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Sagebrush Artisans, the multi-medium artists guild in the Big Horn Basin, is holding it’s third annual Art Show and Sale at the Washakie Museum & Cultural Center in Worland from April 4 through April 26. The free opening reception will be Friday, April 4 from 5-7:30 p.m. Local artists from around the basin including Thermopolis,Worland, Ten Sleep and Cody will have 122 pieces of art on display for judging and for sale. The exhibit will then remain on display for three weeks, until April 26, during which art will continue to be available for v...
Alpha Phi #1148 Chapter of Epsilon Sigma Alpha held the Annual Awards Ceremony and Dinner on March 25. Awards Chair Jenifer Grimm presented awards including: Fourth Degree of Pallas Athene - Michelle Herring Perfect Attendance - Carol Andreen, Kim Enis, Ruth Galovich, Jenifer Grimm, Michelle Herring, Stefanie Ireland, Cindy Magelky and Linda Ziegler. 15 Years of Service - Brenda Larson 35 Years of Service - Carol Andreen Outstanding Woman of the Year - Carol Andreen Outstanding Educational - Jody Mickelsen—“Maple Trees” Outstanding Socia...
Gun range clean up Members of the Thermopolis Gun Club are asked to help with cleaning up the Bob Milek Memorial Range on Saturday, April 5 at 9 a.m. For more information, contact Ted Brown at (307) 277-0541. Book signing David Santoyo, of Gillette, will be doing a book signing at Storyteller on April 5, from 10 a.m. to noon for his first children’s book, My Wyoming Dad. The book is inspired by hardworking men in industries such as coal mining, oil and gas fields, railroad workers and ranching. It shows the fun activities a dad does with his c...
At the March Hot Springs Health board meeting, Dr. Mattson Mathey gave the medical staff report and said they had some clinic coding training and that the providers “are pretty happy about it”. The medical staff had been requesting the training, and they wanted to “make sure that we’re doing our clinic visits appropriately.” Dr. Mathey added that they passed a few policies supporting nursing interventions. Pharmacy and therapeutic have been updating their medications to be consistent with the supply chain and their current standard of practi...
by Mark Davis Powell Tribune Via Wyoming News Exchange Very few funerals have featured more laughter than the ceremony for Alan K. Simpson Monday in Cody. “Big Al” would have liked that. Hundreds of family members, friends and state leaders attended the former U.S. senator’s funeral, all having laughed at some of the dozens of Simpson’s jokes that were recounted at the pulpit of Christ Episcopal Church Cody. “Half the fun of the joke is in the delivery. And nobody delivered a joke like Dad,” said daughter Sue Simpson Gallagher. Simpson passed a...
At the March 18 Hot Springs County Commissioners board meeting held at the Annex building. Commissioner Bob Aguiar motioned to amend the agenda to add two items to Other Business. First was a motion regarding engineering. The second was a statement about the February 4 meeting regarding the Tipi Retreat matter and the Stevens. During discussion Chairman Tom Ryan replied, “It’s nice to have some heads up…When you start setting a precedent it’s not advertised for the people…” Commissione...
At the March 18 Thermopolis Town Council meeting held at Town Hall, the council discussed the coming Broadway Bridge construction, where the street will be closed from May 28-October 16. During citizen participation the council voted and passed approval of both a 24 hour liquor license for OEB Saloon LLC for the Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation Banquet on April 5 at the fairgrounds and a 24 hour malt beverage permit for Central Bank and Trust for their Beer & Brats event on May 29 in the Hot...
At the March 13, Hot Springs County School District #1 Board of Trustees meeting, Superintendent Hunt announced that two alternative calendars community meetings will be on March 31 at 6:30 p.m. and Thursday April 10 at 6:30 p.m. Both meetings at the William H. Malloy school auditorium. Members of the community do not have to attend both meetings, as similar information will be presented at each meeting. Hunt said there will be discussion of the myths and facts of a four-day week and the possibilities of what opens up for the district with the...
Lenten Fish Fry The Knights of Columbus are hosting their annual Lenten Fish Fry. There are still two Fridays you can participate and eat a delicious meal, on March 28 and April 4 from 5-7 p.m. in the St. Francis Church Parish Hall. All are welcome. Adult tickets are $15 and children under 14 are $5. Caring for caregivers retreat The University of Wyoming Extension is hosting a free Caring for Caregivers Retreat, organized by Melissa Cook, community vitality and health educator. The retreat will take place on March 29 at the Basin First...
Tabatha VanDeGrift has taken over as owner of the El Rancho Motel located at 924 Shoshoni Street. The purchase was made official on October 1, 2024 from the previous owners Bernice Balog and Susan Lankford who had the business since 1971. VanDeGrift previously suffered an injury where she had about 30 screws in her neck and eight plates holding her neck due to a construction accident. She came to Thermopolis in January 2021 to heal and met Balog and Lankford, the owners of El Rancho Motel. VanDe...
by David Velazquez Casper Star-Tribune Via Wyoming News Exchange Wyoming Superintendent of Public Instruction Megan Degenfelder was at the White House on Thursday for the signing of President Trump’s order to dismantle the federal Department of Education. The executive order signed by President Donald Trump directs Secretary of Education Linda McMahon to “take all necessary steps to facilitate the closure of the Department of Education.” Trump said his administration will close the department beyond its “core necessities,” preserving its respo...
From Wyoming News Exchange newspapers Coin Shop slayings suspect’s change-of-venue request denied, trial reset for July CHEYENNE (WNE) – The suspect in the 2015 double homicide at The Coin Shop in downtown Cheyenne won’t go to trial until more than a year after his arrest. Douglas Smith, a 68-year-old Canadian citizen in the country illegally, was arrested last June in the deaths of Dwight Brockman and George “Doc” Manley. Due to multiple requests to continue the trial, which was originally set for Dec. 3, Smith will not face a jury of his pe...
by Noah Zahn Wyoming Tribune Eagle Via Wyoming News Exchange The final bill waiting for consideration on Gov. Mark Gordon’s desk became law last Friday after he let it pass without his signature. House Bill 156 makes several changes to the ways elections are carried out in Wyoming. It requires voters to be Wyoming residents for no less than 30 days before an election, requires proof of residency and U.S. citizenship to register to vote, and requires county clerks to deny registration if there is “any indication” that the person is not a Unite...
On March 13, at the Hot Springs County School District #1 Board of Trustees meeting, Superintendent Dustin Hunt submitted his resignation, ending his employment on June 30, 2025. During the business, Vice Chair Marshall Keller made the motion to accept the letter of resignation, Trustee Jean Skelton, seconded. The board voted and passed the approval to accept the resignation. Trustee Jennifer Axtell did not vote, and Trustees Sherman Skelton and Nichole Weyer were absent. Additionally, Trustee Axtell motioned that the board hire the Wyoming...
The Hot Springs County School District #1 held their Community Stakeholder Meeting on March 11 at the Administration Building. This meeting was open to the public, but no public comments are allowed. However, guests are invited from various members of the public to hold a discussion. Some of those guests included two school board members, the superintendent, a retired teacher, and several others. This month’s discussion was about school board responsibilities and superintendent r...
Chairman John R. Winter, House District 28 Agriculture, State and Public Lands & Water Resources Committee provided the following information on his views of the 2025 Wyoming Legislative Session. Winter states, “The Wyoming House of Representatives, along with the Wyoming Freedom Caucus, worked hard this year to support several bills that really affect the people of the State. This Session was one of the busiest and complicated mostly because of the Governor’s proposed $692 Million supplemental budget. After the House reduced and approved a b...
The Starpower Regional Dance Competition was held on March 1-2 in Gillette at the Cam-Plex Center. Members of Hot Springs Dance LLC competed with all their pieces choreographed by Tess Williams, owner and artistic director. Skylar Lippincott performed in "Not About Angels." She earned overall first place level 2 solos (of 10+ routines) and was chosen for the Orlando, Florida Power Pak dance convention as an invite only participant. For the piece "Brave", Skylar Lippincott, Kaylee Bazzle, Kyle...
Tom and Jessie Ream's Double R Store located at 901 Shoshoni Street is open for the 2025 season. They originally started the business as a trial run on August 1 of last year and closed down at the end of October. Now they are open for their first full season as of March 13. The Double R Store serves as a sandwich shop and a supply store for fishermen getting on the river. This type of business was originally their wish, but Jessie said, "We couldn't find anybody to do it, so we did it ourselves....
The Learning Center will host the second of three meetings, Local Government 101, on Monday March 31 at 6-7:30 p.m at the County Annex, 327 Arapahoe. This event is “How Does Our County Government Function?” This month’s class will feature County Commissioner Tom Ryan, County Administrator Connie Guntly and County Clerk Becky Kersten. Previously on February 24, the Learning Center hosted Local Government 101 to discuss how the town government functions. It was very well attended and Dr. John Anderson gave an introduction where he discu...
Ralph Witters Elementary kindergarten registration opens March 24. This is for kindergarten only and done online. Step 1: Log on to rwe.hotsprings1.org under student/parent table and click student registration. Step 2: Click on Pre-registration form. Step 3: One Pre-registration has been submitted, you will receive an email within a couple days with the username and password needed to complete the full registration process. Please contact the RWE office with any questions at 864-6561. School calendar meetings Hot Springs County School District...
During the Monday, March 17 meeting of the Hot Springs County Republican Party, elections were held for new officers. Joe Martinez was elected Chairman, Vice Chairman is Clay VanAntwerp, Treasurer is Jean Skelton, Secretary is Meri Ann Dorman, State Committeeman is Phillip Scheel and State Committeewoman Cheryl Aguiar. The HSC Republican Party meets the 3rd Monday of each month at the County Annex Building at 6:30 p.m. This information was submitted by newly elected secretary Dorman....
Lenten Fish Fry The Knights of Columbus are hosting their annual Lenten Fish Fry on three Fridays, March 21, 28 and April 4 from 5-7 p.m. in the St. Francis Church Parish Hall. All are welcome. Adult tickets are $15 and children under 14 are $5. Risen Son Christian School fundraiser Pasta with a Purpose, a spaghetti dinner and auction fundraiser, will be held Friday, April 25 beginning at 5:30 p.m. at the Hot Springs County Fair Builiding. To volunteer to help witht he event or to make a donation, contact Shailee Harvey at (307) 921-8069 or...
The Hot Springs County High School Speech and Debate Team's long and impressive 2024-2025 season closed with a third place trophy finish in 1A/2A at the Wyoming Speech and Debate Tournament at Cheyenne South High School in Cheyenne on March 13, 14, and 15. This year's large tournament included 34 schools in attendance with over 470 individual entries. The tournament culminated nearly six months of competition that started back in October 2024. In the season-ending competition, five Bobcats...
By Mike Koshmrl, WyoFile.com, via WNE The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, which is under a January 2026 court-ordered deadline to make a decision, is now giving the public until May 16 to share views on a proposal to keep bruins listed as ‘threatened’ throughout their Lower 48 range. More than 47,000 people, organizations and agencies have taken the time to send in their thoughts on federal wildlife managers’ Biden-era proposal to continue classifying grizzly bears as “threatened” under the Endangered Species Act. It’s a decision that attrac...
Amid reports that Hot Springs County School District (HSCSD) #1 Superintendent Dustin Hunt has been interviewing for jobs with a new district, a hand full of people spoke at the February board meeting to show support for Hunt. Reports from two different sources indicate that Hunt received an interview with Big Horn County School District #2 and that the RE-1 Valley School Board, located in Logan County, Colorado, has selected Hunt as their new superintendent. As of the February HSCSD board meeting, no announcement had been made regarding Hunt’s...
