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Wyoming has a powerful online tool for those learning the rules of the road. The Driving-Tests platform includes a variety of online practice tests for car, motorcycle, and commercial driver license (CDL). The service is free to all Wyoming residents through GoWYLD.net, enabling aspiring drivers to prepare for their WYDOT written tests anywhere, anytime. The Wyoming State Library (WSL) and Wyoming Department of Transportation (WYDOT) have partnered with Driving-Tests to provide the platform and to promote its use at WYDOT locations throughout...
During the Tuesday meeting of Hot Springs Travel and Tourism, the board continued discussion regarding the county having lower lodging tax collections. A report from the Wyoming Economic Analysis Division showed the county had a -0.7 percent change in lodging tax collections for the 2017-18 fiscal year. Hot Springs County was the only county that had a decline in lodging tax revenue. Hot Springs State Park Superintendent Kevin Skates said the fact that we were the only county to see a decline...
Julie Mathews was officially appointed Chief of the Thermopolis Police Department following a 4-1 vote at Tuesday night’s meeting of the Thermopolis Town Council. Council member Dusty Lewis had the one “no” vote. The appointment of the new police chief has generated some buzz around town since the general election, when Mike Chimenti was voted the new Mayor of Thermopolis, and former police chief Steve Shay announcing his retirement.Tuesday marked the final day of Shay as chief and Mike Morti... Full story
The Hot Springs County Board of County Commissioners held their first meeting of the new year on Tuesday, starting things off with elections of chairman and vice chairman. Commissioner Tom Ryan retained his position as chairman with Phil Scheel remaining as vice chair for another year. An upcoming court case, State of Wyoming v. DeVries, is already causing an issue for newly elected County Attorney Jill Logan. Due to a conflict of interest with the case, Logan asked the commissioners for...
According to paperwork filed Dec. 31 and signed Jan. 2 by United States District Judge Alan B. Johnson, a lawsuit initially filed against Wyoming Whiskey, Brad Mead, Katherine Mead and David DeFazio was dismissed. The lawsuit, filed on Nov. 16, 2017 by Frank Sacca in the Circuit Court of Cook County, Ill., alleged they breached a National Sales Director Employment Agreement. Though the distillery is here in Hot Springs County, there were multiple sales staff in Illinois and efforts were made to...
Carter Roy Enis arrived in Thermopolis on Jan. 3 at 1:15 p.m., making him the first baby of 2019 at Hot Springs County Memorial Hospital. Weighing in at 8 lbs. 2 oz. and measuring 21 inches, his parents, Will and Charlee Enis, couldn't be happier. Here the family looks over the nearly $1,000 worth of gifts for the New Year's baby. He is now at home with big brother Trenton, 6, big sister Rylee, 2 and his other big brother, Kade, 5. Grandparents are Mark and Jackie Wagstaff, Annie Thompson and...
The Hot Springs County Sheriff's Office and emergency personnel respond to an accident late Jan. 1. A juvenile male was driving a truck too quickly through the underpass leading into Hot Springs State Park, hit the south pillars and flipped the vehicle. The driver was transported to the hospital....
Monday morning, Fifth Judicial District Court Judge Bobbi Overfield administers the Oath of Office to newly elected Hot Springs County officials....
The State of Wyoming’s Department of Audit recently released the data on the costs of running the 23 counties in the state, showing everything each county has spent on agencies such as trash collection or landfill costs, road and bridge departments and others for the 2018 fiscal year. Hot Springs County is the fifth lowest in spend- ing for our board of County Commissioners; $94,190 for the year. Weston, Washakie, Platte and Niobrara Counties come in lower with the highest amount spent on C...
The State of Wyoming Department of Audit recently released a report on the cost of maintaining city government for the fiscal year of July 1, 2017 to June 30, 2018. The report provides information in fund revenues and expenses, as well as what the cost is per taxpayer, based on the 2010 census numbers of 3,009 for Ther mopolis and 92 for Kirby. According to the report for Thermopolis, the Enterprise Fund revenue was $2,677,896, broken down to: Garbage — $486,762; Sewer — $732,640; Solid Waste ...
A large crew assisted Steve's Plumbing and Heating as they jackhammered out the basement floor in the courthouse Saturday to replace the ancient pipe below the building. In addition to places where the pipes were completely blocked the pipes themselves were crumbling at the touch and many had large cracks due to age and deterioration....
On Monday, Jan. 7, just be- fore 8:15, oaths of office were administered to several elected officials, among them new Hot Springs County Sheriff Jerimie Kraushaar, taking over from Lou Falgoust, who has spent 48 years in law enforcement - 17 of it as sheriff here. Following the oath of office, Falgoust pinned Kraushaar's new badge on and the two shared a heartfelt embrace. Kraushaar said his main priorities are to provide as much coverage for the county as possible, as well as being proactive an...
Mike Mortimore bid farewell Tuesday evening at the Thermopolis Town Council meeting, ending his most recent term as mayor. Mortimore was elected to a four-year term the town council in 1986, with the term beginning in 1987. He later served a total of five terms as mayor, back when terms were two years each, with a few breaks in between. 2000-2002 was his final two-year stint be- fore getting out for at least 10 years. He then joined the town council and in 2014 was again elected mayor, for a...
The Hot Springs County Commissioners held an emergency meeting Friday afternoon to discuss issues with the plumbing at the Hot Springs County Court House. As part of the meeting, the commissioners went to the basement of the court house where some of the floor has been jackhammered out in order to examine the piping below the building. In some areas, the pipes, due to their age, are literally crumbling with a touch and in other areas, they are completely plugged. There is a toilet in the...
Here is a look at the second of the year in review in Hot Springs County. The first half ran in the December 27 issue. July July 5 — Local attorney Michael Messenger was presented with the Lifetime Achievement Award at the Wyoming Trial Lawyers Association convention in Cody on June. Messenger is finishing his 43rd year as a practicing attorney, all of which have been in Thermopo- lis as he came here during the Pag- eant Day weekend in 1975. Except for four years as the Hot Springs Coun- ty and prosecuting attorney from 1978- 82, he said, h...
by Mark Dykes and Cindy Glasson The 65th Legislature for the State of Wyoming will convene on Tuesday, Jan. 8, and our Senior Legislator, Wyatt Agar, noted his move to the Appropriations Committee is a big one as it is the first time, to anyone’s recollection, a first term senator from the majority party has been placed on the committee. He further added it would be an interesting move, as senators typically wait two to three years to get on Appropriations, and he considers it a huge honor. Agar will focus on responsible use of tax dollars i... Full story
Raymond L. Norcutt Jr. has been bound over to Hot Springs District Court on several charges related to a Nov. 24 drug bust. He faces felony charges including five counts of manufacture or deliver of a controlled substance and one count of possession of a controlled substance. According to court documents, a vehicle Norcutt was driving was stopped after an officer observed it blocking an alley. Norcutt drove around the officer, going onto a lawn to do so, then led the officer in a short pursuit before stopping. Upon search of Norcutt’s v...
A Wyoming Highway Patrol trooper checks on vehicle occupants following a minor accident at the Owl Creek turnoff Dec. 27. Recent snows and melting have made highways slick and in some cases roads have been temporarily closed....
Though the Town of Thermopolis and Wyoming Department of Transportation has been busy keeping our streets and highways clear, it’s also important for residents to keep their sidewalks and driveways clear. Under Ordinance 7-513 of the Town Code, people have 72 hours, or three days, of each snowfall to remove any snow that would make public sidewalks unusable or hazardous. Those who do not could be found guilty of a misdemeanor and subject to a $750 fine. Mobility issues can impair people from clearing their sidewalks within the allowed time, b...
November and December saw a regular culling of the female deer in the area, with 30 taken — 16 on Nov. 18 and 14 on Dec. 11. Sergeant Pat Cornwell said the deer were taken from the state park, town properties and the gully next to the fire hall among other areas. Out of the animals taken, four — just over 13 percent — were confirmed to have chronic wasting disease. Meat from the healthy animals was given to those who contacted the police department prior to the culling. Cornwell added it’s...
One of the best things about living in Wyoming is the access parents have to quality schools to ensure their children are getting the best education possible. Its hard sometimes, to know exactly where to look if you’re curious about your own school’s “report card” on education, but the Wyoming Department of Education has created a website to make that job a little easier. At wyomingmeasuresup.com, parents, teachers and others can access information about different schools and school distric...
Downtown business members and a passerby stopped to help a stuck motorist Monday morning. Over 5" of snow fell on Thermopolis beginning Sunday evening....
Though the past few years have seen some varied numbers when it comes to fish in the Bighorn River, Wyoming Game and Fish Regional Fisheries Biologist Joe Skorupski is optimistic that the fish are surviving in greater numbers and the overall population is on a rising trend. Skorupski explained the varying water levels on the river in the last couple years have hit the fish population pretty hard — mainly the small fish, though there had been a decrease in big as well. However, while 2017 s...
The Hot Springs County Land Use Planning Commission heard a request for a land use change from Howard and Belenda Willson at their meeting on Wed., Dec. 19, asking for a 15-acre parcel of their property be changed from agricultural to industrial. Presented as the “Willson Third Land Use Change,” the acreage in question has been industrial previously, then changed back to agricultural, making this the third requested change for the same plot. In 2014, the Willsons were granted a 10-acre land use...
January Jan. 4 - There were some changes in leadership during the Hot Springs County Commissioners meeting Tuesday. John Lumley stepped down and Tom Ryan was newly elected the chair of the Hot Springs County Commission going into 2018 with Phillip Scheel as the new vice chair. Ryan was not in attendance at the meeting, so Scheel chaired it. Jan. 11 - Numbers were recently released by the State of Wyoming on the costs of maintaining county governments throughout the state, including Hot Springs...
