated seat from the Economic Development Company. Chamber Executive Director Meri-Ann Rush said the EDC board has gone from seven seats to four. Chamber board member Phil Scheel said the supporter member seats — of which the chamber was one — had been eliminated. Scheel also expressed concern that the EDC could be gone within two years due to financial issues and lack...
The Hot Springs County Commissioners held their second meeting for the month of July on Tuesday afternoon, hearing a report from Main Street Thermopolis President Suzanne Samelson. Samelson talked about the things Main Street has accomplished over the last few months, including the new flower beds near the flag pole downtown, new trash cans for downtown are being decided upon, and last week, the National President of Main Street was in town and members of the local group took her on a tour of...
Among the facilities available to those playing or attending baseball and softball games during the summer months, or watching the fireworks show, are the public restrooms at the softball complex between the armory and fairgrounds. But recent incidents have caused concern over how the restrooms are being treated. Hot Springs County Recreation District Director Anja Abbott said on July 4 someone “went to town” in the stalls of the women’s restroom, carving initials and messages. In mid to late June, she noted, someone left a tap on in the same...
A formal letter from the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to the Wyoming Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) may send Aethon Energy back to the drawing board with their proposed permit for the Moneta Divide field. The EPA is a step above the DEQ in the chain of command so their requests for additional information and corrections will have to be adhered to. The requests could put off the permit for at least a year. The EPA said the permit application lacks clarity as to how the...
Ralph Witters Elementary Kinder Boost Supply List Please do not label supplies Two boxes of 16 crayons (No jumbos, please.) One package of Expo brand dry erase markers One box of washable fine markers One box of watercolors Elmer’s School Glue- 4oz. bottle 12 glue sticks One pair of cushion-grip scissors Two large boxes of tissue Two containers of Clorox wipes Velcro or slip on tennis shoes (to be left at school for P.E.) One box of gallon Ziploc bags One Box of sandwich Ziploc bags One snack per quarter to share with the class (Big bags of c... Full story
Washakie Medical Center (WMC) in Worland was awarded a 2019 Hospital Quality Excellence Award by Mountain-Pacific Quality Health during this years’ Wyoming Hospital Association Annual Meeting and Convention in Casper. Quality awards are presented annually to Wyoming hospitals for their hard work and commitment to improving patient care. To earn the award, hospitals had to meet six categories of criteria including patient and family engagement activities, patient satisfaction and clinical care. WMC is one of eight hospitals honored during t...
District 28 Representative John Winter hasn’t taken the summer off from the Wyoming Legislature, in fact, he’s been attending various interim committee meetings across the state. On June 10 and 11 at Sheridan College, Winter met with the Agriculture, State and Public Lands and Water Resources committee. One topic on the agenda was Wildlife and Livestock Predator Damage involving the Game and Fish Department. Winter said funding for the various priorities for wildlife and livestock were of prime concern during the meeting. In addition, they dis...
For several hours beginning Tuesday morning, many people had to forego communicating via landline phones or sending out email, as a cut communication line interrupted phone and internet services not just for Thermopolis, but all over the Big Horn Basin. According to Becky Dooley, the vice president and general manager of RT Communications, the interruption came when crews were on a routine wreck out of an abandoned aerial copper facility. She explained that since the company is switching over... Full story
The hail and wind storm that ravaged Hot Springs County July 1 caused severe damage to area homes, businesses and vehicles. Contractors, automotive, and roofing businesses are flocking to Thermopolis to help us repair. Many have set up temporary business locations in town to better serve the community. Local businesses are also scrambling to repair the seemingly endless amount of damage. Initial estimates put damages well over a million dollars, unlike anything we've experienced in Hot Springs...
Although the deadline has passed to send comments to the Wyoming Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) regarding the proposed drilling operation by Aethon Energy, comments will still be accepted by the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) until July 19. According to the permit application, millions of gallons of tainted water is slated to be dumped into Boysen Reservoir along with 2,161 tons of dissolved oilfield pollutants per month from the Moneta Divide oilfield if Aethon Energy is granted...
The Wyoming Travel, Recreation, Wildlife and Cultural Committee will meet at Thermopolis Middle School July 22 and 23, beginning at 8:30 a.m. each day. The purpose of this meeting is to continue the committee’s work addressing its interim topics. The committee will receive testimony and information regarding Hot Springs State Park concessions and asset management and other arenas This year the Wyoming Legislature passed Senate File 166, mandating vendor contracts in the park be a minimum of five years, That means two of the parks vendors, Days...
