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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...
At their Dec. 18 meeting, the Hot Springs County Memorial Hospital Board of Trustees approved an ambulance service contract with a six percent increase. Hospital CEO Margie Molitor explained the hospital bills for ambulance service, and pays the service for any runs that are made. She noted the service has not had any increases in the past three years. Additionally, new quality measures were incorporated into the contract, particularly in regard to heart attacks, strokes and trauma. In other...
Hot Springs County School District #1 has announced two of the four Champions for Children this year, Nichole Ciz and Brandon Deromedi. Each year the district chooses four champions and one of those lucky four will be selected at the school district’s Teacher of the Year for 2019. Ciz comes to Thermopolis from Wheatland with her Bachelor’s Degree in Elementary Education from Chadron State College along with a minor in vocal music. She began her career at Ralph Witters Elementary in 2010 and taught kindergarten for four years before moving on...
The nights are getting colder and some folks may need a little help paying their heating bills through the winter. The Low Income Energy Assistance Program (LIEAP) is available throughout Wyoming as a federally funded program open to homeowners and renters alike. The program helps cover the costs of electricity, natural gas, propane, wood, diesel heating oil, coal and pellets when used to heat the home. There are income guidlines that must be met in order to qualify for the program and the application process is simple. The folks at the...
It’s less than a week before we flip the calendars and try to remember the correct year to put on our checks. The New Year holiday is one where people typically make resolutions about what they hope to accomplish in the next 12 months. Among those, exercising more and losing weight are among the more prominent. Dean Despain with Gottsche said fitness resolutions are “huge around January,” and when working with someone “I try and reinforce that the decision to get in shape and be healthier needs to be a decision they’ve made for themselve...
From the sounds of things, the Christmas shopping season and the year, overall, has been pretty good for Thermopolis businesses. Owl Creek Graphics said they are definitely up for the year when it comes to sales. Foot traffic during the week has been about average for them, but they said the weekends have been very busy. The items that seem to be selling best this Christmas are women’s hats, gloves and scarves. Owl Creek Graphics has been constantly adding new University of Wyoming and Bobcat me...
Students and teacher Britton Van Heule are using the former auto shop space in the Vocational Building to build a new kind of gardener, a "farm bot." Van Heule explained the bot uses a grid system for a vegetable garden, with the programming done by the student. The bot plants the seeds, waters them, and even pulls and kills weeds. Van Heule noted the bots can be ordered from a company in California, and even NASA is considering using them on some of their projects. As for the assembly, Van Heul...
Following the General election in November, Rose DeSyn was voted in as the next Hot Springs County Clerk, replacing Nina Webber, though Webber is proud of her contributions to the county and excited what the future will bring. Webber first came into the position when it was vacated by the previous clerk, and was encouraged to apply by the Hot Springs County Republican Committee. Following an interview process by 10-15 people — though she noted at the time it felt like a hundred — she was cho...
The Hot Springs County School District’s Board of Trustees met on Tuesday and as their first order of business, elected new board officers and distributed the various committees amongst the board. The officers for the coming year actually remained the same as last year with Clay VanAntwerp continuing as board chair, Jennifer Axtell stays on as vice-chair, the clerk remains Joe Martinez and board treasurer is Nichole Weyer. In other business, the board approved a bus stop off of 393 Highway 1... Full story
The Hot Springs County Commissioners met on Tuesday afternoon with Ed Luhm, the incoming magistrate for Hot Springs County, parts of Park County and Washakie County. Luhm, an attorney out of Worland, wanted to assure the commissioners he plans on advocating for a full-time magistrate for Hot Springs County. He will have a large area to cover and does not feel the rights of those arrested will be served fairly if he is not able to get to Thermopolis in a speedy manner. His feeling is the...
At a special meeting last Thursday, the Hot Springs County Memorial Hospital Board of Trustees signed documents to issue revenue bonds for the purpose of financing the addition and renovation of the hospital. Hospital CEO Margie Molitor explained the bank will officially close on this Thursday, Dec. 20, and the USDA, architects and construction staff are doing pre-construction meetings this week. Following those steps, she said, construction on the project could begin at any time. It’s the f...
During their Tuesday night meeting, the Thermopolis Town Council approved renewing a 40-year contract with the Bureau of Reclamation, for water storage at Boysen Reservoir. The current contract runs out on May 8, 2019. The motion approved last night is for a memorandum of understanding to pay the bureau $15,000 for all the work in getting the contract renewed, sending a check off and budgeting for it. Mayor’s Assitant Fred Crosby said the $15,000 for a 40-year contract is about $370 per year. C...
Shortly after 8 a.m. last Friday, a vehicle rear-ended a school bus. There were no injuries reported and the kids on the bus were accounted for. Damage to the vehicle was more than $1,000 and the driver was cited for following too closely and non-exercise of due care by a driver....
Recently, WellSpring Counseling welcomed two new staff members to its family of clinicians. Joseph Stringer was hired in June as a staff therapist and is licensed as a professional counselor. He has experience in both mental health therapy and substance use disorder treatment. Stringer graduated from Colorado Christian University with his Master's in 2009 and had worked prior to that as a caseworker for the Arapahoe County Department of Human Services. He is also a certified addictions...
Josh Schmidt, a former U.S. Marine and veterans service officer from the Wyoming Veterans Commission, will conduct community outreach services in Thermopolis on Thursday, Dec. 20, 11 a.m.-2 p.m. at the Hot Springs County Senior Citizens Center. Schmidt is available to meet with veterans and their families to discuss state and federal veterans’ benefits, Department of Veterans claims or VA healthcare. He can also help veterans and their families apply for benefits, file claims or request healthcare. Appointments with Schmidt can be scheduled b...
