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Gottsche Rehab and Wellness is working to provide a way for people to memorialize their loved ones, an effort that began with the Wednesday, April 3 dedication of a bench on the property in memory of Chad Shero. Gottsche Rehab and Wellness CEO Cheryl Shero said they are kicking off their Memorial Park, and all the benches in front will be dedicated as memorial benches. Anyone who has a loved one they want to memorialize can do so with a bench. Additionally, there are plans for trees with brick enclosure; those bricks can also be dedicated to...
At their Tuesday night meeting, the Thermopolis Town Council — with council member Dusty Lewis absent — took up two issues, both of which have ties to the Wyoming Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ). The first was the April 17 deadline to have comments to the DEQ regarding a permit that would allow for millions of gallons of tainted water carrying tons of oilfield pollutants from the Moneta Divide oil and gas field, to come into Boysen Reservoir and Wind River each month. Mayor Mike Chi... Full story
The State of Wyoming Supreme Court issued an opinion on March 27, in favor of Hot Springs District Court’s action regarding Paul D. Mathewson. In his appeal, Mathewson contended the district court erred by denying his motions to suppress evidence and to dismiss for lack of a speedy trial. He further contended his conviction for felony possession of a controlled substance and claimed liquid contained in his water pipe that tested positive for methamphetamine doesn’t constitute “a contr...
The Hot Springs County Commissioners had their first meeting of the month on Tuesday, hearing reports from Bart Stam with the University of Wyoming Extension Service, on what activities and work his office has been doing in the area. Stam is the Range Specialist for Hot Springs County and he said he gets a lot of calls on everything from range management to what kind of bugs are in people’s yards and how to take care of their trees and lawn. He has also been doing a lot of work in the area w...
Monday in Hot Springs District Court, Shawn Goodman Sr. and Melissa Goodman pleaded not guilty to charges against them. Shawn is charged with two felony counts of child where methamphetamine is stored or ingested, and misdemeanors of unlawful possession of meth and unlawful possession of marijuana. Melissa is also charged with the two meth-related felonies as well as misdemeanor unlawful possession of meth. The charges stem from a January 15 incident. During a home inspection several...
No, it’s not an April Fool’s joke. Starting this past Monday, April 1, Thermopolis is again providing a stop for a bus line. Though it’s been a few years since we had a bus stop here, the general reaction to the news has been positive and there’s hope it will stay. Marian Lanik, the general manager for the Southside Travel Center where the stop is located, said the official schedule for the bus includes northbound trips from Cheyenne to Billings on Monday and Wednesday, as well as trips from Bi...
In the local 2016 election, 1,643 voters said "yes" for the creation of a one-percent specific purpose sales and use excise tax, for the construction, expansion, remodeling, renovation, furnishing and quipping of Hot Springs County Memorial Hospital. One of the bigger milestones in that project, visible to the public, came on Oct. 30 of 2018 with the ground breaking ceremony, but now plenty more earth is being dug into with the development of a new temporary emergency room entrance on the north...
The National Weather Service, FEMA, and emergency management agencies around Wyoming encourage residents, businesses, schools, and radio and television stations to practice your severe weather safety procedures as we near the main severe weather season in Wyoming. The spring months produce some wide-ranging weather across Wyoming, from tornadoes to snowstorms. “Folks need to do all that they can ahead of time to ensure they have the plans and the tools to keep both themselves and their f...
Joe Doak has been selected to be inducted in the Wyoming Sports Officials Association Hall of Fame this summer. The Hall of Fame Banquet will be a joint induction ceremony with the Wyoming Coaches Association. This is an evening to honor the distinguished careers of coaches and officials. The induction ceremony will be Friday, July 19, at the Casper Ramkota....
With spring in the Bighorn Basin comes rain and some heavy, wet snow from time to time, so the Bureau of Land Management is advising travelers that may be on roads crossing public lands to please use caution. BLM Worland Field Office Manager Mike Phillips is asking the public to steer clear of muddy roads to avoid damaging the roads and resources. “Waiting for roads to dry up is the best way to avoid becoming stranded,” Phillips said. Driving on wet dirt roads and two-tracks can cause damage lik...
As we start having warmer days its a good idea to start thinking about precautions you need to take when it comes to fire. Unlike most natural disasters, wildfires are usually caused by people, but there are some things you can do to prevent it. In Wyoming, farmers and ranchers burn their fencelines in the spring to eliminate weeds and unwanted grasses. Never leave that fire unattended. If you are burning on your property, be sure to keep an eye on where the fire is going and be prepared with...
Patients at Hot Springs County Hospital District will soon benefit from studies using the latest in x-ray technology made possible through a grant from The Leona M. and Harry B. Helmsley Charitable Trust’s Rural Healthcare Program. The Helmsley Charitable Trust has awarded Hot Springs County Hospital District $375,697 for a portable digital x-ray machine and a mobile C-arm x-ray machine, part of a $14.2 million initiative to upgrade x-ray technology at 50 rural hospitals in the Upper Midwest. ...
Tuesday afternoon at the meeting of the Hot Springs County Local Emergency Planning Committee, board members visited about the 2018 full-scale exercise that simulated a two-vehicle crash with a release of hazardous materials. Emergency Management Coordinator Bill Gordon said the exercise was successful with a good turnout and participate, as well as a thorough after action report and improvement plan. Though he couldn't speak for the entire fire department, firefighter James Coates thinks it...
Though there were signs of some slight spillage, an oil tank was not breached after it broke from the semi hauling it on Grass Creek last Thursday....
Within the first quarter of the year, officers with the Thermopolis Police Department and Hot Springs County Sheriff’s Office have apprehended and cited subjects for possession of marijuana and other narcotics. However, recently the number of drug-related incidents has slowed down. Police Chief Julie Mathews said the drug interdiction being done by both agencies has definitely had an impact. Looking at the numbers specifically for the police department, Mathews reported there were 24 drug b...
Thermopolis Rehabilitation and Wellness, a Thermopolis-based provider of Long-Term Care and Skilled Nursing Services, is proud to announce that they are the recipient of Pinnacle Quality Insight's 2019 Customer Experience AwardTM. Qualifying for the award in the categories of Communication from Facility and Dignity and Respect, Thermopolis Rehabilitation and Wellness displays a continued dedication to providing Best in Class senior healthcare services. Toby Homi, Executive Director of...
How many times have you needed a spare key for your car or your front door, had it cut and got all the way home, only to find that it doesn't work? Well, once the CR Key Checker hits hardware stores and locksmiths around the country, that frustration will be a thing of the past. Hot Springs County native Craig Redland, owner of CR Locksmith, has invented a small device that will check the newly cut key against the original key to verify if it will work or not. Redland says sometimes its just a...
The state of Wyoming has officially authorized its seven community colleges to offer Bachelor of Applied Science degrees. It’s the fruit of a hard-fought battle in the Legislature over Senate File 111 (now Enrolled Act 80.) SF 111 was one piece of legislation seeking to bolster attainment in the state. In 2018, then-Gov. Matt Mead issued two executive orders to increase post-secondary attainment in Wyoming. The executive order was in response to a recommendation from the ENDOW committee, which seeks to find ways to diversify Wyoming’s eco...
Even though we haven’t had as much moisture as we’ve had in the past two years at this point, irrigation forecasts for farmers still looks good. Emergency Management Coordinator Bill Gordon attended a flood summit in Riverton last week and found the forecast is showing water levels will be up to about 3,500 cubic feet per second coming down the river during the prime two months of irrigation, so everything should be normal. Loren Smith with the State Engineer’s Office says things are looking pretty normal for the Owl Creek irrigation areas...
by Angus M. Thuemer Jr. WyoFile.com Via Wyoming News Echange Millions of gallons of tainted water carrying thousands of tons of oilfield pollutants could flow into Boysen Reservoir and the Wind River each month under a proposed Wyoming Department of Environmental Quality permit, but without substantially degrading water quality, the agency says. The permit would authorize operators of the Moneta Divide oil and gas field, which is expected to expand to 4,250 wells, to discharge 8.27 million gallons a day of “produced water” from the field. Som...
With the beautiful spring weather comes calving season for most area cattle ranchers. On occasion ranchers will see a set of twins from their cows. Here the mother cow is cleaning off the second calf as the first one is up and ready to start nursing. One estimate (Gilmore) puts the percentage at about 0.5 percent or 1 in every 200 births....
Hot Springs County is on a list we never would want to be on, the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation and the University of Wisconsin Population Health Institutes’ report on the health of each county in Wyoming. Of the 23 counties in the state, Hot Springs County comes in the 21st least healthy county. The data used to come to this conclusion included everything from excessive drinking and adult obesity to mammography screening, high school graduation rates and the ratio of mental health providers to the general population. Janna West Kowalski, o...
The Bobcat Speech and Debate team finished their season in fine form, qualifying two students for the National Tournament in Dallas, Texas this June. Junior Hannah Hu will be attending with her informative on beauty. Hu went beyond the normal talk of physical beauty to point out how our minds perceive beauty in nature and everything around us, including photographs, art and the Japanese aesthetics of wabi sabi, the acceptance of imperfection. Hu wrote her informative at the start of the year... Full story
Tuesday night the Thermopolis Town Council received an update on the Thermopolis Golf Course from Jason Ciz and Joey Johnson. Ciz noted the fundraiser for the course scheduled for March 9 has been moved to May 4. As far as progress on getting a restaurant at the course, Ciz said the person they had been visiting with backed out so they will be advertising again. Course cleanup is scheduled for March 30 and 31 at 10 a.m., as long as the snow is melted. March 28 is the next fundraiser meeting and...
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