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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...
Officials from the Wyoming Department of Corrections recently requested the Joint Judiciary Committee to consider a law change to let offenders earn credit for good behavior while they wait in jail. Sergeant Detention Administrator Beth Price explained that the jail does not currently have the authority to assign what is commonly referred to as “good time” for inmates toward their sentence. She further noted that the judge could take into account any time an inmate has served here at sentencing. Inmates sentenced to a facility under the Wyo...
This Sunday, June 23 at First Baptist Church, they will honor Pastor Harvey and Lois Seidel for 25 years of ministry as Sr. Pastor. The celebration begins at 12:30 p.m. and is open to everyone. A carry in dinner is planned for Sunday with fellowship and testimony time following the service. The Seidels came to Thermopolis in May of 1994. Harvey and Lois were missionaries in new Church work for 30 years prior to coming to Thermopolis. They have started churches in Colorado, Wyoming and California...
During the Tuesday meeting of Hot Springs Travel and Tourism, Mathias Jung, owner and CEO with Rocky Mountain International, was invited to speak with the board regarding promotion of Thermopolis. Rocky Mountain International specializes in international tourism marketing and business development for the Rocky Mountain region, to increase incremental international visitation, spending and market share of the region to fuel the economies of Idaho, Montana, North Dakota, South Dakota and Wyoming....
Officials with the Wyoming Department of Health (WDH) are warning people about diseases that can be caught when swimming in pools, lakes and other bodies of water or when drinking contaminated water. Courtney Smith, WDH epidemiologist, says such diseases as cryptosporidiosis, giardiasis and shigellosis are each threats in the state connected to recreational water. Disease symptoms typically include diarrhea, stomach cramps, nausea and loss of appetite. Smith noted many of the germs come from feces and only a small amount is required to make peo...
According to Hot Springs County Emergency Coordinator Bill Gordon, late in the day Sunday, as was expected, Boysen lake elevation reached 4,725 feet and began filling into the flood pool. Monday, as of about 3:30 p.m., it is about 4,725.7 feet. Boysen operations are now being dictated by the US Army Corps of Engineers. Release flows from Boysen Dam were increased to 6,200 cubic feet per second (cfs) at 3 p.m. Monday. This flow should not threaten property along the river. However, the following is the position of Hot Springs County Emergency Ma...
Hot Springs County Emergency Coordinator Bill Gordon recently spoke with Art Hill at the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation (USBR) in Casper Monday morning. In response to increasing inflows to Boysen they have ordered release be increased to 3,500 cubic feet per second (cfs) Monday and likely 4,000 cfs later this week. Previous years have seen flows of up to 9,000. Also, due to the second worst flooding in history, all the way to the Gulf of Mexico, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) has asked...
A case that began nearly four years ago finally has some resolution, with an order from the U.S. District Court for Wyoming on cross motions for summary judgment in the case of Joe and Barbara Campbell along with 10 anonymous plaintiffs vs. Tri-County Telephone Association (TCT) filed last week. The court’s conclusion was to grant Joe’s motion for summary judgment and deny TCT’s motion for summary judgment. Joe said he was very pleased with the decision and believes it will be very benef... Full story
