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The most familiar face at Hot Springs County Public Health will be retiring on Monday after 35 years, Marie McDougall. McDougall began her career with Public Health in Lander before she and her late husband, Alex, moved to Thermopolis. Add that to her time here and she has 37 years in the Public Health arena. When asked what the most challenging part of being the director in Hot Springs County has been, McDougall said it has just been in the last few years – the change in administration, g...
Before heading to bed this Saturday night, be sure to set your clocks back by one hour as Sunday at 2 a.m. marks the end of Daylight Savings Time. Did you know, Port Arthur, Ontario, Canada (now Thunder Bay) was the first place to use Daylight Savings Time? They started setting their clocks forward in 1908 with many other locations in Canada soon following. Germany and Austria were actually the first countries to use Daylight Savings Time, starting in 1916....
Jack Baird, Sonja Becker and Tom Ryan are seeking two available seats on the Hot Springs County Commissioners. Jack Baird Life-long Hot Springs County resident, Jack Baird, knows the county inside and out, and as a land owner and self-employed rancher, has covered much of the 233 miles of county roads on a regular basis. A straight talking, hard worker, Baird is dedicated to the county. Owning a successful business for over 20 years, he knows how to budget and operate within the good years and the lean years. He said he will listen to all the...
by Cindy Glasson Teachers, parents and community members gathered Tuesday night for a Candidates Forum featuring the six people who are vying for three seats on the School Board. Kendi Heinze, Daniel Pebbles, Sherman Skelton, Jennifer Axtell, Rick Englebrecht and Ronda Freel were on hand to answer a series of questions created by the Wyoming Board of Education. Each of the candidates were given the time to introduce themselves and give their reasons for running for one of the open seats....
The Hot Springs Board of County Commissioners met on Tuesday afternoon and discussed an application for supplemental funding for an apron expansion project at the airport. In talking with TO Engineers, the commissioners learned chances of getting the grant look to be about 50/50 at this time, but more money is coming down in the next three years. The grant would be a 100 percent grant amounting to about $3 million, however, that is one of the smaller projects WYDOT and the FAA are looking at,...
Firefighters respond to a grass fire in Kirby Monday afternoon. Though extinguished, dry fuel in the area reignited Tuesday and firefighters went out again....
One building downtown that sees plenty of use is the old fire hall in the 400 block of Broadway. Though no longer used for its original purpose, Mayor’s Assistant Fred Crosby noted the building still has plenty of use. The Thermopolis Police Department utilizes it for impoundments, Public Works houses vehicles there, spare light poles have a pot there, occasionally car seat safety checks are done in front of the building and most recently it’s been buzzing with people refurbishing the Chr...
The final day for Ron Jurovich as the magistrate for Hot Springs Circuit Court is Nov. 1. A reception will be at the Circuit Court office on Tuesday, Oct. 30 from 10-11:30 a.m. Born and raised in Thermopolis, Jurovich earned his Bachelor's of Arts in Political Science from the University of Wyoming in 1971, then attended law school for one year and read law with the county attorney for two years. He further explained it was previously the statute that someone was required to have one year of...
Thermopolis’ own Jackrabbit Java is starting to receive the recognition it deserves with a recent write-up in Coffee Review magazine. The article on Mountain States Coffee Roasters took a look at roasters at high elevations such as Colorado, Montana, Utah and Wyoming. Jackrabbit Java was listed in the top 11 of the high elevation roasters with a 92-rated Columbia, “a quintessentially classic type, a fine we-processed Columbia from the Narino growing region.” Coffee beans respond diffe...
Last week, Hot Springs County Memorial Hospital CEO, Margie Molitor, attended the inaugural meeting of the Big Horn Basin Healthcare Partnership. The meeting was initiated by Amy Quick, Northwest Regional Director for the Wyoming Business Council. Molitor explained this partnership is designed for basin hospitals to come together and discuss the issues they have in common. At this first meeting, she said, there were people from Hot Springs, Big Horn, Park and Washakie counties, representing...
During Tuesday nights meeting, the Thermopolis Town Council — with Mayor Mike Mortimore absent — approved the third and final reading of Ordinance 854, with an effective date of Nov. 1. The ordinance amends Chapter 4 of the town code, updating fines and fees as well as providing definitions for “bit or bitten” and “dangerous animal” and adding language for domesticated animals which are bitten. Among the fee changes is the increase from $5 to $50 per head of impounded animals and from $3 to...
Though it’s died down a bit, one of the bigger topics of discussion in recent months has been the quality of water, particularly in town and area districts. One item that has been a concern is the amount of total trihalomethanes (TTHM) and them being in compliance with the EPA standard of .080 micrograms per liter. In July, the water for the town tested at .087 micrograms of TTHM per liter, though the construction for the water line rehabilitation project factored into that reading according t...
The Hot Springs County School District’s Board of Trustees met on Tuesday night and heard a report from the Ralph Witters Elementary (RWE) fourth grade team. RWE principal, Catelyn Deromedi, learned about a new system during a conference she attended called the “15 Day Challenge”, and turned that information over to the fourth grade teaching team, asking them to give it a try. The teachers took the information and ran with it. The challenge had them identifying the essential standards for fourt... Full story
Monday in Hot Springs District Court, Duane Jarvis pleaded guilty to, and was sentenced on a felony charge of wrongful taking or disposing of property over $1,000 and misdemeanors of fleeing or eluding police, reckless driving, and leaving the scene of an accident. In exchange for his plea, a felony charge of theft was dismissed in Hot Springs County; he was prosecuted on the same charge in Park County. The charges are from an April 8 incident, during which Jarvis drove a white Chrysler 300...
Shortly before 8 a.m. on Wednesday, Oct. 10, firefighters respond to a jackknifed truck just north of Black Mountain Road. Though the accident delayed traffic a bit, the driver was reported as fine....
The H.O.P.E. Agency in Thermopolis has a new addition to their crew, Bobbi Jennings. Jennings, who is originally from Alaska, moved here six years ago with her husband and two daughters. When asked what prompted her to work at the H.O.P.E. Agency, Jennings pointed out that Alaska has the highest rate of partner violence, sexual violence or both, with 59 percent of adult women having experienced some kind of sexual violence in their lifetime. That high rate of domestic violence is what pushed...
Last Thursday, the Thermopolis-Hot Springs Chamber of Commerce elected its executive board, naming Deb Tudor as president, Pastor Sam Needham as vice president, Susan Linko as secretary and Vivian Butchart as treasurer. Those elected were also authorized, along with Greg Willson as past president, as signers on the chamber account. Prior to electing the executive board, the chamber also elected members Needham, Butchart, Robin Griffin and Shelly Burrows to fill vacancies. They will serve on the...
Last Saturday saw a brief discussion in Thermopolis regarding rural health care. Hot Springs County Memorial Hospital CEO Margie Molitor said a large part of the discussion was in regard to the Wyoming Pioneer Home, as it is again on the “chopping block” and being considered for privatization. Molitor said the discussion also hit on points of having affordable health care, the impact of having local health care so people don’t have to go to a hospital the next town over and the new Big Horn...
Christina Porath of Thermopolis has been invited to attend the Keith and Thyra Thomson Honors Convocation at the University of Wyoming on Friday, Oct. 19. Porath was selected to earning academic excellence during the academic year 2017-18. The daughter of Daniel and Leila Porath, Christina is a 2014 graduate of Hot Springs County High School and is currently in her senior year at UW pursuing a triple major in Criminal Justice, Psychology and Pre-Law. Hot Springs County Memorial Hospital staff members Tara Henrie, Gina Cuprak, Trudy Craft,...
The Hot Springs County chapter of the Wyoming Education Association will be hosting a candidate’s forum featuring those running for school board. The forum will be held on Tuesday, Oct. 23, starting at 6:30 p.m. in the Community Center behind the Community Church. Moderator for the evening will be Elise Robillard, the NW Region UniServ Director of the Wyoming Education Association. Candidate statements will be heard at 6:30 p.m., followed by an issues forum and a reception with drinks and light snacks where the public will have the o...
According to a report released last Thursday by the Economic Analysis Division of the Wyoming Department of Administration and Information, Hot Springs County experienced a 12.3 percent increase in taxable sales from the second quarter of 2017 to the second quarter of 2018. The figures are based on sales and use tax collections. According to a Department of Revenue report on monthly sales and use takes by county and industry, Hot Springs County’s highest number was in retail trade, at $... Full story
Monday night saw a candidates forum at the Thermopolis Middle School Commons, with general election candidates at the federal, state, county and town level provided two minutes to speak about themselves, though there was also time before and after the forum to visit with each individual. Hot Springs County Attorney Two attorneys are vying for the Hot Springs County Attorney's seat, incumbent Jerry Williams and newcomer, Jill Logan. Jill Logan - A University of Wyoming graduate with a bachelor's...
The Hot Springs County Farm Bureau had its annual fall meeting on Saturday at the VFW. Ray Shaffer said the meetings are where they elect officers and meet with their regular members to review resolutions and propose what will go on to the lobbyists for them to work with at the state and national level. Officers elected include President Paul Ward, Vice President Carl Dockery, Treasurer Carl Shaffer and Secretary Carol Dockery. The local bureau agreed to move three resolutions forward, Shaffer...
There is always talk about the “Big One” hitting Yellowstone or an earthquake so large California will slip off into the Pacific, but the reality is, sometimes, even here, we get a temblor or two. Are you prepared in case of an earthquake? Join in the World’s Largest Earthquake Drill next Thursday, Oct. 18, with Shake Out Wyoming. Already, more than 27,000 of your fellow Wyoming-ites are registered to participate. There are three basics to earthquake safety – drop, cover and hold on. Drop where you are, onto your hands and knees, to protect you...
October is Domestic Violence Awareness Month nationwide. Domestic violence is best described as a pattern of abusive behaviors that may include physical, sexual and psychological attacs as well as economic coercion use by one partner against another to gain, maintain or regain power and control in a relationship. Batterers use a variety of tactics to gain this control such as frightening, terrorizing, hurting, manipulating, blaming and sometimes killing a current or former intimate partner. Domestic violence can happen to anyone of any race,...
