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All of the maps of Hot Springs County are kept in what are known as plat cabinets in the county clerk’s office for safekeeping. Karen Slocum approached the commissioners at their meeting on Tuesday to let them know the clerk’s office needs a new plat cabinet as all of the others are now full. In addition, the sleeves the current maps are being kept in are starting to create an oily film inside that is degrading the ink on the documents. A new cabinet will cost $4,270 and the sleeves will be $2,...
During an assembly Tuesday afternoon at the high school auditorium, the Wyoming Association of Secondary School Principals (WASSP) recognized Breez Longwell Daniels was as the 2019-20 Wyoming Principal of the Year. After receiving her award Daniels spoke to the assembled high school students. Daniels shared how she graduated from Thermopolis 31 years ago. "I don't think many people get the privilege of being a principal in their home town," she said. "I don't think that happens very often."... Full story
On April 27, staff at the Hot Springs County Post Office and members of the community celebrated Bill and Barb Daniels as they hung up their mailbags after more than 42 years of running the highway mail route. During their retirement party, they were presented certificates of appreciation and commemorative cups by Postmaster Susan Linko. When the couple first moved out here, Bill said, they lived in Ten Sleep and Barb was working at the post office there, which was an incentive to look at...
If you’ve driven through Wind River Canyon any time during the last few months you’ve probably noticed some work going on at the Upper Wind River Campground. According to Gary Schoene with the Wyoming Department of State Parks and Cultural Resources, the work is to install rip rap and repair stream bank erosion along the west side of the campground that faces the river. Wilson Bros. Construction out of Cowley is the general contractor for the project and not only are they doing the erosion work, they are performing other miscellaneous tas...
On Monday, Dean Runyan Associates released a report to the Wyoming Office of Tourism regarding the impacts of travel across the state and individual counties in 2018. According to the data for Hot Springs County, total direct travel spending was $24.6 million, including $21.6 million in destination spending and $3 million in other travel. This is down from the $24.7 million total — $22.1 in destination spending, $2.5 million in other travel — in 2017. There was slight decrease in overnight visitor spending, with $21.6 million spent in 2018 com...
Thermopolis FFA held their annual banquet on Monday night to honor students and adults in the FFA program. Agriscience and State FFA winners were acknowledged during the evening from both the middle school and the high school. New officers were installed, including Ally Taylor, parliamentarian; Riley Shaffer, sentinel; Rebekah Johnson, reporter; Spencer Axtell, treasurer; Tatum Vialpando, secretary; Remington Ferree, second vice-president; Emme Norsworthy, first vice-president and Audrey Axtell,...
More information and independent studies are coming in regarding the Moneta Divide Natural Gas and Oil Development Project proposed by Aethon Energy and Burlington Resources Oil and Gas Company. Joseph Meyer, PhD, chief scientist with Applied Limnology Professionals, a water quality consulting firm out of Colorado is very concerned with the salinity of the water that will be dumped into Boysen Reservoir at the Badwater Creek mixing zone. There are three species of fish on the “species of c...
According to estimates from the U.S. Census Bureau, Hot Springs County showed the largest percentage of population loss in Wyoming for 2018. The report compared population estimates from July 2017 to July 2018, and has the county at 2.8 percent population loss, the largest percentage across the state. That doesn’t mean we had the highest number of people leaving the county, but due to our size and population being fairly small compared to other counties — we have the second smallest pop...
The Hot Springs County School District's Board of Trustees unanimously agreed to name the school's auditorium after long-time music director, Bill Malloy. The William H. Malloy Auditorium will be formally named at a ceremony some time in the fall or early winter. Malloy spent four decades teaching music to the Hot Springs County youth, everything from concert band to Dixieland band and jazz band, not to mention countless summers with the Wildcat Band. His programs consistently ranked superior... Full story
High winds on Friday made travel a little difficult, with high profile vehicles at risk of going off the road. This truck was blown over on Windy Point in Wind River Canyon....
Brenda Barnes conducted the Installation of Officers’ Ceremony for the Alpha Phi No. 1148 Chapter of Epsilon Sigma Alpha (E.S.A.). Officers for the year of 2019-20 are: President, Brenda Barnes; Vice President, Linda Ziegler; Secretary, Cindy Magelky; Philanthropic, Carol Andreen; Ways and Means, Kim Enis; Awards, Michelle Herring; Educational, Stefanie Ireland; Social, Stormy Southwell; Historian, Jenifer Grimm; Jonquil/Chaplain, Ruth Galovich; Publicity, Kendi Heinze; Parliamentarian, Kim Enis; Scrapbook, Michelle Herring; and P...
Kirby entered a Memorandum of Understanding with Worland during the Worland City Council’s meeting on Tuesday, April 16. Kent Richins, an attorney who represents both Worland and Kirby, said the memorandum helps to appease the Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ). He further explained every municipality with a potable water system is required to have a certified water operator, and Kirby has that with Ernie Slagle. Under the rules of the DEQ, Richins said, such municipalities are also required to have a backup operator. If there is ever a...
Wyoming’s unemployment rates for March were recently released by the Research and Planning section of the Department of Workforce Services showing a statewide fall from 3.9 percent in February to 3.7 percent in March. In Hot Springs County we added 18 more people to the labor force during March, but that is still 86 fewer than March of last year. Six more people were unemployed in March than were in February, but that is still 15 fewer than a year ago. According to the report, most counties didn’t change much in the unemployment arena and Wyo...
Hot Springs County Memorial Hospital recently partnered with Wyoming Medical Center to provide cutting-edge stroke care to patients in Thermopolis and surrounding communities. With TeleStroke Wyoming, ER physicians in Thermopolis will be connected with WMC neurologists in Casper to collaboratively devise the best treatment plans for stroke patients in real time. Life-saving stroke care is measured in minutes. Time is brain, and the faster the blocked vessel is cleared, the better the chance for...
Due to the resignation of Ronda Freel, one of the trustee positions of Hot Springs County School District #1 is vacant. Anyone wishing to apply for the appointment of that position should write a letter to the Superintendent of Schools, 415 Springview St., Thermopolis, WY 82443, indicating your interest, your qualifications, and reasons you are interested in serving. Any qualified elector of the school district is eligible to serve as a school board member. The individual appointed to this vacancy will serve until the next school board...
The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) released their Environmental Impact Study (EIS) on the Moneta Divide Natural Gas and Oil Development Project proposed by Aethon Energy and Burlington Resources Oil and Gas Company last Friday. The BLM report comes on the heels of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) asking for an extension to the public comment period and public meetings between the Wyoming Department of Environmental Protection (DEQ). The DEQ has announced an extension of the comment...
In action at their meeting Tuesday evening, the Hot Springs County Memorial Hospital Board of Trustees accepted the hospital’s Form 990 for 2017, the tax return for the hospital. Chief Financial Officer Shelly Larson said this form is for tax exempt organizations and tells what benefits the hospital provides in order to maintain that tax exempt status. Larson noted the hospital provides free care to those who are at 100 percent or less of the federal poverty level, and partial discounts are p...
by Mark Dykes On Monday, April 15 in Hot Springs District Court, Tiphanie Reynolds received multiple prison sentences from Judge Bobbi Overfield — many of which were suspended for probation — on charges stemming from an August 2018 incident. Reynolds received a sentence of two to four years, served concurrently on each of three felony counts of child endangerment, exposure to meth. Those charges were suspended and Reynolds was given three years of supervised probation. She was also sen...
Hot Springs County School District's Superintendent Dustin Hunt was named the 2020 Superintendent of the Year at the Wyoming Association of School Administrators Annual Conference in Casper last weekend. The honor will also allow him to be recognized again, along with all the other state winners, in San Diego next February during the American Association of School Administrator National Conference. "I was humbled and extremely grateful to be nominated," Hunt said, "and was very surprised to... Full story
With the warm weather we’re starting to see a lot more animals out and about, including more domesticated species like dogs and cats. Animal Control Officer Ame Longwell estimated there are still around 1,500 feral cats around town and she is working to reduce that number. She noted she trapped 72 at the town shop last fall and has confirmed that none have returned. Those who have large numbers of cats on their property are encouraged to call the Thermopolis Police Department at 864-3114, to have officer Longwell come over and trap them. Longwe...
Friday afternoon the Thermopolis Volunteer Fire Department responded to a grass fire north of town. The warmer weather has dried out grasses and shifts in the wind can cause even controlled burns to spread quickly....
Next year, kindergarten is going to look and feel a little different at Ralph Witters Elementary as the kindergarten team will be switching from a focused learning classroom to a “play based” curriculum for 2019-2020. That’s not to say the classrooms will be running amok with fingerpaints, dancing and all day games of tag. Quite the contrary, actually as the children will be learning through things like make-believe play, block play, sand and water play, art activities and exploring the outdoors...
Tony Deromedi recently attended the Thermopolis Town Council’s April 16 meeting, during which council approved a liquor license transfer to him. The following day, the property known most recently as Loonie’s Bin, but which was once known as The Buckboard and as a gas station in its years, closed. In just over a month, Deromedi expects to open the door on the new Healing Waters Tavern. He looks forward to offering a new place for people — residents and tourists alike — to have fun, day or nigh...
Construction of a left-turn lane and mailbox turnouts is scheduled to resume this week north of Thermopolis on U.S. 20/Wyoming 789. When complete, the project is expected to improve highway safety through the busy rural area in Hot Springs County. Wyoming Department of Transportation resident engineer Kaia Tharp of Thermopolis said the contractor’s work schedule calls for dirt and pipe work this spring, followed by mid-June paving and chip sealing near the end of June. Prime contractor on the $973,000 project is Mountain Construction Co., of L...
The Annual Lion’s Club Easter Egg Hunt has been rescheduled for Sunday, April 28 at 2 p.m. in Hot Springs State Park, weather permitting. Children through nine years old will be divided into four age groups with prizes for all ages. The egg hunt was originally planned for Easter Sunday but was postponed due to the weather....
