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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...
A slight issue with the east abutment of the bridge on Broadway, when the concrete along the finger joint failed, required the bridge be closed for repairs. Town Engineer Anthony Barnett reported Monday afternoon that the work went quickly and smoothly, and the bridge is scheduled to be open again this Friday....
The public is invited to attend Father Joe and Ellen Galligan's retirement barbecue on Saturday, June 29 from 11:30 a.m. until 2 p.m. on the lawn of Holy Trinity Episcopal Church. Joe Galligan was born and raised in the Episcopal Church, in a number of different dioceses around the country. He further explained he was born in Connecticut and was a member of the church growing up and while in the service. He and his wife married in 1969 when he was on assignment to a naval academy as a...
Guys and gals have a new place to get a trim, style or even a hot shave, as Kristen Monasmith opened the doors of Smoking Waters Barber Shop. She officially opened her current spot at 316 Broadway, No. 3 on June 18, though she had previously rented some space from Twisted Mane Salon and Spa starting on May 2. She decided to open a barber shop because she had been doing hair for a while and kept hearing people wanted a barber shop. Her husband, Raymond, is the junior vice commander for VFW Post...
Nothing is more exciting in the spring than the birth of all the new animal babies, and this year, at the Bar None Morgan Ranch, they've had their fair share of excitement with the arrival of 17 new foals. Harvey and Lois Seidel are the owners of the Bar None Ranch and if you look to the east on your way into the canyon, you just may catch a glimpse of the babies and their mothers running and playing in the grass. The Bar None pedigree begins with a mare named Shawnee Lass and a stallion named...
The franchise is reaching a milestone this year, and the Thermopolis location is celebrating with a trivia week July 1-7, during which people can come in and answer questions for a free koozie. Following the trivia week, the restaurant will have weekly deals through Aug. 18. Taco John’s history dates back to 1968 when a small taco stand opened in Cheyenne. It was a hit, and two local businessmen — Harold Holmes and James Woodson — purchased the franchise rights in 1969 and named the restaurant Taco John’s, after the man who opened that first t...
Everything is right on track with the completion of the construction at Gottsche Rehabilitation and Wellness Center for March 1, 2020. According to Gottsche director Cheryl Shero, things are going very well and the "new side" of the facility will be amazing. The addition will include new bathrooms and reception area as well as new space for patients. Phase I, which was the outside of the building, is completed, and the addition is known as Phase II. Last week, Gottsche had a community BBQ to...
We all look forward to the heat of summer, but at some point you’re going to have to turn on that air conditioning, so as temperatures rise, so does your electric bill. There are some things you can do to beat the high temperatures and that high bill that don’t take a lot of time or money. Did you know a ceiling fan or any kind of fan can make a room feel six or seven degrees cooler because of the wind-chill effect? The fan doesn’t actually cool the room, but it helps disperse the air conditioned air more efficiently so you could raise your...
Two competitors from the Hot Springs County High School Speech and Debate Team returned on Sunday from the National Tournament in Dallas, Texas. The tournament features 1,299 schools from all 50 states plus several foreign countries, totaling 7,105 competitors vying for that coveted National stage appearance. Hannah Hu competed in Informative Speaking, a relatively new event to the circuit. While Hu placed third, fourth or fifth in all six of her preliminary rounds, it wasn’t quite enough to make it into the top 60 semi-finals. Hu competed agai... Full story
The Hot Springs County School District Board of Trustees met last week with a shortened amount of information due to the upcoming board retreat. The board approved the Hot Springs County Recreation District budget for the upcoming year and agreed to the use of district-owned vehicles and district facilities for their programs. The buses and multi-purpose vehicles may be used when it does not conflict with regular school district activities and drivers will be provided through the school district’s transportation director. The rec district m...
The Hot Springs County Land Use Planning Commission approved a land use change for Frank Robbins at their meeting last week, passing it up to the County Commissioners with a “do pass” rating. The commissioners will consider the change at their July 2 meeting. Robbins’ application requests a change from residential to institutional in order to build a church building with a seating capacity of about 100 persons along with an onsite counseling ministry. The land is on the southwest side of the highway at 245 Hwy. 20 W. Robbins plans to construct...
Following a brief public meeting during which there was no comment, Thermopolis Town Council approved the budget for the 2019-20 fiscal year, as well as Resolution 552 to adopt it. According to the budget, revenues for the upcoming fiscal year include: $3,992,540 in the General Fund, including a $1,289,510 cash carry-over; $3,184,580 in the Enterprise Fund; $1,795,300 in Enterprise Fund-Depreciation Reserve for transfers, loan, grant and cash carryover; $804,800 in Insurance Trust Fund; $5,500...
It's hard to miss Prepsteader Bob and Mrs. B's home as the bus converted into a recreational vehicle makes it's way down the highway. But more than just a tenement on wheels, the remodeled bus gets the couple from one point to the next as they film The Self Reliant Roadshow, a YouTube channel featuring adventures in homesteading, prepping and do-it-yourself. The idea for the roadshow came last October, Bob said, and it was for them to travel across the United States and Canada to help...
During the second June meeting of the Hot Springs County Commission, two agreements with the Town of Thermopolis were approved, those being the Joint Law Enforcement Agreement and a landfill agreement. The landfill agreement was presented to the commissioners at their June 4 meeting, though it was not signed at the time as they felt it deviated from the previous agreement. The commissioners did approve a revised copy of the agreement that had some slight changes. Among them were language...
Monday afternoon in Hot Springs District Court, Cindee Reynolds was sentenced to 2.5 to four years in prison, with 303 days credit for time served, after her probation was revoked. Reynolds was initially sentenced to three to five years, suspended in exchange for five years probation, on Aug. 15, 2016 for possession of methamphetamine and unlawful possession of meth. That probation was revoked and reinstated on Jan. 8, 2018 and again on Nov. 5, 2018. It was noted in court Monday that even...
A heavy rain and hail storm Friday afternoon covered Thermopolis streets with running water....
If you’ve ever been to one of the ArtStrolls on the second Friday of the month, stopped out to hear some acoustic or Bluegrass at Southside or been to a live concert at the state park, chances are you’ve seen John Brooks play. Brooks was born in and went to high school in Denver, then went to Powell and worked with Marathon Pipeline on the summer crew and remained there, attending college at Northwest. His wife, Trudi, is from Powell and the two recently celebrated their 49th anniversary. As...
Named to the Hot Springs County High School Honor Rolls for the second semester of the 2018-19 school year are: Superintendent, 4.0: Audrey Axtell, Caydence Becher, McKenna Bomengen, Kamry Bowman, Ashley Brawley, Josiah Butler, James Christensen, Cole Christianson, William Clark, Brianna DeVries, Kaylee DeVries, Bronwyn Dobbins, Lee Grimm, Sarina Guyon, Jonathan Harvey, Hannah Hu, Tahja Hunt, Devin Jassaud, Sesilili Jensen, Courtney Jeunehomme, Hardy Johnson, Tyler Kay, Taydee Landrum, Dakota Leonhardt, Jase Longwell, Hallie Martinez, Eli...
Thermopolis Middle School students making the Straight A and A&B honor rolls for the end of the 2018-19 school year are: Fifth Grade, Straight A: Elizabeth Arcand, Nolan Collins, Caden Dodd, Kamryn Farrell, Peyton Green, Dallyn Griffin, JolieAnne Herring, Cooper Holman, Kamilla Johnson, Cian Kimes, Cruz Mascorro, Maile McCumber, Alix Sorensen, Cambria Stephenson, Kaycee Stothart, Brodie Taber, Xavian Vargas, Ellis Webber Fifth Grade, A&B: Lucille Andreen, Dean Bihr, Cody Bomengen, Lainie Boren, Korbin Brill, Sharon Burgess, Scott Coale, Lane...
