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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...
During their Tuesday night meeting, the Hot Springs County Memorial Hospital Board of Trustees discussed the re-roofing of the hospital. Earlier this year, a proposal was presented to the State Loan and Investment Board (SLIB), for $1.5 million for about 27,000 square feet of the current hospital roof to be replaced. The new roof cost is about $685,000, not including asbestos abatement of $164,000, and the request to the SLIB was to ensure all costs were covered, with initial plans to use the...
Hot Springs County School District Board Chairman Clay VanAntwerp began the Tuesday night meeting with introductions of the new staff joining the district, spending some time with the other board members in a little meet and greet with the new hires. Jessica Flores and Kendra Kimes will be filling positions at RWE as SPED paraprofessionals this year. Jesica Quiroga and Danielle DuFoe will be SPED paras at TMS, and Rees Ready has been hired as a part-time Administrative Assistant at TMS. Brandon...
Installation of seven new digital message signs/web cameras is under way throughout northwest Wyoming in a $1.4 million project, one of which will be at U.S. 20 (milepost 127.86), about 5.5 miles south of Thermopolis near Wind River Canyon. Other new digital message signs/web cameras will be located at: •U.S. 20 (milepost 101.18), about one mile north of Shoshoni. •U.S. 20 (milepost 164.17), about one mile south of Worland; •U.S. 16 (milepost 3.45), about 3.5 miles east of Worland; •U.S. 16/20 (milepost 202.87), about two miles south of Grey... Full story
The Wyoming Department of Health (WDH) is warning that fraudulent activity by individuals claiming to represent the Community Services Block Grant (CSBG) is targeting Wyoming residents. WDH staff has heard from a handful of victims and near-victims who have been contacted via Facebook Messenger and other social media platforms with offers of a large “CSBG grant” in exchange for personal information and a “small fee for processing.” “These individuals are not representing nor connected to the Community Services Block Grant in in any way,” sai...
This past Tuesday at 5:40 a.m. the Thermopolis Police Department initiated action to arrest four illegal immigrants who were working in Hot Springs County. Police Chief Julie Mathews said this incident had been “days in the making,” and by 7:20 a.m. on Tuesday the four subjects were in custody. Wyoming Highway Patrol also assisted with the incident, and the four will be turned over to U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE). Mathews noted they will not face any local charges. “Th...
Dick Hall said he got here when he was 12 years old, coming from Great Falls, Mont. "Before that we lived in Shelby, and before that we lived in Midwest, and before that we lived in California, and before that we lived in New Mexico." As to why he moved around so much, Hall said his father was a petroleum engineer who was later appointed the district engineer here, for the United States Geological Survey. After he graduated high school in 1948, "on a Sunday afternoon, and Monday morning I was...
