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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...
Monday afternoon in Hot Springs District Court, Christopher Martin pleaded not guilty to felony charges of conspiracy to deliver methamphetamine and delivery of methamphetamine. The charges are from a Feb. 17 incident as the result of a controlled buy, during which .6 grams of substance that tested presumptive positive for meth was exchanged. Though no date has been set, trial in Martin’s case is expected to take three days. He is currently out on a $5,000 cash bond or acceptable bail bond, t...
Several electrical lines were broken Monday morning after being struck by a raised bucket truck....
Hitting bookstores next month in the United Kingdom will be "Lord of Secrets," written by Breanna Teintze. Born in Thermopolis, Teintze lived here until she was about 11 to 12 years old. The area still feels like home, she said, and the red dirt and sagebrush settings tends to show up in her writing. When she was younger, she explained, her father's job moved and so did she. Also, her husband works for a cement plant and tends to move around. Writing is "just kind of something I've done my...
Nutritious food items plus many other benefits are available for numerous families through the Wyoming WIC Program, which is operated by the Wyoming Department of Health (WDH). “For families who participate in WIC, we offer healthy food as well as shopping ideas,” said Janet Moran, WIC program manager with WDH. “We provide nutrition education on pregnancy, breastfeeding support and family meals.” WIC offers benefits to low-income women who are pregnant, breastfeeding or who just had a baby, and to families with children under the age of 5. ...
Sen. John Barrasso (R-Wyo.) visits with SPC Adam Hanson of Thermopolis in Kuwait. Barrasso spent 4th of July weekend overseas with members of the Wyoming Army National Guard's 2nd Battalion, 300th Field Artillery Forward. The Wyoming National Guard has more than a hundred soldiers stationed in the Middle East right now, including in Kuwait....
By now, most of us understand the dangers involved with exposure to Ultraviolet (UV) rays from the sun when it comes to our skin, but something we often forget about when it comes to sun exposure is our eyes. Prevent Blindness has declared July as Ultraviolet Awareness month in hopes of educating people about the dangers UV rays present to our eyes. Exposure to UV rays can be immediate. Symptoms like eye pain, tears, blurred vision, light sensitivity and seeing halos can last between six and 24 hours after exposure. This is known as...
Among the regular faces at the Hot Springs County Senior Center is Mike Kelley, who not only stops by for lunch or to visit, but has helped in various capacities. Kelley and his wife Joyce, who has passed away, moved to Thermopolis in 2001. Kelley has worked for several phone companies including Mountain States Telephone and Telegraph, U.S. West and Qwest, retiring from the work in 1990. It was that work that brought him to Thermopolis. As he explained, Kelley hired on in 1959 in Colorado, and...
Several University of Illinois students stopped overnight in Thermopolis on July 2 and 3, during a break in their coast-to-coast ride for the 2019 Illini 4000. Among the riders is Viraat Goel, who noted everyone is a student at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. The group is in its 13th year, and they raise money for cancer research and patient services. Though a student organization, Goel pointed out they are federally incorporated as a 501c3 non-profit, meaning all donations are t...
DOUGLAS — Shopko closed its doors June 18, but local retailers say they’re already ahead of the game, expanding choices and inventory. Shopko announced in March the closing all of their stores nationwide, to which Douglas’ business owners responded: You don’t need to shop outside of town to get what you need – and, if they don’t have it, then they’ll order it for you. Enterprise Executive Director Cindy Porter said Douglas is full of great businesses filled with owners who work very hard to make people happy. She encourages local shopping. Por...
The Wyoming Department of Health (WDH) is warning that potential fraud, unnecessary high fees and frustration can result if residents are not cautious of online providers promising extra speedy Wyoming birth, death and other certificate services. “We frequently receive complaints from customers who have used companies claiming they can quickly get official certificates even though our office is the only source of these documents,” said Guy Beaudoin, deputy state registrar with the WDH Vital Statistics Services Office. Beaudoin estimated online...
